I always stand up for what I believe in and what is right even if it means standing alone...In life standing up for your rights is never easy but it is very important to embark on this Long and difficult path to enforce and protect your individual and consumer rights.We all must be aware of our rights.In exercising our rights are we truly free individuals.

I have won many long customer battles against Banks,Phone Companies, Airlines, Electronics Companies etc. I have devoted time and energy to demand positive resolutions for myself and people around me. I hate it when one is denied what every customer has a right to...and that is when I find it important to address it and complain about it. I know it takes time to escalate matters but somehow I prefer to address it no matter what. Having lived in America for sometime, I give a lot of importance to Individual Rights.

It is my nephew who inspired me to write this blog. He felt the importance of his rights and the need to address this subject in a blog very early in age when he was unhappy with the services of a certain Airline. It was then that he suggested that I should write a blog concerning such matters too.

Everyone has certain rights but we are usually not informed about them or do not exercise them. We have a right to be heard...and we must never forget that. There is One Right for All and None should be discriminated. One has the right to question and a right to information. With growing middle class touch 400 million and consumerism, Indian Companies need to become responsive to Consumer complaints and grievances. Ignoring such complaints could lead to big financial losses for the company on consumer complaints being upheld by Consumer Courts.

In this blog, I would like us to share our knowledge about how best to address our complaints effectively as a customer or consumer. It is also important to inform people about the poor customer services provided by reputed brand names. But I would also like to hi-light the names of companies and brands who have co-operated with customers and given positive responses. Please do share your experiences too.

You do not win every battle in life but you learn lessons from it and hopefully live to win it some day. Through this blog ,I would like to inspire people to stand up for their rights and if needed fight for it but the fight for your rights has to be fair and honest. I aim to create a direction and awareness for people who are not given their due rights as an individual first and then as a consumer. There are always solutions and there are way to reach those solutions or alternatives as customers through proper channels.

Whenever you have been able to get your rights heard, you should generously share that knowledge as how best to achieve that so that others could follow that too. Pay it forward ! We should share knowledge and in doing so we will learn more from each other. Alone you can stand up for your rights but with people behind you and with you , there will be more force in it and consumers and customers will not be taken for granted. United we stand in getting value for our hard earned money...United we stand in ensuring we get good customer service.

When there is a will there is a way. When you stand up for your rights and for others , somebody will listen to you sooner or later. Your voice will be heard ! But for that you have to speak out ! Silence can sometimes be mistaken as weakness or indifference. Always know your rights and request for those rights to be implemented but if they are not then demand that justice be served.


Always stand up for your rights...

Consumer Rights Consumer Might !

" Sadaa Haq Aithe Rakh ! "

"Manzil mushkil to Kya... Humhe to us rah par chalna hi hai..."


Sunday, June 7, 2015

Vodafone's Lack of Co-ordination


On the third of June 2015, I received a SMS from Vodafone telling me to submit my updated documents for my connection within 48 hours at the nearest Vodafone Store to enjoy uninterrupted service. And so I did even though I found it odd that they had given such a short time to submit documents again.

Anyway I visited the Vodafone store on the fourth of June 2015 to submit my documents even though it was really not required and the customer service person there assured me that I would continue enjoying uninterrupted service on my number. However soon after that both my incoming and outgoing calls were barred because either the person at the Vodafone store did not update my record or this lady at the Nodal Office ( where I had complained about the short time frame given ) did not do her homework on my connection.

I  received an email from a Ms. Chauhan on the fifth of June that my Vodafone account had been suspended for not having submitted the documents which was actually untrue. Despite my telling her repeatedly that I had submitted updated documents for both our numbers, she refused to accept it. Because of the lack of efficiency and lack of co-ordination of the Vodafone customer service executives and the Nodal a Office staff as well as their staff at the Vodafone store, I have suffered as a customer.

Vodafone customer service was never good like most phone companies but this time the Nodal Office too disappointed me thoroughly. Their blocking my calls despite my submitting updated documents much before the given time shows how they harass customers and cause them inconvenience because of their lack of co-ordination.

I have escalated the matter further and am addressing it at the Appellate Authority level. All this time I have not been able to call or receive work related calls and responsibility has to be fixed on them for causing me so much of inconvenience even after my co-operation. Their careless and indifferent attitude will only encourage their customers to transfer their numbers through mobile portability. Vodafone Headquarters must ensure that their Indian customer enjoy professional and pleasant customer service and they should be more selective about the staff they hire to deal with customer problems and complaints. Their lack of sensitivity towards their customers will not be tolerated for long !

2 comments:

  1. Please read feedbacks of Vodafone customers on their FB pages. I came across so many people having the same problems with them as mine on FB's Vodafone Delhi Mobile Phone Shop.

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  2. On the above FB page of Vodafone Delhi, please read Ms. Monica Dhara's unpleasant experience regarding submitting updated documents. I would appreciate anyone with the same problems to come forward and post comments here or on Vodafone's FB page. The harassment of customers by Vodafone staff and Nodal Office had to stop !

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