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It was the most wasteful 2 weeks in my life - Terrible service and more terrible communication.
26.03.2020 - I applied for a DSLR camera and audio recorder rental on Digidirect website.
27.03.2020 - My application got approved from Studio 19 (Rental company)
30.03.2020 - I called Digidirect, they said It is going to be processed in 2-3 days.
31.03.2020 - I called Digidirect to get order sammary. To my surprise, they said they can't see my detail.
01.04.2020 - I sent email inquiry to Digidirect about my order -> No reply
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01.04.2020 - I called Digidirect, they said they can see my detail and it is going to be processed in 2-3 days. 03.04.2020 - I sent email inquiry to Digidirect about my order -> No reply 06.04.2020 - I sent email inquiry to Digidirect about my order -> No reply 07.04.2020 - I called Digidirect, they said the audio is out of stock and only camera is in stock, I asked them If they can dispatch camera to me first or not, and they said 'Absolutely yes' and 'will dispatch today' 08.04.2020 - I called Digidirect to get confirmed they dispatched camera to me or not, they said they didn't dispatch and it will be processed after 2 weeks. 08.04.2020 - I asked them to cancel my order and they said 'ask to studio 19' What a fantastic Customer service and communication. And eventually i've cancelled my order and wasted 2 weeks. Does somebody think i made this story by any chance? No, it is 100% true what i exprienced with Digidirect.
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BellaMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
Slow service and poor communication
After purchasing the item and paying for express delivery, it took them five days to notify me that they needed to conduct a random security check before completing my order. The emails following this and a full week later, my order has still not been shipped. I told them it was for a present and due to their lack of correspondence and punctuality, it did not arrive on time. Highly disappointed by this experience and would not recommend.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hello Bella. Our sincere apologies. Due to the combined issues of high volume from the sale during which you purchased and complications from the impact of the virus situation, communication and shipp... Read more
ing has indeed been much slower than desired right now. I am very sorry for this. If you would please send your order number to [email protected] I will happily refund you the cost of your express shipping. Thank you for your understanding and patience, have a nice day
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BenSouthern and Hills, SA
- 2 reviews
Poor Communication
My experience with Digi Direct was not great. Had to chase communication to find out what I ordered was not in stock, this took two phone calls and numerous emails.
I cancelled my order and went with another camera company (Parramatta Cameras).
I highly recommend Parramatta Cameras if you are looking for great communication and customer service. Which I unfortunately did not receive from Digi Direct
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hello Ben. I'm very sorry that you were displeased. The inquiry volume from the sale during which you purchased was extremely high, which unfortunately slowed our communication and processing times si... Read more
gnificantly. I apologise we were not able to provide updates in a timely manner. I hope in future we can improve upon this experience. Thank you, take careSimilar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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Great A.Sydney Surrounds, NSW
Excellent price/fast service
I found an item 30 percent cheaper than the usa price,which astounded me considering the current aussie dollars demise.i purchased the item online Saturday,and it arrived on Wednesday .Excellent store,and highly recommended
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hello. Thank you very much for your review, I'm glad to hear you were pleased. We appreciate your business, have a great day
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AdaSydney, NSW
Satisfied
It is very easy to get the information I want. The staff over the phone is nice and patient, and the help is very useful. I feel satisfied and I give 5 stars.
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Hello Ada. Thank you for your review, I'm glad to hear you were pleased with your experience. Have a great day
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Extremely poor service and communication
- 19th March purchased a drone on promotion. Order was confirmed and money taken out of my credit card.
- 20th March received an email to complete a security check. Emailed back on the same day to provide my consent but did not hear back.
- 23rd March I chased for an update and was told the online team was working on a back log of orders.
- 25th March received notification (6 days after receiving confirmation of my order and money taken out of my credit card) that they were out of stock and will provide a refund (up to a week to process).
Terrible communication and transparency!! Next time I will price match at JB HiFi or Harvey Norman and avoid this company.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hello Peter. I'm sorry you were displeased with the experience. The sale during which you purchased resulted in a much larger backlog of orders and inquiries than expected, and the current virus situa... Read more
tion has stretched our resources. As a result, communication and order processing is taking significantly longer than normal during this period. I apologise for that fact, and I certainly understand your frustration at the delay. We are attempting to service everyone as equitably as possible. Rest assured your refund will be processed ASAP. Thank you, and our apologies again.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
W RalSydney, NSW
Disappointing.
