Times Of India — Non receipt of newspaper for 20 days - poor customer care and service

Address:Chennai, Tamil Nadu, 600035

Dear all,

This is regarding my TOI newspaper. subscription.

Let me first tell you I am an ardent reader and customer of TOI since its launch in Chennai and I am writing this email with sheer frustration.

Sequence of events below

- I have changed my address. I notified TOI CRM chennai on 31-Jan and they did inform me that I will start receiving my newspaper from 16-Feb.

- The reason provided was that they take requests only on 1st and 15th of every month.

- I did sent a follow up email whether the I will start receiving my newspaper from 16- Feb for which there was no response. There was no response for 2 reminder mails as well (Mail trails below)

- On 16-Feb - I called the customer care number and I was put through one of your customer care executives and he appraised me that the order number mentioned by me in incorrect, hence the delay

- I informed him that the order number mentioned in my email is indeed right and I also have a customer copy which has my name written on it.

- On 17-Feb - HE INFORMED ME THAT THE COLLECTION AGENT HAS GOOFED UP AND GAVE ME A NEW ORDER NUMBER WHICH IS NBB 056768

- He also informed me that I will start receiving the newspaper from 18-Feb and also gave me a second number to call

- From 18-Feb I am calling both the numbers with the same response that I will get the newspaper from tomorrow.


I cannot express the frustration I going through this whole episode which may even prompt me to tap the doors of consumer forum.

This is pathetic customer service and I see many articles in TOI about the way govt and other organisation do not have a grievance mechanism. I sincerely advise you to have your house in order first before writing such articles.

Can you atmost respond to this and see where the issue is as I have become tired calling the TOI almost 15 times a day.

Details

Name - Abishek Pai
Customer Id[protected]
Order number (Given by your executive on call) - NBB 056768

Numbers called from 18-Feb with no actions from your end -
+[protected]
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Regards
ABishek
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