MrLee
Oakley Beginner
I imagine most of you on here have been to a fair few different O stores around the world, so my question is what is your favourite O Store? Is there than one store you keep finding gems? Or maybe the customer service is top notch? Even if it is the only one near by let us know the reason why it is great
Equally I'm quite intrigued as to what negative experiences people have had in them.
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My favourite O store has to be the NYC Soho store (Not the Times Square one!) - The service is there was excellent. Everyone who worked there was passionate, and knowledgable about Oakley products, and were more than happy to have a good chat about the brand we all love. Equally, the stock was good, and was an all round decent retail environment. Also they are the only Oakley store I have ever been too which had almost a complete collection of Asian fits on the shelf ready to be sold - which was all down to the work of one of the Asians who worked there pushing hard for it.
On the flip side of the coin - The London "Flagship" store in Covent Garden has to be one of the worst I've been too. Don't get me wrong it is not awful but some of their staff had very very little product knowledge. I'm not expecting everyone to be an Oakley know-it-all, and I get it that a job is a job, but at least show a bit of enthusiasm for the product...
I went in there enquiring about a pair of MotoGP Holbrook, and after I got pushed from one sales assistant to the other, I was finally directed to someone who said "Yeah I have a pair here" who then handed me the Nicky Hayden pair, and when I explained I meant the MotoGP's with the Emerald Iridium, he then told me no such pair even exists... Even though they were in the cabinet the week before.
Likewise Chinatown is literally 5 minutes away and they don't stock ANY Asian fits which I find a bit ridiculous, seeing as I'm not blessed with a Caucasian nose, often Asian fits are the only way to go, and I would never buy a pair without trying them first. Again, I understand that it makes no sense to hold stock for the minority, but seeing as how Multicultural London is, I find it a bit strange.
But that's my opinion, now I'd like to here what everyone elses experiences are
Equally I'm quite intrigued as to what negative experiences people have had in them.
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My favourite O store has to be the NYC Soho store (Not the Times Square one!) - The service is there was excellent. Everyone who worked there was passionate, and knowledgable about Oakley products, and were more than happy to have a good chat about the brand we all love. Equally, the stock was good, and was an all round decent retail environment. Also they are the only Oakley store I have ever been too which had almost a complete collection of Asian fits on the shelf ready to be sold - which was all down to the work of one of the Asians who worked there pushing hard for it.
On the flip side of the coin - The London "Flagship" store in Covent Garden has to be one of the worst I've been too. Don't get me wrong it is not awful but some of their staff had very very little product knowledge. I'm not expecting everyone to be an Oakley know-it-all, and I get it that a job is a job, but at least show a bit of enthusiasm for the product...
I went in there enquiring about a pair of MotoGP Holbrook, and after I got pushed from one sales assistant to the other, I was finally directed to someone who said "Yeah I have a pair here" who then handed me the Nicky Hayden pair, and when I explained I meant the MotoGP's with the Emerald Iridium, he then told me no such pair even exists... Even though they were in the cabinet the week before.
Likewise Chinatown is literally 5 minutes away and they don't stock ANY Asian fits which I find a bit ridiculous, seeing as I'm not blessed with a Caucasian nose, often Asian fits are the only way to go, and I would never buy a pair without trying them first. Again, I understand that it makes no sense to hold stock for the minority, but seeing as how Multicultural London is, I find it a bit strange.
But that's my opinion, now I'd like to here what everyone elses experiences are