Rail Ninja: Train Tickets

I booked the tickets on Feb 7 for Feb 8. Kyoto to Tokyo. On Feb 8th, I’m at Kyoto station and the app is saying that the tickets will be issued at midnight :). I have booked and paid for 5pm. I ended up purchasing tickets from the machine and I emailed you explaining the mistake you make. I’m however give you 5 stars feedback because I know how difficult is to maintain such app. But please send the feedback to your management. Thank you.

I got this app and bought a ticket from Oslo to Stockholm. I live in the US and so am unfamiliar with the rail service options in Norway. Colleagues got tickets for the same train, but a later time the same day, directly from rail company. They received messages days before that their train was cancelled. I never did and thought maybe it was just their particular train. Arrived to find my train cancelled too. The What's Ap link for service they provide - no one ever responded. It was Sunday, no way to get a hold of anyone. Bought a ticket for the next train (the next morning, which cost me a hotel stay) and only after buying the ticket, got the message it could take over 24 hours to confirm. Which was after the departure time and I couldn’t risk it. So I bought a third (!) ticket directly from the rail service. Who said 1) Rail Ninja inflates the cost (they do), 2) doesn’t message customers (they don’t), and 3) expects customers to get refunded through the rail service when its Rail Ninja that bought the tickets themselves. I’m still waiting on my refund 2 months later. Don't make my mistake!

Honestly, I’m one of those people that likes to give people and everything the benefit of the doubt and because they had such high ratings I on the app despite some detailed horrible ratings, I decided to try it. If I could give 0 stars I would. BAD MOVE. Don’t get this app, don’t use it. You may think it’s convenient, but when you want to modify your tickets and request customer support, IT. IS. A. BLOODY. NIGHTMARE. You follow the instructions, they still make you may the modification fee (which I assumed was the difference). Nope. They make you pay twice, then when questioned and asked for a refund, they state that they were two separate transaction fees and tell you that your modification submission was not successful and didn’t go through. Hence it was considered a separate transaction. Their customer service is horrible, no empathy, no sympathy, no acknowledgement on their end when it is a technical failure on their end, and no actual help. Spend your hard earned money elsewhere. I’m sure it’ll be cheaper and worth the service even going in person and purchasing train tickets than this app.