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Hannelie N

1 reviews | Active since Jan 2025

04 Jan 2025, 17:04

RAIN THE WORST SERVICE PROVIDER WITH THE MOST INEPT AND RUDE CUSTOMER SERVICE ENCOUNTERED IN 40 YEARS!!!

It is the second month in a row that Rain has submitted my payment multiple times AFTER their first submission for payment was successful. The first time was 2nd and 3rd of December 2024 after the payment on the 1st, which was on a Sunday and a non-banking day, was made pending and then rekeased early morning of the 2nd. On the 2nd of Dec the payment was resubmitted and declined by the bank because funds was insufficient. I phoned Rain immediately and after 3 phone calls which grew progressively more argumentative and condescending by Rain's so-called Customer Service a supervisor took over thr call. After a much more intelligent and fruitful discussion he apologised, admitted the mistake and sent me an apology e-mail and assured me this will not occur again and offered to repay any costs incurred by the faulty transaction- which I declined due to the apology and reassurance of it not happening again, extended. On the 10th of December 2024 I received an email fron Rain giving me the option to have my payment request for January 2025 to be sibmitted on the 31st December 2024 or to have it go off on the normal date 2nd if January 2025. I chose the 31st of December and received an acknowledgement email of my date choice for payment. The payment was submitted and deducted from ny account. On the 3rd of January I noticed 2 payment requests that was declined by my bank. Both were Rain payment requests, one on the 2nd, one on the 3rd and low and behold one this morning the 4th of January 2025. I contacted Rain's totally inept and horribly hostile Customer Service which first of all took ages for my phone call, at my own cost as it is not a free call to tham, to be answered. Both times I was treated in the most disrespectful, argumentative and condesecnding way I have ever been treated by any Customer Service in 50 years! Both times they tried to argued the mistake to be mine and not that I do not understand how payment fir products work. Forcefully in raised voices talking over me and interrupting me to make THEIR clueless points heard over my questions. An escalatoon was promsed when I insisted to speak to a supervisor or manager on both the 3rd and today and is still waiting for anyone to contact me to this moment. I have worked in the IT departments as a Project Manager designing, coding and installing multi-million ZAR systems for 2 major Banks in South Africa for 8 years and 5 more for years for other national institutions in South Africa before swirltching to Bookkeeper/Accountant, due to my near retirement age. Rain is singularly the most inept Service Provider for any customer, individual or corporate I have yet encountered and their Customer Service is an affront to the name Customer Service!

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Hannelie N's update04 Jan 2025, 17:28
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This is the sane infuriating and condescending answer off the bat when I called RAIN. STOP SUBMITTING PAYMENT REQUESTS TO MY BANK ACCOUNT!!!! I KNOW I HAVE PAID MY ACCOUNT AND SO DO YOU!!! NY BANK STATEMENT CONFIRMS YOUR CONTINUED PAYMENT REQUESTS! PLEASE EDUCATE YOUR CUSTOMER SERVICE TO Actually DELIVER CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!
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Hannelie N's update04 Jan 2025, 19:07
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I want to be clear. It is not just "inconvenience" caused. That is why I deem your apology insincere. Apart from the fact that it was not offered when you admitted the faulty transactions. The very real, and negative financial consequences to me as a consumer through these actions are no mere "inconvenience"!!
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Rain's reply04 Jan 2025, 19:17
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Hey Hannelie N, 

We're sorry your rain experience has not been as good as expected. Thank you for bringing this to our attention, we are currently investigating your query and we will be in touch to assist further. 

Regards, 
rain.
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Hannelie N's update04 Jan 2025, 19:24
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Apologies for the spelling mistakes, I am furious and not concentrating on spelling!
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Hannelie N's update04 Jan 2025, 19:41
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I am also submitting a complaint to the Customer/ Consumer Ombudsman about this conduct as RAIN:s ******* payment requests have incurred unnecessary costs for me and negatively influenced my Credit Record with the Bank. Which I will request RAIN's remedial action for.
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Hannelie N's update04 Jan 2025, 19:50
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This is all done in lieu of the absence of an apology and the inept, disrespectful and condescending way my simple query to why continuous payment requests were submitted and to stop it immediately, was treated!
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Hannelie N's update04 Jan 2025, 20:14
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Thank you kindly. As I do nit need your permission to take further action you have clearly displayed publicly your insincere apology and the condescending way you treat paying customers.
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Hannelie N's update06 Jan 2025, 07:38
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Thank you. It is very lear you do not actually understand. Why would I make that statement? Because I have just received a notification from my bank that the RAIN transaction was declined! Now please tell me exactly how much you "understand" as bout Customer Service and Finance???!!!

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Hannelie N's update07 Jan 2025, 09:34
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Oh my! It is day #6. Abd yet again a Rain payment was submitted to my bank account this morning. How nany mire days and weeks is this going to continue? Is any one at RAIN willing or capable of giving me an answer????
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Hannelie N's update07 Jan 2025, 13:25
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What is the email address where I can send my statement to? Seeing you prefer to not contact me directly as promised every time I call Customer Care and never receive feedback. Or would you prefer to give me so much trouble for your mistakes, that I will cancel my contract due to your ************??
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Hannelie N's update10 Jan 2025, 08:15
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Thank you so much for stopping the transaction going off my account for 2 whole days! I see your untested code was reactivated this morning when the transaction went off again. So I suppose I will be posting on Hello Peter again on a daily basis again!
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Hannelie N's update10 Jan 2025, 13:44
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Oh dear, please tell me we are not starting this whole conversation all over again!
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Hannelie N's update10 Jan 2025, 14:44
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Thank you, thank you to Jim at your customer care!! My faith in Rain is being restored! The problem has been identified and he made the request to remove my payment details from the account who used it unauthorised! I really appreciate this.