You Can Lead A Jerk To Shoes…
Customer: “I called last night because my shoes broke after a month and I need to exchange them. The girl tried to help me but couldn’t because I didn’t have everything she needed. Now I’m at my daughter’s house so she can help me.”
We always have to ask questions and find out if our coworker did anything because we can’t double work and don’t want to double ship, etc.
Me: “Okay, let me see what we can do. Did you take down her name?”
Customer: “No, I didn’t, but she told me to send photos to an email to verify the damage.”
Me: “Okay, did you do that? Did she give you an email address to send it to?”
Customer: *With a nasty attitude* “No, and I told her I can’t send photos. I need this taken care of. Can you just do it?!”
Me: “No problem. I was simply asking because we are required to find out what was or wasn’t done so far before going any further. I can get you taken care of. I’m seeing that the store you bought the shoes from has the item on hand in your size. I can call them to have them hold it and you can head back in for an exchange.”
Customer: “That’s not going to work because I can’t get to the store again and I can’t pay $40 for someone to take me there.”
Me: “Okay, gotcha. Unfortunately, since you bought it in a store, it usually has to be returned to the store.”
Customer: “Can you just take care of it and have it shipped? Like I just told you, I’m not spending $40 for someone to take me. I can’t drive! Are you not listening to me?”
She was even louder and nastier at this point, and I was simply following company policy.
At this point, she had been so nasty and kept getting loud and talking over me so much that I was just DONE. I told her we would call her with more information, and we got off the phone. I’m sorry to say it, but I did not feel like doing anything for her or calling her back. I literally did everything my company would have told me to do for this situation. There’s only so much we can offer.