Wanted an item worth over $2000
Rang multiple stores and was told in stock both in the stores and at warehouse.
One of the staff was grumpy that I even rang to check.
Placed order.
Got a generic email saying out of stock and if i want an estimate on timeframe I need to contact them.
Apparently a sale worth thousands of dollars doesn't warrant any form of follow up on their behalf.
Still processed the transaction and took my money.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hello. I'm sorry you were unhappy. We had very high order and inquiry volume during the sale, and many items sold out very quickly. The item is being ordered from the supplier and we will forward it o... Read more
n to you as soon as it arrives. The email that you received notifying you of this provided a tentative ETA of 7 - 14 business days. If you would not like to wait you can respond to the email requesting a refund and we can oblige. Thank you for your patience, and our apologies.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Accepts your order then asks for more money
DigiDirect is an Australian retailer with a good range but buyers should be aware that the online store has terms and conditions they can use to cancel your order after they’ve already accepted payment. I bought a camera from the store (or I thought I did), had money leave my credit card, only to have a salesman email me offering to fill the order if I paid $154 more due to a “website error”. I’m very disappointed and other buyers should take care.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi there. On Saturday we updated our website, but this unfortunately caused an error that had the whole website 20% off for a few hours. Although the error was our fault, unfortunately it's not sustai... Read more
nable for us to offer 20% off pricing. For people who purchased during this time, like yourself, we emailed offering either to allow you to get the item at 10% off (and pay the difference), or get a full refund. This is where that request came from, a very unusual situation. I certainly understand your concern though. If you can please email me at [email protected] with your order number, I'll authorise the sales team to waive the difference here (i.e. so you can get the item at the 20% off price purchased for). Thank you, and apologies again for the website error.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
Impecable.
I ordered a lens for my camera on friday and arrived on tuesday morning. After I bought it online, I realized the next day (saturday) that I made a mistake in the adress information, so I sent an e-mail to costumer service . They responded inmediately and changed my adress without a problem.
Definitely would buy from them again.
Cheers!
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi there. Thank you for your review and for your purchase, I'm glad to hear you were pleased with your experience. Enjoy the new lens!
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morogostSydney, NSW
- 4 reviews
Unnecessary rigmarole that resulted in avoidable delays!!
I ordered online and selected in store pick up from a store that had stock near me. The order was under $100 and I was going to pick it up in person, with my credit card and ID, yet they put the order on hold while they confirmed I was the owner of the credit card. While they placed this unnecessary hold on my order they did NOT hold the stock in the store so by the time it was sorted the store no longer had stock!! Now I have to wait for stock to be transferred from another state.
Terrible service!!!!
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi there. I'm very sorry about the experience you had here. That credit card verification is only required on a small minority of orders, it is done to protect the customer from fraud if a discrepancy... Read more
is noticed (i.e. someone stealing your card and using it to purchase online). I'm very sorry that in this particular situation it resulted in missing the item in question, that's an unlikely but unfortunate occurrence. If you could please email your online order number to [email protected] I will see if we can do anything to offer some form of resolution for the delay. Thank you.Hi Shawn
Thanks for the reply, and it's all good because the item has since been delivered.... Read more
I still don't understand why you enforce this process when the credit card owner will be physically present in your store to collect the item? I could have easily shown you the credit card and ID if necessary. The whole reason I ordered online and selected in-store pickup was to secure the stock and in the end that didn't happen due to this unnecessary stop that was placed on my order.To add to this unnecessary drama, they also didn't refund the additional amount of money they insisted charging my card! So, to recap:
- Block an in store pick up order, that will be collected by the... Read more
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jason.d
- 2 reviews
nothing but incompetence
31/12 = express delivery order placed for $7k for items all listed as "in stock"...
01/01 = noticed my credit card had been charged and expected delivery shortly...
07/01 = i contacted them for an update to the order status and was told they are waiting on authorization from me to withdraw a few cents from my account for security reasons. OMG...
08/01 = received an email saying that all products were out of stock and that all products would be shipped together. OMG...
20/01 = found in my junk mail an email (from 09/01) from them saying that part of the order is 4 months away and that the remainder can be shipped by the end of the week (which would mean 10/01) but nothing has arrived. OMG...
