1/5 Martha S. 1 year ago on Google
In
one
word,
my
experience
with
Zara
of
Florence
Italy
was
disappointing.
Other
words
I
could
use
to
describe
a
shopping
experience
I
am
sure
to
never
repeat
are
disheartened,
disgusted,
and
disrespected.
On
9/24/22
after
making
a
large
purchase,
I
was
inexplicably
treated
as
a
second
class
customer.
I
am
not
sure
weather
the
employees
treated
me
the
way
they
did
because
I
was
an
American
tourist
or
because
of
my
dark
complexion
and
South
American
accent
but
the
point
is
that
the
entire
negative
was
completely
unnecessary.
What
happened
was
that
I
forgot
to
request
the
VAT
refund
form
(often
called
a
"tax
free
form")
at
the
time
I
made
the
purchase
(I
was
unaware
of
the
procedure
at
the
time)
so
I
went
back
to
the
Zara
store
with
my
receipt
of
purchase
explaining
the
situation
and
my
desire
to
request
the
aforementioned
VAT
document.
A
simple
error
with
an
even
simpler
solution
that
costs
the
store
and
it's
employees
nothing.
The
store
clerk
proceeded
to
tell
me
that
she
was
not
going
to
give
me
the
form
because
the
purchase
had
been
the
day
before.
Why
the
time
frame
mattered
was
a
mystery
to
me
as
other
customers
at
other
stores
were
allowed
to
request
the
form
before
and
after
purchase
with
a
receipt.
I
asked
to
speak
to
a
manager
who
nonchalantly
looked
me
up
and
down
as
if
I
was
a
begger
off
the
street
she
was
trying
to
shoo
away
quickly,
and
said
that
the
only
way
was
to
get
the
form
was
to
return
the
merchandise.
Okay.
If
those
are
the
rules,
I
can
play
by
them.
I
went
back
to
my
hotel
and
returned
to
the
store
with
the
items
to
return
an
hour
later.
Problem
solved
right?
I
would
return
the
merchandise
and
buy
it
again,
this
time
with
the
registration
for
the
AVT
refund
form.
Wrong.
The
same
two
employees
who
attended
me
previously
told
me
that
they
could
receive
the
refund
but
they
would
not
sell
me
the
merchandise
again.
Now
I
was
confused.
Why
would
they
deny
my
business?
What
did
they
have
to
gain
by
making
this
so
difficult
and
then
turning
me
away
last
minute
after
jumping
through
their
hoops?
Flabbergasted,
I
argued
that
there
was
no
rule
on
the
back
of
the
receipt
stating
that
they
could
not
sell
me
the
merchandise
again..their
response
was
vague,
condescending,
and
curt.
They
said
it
was
a
company
rule
and
to
make
a
complaint,
I
would
have
to
call
the
phone
number
on
the
back
of
the
receipt.
The
merchandise
was
placed
in
a
bin
and
returned
to
the
store
shelves
before
my
eyes
instead
of
saving
everyone
the
effort
and
letting
me
buy
it
again.
They
definitively
ruined
the
concept
of
shopping
in
this
company,
thanks
to
those
Zara
store
clerks.
I
have
been
a
client
of
this
company
for
years.
It
WAS
one
of
my
favorite
stores,
I
have
bought
in
different
locations
in
the
United
States
where
I
live.
Unfortunately,
this
experience
has
ruined
the
pleasure
and
satisfaction
of
buying
from
this
company
again.
I
write
this
review
so
that
the
company
might
consider
hiring
qualified
customer
service
minded
people
who
represent
them
with
enthusiasm
so
no
one
else
has
to
be
treated
and
spoken
to
the
way
I
was.
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