This place is a disaster. I live in Sedona so I'm not a tourist. I've seen SANDRA be short and snippy and act like the customer is an imposition before, but never experienced it directly myself: until tonight. I placed a photo order and got a "order ready" email 3 hours before I arrived here. I saw photo boxes at the front so I asked, "Hi do I pick up photos here or the photo desk and press the service button?" Sandra annoyedly says "I'll be over to photo when I'm done." And takes care of two people who came in after me. I let it go. However, when they walked out and no one was there any more she slowly starts straightening gum while I'm waiting. I let her do that for 30 seconds and when she goes behind the counter again. I asked, "excuse me! Were you the one who was going to help me?" I'd been waiting for 5-10 minutes at this point. She snips back at me, "hit the photo button!" I say, "what?? That's what I asked you as soon as I got here? Why was I waiting? I asked you that as soon as I arrived." She says, "Don't yell at me, I'm busy." I say, "straightening gum?!"
Finally Ken, who I assume is a manager, and doesn't apologize, instead defends her because he said she's "sure she didn't mean it intentionally." After I said I don't appreciate being yelled at when I've been patiently waiting, and she tells me something to do I asked in the beginning. Ken then proceeds to tell me...wait for it...photos are picked up in the front now: LIKE I ASKED IN THE BEGINNING!! But guess what? They weren't up there EITHER!! He had to walk me back yet AGAIN to photo (this is my third time going from place to place now by THEIR instruction). The photos weren't there either and weren't ready...STILL. I said, "listen I'm trying to stay calm." And he says, "Are you?" Sarcastically. Yeah, real managerial of you, Ken. He then claimed he already said to me earlier he would have a chat with Sandra (he 100% did not) when I said this was NOT handled well and he's acting like it's just another day--nothing to see here. Wish I had a video of this clown show. I had to insist that he check me out at photo instead of me having to check out with her so the situation would not escalate. I had to convince him of this. Really?? Any manager in their right mind would've offered that to a customer who's been jerked around since they walked in let alone after I've been barked at by a bitter woman with an attitude problem. This place is run by adult toddlers. I wish I would've driven the extra few minutes to go to CVS where everyone is always lovely. Im a tour guide here in town and won the award for best reviews all year at my (very well known) company. I say that because I know how to treat guests, so this particularly floored me. They don't have basic people skills let alone know how to treat people with respect. People are here in Sedona to have a good time, not to deal with your personal issues. Quit taking it out on the customers and admit when you're wrong. This place is disgusting both in terms of customer service and energetically. read more