Reply from bigplush.comJan 7, 2015
Hi Kelly,
We appreciate your input. Thanks for taking our phone call today and accepting our apology. We experienced tremendous growth in December that we were not prepared for, and as a result, we disappointed some of our most loyal customers, such as yourself.. At the time of your call-in to our offices in mid December, we did not have proper systems in place or adequate staff on hand to handle the very, very large increase in orders we were experiencing at that time; and although we did the best we could at the time, it was simply not enough in some instances such as yours.
When we issued your refund while you were on the phone with is in mid-December - we also offered to buy you another similar product from a different manufacturer to send to you at our expense. However our phone conversation was ended prematurely without us properly entering and saving the follow-up notes from that conversation into our system. Therefore, although the 100% refund WAS issued as promised, the additional promise we made to you (which was for us to buy another stuffed animal on your behalf to send to you - in addition to your refund that you already received) was not kept by us. We deeply regret that.
Now that the Christmas Season has passed, we have since invested in putting new systems into place, and we have added more employees. to ensure that we have all the necessary tools and manpower to keep up with any large increases in orders (no matter how big), while at the same time continue to provide great customer service that you and all of our customers deserve.
Please let us know when a new need for a giant stuffed animal arises, and we will send one out at to you no cost. Thank you for your business.