Cost and Customer Service for Small Businesses

Good Morning, this is not a question, per say, but I have tried to speak with customer service and I still have not been answered.

Yesterday, I was reviewing my "renewal" for Sage 50 "with support" for $903.00 per year, first I would like to explain that I am a small business owner with 4 employees, I do not rely on Sage payroll for my employee deductions or paycheques...I was curious to what Sage offers "new customer" and I was shocked to find out that they offer the software for $663.75 WOW a $239.25 discount for "NEW" customers.  I decided to contact customer service to ask why, upon calling I was speaking with "Bhavya" for British Columbia.  Firstly I would like to say she was very rude and had no answer for me except that I received a $30 discount back in 2017.  I proceeded to ask her about Sage offering discounts for returning customers, since I have been using Sage since 2007, she simply told me that the discount is for NEW customer.  I proceeded to ask to speak to a manager and she said, "you can call back" and hung up on me!!! WOW.

I called back and asked the same questions, stating that Sage 50 should offer some type of discount for "loyal" customers and I did receive 10% discount, which I am grateful for but I still not receive answer for why Sage does not offer discounts to loyal customers...no answers given.  I also asked for a return call from a manager for the customer service I "DID NOT" receive from "Bhavya", no return call.

I am not sure how much money Sage needs to make but small businesses that are struggling to stay afloat in this economy should be offered more than 10%, $903 is alot of money!

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    Hi ,

    Thank you for reaching out about this. Very sorry to hear about these interactions with our sales team. I was able to find your account ending 400xxxxxx19 and have forwarded your comments here onto the Sage 50 Canada sales management team for review. Our sales representatives are guided by this End User License Agreement to bill the current renewal fee Point right http://1sa.ge/efZv30rsHxe

    When we first rolled out Sage Business Care plans there was a program in place to discount renewals for users which went away as user adoption increased. It was an incentive that was popular. I believe our Sage Accountants Network partners with the Accountants Edition of Sage 50 Canada can still offer such renewal discounts to their clients who also use Sage 50 Canada.

    Box purchases of Sage 50 Canada software at retail have always been offered at a discount. Purchasing a fresh subscription at retail is a bit more work (our customer service team needs to be contacted) for switching over your account, but may be worth keeping an eye out for. Will update you with any news from the team.

    Warm Regards,
    Erzsi