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Terrible customer servicec
I've been trying to return an order for 2 weeks now...the Ring Cams will NOT notifiy you if they go offline which, from my perspective, is crazy. As such, I am returning the spotlight cams and the full Ring security system inside of my return window. I initiated this return over 2 weeks ago; within a few days, they sent me a pre-paid shipping label. I used this label on the original box used by Ring to ship me the order. After a few days the Post Office returned the box saying they could not accept that shipping label as the package had Lithium batteries...it must be shipped by ground. I've had 3 different support people and 1 supervisor over the course of the past 8 days promise me that I'd be getting the ground shipping label sent out in "24-48 hours" or "you'll have it tomorrow"....and yet here I am, still without a way to ship the order back. As I write this, I've been on the phone with Ring (mostly on hold) for 51 minutes and counting. No manager or VP is available to speak with me. They are now telling me to NOT return the 3 extra lithium batteries, and to use the original pre-paid air postage and they will refund all of my money....I can keep the batteries. Wow, ok. Seems like sending a ground shipping label should be much easier and more cost effective, but whatever. I will say the people with whom I've spoken have been very nice and curtious....but Ring's systems and processes are seriously bad. Sorry Ring, you've lost this customer and I'd sure have trouble suggesting to anyone that they should purchase your products...
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04-11-2019 11:20:54
Responses (13)
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Understood...it was more an attempt to elevate the awareness within Ring of the poor customer experience.
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05-11-2019 05:58:52
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Their service IS terrible, I don’t know why they opened a community support forum if all they’re going to do is us it to hire soccer moms to post silly videos and nag at people they don’t like because we’re providing REAL FEEDBACK to the company and bringing their faults to light
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10-11-2019 05:15:11
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EIt's not a support forum. This is a community to help each other if possible. Customer support is customer support. I mod for a cellphone manufacturer. I hear the same thing there. If you want customer support, you have to call them. If the support isn't good to you I'd complain to them or corporate. Sometimes you need to go to the top. Believe me, it works.
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10-11-2019 05:30:16
JI just bought nearly $2K in Ring equipment and I've not opened a box and already feel like I made a huge mistake. The more I read the more I worry that Ring is NOT a good choice. It's not just this forum. Other reviewer sites are nearly unanimous that RING customer service is awful. I experienced two calls with customer service this week and it was not good. They promised a resolution that never happened and still hasn't happened. I had to call again tonight and am waiting to see if there's any actual follow through. I've not opened the boxes yet. Need to pay close attention to the return window.
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29-05-2020 02:22:12
CHey @JohnsonL333. I'm happy to help with any concerns, comments, and questions you have may. If possible, could I know what your situation with our support team is? I'm happy to look more into this for you and ensure you are getting the proper follow up. Hope to hear back from you soon! :)
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29-05-2020 08:53:28
JChelsea, thank you but I'm awaiting return labels. The culture of poor service has already been too much ...to risk going past the 30 day return window. I've seen enough to know that Ring isn't for me. Thank you.
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29-05-2020 10:40:28
C@JohnsonL333 Thank you for giving me more detail! When did you call last to get this addressed? Once a label is created by our support team, it can take up to 48 business hours to reach your email inbox. In addition, you should be able to create a support label from the Narvar link in our support article [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022409351-Return-Policy). I presume you may have already done this, but wanted to offer just in case! In the event that you do not get a return label on Monday, please let us know. I will make sure to follow up accordingly with you on this, as I am happy to do so!
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30-05-2020 12:27:07
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Wow, I'm having the same problem with Ring. I emailed Ring twice right before they took off their email contact on their website. Somehow, I can't find it anymore or I'm looking at wrong place. I tried searching under the search box. I accidentally placed the order twice. They want 30 minutes window time to cancel which is terrible. I did not do that until next day and realize it's too late. So, I emailed them to cancel the order and they never responded so they shipped the product 3 DAYS after I contacted them. Now, I'm having to pay 24 dollars to just ship it back. I still have not got my refund after shipping it back 2 weeks ago. I would prefer not to call and plan to dispute the credit card charge (The credit card company is awesome at helping out) soon so I can get the full refund (321 dollars). What a waste of time and money. If they don't fix this then I'm definitely going to a different route in a year from now when the monitoring system is offline. If they would at least just simply respond to an EMAIL! I wish they would add online chat to make it easier.
