Michelle S.
Yelp
If there's one word to sum up this location, it's chaotic.
The only reason I gave it 2 stars instead of 1 star is because last minute, the employee honored my request of giving me my birthday discount despite the discount showing up in my email inbox (I was a LOFT member and received ALL emails except my birthday email - not sure why).
I made a few pitstops for my birthday and LOFT was one of them. I have to say that this was the WORST pitstop that I made this day, as I felt a bit on edge when an Asian cashier with short hair was "helping" me out. I'm not sure if it's a cultural/background difference or upbringing (I'm also Asian), but I felt that she was extremely short and condescending with me any time I opened my mouth to say something.
For example, I requested that I'd like to buy the dress I currently had in my hands in a larger size (I was going to exchange or return the dress I already bought in Size 8, but I wanted a Size 10 if available in the store or online. When I told her this, I felt "attacked" when she's like "it's not in the store, it's online" and I told her simply that I could buy it online. She then again rudely was like "it's not in the store". And there were many statements following that were similar in pattern where I'd say something and she'd talk over me.
At this point, I was like "wtf" because I obviously mentioned that I was okay buying it online. It was like every time I said something ro answered her, she hit me with words that made NO sense to my past statement - like she wasn't even listening to me or she was trying to talk over what I say. I got so annoyed to the point where I tried to ask a different employee for help, and that employee seemed extremely confused. There was also a line behind me and two cashiers at the register, but only one cashier was helping customers at a time. When the customer behind me asked if there was another cashier who could help, an employee walking by looked confused and "tried" to fetch somebody, but ended up getting distracted by a different customer. It's like the employees here do NOT know how to work in customer service - they're either rude or somehow confused.
I felt extremely uncomfortable and uneasy throughout my entire transaction and told myself I'd never come back. However, I am honest with my word and will add that it was nice of her in the end to manually give me my birthday discount that didn't show up in my email inbox so I will give this experience one star up. I do wish we communicated better, but I'm not sure if it was a cultural difference (the way she was talking was naturally just more "short" or "blunt") or if she is actually just a rude person because she was somewhat trying to help me but it was also coming off very rude.
Regardless, I will never be coming back because I don't like to feel this level of discomfort when shopping, but I do appreciate the gesture she did for me in the end.