21/01 = i'll keep you updated
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi Jason. I'm sorry you are unhappy. I will speak to our online team to ensure that every item that we can facilitate now is sent to you via express shipping, and we will also refund the cost of expre... Read more
ss shipping. Please accept our sincere apologies regarding the delay. Please note our website does not state stock levels, items are not listed as "in stock". In future if you would like to check stock levels before placing your order, you can click the "Chat" icon on the bottom right of the website and our online team can quickly advise you of stock levels and ETA. We will endeavour to get your items to you as soon as possible, thank you for your patience and for your business. Have a nice daySome products on your website say "out of stock" and can't be added to the shopping cart. This would directly imply that the other items are in stock since they can be added to the shopping cart. The ... Read more
truth is probably "out of stock" means end of life and everything else that can be added to the shopping cart is actually out of stock.Also still confused with the order status. Currently marked as "Ready to Ship". Some items have been delivered and some items are on back order but I guess your system can't handle that. I just have t... Read more
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Maggie A.Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
- 2 reviews
Terrible business practices.
Paid for express post only to have the store keep my money and not post anything, for over a week despite products being in stock. When I called their service was terrible as well.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi Maggie. I can see from the email chain here that you were upset about the credit card verification process. I'll explain that procedure briefly here. It is only done on a small minority of orders, ... Read more
it takes about 5 minutes, and it is done to protect customers. If our automated system detects a discrepancy with a credit card then the order is flagged for verification. We send you an email outlining the steps and requesting your consent to proceed. If we receive consent, we place (and then immediately refund) an additional charge of under $0.50 to your card. If you can quickly log into your online account and then tell us exactly how much we charged (i.e. $0.17, $0.09, etc), this tells us that you have access to the online account. This protects customers from having their card stolen and someone placing a fraudulent order, as the fraudster wouldn't be able to access your account. Once we have that info from you, the order proceeds as normal. We sent you the email outlining this procedure and asking for consent within 2.5 minutes of your order being placed on Dec 30. If the customer does not want to do the verification process we can cancel and refund the order, as we did in this instance at your request. I'm sorry you were not happy with this procedure, but I hope you can understand it's necessity in the small number of cases where it is required.No, I'm upset with the way it was handled, and this response further adds to that. If you still think I'm wrong, why are there so many reviews agreeing with me? You need to look at the way you talk to and communicate with customers.
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JimmyChengMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
Bad customer service
Bought a camera bag, found other stores are offering much better rate, won’t do price match and won’t lemme return no matter what. Sent email to negotiate, no reply. I purchased more than 11000 on this site for my Leica gear and they wouldn’t refund me a 400 bag, unbelievable, will never deal with them ever again. They just lost potentially 20000+ transaction.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi Jimmy. I'm sorry you were unhappy. However, the price you were looking to match was from the US manufacturer. We don't match US company pricing, I'm sorry. Also, the item had already shipped to you... Read more
from our warehouse when you contacted us. Also please note you did already receive the item at a 15% off sale price. That being said, I will speak to our online team to see if we can offer a form of resolution for you here. We will be in touch via email. Thank you.Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi Jimmy. I've just sent you an email, I've authorised the online team to provide you with a partial refund so that the price you have paid now matches the current sell price of the US manufacturer. Thank you, have a nice day
thank you for the reply. Maybe I didn’t express myself directly. I was more irritated by the fact that your online representative rejected my request of returning the item even before I received it, which I found was ridiculous.
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HJPMid West, WA
DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS COMPANY! We ordered on Black Friday weekend and camera still not been sent. Very disappointed.
Ordered end November during Black Friday Sale
Money taken from our account.
Product still not been dispatched on 26 Dec.
Calls made and false information given saying product will arrive for Christmas.
