LM
Lungelo M

1 reviews | Active since Feb 2014

13 Oct 2019, 11:00

Pick n pay looks down on township customer market.

I write this review with grave dissappoint in the overall customer experience and questionable independant store policy claim by staff and Manager at Pick n Pay kwa Mnyandu Mall. 1stly i went to purchase food at the warm food section, there was no staff available, leaving the area completely un-attended. After some time a staff member walks past me and says "just wait here someone will eventually attend to you". I then take the salad, only to find that there are about 2 tills being operated, with the que incredibly long. No express till open for that matter. I then head to the kiosk to get an energy drink, where im shouted at by a Sindisiwe Gcwenza, that i cant pay at the kiosk. I then request the manager, by the name of Candice, on duty. I ask Candice why i cant pay for the 2 items at the kiosk, especially since the express tills and most tills are inactive. She responds that it is the pick n pay policy that dictates so. I ask which policy is this and she responds, their isolated independant policy. I left my goods and left the store. The customer service at this pick n pay is appalling, the management is not willing to really assist and the attitude of the staff is questionable, judging from so many till closed at a time like this. The time is 10:30 am. It also seems as if the staff have no respect for their customers, im not sure if they do this because this is a township mall.

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Pick n Pay
Pick n Pay's reply13 Oct 2019, 11:46
Official
Good day Lungelo, 
 
Thank you for taking the time to address your concerns with us. 
 
Please accept our apologies for the bad service inconvenience caused, we do not condone this at our stores. We are busy addressing this with our management team. 
 
We appreciate your feedback and value you as a loyal Pick n Pay customer and are committed to improve continually on our service levels. 
 
Kind regards, 
Pick n Pay Team 
LM
Lungelo M's update14 Oct 2019, 09:36
Reviewer Update
Good day.

I did receive a response from the manager but unfortunately she failed to take accountability for the interaction. Candice(manager) needs to be trained on how to handle customers as well as her team/staff, because she has no remorse for her action or readiness to make me as the customer feel the need to come back to a pick n pay outlet or have positive feedback/attitude towards the brand as a whole. This seems to be a leadership challenge. Our call ended and she did not bother to call back.