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The latest from SwitchEasy after they dumped another customer's personal data on a response to me. This is the point where I wanted to cancel ASAP because that crossed the line. At least they found their mistake there...

It takes a few days to refund someone? It should be a few clicks in less than a minute. :rolleyes:

From: Inquiry@switcheasy.com <sezoltan@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: Switcheasy has sent you a package (Second Again)
Date: May 13, 2011 3:11:56 PM PDT
To: Xxxxxx Xxxxx <Xxxxx@Xxxx.com>


Dear Xxxxxx,

Thank you for your email; you are absolutely correct.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this caused you.
Your refund request has been sent to the warehouse for processing. You
can expect a refund in the same form of payment originally used for
the purchase within a few days. You will receive an email confirmation
from PayPal once the refund has been issued.
We again apologize for not exceeding your expectation and the
inconvenience caused to you.

Sincerely,
Switcheasy Customer Service.
www.switcheasy.com (USA Website)

On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 11:48 AM, xxxxx <xxxxx@xxxxxx> wrote:
Switcheasy,
Are you that terrible running a company divulging your customers personal
data like you did in this email from you... I am NOT Xxx Xx... This IS the
worst customer service I've ever seen!

Did you EVEN read my email to you!?! I WANT a refund of my order! I already
opened a dispute with paypal at the same time so maybe you'll actually see
it while other people order your products so they can have their home
addresses sent to other people around the world.
AGAIN- Cancel my order- (Unique Transaction ID #xxxxxxxxxxxxx)
REFUND MY MONEY NOW!


On May 13, 2011, at 6:06 AM, Inquiry@switcheasy.com wrote:


Dear XXXXXX,

Sorry for the late reply. New shipment of Canvas finally arrived. Our
warehouse sort through the product and to prepare its inventory. Rest
assure, your order should be ready and will ship out shortly.
If you do not wish to wait any longer, we completely understand if you
request a refund, you can let us know what it is you would like to do.

Here's your package info:
Delivery Address:
XXX XX
xxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xx
XXXXXX, MN xxxxxxx-xxxx

Shipment Date: April 25, 2011
Mail Class: Priority Mail
Tracking Number: xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

To check on your shipment, go to the USPS website here:
http://www.usps.com/shipping/trackandconfirm.htm

We ship USPS First Class or Priority Mail with delivery confirmation
(Non-Trackable ship method)
Delivery Confirmation simply notifies you when a package has been
delivered or when a delivery attempt was made.
It does not provide tracking of the item en-route or acceptance scans.
There will often be no update on the status until the package is
physically delivered to you.

Get current event information or updates for your item sent to you by
email, click here:
http://www.usps.com/shipping/trackan...rackandconfirm

USPS Estimated Delivery Time may vary from 2 to 7 business days once
shipped (depending on location) .
Please note that Switcheasy rely on the U.S. Post Office to deliver in
a timely manner, and cannot be responsible for the timeframe it takes
for them to deliver packages. There may be delays, especially during
the holiday seasons due to the increase in package deliveries.

If you don't receive the package after 7-10 BUSINESS days, you must
first contact your local post office and ask if they have additional
information about the package's location, they will assist you in
locating your package. Have your delivery confirmation number handy.

Thank you,
Switcheasy Customer Service.

www.switcheasy.com (USA Website)

On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 8:13 PM, Xxxxx <Xxxxx@xxxxx.com> wrote:

Switcheasy,

I think I have waited enough and I would like to cancel my order with you.
My paypal transaction is xxxxxxxxxxxx to make the cancellation easier
for you.

Thanks.
 
So, what is the latest scoop? They have them in stock now?

No idea... Who knows if they're 'in stock' then Switch & Bait taking payments for people waiting 3 weeks to receive anything. It said "in stock" when I ordered mine. Of course, I am trying to getting my refund.

I just heard... 'Theyre actually backordered...'
 
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I ordered one 3 days ago (May 11th, the first day they showed up as in stock again) and it seems to have been shipped.

Label/Receipt Number: *************************
Service(s): Delivery Confirmation™
Status: Processed through Sort Facility

Your item was processed through and left our STOCKTON, CA 95213 facility on May 13, 2011 at 8:03 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.

Detailed Results:

Processed through Sort Facility, May 13, 2011, 8:03 pm, STOCKTON, CA 95213
Acceptance, May 13, 2011, 5:28 pm, TRACY, CA 95376

Guess it'll be here as soon as the USPS dinosaurs can take it from west coast to east coast...
 
RE: my cancel / refund on my order with switcheasy-

Which part of the word "SwitchEasy" that is actually easy working with them?

I know they have to be opening the paypal account looking at all their orders to avoid the "You have new disputes. Go to Resolution Center" on PayPal but they have completely ignored responding on there too. It must be too difficult for them clicking the refund button. :mad:
 
Just thought I'd add some anecdotal evidence to this thread.

