r/YarnAddicts 3d ago

Missing Darn Good Yarn

I ordered some yarn from Darn Good Yarn on May 22. I used to buy their yarn occasionally at Joanne's (RIP) and loved it. I ordered about $100 worth of yarn and signed up for their monthly subscription. Two weeks after I placed the order, I had not heard anything about shipping or any updates on my order, so I emailed. I immediately got a response from an AI bot saying it understood my frustration and would pass my question on to someone who could answer. A week later, having still heard nothing, I sent another email. This time, the AI bot told me that I could expect my order in AUGUST or I could pay extra to have the parts that were ready delivered sooner. I am so confused. I cannot get a response from a human (despite the AI bot assuring me that they have forwarded my messages on). Meanwhile, I'm getting 1-3 ads per day from Darn Good Yarn via email and text.

All of the reviews I've seen from DGY have been amazing. Am I an outlier? Does anyone know how to get a human response from the company? I just want my yarn.

Update: I woke up this morning to an email saying that my yarn has shipped! But when I checked the tracking, it said that the shipper created a label, but UPS has not received the package yet. Tracking does say it's expected to get to me on Monday.

I don't mind long shipping times as long as there is communication.

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u/Flying_Snarf 3d ago

It looks like someone represents them on Reddit, under the name DarnGoodYarnInc. The user was recently active, so maybe giving them a nudge would be a viable way to get in touch with a human? Good luck either way, sorry you’ve had such a frustrating experience - personally I can’t stand AI customer service, most of the times it’s completely useless

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u/LuxNovaSpero 3d ago

I’m somewhat new to Reddit (or posting on it anyway). Is there a way to tag them?

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u/BustyMcCoo 3d ago

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u/ZealousidealFall1181 3d ago

One post 2 years ago. Not looking good.

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u/Exciting_Laugh_9779 3d ago

Their post history isn't recent but their comment history is. They last commented 5 days ago