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Sue-Ann Modiba

1 reviews | Active since Dec 2009

05 Feb 2021, 11:36

Teach your staff about your own processes

Bought a backpack on TFG online and delivery was at Totalsports Brooklyn. Collected the bag and found that it was not as depicted on the website. Then ordered another one and when I went to collect the second bag I returned the first bag with the invoice. Koketso and Eva said it was not possible for me to return it there which surprised me cause I collected it there. Returns can be done where items were delivered and refunds done by the online shop. However; they were able give me another bag which I purchased online but they could not return the first one. They later called me and told me that I should return it at Sportscene and I tried to explain their own processes again but they did not listen. I told them that the reason I returned it there was because I received it there and that I bought it online as it was not available around any Pretoria stores and also we are limiting human contact so as to avoid being contaminated with Covid-19. I later called the online number and guess what? They wanted to confirm the collection address (Totalsports-Brooklyn) and I couldn't because the staff there refused to receive my return. I had to give them another address.

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Replies (3)
Totalsports
Totalsports's reply05 Feb 2021, 11:41
Official
Good morning Sue-Ann, thank you for reaching out to us. We have looked into your order and see that you purchased a backpack from sportscene, not Totalsports. 

Items can only be returned to the brand store from which the item is purchased from - ie, sportscene to sportscene / Totalsports to Totalsports. Our team in-store were 100% correct in that the item cannot be returned for refund at the store. 

Our returns policy states:

"Return to store: You can return your items for Free to any SA store from which the goods originated - for example, return Totalsports goods to a Totalsports store."

Please see the full Ts & Cs of returns here: https://www.sportscene.co.za/browse/staticContent.jsp?pageName=Returns
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Sue-Ann Modiba's update10 Feb 2021, 11:59
Reviewer Update
Point of correction, I bought the item on TFG online which is your holding company not at any specific shops you are referring to. Please don't try to confuse us by singling out store names which is irrelevant to the issue at hand. Firstly; I was returning the item at a branch (Brooklyn) at one of your subsidiaries (Total sports) from which I picked the item from. Secondly the process I followed is one of the options outlined on the Ts & Cs of returns here: https://www.sportscene.co.za/browse/staticContent.jsp?pageName=Returns you are referring to. So as I speak you have not resolved anything, just beat around the bush for PR purposes. I still have the backpack and the return (pick up within 3-10 working days) has not been actioned. I have just found out that it has not even been recorded with your online customer services. Do you want me now to actually do your work? Come on!
Totalsports
Totalsports's reply10 Feb 2021, 12:28
Official
Hi Sue-Ann, we understand that you purchased the item off myTFG World, however the item was from a sportscene store. This is confirmed on your order, as well as the Tax Invoice that was provided to you. Again, our Team in the Totalsports store were absolutely correct in not allowing the item to be returned at our store. 

When you spoke with Customer Services, did they provide to you a RM reference number? If so, please share that with us & we will share with the sportscene & myTFG world teams respectively as Totalsports is not able to assist with orders that are not from our stores or online store.