I, too, have recently had a run in with Judy. I don't normally name people, but after reading the most recent reviews, I felt it necessary to contribute toward documenting a pattern of behavior. My issue was different- I asked if I could buy a box that didn't have a price tag- but it was a similar 15 minute long circus that ensued, up to and including her personal decision to recruit management to her cause, unbidden. I went ahead and reported my experience, but they have not, as yet, followed up with me. I guess I'm not, given the slow response from Corporate, shocked to see that, after the previous review, she's still upsetting customers unnecessarily five months later. This has not been adequately addressed in a way that has made any lasting, permanent impact. The next customer and manager should understand it isn't actually their/the customer's issue that is the problem, but how it is being handled: customer needs help, mayhem ensues. Which I think, has, heretofore, been the assumption/position taken up by management: that the customer is the problem. (I doubt Ariana the manager was properly informed by Judy with regard to the request: Judy handed her a dissimilar basket and she priced it accordingly. She basically made an equivalent offer. I don't think she was properly informed with regard to the disparity or about what was actually occurring on the floor at the hands of her subordinate, which is why I wanted somebody to take a look.)
Additionally, we have noticed a number of things: the overall condition of the store and the level of customer service provided is in decline. (We started noticing problems whilst holiday shopping last year.)
Many of the items for sale lately are quickly broken due to over-stocking the shelves (items are rubbing up against each other and falling off onto the floor) you can't hardly walk between aisles anymore. Items are also frequently missing price tags, and I've learned if you bring an unmarked item to their attention, you will be met with suspicion at the Southlake store, and it looks like they may be having a serious problem with theft, which is causing them to respond poorly to honest customers, which can be costly in terms of a decline in repeat business.
They no longer stock items I used to come in for, like the sterling silver earrings, for example. Probably due to theft, in retrospect.
I have also experienced issues with customer service when close to closing time, as the other reviewer has also noted. Many employees on the floor, but only one (and sometimes none) cashiers available, while the others are hurriedly moving clothes back to the floor.
About a week ago, I arrived seven minutes prior to opening. I remained in my car, but others pooled around the door. At exactly time on the dot, the door was opened to them, meaning someone was standing by purposefully counting down the clock. When I walked in, there was a store meeting taking place in the center of the main walkway, such that we had to move to the furthest aisle to reach the back of the store. There were racks and other things in the way. When I left, no one was at the registers, in spite of the line, and the meeting was still happening. On my way out, an employee made a remark about why we all had to be there at store opening.
The day I purchased the other baskets, a woman I assume to be the manager came out of no where to watch me awkwardly remove the nesting dolls that were the interior baskets without any offering of assistance. She continued to stare at me until I walked away toward the registers.
Something else I've just noticed: their page is unclaimed. They don't care.
It is a shame. I really loved this store, as you can see from my previous review.
I want to continue to shop here for the great deals, but I recently learned receipts don't mean anything to corporate: even though I still have my original receipt from the previous purchase, the item appears as stationery, and there is no link to the item's true description accessible anywhere. I could have purchased a hamster, for all they know. There has been evidence of poor decision making for some time, and poor follow up and thusly, I have anxiety about interacting with the present staff any further. The last review about the phone really caused the sum of our experiences to fall into place. I'm not sure whether I can continue to shop at this, or any other location, in spite of the amazing deals. read more