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Allison B

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2013

02 Nov 2020, 14:21

Refusing access to management after poor service

I made a purchase from HC on 14/10/2020. My first instalment (took 6mnth instalment plan) was due end Nov 2020. I however made substantial payment on 24/10/2020 and only later realized I was about R102.00 off from the total cash price. I called them to ask if we could change it to a cash option instead of still paying R900 per month for the next 5 months, but they refused. I told them I'm just short of R102.00 from the cash price, which I was prepared to settle immediately, but they still refused. I ended up cancelling the order completely, returned the goods to them on 28/10/2020 and requested a full refund. I am not even going to mention the lies and the unprofessionalism of their call center staff. Lynette Maliwa tried to explain why it is impossible for them to change the transaction to a cash payment. I requested to speak the head of the department in customer care, but he was never available. I asked for his contact details, but was refused same. Lynette Maliwa promised to get his "permission" to give me his detail and call me back with it. I have been sending her mails and following up, but I get no response. What business would not allow you to communicate with their management? With an average rating of just 1.38 in 4650 reviews, I am not shocked anymore at the level of non-service. Disappointing customers seems to be their way of doing business. I wonder how long I will wait for my refund!

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Homechoice
Homechoice's reply02 Nov 2020, 14:38
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Hi Allison.

We’re very sorry to hear about the poor service you experienced. 

Please give us an opportunity to get to the bottom of what went wrong so that we can resolve this.

We  will be in contact with you shortly to assist in resolving the issue.

Thank you.
Homechoice
 

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Allison B's update02 Nov 2020, 15:52
Reviewer Update
14:49 – Got a call from Lee-anne. Not very friendly, I must say. I could immediately pick up in her tone that she was annoyed, not happy about my complaint and not happy to call me. She informed that she is dealing with all the HP complaints on behalf of H/C. She was not prepared at all when she called me. I asked her if she read my complaint of which she said yes, but I seriously doubt it. When I told her that I would like to have my concerns addressed, she asked to call me back in 5minutes, as she needed to “check” something. Confirmation (to me) that she did not read my complaint thoroughly (if even) and had to go back to it in order address my concerns. She wanted to only look into the refund and “forget” about the events leading to it. 15:46 – Lee-anne called back. Firstly, no apology that the requested 5min turned into 57 minutes. She just called to say that Rochelle will call me in the morning and asked if she could process the refund. As I was waiting for Lee-anne’s call, I got an sms notification that my Home Choice account has been credited (meaning that the return was only processed now after I dropped off the goods on the 28th)… What would have happened had I not complained? Now I await Rochelle’s call…