Extremely disappointing experience -- poor grooming, terrible customer service, and completely…read moreunprofessional behavior.
I would not recommend this business to anyone who values their time, expects professional customer service, or wants their dog to receive a quality grooming experience. My dog deserved better, and so did I. Both of my experiences were absolutely unacceptable from beginning to end.
The owner repeatedly failed to honor the time frames she gave me for my dog's grooming appointments. On two separate occasions, I left my dog for three hours, as specifically requested by the owner, only for the grooming to take over four hours. This is not just a minor inconvenience. It caused me to be late for work and interfered with picking up my child from school. Customers have jobs, families, and responsibilities. If you cannot honor the time frames YOU give your customers, at the very least, communicate honestly and professionally.
The business also appears incredibly disorganized. Appointments are double-booked, bookings are forgotten, and rather than taking accountability, the owner blamed the delays on being a slow groomer. That is not an excuse for poor scheduling or a lack of consideration for customers' time.
What made this experience even worse was the owner's behavior when I attempted to provide reasonable feedback about the repeated delays. Instead of listening, communicating professionally, or acknowledging the inconvenience she had caused, she became verbally aggressive and belligerent. She was screaming, using the F-word, and demanding that I leave. Absolutely appalling behavior from someone running a customer-facing business. Providing feedback about a service you have paid for should not result in being screamed at or verbally attacked.
And then there is the grooming itself. My dog's haircut was horrendous. She looks like she was hacked at rather than professionally groomed. The cut is uneven and so poorly done that I genuinely feel I could have done a better job myself. I left my dog in the care of a professional expecting a reasonable level of skill and care, and the result was beyond disappointing.
Customers should not have to sacrifice their time, deal with repeated scheduling failures, endure verbal aggression, and then receive a terrible grooming job on top of it all.
Based on my experience, this business needs to seriously reevaluate its scheduling practices, grooming quality, customer service, and the owner's ability to handle criticism professionally. A customer's reasonable concerns should never be met with screaming, profanity, and hostility.
I would not recommend this business to anyone who values their time, expects professional customer service, or wants their dog to receive a quality grooming experience. My dog deserved better, and so did I.
Save yourself the frustration and find a groomer who respects your time, treats you with basic courtesy, and can actually deliver the quality of service you are paying for.