A question about : Order from PosyBoquets not recieved (Ordered via Wowcher)
Hi
on 23/1/15 I ordered on Wowcher: A hand-tied gift-wrapped red rose bouquet from Posy Bouquets (was Ј59.99) Of which I paid Ј24.99 to Wowcher.
I then recieved my confirmation email from Wowcher saying they had recieved my order and a few moments later got my Wowcher redemption code. With this code I went to PosyBouquets (Google their name!) and ordered the flowers, entered in the redemption code and just paid Ј3.99 for Royal Mail First Class delivery. There was an option to request what date the flowers are delivered on, of which I selected 16/2/15.
When ordering the flowers I was told that a few days before the delivery date I would recieve an email to say that they have been dispatched. I recieved no such email and on Monday (16/2/15) I contacted them via their website and on Facebook, of which I recieved no reply but moments later I received a email (Coincidental maybe?) saying that the flowers had been dispatched.
Tuesday comes and nothing has turned up and even on Wednesday nothing has turned up. I contacted Wowcher who emailed PosyBoquets and CC'd my self asking PosyBoquets to give an update and to CC Wowcher in all email correspondence (Which they have failed to do). I had originally emailed them asking for a refund as the occasion had passed and that Bouquets had failed to deliver on the agreed date. Their response to the email was:
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Hi,
We had despatched your order and as it was by royal mail first class so we cannot track your parcel. We are happy to resend you the hamper but if you will pay for track delivery because you can have this problem again and we cannot take risk of that claim again. Thanks |
I wasn't really interested in having the flowers resent as I said, the moment had passed so I had replied to their email with the following:
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Hi
No I would like a refund as the occasion has passed now and does not have the same affect, I have been let down by you. I requested it to be delivered on Monday which you have failed to do and have reasonable doubt that you had only actually sent out the flowers after I had contacted you and wowcher and on facebook Monday I would therefore like to seak a refund from your self for the postage and if possible the amount I paid for the flowers, other wise I will seek this through Wowcher who I will also contact. Please note that should you not give me a refund within a reasonable amount of time I will contact trading standards (like many of your customers have done so and posted it on Facebook. I shell also contact my bank to seek a refund on my behalf should you not refund me. Regards |
Their reply to that:
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Thanks for contacting us, We have offered you the Free hamper offer again for compensation in previous email, as we already sent you your order. Sorry we can not issue you refund. Regards |
At this point I was getting a bit frustrated and decided to up things a level and replied with this:
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Hello
Please note, when I contacted Wowcher you were asked to ensure that they are included in all messages which you have failed to do. As you are refusing to give me a refund I shall give you one last chance before contacting Trading Standards and taking this to the Small Claims Court. As a seller, I hope that you have read and understood the Distance Selling Regulations which by law in England you are obliged to follow other wise you are breaking the law. Please note that a part of the Distance Selling Regulations, it states that the customer (my self) should expect to receive the goods is 30 days from the date that you received my order unless a date has been agreed. On your site, I selected February 16th to be the date at which the item be delivered which so far you have failed to deliver. Royal Mail state that should a First Class package fail to be delivered after 10 working dates then it is to be assumed lost. As you have emailed me to state that the package was sent out on Monday 16th February, you have 10 working days from that date (until 28th February 2015) to ensure that the package is delivered. As a seller it i your responsibility to ensure that the package is delivered within a reasonable time frame and that the customer receives it.
Please refer to this: [Link removed as I cannot post links] Time delivery of goods If the consumer uses their own carrier, you cease to be responsible for the goods once the carrier receives them.
If you fail to give me a refund then you are as you are currently, in breach of contract and should I contact Trading standards then they can take further action should you continue to fail to regulations: As we have entered a contract from me ordering goods with you, I wish to cancel the contract and are eligible for a full money back refund under the Distance Selling Regulations: 14 days, starting the day after the day on which the goods come into the physical possession of the consumer or the person that she asks you to deliver the goods to So far the items have failed to come into my physical possession and as mentioned previously it is still your responsibility until they come into my possession. As it has still not come into my possession I am still within the cancellation period I wish to cancel the contract and expect a refund within a reasonable amount of time. Regards |
I have not received a reply since.
Am I right in what I have said? Is there anything else I can do or any advice I could be given in what to do next? I know Ј24.99 + Ј3.99 is not a lot of money but that's not the point. I've paid for something which I have not received and simply want my money back.
Have a look at their facebook page: facebook/postboquets , It's full of people who some have not received anything and those who have, have received terrible quality.
Thank you in advance!
Best answers:
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- https://www.facebook.com/posybouquets?fref=ts
sorry couldn't help myself, don't worry folks I'm not being picky, i recognise the user.
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