Ordered the black canvas today.....got a shipping notice three hours later. Can't complain about that kind of service :)
 
Satisfied

While I can understand being a little bothered by the customer service and emails, supply this early in the product lifecycle can be tough and clearly they are working on it. I can see why it would be difficult to predict for them. There's no bait and switch here... The product is great. Got black and charcoal. Ordered 4/26, arrived 5/13. I couldn't be happier with the cases. Be patient, there are more important things in life to get worked up over.
 
Just thought I'd add some anecdotal evidence to this thread.

Ordered the black canvas today.....got a shipping notice three hours later. Can't complain about that kind of service :)

Eh... its YMMV. Its pretty difficult just having them to cancel & refund me. That strange email from them sending me someones personal data and I wasn't happy about their workplace keeping organized. I'm glad your order went well oppositely mine.

While I can understand being a little bothered by the customer service and emails, supply this early in the product lifecycle can be tough and clearly they are working on it. I can see why it would be difficult to predict for them. There's no bait and switch here... The product is great. Got black and charcoal. Ordered 4/26, arrived 5/13. I couldn't be happier with the cases. Be patient, there are more important things in life to get worked up over.

I completely agree with you. I haven't been worked up since it was only a few quick emails to them until recently just canceling. I only made this thread mainly showing people my review dealing with this company moreso than just a rant. Its always good seeing both sides the product review | Customer Service if there would ever be an issue. I just learned with them if I had a needed to contact them to swap out my order but I always judge companies early.

On top-
I have ordered from OtterBox 2x in the last year and they have been great. I have been ordering from Power Support for a few recent years and they replaced films very quickly from only 1 issue once.

Its just that- I can't assume SwitchEasy being helpful like PowerSupport or OtterBox. I'll update the thread whenever SwitchEasy refunds me after they shipped plenty orders from only a few days back but mine is ~17-20 days waiting like your order.
 
I just bought an ipad and i though this case is highly recommended. So whats the deal? I sit that they are low in stock?

What alternatives other than this case.
 
To me, no other case out right now compares to the Canvas. But this thread has me unsure about buying one...

I'm not really sure what alternative I'd go with now though.
 
To me, no other case out right now compares to the Canvas. But this thread has me unsure about buying one...

I'm not really sure what alternative I'd go with now though.

It seems that the stock issue has been resolved and they are fulfilling orders pretty quickly now. This seems to be the best case out there, i received mine a couple days ago after waiting 2 weeks and i can honestly say it was well worth the wait. Its an amazing case and seems to be well built. Order one, you wont be disappointed!
 
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Pballer110 said:
It seems that the stock issue has been resolved and they are fulfilling orders pretty quickly now. This seems to be the best case out there, i received mine a couple days ago after waiting 2 weeks and i can honestly say it was well worth the wait. Its an amazing case and seems to be well built. Order one, you wont be disappointed!

The grey and the brown are still out of stock (US website). I'm waiting patiently for my brown Canvas (ordered on May 3).
 
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I ordered one 3 days ago (May 11th, the first day they showed up as in stock again) and it seems to have been shipped.

Label/Receipt Number: *************************
Service(s): Delivery Confirmation™
Status: Processed through Sort Facility

Your item was processed through and left our STOCKTON, CA 95213 facility on May 13, 2011 at 8:03 pm. The item is currently in transit to the destination. Information, if available, is updated periodically throughout the day. Please check again later.

Detailed Results:

Processed through Sort Facility, May 13, 2011, 8:03 pm, STOCKTON, CA 95213
Acceptance, May 13, 2011, 5:28 pm, TRACY, CA 95376



Guess it'll be here as soon as the USPS dinosaurs can take it from west coast to east coast...

How did you receive this info? I ordered same day you did and all I have is a stamps.com tracking with no further info.
 
How did you receive this info? I ordered same day you did and all I have is a stamps.com tracking with no further info.

Take the tracking # from the stamps.com page and put it into the tracking thing at USPS.com, you'll get more updated/detailed info that way.
 
Gift for waiting

Did anyone get an email from switcheasy that said you would be receiving a gift for the delay in shipping. Because I did and when I finally received my canvas case it did not come with a gift. After I sent them an email and a copy of their email that showed I would receive a gift I got an email today that said they apologized and they would send something out on monday. Wonder what it will be.

Did anyone else get a gift in the mail?
 
Take the tracking # from the stamps.com page and put it into the tracking thing at USPS.com, you'll get more updated/detailed info that way.

Thanks... although I had tried that several times before, I recopied and pasted it again and it worked, got the same status as yours showed. Possibly just took that long for USPS to have the info.
 
Hilarity raises the scale reading SwitchEasy's emails... wow.

Just want to add, received this email this morning:

SwitchEasy refunded your PayPal payment on April 10th. There is a
Temporary Hold placed on your credit, please contact PayPal for more
information. Normally PayPal will not hold credits, so there maybe
something wrong with your account information. We cannot access your
account information.

Sincerely,
SwitchEasy USA CustomerServiceTeam
www.switcheasy.com (USA Website)


Funny, I ordered the case on Apr. 26th. Pathetic CS.

Wow... Check it out... Looks that I've received a similar canned response about paypal refunding my order that I've been trying to cancel for days now now that I have escalated the situation against SwitchEasy on PayPal but they have not responded once on there. They have got to be the sketchiest company ever.

