Confession: I am a women who knows ZERO about plumbing. When my husband replaced our kitchen sink faucet this past weekend he realized we needed some special parts, and special attention that you don't find at big-box shops. I volunteered to visit Teter's during my lunch break on a Monday with a detailed text (photos included) explaining what I needed to get -- along with the old piece of tubing.
I went to the store on Monday, heard next, and met with a female employee who seemed eager to move quickly through my situation. I showed her the tubing and the text from my man, but she wasn't focused. I trusted her, made my purchase and left. Later my husband explained it was the wrong part. So I made plans to go back to the next day during my lunch break - no big deal.
Walked in on Tuesday around noon and once again I was met with the same sales associate. I explained to her that I wasn't sold what I needed - that the part was wrong. I am so laid back. Mistakes happen. I am so forgiving. I wish someone else could write what I experienced next. The sales associate was confrontational and belittling. I was accused of never showing her the text my husband sent - even though she later admitted to seeing an image on my phone that my husband had texted.
I called my husband so he could explain exactly what we needed. While they were speaking she became irritated, hung up on him, and tossed my phone on the counter as she left to get another associate to help. My husband is the chillest man on the planet but even he was rattled by her behavior.
Here's what's uncool: Another associate (manager?) was brought in to council the issue and spoke to my husband (I had to call him back, since she hung up on him) on the phone in calm and professional manner -- prior to that it was becoming tense enough for other associates and customers to notice. Not really sure why the manager didn't just take control of everything from that point on and see the sale to the end, but I had to keep dealing with the original associate, who was not fond of me, and was extremely unprofessional. I still don't get why.
I guess the joke was on me because when I left I grabbed a soda from their amazing vintage bottle machine and it slipped from my hands and smashed on the floor. I offered to clean it up and was told it was fine so I grabbed another one and left. The woman chased me out of the store and told me I owed them 50 cents. I handed her a $5 bill and told her I hope she has a better day.
I prefer to frequent mom-and-pop shops, but I wont be back, despite the number of years of visiting this location with people who know everything about plumbing.
My low-star rating is based exclusively on the customer service I received there this week. I am sure others will find everything they need for their plumbing issues.