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Propane

MFA Oil Propane

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  • 1 complaint in the last 3 years.
  • 0 complaints closed in the last 12 months.

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  • Initial Complaint

    Date:12/30/2022

    Type:Customer Service Issues
    Status:
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    This Gas Company will not answer their telephone for an order for gas. They also will not bring the gas in a timely manner. Letting several folks run out of gas in winter. They also will hang up the phone if you complain. They are really nasty if you call and complain. Like hanging up. This could become a serious issue in cold weather. As my wife and I are both unable to cut firewood for supplemental heat, We could freeze to death!!

    Business Response

    Date: 01/10/2023

    We are sorry
    that Mr. ******** is upset with us; however, his complaints do not match the
    facts. We received a call from Mr. ******** on 12/21 for an order of propane.
    He informed our customer service representative that he had 29% remaining in
    his tank. His order was placed in our system with a standard delivery time
    frame of three to five days.

    When the
    customer asked our representative when the delivery would occur, she explained
    that we try to deliver as quickly as possible, but due to the heavy call volume
    and influx of orders, she was unable to provide an exact date at that time. Mr.
    ******** did not accept this answer and then began complaining about no one
    answering the phone. Our CSR tried to explain that we were answering as many
    calls as possible and returning calls to anyone who left a message, but Mr.
    ******** would not allow her to speak without interrupting. After waiting
    several minutes while the phones continued to ring, our CSR ended the call.

    Our plant
    manager received two voice messages from Mr. ******** regarding his complaints
    about our office not answering the phones. He called Mr. ******** back multiple
    times and left two messages before receiving a return call from Mr. ********
    later that afternoon. The manager explained that call volumes were heavier than
    usual as people were trying to refill their tanks ahead of the incoming winter
    storm. The manager said his staff answered as many calls as possible given the
    circumstances. Mr. ******** did not accept this response and began talking about
    how people were running out of propane. When the manager asked for specific
    examples, Mr. ******** could not provide any. The longer the manager tried to
    reason with Mr. ********, the more agitated the customer grew.

    At the time of
    the call, the manager was making deliveries to help get propane to as many
    people as possible. After spending more than 15 minutes listening to Mr.
    ******** without the customer allowing him to talk while parked in another
    customer’s driveway, the manager informed Mr. ******** that he needed to resume
    making deliveries. The manager said it was unlikely Mr. ******** heard him
    because he continued to talk over him.

    Mr. ********’s
    propane delivery was made on 12/22/22, the day after his initial conversation
    with our CSR. While we understand that customers can become fearful about their
    propane supply during winter, we also want to point out that Mr. ********’s
    propane arrived well ahead of schedule. His propane supply was never close to
    running out.

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