Subject: Re: Switcheasy has sent you a package (Second Again)
From: Xxxx Xxxxxx <Xxxxx@gmail.com>
Date: May 15, 2011 1:17:37 PM PDT
To: Inquiry@switcheasy.com <sezoltan@gmail.com>

Dear Ma'am (Celine),

You have certainly have the biggest bag of tricks ever over there pulling out the most interesting excuses after anything including this ridiculous email that I'd call this the second most ridiculous email from you behind your email when you divulged another customer's personal data. I can only assume that there is only a sole person running this outfit you have there.

There has to be a reason why you only have 3 email accounts between- sales@switcheasy.com, inquiry@switcheasy.com (sezoltan@gmail.com?), and orders@switcheasy... I have ONLY received emails from your inquiry@switcheasy.com that has been signed as- "Brianna, and now Celine". I wasn't aware that your entire company was run by women that I can commend you for that unless theres a reason only picking a few canned token first name virtual employees out of the bag?

Your claim is absolutely ridiculous for you are unable to refund my payment to you that its 'temporary on hold'...? Now you want me to contact my bank? That is a cherry on top since PayPal would instantly contact me if there was some chance for any strange issue which I have never seen having my paypal account after 10 years now until dealing with you.

I would recommend that YOU contact your bank account to make sure you have funds to refund my order. I have to say you are the most sketchy company ever after all your automated responses that I've seen. I DO regret ever ordering anything from you has been a huge inconvenience.

Feel free contacting me when you figure your issues refunding me now. It is your best option refunding me sooner.

Sincerely,

'Sir'.




On May 15, 2011, at 11:12 AM, Inquiry@switcheasy.com wrote:

Dear Sir,

We have confirmed that your refund was submitted on May 13. Please
don't get upset... Unfortunately we were not able to issue a refund.
PayPal have placed a temporary hold on your refund. The funds from
this payment cannot be released until problems is solved.

You may contact your bank and request them to evaluate and release of
any holds on your account.

Should you need any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused to you because of this.

Sincerely.
Celine.
Switcheasy Customer Service.
www.switcheasy.com (USA Website)
 
Heres a reason why SwitchEasy cannot refund me.....

Their Paypal (orders@switcheasy) account is limited. Perhaps they have a lot disputes against them at the same? This could make sense how some people's orders were cancelled automatically.

PayPal Help said:
What does it mean if my account access is limited?
When your account access is limited, it means that we noticed an issue and need your help to resolve it.
Often, we’ll limit your account to help protect you. For example, we may limit your account until you’re able to confirm that you authorized a transaction.

We’ll send you an email to let you know why your account is limited and you’ll see the reason when you log in to your account.

It’s usually pretty easy to take care of an account limitation. Most of the time, we just need some information about your account or latest transactions.

To provide the information and find out what you can and can’t do until the issue is resolved, go to the Resolution Center.
Here’s how:
Log in to your PayPal account.
Click Resolution Center at the top of the page.
If you’ve provided the information but your account is still limited, it means that we’ve sent you an email asking for a little more information or we’re still reviewing the information you provided.

If you still have questions about your account access, contact Customer Service by clicking Contact Us at the bottom of any page.

Does anyone else find this sketchy from a company taking likely thousands of payments and they cannot refund anyone that they made a bunch BS excuses for me to contact my own bank account?

I called it... The issue is on their side. :mad:
 
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Ordered this case on April 25th @ around 9am. It was waiting for me at my house in Florida two days later.
 
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I received mine a few days ago and could not be happier. No problems with Switcheasy from here.

Not going to "AVOID SWITCHEASY" now nor in the future. :rolleyes:
 
I also had a terrible experience with SwitchEasy. I wasn't as diligent as you to dig up all the threads, but I just chose never to purchase from them again. I figure that will send them a small message.
 
I just ordered my Charcoal canvas. Hopefully everything goes smoothly for me.

If not, chargeback. :D
 
it goes either you buy from them and it's a smooth transaction. Or, something goes wrong and it get's built up into this weird exchange of strangely worded emails, multiple people handling responses, confusing.

The Facebook page is pretty interesting too.
 
I received mine a few days ago and could not be happier. No problems with Switcheasy from here.

Not going to "AVOID SWITCHEASY" now nor in the future. :rolleyes:
Its your prerogative;Thats not my problem.

I also had a terrible experience with SwitchEasy. I wasn't as diligent as you to dig up all the threads, but I just chose never to purchase from them again. I figure that will send them a small message.

It is pretty annoying dealing with them which is proven that their paypal account is a non-US verified paypal and they claim somehow that I sent them $53.99 and they don't have $1.60 to return my total $53.99.

Apparently there is some issue on their side about $1.60 that they are overseas which is a bit interesting that they are running at "SwitchEasy USA" that is having issues.

Why would I care about $1.60? Its pretty annoying that they havent fixed that glitch yet since I believe I ran into someone elses issue after international currency transfer or something maybe?
 
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