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1 reviews | Active since Nov 2016

19 Oct 2023, 14:53

Unpleasant Experience at OK Foods Strand

Unpleasant Experience at OK Foods Strand

I am deeply disappointed to share my recent experience at OK Foods Strand, a store I had once considered a convenient and reliable option for my family's grocery needs. However, a series of unfortunate incidents have left me with no choice but to sever my ties with this establishment.

The first incident occurred on a particularly stormy day, September 25th, 2023, when my wife was subjected to a humiliating encounter with the store's security personnel. Apparently, a new rule had been implemented, demanding customers remove their hoodies and loose jackets upon entering the shop. While I understand the need for security measures, the discriminatory manner in which my wife was singled out left a bitter taste in my mouth. It felt like she was unfairly targeted, raising concerns about racial **************.

Furthermore, a prior incident involving my two-year-old son left me deeply disturbed. A cashier had reportedly reprimanded my child, forcibly moving his hand away from the card machine. Such behavior towards a toddler is not only unacceptable but also indicative of a lack of basic customer service etiquette.

In addition to these unsettling encounters, my purchases at OK Foods Strand have been consistently disappointing. On multiple occasions, I have received spoiled products, including chicken, cold meats, milk, and yoghurts. To add to the frustration, I was once sold a chocolate cake that was as hard as a brick, rendering it inedible. Such incidents reflect a serious lapse in quality control and customer satisfaction standards.

Despite my legitimate grievances, my attempt to voice my concerns on the Hello Peter platform resulted in an outright ban from the store. This heavy-handed response, seemingly driven by vindictiveness, reflects an alarming lack of maturity and professionalism on the part of the owner.

In conclusion, the sum of these negative experiences has led me to conclude that OK Foods Strand is no longer a place where I am willing to spend my hard-earned money. The discriminatory policies, disrespectful treatment of customers, and consistently poor product quality are simply unacceptable. As a customer, I expect to be treated with respect and dignity, values that seem sorely lacking in this establishment. I urge others to consider my experiences before choosing to shop at OK Foods Strand.

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OK Foods's reply20 Oct 2023, 19:08
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Hello Carl

Hoop dit gaan goed? Jy het hierdie selfde klagte 25 September 2023 gestuur op Hellopeter. Is dit nogsteeds 'n probleem? Of het jy perongeluk hierdie klagte weer opgesit?

Groete,
OKFD
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carl.visagie carl.visagie's update20 Oct 2023, 21:27
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Hallo,

Dankie dat jy uitreik. Ek waardeer jou besorgdheid en is dankbaar vir die geleentheid om addisionele ****eks aan my vorige klagte te verskaf. Ek kan bevestig dat die kommer wat ek in my klagte op 25 September 2023 uitgespreek het, steeds voortduur. Ongelukkig is die kwessies wat ek uiteengesit het - insluitend die diskriminerende behandeling wat my vrou in die gesig gestaar het, die oneerbiedige voorval waarby my seun betrokke was, die konsekwente probleem van die ontvangs van bedorwe produkte, my daaropvolgende verbod uit die winkel, en die ongelukkige voorval waarby hawelose kinders betrokke was, nie opgelos nie. .

Benewens die genoemde kwessies het dit onder my aandag gekom dat OK Foods Strand hawelose kinders weggejaag het wat naby die winkel se perseel skuiling soek. Hierdie kwesbare kinders, wat nie eers op die winkel se stoep was nie, is met leed gedreig in plaas daarvan om hulp of deernis aangebied te word. Hierdie voorval beklemtoon verder 'n kommerwekkende gebrek aan empatie en sosiale verantwoordelikheid by die winkelbestuur.

Ek wil die erns beklemtoon van die diskriminerende behandeling wat my vrou by OK Foods Strand in die gesig gestaar het, gepleeg deur personeel verbonde aan die winkel. Hierdie voorval het my diep bekommer, en het my aange****r om regsadvies in te win om die relevante aksies wat beskikbaar is om hierdie onreg aan te spreek, te verstaan.

Ek wil dit duidelik maak dat my bedoeling met die deel van hierdie ervarings nie is om finansiële gewin te soek nie, maar eerder om lig te werp op die onaanvaarbare gedrag wat ons teëgekom het. Dit is my hoop dat ek deur regsleiding te soek, die opsies wat beskikbaar is om hierdie kwessie aan te spreek beter kan verstaan en regverdigheid en gelykheid binne ons gemeenskap te bevorder.

Wat die verbod betref, is dit veral kommerwekkend aangesien ek as individu niks verkeerd gedoen het nie. Ek neem aan hierdie verbod is ingestel as gevolg van my besluit om my bekommernisse via 'n openbare platform uit te spreek. Hierdie ongelukkige voorval het nie net my geraak nie, maar ook 'n bejaarde persoon wat ek bystaan, geraak. Sy het my versoek om haar maandelikse inkopies by OK Foods Strand te doen. Ongelukkig moes ek haar inlig oor die agtergrond en die onaangename ervarings wat ek en my gesin by die winkel ervaar het, wat nou gelei het tot 'n situasie waar sy 'n alternatiewe reëling moet vind.

Ek hoop van harte dat deur my ervarings te deel, die bestuur hierdie sake ernstig sal opneem.

Groete
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