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Anton G

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2015

29 May 2023, 14:35

Incorrect item delivered and non-existent online support

I had placed an online order on 15 May and received the parcel on the 19th, only to discover that one of the items is not what I had ordered - I ordered a Salomon Men's Outline FZ Hoodie but received a Salomon's t-shirt instead. How can you confuse the two, and does your system not flag an error like this? Anyway, I sent a mail to CUM on the 19th to notify them of the error and seek advise on the way forward to get the item I ordered. A week went by and no reply from CUM. On the 26th of May, I sent them another mail and its been 3 days and still nothing. I see other people on this site complained about the same problem and I also see that CUM couldn't be bothered to react on any of those complaints. What I can't understand is why the service in the stores are quite good but online it's terrible. We are living in a digital age where online shopping has taken over the market, how can a store such as CUM afford to treat their customers like this? And why do they still have an automated reply with an excuse that Covid-19 regulations have resulted in staff working remotely? I thought Covid regulations have been lifted more that a year ago? This explains a lot, I suppose... Whatever the outcome of this is, CUM have lost a loyal customer in me and believe me, I've spent a LOT of money in their stores over the past few years, but that's all over now. There is a lot of other brands who'd appreciate my business. Cheers CUM, hope you get your act together before it's too late.

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Anton G's update31 May 2023, 13:31
Reviewer Update
My wife got me a CUM gift card for my birthday and I thought I'd take a chance and see if the store in Menlyn couldn't assist. Big was my amazement that the staff were eager to assist with this issue and extremely helpful. Apparently the online orders are being done by a third party and CUM have little control over that. It took 20 minutes to get the correct item from Menlyn store and they repeatedly apologised for the inconvenience caused by this. I walked out of the Menlyn store a happy customer.
Tip when buying from CUM - if possible, rather go to a store and buy what you need and avoid buying online.