“Just had a delivery from DHL on behalf of Bensons Beds. It’s been the worst delivery my wife and I have ever experienced. We’re both pensioners and we’ve been forced to drag our old king size mattress downstairs and then carry our new one upstairs because the two DHL drivers refused to do so because we asked them to wear foot protectors. They didn’t have their own so we provided some for them and they still wouldn’t wear them. The elder of the two was aggressive, argumentative and confrontational. All in all the worst delivery ever - appalling.”
“What on earth did you do to my parcel. Honest to God, my client received the artwork punctured, framed cracked and scuffed. This review is nothing in comparison in what I'll strive to get done in order to be compensated in full, I'll make sure this company closes its doors.”
“Shipped package to Europe ~$46; customer refused package; cost to get package back ~$194!
YES, 4+ times original shipping cost. Impossible to reason with them, they just keep reciting their information about the package, which contradicts their original information about the package. When their service works things are good, but when something goes wrong look out, they will take you to the cleaners!”
“!!!PLEASE READ BEFORE USING DHL!!!
This is by far the worst company (courier or otherwise) that I have ever dealt with! I am shocked, appalled, sickened and disgusted that this “courier company” (if I can call them that) is still allowed to operate! DHL - YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED! If you have not STOLEN MY PARCEL, then tell me where it is, or maybe, have one of the employees of your disgraceful company CALL ME BACK!(like they have said they would - but haven’t!) They have lied repeatedly to me, provided false information, been short & abrupt with me… and “lost” (stolen more like?!? - police investigator please!) my parcel!
Please everyone! DO NOT USE!!”
“I don't even know where to begin. EVERY TIME we have package with DHL we have a message we aren't home. I am stay at home wife and our front door is next to the kitchen and living rooms,we got two doorbells and my husband tells me when the packages are due. Plus we have a camera and when they say they tried to deliver and we go over our camera feed,guess what? They never came to our door. We are so frustrated because we end up driving far away lije 2 hours there and 2 hours back to go pick up the the package so this time we decided we going to set up for delivery for the store because it's save spot. So we can go pick up ourselves. And today we got message saying they COULDN'T deliver our parcel. This is the worst company we ever dealt with . All we get,from customer service it's in our best interest to deliver and we are sorry. No,it's not in your best interest because we have Camera and every time there is no driver at our front door. Why it's so hard for us customers to be heard. There is so many same reviews online in unrealistic how are you still in business.DHL you have 2 reviews, that's should tell you how bad your company is. Please wake up and revaluate your workers and that you
have very dishonest drivers. I will be more than HAPPY to provide our camera feed and show you that your driver didn't step to our door and maybe then you realize that oh wait customers complains are real. Please set up where we customers can drop off our front door videos and please get in touch with your drivers .
Because our package wasn't delivered today to the safe spot we were told that It will be,redeliverd tomorrow. So we will see if that will actually happen.”
“Absolutely useless customer service! Bunch of complete buffoons who couldn't locate the side of a shipping freighter on a dry dock, with GPS, road flairs and smoke signals, if it fell on them! They can't figure out what either side of the a$$ is doing (I'd say the head but seeing as they have no bloody head or brains, a double a$$ will do). I don't have much love for many couriers but the utter and blatant hatred I have for this company would put Westboro Baptist church to shame and clamoring for my autograph and to lead their next sermon. If a meteor came down and struck DHL headquarters I would host a giant rave in celebration on the still burning wreckage, rejoice in the knowledge that this skid mark of a company would hopefully collapse to infighting as the warring DHL factions lay claim to the rubble of their service (HA!) points, outdated technology, pass it on techniques and general structure. The end of the melting pot of mediocrity and uselessness would put a smile on my face and fire in my heart that I would pass on to the next generation.”
“After a disastrous delivery by DPD the day before it was so good to have my goods delivered to the door by one of your ace drivers. He even parked outside, opened and closed our gates because he heard we had a dog and was worried they would run out. I’d love someone to get in touch with me so I can help you identify this driver. He’s a star.”
“Terrible terrible customer service they dont get bothered about you my shipment got stuck in USA for 4 days n the operation manager on my case m&s anushka chandaran was the worst n least concerned person who never gets back to you with any update unless you call office and keep on asking them .. she is the worst one to have on case. Useless”
“Dropped a parcel at a collection point/dropoff point and it was never picked up by DHL. Contacted them twice each time they were promising that it would be collected today but it never happened. I’ve had enough. Horrible service. So-called Next day delivery”
“Broke my item. Refused to cover a thick earthenware pot which was in 4 layers of protective high quality packaging, but arrived with a massive hole in the side. Thus handled extremely badly and customer service advisor's response was to apologise for my 'inconvenience. Other companies will take responsibility, despite their t's & c's, which covers nearly everything, so AVOID at costs. It was only a £15 jar too!!!!!!”
