Jessi C.
Lack of communication
Let me first say, that I love my sauna itself. This review is based off customer service and the lack of communication. I ordered my sauna on 12/27 - I had a wonderful buying experience, super friendly sales lady (Andrea). I was told I'd receive an email with tracking information - never received it. Came home to a huge box sitting on my doorstep...opened it and only had the solar pad. Emailed to find out if there were more deliveries and where they were...didn't get a response...48 hours later, I re-emailed and asked, but that afternoon I came home to another big box (still never received tracking info). Still missing my "supplemental" package I purchased (towels, pad covers, etc). Got my sauna put up, part of the upper dome was damaged and the chromotherapy lights didn't work. I again had to email more than once to get a response - I don't know if they just don't work normal working hours or what, but communication was (and still is) VERY slow. I was told they'd call at a certain time...they didn't, I had to call them that night. They shipped out a replacement (I did receive tracking for this one) and I was told there would be information regarding how to return the original one in the box...no information...and still missing 1/2 of my supplemental items...they shipped part and the rest is "out" for now. The only reason I know this is because I emailed and asked...you would think they would send an email saying that part of your order was on hold. Still waiting for a response on what to do with the original dome...sent an email on Monday (1/25), resent to a different email I had on Thursday (1/28) and still haven't heard a thing. My sales person quit responding once I made the comment "This is looking like it was a bad investment on my end." when the lack of communication made me second guess my purchase of a $2000 item - in my world, that's an expensive purchase and customer service should be 5 star. Not once have I received an apology...or even an explanation on the lack of communication. Typically, businesses include a note in their emails regarding high volume and x amount of time to respond...it's not included, so I assume they will respond in a timely manner, but it's just not happening. I love my sauna and feel it is helping (I have thyroid issues and read the infrared lights help), but really wish communication was better. If there was communication and I knew what was going on, I would give them a 5 star. *Shortly after leaving this review, Issac called and did a wonderful job of correcting the issues. He personally drove out to my house (I’m lucky enough to live in KC close to their company) and delivered the missing items, and took the defective items. I appreciate the effort, but it does appear as though they have a major flaw in their customer service department. I hope that they are able to fix the negative aspect for other customers as overall, I am pleased.
Response from Sunlighten, Inc.Feb 4, 2021
Hi Jessi, we're sorry to hear about your experience - this is not the standard. We apologize for the lack of communication and will continue to make improvements. We are also looking into this issue for you!



