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Maryland
1 review
9 helpful votes
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I have had a chegg account for almost 6 months now, I mainly use the Q&A section, before they allowed several people to answer your question so there was a chance someone knew the right answer. Now you get one answer that some random individual makes up in the spot and your question is closed. I've gotten 100% wrong answers ever since, they want you to keep posting the same question so you use your monthly amount. I am really angry at these people don't waste your money!

Date of experience: November 6, 2015
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Doesn't worth it
July 30, 2022

So they're not lying about anything technically and the platform idea is good but the business moto is a scam.
I tried the website for an exam that I had, and I bought the subscription hoping to find some answers or get some help. They don't offer any good solution mostly, the people answering aren't real experts, they copy answers from other similar topics and put it up in your post and then beg for up-votes. Worst of all when I figured out what a huge scam it is and I tried to contact the support to get my money back after a couple of hours, in true scammer spirit they denied it.
Long story short if you're trying to test the water and see if it's a good app or not, take it from me, it isn't...

Date of experience: July 30, 2022
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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This company is a SCAM... once you sign up, cannot get rid of its billings... disputed with company, then suddenly restarted the billings... promise to stop again... restarted... been six months... complete SCAM and likely FRAUD... not using its services, but continue to charge my credit card...

Date of experience: June 18, 2022
Australia
1 review
12 helpful votes
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Chegg suspended my account twice within a week saying that im violating their terms by exceeding the number of users. But im damn sure that im the only person on earth had its username and password and i haven't shared it with others. But the both times they suspended the account while i was at sleep. First time they managed to solve the issue. But the second time they said they cant help me to get my account. I have two assignments due on the day they suspended the account and they didn't even care about that. So poor customer service. I won't recommend this kind of money minded site

Date of experience: May 7, 2020
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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After being charged twice in the same month for a monthly subscription, Chegg online customer service blamed the situation on me claiming that I had 2 subscriptions for the same service under 1 email. Why that would even be possible, I am not sure. They gave no solution other than cancelling the subscription (which is not being used) with no refund. The person on the other line (Dixie) was rude and could not provide any assistance other than to cancel the accounts. We will not be using this again.

Date of experience: March 17, 2022
Canada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Save your money
October 22, 2022

I payed 22 a month (for 3 months) and it never worked. And yet they blamed it on me! Because I didn't go through the website, because I used the app! That's a scam off the bat! They'll take your money and give nothing in return better off just using another site! Don't include any personal info! F this business

Date of experience: October 22, 2022
Michigan
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I'm fed up with chegg. More than once now I've been unable to use my account because it says "unusual activity." I don't understand what's unusual about me searching questions like I always do. It's ridiculous. I pay $14.99 a month because I expect to be able to use my account. On top of that Chegg rudely suggest me getting my own subscription, which I obviously already have. This is the second time I've been pushed out of my own account at a time where I need it. Customer service isn't helpful, they say they have to investigate your account to see if someone else is using it and it takes a couple days sometimes. What a joke.

Date of experience: March 13, 2020
Pakistan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Stole my money
August 14, 2021

I paid for chegg subscription yesterday through MasterCard and now today they your transaction was declined. My money is already deducted from my account and they say they cannot do anything about it. Its just $#*!, dont fall for it.

Date of experience: August 14, 2021
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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DO NOT USE
March 2, 2023

If I could give a 0 star review I would. I have cancelled my subscription over 3 times now, and they continue to try to charge my card. I was told this time that they can't stop their system from trying to process the card. Truly makes no sense.

I am having to report my card as compromised to get it to stop.

Date of experience: March 2, 2023
Pakistan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Scam. No expert in this company
December 23, 2022

When i post any question in chegg, the man who is called by expert copy my question and search on internet, and he paste it as answer. He even did not read what is my question about and what he provide copied from internet.They even like there own answer with there three to four accounts. So I have found Chegg company as Fraud and Scam.

Date of experience: December 23, 2022
Utah
1 review
3 helpful votes
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WHERE IS MY BOOK?
January 23, 2017

It has been almost 2 weeks and I still have not received our text book rental through Chegg! The 7 day free trial of the E Book has expired too so I basically have no textbook. "All I can do is wait"? Great POOR service. Next time I am going through Amazon.com. Amazon would have provided the book within 48 hours of ordering with our Prime Membership.

