Website problem

Cannot order software

I have in the last few weeks received two different emails from Stardock.  One of the emails informed me that I had lest two items in my cart, and would I like to finish my order at a discount;  if so, it gave me a code to "complete" my order.  I am currently a registered user at this Stardock website.

Problem is, the two products "left in my cart" were Object Desktop (1 yr subscription) and Tiles, both of which I purchased in May of 2018., so I do not want either of these items.  Then yesterday I received another email offering to sell me Stardock's new PDF Editor, which I would be interested in purchasing...

...EXCEPT when I go to the website to order the PDF Editor and to remove whatever was in my cart before that remained from an "incomplete" order, the website already had the Object Desktop and Tiles items in the cart and priced to be included as part of any order I placed.  When I tried to remove the two items I already own, the Object Desktop and Tiles, by the only method available, changing the order quantity for those two items from 1 to 0 and then selecting the Update button for each item, the only thing the website does is to revert the order quantity from 0 back to 1 for those two items, and those items remain part of my order of any other product such as the PDF Editor.

I really would like to buy, or at least try the new PDF Editor software, but not if I am going to be scammed into buying something else that I already own as a condition for purchasing the Editor.  This tactic reminds me of a bait-and-switch scam at a used car lot, I would think Stardock was above such tactics.  I would find it very hard to believe that this was just an unnoticed error on the website, since I do not see any other way there to order products so it must have been present for some time.

To cap it all off, of course, you cannot directly contact Stardock by phone to discuss this issue, so I must use this forum as a last resort.  I tried sending an email directly from the website about my problem, but all I received in return is a very curt no-reply email that directed me to this forum (in which I have posted a problem awhile back and got very good replies, although nobody could solve my problem). 

I am hoping I get a solution here, but if not I will just assume Stardock does not want me to buy any of their products hereafter, and place their emails on my junk email list so I do not have to bother with them again.  I hope that is not the outcome of this experience...

 

Pete Barnes

 

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Reply #1 Top

Hello,

Sorry to hear you are having issues.

Can you Please try a different browser or incognito session to place your order.

 

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #2 Top

Nope, that doesn't do it, neither inprivate browsing nor another browser.  Selecting the product itself shows it alone for $29.95  But as soon as I select the product (get it now) and go to the checkout, when it asks me to log in, then when I log in to my account, the extra charges pop up in the cart.

Happens in other browsers same way (Fire3fox, Chrome), happens in IE in private browsing mode.

Any other ideas?  Still looks like it is a website problem not a browser problem.

Pete B

Reply #3 Top

Hello,

I have forwarded your report to the Stardock support team for their review and recommendations.

They will probably have to do an internal fix.

Please keep an eye on this thread for any updates.

We really do appreciate your feedback, thanks.

 

AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #4 Top

Hello,

Make sure when you go to your Cart , there is an " X " to delete items out of your cart.

Do that and report back here if that clears the way for you to order what you want, please.

 


AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant

Reply #5 Top

I will keep looking for it.  I am actually a bit hesitant about ordering the PDF product bcause it is a Shampoo product, and the other Shampoo product I bought, the backup software, I could never get it to work, and it was too late to get a refund.  But I will try again for the PDF if this issue gets fixed.

Thanks

Pete B

 

Reply #6 Top

Report back here , please what you decide to do

 


AzDude
Stardock Community Assistant