The employees could really benefit from some customer service training. My son and I walked in looking to buy a hat and jersey. The employees were talking and never paused to greet us or offer help. We were searching for a Jersey small enough for my son and no one offered assistance. We found a hat and went up to the counter, but the employee was too busy watching a game to greet us or direct us. I asked where we should pay. He rung up our purchase in silence. Perhaps the manager can practice some sentence starters with his/her employees, "Good evening, did you find everything okay?" "Hi, did you find everything you were looking for?" Had that happened, perhaps we could have told him (the employee...dear God I hope he wasn't management) we couldn't find a jersey and he could have assisted us with an additional purchase. Nope...radio silence. I said, "Thank you"...typically stores should also thank the customer....another missed customer service opportunity.
When online sales are putting brick and mortar stores out of business daily, what sets stores apart from an online experience is customer service. I will never give the store my business again and I'll have to buy the jersey we hoped to purchase online. read more