In the past I have had good experiences at Bouclair however today was not the case.
To preface, I am in no way an Anti-mask or Antivaxx supporter, however I am a supporter of small business and customer service. There was zero customer service today given your new Covid Protocols. I understand keeping distance, wearing a mask and such but this was extreme. I received an email in black and white bold font advising me step by step instructions for when I arrive.
Do not exit your vehicle
Present your driver's license through the CLOSED window to the employee.
Do not exit until the employee is back inside the store
Load your massive boxes unassisted into your vehicle and leave the cart behind.
The employee will write your license plate number down as confirmation of pick-up
OKAY, so we are OUTSIDE in fresh air with no other people around and we are wearing masks. This seems like over kill. I felt like I was visiting the Soup Natzi but with less interaction! To no fault of the employee as she is following instructions of the head office but come on! She used sign signals to advise me to not open the window and that I had to sign a sheet with the pen she just touched that I would then touch! I could care less, but it seems a little hypocritical that I can't open my window OUTSIDE, but we all touch the same pen. Then I get out to get the cart which was left on the curb with my 2 big boxes. The handle of the cart fell off while I was trying to get it to my car and with noone to help me I had to chase it through the parking lot. I kept looking for the hidden camera from a gag show. Is this what we have become? No human interaction at all? Retail still requires the customer to feel welcomed and that their business is appreciated. Seriously, you can do curbside with a little customer service, come on. I know as I have been in the industry for 25 plus years.
Perhaps from a distance we could say Hello, Goodbye, thanks for coming? This makes me not want to shop at your store. Whoever makes decisions at Bouclair Head Office needs to come back to reality.