01-06-2008, 07:31 AM | #1 (permalink) | |
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My son got his first Webkinz for Christmas. Apparently, so did every other child in the nation, because when we went to sign up, the signup server kept crashing. Eventually we got through, but some elements are missing because the signup script didn't complete. I sent an email, and nine days later, we get this response:
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WTF? And, beside all this, they put a note on their website acknowledging the signup problem and that they are working to fix it. Couldn't they have mentioned that in this email?
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01-06-2008, 08:39 AM | #2 (permalink) | |
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This looks like the company is overwhelmed with its success and has resorted to a heavily automated system to deal with problems. Your e-mail could have been one of tens...or hundreds of thousands just like it. Just imagine how many employees they have to deal with the sheer number of customers. Yes, the support sucks, but realistically you can't expect the same level of support as a well-established and reputable company selling a product with a long history. I saw no fewer than 5 Webkinz floating around at Christmastime. No fewer than 2 belonged to adults. EDIT: Holy crap. I just found out that Webkinz are made by Ganz, a Canadian company. Their office is just north of where I live. (For the record, I only first heard of Webkinz last month.)
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01-06-2008, 11:32 AM | #4 (permalink) |
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I've never heard of Webkinz and I won't know what it is until I finish here, when I'll do a web search.
If the purpose of this thread is to expose the worst tech support ever, I nominate Quicken. The program never worked as advertised. I got zero satisfaction from tech support. If you go to their discussion board you'll still see people who are terribly upset. I will never again buy Quicken or any Intuit product.
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01-06-2008, 11:45 AM | #5 (permalink) |
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I have got you all beat. I called HP... and got someone that I figured was from god knows where. Couldn't understand a lick of what the guy was saying. I gave the phone to my friend, an ex-Geek Squad employee. He said he was from GS and used his old (expired) number, the guy no longer had an accent...
Moral of the story. You aren't really getting people over in god knows where, it is just some asshole screwing with you!
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01-08-2008, 01:08 PM | #7 (permalink) | |
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Where are they? We bought one for our niece last August from Treasure Island Toys in the Beaches I think it was. |
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