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1 reviews | Active since Jan 2018

23 Jul 2020, 11:13

Unbelievably poor service from FEDEX

Same issue that many others have experienced, based on the reviews here and the complaints seen on Twitter. Not only is there poor feedback given to customer about the reason for delay in international order (in my case going on for 10 days now in excess of the ETA promised when I paid for the goods) - but most significant: It is impossible to contact anyone in the company. I have held on for 20-30 minutes at a time, with no answer. This was over a few days, and on both of the customer service numbers. The other numbers provided are "Not in Service" or "Does not Exist" when you try them (including the number that is stated for their Meadowdale branch). They do not respond to emails either. I eventually received a mail stating that I had to pay additional customs fees - the invoice itself says clearly: "Please note our banking details have not changed." The mail says" Our banking details have changed", and gives a different account. Nobody replies to my email attempting to clarify this discrepancy. And both telephone numbers that are stated on the email (from the sender, Sipho Malindi) are out of service. Unbelievably poor service. In future I will choose the option for an alternative courier service - even if it is more expensive.

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Fedex Express
Fedex Express's reply23 Jul 2020, 11:33
Official
Thank you for taking the time to write about the experience that you have had with FedEx. Please allow us a short while to investigate the circumstances around this issue.  A member of our management team will make contact with you directly to resolve this as soon as possible. I trust that this is in order.

Regards 
Brenda 
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M M's update23 Jul 2020, 12:22
Reviewer Update
Below is the response that I have now received from Brenda Manamela. Notice from this response that not a single word is said about my main complaint, which is that it is impossible to speak to anyone at that company: They do not answer their calls - you hold on forever on both customer care lines, and all of the other lines are out of service/do not exist. This precise complaint has been made also by several others on Twitter (there is no SA Fedex Twitter account, of course, so the irate South Africans are forced to state their complaints on the USA account). Thank you for your review on hello peter .On behalf of FedEx we regret the distress and inconvenience experienced by the events outlined in your review . We understand that the circumstances surrounding this shipment did not meet your expectations of service from or company . Based on the investigations that I have done , the shipment has been released and vat and duty paid by yolu . We have received the proof of payment from you . We have backlog, our bonded warehouse are still ;busy with scanning freight . I have escalated this matter to the senior manager for assistance in getting this parcel scanned and be forwarded to the delivering branch .Will keep on monitoring the movement of this shipment and keep you updated .
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M M's update30 Jun 2021, 16:05
Reviewer Update
Unbelievable - they send me a message 1 year later.