Stock and Communication Improvements
Hello Team,
I've bought a few items including cameras and accessories over the years from Ted's. Generally I've had good service however, two recent orders were not so good.
The first one about a month ago was for a Lumix G9 body on special. I ordered this online for pickup in the Brisbane store, the website said stock was available (in the Brisbane store). After a few days I was told "we couldn't find one" and new stock was coming, however it was going to be the end of the month which was more than 3 weeks away. As I was going away and wanted the camera for a trip I cancelled the order and found one closer to home on the Gold Coast, available straightaway. I understand these days stock can be an issue but the misinformation was the main problem.
The second item was a S/H FTZii Adapter, I was happy with the price but had a delay in getting it shipped from Sydney due to it "not being cleared for sale" so there was some lack of communication there or a stock issue there. There was no real urgency luckily so that was "Ok"
Positively, on both occasions the ladies I spoke to in your online customer service centre were very helpful.
Lastly, I would like to mention a bad experience browsing in your Melbourne City store. I don't get to Melbourne very often but in late March and an earlier visit a long time prior, on both visits I walked the WHOLE store spending approximately 20 minutes looking at many items, I was never approached once to see if I needed help with anything! It's nice to browse without getting harassed but that was very poor I thought. Maybe just a coincident? But it seems the staff there need to improve their customer service!
Regards,
Michael Ashley