Hi,
I have dealt with many customer service representatives in the past, some good and some bad, but I have never felt the need to complain about one until I came across the "customer service" representative for The Range (over the phone).
We bought a perfume, the picture showed 100ml, but were surprised when the bottle came in at 35ml. We rang The Range and asked to get a refund and not pay for the delivery charge. As the image of the product was misleading, we assumed it would be an easy transaction.
Instead, we were treated like second-class citizens. The customer service representative (Jon/John) said we should have read the product description properly and it's our own fault for believing what was in the picture. According to him, only the description matters and The Range can put any picture they want as it doesn't break any laws. In this case, he agrees that I can sell a PlayStation 4 on eBay but trick buyers by putting up a picture of the PlayStation 5.
Then when my wife wanted to pass the phone over to me (as our newborn began to cry), Jon refused to talk to me. He claimed that my wife was the name on the order and he has no obligation to speak to me. He can clearly hear the baby crying but seemed not to care.
When we asked him to speak to a manager or a supervisor (or anyone else), he refused. He kept saying that they'll tell us the same thing.
When we asked to get his name, he said it's John. One of the most common names in the country. We asked for a surname or at least an employee number... he flat out refused.
We asked for a transcribe of the conversation, he said he'll email it to us. Instead, he just emailed us a summary, which left out all of the issues we had over the phone.
I refuse to ever step foot inside a Range store going forward if this is the type of people they think are suitable employees, which is a shame as there is a great Range store 2 minutes from my house.
Just to note, this isn't specifically aimed at this branch, but there is no option for the head office. read more