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Pierre T

1 reviews | Active since May 2023

17 May 2023, 10:09

Makro refusing to deliver items purchased

More than 2 months ago on 12 March I bought dog food to the value of R950 from Makro online and paid for it the same day. To date delivery has not been made and neither have I received a refund. Delivery was supposed to have been within 2 to 5 days. I have sent 10 emails to Makro customer care and phoned their customer care at least 5 times. Makro ignores emails and simply replies with a generic email saying they are receiving "a lot more emails than normal". The one email in which Makro did respond a few weeks ago simply said they have sent a follow up to the store and await the reply from the store. Phoning the customer care line 5 times also did not have any results as nobody could assist me there either. I have now even taken the drastic step of reporting Makro to the GGSOI ombud for mediation, which apparently is a legal requirement before I can report Makro to the Consumer Commission. I have never had to report any company to any ombud or the consumer commission before. I have never used Makro online before, but I have purchased many items online before from other companies both local and from overseas. I have never experienced anything like this ever before. Goods purchased from other companies online have always been delivered speedily and when there was a slight delay those companies initiated communication to inform me about the delay. With Makro there is no communication from Makro about delays and the onus appears to be on the customer to enquire why there is a delay and when the new delivery date will be. But despite asking these questions, Makro has to date not been able or willing to advise me when delivery will be made. Neither have they offered to refund me. Makro has had my money for more than 2 months and has been drawing interest on it without honouring their part of the deal. Needless to say, that although this was the first time that I used Makro online, it was also the last time. As soon as I receive the items purchased or a refund with interest, I will immediately delete my Makro online profile and destroy my Makro Card. I have no intention to support a business who treats customers like this. Never before has it taken two months or longer for goods to be delivered after purchasing online from other companies. Not even for goods ordered from China. Takealot for example delivers within 1 to 5 days. But what is the worst is the fact that Makro ignores emails and phone calls. It shows utter disrespect for their customers.

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Pierre T's update18 May 2023, 17:08
Reviewer Update
The "private response" that I received from Makro on Hellopeter and which i will quote at the end is generic and says nothing. It does not tell me who the person is responding and it does not say what steps Makro has taken for 2 months and is taking at the moment to deliver the order. When I phoned Makro customer care this afternoon, the current status (namely to follow up with the couriers on the order placed in March - a story I heard during my first call many weeks ago) is in conflict with what I was told the previous time when I phoned customer care two weeks ago when I was told that a new order has been generated by the store and that I must give Makro 48 hours. Up to now Makro has not given me a new delivery date, the online profile still reflects delivery will be made within 2 to 5 days from date of purchase which was 12 March. I tried to speak to a supervisor this afternoon but it seems that supervisors are not interested in speaking to clients. I assume that the reason why Makro does not want to respond publicly on Hellopeter but instead responds "privately" to complaints is because Makro does not want the public to see that all the responses are identical, the same and generic. The inference is that there is no real desire by makro employees or management to address complaints. Today I have seen another complaint similar to mine on Hellopeter where the client complains that the client has been waiting 6 months now for the order to be delivered or a refund. The message emanating from all these reviews against Makro on a daily basis on Hellopeter is clear - There is a general trend that Makro takes months to deliver and Makro employees are doing nothing to assist clients with their complaints in this regard. Here is the generic response I received:

"Makro's reply:
17 May 2023, 16:15


Good day Pierre,

Thank you for your review on our Hellopeter platform and we do apologize for the inconvenience caused.

We take all our customer requests seriously and assure you that this matter will be our priority.

Kindly note that we will contact the relevant management for assistance and will be sure to revert with feedback.

We understand how critical we are in the role of supporting you and will definitely be implementing solutions to ensure that this issue does not occur in the future.

Please be advised that feedback will be provided.

Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience caused throughout your journey with us.

We hope you find the above in order."