Samantha N.
Yelp
I am completely appalled by the lack of customer service and professionalism. Today at 5:30PM, I went into the store with my 16 month old son. As I was walking down one aisle, I noticed the Silhouette Cameo on a bottom shelf labeled "Silhouette Cameo CLEARANCE. Original $269.99, now $179.99" I did a double take, picked up the box and noted that it stated "Display box only". I took a picture of the clearance label to make sure I was seeing it correctly, and placed the empty display box in my cart, as it directed to take to register.
I went to the register to purchase this item. The employee told me that she had to "have someone get it from the cage". Moments later the Associate Manager, Susan walked up, dropped off the older version of the Cameo and said "This is the one for $179" and walked away.
Confused, I asked the employee if she could have the manager come back because they are two different versions. (It was like trying to give me an iPhone 4, when you said the iPhone 6 was on sale). Susan came back instantly confrontational. She claimed that they are practically the same and that the original is the one on clearance. Regardless if this is true or not, this is a classic example of false advertisement. To my surprise, Susan kept trying to walk away - as if to say, too bad, it's this or nothing.
I told her I was appalled with her lack of customer service and that they should honor the advertised price. I asked who her manager is and she replied, "Ron, but I don't know when he will be here next". Susan then reluctantly agreed to honor the advertising. However, in the same sentence said, they are out stock so she can't do anything for me. She cannot honor the price at another store, nor can she hold the item when it comes back into stock because they "can't hold caged items". She kept trying to walk away again.
I was honestly in shock, how can a manager lack such professionalism? I said she isn't even attempting to rectify the situation. She said "what do you want me to do?" I asked her to honor the price. She told me that they don't have it so buy it online for $269. I asked her to write down my contact info and have Ron call me.
On the piece of paper, she wrote my name, number and "Silhouette Cameo $269, wants for $179".
Wow. I will be contacting Ron, in addition to Michael's Corporate Office and Silhouette America.