AVOID THIS STORE like the plague and AVOID UPS if you can! I've had much better experiences and faster service at the regular US Post Office!
I brought in some pint glasses to mail to friends for their anniversary. While I was in this store, I wrapped the glasses thoroughly, in multiple layers of paper as well as bubble wrap. I then selected a bubble wrap envelope to place them into, assuming all would be fine, and packaged everything up right there in front of the front desk worker who ended up checking me out and sending the package off.
About a week later (on the date the package was originally supposed to arrive), I received a mysterious e-mail telling me there had been "some problem" but that the package would still be delivered. Then another week after that, I received a call from Fenton UPS Store Manager Jenn, asking me if I wanted to come in to "claim my broken package," very nonchalant, with no explanation of what had happened, as if she couldn't possibly care less about my situation.
When I asked Jenn for more details, all she did was lecture me on why this situation is 100% my fault. Basically, I am the biggest idiot in the world for wrapping the package the way I did. She literally told me it's "common sense" and she can't believe I sent off the package wrapped like that. AGAIN, I purchased the wrapping and envelope in this store and packaged it up right in front of the person who sent it off, so if it wasn't properly packaged, it seems to me the responsibility in this case lies with the store, not with the customer.
When I asked about filing a claim, store owner Mike Claimers called me back, but he ended up doing ABSOLUTELY NOTHING for me. So I am out the money I spent on the gift, and I'm also out the $10 shipping cost.
If UPS is going to be so stringent about proper packaging, they should TRAIN THEIR FRONT DESK WORKERS to ask each customer what is in the package or at least intervene if they see a customer packaging something they think might be better packaged another way.
ABSOLUTE WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE I've experienced in a long time. Jenn is the most unpleasant individual I've spoken with on the phone in a while, and when I complained to the owner Mike, he half-hearted apologized, saying they've "been short staffed" and Jenn was "probably just overwhelmed and stressed out." Here's a little tip, Mike: As the business owner, you should be apologizing for your employee's poor service and horrible attitude, not brushing it aside. You've lost at least one customer for sure, and I hope this review encourages others to follow suit. read more