Oh, sweet friends. I need advice and maybe a little bit of comfort, because I've just experienced something that feels like when a child hands you a drawing they clearly did in thirty seconds and expects you to love it. You want to be supportive, but also... you asked for a dog and they gave you three squiggles. 
The Story:
I ordered a 5-page paper on Piaget's theory of cognitive development for my Child Psychology class. The writer seemed competent, we agreed on terms, I paid. The paper arrived on time, which was good.
But it was... wrong. Not factually wrong, but shallow. It explained Piaget's stages like a textbook summary—sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, here are some dates, the end. No depth. No connection to classroom practice. Nothing about how teachers actually USE this theory.
So I asked for a revision. Politely. Specifically. I wrote:
The writer replied within 24 hours: "Revision complete! Please find attached."
I opened the file. They had added one sentence. One. It said: "Teachers can use this theory in the classroom." That was it. No examples. No elaboration. Just... that.
I felt like I was being pranked.
The Dilemma:
Do I ask for another revision and risk annoying them? Do I escalate to customer support? Do I just accept that I've lost my money and rewrite it myself?
I'm not an angry person. I don't like conflict. But I also paid for a paper that was supposed to help me, not stress me out.
Has anyone else dealt with this?? Where a writer just... doesn't actually do the revision? How did you handle it? I need scripts. I need strategies. I need someone to tell me it's okay to advocate for myself.
The Story:
I ordered a 5-page paper on Piaget's theory of cognitive development for my Child Psychology class. The writer seemed competent, we agreed on terms, I paid. The paper arrived on time, which was good.
But it was... wrong. Not factually wrong, but shallow. It explained Piaget's stages like a textbook summary—sensorimotor, preoperational, concrete operational, formal operational, here are some dates, the end. No depth. No connection to classroom practice. Nothing about how teachers actually USE this theory.
So I asked for a revision. Politely. Specifically. I wrote:
The Response:
The writer replied within 24 hours: "Revision complete! Please find attached."
I opened the file. They had added one sentence. One. It said: "Teachers can use this theory in the classroom." That was it. No examples. No elaboration. Just... that.
I felt like I was being pranked.
The Dilemma:
Do I ask for another revision and risk annoying them? Do I escalate to customer support? Do I just accept that I've lost my money and rewrite it myself?
I'm not an angry person. I don't like conflict. But I also paid for a paper that was supposed to help me, not stress me out.
Has anyone else dealt with this?? Where a writer just... doesn't actually do the revision? How did you handle it? I need scripts. I need strategies. I need someone to tell me it's okay to advocate for myself.