Steph
False Advertising and Terrible Customer Service
Murad engages in false advertising and customer service agents attempt to gaslight customers into believing that it's acceptable for them to receive incorrect, lesser products than what they paid for becuase "Murad decided to change the kit." I purchased the Resurgence Complete Skincare Regimen. According to their website, both at the time of purchase and at present, the regimen includes the Retinol Youth Renewal Night Cream as one of the featured products. This cream regularly retails for $82 and is one of their bestselling products. It is the main reason I chose to purchase, not one, but two kits during a sale. When I received my packages, the Retinol Cream was substituted for the Hydro Dynamic Ultimate Moisture Cream which not only regularly retails for less ($75), but was being discounted at multiple outlets for about half that price, indicating that it is a product that Murad either intends to discontinue and/or has overstocked and they're trying to offload it before it expires. This is not what I paid for. I assumed that it was a simple packing mistake, so I called customer service, but the customer service agent first told me that the kit actually included the Hydro Dynamic cream and that I'd received the correct product, but when I let him know that that was not correct (I have screenshots and order confirmations), he changed his story to say that Murad was now including the Hydro Dynamic cream instead of the Retinol cream and that that's just what's in the kit now. Again, that's not what I paid for, and that's not what was or currently is being advertised. I asked if I could send the cream back and have it replaced with the correct product, and he said no. I asked if Murad could refund me the price difference between the two products, and he said no. Not only that, but Murad requires the customer to pay for return shipping, so I would have to pay to return products that Murad sent to me in error/intentionally to deceive the customer and save money on their end. The only "fix" he could offer was rewards points, which is a slap in the face, particularly because no matter how many rewards points a customer accrues, they'll never be able to use them to "purchase" the full sized Retinol cream, because it's not offered as part of the rewards program. I called the company today to see if I could just return my packages and be done with it. I would have settled for them simply paying the return shipping (which they should do given the fact that they are in the wrong here), but the same customer service agent I spoke with before answered the phone and pretended that he couldn't hear me...my phone works fine; I had full reception; I could hear him crystal clear.


