diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/ReportIssue.test.jsx b/frontend/src/__tests__/ReportIssue.test.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e368c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/ReportIssue.test.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from 'vitest';
+import { render, screen, fireEvent } from '@testing-library/react';
+import ReportIssue from '../components/ReportIssue';
+
+// Regression guard: the report widget used to ignore resp.ok and always show a
+// success checkmark — so a failed POST (4xx/5xx) silently dropped the report.
+
+describe('ReportIssue', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    global.fetch = vi.fn();
+  });
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.restoreAllMocks();
+  });
+
+  function openAndSend(text) {
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByTitle('Report an issue'));
+    fireEvent.change(screen.getByPlaceholderText(/Describe what happened/i), {
+      target: { value: text },
+    });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: /Send Report/i }));
+  }
+
+  it('shows a failure message (NOT success) when the backend POST fails', async () => {
+    global.fetch.mockResolvedValue({ ok: false });
+    render(<ReportIssue />);
+    openAndSend('Inventory page is blank');
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/Couldn't send your report/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/We'll look into it/i)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it('shows success when the report actually sends', async () => {
+    global.fetch.mockResolvedValue({ ok: true });
+    render(<ReportIssue />);
+    openAndSend('Just a note');
+
+    expect(await screen.findByText(/We'll look into it/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/ReportIssue.jsx b/frontend/src/components/ReportIssue.jsx
index fa6f39e..bc9e87c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/ReportIssue.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/ReportIssue.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export default function ReportIssue() {
   const [description, setDescription] = useState('');
   const [sent, setSent] = useState(false);
   const [sending, setSending] = useState(false);
+  const [failed, setFailed] = useState(false);
 
   const submit = async () => {
     if (!description.trim()) return;
@@ -24,21 +25,27 @@ export default function ReportIssue() {
       timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
     };
 
+    let ok = false;
     try {
-      // Try to send to backend (which will log + optionally notify)
-      await fetch('/api/feedback', {
+      const resp = await fetch('/api/feedback', {
         method: 'POST',
         headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
         body: JSON.stringify(report),
       });
+      ok = resp.ok;  // a 4xx/5xx is NOT a successful submission
     } catch {
-      // Even if backend fails, log locally
-      console.log('Issue report:', report);
+      ok = false;
     }
 
     setSending(false);
-    setSent(true);
-    setTimeout(() => { setSent(false); setOpen(false); setDescription(''); }, 2000);
+    if (ok) {
+      setSent(true);
+      setTimeout(() => { setSent(false); setOpen(false); setDescription(''); }, 2000);
+    } else {
+      // Don't falsely confirm — let the customer retry or call instead.
+      console.warn('Issue report failed to send:', report);
+      setFailed(true);
+    }
   };
 
   if (!open) {
@@ -69,6 +76,17 @@ export default function ReportIssue() {
           <CheckCircle size={20} />
           <span className="font-medium">Thank you! We'll look into it.</span>
         </div>
+      ) : failed ? (
+        <div className="py-4 text-sm">
+          <p role="alert" className="text-red-600 font-medium mb-1">Couldn't send your report.</p>
+          <p className="text-gray-500 mb-3">Please try again, or call our showroom and we'll help right away.</p>
+          <button
+            onClick={() => setFailed(false)}
+            className="px-4 py-2 bg-red-500 text-white text-sm font-medium rounded-lg hover:bg-red-600 transition-colors"
+          >
+            Try again
+          </button>
+        </div>
       ) : (
         <>
           <textarea
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/Appointments.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/Appointments.jsx
index 17d6c32..161c727 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/Appointments.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/Appointments.jsx
@@ -147,7 +147,12 @@ const TimeSlotPicker = ({ date, onSelect, onBack }) => {
         if (data.error) {
           setError(data.error);
         } else {
-          setSlots(data);
+          // Normalize so a malformed 200 (missing/!array available_slots) can't
+          // crash the render at .length / .map.
+          setSlots({
+            ...data,
+            available_slots: Array.isArray(data.available_slots) ? data.available_slots : [],
+          });
         }
       })
       .catch(() => setError('Unable to load available times. Please try again.'))
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/InventoryBrowse.jsx b/frontend/src/pages/InventoryBrowse.jsx
index e93d291..e00e466 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/InventoryBrowse.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/InventoryBrowse.jsx
@@ -456,6 +456,7 @@ export default function InventoryBrowse({ adminAuthed = false, onAskTex, onCreat
   const fetchInventory = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       setLoading(true);
+      setError(null);  // clear any stale error so "Try Again" can recover
       const resp = await fetch('/api/marketing/inventory-context');
       if (!resp.ok) throw new Error('Failed to load inventory');
       const data = await resp.json();