CJdropshipping: Much Faster

First of all, I want to clarify that my last agent Jessie is great, knowledgeable, and very helpful; she helped me to resolve most of the issues other agents created and the terrible service CJ provide. The problem and the reason of this review is because CJ start shipping your orders within the timeframe; then after you have a little bit of time with them, they start switching your 8-15 shipping method slowly (''which is the fastest they supposedly have'')to a 20 to 35 days in transit (several times longer or because of the long time, items get lost in transit often so you have to refund your customer but CJ will not refund you) They keep changing the shipping method and speed you paid for and you will not be able to do anything because they are still using '''''''''the supposed shipping method you paid for''''''' Then you start getting a ton of messages from your customers asking why their orders has not been delivered which yields to a bad review that you cannot hide or fix on your Facebook shop, etc. They WILL try to do anything and everything they can to avoid giving you a refund for orders placed and cancelled immediately, items damaged, etc. They start good so you can start using their app, but then later you will have all these issues and you will regret it.

I had to change my review to 1 star due to no support on lost package on order 2101231951738808301
Customer service does not have any idea where the package is.

I wouldn't suggest using this platform. The prices are much higher compared to AliExpress or Xendrop. Shipments are consistently delayed, and about 70% of the time, they request additional money for shipping after you've already paid the initial shipping cost. They seldom issue refunds for order problems, and they even blocked my account when I tried to dispute a payment after they repeatedly refused to refund me. Now, I'm switching to more professional and superior platforms.

I am very disappointed with the service of this app in 2022, none of the orders I have placed have been sent. I contacted customer service and they only give you excuses that they are going to send the order, but nothing ever happens and I have upset customers who I have to refund them because this app does not do its job.

We used to use CJ for a good while. Was counting on them being responsible and reliable. but ended up very disappointed. When they had quite a few mess-up in our order delivery, which caused us quite a grief and loss with customers, they often try to excuse themselves from taking responsilities or it would take long time to process a dispute/refund.

Their dispute team is the MOST DISGRACEFUL part of their business. Mistakes made, ok, just fix it. But they don't. They TRY TO DENY EVERYTHING.

All problems are routed by this AWESOME DISPUTE TEAM to the innocent agents and warehouse. They are just like a shameful team hiding at the back and doing a lot of bad things.

On 9/12/2021, I reached out to them because my Google Merchant account was suspended because of their API. I sent them the files through the in app messages. I was told by Box Chen within 2 days they should have an answer as to what happened. So fast forward Wednesday, September 15, 2021: Tried to reach out repeatedly within the app but no one responded last night. Not only did they not respond... I tried to submit a complaint and they blocked it. I took screenshots of everything I wrote for proof... and I will recored this complaint as well. My question to Shopify is why are Merchants allowed to take advantage of consumers like this and they do nothing to repair the damages they've caused to a shops Google account. I have spent months getting items and placing them in my store. That means I have spent more than 40 hours a week listing their items into my store.

Initially, I was extremely satisfied with their service. Items were shipped within 3 business days and tracking information reflected products that were on their way to the customer. In just this week alone, CJ has shipped products to the wrong customers (twice). An order has been processing since Jan. 22, and they are unsure if it has processed, or will process. Not to mention tracking information is a joke. My customer's guess is as good as mine when of if anything will ship. I am holding out hope that things will change, but looks like I will start my journey to find a better supplier.

The CJ drop ship service itself is maybe very good. But I don't think I'll ever know. The complexity of using the app to simply add products to your store is terrible. It is not easy as with Eprolo or Oberlo. There are no clear explanations of what needs to be done & there are various, seemingly unnecessary options as well, which makes it even more confusing. For eg there are 3 different screens that show my products, and 1 of them has conflicting information to the others regarding availability & shipping! But worst of all is their command of English. It is absolutely terrible. From their on site headings and descriptions, to their site/Youtube tutorials, to their Chat service, it is very confusing. CJ needs to invest in a few customer service people who can convey & understand information in English correctly. I have spent over an hour this evening trying to explain an issue to a customer service agent who simply could not get what I was trying to say, and I ended up giving up, with the issue unresolved.
The site navigation is also below par. If you DO open chat, the text box cannot be moved around, so it goes right on the middle of your screen so you cannot see the CJ page at all. You have to close the box to look at the page, and then reopen it. There is also no way to END the chat. You can only minimize the chat screen which is very strange. Here's an example of the ambiguity of the site instructions. In the side menu Authorisation / Shopify, you'll see a summary of your store and its settings. Regarding the Inventory Sync setting, if it says "Enable" it actually means this setting is disabled. If it says Disable it actually means your connection is enabled. Such confusing titles and descriptions abound on this site. I am not confident that it is even set up to work with my Shopify site, and as explained, the Chat support are less than capable of putting one's mind at ease. This site makes me nervous about selling, in contrast to Oberlo & Eprolo whom I have been confident with right from the start.

1) They're out of touch with their shipping center. They receive notice...often 2+ weeks after you order- that your items are oversized. Half the time they don't even reach out to you to let you know, until weeks go by and you haven't received your items yet. 2) When they are oversized, what you're charged one day differs from the next. You would think they would have shipping streamlined, so that you aren't constantly having to check up on your products to make sure they're moving along the pipeline. 3) Their "agents" are terrible at communication. They also do nothing to make sure screw-ups on their end aren't repeated. This is a big issue if you are trying to scale using them. 4) Products often arrived horribly filthy which tells me that CJ has no idea how to communicate proper packaging of products in my niche, even though they have a huge item selection in it. Sellers should meet a certain level of quality in the buying experience, and it seems like it's just any and every joe that wants to throw something in a box and sell it with no regards to how closely it resembles the pictures. 4) Lastly, packaging for transport is terrible. CJ again, has no standards for packaging to relay to sellers, so oftentimes things will arrive broken. 5) Their attempts at correcting their screw-ups are terrible. I ordered two vases which arrived broken and dirty. I then asked them to re-send the units, which they did, but asked for MORE MONEY to ship the SAME PRODUCTS. Just unprofessional. They do the bare minimum to ensure good business practices and are just ineffective at their service. Go elsewhere.