My husband went into this branch of F&B a few weekends ago, he had an excellent experience of customer service with Hannah. She was so knowledgeable and really took the time to help him choose paints for our new home, in total spending just under £300 on paint. We were so impressed...
However, We had returned this weekend to get some more paint, and were served by *Jenny*. We went into the shop and were not welcomed to say the least with bright and polite customer service.
In fact, quite the opposite. She welcomed us almost as though she didn't want to be working, and left us feeling as though we shouldn't have been buying paint from the shop at all. Her negative body language, lack of eye contact and flat facial expression left us feeling unwelcome.
She gave us no advice at all when we told her the issue we were having with one of our rooms and light direction impacting on paint choice.
We felt looked down upon when we asked politely if she could check our account in store for the names of the paints we had selected previously. She said that the system itself "wasn't very good and did not store this information". This isnt true, because we had set up an account specifically for this purpose.
In the end, I had to pull out my own receipt and read the paint directly off of it to her in order for her to help us. She then strutted off to the back room to get the paint, despite me having not even finished informing her of all the paints we needed, or having the opportunity to ask for her advice.
Needless to say I decided not to ask her anything at all... It would be too much hardwork and not a pleasant interaction.
We found her to be snooty, and she made us leave feeling like we were lesser than. She let's the entire shop down, I won't be going to that branch again, and if it was our first experience of shopping for paint at F&B I can honestly say I would not be returning again. Appalling customer service, the manager ought to have a word with her...
We won't be going back to this branch ever again!
(It is however somewhat relieving - sorry F&B fellow reviewing customers - to know you have had similar experiences, we thought it was due to our heritage!)