I really love this Target, but their optical center not only has poor customer service (with the exception of one girl who is very friendly and helpful,) but their employees are obviously not trained on procedure as they should be. My first visit was very pleasant and I saw the doctor, and got a great deal on some backup glasses for my contacts. I called a few weeks after wearing my trial lenses, to make a followup appointment, and the girl told me that there was no need. I could just go in and pick my contacts up because they had been ordered. My contacts were bi-weekly, so I put a fresh pair on when I got home. During that week. my eyes would get very itchy and start to burn within an hour of putting the contacts on. I assumed that I had a bad pair because the trials were fine, and I wore my glasses for a few days, then switched to another pair. After a week or so of more burning and discomfort, I went into the office in person. The doctor was not there, but when the helpful girl saw my eyes, she insisted that I throw the pair away and wear my glasses for the weekend, seeing the doctor on Tuesday. She told me that I was probably allergic to the HydraClear in the new lenses.
I showed up today, thinking, oh thank goodness I can be seen and talk to someone about getting a new pair of contacts. I walked in with my boxes and a woman I do not remember seeing asks if she can help me. I told her that I came in after work last week and had made an appointment. The girl that was there had told me to just walk in after work. There was no appointment made, so I was asked to have a seat. The woman at the counter tells me that they will not refund me for the boxes that I have opened, and that she has no idea what gave the other lady the idea that they would. I explained to her that I had to use medical reimbursement for the contacts, and that my job would not cover another two boxes. She went into the exam room and talked to the doctor. He comes out and I start to follow him to the exam room. He turns around and says, "the trials aren't in yet?" (I guess they were ordered after I left on Friday.) I explained to him that I wanted him to look at my eyes because I have had ulcers and I just wanted someone to take a look. I thought that I could get some drops prescribed or something. He insists that he can't look at them until the contacts come in. He asks me, "what makes you think that you had an allergic reaction?" I explained that I came in Friday and the woman told me that with what my eyes looked like, it was probably an allergic reaction, and that it happens all the time. He asked me to explain the problems that I was having, and then interrupted me to say that it just sounds like dry eye. He and the woman tell me that I cannot get the open boxes refunded or credited. I began to ask about what they suggest I do, because I can't get them covered again by my insurace, as I am only allowed one year's worth of contacts at a time, and they are both really rude with me, and shrug me off. The doctor says that I should make a point to keep in contact with them this time, as I failed to the last. I tried to tell him that I did call last time and that my contacts had already been ordered- I was never scheduled. He tells me that he is not associated with Target optical, and is his own entity, so I am not to direct inquiries to him. From there, they send me home. I am not seen in the exam room, and I leave feeling like a fool because in my mind I was going to be seen for my eye issues. To them, I was there to get something for free. I just feel that I was brushed off, and now I am going to take a financial hit that I didn't expect. read more