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Vusi M

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2016

22 Dec 2019, 23:59

Poor Customer Service (Non-delivery of online purchase)

On 30 November 2019, I made an online purchase (order number MAK***. It is 19 days later and I'm still waiting for the delivery. On 16 December 2019 I called ***to enquire about the delivery and I was told the matter is now escalated, with a turnaround time of 48 hours. Today, I called again to find out the latest and I was told Makro at/around Carnival City is supposed to arrange a delivery to my house. I was told Lindiwe did write an email enquiring about the delivery. I requested the telephone number of Makro at/around Carnival City so that I can phone them directly. I have tried phoning this number ***), given by the call centre agent, and below is the number of times I called the number, without it going through: 1. called at 08h16; 2. called at 08h24; 3. called at 08h37; 4. called at 08h48; 5. called at 09h01; 6. called at 09h04; 7. called at 10h52; 8. called at 11h50; 9. called at 15h12; I must say it is extremely frustrating to be the only one bothering to pick up the phone and follow-up on my order. Makro has not on any single day bothered to call me and provide me with an update on the status of my order. Despite stating that the order will be delivered in 7-10 working days, it is now 19 days later and I'm still waiting. All I can say is that your online service is really pathetic and leaves much to be desired.

On 22 December 2019 ) I spoke to Anthony, who I was told is a manager but he was not helpful at all. I called the call centre around 09h12 and requested to speak to the manager and I was referred to Anthony, who promised to follow up with the shop that's supposed to deliver and call me back in 30 minutes or so. Two (2) hours later, Anthony had not returned my call and I picked up the phone and called again. I demanded him to provide me with the contact details of his line manager as he has failed to keep his promise.

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Replies (2)
Makro
Makro's reply23 Dec 2019, 17:51
Official
Good day,

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

We respect and value all our customers and therefore we assure you that this matter will be our priority.

We have received your complaint and we will therefore have it addressed and dealt with internally with relevant departmental managers, We shall thereafter relay back to you with concrete feedback within a period of 24 to 48 hours. 

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

Hope you find the above in order. 

Have a wonderful day. 

Kind regards
Makro Hellopeter Team 
VM
Vusi M's update04 Jan 2020, 12:46
Reviewer Update
Despite Makro's response, nothing has happened. I have not received any follow up call or email update from Makro. I went to the Makro Carnival on 27 December 2019 and their online unit did not have any paperwork for my order, despite them saying my order is at Makro Carnival. I requested to see the Store Manager, who eventually came 30 minutes later. He promised the order will be sorted speedily but it is a week later, nothing has come through. I got a call from Marko Carnival on 28 December 2019, promising to get to the bottom of the matter on Monday, 30 December 2019 but no one has called to date to provide an update. I called again today *** and the lady who assisted me had no clue on the status of my order. I agree with other complainants that their online services must be shut down as it is clear they dont know what they are doing. Once again, my order was placed on 30 November 2019 and to date, no employee of Makro knows where my order is, including the Store Manager at Makro Carnival.