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Jay K

1 reviews | Active since Mar 2017

30 May 2023, 14:03

Lack of Service - Samsung SSS CELLULAR (Bellville)

Almost 2 weeks ago Samsung (SSS CELLULAR Bellville) collected our washing machine... for almost 2 weeks we have been trying to contact them and each time we eventually get through we are spun a different story. Our calls are not returned and our emails are just ignored by Mieka-iel. Finally on Friday my husband called and he was told the machine will be delivered on Saturday or Monday has come and gone - still no machine. My husband then contacted them yesterday and was told it will be delivered today - we requested by 11:30..... it was not delivered and once again no communication from Samsung. My husband has once again left messages for Mieka-iel, he then spoke to a credit controller called Ash and was told the washing machine will be delivered tomorrow. In all of this not once did Samsung phone us... what happened to customer service.... or under promising and over delivering. This is over promising and under delivering. i have even tried contacting Samsung on the whatsapp chat - after chatting to Lydia for 1,5 hours (yes 1,5 hours) she then said apparently Samsung is waiting for us to approve the quote... total opposite of what was actually happening. We are now waiting for Shamiel the Manager to call us back.... needless to say that will not happen as Samsung does not know how to pick up a phone. If only we could have been kept in the loop - we could have made other arrangements. On another note we paid R500 for them just to tell us that we must throw dishwasher pods in the machine to clean it - a year later still the same problem.

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Replies (4)
Samsung South Africa
Samsung South Africa's reply30 May 2023, 14:05
Official
Good day Jacky
 
Thank you for bringing your query to our attention, we apologize for any inconvenience that this may have caused. 
 
We have noted your concerns and we are currently investigating the matter further. 
 
Your complaint has been assigned to our escalations department and we will be in contact with you. 
 
Kind Regards, 
Samsung ZA
;^NM 
 
JK
Jay K's update30 May 2023, 18:00
Reviewer Update
Hi - my husband spoke to a very rude Ash, who claims that he is the only one that can push out work so he is not sure who would have told us it will be delivered, Saturday, then Monday, then Tuesday as he is the only that can authorise the delivery.
He then said Shamiel the Manager is not available to take the call and will return the call... Shamiel has not returned teh call. Before my husband disconnected the call - someone then asked Ash "what did he say now, "what did he say now" which is proving to me that our washing machine is purposely not being delivered.
JK
Jay K's update28 Jun 2023, 13:50
Reviewer Update
Update:
The Machine in question was initially collected by SSS Cellular after their assessment (diagnostics) we were told all the device needed was a “Steam Clean”.
After many follow-ups from our end and weeks without a machine we received the machine. We used the machine the same day and experienced the “exact” same problem the same error codes everything, it took us 4 hours to do one load of washing.
We contacted both Samsung head office (Nomazisi) and SSS Cellular informing that we were still sitting with the exact problem. Nomazisi - liaised with SSS and a technician was sent to fix the machine at my home. The technician informed us on the day machine was definitely not fixed before and that if it was assessed correctly the guys in the workshop would’ve seen it needed a new pump....thankfully he sorted our machine out and it works now.
Since all of this has transpired, SSS has called and emailed, threatening us with lawyers as we need to pay for the 2nd technician. I informed them that Nomazisi authorized the machine to be fixed and she told me a few times that we do not have to pay, as it falls under workmanship.
Now Nomazisi has backtracked and saying that she based her decision on the fact that she thought it was the same problem... BUT IT WAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. Please check recordings of her telling me I don't have to pay (i have dates and times of our calls).
Your assistance would be greatly appreciated on the matter as we’ve just been following the advise of these professionals.
JK
Jay K's update17 Jul 2023, 13:02
Reviewer Update
It says issue has been logged but yet nothing is happening.....