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Johan V

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2009

14 Jul 2020, 09:53

Disappointed in service or lack of it.

I have decided to put my complaint on hellopeter and change my original 4 star Google review to 1 star as LMSA is getting worse by the day. Trying to call them on the phone is not possible, there is no answer and they do not return calls if you go with the callback option. Email they will maybe respond in 5 days which make conversation with Leroy Merlin the same as talking to the Mars rover, hence the 5 day delay period. When I met with the Manager at the opening of the Boksburg branch, he assured and promised me excellent service, reliability and world class customer support. Now I find myself wondering through the isles, searching for products that the website shows " stock available" not finding the stock or any store employee to assist me. Items go on special, with no stock to sell. Even long after the special expired, there is no stock. I will find products with contradicting prices, and if you get to the check out point, they changed you the more expensive price. No use trying to argue that there is a cheaper price as you just hold up the line and upsetting other customers. I have a whole list of items I need for projects and has worked my budget around your prices, but 3/4 om my list is no stock or stock arrived with higher prices. With the lack of response from Leroy Merlin, I am to scared to buy any products for in case I have faulty products, returning them will be impossible. I am really disappointed that LMSA has gone the same route as Builders Warehouse with lack of service, communication and customer relations. Now we waiting for the next international hardware to come to SA, hopefully we can have service again for a year before they also join the group.

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Replies (3)
Leroy Merlin South Africa
Leroy Merlin South Africa's reply14 Jul 2020, 13:02
Official
Hello Johan, all the points you have brought up are extremely valid. We have improved in increments as of this week on more products. Or suppliers have been hit with Covid19 and it's been a challenge for them along with impacting on our customers. Please feel free to email us and we will readily look into the stock of the products you need. The contact is Vidya and her email address is ***.
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Johan V's update14 Jul 2020, 13:37
Reviewer Update
If you would be so kind to private message me the email address as it shows on public message as *******. Also can you assure me that Vidya will reply back and within a reasonable time? Thank you for your response and I hope that I could change this review into a positive one soon. In the meantime I will leave my positive review on Google as is, hoping for change.
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Johan V's update16 Jul 2020, 07:54
Reviewer Update
I am not sure what Leroy Merlin see as a reasonable time to respond to their email. As per above message I requested the email address for Vidya and to please respond within reasonable time. That was 14 July 2020 , 13:37. I received an email from Vidya 13:43, which is a reasonable time, assuring me that if I need any information on prices or stock, I am more than welcome to email her and she would be glad to assist me. I rep**** to her email with a list of items at 14:16 the same day. Today is 16 July 2020, 2 days later and still no reply. Not a " thank you I will get back to you soon" or " we don't have stock" . At least on hellopeter I get faster response so from now on I will use this platform to communicate. Has LMSA already lost interest?