| Address: Jaipur, Rajasthan |
I have always been an ardent
Pizza Hut customer through my childhood in the middle east and after the chain
opened up in India. But a recent incident has questioned my loyalty towards the
highly reputed international chain. Incidents are bound to happen with an
operation so vast, however a chain like Pizza Hut takes immense pride in its
operations. So much pride that one wouldn't be billed if the pizza arrives
beyond the stipulated 30 mins or even a specified time by the personnel taking
the order. Complaints are tackled and dealt with right then and there so that
they do not become the issue that would now follow.
At 8:05 PM, on 24th of May 2014, a Saturday evening, I placed an order
for 2 large pizzas, (one veggie supreme and one pepperoni with extra toppings
of olives, onions and capsicums). I had placed a call to your centralized call
center number and placed this order from Jaipur while in Jaipur. The personnel
took the number I was calling from along with the address. In order to ensure
he understood our address and location properly, I did mention the registered
mobile number while explaining that any call regarding this order should be
made on the number I was using to call. All these precautions to ensure that
being a weekend, the order would not be delayed. At the end of this order, the
attendant told me that my order would be with me within 30 mins.
At 8:45 PM, 24th of May 2014, 40
mins after I've placed my order, I
get a call from Connaught Place, Delhi, informing me that they will not
be able to deliver my order as Jaipur does not fall within their delivery
limits. (at this moment I'm perplexed as to why I have received this call)
A barrage of calls followed that
from 8:46 PM to 8:48 PM, 24th of May 2014, giving me stories of "TECHNICAL
PROBLEMS" and "HUMAN ERRORS".
At 8:53 PM, on 24th
of May 2014, 48 MINS AFTER I PLACED MY ORDER, I get a call from Pizza
Huts centralized call center, again telling me about a serious of human errors
and technical problems till I finally got frustrated with them and told them I
knew the truth about my order being sent to Delhi. At that moment a Mr Mohit in
Delhi again apologizes and asks me to place my order (AGAIN) and wait
another 20 mins before it will be delivered to me.
From 8:55 PM to 9:17 PM, on 24th of May 2014, I spent my time talking to 5
of pizza huts staff between the Centralized Call Center in Delhi and the
Vaishali Nagar branch of Pizza Hut in Jaipur. This conversation was finally
concluded by Mr Ishaan Sisodia who was extremely apologetic for the mess up at
the Delhi office but could do absolutely nothing more for me beyond being
"Incredibly Apologetic", when I ask for the complaint department's
contact details, he actually says while they are apologetic for this error and
they would not be able to deliver the Pizzas, they also request me not to take
the matter further.
After waiting for 72 mins for an order, that has yet not been delivered to me due
to Pizza Hut's fault, I'm given a heartfelt apology and a plea for me not
to make a complaint about the matter or raise it on any level with Senior
Officials of Pizza Hut. Its very disturbing while every call centre warns a
caller for call screening formalities, your personnel malign the reputation of
the internationally popular chain by talking and stating nonsense like this.
I have
brought this matter to your notice because it has left me wondering whether the
chain has dropped in its standards and doesn't really care about satisfied
customers or then does the international chain feel the average Indian caller
from a smaller town, may not understand the magnitude of the chain.
This has
been very appalling and I would like to know how you intend to rectifying the
issue.
Aug 14, 2020
Complaint marked as Resolved