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To have expected a response by now

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Dancingfairy · 11/11/2017 10:21

I was in a store shopping with my dd who has asd. As we were near the checkouts she had a melt down over something and knocked some gift cards off the shelf displayed by the till. I tried I help encourage her to pick them up but she wouldn't so I asked my son to help. As he was picking them up dd knocked some more onto the floor. At this point I was trying to hold her to stop her knocking any more off and decided it would be best to remove her from the shop before she does anything else. (She did not damage anything or break anything) I fully accept I could have picked them all up but at that moment the best thing seemed to be to remove her from the shop. As I was walking out and got outside I was chased by a security guard who was shouting at us. I was very shocked couldn't actually believe it. I tried to explain to him she has asd but he was having none of it and told me we were banned from the shop! I found this really extreme and it was also distressing for my dd who I removed from the shop to calm down so made her worse. I have since complained to the shop (this happened on the 30th of October) and have not received any response at all. I've chased it up 4 times and always get told the same thing, someone will contact me but it never happens. I feel it's very extreme to be banned from a shop over this and have never been banned from anywhere in my life. What more can I do as they won't respond to my complaint.

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Jerseysilkvelour · 11/11/2017 17:31

I bet that security guard didn't have the authority to ban you anyway so I highly doubt you are banned.

I'd go in and ask to speak to the manager face to face, I don't think you'll get a response otherwise. Of course Twitter always seems to get results as well, I bet they won't want to be associated with discriminatory behaviour against a child.

I'm sorry this happened to you.

eyebrowsonfleek · 11/11/2017 17:36

Did you contact them on Twitter? Customer Services will generally reply very fast to tweets as they are public and they want to look good.

kootoo123 · 11/11/2017 17:58

Op please name the supermarket or post this on twitter. The only way people become better educated about this is if people speak up. They will deffo respond if there are bigger numbers complaing or it is via twitter etc. It is important for children with ASD for people to have better training.

Littlecaf · 11/11/2017 18:26

The situation sounds distressing, sorry you went through that.

However you can’t make them respond. Private companies are not like public services, they don’t have to respond if they don’t want to.

Best of luck.

Myheartbelongsto · 11/11/2017 18:55

Name them on Facebook and they'll respond alright.

I did with IKEA and the problem was resolved quickly.

isadoradancing123 · 11/11/2017 19:30

The point is that many people do not have a clue about autism or ads and just think naughty child, but how are the general public supposed to know, it's not something they are taught about and if a member of their own family isn't affected people genuinely don't have a clue

Dancingfairy · 13/11/2017 17:35

Just a little update if anyone is interested. Called wilkos store myself today to personally ask to speak to the manager. She didn't care and basically called me a liar (security guard told a different version of events surprise surprise) I asked her to check the CCTV she's refused. To quote "can I ask you a question what do you want from me?" "What do you want me to do it about it" she didn't apologise (I had to ask for one) anyway I think it's one of those things I will just have to leave as I'm obviously hitting a brick wall. Seriously the worst customer service I've ever experienced. Thanks to all those who commented.

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Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/11/2017 17:38

Well now it's time to go to the press.
Make a right show of them.

Awwlookatmybabyspider · 13/11/2017 17:40

She refused to check the CCTV as she knew she'd be proved wrong.
I'm so bloody furious on your behalf

Madhairday · 13/11/2017 17:58

This is awful, op. Would you like some of us to tweet this thread link to wilko? Shocking response.

HoobleDooble · 13/11/2017 17:59

Ooh definitely go all Twitter on their ass. I recently tweeted about my energy supplier (well, actually my ex-supplier) as I wasn’t getting any joy talking to them privately on the phone ... it was sorted out within 24 hours when I started publically announcing how shoddy they were.

Before I had a child, I was a perfect parent. I then thought my child had meltdowns until I met my friend whose child has ASD, what my child actually has is tantrums. My friend’s DS has learnt to recognise the signs of an impending meltdown (he’s now 13), and removes himself from the vicinity (he’ll ask his mum for the car keys and sits with his headphones on, playing a game on his phone), he is AMAZING and has come such a long way since I first met him.

NewNameWhoDis · 13/11/2017 18:01

No, OP, it's NOT the time to back off. How dare she be so rude?? Set up a Twitter account and blast them. How can head office allow her to respond like that?

Absolutely awful. Shame on them and I hope to fuck no other parent gets treated so badly by them.

runners656 · 13/11/2017 18:08

customers knock into stuff all the time by accident sometimes causing a lot more than giftcards on the floor its the workers job to cleanup

littlechous · 13/11/2017 18:40

The collective Mumsnet can cause quite a Twitter storm.
I’m fuming on your behalf, OP

mamahanji · 13/11/2017 19:18

That is bloody disgusting. I’m a petty cow and I would take that as far as I physically could to make them pay for that.

I’m sorry you’ve been dealt with so appallingly!

DartmoorDoughnut · 13/11/2017 19:30

Never have been a Wilkos customer and after reading this I never will be.

Absolutely appalling.

Funnyface1 · 13/11/2017 19:49

Op if you don't have the energy to take it any further then fair enough but that is bloody outrageous and you deserve better. I would be taking it further, social media could turn this around for you.

TheHungryDonkey · 13/11/2017 19:50

That’s a shocking response. What do you want me to do about it?? Unbelievable.

Dancingfairy · 13/11/2017 19:51

I asked what there complaints procedure was and they told me they didn't have one.. I just feel beaten down by it all tbh. I'm just so upset about the way we were treated and the manager added insult to injury by calling me a liar. She said she had spoken to the security guard and "witnesses" (wilkos staff clearly) she could simply check the CCTV and see for herself but she wasn't bothered. I tried to tweet them but never got a response again. Not sure how it works.

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Traffig · 13/11/2017 19:59

What a way to treat your customers. I'm so sorry that you have been treated this way OP. I'm really cross to read about a Mum being treated this way.

Won't be shopping there and will be sure to tell everyone I know about this thread and Wilko's crappy management.

crikeycrumbsblimey · 13/11/2017 20:03

What’s your twitter handle OP? I’m sure a few of us feel a retweet coming on

gingergenius · 13/11/2017 20:05

Time for the DM to actually do something good for a change!!!

FlowerPot1234 · 13/11/2017 20:06

OP, write to the board.

corporate.wilko.com/stories/ourboard.php

Take your pick. I'd recommend CEO/Family Director and the COO together.

No complaints procedure. Attitude problems of staff. Failure of escalation and customer service. Appalling way of dealing with the incident.

Forget Customer Services. Just contact the Wilko board.

crikeycrumbsblimey · 13/11/2017 20:24

The current director of Wilko is Lisa Wilkinson - she was a lawyer who specialised in discrimination law......

Dancingfairy · 13/11/2017 20:28

I forgot to add I contacted head office before calling the store today who refused to speak to me and instead referred me back to customer care. (The place I've been calling the entire time and getting nowhere.) I will try the board thank you, it's just difficult when you feel like your getting nowhere.
It's @KM2051763 just signed up today to Twitter as I haven't used it before so I could tweet them.

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