General Info

Chat start time

 Oct 27, 2015 4:39:56 PM EST

Chat end time

 Oct 27, 2015 5:41:12 PM EST

Duration (actual chatting time)

 01:01:16

Answer Tech

 Thea

 

Chat Transcript

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Thea: Hi! Thank you for visiting the Microsoft Store Site! My name is Thea, how may I help you?
You:
 Hi there Thea, Where is my Surface Book? It was supposed to ship by yesterday? Neil Popson Order ********** *@gmail.com Send authorization code to email if needed
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Thea: Hello there! I would be happy to check this information for you Neil. Please allow me 2-3 minutes.
You:
 Thank you
Thea: You are most welcome. May I know what is the device version you have ordered please?

You:
 Surface Book i5 256GB dGPU 8GB
Thea: Thank you. One moment while I check this information for you.
Thea: Thank you for waiting. 
Thea: May I have the email address associated with your order please?
You:
 *@gmail.com
Thea: Thank you. I'd be happy to assist you today, but before we proceed I'll need to verify you're the owner of this Microsoft Account. I'll need to send you a code and have you read it back to me. I can send it via email to the MSA, or via text message. We can also verify by having you go to a website and generating a code. Which method is easier for you? Please be informed that you may be charge for the text message depending on your service plan.
You:
 email
Thea: Thanks! Please check your email for the verification code.
You:
 81484867
Thea: Thank you !
Thea: I have successfully verified your account.
Thea: I am currently checking the status of your order here.
Thea: Please bear with me for a moment.
You:
 Thank you
Thea: You are most welcome
Thea: Thank you for waiting.
Thea: Upon checking your order here, it seems like there was a problem with the item's weight and UPS is not able to ship it. What we can do here is cancel this order and make a new order. I will be providing you a free shipping. How's that sound?
You:
 It sounds kind of odd and scary. Let me think about this for a second...
You:
 Where is the item right now?
Thea: Oh sure thing.
Thea: As of now, it is still with us. However, this will not be processed anymore since there was a problem with it's weight and we are unable to ship it out. My sincere apologies for the inconvenience.
You:
 What does that mean?
You:
 How could there possibly be an issue with the weight
Thea: My apologies. However we are currently looking for the root of this issue right now. 
You:
 Please do, this is kinda hard to believe considering these are being shipped out by the literal thousands.
Thea: I understand that. I as a customer as well surely understand that this process is not easy. And I apologize for the inconvenience. Let us go ahead and check the availability of the item before we cancel this order.
Thea: This would be the Microsoft Surface Book - 256GB / Intel Core i5 / dGPU
You:
 I do not want my order cancelled, I would like it shipped.
You:
 yes
Thea: Thank you. 
Thea: The item is still available but not as a pre-ordered item anymore. 
You:
 What does that mean?
Thea: It means that if we place an order now and I added a free Express shipping, you will get your device within the next 1-2 business days.
You:
 Does it ship out of Mississauga, Ontario?
Thea: Yes.
You:
 Okay, then I guess we will have to proceed this way. I just dont want to end up having to wait several weeks for this.
Thea: I understand that. My apologies once again. 
Thea: Let me go ahead and send the cancellation request for this order first. Shall I move forward?
You:
 If that's what has to be done then yes.
Thea: Alright. One moment while I send the request.
Thea: Thank you for waiting!
Thea: I have successfully sent the cancellation request.
Thea: For the free Shipping, we need to place it with the full amount and once the item has been completed, I will be requesting for a partial refund for the $9.99 Shipping fee. Would that be okay?
You:
 Yes
Thea: Thank you. 
Thea: May I have a phone number where I can call you for the card verification and order information please?
You:
 403-***-****
Thea: Thanks! Let me just set your order here and I will be calling you
You:
 ok thanks
Thea: You are most welcome. Would the shipping information be same from your first order?
You:
 yes ****************
Thea: Thanks!
Thea: thanks for waiting! Will be calling now

 

NP EDIT: On the phone for 6 minutes here confirming information. She makes it very clear that she will be personally contacting me via email to monitor my order and ensure the shipping info makes it.


You:
 Ok
Thea: Thanks!
Thea: Here's the Case Number of the chat: ****
Thea: Is there anything else that I can assist you with?
You:
 I didn't receive any information about the cancellation of the first order, will that be coming?
Thea: Oh yes. In regards to that, you will receive it within the next 24 hours. I will as well be monitoring this order for you
You:
 In regards to waiting for the credit card authorization, how long will that take?
You:
 I already had an issue once with this last week and cleared it with my credit card company. I switched to paypal on that order.
Thea: That will take at least 24 hours. It still depends on your financial institution and may take just a moment.
You:
 Did you say you would be sending me an email with your contact information?
Thea: Yes. I will be sending you an email where you can reply to reach me directly.
Thea: I assure you that you will receive the email within this day as well. 
You:
 Okay thanks. Expect to have this item within the next 2 days. Cya.
Thea: Is there anything else that I can assist you with aside from this?
You:
 No thank you
Thea: You're welcome.
Thea: Again thank you for visiting the Microsoft Store, this is Thea and may you have a wonderful one!