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Worst Customer Service Ever - 58 Days and Counting For Simple Process

Sudden
Community Member

Wow!!! I have never experienced customer service this terrible in my life. Ridiculous that you would put your customers through this. There has been so much wrong that it would take me forever to type everything.
Google/Nest...On what planet would it take 58 days and counting to process a basic camera return? This should have been done in MAX three chats.

I have spent countless hours going in circles explaining the same thing repeatedly to each new person. Would this be acceptable if it was you?

 

You see my history of issues. You know the history where you replaced one for the same problem. You have my receipt. You have the videos that were requested showing the issue. A Nest Pro installed my cameras, and they are under warranty. I have repeatedly asked what the problem is and what would cause this process to take so long, and  I am just ignored. Nobody can tell me what the issue/holdup is. It's a big secret. You ping-pong me around to 20 different people for almost two months with 20 other case numbers. Ridiculous. It's like Google will take the refund out of your check or something. Not really the optimal customer service program you guys have there.

Why doesn't anybody follow through with anything they say? Ever! You always have to check with this mystery "higher level team" who, for some reason, is unreachable by your own "Senior Support"...so I am told. Five days...five days, you will hear back. You know how many times I have listened to that. Every time it has gone over five days, and never has anyone followed up or updated me. I am the one who has to contact support via chat only to get passed off again.

I asked to have this escalated the other day and was told a higher-up person would contact me within 24 hours. Of course. Crickets..nothing. You are a $1.5 trillion company, and you're putting me through the wringer and can't stand behind a warranty refund for two cameras? Is this your standard of customer service and the value you place on your customers?

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Juni
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi Sudden,

 

Thanks for reaching out. That certainly hasn’t been easy for you. Let’s check out what’s going on. Could you provide us the case number so we can review it for you?

 

I look forward to your response.

 

Regards,

Juni

Sudden
Community Member

Can we message in private?

Sudden
Community Member

Is it possible to message you privately Juni?

Sudden
Community Member

I guess your not going to reply either?

EmersonB
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hey folks,

 

@Sudden, how's it going? I understand that you wanted to message us in private and we don't have that option here but we're willing to help you sort this one out. Please fill out this form with all the needed information. Let me know once you’re done.

 

@Bearlake, thanks for updating us and for sharing here the steps you've done to resolve this issue.

 

@Jimmy_J, we understand where you're coming from. By any chance do you have your case ID? You can share it here so that we can take a better look and check our options here to help you out.

 

I appreciate the help, Juni.

   

Regards,

Emerson

Sudden
Community Member

Hi Emerson,

Thanks for reaching out. I wanted to let you know that I just submitted the form.

Thanks

Jimmy_J
Community Member

My Google Support Inquiry: Case ID [6-1310000033198]. Hoping no one EVER buys a google nest hub max.  I have an Amazon tablet that has been dropped, stepped on, and abused by kids and the screen still works.  The hub max literally sat on my counter yet the screen still stopped working way sooner than it should have. I even set the screen to turn off when not in use but it still didnt last. Such a poor product for the $229 price tag.

Sudden
Community Member

Hi Emerson,

I just wanted to check in to see if you got the form I submitted and if you have any update.

Jenelyn_O
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi there,

 

@Sudden, I'm sorry for the delay. I received your form. I'll hand it over to our team. Please keep an eye on your inbox or messages as they will get in touch with you soon.

 

@Jimmy_J, thanks for providing your case ID. We'll take a look at it. 

 

I appreciate the input, Emerson.

 

Best regards,

Jenelyn

Jenelyn_O
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hey Jimmy_J,

 

Thanks for your patience with us. I understand how frustrating it can be. We’re always looking for ways to improve. Be assured that we're taking note of your feedback. Let me know if you still have questions and concerns. Otherwise, I'll be locking this thread after 24 hours.

 

Thanks,

Jenelyn

re: "We’re always looking for ways to improve".  How about honoring promises that are made by customer service reps.  I would probably start there.  Customers do not appreciate being lied to. #neveranothergoogleproduct

Jenelyn_O
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi Jimmy_J,

 

We understand the frustration. We hope we can make it up to you in the future. Please feel free to start a new thread if you have other questions or concerns, as we'll be willing to assist you from there.

 

Kind regards,

Jenelyn

Bearlake
Community Member

Dear Sudden,  I am going through exactly the same process of non-response.  
When Nest was still Nest, customer support worked with real people following up with real solutions.
Now it seems that as a customer you're left to some buggy AI interfaces and processes that  are absolutely unable to solve our needs.
This is not just Google - it's a generalized phenomenon with all large companies. 
When installing anything, you have 3 options:
Option 1:  You are lucky and the installation works
Option 2: Your installation fails, and you are smart enough to immediately return the product immediately because you know the customer service process is never going to resolve the problem, and actually, the process is not even designed to solve the problem. 
Option 3: You have a power installer who has gained a lot of workaround experience through endless rounds of trial and error. These are the guys that really can fix it.  
Alas, I have yet to find a power installer in my neighborhood. 

Juni
Community Specialist
Community Specialist

Hi Bearlake,

 

Thanks for posting. Please allow me to assist you; I apologize for the inconvenience this has given you. Could you please tell us the case number so that we can look into it for you?

 

Thanks,

Juni

Bearlake
Community Member

Hi Juni,

I have no case number yet, just because the chat was non-reactive for over 30 minutes (despite me supposedly being in no.1 position in the queue) and the callback system failed.

So maybe you can open a case number for me.

The issue is that I wanted to switch an existing 3rd gen nest cam to a new SSID.
I followed your instructions, specifically deleting the cam from google home, and factory-resetting the camera.
Unfortunately, the factory reset does not work, the cam LED displays "green" and is not available to the installation process within google home.  Please help.
DAVID


Jimmy_J
Community Member

My experience has been the same, unfortunately.  If I had a dollar for all of the 'response in 5 days'...again, all without ever getting a response in that time-frame. I will never purchase another google product.

Bearlake
Community Member

It seems to be a matter of chance. Two days ago, a disaster of non-responsiveness Yesterday, I got a customer service representative called Kurt on the chat, right after 30 secons. He was super friendly, super competent  and took me through a very long process (2 hours) until he had finally helped me to succeed and get  two new google cams to run flawlessly on all devices. Night and day.  If Google had a critical mass of "Kurts", I would rate the google service approach excellent and give it a 4.9 out of 5. That said, the instruction pieces on the web suck, as does the UX in the app and on the product. But hey, this Kurt gentleman was of another league.