Shockingly poor sevice
I was informed by reliable sources that Jarir bookstore was a well recognised Apple dealer in Saudi Arabia and offered excellent customer service. As such I used my AACSB points for one Jarir voucher to get 1 series 10 Apple Watch, additional strap, adapter, and series 4 noise cancelling ear pods. My first attempt was to place my order online, and after my multiple attempts failed, I went into the store on Prince Sultan Road in Jeddah where only the ear pods were available. It took over 30 minutes of waiting to be given this news! I was then directed to the Jarir store on Prince Majed street in Jeddah where the sales person informed me that all my items were available. He set the ear pods on the back bench for me while his colleague went to get the watch from the warehouse, and I was told to go to the accessories section to collect the additional strap. Having waited 45 minutes for the watch to arrive from the warehouse, we progressed to the till to pay, only to be told that an online order had come in for (my) EarPods and as they were the last pair in the store , they were given to the online order and I was told to return another day to get the ear pods that were put aside as part of my order. I explained that i lived 200 kms away, and needed to get my full order in one go as my jarir voucher could only be used in one go. The answer I received was this is the system in Jarir and yes, customer services defended their system. I left the Jarir store without any of my items, nor apology, and arrived home at 11 pm. My experience was exactly what you would never expect from Apple dealers, nor reputable, established businesses. I will never enter a Jarir bookstore again and I’m left wondering who to blame for my ordeal. It can’t be the sales person nor the customer services rep - they only do as they are trained to do. So, I lay the blame collectively at AACSB that offer Jarir bookstore vouchers, and Apple as they allow such poor establishments to sell their products, and the management of Jarir Bookstores.
October 11, 2024
Unprompted review