[Blindtlk] A Horrible Experience at Kmart

Thu Jul 16 19:35:55 UTC 2015

I once went shopping with a male employee of ours. The woman I was working
with made some kind of comment about needing plus sizes or something. She
gave me about one or two items. I was upset and wasn't going to purchase
anymore. This guy went and got some suits he thought might work and brought
them. I think he picked the one that ultimately did. He was so mad that he
made the woman become more attentive. I would have no problem going with a
male. The nice thing about a female is they can go into the room with you
and help you determine how you look if you want that. That's why I usually
go with my friend. 
Cindy

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I know it.  I would also feel more comfortable with a woman when shopping
for women's clothing.

Judy

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Oh I did compliment the cashier highly whehn I called in to corporate. 
He was fantastic. I just wish they had given me a woman that worked in the
clothing department as that would've speeded things up significantly. But
that was in no way the cashier's fault and he was great and did what he
could to help.

On 7/16/2015 9:15 AM, Judy Jones via blindtlk wrote:
> While you are making the complaint, I would also somehow slip in there the
top-notch customer service you did receive from the employee who helped you,
so you don't come across as just another complainer.  Maybe you could also
end your complaint with a solution on how things could be handled next time,
and leave it on a positive note.
>
> Judy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindtlk [mailto:blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of 
> Charlotte via blindtlk
> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:11 PM
> To: Heather Field; Blind Talk Mailing List
> Cc: Charlotte
> Subject: Re: [Blindtlk] A Horrible Experience at Kmart
>
> Hello. Thanks so much for your advice. I will definitely write a letter
and send it. I do have the names of the 2 people I spoke to and the dates
and times. My county case worker has already contacted our newspaper but I
do not know if it will get anywhere. I will put this letter together as soon
as I can. Again, thank you very much for your advice.
>
>
> On 7/15/2015 10:58 PM, Heather Field via blindtlk wrote:
>> Hello Charlotte,
>> Sorry to hear you were treated so appallingly.
>> If you really want to follow this incident through to a satisfactory 
>> resolution, I suggest that you document your complaint in writing and 
>> send it, priority mail, to corporate complaints department. This way 
>> you will be able to keep track of dates. It is important to get the 
>> names of those to whom you spoke on the phone when you called 
>> corporate complaints. When you write to them and you require a 
>> receipt from the postal service that proves the letter was delivered, 
>> and it lists when and to whom, you can build your case, showing how 
>> they continue to ignore you and to do nothing about the unacceptable 
>> behaviour of their store manager. If they do, in fact, ignore several 
>> letters, then you can decide whether you would like to make a 
>> complaint to one of the government entities. Or, you might decide to 
>> take your story and complaint, and your carefully kept evidence, to 
>> your local newspaper or television news producers, to warn everyone 
>> in your local community about how K-mart allows some of its store 
>> managers to treat shoppers with special needs.
>> I hope you do decide to put your complaint in writing and follow it 
>> up. It may take some time and effort but this is the only way we 
>> achieve change, by individuals insisting on incremental changes.
>> Warmly,
>> Heather
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Charlotte via blindtlk
>> Sent: Wednesday, July 15, 2015 10:02 PM
>> To: Blind Talk Mailing List
>> 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 occurred. 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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