Mister X.
Yelp
So, after the regional director / manager of the entire West Coast operations of Dillard's contacted me, my more than warranted apology was issued with the plea to give Dillard's another shot. Very reluctant, and it took me well over a year, I went back in to shop for some threads for a Chaldean wedding and San Diego that I was to attend.
The wife went about her way looking for dresses, and I went to the men's section, just looking for any garb that I found palatable. And the men's section, I encountered a gentleman by the name of Roland. Guy is a fashion genius. I browsed sport coats, when I got approached by Roland. We gabbed a bit, he showed me a variety of sport coats, and he even knew my size without even measuring me first! I explained to him my disdain with a prior employee that I had encountered in my very first review of this place. He ( as well as other employees throughout the store) knew exactly who I was speaking of, and had reassured me that she had been fired around that time I had been there before. I also explained that the regional director had contacted me. He apologized on their behalf, and for dillard's, was way over as far as professionalism goes. After buying my jacket, he recommended a few shirts, which I bought, then moseyed on over into the shoe department to buy me a badass pair of kicks. The girl in the shoe department was a bit squirrely, but she was cool. Just kind of different.
I went back to Dillard's again about a week or so ago to buy some smell good. I talked to a really nice girl at the cologne counter, when I then again brought up the prior employee that I had had the issue with. She knew exactly who I was speaking of as well, and also offered an apology.
Sadly, I had learned on my trip last week, that Roland had actually passed away. He was one of the best employees at Dillard's I've ever encountered, and very very knowledgeable, very kind, so my condolences go out to his family and friends and the rest of the staff at Dillard's enduring this tragic loss of such a great man...
I'm really happy that I gave Dillard's another shot. Because now, they have regained a faithful customer. Thank you dillard's, and RIP Roland