Hi there Twilli27, we're glad to hear about your experience. We're sorry to hear about your disappointment in setting up Nest Thermostat. We understand how inconvenient this may have been for you.
Temperature presets let you customize temperatures for when you’re home, away, sleeping, and more. Select a preset to easily set your thermostat to heat or cool your home the way you want. However, if you're having some difficulty with the presets, you may set up Nest Thermostat as a traditional and programmable thermostat. To learn more, you may visit this link to our help page: https://support.google.com/googlenest/answer/9209007
For further help and guidance, you're more than welcome to contact our support. Please feel free to reach out to our support team here: https://support.google.com/googlenest/gethelp