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Thread ID: 82467 2007-08-28 07:30:00 Vodafone fight with pensioner. sam m (517) PC World Chat
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585455 2007-08-28 07:30:00 I wonder what training manual this customer service (www.stuff.co.nz) tactic came from. sam m (517)
585456 2007-08-28 07:50:00 Like the Subway fiasco the store involved was a franchisee who'll get a slapping for dragging the brand into the news. PaulD (232)
585457 2007-08-28 09:36:00 I wonder what training manual this customer service (www.stuff.co.nz) tactic came from.

I saw that too. Pretty poor service from vodafone, for not to helping someone load their prepay card onto their phone.
rogerp (6864)
585458 2007-08-28 11:03:00 It is not Vodafone, it is First Mobile, Birkenhead. Tarted up to lok like Vodafone though.
You want to see what antics that shop gets up to if you try a warranty claim.
A despicable bunch of mongrels with the ethics of a terrified rat. And on their bad days - - -
R2x1 (4628)
585459 2007-08-28 11:28:00 I wonder what training manual this customer service (www.stuff.co.nz) tactic came from.
Actually if you read the article properly you will notice Vodafone don't actually own the store.
mikebartnz (21)
585460 2007-08-28 20:34:00 Actually if you read the article properly you will notice Vodafone don't actually own the store.

I did read it and I do realise that First Mobile are franchise - what does that have to do with it? They represent Vodafone dont they - or do they sell mobiles from other companies?

I am sure there is another untold side to this story though, the media probably sent her in to stir it up on a quiet news day - I wouldnt put it past them.
sam m (517)
585461 2007-08-28 21:01:00 "The woman said the store manager approached them as they were leaving and there was a confrontation.

She said she was intimidated so she raised her arm to hit him.

The woman's son said his mother, who is emotionally fragile because of her husband's condition, probably made a comment about the store's service, which angered the management."

Hit him??:lol:
pctek (84)
585462 2007-08-28 21:04:00 I did read it and I do realise that First Mobile are franchise - what does that have to do with it? They represent Vodafone dont they - or do they sell mobiles from other companies?

I am sure there is another untold side to this story though, the media probably sent her in to stir it up on a quiet news day - I wouldnt put it past them.
Should you ever deal with this firm in any matter that involves more than you handing them money, your doubts as to any ethics they may have will be instantly dispelled.
R2x1 (4628)
585463 2007-08-29 00:46:00 That was a great laugh.....felt sorry for the woman until I read that the 76 year-old went to hit the staff.

If this is her reaction to poor service, then she deserves it.

Poor customer service does not equal violence, or threats of, against service staff.

My guess is the stupid cow got what she deserved.
allblack (6574)
585464 2007-08-29 06:52:00 Two wrongs don't make a right... she went to hit him, he verbally abused her

Both parties were wrong... no point making Vodafone a scapegoat in the bullsh*t either... it was First Mobile who was one of the wrongful parties

Saying First Mobile represent Vodafone is like saying that Helen Clarke represents the feminist movement (just coz shes a female - allegedly :p)
Myth (110)
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