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Fawaaz A

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2020

14 Jan 2020, 01:25

Lost in transit

I contacted DHL on the 27/12/19 to collect a package (my passport) and have it sent to Pretoria, I paid that very same day, yet my passport was only collected on the 30/12/19 by a different courier company on DHLs authority. After my passport was collected from me it was sitting in Cape Town for another couple of days before actually being sent to Pretoria (DHL shifted the blame to the other courier company THAT they AUTHORISED to collect). The passport was only sent on the 2/1/20.

A package was then received by my recipient in Pretoria, the package he received was wrong. I then contacted DHL to advise them that the package received by my recipient was infact the wrong package and that my Passport is now missing. Nothing was done by the call centre agents.

I then logged a complain on their website and received a rather prompt response(which gave me some hope), the lady advised that she will investigate the case to see where things went wrong.

Two days later she contacted me to say that my passport ended up in Chile (I lost all hope), for a globally recognised company to make mistakes like this is unacceptable.

Nonetheless, my passport should arrive back in SA on the 15/01/20. I work in a different country and should’ve been back at work on the 4/1/20 but instead I am losing a full months salary because DHL ****ed up with a simple job.

PS. I only chose 1 star because no starts are not an option.

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DHL Express
DHL Express's reply14 Jan 2020, 08:53
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Dear Fawaaz

Please accept my humble apology for the way we have handled your shipment. I do have further information on the matter kindly look out for my email. 

I appreciate that this has not been a happy encounter with DHL Express, as we strive to offer a top quality service at all times. Incidents of this nature are not taken lightly and we appreciate feedback from our valued customers in order to improve on our services.

Kind Regards 
Lebogang Madihlaba
DHL Express South Africa 
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Fawaaz A's update16 Jan 2020, 10:47
Reviewer Update
Good day Lebogang,

Thank you for your reply.

I had a telephonic discussion with the lady I’ve been dealing with while this whole ordeal was happening, we had somewhat of a verbal agreement that my passport would be collected out of courtesy and sent back to me once ready. My passport is now ready. I called this morning, asked to speak to the lady. The lady was unavailable and so was her supervisor.

Please advise on the way forward.

Regards