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July 11, 2019
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Frustrated Educator...Horrible Customer Service in India

  • July 11, 2019
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Recently my Adobe CS6 suite had given me a pop up message.  Stating that my software that I purchased as an educator was not genuine.   I realize that I purchased the software in 2012 and it is old.   I called customer service and they said that I would need a receipt from 2012 in order to give me a new serial number.   I informed the customer service representative  that I no longer had the receipt but, I had the box that it came in and the CD.  That was no good.  He informed me that anyone could have that merchandise and that if I had the box I should have the receipt.  According to my account I registered my product with Adobe, that was not acceptable for the customer service representative in India.  Clearly, on the box it states that I needed to show proof that I was an educator.  The Adobe company would not have granted me permission to use the product, if I had not registered the product. Over the past 7 years I have taught and encouraged hundreds of my previous and current students to use your product.   However, after today I will no longer be using or recommending you price gouging product to anyone.   I found it very disappointed that I a professor of my caliber would even be going through this.   Recently, I have found an alternative to your product called Affinity, perhaps I will use that instead.   It is a shame after all of these years your company does not support their educators.

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Correct answer martee817

The young lady logged into my computer and deleted a cache file from Adobe.  I do not remember which one.  Sorry.

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Participant
January 14, 2022

I agree. Those peopole who work for Adobe seem to be selected for their poor manners. I am certainly looking for an alternative to Adbobe. They don't have the basic manners. I feel they are trying to sabotage the company. I wish they educate them of the basic manners. 

 

Calling Adobe is a stress ful event. You can not report because one is simply no better the other!!!

martee817Author
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July 11, 2019

I have been using Affinity for a while.   I do like the program.   I had to call customer service again this morning. Since I did not receive my call this morning from the Adobe.  I spoke with Spraha and she fixed my problem with no questions at all.   Adobe probably needs more people like her and not the rude men that I spoke to yesterday.   I believe that Adobe's customer service will be one of there  downfalls of the company.   They do not have a U.S. customer service team and no email address to discuss any concerns.  Even though they are quick to take out my subscription fee every month. That is really sad in this day and age. 

jane-e
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Community Expert
July 12, 2019

martee817  wrote

I spoke with Spraha and she fixed my problem with no questions at all.   Adobe probably needs more people like her and not the rude men that I spoke to yesterday.  

How was your problem fixed?

~ Jane

martee817AuthorCorrect answer
Participant
July 12, 2019

The young lady logged into my computer and deleted a cache file from Adobe.  I do not remember which one.  Sorry.

Daniel E Lane
Inspiring
July 11, 2019

Well, sorry to hear that. But remember, you are using quite old software that has not been supported for quite a while. So you are not even teaching with software that is available to your students to purchase and use except for pirated software, or questionable software off the internet. I personally do not thin it is out of order for them to have you provide an actual proof of purchase for the software, especially since you are trying to get/use something that was already at an extremely discounted rate compared to what the normal version cost people when purchasing.

I suggest you just upgrade to a more modern version of the software if you want to continue teaching in order to help your students stay up to date with modern software abilities. You can try Affinity. If you have been a Photoshop fan for so many years, it will depress you completely. It can't do everything you want it to do. And you also will not be able to teach for a while since you will also have to spend time learning a new application to the point where you are actually good enough with it to be able to teach it to others.

martee817Author
Participant
July 11, 2019

Thank you for your response.  However, I already have the subscription on my new computer from which I teach from it is required that I use the most up to date software.  A cost that is not reimbursed from my university.  Can you honestly say that you have your receipt from a product that you purchased 7 years ago.   I paid for a product for a mac that would last until I purchased a new mac, as a professor I need to be able to teach from both platforms pc and mac. Having the product on my mac allows me to grade homework assignments from either computer.  My pc or my mac.   I have paid for a product and Adobe should honor it.   They would do better if they said that the software is no longer supported by the company.  But that is not what they said.

Abambo
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Community Expert
July 11, 2019

When did you register your CS6?

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