⭐ 1 star
Extremely disappointing customer service at the Michael Kors store in Vaughan Mills today, September 5, 2026, at 5:30 PM.
There were three cashiers at the checkout, and the female cashier standing in the middle had long, straight black hair. Even while I was waiting in line, her attitude was noticeably impatient and unfriendly.
She brought out a packaged white bag from the back. I said I wanted to check it before taking it, and she told me I had to pay first and could then go to the end of the cashier area to check it. I followed her instructions and paid.
After checking the bag, I found a very obvious black mark near the bottom center. Since the bag was white, it was extremely noticeable. I asked to exchange it for another one.
She rolled her eyes and said she couldn’t possibly open every bag for customers to check. But I was NOT asking her to open every bag—I had already purchased the bag, followed her instructions, and found an obvious defect. I simply wanted an undamaged one.
I eventually asked if I could take another bag from outside, and she said yes. I took the replacement, which had no packaging, and she was not even willing to give me the plastic protective film that had been used to wrap the original bag.
What makes this experience particularly frustrating is that I have shopped from Zara, Uniqlo to Louis Vuitton, Gucci—and I have never been made to feel unreasonable for wanting to choose and check the item I am purchasing. How did this become a problem at Michael Kors?
While I was waiting, I also saw her joking and fooling around with a male coworker, and she was perfectly capable of smiling then. Yet when dealing with a customer, the attitude was completely different.
The issue isn’t whether she smiled at me. It’s the dismissive attitude, eye-rolling, refusal to reasonably address an obvious defect, and making a customer feel like a burden for simply wanting an undamaged product.
I strongly encourage the store manager to review what happened at 5:30 PM today and identify this employee. This experience was unacceptable and reflects very poorly on the store and the brand.