Now, I have visited many Tiffany stores and am an avid shopper of Tiffany for the past 10 years, and I have high expectations. I've been to Tiffany & Co in New York, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Cincinatti, Las Vegas, Barcelona, Spain, and Paris, France . I mention this to point out that I am familiar with the Tiffany experience. This store is seriously lacking. I am a stickler for details and if I am spending my money with a luxury brand I expect quality in the products and services. Tiffany & Co sells an experience along with a product and this store fails miserably at providing that experience.
My first impression upon entering the store was the poor workmanship in the place. It's a brand new store, but it looks like it was pieced together with products left over from other stores. I'm in the commercial construction industry and I know crappy workmanship when I see it. But I can get over that. What I can't get over is the dirty floors when first walking in (now mind you it hadn't rained or snowed outside). The glass on the showcases was absolutely dirty. I'm talking more then finger prints. I made sure not to touch the glass. I know someone who works there and was informed that the glass is only cleaned when the cleaning crew comes in at night. Really? They weren't busy, and taking a paper towel and Windex would have done wonders. There were other customers who commented on the glass as well, but the employees looked on with a clueless expression.
This Tiffany's must like to match because a couple of the sales girls were looking like the glass....A hot mess. They had less than a neat appearance and looked completely clueless. Now there were two employees that looked the part and were knowledgeable about the products. A tall young man who looked and spoke professionally and was knowledgeable about the products. I want to say his name is Demetrius but I could be wrong. Another was a young lady with a very friendly disposition.
I think the most disappointing part was the managers inability to be knowledgeable about products and processes. The senior manager (I believe that's her title) was neat and friendly. However, those qualities only go so far when you're the manager and you have to rely on a sales person to help you do a return, which took them 40mins accomplish.That makes me question this stores ability to assist me in providing information on items for me to make a purchase.
On a different occasion customers were greeted by a large dead insect in the showcase that had to be pointed out to a sales person and then removed. That was enough for me to save all of my Tiffany shopping for the online site and Michigan Ave. read more