James E.
Pure Money Grab
I was unable to make a scheduled online appointment so I emailed Thriveworks the day before to cancel. Thriveworks emailed me back, pointed out their cancellation policy (which states that "clients can move or cancel an appointment without penalty as long as they provide a 48-hour notice"), and promptly slapped me with a $135 late cancellation fee. I emailed their customer service people to ask them to waive the charge on this occasion, given that I had, in actual fact, made an effort to cancel my appointment as soon as I knew I would be unable to make it, and also because it was a first offence from a new client. I told them that at the time of cancelling, I was (rightly or wrongly) unaware of the 48 hour cancellation policy. Customer service did email me back. They had no interest in the circumstances that led to me having to cancel my appointment, and adamantly refused to refund me the $135. Were Thriveworks perfectly within their rights to charge me $135? Absolutely. Did Thriveworks show absolutely zero compassion to a new client who made an honest mistake in not cancelling within the 48 hour window prior to his appointment? Hell yeah they did. Thriveworks have now lost a client in me (and possibly future new ones) and bought themselves an unfavorable customer review - all for a lousy 135 bucks. Go figure.



