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 Friday, November 02, 2007

Dell India is Hell

A month back I ordered a Dell Laptop for my friend SasiKumar. It was my sole decision to go for a Dell Laptop here in India. I ordered for Dell Inspiron E1505/6400. It was more than a month, and I didnt get any reply from Dell Sales Team in Bangalore, India. At one point, I  started asking for the status, and not the Laptop. But they didnt even reply to my email for more than two weeks.

I was given a link longtime back to check the status. Excellent updation on the status. For nearly 3 weeks, there was no status update. Even I bounced these things back to them and to few other email Ids I got from their website and Google. But nothing invain. I really felt bad talking to my friend, though he didnt tell anything.

Even I sent two mails insulting them for this. Its here.. Even for that they didnt respond, thats different story!!

Mail to Dell India

Mail to Dell India

Actully, a friend of mine nearly a year back had the same problem. But, I thought it was Past(a yr old story). But it again happened!! Really I think no retail buyer will go and buy in the Dell India or their Website.

Atlast yesterday someone from Bangalore Dell called me and asked whether the Laptop has been despatched.
I shouted "No".
Then she said "It might be on the way to your place".
I replied "Place in the sense where ? Even Chennai is the place where Im staying and even India is the place where Im residing".
She said "Its in Madras and will come today itself ". And it really got delivered in the same day!!!


 

11/2/2007 11:42:16 AM UTC  #    Disclaimer  |  Comments [1]   
11/15/2007 9:00:19 AM UTC
Guys,

My case was even worst. It happened sometime in 2001. I was in UK and I ordered a dell laptop. I issued a cheque and the amount got debited promptly within 2 days and even after 2 months I did not get my laptop. I made 28 calls (believe me: after some point of time I started counting the calls, making a note of whom I spoke). Eveycall of mine was routed through a call center and you will get a standard reply (Sir, we will get back in 48 hrs). When I insisted that I should talk to senior, every call center person mentioned that they were seniors :-(

After a gr8 frustruation, I cancelled my order and asked them to pay my money back and only then I got to know the real issue. i.e. in their ....... system, the payment status was showing as "pending". I was told that since I did not pay, they will not reimburse the money (1024 pounds). I went to the bank and bank had provided all the proofs that the money was debited from my account and deposited to Dell's account. Bank helped me to get all the evidances and finally I threatened Dell that If I do not get any reply, I will go to police. I got a call in next 2 hrs confirming that they have sorted out all the issues and they can deliver the laptop with in a day. I still insisted that they should go ahead cancelling my order and I got the cheque back very next day.

Regards,
Sriram M

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