1 reviews | Active since Sept 2019
Disappointing customer service
My name is Fernando Petersen ID:***. I have been unemployed since 31/12/20. I informed my creditors if my situation that I was unable to make payment. Then lockdown started and all available cash was used for priorities food electricity etc. Recieved collection calls from Foschini group and explained my situation numerous times,even spoke to 2 managers I believe to enquire what can be done for me as I hv been a good customer always paying my bills and even more than the required amount. Now almost a year later I have started a job and want to start paying I recieved a call that My Sportscene account got handed over to Shrives on 12/11/20 as per Customer service agent Namso. I requested to speak to a Manager but was flatly told I wont be receiving any callbacks and to pursue a case with the ombudsman if I feel that I have been unjustly treated by the Foschini Group. I am quite disgusted and livid as I had notified them of my situation seeking help which clearly fell on deaf ears. I would like to lodge a complaint against them for the way my account has been handled. God only knows what has been reported om my credit file. I need my account returned from the collections agency with immediate effect and if possible my credit file to be updated accordingly as its an unfair practice to hand over financially vulnerable debtors who cannot pay not because we dont but because we cant. I have even made my first payment to Sportscene on Saturday without knowing the above. I hv another retail account and spoke to that creditor once, filled in a short form online and they froze my account. No hassles or harassing calls like Foschini who called me every day even though I asked my details to be removed from their dialler numerous times. Thier urgent response is required to this matter.
Good day Mr F Petersen Thank you for your e-mail. Re: *** Your account has been handed over to a Collection agency SHRIVES INCORPORATED number asfollows: ***. Please contact the Collection agency to make arrangements for payments as there may be agencyfees outstanding on your account. Please be advised that the account was handed over due to no payments received. Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us on our e-mail address:*** or via telephone on ***or ***. Kind regards, EDWINAH FRANCKEAdministrator-Customer ServicesFoschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd
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Good day Mr F Petersen Thank you for your e-mail. Re: *** Your account has been handed over to a Collection agency SHRIVES INCORPORATED number asfollows: ***. Please contact the Collection agency to make arrangements for payments as there may be agencyfees outstanding on your account. Please be advised that the account was handed over due to no payments received. Should you require any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us on our e-mail address:*** or via telephone on ***or ***. Kind regards, EDWINAH FRANCKEAdministrator-Customer ServicesFoschini Retail Group (Pty) Ltd
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HiFirstly I already know its been handed over to them.I expected someone to look at my complaint not tell me the obvious. You guys have treated a very good customer like trash when I was in a very sensitive and precarious position ie:retrenched, lockdown etc. Yes no payments were made as I cudnt get a job cos the whole planet was frozen in time due to covid.Lucky you guys were still working from home I guess not giving a damn about those who lost their livelihood. Im sure you *****ed over many of your poor customers the same way. If u look at my account was I not a good customer always paying my debts?Now when I need some commom sense and some humanity shown Im just being told go setup a payment arrangement with Shrives.??? I am utterly disgusted by your response as clearly no thought has gone into this response. My credit file is so *****ed over Im working now but now need to fix this mess before my life can go on. Your company has really been of no help to me. I would never recommend anyone to do business with yourselves if it would make a difference. Guess Ill make my case before the ombudsman and see if I have been treated fairly Show quoted text
HiFirstly I already know its been handed over to them.I expected someone to look at my complaint not tell me the obvious. You guys have treated a very good customer like trash when I was in a very sensitive and precarious position ie:retrenched, lockdown etc. Yes no payments were made as I cudnt get a job cos the whole planet was frozen in time due to covid.Lucky you guys were still working from home I guess not giving a damn about those who lost their livelihood. Im sure you *****ed over many of your poor customers the same way. If u look at my account was I not a good customer always paying my debts?Now when I need some commom sense and some humanity shown Im just being told go setup a payment arrangement with Shrives.??? I am utterly disgusted by your response as clearly no thought has gone into this response. My credit file is so *****ed over Im working now but now need to fix this mess before my life can go on. Your company has really been of no help to me. I would never recommend anyone to do business with yourselves if it would make a difference. Guess Ill make my case before the ombudsman and see if I have been treated fairly Show quoted text
