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Canva Users Report Mismatch Between Advertised and Actual Capabilities

A Canva customer describes the platform as unfriendly and clunky, unable to perform advertised functions, and reports that support responded with a generic tutorial link rather than resolving the issue. Reflects dissatisfaction with the gap between marketed capability and actual usability, compounded by support that deflects rather than resolves.

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