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30-05-2020 05:56:44
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MHi @azin88. This is not at all the experience we intend, and are here to assist. As we value your security and your privacy, billing or account specific inquiries are best handled with our support team. Ring offers a 30-day refund policy from the date you receive your order to request a full refund. Check out our [help center article](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022409351-Return-Policy) containing the return policy and a link for you to start this return process. Keep in mind, [Ring's response to Covid-19](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041597471) included changes to some operations such as email and chat support availability. Nevertheless, our support team is more than happy to assist you further with this! Please give our support team a call at one of the numbers available [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/213608406). We’re taking additional steps to protect our team and help reduce the spread of COVID-19, so this has resulted in longer than normal wait times. If you are outside of the US, please read our response to COVID-19 [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360041597471) to see how to contact support.
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01-06-2020 03:44:29
AHello Marley, I did the return policy link and put my number and never qualified to return to begin after they shipped the product. It must have been a glitch so I returned it with 24 dollars on my credit card, it was literally right after it came to my door. I tried calling support but was on hold for two long. If you actually would be nice to respond to my email twice then none of this problem would have happenned. I emailed them to cancel it and 3 days later, they shipped it. I'm very disappointed in Ring. If you provided the email on the website then why didn't you respond to both of my emails? I don't care about this COVID-19 situtation, I happen to be the last ones to probably got the email address on the website. You SHOULD have responded to it. Why is it so hard not to respond if it was provided on the website before it was taken down? I mean why? It was a simple question in the mail. It tells me you guys are too lazy to respond to my email or didn't even care. So, nothing has been fixed, even been on hold too long over the phone. I rather for Ring to email me personally to apologize. I have already disputed this charge on my credit card so they will take care of it. Truly disappointed in your company for not communicating effectively. We all know email is far easier than over the phone. My guess is you over the phone is easier as there are no logs on file on the customer's side while email does.
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04-06-2020 08:19:25
WI recently had a terrible experience with customer service as well via the chat function. The person on the other end was not understanding and somewhat argumentative with the paying customer. My trial period had just expired and I could no longer access old videos, even after I purhcased the Basic Plan (1-day late). There was no warning or indication that I would not have access to that history, if I did not purchase the basic plan prior to the trial period expiring. Most companies/apps/etc will at least push you a notification when there's a something that will be gone completely. The person on the other end did not seem to understand that frustration and continued to argue without apologizing or at the very least acknowleding a customers frustration. Very disappointed.
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15-09-2020 03:44:58
THi Neighbors. To build upon what Marley said, at Ring, we are always striving to improve your experience. If your concerns are not being met during a support call, you can ask to speak to a supervisor or our level 2 support. [quote="Marley_Ring, post:11, topic:1012"] This is not at all the experience we intend, and are here to assist. As we value your security and your privacy, billing or account specific inquiries are best handled with our support team. Ring offers a 30-day refund policy from the date you receive your order to request a full refund. Check out our [help center article ](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360022409351-Return-Policy) containing the return policy and a link for you to start this return process. Keep in mind, [Ring’s response to Covid-19](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/360041597471) included changes to some operations such as email and chat support availability. Nevertheless, our support team is more than happy to assist you further with this! Please give our support team a call at one of the numbers available [here ](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-us/articles/213608406). We’re taking additional steps to protect our team and help reduce the spread of COVID-19, so this has resulted in longer than normal wait times. If you are outside of the US, please read our response to COVID-19 [here](https://support.ring.com/hc/en-gb/articles/360041597471) to see how to contact support. [/quote]
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15-06-2021 11:01:38
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I do not recommend Ring! Customer service is horrible. If you want spend hours on the phone with no resolution, being told one thing then having anothing happen, keep buying ring. If you try to add new products after having ring products for years, they will have compatibility issues. (Tech help says: when adding newer products it sometimes causes problems with old products). Dont worry, your warrantied, we will send you a replacement...a month later no news...call again...make us go through hours on the phone again, saying they have no records (...) finally talk to technical support, says we need to go through whole trouble shooting process again. says product is no longer warrantied and no replacement will be sent. btw they then go to say: we will give you a discount code to buy a new product...wait wait..oh sorry sir no discount codes are available...what the...anyways...cant wait for my neighbours and friends to ask me how I like my ring products! On the positive side, they will all be saving some money!
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28-04-2021 09:24:05
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OMG - I havent seen this type of terrible customer service before. My money is at stake. They delivered the products to a different address. I spoke with two individuals to help me but both of them were atrocious, one of their names was Ann. I will go to lawyer for a legal course of action for the pain I am going through and the money I lost.
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11-06-2021 06:02:09
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Chelsea_Ring
Sorry to hear about your experience, @olbiii . Unfortunately, this is not a support forum and we are unable to help further. Please continue to work with our support team in getting your devices sent back. Feel free to check out our [Community Guidelines](https://community.ring.com/t5/News-and-Announcements/Community-Guidelines/m-p/81#M13) if you have further questions. Thank you for your patience.
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05-11-2019 05:48:19
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