Someone here mentioned that the "Contact Us" forms on the new website don't work, so I did a bit of digging around to see if I could come up with a direct email address that seemed suitable. I sent a message to the webmaster address, but I never got any replies from that either. In the end, I found an address of:
[email protected] and sent my complaint there. This was on Friday afternoon, and assumed I'd have to wait until Monday at the earliest for any action.
So, colour me surprised when, at 7.55pm, I get a reply containing an unreserved apology for the fact that we received goods in a poor condition and stating that a refund had been issued immediately, even before the item was marked as received in the warehouse. They have refunded the purchase cost, original P&P and will refund my return P&P once they receive the copy receipt that has been posted.
Now *that* is the sort of customer service I expect from a company. It took some hassle to get there but thanks for sorting it QVC. We've fired emails all over the place about this, even to the manufacturer in the US, so I'm not sure who finally sent the orders in the end, but I'm grateful to them. I'm still a little on edge until I actually get the money back in the bank though!
It's just a shame this happened in the first place. I've bought similar products before, so I know how they should look when they arrive. If I was a first time buyer, this would put me right off ordering again.