Very hostile, unsympathetic, and unhelpful. I was a frequent shopper at Francesca's. Typically they are just ok-- not very attentive, just does the minimum. I went to the Mall of Georgia location for a sale and an employee, Paige, was closing the store door 11 minutes (at 7:49pm) before closing time (8pm) listed on the website hours. I continue walking towards the store at 7:50pm, not completely sure if they were closed or just preparing to close, and she tells me that they are closed. I had driven 30 minutes to get there in time for the deal; I told her this, and she said I should have come sooner... Which I could not have. She proceeded to tell me that they close early on days they do signage. I had no way of knowing this ahead of time. Most stores I have seen do signage in the morning shift since customers are not there yet and it doesn't inconvenience anyone. Paige said she was trying to close the store and be out by 8:02pm and that I was delaying her closing. I was in there to purchase one item and made it during store hours, but I was told that I was inconveniencing HER from closing 2 minutes after closing time. She gave me no solutions, only looks of annoyance for still being there (during store hours). I told her I was not trying to get her in trouble or anything, but I wanted to know the customer service number to see if they would still honor the deal since Paige was claiming they couldn't do anything from the store's end. She continued closing the store and was ignoring my question. I asked again nicely and she said I could find it online. After all of this, I still left the store before 8pm when they were actually supposed to be closed. I understand if a store policy prevents her from being able to open the register back up, but if that was the case, she must have been closing the registers while the store doors were open, so a customer could have come in at any point. Closing early and being cold to a customer telling them that it is "not my fault you didn't come earlier" is very disappointing.

I called the next morning to speak to a manager, Julie, and she said she tells her girls they can close early to be able to leave early. I understand the want to not be there closing for an hour, but it is their job to be there helping customers during operating hours, not do everything they can to leave 2 minutes after closing. Julie told me there was nothing she could do about it but that I could call customer service to see what they could do. Again, no sympathy or accountability on their part.

I then sat on the phone for over an hour waiting to speak to a customer service representative. I still have not been able to speak to someone. Absolutely disappointing. Will not be shopping here again.