In fact, I have just looked at my profile and found a message I replied to, where, I kind of turned a blind eye to their shoddy service at sign-up before this latest episode... these are my own words, on 3rd April in a thread started by new member Cookie Dough... my direct quote is:
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Hi Welcome. Re: your onboarding, I had the exact same thing (
Alternaleaf). My first appt was with a nurse, second with a doctor. I didnt get 15 mins with either, I even had about 3 questions on a post-it note (that i couldnt find answers for on their site or FAQ) that there was no time to ask in my screening appt and I had said at the beginning and end I had Qs. My initial appt was rushed and a tad frantic, I would get cut off a lot too, I absolutely did not get listened to fully that was for sure and seemed like a box-ticking exercise (made me even think, does anyone actually get turned down????). That you got rushed through it in the first appt, dont be put off. Just jump their hoops. It seems that "meetings" are stacked at their end in 15 min blocks with a hard stop so they can get to the next one. I am not slagging off my clinic either, overall it seems ok so far I am three months in.
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So adding it together to the then and now:
1- rushed through appt 1, nurse, which started late and then in flat out fifth gear, and a "there's no time for questions as I need to get to move on to the next appt" - i had questions too... at my first appt this was a red flag i glossed over...
2- Dr Appt - was ok, formality, no issues. I asked him the remainder of my 2-3 Qs...
3- nurse / pharmacist appt - this one was also really, really rushed and actually really surreal as the staff member remained camera off, but she required mine to be on the whole time??? Such a minor thing to point out, but it sure was a quite awkward call to say the least. Weird even.
Fast forward to now
4- Defective item reported to them. Link sent to me to access a form, the link when I click is a sign up screen to join Google services, I ask, are you sure this is what I am meant to do (as nowhere on their entire site does it mention having to join up with Google if you're not already, I mean come on.... most people I know dont use Google accounts, they use Apple or Outlook or whatever this that, so I am not the only surely who has asked is this absolutely what you are asking / have you sent the wrong link etc)... and got ignored to the point I just binned it.
5- the fact that my prescription date has passed and I am unable to order, am without med now for weeks, and on top of that, binning one of the products added a week on.
Also, seriously, has anyone ever tried phoning them. What is the issue there, is it just one person on the phone or........ are there that many disgruntled customers trying to get through? Who knows. I can post up screenshots of my dialled numbers and the times I have just hung up twenty thirty mins into holding to get through. I have never used the chat thing though to be fair, but, have emailed and phoned throughout.
Anyway rant over. I will make one last attempt with them, but, I think the writing might be on the wall. Points 1-5 above are so minor all of this could have been avoided if they just cared a bit more, or, just cared...
Mission Statement - "Our mission is to improve the lives of all who need it. "
"Dedicated, responsive Patient Care Team" ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
Anyway guys - have a good one. I just wanted to get this out there that is all. I have done nothing wrong in this, the time I have spent on sorting it, for where I am after that... exhausting, and here I am without medicine still.
Hope your experiences are better and all the best cheers.