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    Business ProfileforAdafruit Industries LLC

    Electronic Educational Kits
    BBB accredited business

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    2/5stars

    Average of 7 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    5 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

    BBB Rating & Accreditation

    Accredited Since: 2/13/2023

    Years in Business: 16

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    Overview of BBB Rating

    Overview

    Adafruit Industries, LLC provides educational electronics and components for learning.

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    150 Varick St, New York, NY 10013-1218
    BBB File Opened:
    10/13/2015
    Years in Business:
    16
    Business Started:
    2/20/2008
    Business Incorporated:
    2/20/2008
    Accredited Since:
    2/13/2023
    Type of Entity:
    Limited Liability Company (LLC)
    Alternate Business Name
    • Adafruit
    Business Management
    • Limor Fried, Founder and Engineer
    • Mr. Phillip Torrone, Managing Director
    • Ms. Stella Striegel, CFO
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Limor Fried, Founder and Engineer
    • Mr. Phillip Torrone, Managing Director
    • Ms. Stella Striegel, CFO

    Customer Contact

    • Limor Fried, Founder and Engineer
    • Mr. Phillip Torrone, Managing Director
    • Ms. Stella Striegel, CFO
    Additional Contact Information

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    Customer Complaints

    5 Customer Complaints

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    Most Recent Customer Complaint

    11/29/2021

    Complaint Type:
    Service or Repair Issues
    Status:
    Resolved
    I would like them to actually followup and do correct business with myself and/or my partner. I do believe they intentionally gave my partner a hard time with his order because they previously would not simply exchange a faulty NeoTrellis I ordered for his birthday. They gave me a refund and told me to take my business elsewhere. Very rude. I want them to address these issues with staff and their bad business practices and the way they treat customers. I let the NeoTrellis problem and them go but now they treated my partner awful as well. I want the owner of the company to acknowledge there is an issue. Fix it. And fix the issues we had. I want a replacement for the NeoTrellis and his order fulfilled as well as an apology. No scam. No problems. Have money to pay for working items. So why cannot I not simply buy from a company I used to adore the concept of but now seems a lie and rather order from overseas. Makes no sense for Adafruit to behave this way. And after reading BBB complaints that are the same 2 issues over and over and the reddit forums I see this is a repeated behavior pattern for Adafruit that I cannot believe that cannot see will if not already affects business as a money making business. I want them to step.up and fix whats right and stop being bad people. Simple. Which was as simple as exchanging faulty product or sending an order without 6 verifications and then voiding instead of simply stop harassing my partner with verifications and send what he had ordered. No one needs to be ignored in a forum. That is not customer service. ********* and *** were the 2 problematic issues. Both leads at the company. Bios are public and face cover show they are bright and outgoing people but yet treat customers this way. I want the owner of the company to respond and take responsibility for her business.
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    Customer Reviews

    7 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Andre H

    1 star

    11/11/2023

    The company has absent customer support. Customer support consists of a public forum where customers can ask for help from other users or official support staff. I had an issue regarding one of their in-house products (an Adafruit Feather RP2040 ThinkInk) and its support with a display that is listed as compatible on their GitHub page (a WaveShare 4.01-inch ACeP 7 color eink display). The microcontroller and display did not function together and would instead both heat up to a temperature that could cause skin ***** and in the worst case could potentially start a fire if left unattended. The product is designed to be used in conjunction with an optional rechargeable lithium battery, which with the issue mentioned could pose a significant safety risk. There was no response to my customer support request and I was not at the very least guided toward sources that might allow me to fix the issue on my own or get in contact with someone that can help. My request was originally filed on the 12th of October 2023 and has not been answered by official Adafruit support staff within 30 days as of the 11th of November 2023. I only managed to get another user to give me basic troubleshooting advice, which ultimately didn't resolve the issue. I still have not received any word that my problem was going to be looked at or if they potentially needed more information. In contrast, the company of the display I used (WaveShare) contacted me within two days of my customer support request and at the very least told me that they couldn't help me due to using a product they didn't officially support, instead recommending me to use one they did officially support. The only positive I have for this company is that my order was fulfilled in its entirety.

    Adafruit Industries LLC Response

    11/12/2023

    Person is asking for support for a non-Adafruit product which is *** not be supported, Adafruit does not sell / support or own WaveShare products, and it could very well be that the WaveShare display is not compatible with the microcontroller and the power supply is being short circuited. Not all EInk displays are the same pinout - Please check pinouts and power capabilities before connecting two electronic components together!

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