2/5 David U. 1 year ago on Google
Did
someone
say
John
Lewis
had
lost
their
way?
Sadly,
it’s
absolutely
true.
Customer
service
was
notable
by
its
absence
during
our
recent
visit
to
Horsham..
Although
we
visit
the
store
on
a
fairly
regular
basis,
this
was
our
first
visit
to
the
cafe.
There
was
no
‘hello,
what
would
you
like?’,
we
were
greeted
by
‘if
you
want
coffee
you’re
at
the
wrong
till’!
We
did
want
coffee,
and
we
also
wanted
a
pastry,
so
after
ordering
our
coffee
we
were
unceremoniously
and
rather
abruptly
redirected
to
the
first
till.
The
partner’s
raised
eyebrows
just
helped
reinforce
how
stupid
we
were
for
not
ordering
our
pastry
first.
We
were
actually
on
a
mission
to
purchase
picture
frames
and
were
cheerfully
directed
(by
a
‘partner’)
to
a
location
within
the
store
where
we
would
find
them.
After
a
period
of
confusion,
a
second
‘partner’
kindly
informed
us
that
John
Lewis
doesn’t
sell
them!
Now,
back
to
the
cafe:
Assuming
that
one
might
expect
the
average
partner
to
adhere
to
some
basic
standards,
as
a
matter
of
pride
in
their
work
if
nothing
else,
I
was
left
wondering
what
motivated
staff
to
take
the
time
and
trouble
to
place
adhesive
notices
in
the
cafe
so
awkwardly
and
wonkily,
when
with
a
modicom
of
care
they
could
have
been
applied
straight,
and,
for
that
matter
why
the
manner
of
their
application
was
deemed
acceptable
by
the
management.
I
agree
this
isn’t
a
hanging
offence,
but
if
such
a
casual
and
lazy
approach
manifests
within
John
Lewis
as
a
whole
(and
I
rather
suspect
it’s
looking
that
way)
John
Lewis
will
continue
to
lose
its
key
patrons.
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