Why does it say the review window has passed?
Platforms often incorrectly block reviews by claiming the submission window has expired right after delivery, or simply hide review options across purchase and product pages. This glitch prevents customers from sharing feedback even when help pages indicate they are still within the valid timeframe.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1Message the seller directly to thank them personally instead of leaving a review on the platformDid this help you?
- 2Waiting a few hours for the tracking status to process through the systemDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“When I click the link in the email it says the window for reviewing the item has passed, which makes no sense based on the info in Etsy's help page.”source ↗
Where this came up
People with this problem also raised
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- 8How to stop sellers from harassing you to change reviews
- 2How to quit a volunteer project that's a mess