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Jonathan Y

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2011

07 Jul 2021, 17:38

Pointless, mindless bureaucracy

I have been trying to "upgrade" to Discovery's credit card for days now. The irony of how impossible and inefficient and user unfriendly process I have been trying to follow is laughable; in fact if I didn't laugh at Discovery's arrogance in giving me this run around, I would cry. I have had a platinum Discovery Card for years, which was managed by FirstRand in the past. But it is a stipulation to switch to the Bank if one wants to qualify for the Apple Watch vitality benefit, which is my primary goal. The reason why I can't upgrade I am told, is that my cellphone number is listed as my secondary not primary number. Not only has Discovery card been using this number for years, but this is there mix up not mine. When I went onto their website, there are no instructions to follow as to how to do it & the call centre insisted that I do it myself. This is old style bureaucracy at its most inefficient, pointless worst.

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Discovery Bank
Discovery Bank's reply07 Jul 2021, 17:49
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Hi Jonathan

Please try logging in to your Discovery profile on our website, select 'Portfolio' and then select 'Update your details'. This should resolve your issue.

Regards
AJ
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Jonathan Y's update07 Jul 2021, 18:13
Reviewer Update
I did as you said. I have nothing at all to change. Your call centre agent told me that the problem is that my cellphone is registered as a secondary contact. On my profile it is simply my cellphone. This is your mess not mine. I have been dealing with banks all my adult life. This is the most inefficient, incomprehensible process I have ever encountered. There is nothing worse than an institution that is all promise and poor delivery. You have the arrogant cheek to call this process an upgrade. Really ?!?