Strange Location data view

I have been trying to look for a location of a company on google maps, and I was expecting a pin to the point. But, what I get is a strange geometry shown in the picture below. Anyone, any idea?

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Hello @ZekariasT

Thank you for posting here!

Can you please share a google maps link of that place so we can understand better.

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https://www.google.com/maps/place/Rare+Tea+Company/@26.8608614,-142.6108182,3z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m5!3m4!1s0x48761acdb0888b0f:0x4f5500c8648773f!8m2!3d51.0054637!4d-76.8188964

@ZekariasT

On first impression, this company looks like an online business. I have yet to find a reference to a store.

If true, they do not belong on Google Maps.

On my phone, I didn’t get the same polygon as you that you shared in your screen capture.

Happy mapping,

JeroenM

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In Google My Business, businesses used to be able to nominate service areas instead of a pin on the Map. This is no longer offered but plenty of them still exist @ZekariasT

Paul

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Hi @PaulPavlinovich
You are stating that SAB members can no longer nominate their service area. Could you please elaborate?

By my knowledge, there were changes to how GMB handles SAB. Instead of a radius, people can include postcodes or names of cities to define their service area. Did I miss something?

Warm regards,

JeroenM

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