[Resolved]  Kenstar — REGARDING PROBLEMS WITH FOOD PROCESSOR.

Dear Sir,

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Kenstar also recognizes the importance of after-sales service to the consumer. Which is why, we are constantly engaged in enhancing the level of consumer satisfaction - a truly demanding task in itself. Our strong back-office support, the Kenstar Service Department has developed a unique module of service that enables consumer attendance in less than 24 hours, starting from the time a complaint is launched in any part of the country.
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The above quote is taken from your web site.

The website has option for finding the Service Centers but is not enabled (sic!!!). There is absolutely no mention about the customer’s complaints or the Service help line number.

Fed up with the poor services from your local (Ahmedabad) dealer I took the help line number and tried to seek help for the repair of Mixer Grinder. I am giving below an account of my experience dealing with your Service Call Centre ([protected])

On 28th May’2009 I contacted the Service Call Centre and got my service request registered (Complaint No.AHM[protected]) for Kenstar Model MG9604A Mixer Grinder. The executive told me that the service engineer would visit with in 48 hours (The web site says with 24 hours..sic!!!).

I requested the executive over phone to provide me the local Service Centre Address or Contact number so that I can either visit or talk to the concerned to save time. I was informed that this information can not be given and as per the system, the service requests are to be registered with the Service Call Centre only. I made a request to take a note that the engineer should visit only after talking to me over my mobile phone ([protected]) phone.

Today, 3rd June, 2009 after waiting for more than 144 hours, I contacted the Call centre again to remind. To my great astonishment I was told that my address was wrong (as reported by their service engineer Mr. Ghanshyam) and therefore the complaint is closed. I was given a new Complaint No. AHM [protected] by the call center executive Ms. Sheetal. She also advised me to talk to the local service centre and told me to contact Mr. Raju at 230666. When I told her that there can not be a 6 digit phone number in Ahmedabad (sic!!!) she gave me a mobile number of Mr. Vijay Parikh [protected]. She never told me that I should try this number after 11 (sic!!!). I requested her to lodge a complaint against Mr. Ghanshyam who has wrongly reported for closing the case citing the reason of incorrect address but she gave me no solutions for such grievances.

I tried on the mobile number several times but got no response. I called up the Call centre again to enquire whether the number was correct. I asked the Call Centre executive to transfer the line to the Call Centre Supervisor but I was told that his line was busy and I should call again after 10 minutes. I kept holding the line but to no avail.

I joined the Call Centre number again and this time Nazneen picked up the line and spoke in chaste Hindi whereas I had opted for talking in English. My request to transfer the line to the Call Centre head was not entertained.

Furious, I called the centre again and talked to Ms. Jayshree this time. She wanted to know the reason for transferring the line to the Supervisor. When I told her that I wish to make a complaint against the Call Centre executives she told me that she is the boss. Suspecting her behaviour I insisted for talking to the Call Centre head.

The line was then transferred to Mr. Dheeraj, Manager of Call Centre. I insisted for initiating action as under:

Mr. Ghanshyam: For giving false report of wrong address and not following the instruction for talking to me over my mobile phone prior to the visit.

Ms. Sheetal: For not informing me that I should call after 11 am to contact Mr. Vijay Parikh and also not transferring the life to her superior inspite of my insistence.

Ms. Nazneen: For talking to me in other language inspite of my opting for English & not transferring the line to the Supervisor in spite of my holding the line for long.

Ms. Jayshree: For blocking me to reach to her superiors. For shielding her colleagues by imposing herself as the Head of Call Centre.

Mr. Dhiraj: The Manager of the Call Centre showed helplessness while talking. He should be held overall responssible for the entire episode and improper handling of the customer’s grievances / complaints.

I sincerely hope that my feed back would help you to weed out the shortcoming in the system and improve the services of the company. This complaint should be limited to be seen as against a particular person but against the system as a whole. I would like to make some suggestions as under:
1. The website should guide the customers properly with the address / contact numbers of the all service centres.
2. There should be provision to lodge complaint on the web site also.
3. Call Centres should have correct address / contact numbers.
4. All service related grievance should also be registered at the Call Centres.
5. Call Centre executives should not discourage the customers to talk to the superiors even though the matter could be trivial.
6. The feed back on closing the complaints should be sought by sending sms or verbal feed back over phone to ensure proper customer satisfaction.

I am trying the mobile number of Mr. Vijay Parikh [protected] since 11 O’ clock (till 11.18) but no one is picking up the line….. who bothers for the customers.. afterall?????????????????

Regards,

D K Goswamy
1002, Labh Shukan Tower, Nr. Judges Bungalows,
Bodakdev, Ahmedabad
(mobile [protected])

I am having the Ken star’s Food processor and Micro Owen since 2005.I am sorry to say that I am having not a little satisfaction with your product as they are giving me problem from the very first year.

Ken star’s Micro Owen: I did not use your make since last one year. On its broke down I always call from your service center. I already spent almost 1000/- on that for repairing since I bought it. I even used it for 10-12 hrs since its buying.

Ken star’s Food processor: As my Food processor is not working since 2005 I contact your service centre and on their request from your service center I myself took my Food processor there on date 30 oct2009. After about one week when I enquiry about Service, they told that one part is not available at Lucknow and it will require to be bring from the factory.

I have called as much time as I can, to your Centers on these numbers.
Ph. [protected]
mobile [protected]

On daily request, for the estimate for the repairing your service centre did not inform me the estimate.

But always got response that "Tomorrow Call Sir".

It my Request to take this matter seriously.

"I feel that I have made a big mistake when I purchased Ken star’s Food processor and Micro Owen instead of LG, just because of my feeling to buy Indian product to upgrade Indian company to take challenge with these multinationals Companies.
So again I sorry to say that If this type of service u provide to your customers, how come you people survive in this competitive market.

Any how this is my last try, Lets see what response I will get from Ken star.


Dinesh Mittal
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