Date of experience: January 23, 2017
Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Do not subscribe to these guys, it's a scam, I canceled by subscription last year and just found out they were still charging my card every month, they should not be allowed to have people card details

Date of experience: June 13, 2021
Colorado
1 review
4 helpful votes
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One star because I cannot give zero.

Rented a book for a year for my daughter's AP class, at the end instead of having a reasonable buy out they charged an extraordinary amount. Do yourself a favor and buy from Amazon and then sell the book to the next class. I spent 200% more than I should have by using this service. Just terrible.

Date of experience: May 22, 2018
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Waste of money
December 15, 2022

I subscribed to Chegg services for one month only and thought if they were good, then I would continue, but they are useless; in the beginning, they gave some solutions which are not even close to my question. Then, after escalating, they came up with a somewhat immediate but not straightforward answer.
Moreover, they charged for the second month also; after connecting to the chat assistance, they said sorry they could not refund my money for the second month. And the chat guy sends me an extensive list of terms and conditions. Be careful while you are taking their service and lower your expectation about the solution they provide

Date of experience: December 15, 2022
Illinois
1 review
5 helpful votes
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We have used Chegg for over 2 years and their customer service has always been amazing, but today they did something that was above and beyond anything I have ever seen a company do! My son dropped off 6 boxes of books at a UPS drop box and did not receive a receipt. After waiting for 2 weeks, there was no evidence that UPS (or Chegg) received them. After explaining the dilemma to the customer service rep and going over the replacement cost, he put me on hold and came back and told me that they were going to forgive the whole amount (over $500). He said that we had done everything we could have, e.g., visiting the UPS distribution center, talking to the driver, and they would pursue the matter with UPS. How outstanding is that? They will have a customer for the rest of my son's student life!

Date of experience: July 16, 2014
New Jersey
39 reviews
76 helpful votes
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I have rented books through Chegg when I started my undergraduate degree and it was a good experience. However, now the solutions part of the website has turned into a cheat fest. I would be able to get copies of all of my graduate assignments if I wanted to. Copy and paste a question from on online test and you will likely find the answer on here. It's kind of crazy, and I think it's definitely being misused.

Date of experience: August 7, 2018
Colorado
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Scams College Students
August 14, 2021

Terrible site. Bought a subscription to use for my summer class and was banned for having a "shared account twice within the span of 48 hours. I NEVER shared my account with anyone. I travel between my college town and my hometown and was apparently flagged because I was on two different wifi networks. I only used the chegg app on my phone. You would think they could see I am only using one device. Complete garbage. Do not use.

Date of experience: August 14, 2021
Minnesota
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Horrible
June 11, 2022

I paid 100.00 for a terribly worn textbook and an ebook that i cannot access. There is a problem with my password- no matter how many times I change it it says its wrong. The one time I got in it said I have no history of payments or books- which is bull. This place is a rip-off and should be shut down.

Date of experience: June 11, 2022
Illinois
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Chegg received my book buyback on 7/25/17, should have paid me on 7/28/17. Today is 8/21/17 and still no payment despite multiple phone calls. They lost my book in the warehouse and the whole order just sat there. No one attempted to do anything about it. When I called, all I got was endless stonewalling, It's not ten business days yet, it's not 5 business days yet, it's not fifteen business days yet. If you ask to speak to a supervisor, guess what, there is no supervisor. They can "attempt" to have the Finance Dept to call you back, but don't be surprised if you don't hear from anyone. I'm looking to get paid in September, two months after they received and lost my book, if I'm lucky. I would give this company zero star if I could.

Date of experience: August 21, 2017
New York
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I rented a book from Chegg and forgot to return it on time and was charged an extension fee and a $70 replacement fee. I was told that because I did not contact Chegg before 7 days of billing I would not receive a refund of my replacement costs.!. Credit cards do not post in 7 days in order to realize I was billed! They said they would buy my book for $28! What a joke! Word of advice when renting text books, Amazon gives their customers the courtesy of refunding full replacement costs! Id never use Chegg again!

Date of experience: August 23, 2018

Overview

Chegg has a rating of 1.2 stars from 457 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Chegg most frequently mention customer service, credit card and free trial. Chegg ranks 106th among Textbooks sites.

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