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John F

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2017

06 Dec 2017, 11:59

Jo Jo a No No at Builders

Around the 8th Nov. , I visited the Shelly Beach branch of Builders Express to order a 2200 litre Pump Ready Jo Jo tank with a pump and connector kit. I was assisted by a lady called Tracy. She explained that due to this not being a stock item, there would be anything up to two weeks delay. I accepted this and placed the order with her. On Wednesday 22nd Nov. I again returned to the store having heard nothing from them. Again I spoke to Tracy but this time I could not find her and spoke to heron their internal phone system. I explained that two weeks were already up and being a Wednesday and in anticipation of the promised delivery I would like to pay for the goods and take advantage of the pensioner's 10% discount. Tracy became a bit cagey at the mention of discount and said there probably would not be 10% in this case, but don't pay now, wait until I contact you when the goods arrive, but it could still be up to two weeks. Yesterday, Wednesday 6th Dec., I again went back to see Tracy, having again heard nothing. She was at the customer counter and recognised me, but was in fairness busy. She eventually said to me that she was sorry but it appeared that it could still be up to two weeks before the goods arrive. At that point I told her to cancel the order and left the store. My complaint is one of total lack of contact and understanding. I would have accepted two months delay if that had been the initial response. I'm not in a major hurry. However, there was not the slightest effort to keep me informed by phone and I had to travel the 12km to the store to find out what was happening each time. Additionally, the mention of a discount which they promote on line (there is no mention of it in their store)throws everybody off. Why have a discount that you don't promote within the store for all to see and then start to stammer when a customer requests it?

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Replies (3)
Builders Warehouse
Builders Warehouse's reply06 Dec 2017, 17:38
Official

Hi John

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

I’m sorry that you were not kept in the loop with regards to the stock availability of the JoJo tank.

I have escalated this matter with the store manager and will revert as soon as possible with feedback.

Kind Regards

Kurt Damons

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John F's update11 Dec 2017, 17:52
Reviewer Update
From my original complaint I had an official response on the same day from a Mr. Kurt Damons who advised that he had 'escalated' my problem to the store manager. Again on the same day, the store manager, Nico, phoned me and after I had explained the whole episode again to him, he offered to resolve the problem and come back to me by phone the next day. Well the next day was Thursday and that passed, so did Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It is now 5.30 on Monday afternoon and I'm still waiting for Nico and the resolution, not to mention Mr. Damons and his promise of his reverting back with feedback. It appears that lack of customer communication is an endemic disorder at Builders Express
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John F's update18 Dec 2017, 15:56
Reviewer Update
After my last posting on 11th Dec., I had immediate response from some higher official in Head office. Quite shortly afterwards, Nico phoned and explained that the lack of delivery was due to unavailability from the supplier of the tank that I required. He offered me the larger 2500 litre tank at the same price as the original. I obviously took him up on the offer and went to the store on the following day Wednesday 13th Dec. I was very courteously served by Valin, who was very helpful and processed the pensioner discount on the pump and fittings. Delivery was scheduled for Monday/Tuesday 18/19th Dec. But, surprise, surprise, I was phoned on Sunday the 17th to ask if they could deliver and I accepted. The whole process went smoothly and before lunch they had delivered the order. All was fine except the lid for the tank was missing. The driver promised faithfully to bring it on Monday. Given my previous experiences, I was doubtful. This morning the driver arrived with the lid and so redeemed all of my past misgivings. I am very happy now even though it took almost six weeks to finalise the order. I thank everybody involved in resolving this matter and would like to give special recognition to Nico and his staff especially Valin and the nameless delivery driver who helped restore my confidence in Builders Express.