Sonic Customer Service Complaint
I want to start by saying I understand that mistakes happen. Yesterday I ordered a burger with NO tomato, but when I got home, I discovered that it had tomato on it. That part, by itself, isn't what upset me.
I called the Sonic and spoke with a manager. I explained what happened, and she told me that she would replace the burger. She took my name and told me I could come back whenever I wanted to get the replacement.
So today, I went back to get what I had already been promised. Unfortunately, the manager I spoke with today told me that she couldn't do anything because my name wasn't written in their book. She then told me that unless I could prove that I had purchased the burger, she wasn't replacing it.
That's extremely frustrating. How is it my fault if the previous manager failed to write my name down? I did exactly what I was told to do. I called, explained the situation, was given a solution by a manager, and came back the next day.
What bothered me most was the way I was treated. Instead of simply saying, "I'm sorry, but I don't see a record of it—let me see what I can do," I felt like I was being treated as though I was lying or trying to get something for free.
I'm trying to show some decency by not putting the manager's name on blast, but I will say this: that's no way to treat a customer. If someone comes to you with a legitimate complaint, you don't have to agree with them, but you should at least treat them with respect.
I paid for a burger and specifically asked for no tomato. I received one with tomato, called the restaurant, and was promised a replacement. I don't think expecting the restaurant to honor what its own manager told me is unreasonable.
Hopefully management will take this as an opportunity to improve communication between employees and, more importantly, customer service. Mistakes happen. How you handle those mistakes is what people remember.