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PC World's Worst Customer Service
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Marc_Hogan
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Hi Guys
Just wanted to share my experience and vent a little about PC World!
“Every day we must find new ways to surprise, delight and improve the lives of our customers. … we will have to strive hard to keep up our momentum and will flourish only if we continue to offer ever higher levels of service…”
Sebastian James – Group Chief Executive of Dixons Retail, owner of PC World and Currys
Mr James, you still have some work to do….
Tuesday June 11th
Order laptop from PC World. Expected delivery June 17th on receipt.
Sunday June 16th
Receive text from DPD (PC Worlds Delivery Service) – laptop to be delivered on June 17th.
Monday June 17th
I wait in all day, laptop never arrives.
Monday June 17th
I phone DPD, they can’t tell me where my laptop is, and they can’t contact the driver.
I decide to check with the neighbours, DPD might have delivered it to one of them, it’s not there. I check my garage, no not there either. I check in the back garden, no. I even check my bin, nope nothing, this is the world worst version of ‘Wheres Wally’.
Monday June 17th
I phone PC World’s Customer Service Department, they still don’t know where laptop is. Check with DPD again, they’ve gone home!
Tuesday June 18th
Check with DPD online, they claim to have no package with my tracking number. I call PC World again they said they would look into it. I also send an email to PC Worlds Customer Service department KNOWHOW. I hear nothing back, they should be called NORESPONSE.
Wednesday June 19th
I call PC World again. A helpful girl places a ‘lost in transit request’ and leaves me a message on Thursday 20 to confirm this. By now I want to place a ‘lost my mind request’.
Friday June 21st
I call again and explain under the Distance Selling Regulations they have broken the terms of the contract and that ‘time is of the essence’. Therefore I would like to cancel my order and have a refund or to be able to pick up the laptop, which is in stock at my local PC world.
Sean from PC world says that delivery date is only estimated, and under their Terms & Conditions they will not issue a refund, or let me pick up laptop from local store!
I ask him to show me this in their Ts&Cs, which he is unable to do. I wonder if he can set up a ‘Lost my Ts&Cs investigation‘?
To be fair if they don’t know where my laptop is, why would they know where their terms and conditions are?
Having looked online I’ve been unable to find in their Ts&Cs anything about failure to deliver.
However if you look at their Cancellations policy…
Cancellations
If you’ve changed your mind about the item you’ve purchased and want to cancel your order before your delivery – no problem.
Just call our contact centre on 0844 561 1234 and we’ll discuss the cancellation with you and whether you’d prefer to have an alternative product sent to you, or a refund.
Sean still refuses to issues a refund due to the ‘lost in transit investigation‘. I ask to be speak to someone more senior. Sean promises me a manger will call me back in 20 minutes.
No one calls me back. – I wonder if I can request a ‘lost my manager investigation’?
Tuesday 25th
After no response for 4 days, I call again; once again I ask for a refund, or to allow me to pick up laptop in store.
[Removed by Forum Team] from customer Services refuses because of the ‘lost in transit investigation’.
I ask to speak to a manager. He promises that some one will call me back. So far KNOWHOW have NOCALLED, I decide to write a blog and post on MSE
Marc
Just wanted to share my experience and vent a little about PC World!
“Every day we must find new ways to surprise, delight and improve the lives of our customers. … we will have to strive hard to keep up our momentum and will flourish only if we continue to offer ever higher levels of service…”
Sebastian James – Group Chief Executive of Dixons Retail, owner of PC World and Currys
Mr James, you still have some work to do….
Tuesday June 11th
Order laptop from PC World. Expected delivery June 17th on receipt.
Sunday June 16th
Receive text from DPD (PC Worlds Delivery Service) – laptop to be delivered on June 17th.
Monday June 17th
I wait in all day, laptop never arrives.
Monday June 17th
I phone DPD, they can’t tell me where my laptop is, and they can’t contact the driver.
I decide to check with the neighbours, DPD might have delivered it to one of them, it’s not there. I check my garage, no not there either. I check in the back garden, no. I even check my bin, nope nothing, this is the world worst version of ‘Wheres Wally’.
Monday June 17th
I phone PC World’s Customer Service Department, they still don’t know where laptop is. Check with DPD again, they’ve gone home!
Tuesday June 18th
Check with DPD online, they claim to have no package with my tracking number. I call PC World again they said they would look into it. I also send an email to PC Worlds Customer Service department KNOWHOW. I hear nothing back, they should be called NORESPONSE.
Wednesday June 19th
I call PC World again. A helpful girl places a ‘lost in transit request’ and leaves me a message on Thursday 20 to confirm this. By now I want to place a ‘lost my mind request’.
Friday June 21st
I call again and explain under the Distance Selling Regulations they have broken the terms of the contract and that ‘time is of the essence’. Therefore I would like to cancel my order and have a refund or to be able to pick up the laptop, which is in stock at my local PC world.
Sean from PC world says that delivery date is only estimated, and under their Terms & Conditions they will not issue a refund, or let me pick up laptop from local store!
I ask him to show me this in their Ts&Cs, which he is unable to do. I wonder if he can set up a ‘Lost my Ts&Cs investigation‘?
To be fair if they don’t know where my laptop is, why would they know where their terms and conditions are?
Having looked online I’ve been unable to find in their Ts&Cs anything about failure to deliver.
However if you look at their Cancellations policy…
Cancellations
If you’ve changed your mind about the item you’ve purchased and want to cancel your order before your delivery – no problem.
Just call our contact centre on 0844 561 1234 and we’ll discuss the cancellation with you and whether you’d prefer to have an alternative product sent to you, or a refund.
Sean still refuses to issues a refund due to the ‘lost in transit investigation‘. I ask to be speak to someone more senior. Sean promises me a manger will call me back in 20 minutes.
No one calls me back. – I wonder if I can request a ‘lost my manager investigation’?
Tuesday 25th
After no response for 4 days, I call again; once again I ask for a refund, or to allow me to pick up laptop in store.
[Removed by Forum Team] from customer Services refuses because of the ‘lost in transit investigation’.
I ask to speak to a manager. He promises that some one will call me back. So far KNOWHOW have NOCALLED, I decide to write a blog and post on MSE
Marc
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Remind them that their internal 'lost in transit' investigation is of no concern to you. You are entirely within your rights to cancel for a full refund, and if they refuse this they are breaking the law.
I'd probably go straight to a letter before action.0 -
Hi ThumbRemote
I have pointed out their internal process is nothing to do with me and they are breaking the law, but they refuse to budge!
So frustrating, and such a waste of my time!
marc0 -
It's best to send them a letter with the heading "letter before action." That will hopefully get the ball rolling for you.0
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There really is nothing more you can do.
You can badger PCWorld but the agents (a) won't give a monkeys and (b) probably have orders to minimise cancellations and returns.
About all you can do is to write a letter of complaint to the Chief Exec.
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Ask for compensation from them for time wasted waiting in and the cost of calling them. PCW are utter a-holes when it comes to compo. I requested mileage once for a wasted trip and they agreed. And then backtracked to only offer fuel. Then they changed it to a cruddy PCW voucher!The man without a signature.0 -
If you paid by credit card then simply raise a section 75 claim?
Or once 15 days from original delivery have elapsed (3rd July?) then raise a chargeback claim on the basis of non-delivery?0 -
Heard you on the radio!0
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