So I am paying my bills right? And I've got one in the stack that is a big fat mistake. When we moved in June, Alltel screwed up the market change on our account big time. A couple months later I got an eight hundred dollar bill and my brain promptly blew up all over the ceiling. I called them, we talked through everything and I was assured everything is fine. So today, as I'm going through the remnants of bills to pay, I find a collection notice (WTF?)from an AllTel account. I've had no disruption of service and remember back in September everything was supposed to be A-OK.
I called AllTel. "Ma'am I don't know how you didn't get a bill"
Me: "I didn't bet a bill for this amount because I PAID IT."
AT: "We have no record of that"
Me: "Then why did I not get a bill after that last call in September when I was assured the bill was a-ok and I didn't owe you anything beyond my regular monthly payments on my current account?"
AT: "I DON'T. KNOW."
Me: "So what do we do?"
AT: "You need to pay the bill"
Me: "I already did"
And then my po-dunk bank pisses me off because I'm trying to pull up transactions online and can only get them from the middle of January 2008 to present no matter how hard I try. (Said bank already pisses me off because they're not Quicken 2005 compatible with transaction downloads. I mean - what's the rush? It's 2008!)
AT: "I have no record of payment."
Me: "And thanks to my hick bank, I can't prove anything either. But I paid the bill, Alltel took my money and assured me everything was fine."
AT: "Well, I can find no record of that."
Me: "So what we have here is a situation where I can't prove I paid this amount and you can't prove that I didn't".
AT: "Yes Ma'am"
Me: "So I have to pay this bill"
AT: "Yes Ma'am"
Me: "So because your customer service people in (the shithole town I live in) can't process a simple market change correctly I'm out another $165? And this is despite the fact that you can't really prove I didn't already pay it?"
AT: "Yes ma'am. I'm sorry ma'am"
Me: "Yes, I will bet you are because right before you came on the line, I agreed to take a customer satisfaction survey and I will be looking forward to that call within the next two hours. You have a great day."
Fuck you.
Friday, February 22, 2008
Yet Another Great Customer Service Story
Posted by Lisa at 6:25 PM
Labels: Don't make me break stuff
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2 comments:
Way to be assertive Lisa. Wait on the payment and ask to speak to higher ups. You know the drill I'm sure. The peon can't help you, and their manager might not be able to either, but threaten to leave - and oh! suddenly they can help you!
Can't you call the bank for a record of your transactions as well?
What she said. Being able to access your bank account online is convenient, but it's NOT the only way to go. And if the bank gives you any lip, then come up with a good reason for NOT taking your business elsewhere. Or do it.
And, given your $$ problems documented in this here blog, you DAMN well shouldn't be paying a bill twice that you DO NOT OWE!
Stand your ground, lady. Call your bank. Was this an on-line bill payment or can you give them a check number?
~grumble~
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