We as a family applied for a spanish visa, at BLS, 3 weeks later we got a rejection letter saying "Justification for the purpose and conditions of the intended stay was not reliable"

We saw the option for appeal and we decided to go with that as our trip was just in 4 weeks (ik we applied late). So I decided to take things into my own hands, I drafted a robust appeal letter, showing the reasons why the decisions should be overturned and I attached a better itinerary, more receipts and more clarity on the intent and purpose on the trip

It was daunting when for weeks we didn't hear back from them, and our trip is drawing increasingly closer, we sent follow up emails 2 times a week, and we got a response telling us to come with our passports

Don't let reddit discourage you from appeals they can work, if you do it properly and have a genuine reason. Especially when u don't have time