No advice on delivery date given and no compensation offered.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi there. I'm sorry to hear that. From the delay period, this would mean it was an item we are ordering in from the manufacturer. Unfortunately there can occasionally be delays when this is the case, ... Read more
and manufacturers can change their ETAs. I certainly understand your frustration at that. If you would like to send me an email at [email protected] with your order number I would be happy to look into this for you and see if anything can be done to expedite. Thank you.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
ChelsSydney, NSW
Selling items that they dont have instock
They do not mention when stock is on back order.. so you will purchase, pay the express post and then wait. Only after repeatedly asking will they admit that the stock is on back order with the Supplier and no ETA. Yes I was offered a refund, but Ive wasted all this time to finally getting to the truth.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi there. I'm sorry you were displeased. Our website does not indicate stock levels, but if an item is out of stock we will order it in from the supplier and notify the customer, which it sounds like ... Read more
what happened in this situation. In future if you would like to check stock before placing an order you can click the Chat icon on the bottom right of the website and our online team can quickly advise current stock levels. Thank you, have a nice day.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
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DanPerth, WA
- 2 reviews
Dont bother
Ordered online and used express shipping. Check out said it should be here 2-5 days. Over 2 weeks and told another week. Wont even pay back the express shipping costs.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi Dan. I'm sorry to hear that. Can you please email me at [email protected] with your order number and I will look to arrange a resolution for you here. Our apologies on this.
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Amanda LMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
Great customer service and best price!
I was a little hesitant to order through the digidirect online store because of the reviews I had read, but the price for the product I purchased was much cheaper than elsewhere. I contacted them the day after ordering to find out when my product would be delivered and they immediately responded with a tracker. The tracker wasnt showing any progression after a week so i contacted them again and they responded again immediately. They contacted Australia post and the item arrived the same day. Great customer service and the product arrived well packaged and in perfect condition!
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi Amanda. Thank you for your review and for your business. I'm glad to hear you were pleased with the pricing and service. We hope to serve you again in future, have a great day
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Janine DCentral, SA
Professional and Efficient service
With my interaction I found DigiDirect to have excellent communication via email and fast Efficient delivery, 2 days earlier than expected (express post). Professional service. Digidirect were one of the few Aussie stores which stocked the lens I required. All over a positive experience.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hello Janine. Thank you for your review and for your business, it is much appreciated. I am happy to hear you were pleased with your experience. All the best, and we look forward to serving you in the future. Have a nice day
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Mike WQueensland
Communication very poor
Ordered 2 items online. Received tracking email to say order on way. Only 1 item arrived. Contacted Digi Direct by phone, and was advised 2nd item "in stock but probably at another location" I asked when delivery would be and told " maybe this week, or possibly next week" So we have "Probably" "Maybe" "Possibly" Surely I should have been advised that only part of order being delivered and a more positive response to when the rest of the order is being dispatched/delivered. Not impressed will think before recommending or using again.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi Mike. I'm sorry about that. Certainly our online team should be providing more clear information than that, I will speak to the online team manager regarding this with the aim to improve. Thank you... Read more
for bringing that to our attention. Our apologies again on that lack of information. Take careAnd, would you have any firmer details of delivery for the rest of my order?
Shawn B.Digi Direct
If you let me know your order number I'd be happy to look into that for you. If you prefer not to post it here you can email me at [email protected]. Thank you
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unclegazSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 5 reviews
Terrible delivery system
Ordered a lens... delivered express post. Held up... someone not marking the "not dangerous goods" document... week later....today.... express parcel in Norfolk Island, according to Australia Post tracking. I'm in Noosa Heads.
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi there. I'm sorry to hear that. Australia Post does occasionally make errors in delivery. Usually they rectify it quickly, but if it doesn't appear soon please contact our online team at sales@digid... Read more
irect.com.au who can lodge an inquiry with Australia Post. Australia Post will only allow that to be done once the parcel is a certain number of days late. Thank you.It started with you guys not ticking the "non dangerous goods box. Yes Aus post was a disgrace...BUT..Not all their fault as my "express delivery" wasn't even picked up until 24 hours after my order. ... Read more
I have learned my lesson. I will simply order from the manufacturer in future.Shawn B.Digi Direct
Noted. Thank you for your feedback, I'll pass it along to our warehouse team to ensure any errors are not repeated. Have a nice day
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Shawn B.Digi Direct
Hi Jay. I'm very sorry about the experience. Certainly this is not the path we aim to follow. Unfortunately due to the virus, online orders have spiked while simultaneously social distancing requireme... Read more
nts have meant that many aspects of our business require more time. These factors combined have, for the moment, resulted in communication and processing times that are below our standard levels. We are making changes in the business to attempt to rectify this and return to our standard level of service as quickly as possible. I want to sincerely apologise for the delay and the runaround that you experienced here.