Roxana F.
Yelp
Disappointed. Since it doesn't seem like the store cares to help their customers or improve their service, this review to ward off others from what seems to be a very sketchy business.
I bought 10 bottles of a specific wine I haven't been able to find elsewhere in NYC in early February. It's a French Bordeaux blend from 2017, a very inexpensive wine that I've had numerous times in restaurants and know what it's supposed to taste like. I have opened two bottles and both have smelled and tasted like vinegar, and are brownish in color. The vintage is very recent so neither of these should be occurring. I had one or two sips and had to stop, even though I have a relatively tolerable palate that has experience prolonging the life of a wine as long as possible (to the annoyance of my boyfriend).
Anyway, I called the store and first spoke to Nick. I asked if there was anything that could be done, as the two bottles I've opened have both been bad and I'm afraid to open the other eight bottles should they also be bad. Nick was incredibly helpful and asked if I still had the receipt with me--I did not. He said it was no problem and that we could look up the transaction details and forward them to Customer Service, who would likely deal with the situation by sending me new bottles. Sounded great to me. I gave him all of the details but didn't remember what day I came in the store, so told him I'd look up my bank statement and call him straight back.
I call back and speak to another man (not Nick) and explain the situation. He sounds very confused after I explain to him the situation, and tells me he doesn't need the transaction date, that he would not look up the transaction for me, and that I should bring the eight bottles to the store and they'd see if they were bad. If they were, they'd refund the 8 (he mentioned nothing of the 2 that were already bad). I asked if we could please look up the transaction first before I lugged everything across town, which I'm very willing to do but want to confirm they are able to find my details. He starts to become stand-offish and I asked if I could speak to Nick, who had been very helpful. He says I can't, so I ask him to please take down the details, look up the transaction, and call me back.
Have I heard back? Nope. I will be going back in person and hope that Nick is working!