Angie S.
Too long to solve an issue
The CS agents were kind and clearly did their best to help, but unfortunately the overall support journey was very frustrating. I had a different agent for every ticket, lots of back and forth, and tickets were closed, sending you emails to rate your experience, even though the problem wasn't resolved. I also received technical instructions that led to further issues instead of solving the original one. I spent almost two weeks trying to get everything working in *test mode*. The setup itself was mostly complete. I only had two issues: 1. Setting up my taxes for the countries I'd sell to, which was a quick fix and the first agent solved that quickly. Thank you! 2. New issue: customers were unable to download their product after checkout in test mode. Every new instruction since issue 2 led to new technical issues that lasted for almost two weeks. And in the end, it was my original issue that still didn't get solved. I kept having to solve new technical issues and never getting to the 2nd one. I never got to launch my shop. Eventually, I decided to delete everything and move to SureCart, where the process has been much smoother and simpler. Some things that could really improve the support experience: 1. Keep one agent with a ticket until the problem is resolved. And communicate why you transfer your ticket to a new agent. Is it their expertise? Is it being escalated, etc. 2. Test solutions should be done fully on the backend before instructing customers, provide relevant help articles at the start, ask for clarification instead of making assumptions, and repeat the issue back when something isn't clear. 3. Maybe have a procedure with time frames for when an issue is taking way longer than it should and what to do. 4. I also think WooCommerce could benefit from stronger UX design. It's powerful, but parts of the interface aren't very intuitive. The agents were trying to help; my feedback is mainly about improving the process so customers don't spend weeks going in circles. And always be kind to the agents their humans like us, dealing with lots of frustrated customers. I can imagine it is draining and exhausting. Good luck!




