[Blindtlk] A Horrible Experience at Kmart

Thu Jul 16 18:26:37 UTC 2015

I know, my apologies, it didn't paste the first time.

On 7/16/2015 1:01 PM, justin williams via blindtlk wrote:
> I didn't see a post just now.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Charlotte
> via blindtlk
> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 2:01 PM
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> Cc: Charlotte
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] A Horrible Experience at Kmart
>
> I just received this post in response to last night's post on Kmart's
> Facebook page. I thought I'd pass it along.
>
>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Cindy Ray
>> via blindtlk
>> Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2015 8:08 AM
>> To: 'Blind Talk Mailing List'
>> Cc: Cindy Ray
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] A Horrible Experience at Kmart
>>
>> Sears owns them now, but many of the stores are no longer in business.
>> Cindy
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of River
> Linda
>> via blindtlk
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:33 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> Cc: River Linda
>> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] A Horrible Experience at Kmart
>>
>> Sorry that happened to you. I am not surprised, though. Everyone seems to
> be
>> stressed and on edge all the time these days. I thought Kmart had gone out
>> of business.
>>
>> On Wednesday, July 15, 2015, Charlotte via blindtlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been in the customer service industry before and still am
>>> somewhat with making my own products. I would never in a million
>>> hyears treat my customer this way, especialy when they were shopping
>>> and spending a significant amount of money with me. I'd be like thanks
>>> ladies for your business. Is there anything else we can do to help?
>>> But no, instead, I am berated in front of other customers and
>>> employees
>> for taking up their time.
>>> On 7/15/2015 10:08 PM, Cindy Ray via blindtlk wrote:
>>>
>>>> Wow! I don't even know what to say. That is awful.
>>>> Cindy
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> Charlotte via blindtlk
>>>> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:02 PM
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>>>> Cc: Charlotte
>>>> Subject: [Blindtlk] A Horrible Experience at Kmart
>>>>
>>>> A few days ago my best friend and I were talking about the good deals
>>>> she got while at Kmart with another friend of hers. They had sales on
>>>> swimsuits, clothing, shoes, etc. and I was looking to purchase some
>>>> of these same articles. She said she'd like to go back as well so we
>>>> planned a trip for Friday, July 3, to go to Kmart on paratransit to
>>>> get the items we wanted.
>>>> I
>>>> told her I'd call ahead the next day and let them know we were coming
>>>> and that we would be there quite a while as we were two blind women,
>>>> one in a wheelchair, looking for clothing and accessories. The next
>>>> day I called to let them know. I spoke to the manager on duty. He
>>>> assured me it was no problem. I didn't feel very satisfied with his
>>>> brush-off quick response and told my husband about it. He then called
>>>> again and spoke to a customer service lead. This time he, too, was
>>>> assured that it would be no problem.
>>>> He
>>>> gave the times we'd be there and she said she'd get it taken care of
>>>> and leave a note at the service desk so they could get someone in
> ladies'
>>>> clothing or a similar department to help us. We again told her the
>>>> length of time we were looking at and that there would be two of us.
>>>> We arrived at Kmart Friday and I went to the service desk. I again
>>>> said I had called ahead and spoken to two people and told them we
>>>> were coming and that my friend and I would need help shopping. Not
>>>> only were my two previous calls ignored, but we were given a male
>>>> cashier who knew nothing about clothing. He, as an employee and a
>>>> person, was fantastic. But I did not feel the most comfortable
>>>> shopping for intimate apparel with a male not related to me.
>>>> We proceeded to begin shopping and purchased some shoes, swimsuit,
>>>> and were looking at pants. We had been shopping for about 2 hours. My
>>>> friend and I were in the women's fitting room trying on clothing. All
>>>> of a sudden there is a loud bang on the door. In a raised, scathing
>>>> tone, the general manager of the store inquires how much longer we
>>>> intend on tying his employee up.
>>>> I
>>>> again explained that we had called twice in advance and that I had
>>>> indeed spoken to a manager on duty. I explained this in a calm tone,
>>>> only letting a bit of my growing frustration show. Dan, the store
>>>> manager, then proceeds to publicly, loudly berate me in front of the
>>>> other customers and employees and tell me how unappreciative and
>>>> ungrateful I am. He said I had tied up an employee for 3 or 4 hours.
>>>> We had begun shopping at 11 and it was just after
>>>> 1 when the incident occured. He said that from now on they are
>>>> putting a
>>>> 30
>>>> minute maximum on any assistance because of my extreme attitude. I
>>>> tried to reason with him as did my friend and say we were not being
>>>> extreme. We'd tried to do the responsible thing and if we'd come
>>>> separate they'd have had two employees tied up. It really hurt my
>>>> feelings and upset me very much to be publicly humiliated and berated
>>>> in front of the other customers and employees, and while I was trying
>>>> on clothes in the women's fitting room.
>>>> I
>>>> came out of the room in tears. The gentleman helping us was appalled.
>>>> He profusely apologized for his manager's rude behavior and said if
>>>> he were us he'd just put everything back and walk out. I said I'd
>>>> love to do that but with my transportation limitations, that wasn't
>>>> an option for me. We did get checked out and went to wait for our
>>>> ride.
>>>> When I got home, I immediately called the corporate complaint
> department.
>>>> The gentleman who took my call was also appalled by the classless
>>>> behavior of the manager. I am still waiting to hear the resolution of
>>>> this complaint.
>>>> I will never set foot back in that store again unless that manager is
>>>> no longer working there or at any store. He is rude, unprofessional,
>>>> and according to the employee helping us, he treats his employees the
>>>> same way.
>>>> I've been verbally abused before and that was exactly what this
>>>> experience reminded me of. My friend said he was accusing us of
>>>> having an extreme attitude, when he was actually the one acting
>>>> extreme. I would not recommend any person with a disability to go to
>>>> Kmart. You will be treated as less than human and given the complete
>>>> brush-off. If you go to the store on Lake St. Dan will impose a
>>>> 30 minute maximum on your shopping time. This is not legal by ADA
>>>> standards.
>>>> He feels that we are taking advantage of a system and so I feel that
>>>> he doesn't want us there or our business. Let Dan, the Kmart manager
>>>> know what you think of what you just read. I have an update to this
>>>> story. It is now July 15, and I still have not heard any word from
>>>> corporate of any kind. I called twice and both times was told someone
>>>> would get back in touch with me promptly. This has not happened.
>>>> Apparently Sears and Kmart do not care about whether or not their
>>>> customers are treated in a dignified manner.
>>>> Charlotte
>>>>
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