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To think it's my right to cancel a food order?

48 replies

NoPizzaTonight · 21/10/2014 23:32

Ok...so fairly known pizza chain... decided to place an order online. a message popped that I had 6 mins left to order in.

(I was rushing and not paying as much attention or I may have noticed wasn't my nearest store I was ordering from)

Paid online - didn't get the confirmation screen pop up. realised at this stage that it wasn't my local store and phoned to ask if the order had come in as hadn't got a confirmation etc

A guy was very rude on the phone, gave me no chance to speak asking if my postcode is xyz before I could even explain why I'm phoning. He's huffing and puffing that there was no point in the order, I live over ten miles checked on map I actually live 6 miles and that this is the last and first time they will do an order for me. I didn't have a chance to reply - he hung up before I could say anything.

I sat for a max of 2 mins, possibly less even, processing the call and thinking, oh god they will spit in the food, he was so rude and pissed off. So I phoned back and the call went like this "Hi, yes look I'd like to cancel my order please, I feel you were very rude to me just now and I don't want the order anymore" he replied "I can't cancel the order, the drivers leaving now" I pointed out that I had literally phoned back right away, and I don't want the order, I would like a refund. He tells me again - no he cant refund it, the driver is leaving and he wont waste the food. He argued with me to the point I actually asked him if he would feel comfortable eating the food after all this if he were me? He said he would. I said I didn't. Again he hangs up.

Now entirely convinced that he will spit in the food for sure, I contacted my bank trying to stop the payment. They can't stop it as it's already pending but I can raise a dispute once it has gone through.

Then I get a call from the guy - he starts off apologising and asks how I am. I said I am not happy, I tried to cancel the order, I would like a refund. He says I wont see any money back for 10-15 days. I said that was ok but I still want it back. He then ripped into me, shouting - that fine he'll tell his driver to come back but I wont see a penny of my money back because he wont waste food. I said I will speak to his head office tomorrow first thing I'm very unhappy. He says go on then, speak to them, you still wont see your money again. Then he hangs up.

My husband then feels the need to phone him and have a go about him being rude to me argh

Im not getting pizza or my 16 quid back am I?!

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RedSoloCup · 21/10/2014 23:34

I think there are online selling regulations that mean you will but I'm sure someone that knows more than me will be along soon....

LaurieFairyCake · 21/10/2014 23:35

Just refuse the delivery

It won't turn up now will it?

If they don't try and deliver then they can't charge you

AgentProvocateur · 21/10/2014 23:38

Hmm, it was your mistake, they're delivering 10 miles (or even six) as a favour, and you cancel when the driver's leaving. And then your husband calls to have a go at him! I think YABU, but you will probably get your money back. The pizza man, however, will be out of pocket. If it's a franchise, like dominos, it's a lot of hard work for not much return.

NoPizzaTonight · 21/10/2014 23:39

The delivery hasn't turned up. Apparently his driver was "on the way" when he called me and I reitterated that I didn't want the food, and wanted my money back. So I'm not sure - if that's true -

they tried to deliver and I refused the food?

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NoPizzaTonight · 21/10/2014 23:41

Agent, there's no way the driver was leaving within 5 mins of an order going through...

they have to cook the food... if it was even 15mins after I placed the order, then of course that would be fair. But it wasn't.

Plus if it's so far, why not call me and say it's to far sorry they can't accept the order? rather than have a go at me about it?

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LizLimone · 21/10/2014 23:41

The guy sounds completely nuts to rant at you like that. Definitely complain to the head office if there is one and pursue a refund of your money. He clearly has no idea how to handle customers so shouldn't be in a customer-facing role.

ChillingGrinBloodLover · 21/10/2014 23:41

If you rang back as quickly as you say you did, then they should refund you. Ring HO tomorrow and explain how rude the staff were.

Mascaramascara1 · 21/10/2014 23:42

YANBU.

Your dh on the other hand, most definitely is. I'd be furious if dh phoned someone who'd had a go at me, to have a go back.

NoPizzaTonight · 21/10/2014 23:42

plus it's no favour. I was paying customer.

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LadySybilLikesCake · 21/10/2014 23:43

Surely they need time to prep the pizza and cook it before it goes out for delivery? How quickly did you call them? It takes 20 mins or there abouts for them to do this at Domino's (they have a pizza tracker online when you order which is probably bollocks )

WorraLiberty · 21/10/2014 23:43

You made the mistake of ordering from the wrong store.

They told you they would honour it this time, but obviously not again.

Your own paranoid mind (weirdly) led you to believe that because they were non too pleased at being put out, made you come to the unreasonable conclusion that someone was actually going to spit in your food.

You cancelled the order they very kindly honoured and now you're unhappy? Confused

Jeez

AgentProvocateur · 21/10/2014 23:44

Were you paying an extra delivery charge for such a distance? I think your DH phoning back is the worst part. I'd have been mortified. Did you know he was doing it?

TwoAndTwoEqualsChaos · 21/10/2014 23:44

Slight side-step but we'celebrate ended up ordering from the wrong store, as they seem to randomly allocate you to a store. Problem was, we were collecting!

PurpleSwift · 21/10/2014 23:45

Er well of it makes any difference I've ordered food from their before and it was literally at my house in under 10 mins. Including driving time the order was ready within 5.

WorraLiberty · 21/10/2014 23:46

And yes they could have sent a pizza out that quickly as they know the most popular ones, to have ready.

I would be embarrassed if my DH interfered and took it upon himself to ring up and have a go at them.

NoPizzaTonight · 21/10/2014 23:47

I literally phoned as the order had gone through...to see if it had. I was wierded out that I had an error message and not a confirmation screen.

I wouldn't say it was exactly my mistake - I personally know there's another store closer, but their website had my postcode input and gave me that store.

There's no kindness in honouring an order. It's business. Doesn't make business sense - simply refuse the order??

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WorraLiberty · 21/10/2014 23:48

It made good business sense to honour the order, which they did.

What makes no sense at all is your strange paranoia that someone is going to spit in your food....

NoPizzaTonight · 21/10/2014 23:53

strange paranoia? seriously??

You clearly cannot live anywhere near where I do!

but that's okay.. this is AIBU, someone always turns up to try humiliate the OP if possible.

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PurpleSwift · 21/10/2014 23:54

Yes but why then order from somewhere if you consider the fact they could spit on your food??

PurpleSwift · 21/10/2014 23:56

Tbh if you're that paranoid and live In Such a bad area then you should just give up on takeaways all together.

NoPizzaTonight · 21/10/2014 23:58

PurpleSwift very true...and I don't doubt that I never will again... I just had a craving tonight.

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PurpleSwift · 21/10/2014 23:59

Oh I know those cravings! Sorry op

NoPizzaTonight · 22/10/2014 00:01

I obviously didn't think they would be like that. And would have had no dealings with them at all - would have all been electronic - so nobody upset with anyone, if the system had shown an order confirmation and not an error message.

If I had even a chance to speak on the first phone call - fair enough.

The guy had a go at me simply from reading my postcode...

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SantasLittleMonkeyButler · 22/10/2014 00:01

If someone was that rude to me, I'd cancel the order too!

Not because I think anyone will spit in my food, but because I don't want to buy goods from rude idiots.

NoPizzaTonight · 22/10/2014 00:03

DH says he didn't swear or anything just told the guy he didn't appreciate him being rude to his wife, and warned him not to call my number again.

So perhaps it's not quite as bad as "having a go"

small mercies.

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