Jds W.
Yelp
The skinny: Whatever the cause for the shortcomings in service, the cumulative experience of visiting this TCBY yogurt shop is not worth the calories or the cost.
I am enamored with the resurgence of frozen yogurt and I am a fan of the TCBY frozen yogurt as well as the great desserts that TCBY stores offer that other self-serve frozen yogurt shops do not - like shakes made with real fruit, waffle cones, and sundaes. However, this particular location appears to be poorly managed. On a number of occasions I have noted that the staff are not consistently trained in customer service. Many do bring a delightful experience for a delightful treat but an equal number are quite disappointing. When they make a specialty desert, which is the notable feature of TCBY, the poor disposition and disinterest in making a good product is clearly revealed and certainly makes it less fun to go grab a treat.
In addition, generally the staff have not been trained to extend the opportunity to use the loyalty card at the appropriate time during the transaction and are not helpful or apologetic in remedying the lost opportunity. Further, they appear to have not been trained to void an unwanted or erroneous transaction. Further still, the staff find it permissible to close the entire shop- stacking furniture, turning off some of the lights, and covering the toppings and yogurt options - even 15 minutes in advance of the posted closing time. If it is because they are not paid for time of work after closing, this is an oversight of management. Poor customer service agents or not, the staff appear to work very hard and have great responsibility in closing the store for which they should be compensated.
As each of these modest imperfections is readily correctable, I have tried to reach the manager. However each time I have called during working hours, I have found that the phone is not answered and I am left to hear a hurried and difficult to understand outgoing message. Whatever the cause for the shortcomings in service, the cumulative experience of this TCBY yogurt shop is not worth the calories or the cost.