LOOK ELSEWHERE - complete lack of empathy from a less-than-stellar AI service
I started a free trial nearly a year ago to help with a specific work assignment and evaluate whether it would be a good tool to use regularly. Unfortunately, it was not particularly helpful for my scenario, and didn't leave a good impression. I completely forgot about Reword, and assumed I wouldn't be charged because my free trial had ended.
Fast forward to today, when I finally realized I was being charged $50+ monthly ever since my free trial ended 10 months ago, amounting to more than $400 of charges. I noticed the most recent charge on a bank statement, and couldn't remember what 'Reword' was. I looked in my email, and received ZERO notifications about billing, upcoming charges, lack of use, etc.
I cancelled my account and immediately reached out to their support email explaining the situation and the financial hardship this has caused. I explained how I have not logged in or utilized the platform in any way over the past 10 months, and request a refund for that duration. I also indicated that billing notifications should be defaulted, after I realized it was a setting that you have to toggle "on".
A Reword representative named Charles Kelly responded by processing a refund for the most recent month. I followed up explaining that while I appreciated the quick attention to the matter, it does not adequately address the issue. He responded clarifying the 14-day refund window policy and claiming that a return cannot be processed outside of that time.
Getting refunded 10% of the total charges I've incurred for a service I have not used in any way (which can be verified by my login activity) is cruel. Not to mention that the reason I did not use it is because the quality of their product is forgettable.
There are myriad more affordable AI options out there, and I guarantee they place greater priority on customer satisfaction (as Reword seemingly doesn't prioritize it at all). Look elsewhere!
16 July 2024
Unprompted review