

Shopify
Based on recent customer reviews, Shopify is drawing significant frustration from South African users who report unresolved billing disputes, undelivered orders from merchants hosted on the platform, and limited recourse when sellers go silent. A recurring theme is dissatisfaction with the complaint process, where customers feel redirected back to merchants without meaningful intervention. Local sellers also raise concerns about the lack of suitable payment gateway options for South Africa. While some acknowledge the platform makes it easy to launch an online store, trust and accountability dominate the conversation.
NPS Score
-100
Recommended: Unlikely
Sep '25 - Aug '26
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Share Your Experience1 reviews | Active since Jul 2022
My Shopify free trial ended a few days ago, but I was charged twice for the subscription. When I cancelled, support said they could only see one transaction, even though both debits reflect on my bank statement. Iโve tried sharing proof, but chats keep getting dropped with no resolution. Even the single transaction they acknowledge is still unpaid or refunded. This experience is very disappointing and raises concerns about billing reliability.
1 reviews | Active since Jul 2022
My Shopify free trial ended a few days ago, but I was charged twice for the subscription. When I cancelled, support said they could only see one transaction, even though both debits reflect on my bank statement. Iโve tried sharing proof, but chats keep getting dropped with no resolution. Even the single transaction they acknowledge is still unpaid or refunded. This experience is very disappointing and raises concerns about billing reliability.
1 reviews | Active since Jul 2020
Don't buy from Chivelry, bought item on 18 Jan, still NO tracking nr, NO updates, NO feedback. You can send email to the contact, but replies with useless feedback.
1 reviews | Active since Jul 2020
Don't buy from Chivelry, bought item on 18 Jan, still NO tracking nr, NO updates, NO feedback. You can send email to the contact, but replies with useless feedback.
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2026
I purchased 2 Lumiflow boards for my grandchildren via shopify on 16/12/2025. I have not received my purchases and no longer receive replys from the ***. I would be vary wary of purchasing anything via this platform and avoid LumiFlow!
1 reviews | Active since Jan 2026
I purchased 2 Lumiflow boards for my grandchildren via shopify on 16/12/2025. I have not received my purchases and no longer receive replys from the ***. I would be vary wary of purchasing anything via this platform and avoid LumiFlow!
1 reviews | Active since Jun 2019
I have noted with distress that SHOPIFY is complacent with *****ulent business activities and misrepresentation. You cannot even file a complaint unless 30 days had expired. It has also been brought to my attention that majority of complains of theft and ***** run through these channels. Thus, if you see a shopify anywhere on purchases you must take note that you stand a 99% chance of being de*****ed. They had been an active participant in ***** over tictoc.
1 reviews | Active since Jun 2019
I have noted with distress that SHOPIFY is complacent with *****ulent business activities and misrepresentation. You cannot even file a complaint unless 30 days had expired. It has also been brought to my attention that majority of complains of theft and ***** run through these channels. Thus, if you see a shopify anywhere on purchases you must take note that you stand a 99% chance of being de*****ed. They had been an active participant in ***** over tictoc.
1 reviews | Active since Dec 2015
I have order the following product on your platform but no one has contacted me at all ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐ป๐ฝ๐กยฎ๐ฉโโ๏ธ๐บ๐ฟ๐-๐ ๐บ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ข๐ง-๐ถ๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ โ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ) โ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐, ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ 10 boxes - Lose up to 55 kg
1 reviews | Active since Dec 2015
I have order the following product on your platform but no one has contacted me at all ๐ถ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐ | ๐๐ป๐ฝ๐กยฎ๐ฉโโ๏ธ๐บ๐ฟ๐-๐ ๐บ๐ข๐ฑ ๐ข๐ง-๐ถ๐ง๐ ๐ฏ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ถ๐๐๐ ๐ณ๐๐๐๐๐ (๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ โ ๐ฏ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข๐๐ฅ๐ ๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ญ๐ฌ ๐ข๐ง ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฌ) โ ๐ ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐๐๐ฌ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ข๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฌ๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ซ ๐ก๐๐๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก, ๐๐ข๐๐๐๐ญ๐๐ฌ, ๐ฌ๐ฅ๐๐๐ฉ ๐๐ฉ๐ง๐๐, ๐ฃ๐จ๐ข๐ง๐ญ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ 10 boxes - Lose up to 55 kg
1 reviews | Active since Oct 2020
โThank you for your submission. Your message has been forwarded to the merchant. To discuss this issue further, please contact the merchant directly. Shopify 151 O'Connor Street, Ground floor, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2L8.โ This the response I got from Shopify after waiting 30 days to report a complaint. From one of their business partners Crolux. Made a purchase and never received my order and Shopify has done nothing to resolve the issue
1 reviews | Active since Oct 2020
โThank you for your submission. Your message has been forwarded to the merchant. To discuss this issue further, please contact the merchant directly. Shopify 151 O'Connor Street, Ground floor, Ottawa, ON, K2P 2L8.โ This the response I got from Shopify after waiting 30 days to report a complaint. From one of their business partners Crolux. Made a purchase and never received my order and Shopify has done nothing to resolve the issue
Based on recent customer reviews, Shopify is drawing significant frustration from South African users who report unresolved billing disputes, undelivered orders from merchants hosted on the platform, and limited recourse when sellers go silent. A recurring theme is dissatisfaction with the complaint process, where customers feel redirected back to merchants without meaningful intervention. Local sellers also raise concerns about the lack of suitable payment gateway options for South Africa. While some acknowledge the platform makes it easy to launch an online store, trust and accountability dominate the conversation.
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