1/5
I cannot believe I am writing this review. My dog has been a client at this establishment for almost 4 years, my dog is 5. After today's interaction never again. I had to cancel my dog's appointment since her hair was too short to cut. An appointment reminder text was sent Saturday from Trim and Proper but I didn't see it until Monday I was working.. ok my fault but life happens. I responded Monday and asked to reschedule, no response. Apparently they are closed Sunday and Monday so if you need to cancel a Tuesday appointment the last day to do it would've been Saturday. Btw, the number I texted is an actual cell phone. Not an automated line. I gave 24hr notice. Wouldn't it be good practice to send a text Friday instead to give your client time to respond? Even if I responded Saturday it wouldn't have been a full days notice.
I get a text this morning saying since my dog wasn't coming in I would have to pay for half the cost of the grooming since I didn't get back to them Saturday. Now, I understand policy but we have been clients for so long and never have had to cancel "last minute". However when she has called to cancel short notice, no problem here. I'm guessing I should've charged her a fee and asked for a credit towards our next groom? Anyways, I asked if the fee could be waived this once since we've been long time customers and the answer was no which card do you want to use? After I plead my case all of my pleas were ignored and instead I was asked which card I want to pay with AGAIN.
At that point my hands were tied and we decided we had to bring her in. During pick up my husband went in and expressed his dismay about how things were handled on their end and Janelle immediately became rude and dismissive. She wasn't apologetic, she wasn't caring. Janelle even went as far as calling me a liar. Excuse me? For someone who has "worked in customer service all her life" we can't tell. She tried to throw me under the bus multiple times and was unwilling to hear anything, interrupting many times. It's not the matter of policy it's ALL ABOUT CUSTOMER SERVICE. Over a cancellation charge of $35.00 she lost consistent customers who book every 6-8 weeks and pay over $100 a visit including tip! We've literally spent THOUSANDS of dollars with her. How rudely we were treated is unforgivable. I guess her long term clients don't matter since she's in such "high demand". Oh well.