David
Can't format Smart Campaign template...
I tried switching my list of 19,000+ from MailChimp to SendFox. I have a simple RSS feed email that I send out each week. First issue, when importing my list from MailChimp, there were random numbers put into the First Name column. I had no way to delete them in bulk, so I contacted tech support. The tech couldn't delete them either, and couldn't even delete the list so I could try uploading again. It was Friday evening and he said only the developers could handle the fix, so I had to wait until Monday. Didn't hear back from him until Tuesday. Second issue, when I tried to set up the Smart Campaign to send each Sunday, there were no instructions on how to format the email template. Turns out that's because there's no way to format it! I was stuck with their terrible format that looks like a 90s-style email. In order to format the email, I would have to do so manually each week. Their Smart Campaign isn't so smart... I cancelled my license and tried to cancel my Empire Add-On. They refunded my license, but told me I was past the 3-day refund time for the Add-On. The only reason I was past that time was because I had to wait four days for their developers to fix the list, yet they still refused to issue a refund for the add-on. I ran a charge back with my card company instead. It was only $10, but still, there's no way they deserve even a dollar for their crappy service and junk email template. JUNE 9TH UPDATE: I received an email from SendFox asking if I would take down this review: "I noticed you left a 1 star review in TrustPilot about this. If I request to have your $10 refunded back to you would you retract the TrustPilot review?" First, I already got my $10 refund through the charge back. Second, it's nice to know you try to pay people off in order to keep the bad reviews to a minimum.
Response from SendFoxJul 9, 2021
Hi David, Sorry you had a bad experience with SendFox, and thank you on your honest review. First, I'd like to clear things up - We don't pay people to remove bad reviews. Based on your circumstances, we were willing to offer an atypical refund outside of the refund period and that is what our Support team suggested in the comment. Also, we would like to apologise for the late reply. Our response times are a bit higher on the weekends, but we respond to every email. That said, we took notes of all the stuff you mentioned with the Smart Campaigns and forwarded them to our developers so they can add necessary features in one of our future updates. Unfortunately, we don't have an ETA on when this might be added, but it is on our list, so stay tuned. If you have any other concerns or suggestions, fell free to contact our support team.


