Holly J.
Yelp
Chanel treats anyone who is not a billionaire, like Vivian, the hooker from pretty woman. After my experience with them, I was tempted to call back and pretend I was lisa Vanderpump to see what it might be like to be treated as a valued customer, but I had already wasted enough time.
This review isn't specifically for the Chanel in Beverly Hills- although my husband did have a separate experience with, elitist treatment there, causing him to bring his client's business to Dior instead. This is more to warn people, what to expect from their customer service line following a purchase.
I purchased my first pair of Chanel sunglasses (my first purchase from Chanel) on a trip to their Las Vegas boutique three months ago. I then took them on vacation with me to the Philippines. Despite having a reputation of being the highest quality brand in the world, they apparently couldn't withstand the heat As well as my face could, because they literally warped on me while I was wearing them.
I called the warranty hotline because it was listed on the receipt. I had saved everything from my visit, even the bag. the customer service rep on the warranty hotline would not give me any information about the actual warranty, she just kept telling me to go into one of the boutiques.
I finally had to be transferred to a supervisor after going back-and-forth with her for about a half an hour. The supervisor was able to tell me that the warranty was covered for two years but apparently that doesn't apply to all of their customers.
he ultimately was only able to offer me the same suggestion as the previous rep. Take the sunglasses in to the nearest Chanel boutique (which is two hours away from my home) and have them assessed for repair. Meaning that I likely would be held responsible for the cost of repair.
he said that replacement was an unlikely possibility, so, even if they could not be repaired, I may just be turned away and left with sunglasses that could no longer be worn. it was even suggested that I fly back to Las Vegas for an appointment with the original original sales rep. Because apparently, that was the only person with enough knowledge about the sunglasses to be held accountable for their original condition .
After realizing that, there was nothing else they were willing to do for us, my husband agreed to go to the Beverly Hills Chanel (which is eight hours away from us) on his next business trip to Los Angeles. Reid, the supervisor informed us that we would need an appointment for that location, but that there was no phone number that we could call to make an appointment. And that if we tried to call the store, we would again be directed to the warranty hotline.
After explaining how disappointed I was to be so inconvenienced after spending $700 with what supposed to be the most reputable brand in the world, he suggested that I could send them in at my cost to be evaluated for repair- with no certainty that they could even be repaired, replaced, or that Chanel would even take accountability for their flimsy product.
I want to emphasize here that the glasses were not broken, smashed, and that nothing actually happened to them other than being worn in the sun, which seems like a reasonable thing to do with a pair of sunglasses. The $20 pair that I purchased in the Philippines to replace them held up just fine.
If you are considering becoming a Chanel customer, and you aren't a celebrity, billionaire, or recognizably important person- I strongly suggest you take your business to any other luxury brand. From my experience, with Gucci, Dior, and Louis Vuitton, they value all of their customers and standby the quality of their products.