ancestry.ca

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3.8 Based on 151 reviews

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JA88
DNA help

She was very pleasant to talk to and helpful with what I was asking .

5
Date of experience: Sep 03, 2023
Kevin Krause
Ancestry is worth an honest try

Great matches, great hints, great records

5
Date of experience: Sep 02, 2023
Tyler
Extremely kind and knowledgeable customer service!

I was very impressed with customer service. The person took the time to assist me with resetting up my account.

5
Date of experience: Sep 02, 2023
Tyler Wilson
If not happy with the price of the membership phone see what they can do for you

Was able to solve a membership renewal price that they were offering to USA Members but in turn let me A Canadian get in on the same deal

5
Date of experience: Sep 02, 2023
Puerca10
***DON'T ORDER IF YOU'RE FROM CANADA***

***BUYERS BEWARE***Originally got the kit for myself and my wife - both kits were activated at round July 22 and sent the packages over to the lab. One noticeable thing is that the shipment is an AIR MAIL package to Ireland with no tracking component, so you have no idea if your samples were received by the company until they send you the confirmation receipt email. My wife received this email, and was eventually able to get her samples analyzed in less than a month.On the other hand, I never received the 'sample received' email. I initially contacted Ancestry support and asked how my wife's kit was received and mine was not, when they were sent at the same time -- they just said 'it just happens sometimes' and how I needed to wait around 2 more weeks. So I waited 2 weeks (now just wanting to get a refund), and reached out to Ancestry support again, and a different support person (this woman named 'Maria Rose') told me that I actually need to wait 30 BUSINESS DAYS from shipment date before I can request for refund; I asked where I can find such policy on their website and she just said it's not public (???) and it's on their internal policy documents only. At this time, it had 'only' been 20 BUSINESS DAYS so I decided to wait additional 10 BUSINESS DAYS before I reach out to support again. 30 BUSINESS DAYS finally went past, and lo and behold, I still haven't received my 'sample kit received' email. When I reached out to Ancestry support again, the support person (different person named 'Yana') proceeded to tell me I actually have to contact Amazon instead to process my refund. But guess what? My Amazon order happened 2 months ago, and now it's too late to process the refund on the Amazon side, and the Amazon support is saying this is an issue from Ancestry, not from Amazon. I mentioned that I purchased the kit from Amazon in ALL 3 SUPPORT CHATS and only the last support person told me that I actually have to contact Amazon to process my refund. Only if the first support person told me that I had to contact Amazon, my headache + $$ lost + and MUCH time wasted could have been avoided. To add salt to the wound, the 3rd support person (Yana) had the audacity to ask me if I am interested in purchasing their membership for 25% off for 'all the inconvenience' I had experienced. Then I told her that 'I am absolutely not interested, and if anything, this should be offered to me FOR FREE for all the inconvenience / time wasted'. Then she finally offered me a free membership VALID FOR ONE MONTH. What an absolute joke!!!This is in addition to the ridiculous wait time (10-30 minutes) I constantly experience, anytime I want to do a live chat with a support person from Ancestry. Completely ridiculous experience for a 'high-end' product that charges $200+ for a kit. 23andme, for example, can easily issue you a direct refund even for an Amazon purchase, as long as you provide them with the Amazon invoice / proof of purchase. Ancestry on the other hand CANNOT issue you a refund if you did not purchase a kit directly from them.I definitely got scammed $200+DO NOT ORDER IF YOU ARE FROM CANADADO NOT ORDER THIS PRODUCT FROM AMAZONDO NOT ORDER IN GENERALI have support chat transcripts saved to prove my case

1
Date of experience: Sep 02, 2023
Kelsey Carter
Friendly and helpful help

great help from the person I talked to

5
Date of experience: Sep 01, 2023
NP20
She was able to resolve my issue.

4
Date of experience: Aug 30, 2023
Moe H.
i got frustrated not because of Jeff…

i got frustrated not because of Jeff but do to my computer illiteracy.

4
Date of experience: May 30, 2023
Carol Anne Scott
How helpful you all are

Ah the company is great like I said to one of them, very helpful, kind, and can appreciate the struggle a wee grandma with a concussion is having. I am in a bit of a fright and worry that I need to get the family info together (just in cast) another Elk jumps out in front of my car, and totals it and me. 🤦‍♀️🌸❤️

4
Date of experience: May 29, 2023
Rudolph H.
Support really helped out with the…

Support really helped out with the issue I was having. Really nice.

5
Date of experience: May 29, 2023

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