SOP in the online world.
But what companies actually reach out to make it right? Oh yeah. AutoGeek!! :)
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The book, "Customers For Life" has been around for almost 20 years. AG lives it. They want you as a customer for the rest of your life and they will go out of their way to make sure that happens. It is the way things work there. Take it to the bank.
Yeah i had been waiting to buy a pixie and two sales where i could get it 15% off passed with no pixie in stock. I understood it not being in but wanted to order to get sale.
I emailed Meghan and she apologized explained the issue and had someone call me (not me call them) to order. It ended up being more of a process as they changed systems and it has issues taking CC and GC’s.
I decided agAinst buying it as i really dont need it and the job i was going to help my friend with fell through.
Sum it all up and they were their to take care of me [emoji817]
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I ordered $125 worth of product on Sunday during the 20% off 4th of July sale. I received this message on Tuesday evening.
Email received two days after ordering:
Hello,
Thank you for your order. An item on your recent order has been placed on temporary backorder.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. If you have any questions, or if you need any further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us. We appreciate your business.
If you would like to adjust your order, please contact us directly and one of our Customer Service Representatives will be happy assist you. Once the backordered item is received, will work to ship your order as quickly as possible.
We expect to ship your order in approximately 7-10 business days.
BACK-ORDER: 500 ml. CarPro Reset Intensive Car Shampoo
Sincerely,
Marquez
Customerservice@Autogeek
The four bottles of Reset I ordered were in stock when I ordered.
I'll wait but I'm a little annoyed. Detailing is a hobby for me so I can wait unlike a professional detailer that needs product to make a living. I'm not annoyed that Reset is on backorder because they probably have antiquated live inventory tracking software.
What I'm annoyed about is that they are going to hold up shipping the other four products I ordered that are in stock for another ten days. Obviously they are trying to save on shipping. I live twenty five miles south of Stuart Florida. Shipping must be minimal.
If Autogeek had a customer centric philosophy they would ship the items that were in stock and then ship the backordered item(s) separately.
I keep hearing how customer oriented Autogeek is. I'm not so sure.
Is this standard practice for Autogeek to hold up the whole order if one item is backordered? If I was making a living from detailing I'd be looking for another supplier.
From experience the big online shippers don't work this way. They ship what they have in stock right away.
Yes, I realize they did email me and I can cancel but that's not what this post is about. It's about what constitutes customer service at Autogeek.
1. Autogeek isn't a retail store. Or I should say it wasn't a retail store when I was there twenty years ago buying marine products for a boat that was docked in Hobe Sound. Which is right next door to Stuart.
2. South Florida is the Corona virus hotspot of the world right now.
3. Sorry goggle maps says Stuart is 63 miles from my house. A 55 minute drive each way. Why waste gas, put wear and tear on my car and spend two hours driving on I-95 when UPS delivers next day from Autogeek normally.
4. I would have been mad not just annoyed if the website said Reset was in stock and it wasn't when I got there.
5. I'm a lazy retired man who wants things dropped at his door step.:laughing:
I'll call them tomorrow and ask them to ship what they have. Their policy needs to change. Shouldn't need to call.
Also when you order the money you spent is listed as pending on your credit card. After two days the money was charged to my credit card. I just looked at my credit card summary and the money I spent went from pending to charged. So in essence If I don't call I'll be charged for products that won't ship for another two weeks. Ten business days is in essence two weeks.
I'd almost like to say that Autogeek isn't on the up and up with their shipping and billing practices. The credit card isn't supposed be charged until the product ships.