1 /5 Z V: Popped into this store to buy one small item and when the initial item I asked to look at didnt suit, the sales girl went back to the centre of the store with the the other sales girls to have a chat. There was no attempt made to see if anything else might be suitable. That should have been my cue to leave...
I continued to wander the store trying to find something more suitable. When something did catch my eye and I turned to find a salesperson, I noticed that ALL FOUR staff members were having a chit chat at the counter in the middle of the store. Now, Ive done retail and it can be a tough gig, but honestly if you are wanting to chat you should at least try to be discreet, and brief. These girls were not discreet at all - and I was not the only customer in the store. There were at least three other groups of shoppers browsing. None of whom were getting what most would consider to be reasonable service. You could have been excused for thinking it was nearly closing time and that the girls were done for the day, but this was a few hours before closing!
Against my better judgement, I purchased the item I was looking at, yet the attitude of the girl that was "serving" at the counter was so dismissive and disinterested that I felt that my purchasing was a burden to her. The whole interaction from start to finish was uncomfortable at best.
Bevilles, I dont know if a store manager was present today, but if they were, they werent doing your business any favours. Each team member that was on today was more interested in having a gossip at the counter, as opposed to attending to customers and trying to meet targets.
I purchased today (as I have done in the past), but Im afraid that this experience was incredibly disappointing and Im loath to consider returning to this store.