Extremely rude employees. They are “dog friendly” I brought my dog in. The employee approached and put a bowl of water down. We politely said no thank you. The employee said very condescendingly back to us “What, your dog doesn’t drink wATER!?” We calmly and politely said due to covid, we don’t allow our dog to drink from public places. Employee then stated our dog looked VERY thirsty. (Implying that we don’t hydrate our dog properly.) Everyone in the store giving us a dirty look. For the record we keep water and his bowl with us at all times!!! I am a hyper vigilant dog mom and take high offense to a public accusation. After taking a step back, my mother looked at the employee and kindly said “why would you think our dog doesn’t drink water ?” This was to clarify that in fact she was being condescending and not just a miscommunication. She responded with “How am I supposed to know how you “moisturize” (wrong word to begin with) your dog? That he doesn’t drink plain water?” At that point I brought to her attention that her condescending and rude behavior was not acceptable. I told her I have spent hundreds of dollars at their location in the past few weeks but I will no longer be purchasing from this location. I placed my basket on the counter and left the store. She began making a joke with other customers about me as I was leaving. I told her to go ahead and joke but now I will definitely be reporting this treatment of customers on social media. The manager followed us out. I told her to not approach me yet she continued to do so. I told her I had nothing more to say and that I did not want to be approached. She continued to approach. My mother spoke to the manager . I’m not sure what was said but we were still not satisfied with the presentation of customer service and human decency. I will NEVER support this non-profit again. It is very disappointing because we like to give to non-profit organizations. Please take caution if shopping here. Extremely rude staff. Condescending. Argumentative. Insulting. Never again will I shop with them or promote their business in any way.
I love Art Parts! Items donated by the people, and serving the people. What a wonderful idea. I started volunteering here as I was impressed with the countless items I could make art with. You can spend hours browsing, and being inspired to create your next art piece. What is one person's discards, is another person's next art extravaganza! Such a gem. Every city should have one!