I just had a bad customer service experience at this store today. I walked in looking to purchase some Under Armour baseball sun glasses. I approached the gentleman at the counter and ask if I could have someone assist me, he asked someone on his mic and told me they would be with me shortly. So I walked back to the sun glasses area, waited there for a little under 20 minutes. I then went back to the guy and asked if anyone was gonna help me out, he said, "yes, let me get someone over there." Again I went back to the area and waited for another 10 minutes to the point where I was frustrated. During this total of around 30 minutes, and I mean literally, 30 minutes, I had 3 employees walk right by me and not once did anyone even ask me if I needed help, I could have been stealing the sunglasses for all they know and they still wouldn't have even cared or noticed. At this point I asked if I could see a manager, the young guy I spoke with walked by me without even giving me any eye contact and said "sure, I'll get them, hold on." Great! 5 minutes later he comes back and ask if he can help me, I said no, I'd just like to speak to your manager. Finally I get to speak to the manager. I then told her that I was here for around 30 minutes and I have gone twice to the register and asked for help, and not once did anyone show up or even ask if I needed assistance as they walked by. I said this was very poor customer service, and she agreed but then asked if she could help me now. At this point I didn't want to purchase the glasses anymore. I told no, I don't want to purchase them now, I just wanted to tell you, working in customer service myself that is very bad service and I know I would never treat the people I deal with on a daily basis like this, especially representing my company.
She then asked the guy why I wasn't helped, since he was the guy who was working the area, he really had nothing to say. Really? There is a shocker.
I go to this Dick's Sporting goods quite often, I've had bad customer service issues at this store before, so this is something that's been going on for a while. Today I actually hit the point of this is enough. If you've ever been to the store, you know they hire a certain type of individual to work at this store. The men all look the same, men who work out and the females are pretty much the same. They are all of a certain age as well, usually young college students or right out of high school. The customer service there shows the age immaturity, this if I don't feel like helping you I'm not gonna help you, as they walk by looking at their cell phones, while this has happened to me many times.
The manager seemed a nice lady, but I'm sure nothing is gonna get done at this store, after all, we live in this society where in a store like this, it's not about customer service, but how you look. As long as you can fill out your shirt with muscles as a young man, your hired, and if you can pull off the leggings and have a certain figure as a female, your hired. When I go to a sporting goods store I want to be helped--helped by people who understand that good customer service is still important in this day and age. It's how you keep customers coming back. I can honestly say I will not shop in this store again. If this was a one time thing, I would say ok, it happened once, but this has been an on going issue at this store, and as I can see from other reviews, other individuals have had bad customer service experiences as well. Will Dick's Sporting Goods look more closely at who they hire? of course not, I'm just one person with a complaint, And this review probably won't do anything. But I thought I should let my voice be heard. It's situations like this that send the customers to do their shopping online. Will I get the sunglasses I wanted, of course. Will I buy them at Dick's online store or another location? NO! I'll just have to go straight to the Under Armour online store and get them there. Thank you employees of Dick's Sporting Goods West Covina, I will no longer do business with this franchise. read more