We had purchased a water dispenser from this location back in March of 2021. Not even a full year we were having issues with the filter even though the brand had marketed that the dispenser was self cleaning.
We had gone back to the same Home Depot for simply some sort of cleaner or filter replacement for the bottom load water dispenser.
After speaking with Garrick, who is the head of the plumbing department, he had stated that the brand of water dispenser we had bought had been having issues with the filter. He instructed us to go home, grab the dispenser, and come back to customer service and we could receive a replacement!
Upon walking up to customer service Sue and Mariah (?) were working the area.
We had explained to Mariah the situation and what Garrick had told us. I had expected as Home Depot policy some sort of proof of purchase would be required, that's standard. However, what is NOT standard is employees especially the "supervisor" of customer service to give out the most disrespectful, nasty attitude, with a sprinkle of racial profiling service, to PAYING PATRONS.
Immediately Mariah had given us an impression that she doubted what Garrick had relayed to us and that the item was even purchased there.
I understand the store needs proof of purchase, we didn't have receipt, the card that it was purchased on was no longer as it became expired.
She had our customer number/Home Depot account pulled up but claimed she didn't have the access to see our purchase history. But also in the same breath she claimed she was the customer service supervisor?
Mind you, I had to ASK her about pulling up account info. Not to compare stores but if we had went to Costco, their immediate reaction is to help! Let's start with a membership ID. Not try to turn us away cause you simply do not feel like helping when it is your job to literally provide customer SERVICE.
It's funny because I have a saved video on my phone in the SAME Home Depot, on the exact day the dispenser was purchased! March 20th, 2021. Once Garrick came to the counter to relay the SAME message to Mariah, we were still an inconvenience!
We go home to get the filter and head back to this same location. Not sure why we even bothered to be honest. We had told Mariah she was rude for how she immediately assumed we were trying to run some scam on her?? Mind you, this is when she decides to answer to the phone and say "someone's saying I'm being rude I have to get off the phone" Mariah also stated she was the supervisor and she could have told us "no". But it was Garrick that gave her the instructions to replace the dispenser!
At this point, I'm so disgusted with the service I call to ask for the store manager. They claim they do not have one. Initially it was Sue that had answered and when I had asked for the customer service supervisor's SUPERVISOR, she still had Mariah answer the phone. I don't even know if her name is Mariah, she purposefully didn't enunciate her name I had asked, "did you say your name is Mariah?"
Mariah so kindly sent me to a dead line when I asked for her boss.
When I called back AGAIN asking for store manager information as in a name and contact info I was directed to call corporate. I was told they have no store manager, no one in charge, etc.
I asked Sue for the corporate number, I was told to "google it" and she hung up.
Again, I don't even know if Mariah and Sue were using real names.
Mariah wears glasses and her dry hair is greying. Sue has a lovely heart tattoo right by her right eye.
Honestly if you like shitty customer service from bitter people who clearly have nothing to do but get off on being pieces of shits at work, this store is for you!!!
Shout out to Garrick tho, he upheld just being a great human being! read more