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Liesl K

1 reviews | Active since Oct 2009

07 Aug 2020, 14:15

Avoid their Photobooks - You may be left in tears!

I am extremely disappointed in both the service and product received at Orms recently. I understand that lockdown has meant a smaller team however, I feel Orms should have a pop-up warning customers that orders would take EXTRA long and then provide updates - they did none of these. I had to keep following up and they could never commit to when I would receive my photobook, which took five weeks to be ready for collection even when they said they were prioritising my order. As an art student years ago, I supported Orms throughout and even after, I have often used them for photos, postcards, folded cards etc. but, they have really dropped the ball this time. Then the quality of the book is also disappointing... I used their online system and they have guides to show you where you should position things but they don't state that the binding will also crop an additional part of the page so my text is right on the binding and the cross-page images look terrible. Their ink is also so dark that the images do not look good. I nearly cried when I got my book, after the long wait, it was really just terrible. I have decided never to use Orms again.

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Replies (5)
Orms (pty) ltd
Orms (pty) ltd's reply07 Aug 2020, 14:25
Official
Hello Liesl, thank you for raising this with us we'd very much like to find out more about your experience with Orms Print Room & Framing, please could you reach out to us with your contact information by emailing *** and we'll be in touch. Thanks, The Orms Team
LK
Liesl K's update07 Aug 2020, 14:35
Reviewer Update
Hi, Hello Peter seems to have blocked the email address provided in your reply. My email is liesl[dot]leonard[at]gmail[dot]com - I am typing it this way so it does not get blocked out too.
Orms (pty) ltd
Orms (pty) ltd's reply07 Aug 2020, 14:39
Official
Our apologies Liesl, that email address is rachel(at)orms(dot)co(dot)za if you'd prefer we reach out via your inbox we're happy to but we do find that a conversation helps to get to the root of the issue faster. Thanks, The Orms Team 
Orms (pty) ltd
Orms (pty) ltd's reply11 Aug 2020, 09:21
Official
Hello Liesl, we'd like to follow up with you after you were contacted by the Head of our Create & Print Department. Please reach out should there be anything else we can do from our side to assist you further. Thanks, The Orms Team.
LK
Liesl K's update21 Aug 2020, 16:50
Reviewer Update
I received a call from Orms after my initial review and they seemed to have a response to every complaint I had but, I don’t think anything is going to change at present as they are backlogged and I was told they address complaints as received. My advice is that if you’re doing a photo book with them for the first time, ask someone from Orms to assist or advise you as the spacing on their online system as well as the colour you see on the screen is not reliable. What I will say is, they address complaints quickly and were willing to have me place a new order at no cost. After I reworked and uploaded my book (which took a lot of patience and additional time on my part) they were willing to double check to ensure everything was perfect. I couldn’t be happier with my book now - it’s literally what I wanted all along.