PacSun - Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33304 - The Galleria Fort Lauderdale

This is the letter I sent to corporate regarding our recent experience at this location. I am very disappointed that I must write to your company about our recent experience at one of your locations. My daughters love your products. During much of this pandemic since they have not able to visit your locations they have been ordering regularly off of your website. My younger daughter purchased some merchandise which unfortunately did not fit her. As such returning it is necessary. This brings me to our unpleasant experience. The return deadline for this merchandise is this Wednesday. This last Saturday my family was going to find ourselves out, not too far out of the way from your Galleria mall location in Fort Lauderdale. As such I called the store on Saturday 6/20 at 5:15 PM confirming what time they would be open until. I was quoted 7 PM from the person who answered the phone. I called the store again at 6:17 PM while on the way there and confirmed the time and requested to know which entrance would be the closest to their location in the mall so I could park nearby. My wife went to the store to make the return. At 6:40 PM exactly as confirmed by the time stamp on the text message from my wife she was standing outside of the doors and they were locked up. The staff was standing inside the store behind the register all of them on their phones. Prior to texting me my wife knocked on the door and was informed by the gentleman working there that they closed up for cleaning. She stated that she only had a return and was informed by this same gentleman that the registers had been shut off and he could not accommodate her. This is the point at which she texted me and she was there prior to 6:40. I called the store from the car at 6:41. I spoke to this same gentleman and asked what time the store closes. He stated 7 PM. To which I replied then why can't my wife make the return as she is standing at the door. He told me, because we lock up at 6:45 to clean the store. I stated, it is not even 6:45 yet so why is the store closed. He again reiterated his statement that they lock up for cleaning. During this process none of the staff inside the store were cleaning. They were all just standing around on their phones. He asked if I am the person who called earlier to find out what time the store closed. I stated yes and that if the store locks up at 6:45 why would he tell me that they were open until 7 PM. He stated that because we are open until 7 PM. With much frustration I stated that you are not open until 7 PM if the doors are locked at 6:40 PM and no one can come in. That you closed at 6:40. He again stated that, no, they are open until 7. Realizing that I am dealing with an incompetent moron I gave up in frustration. My wife was alone, she had her proper PPE gear on and was polite in her communication. This was a simple transaction that should have taken no more than five minutes at most. She had the merchandise with tags and her receipt with her. We found this entire exchange unacceptable. Based upon this experience we will not be purchasing any more of your products. During this time when many businesses are practically begging for business and stores are closing to have your staff flatly express their lack of interest in any customer service and misstate information wasting the consumers time is unacceptable. We made a trip out of our way to be to your store prior to closing with more than ample time to complete our transaction. The fact that your employee took no interest in your customers needs during regular business hours is a reflection on his training and company policy.