This store (Garland Groh, Hagerstown) has the worst customer service.
I had checked their website for a product, the site said 33 were available (which I know is never accurate and update) but only needed 3 so I took a chance.
I could not find the product where signified on the store site, so I looked around, and found them. But the containers I wanted did not have the required lid on a low shelf. I spied 2 employees standing near by, laughing and talking and slowly putting items away out of a cart. So I waved to them and said excuse me; one employee spotted me and quickly turned his back to me. So I walked toward them and said excuse me, both of them quickly grabbed items and turned away from me as if they were discussing something important and started laughing. I then walked right beside them and said' excuse me, can you help me." The young man quickly walked 3 steps away and young lady pretended she couldn't hear me and started to walk away.
So I repeated "Excuse me, can you help me. Excuse me, can you help me". She finally looked at me and snapped," What do you want ". So I calmly explained that I wondered if the lids I needed were on an upper shelf, and that there was a ladder near by but I didn't want to presumably use it."
She then told me to get the ladder and check myself. So I returned to the area I was shopping in, dragging a large store ladder behind me.
Still unable to find my item, I called the store (that I'm standing in). It rang 15 times before someone answered, I explained I was in the store, the product I wanted, and I couldn't find it although its was listed on website. The lady said it's got to be there hold on, 10 minutes later she came back on to say, what can I help you with, I explained again, she responded "it should be there". I said I can't see it can I get assistance. She said I'll try to find someone. By this time other customers around me (4 others) overheard my conversation and said they needed assistance but no one around. One couple were on hold with the store and no one answered, and a man said he heard his assistance request mentioned 3 times over the speaker and still no one. Finally an employee did come to assist me, on approaching he politely said our site says we have them, let me go look to see if there are any. In 15 minutes he returned to say, we have 3 with no lids if you want them. While waiting on him the couple on hold abandoned their full cart of bathroom wares and left. And the man waiting left his cart angry that no one came in response to the intercom.
While 2 employees stood, unhelpful less than 15 feet away. I wasted 45 minutes in Home Depot. Never again! read more