“Given incorrect advise when shipping parcels to Uganda, costing untold extra expenses, delays and inconvenience for recipients, and practically impossible to get through to customer service. Usually use another company in Barking, whose service is impeccable, will never use DHL again!!”
“I can not give them 0 stars but the worst service I ever used is DHL.
I send a parcel on 29th of June to Canada and should arrive in 3-4 days ( as I paid). I completed all the forms and I dropped the parcel to their warehouse. After three days I received an email and they said the invoice is not complete. I did it again and I sent it in the same day. I received another email which confirmed that everything is fine and the parcel will be delivered as soon as possible.
On 9 July the parcel arrived at Heathrow cargo facility and from that moment is moved from different places at Heathrow Airport and after in Canada. Today is 18 and the parcel is still somewhere in Canada waiting for clearance. Also, in the meantime the recipient received an emails which said that the value of the parcel was not accurate and now is over 5k $. All the products were gifts and is clear that I gave an estimated value because I do not remember how much costs every single piece. Now after this problem is solved he will have to pay 84$ taxes on imported products. This is ridiculous. Why he will have to pay tax for a gift? I already paid fees to send it and I told them is a gift why they force me to make an invoice with prices and details even if I said that is a gift 🎁.
Please, If you want your products to arrive on time avoid using DHL is not accurate and can not arrive in 3-4 days as they guarantee at the beginning. Also the taxes can be a big problem when people need to collect their parcels.”
“Expected redelivery of a cooker today after having to wait one month for an available date. Was given a 4hr timeslot and told by Argos I would hear from DHL on the day of delivery with a narrower timescale. I did receive an email from them but it only confirmed the same 4hr slot. I therefore had to sit for 4hrs in an unoccupied and unfurnished flat on a boiling hot day waiting for some contact. Efforts to get in touch with them are pointless as I've discovered in the past. The phone just rings out with an occasional message saying 'your call will be answered shortly'.
Total rubbish !!. Then just as I was about to leave my phone rang. It was DHL saying someone had phoned in sick and I wouldnt be getting my cooker today. To add insult to injury they then said they couldnt even deliver at a future date as they were ceasing their gas and electricity installation service for Argos and cooker would have to be returned to Argos to sort things out. I explained I needed the cooker urgently as I had sold the flat and the new owner would be moving in. It made little difference. The woman I spoke to feigned interest but couldnt have cared less. Thoroughly disgusted at the poor customer service and complete lack of empathy. Why did it take so long to let me know what was happening. Still shocked at the days events.”
“DHL delivery service that chooses where to deliver rather than where it should deliver it.
DHL failed to flag up that they do not deliver to P.O.BOXes; they took my original documents (irreplaceable). When they could not deliver to the actual address, they chose to deliver to a random address without calling to check with the sender if that was OK. They lost my documents. The person who supposedly signed the receipt for my documents at the random delivery address is fictional. All DHL has done is call or email a few days to say that they have no further info and offer a £100 "goodwill gesture",
(replacing my documents would cost over £1,000).
At no point have they managed to explain:
1) Why did they not call to inform the company that they could not deliver to the address and decided to conjure up an address to deliver to?
2) why a fictional person signed the receipt?
The most amusing part of DHL's attempt to pass the buck was that explanation that a UK employee of this Global company at some point had agreed to have all letters to this particular P.O.Box delivered to a random address. When I asked about the agreement, it turns out that the woman who struck this deal is now retired and her deals would have been in her emails that are no longer available.
Incompetent, dismissive and unhelpful... that's about sums DHL.”
“Left my package in heavy rain in the streets outside. No calling my doorbell, nothing. Also, my package was late 3 days.
PLEASE QUIT JOB IF YOU CAN'T DO IT RIGHT AND DON'T LIKE IT. All people matter.
Disgusting.”
“Legal documents sent from London to Algarve Portugal and week later its in Angola! No explanation, DHL impossible to contact or get a response. Absolutely hopeless and advise anyone to never use again.”
“Our 1004 Euro item was either stolen or really damaged by DHL (who knows), what we know is that it was till 500 insured, not a cent DHL compensated, tried to accuse us to poor packing,..,... Lies, one after the other, wasted our money and time, after 6 month not a cent! Not an excuse us for being so....”
“I would have given 0 stars if possible. Do not recommend.
I would have given 0 stars if possible.
We had a washing machine delivered and installed by DHL through Argos. Not only did they install it incorrectly causing water to leak everywhere, they also tore up the new lino flooring.
After months of waiting, the claims team came back saying that they will not cover any costs as they do not consider DHL liable for the damage. How is this possible when no one else but their two drivers were involved?
Absolutely terrible busniess ethics with no consideration for their customers at all. Utterly disgusted.”
