My experience with Men's Warehouse (aka Men's Wearhouse)

TheNinja

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So I went to Men's Warehouse recently to try on a tux for an upcoming wedding and see if it needed alterations. The wedding is far away and the plan was for me to try one on where I live here, and if it fit then I would not take it and just use the one where the wedding is so I didn't have to travel with it.
So the guy at Men's Warehouse who helped me (a 55 year old well dreseed man) simply could not understand it. He could not figure out why I wasn't in the system twice and asked me where I got measured. I said "In this store". He says, "We have you in the system as being measured in Seattle, are you sure you got measured at our store here in California?".....I"m thinking "No I'm too stupid to realize where I got measured for a friggin' tux besides the fact I've never been to Seattle".
He then proceeds to get pissed and totally confused about why I have 2 tuxes under my name. After I finally try it on, I offer to have the groom call him and sort it out as I said I'm only doing what I'm told. HE threatens to cancel the tux rental and says (and I quote), "I have no desire to speak to him, as far as I'm concerned he's trying to screw men's warehouse out of a tux rental....I hope he's happy with himself!"

Great customer service there buddy. At least I'll like the way I look.....they guarentee it, I guess they just don't guarentee customer service.


Cliffs:
Men's Warehouse employee can't figure simple things out
He proceeds to question me and bitch and moan to me (even though I told him I have no idea and he should take it up with the bride and groom)
Finally tells me that he doesn't want to talk to us anymore, wants to just cancel my tux, and that we're "screwing" his company and we should be real proud of ourselves for taking advantage.

UPDATE:
So Customer Service calls me back to get more into on the story. They have apparently done a lot of research about this situation. She apologized to me and of course said it was horrible customer service and that it is NOT they was they want anyone to be treated and any time. They said they would look into some proactive training for the Seattle manager who could have called the California store to explain it, and definetly talk to and give customer service training to the man in the California store. So they get a thumbs up for at least taking my complaint seriously, investigating it, and getting back to me. No gift certificates or free shirts though.....too bad.
 

isasir

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I'm currently debating whether to use a chain like Men's Wearhouse, or a local place for my upcoming wedding. There's 2-3 people (2 groomsmen & bride's dad) that are out of state for me.
 

DannyLove

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It's funny, on the radio I hear these commericals and "real-life" comments from satisfied customers. Maybe if you call and leave a negative message on their machine they might just play yours!! :p

danny~!
 

Reckoner

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Jun 11, 2004
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That's pretty lame of them. Are you going to tell the groom? That way you can "screw him" out of more than just 1 tux rental, assuming there's enough time before the wedding ;)
 

TheNinja

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Originally posted by: isasir
I'm currently debating whether to use a chain like Men's Wearhouse, or a local place for my upcoming wedding. There's 2-3 people (2 groomsmen & bride's dad) that are out of state for me.

I'm sure they are normally pretty good. But my buddy is getting married in Seattle, a few groomsmen are in Northern Cali and it has been a disaster from their end. The information wasn't in the system at one place...the measurements got "lost" in their computer system. I think it will all work out in the end but it took multiple calls and getting a manager from each store to get on the phone with each other to get it straight.
 

mundane

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We used them (MW) for my wedding this past summer. Five of the tux rentals were from out of state, but didn't have any issues. YMMV.
 

Sukhoi

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I've had one experience trying to buy a suit at Men's Warehouse, and it was terrible. I'll never go back.
 

TheNinja

Lifer
Jan 22, 2003
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Originally posted by: Howard
Mail upper management and bitch.

Ya, I just sent a rather lenghty email to them. If I don't get a response I will be calling. It's not the fact that the guy didn't understand or was confused. It's the fact that he was so upset with me, when I had nothing to do with it. And then treated me like that.
 

TheNinja

Lifer
Jan 22, 2003
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Originally posted by: JS80
so you're judging the entire organization based on 1 janky employee?

No, I'm sure they are a great company. And I would probably buy clothes from them again if the price/fit was good. I just wanted to point out my experience with them b/c it was so odd. I don't think the whole company is like that though.
 

tweakmm

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May 28, 2001
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The real question is, when he said "screw" did he make the quotation mark signs with his hands?
 

MonkeyK

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Originally posted by: Sukhoi
I've had one experience trying to buy a suit at Men's Warehouse, and it was terrible. I'll never go back.

Ditto. I bought a suit there with very little time to spare for my dad's wedding. First the "wardrobe consultant" tried to sell me some some "matching" items. It looked like he was trying to dress me for a high school prom (and I was 36 at the time). Then they sold me some wrinkle-free shirts that they claimed were better than Brooks Brothers wrinkle free shirts. The shirts became wrinkled while I was carrying my daughter to the wedding. (Word of advice: there are no wrinkle free shirts better than those that Brooks Brothers sells) Finally the suit; after the adjustments were done, I went back to pick it up and there was a deep dimple in the back of the left shoulder. I pointed it out to the manager and he did not disagree with me, he only notted that the fitter did not note that area for adjustment and said tough luck. I probably should have just not accepted the jacket and gone elsewhere for a close fit off the rack, but I did not and now have a somewhat expensive suit with a dimple on the back of the left shoulder.


I was so dissatisfied that I won't even use the $50 credit they gave me for buying >$250 in clothes.
 

amdskip

Lifer
Jan 6, 2001
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I got a tux there last summer for a wedding and picked it up at a different location with absolutely no issues. Just this past weekend I purchased a suit there and it was altered and looks great so I guess YMMV.
 

Baked

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Dec 28, 2004
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The tailor at the Men's Wearhouse cup my balls when he did the measurement for my suit.

Ps. I don't like weird customers who create confusion w/ special plans.
 

Reel

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My friend's wedding used them. None of the men except the father of the bride were from Seattle. We all used different stores and our orders were picked up fine in Seattle. There was no confusion or anything. I guess you got stuck with the bad apple.
 

Stuxnet

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Originally posted by: Dacalo
Call George Zimmer!

That guy is one of the slimmiest salesmen I've seen. At least juding from the commercials. He just looks and sounds like a total snake.