If there was an option to give 0 stars…
If there was an option to give 0 stars then they would deserve it.
I have never been treated so badly in all my life by a company. The non-existent customer service is at best negligent and at worst downright abusive.
Three shipments I sent via Fetchy went missing with carrier Hermes. On Fetchy’s website it states “All shipments are covered by basic insurance” and upon looking on Hermes own website, it shows that basic insurance is offered for free up to value of £20. I had no reason to suspect that this insurance would not be offered when booking Hermes delivery through Fetchy.
Upon placing my shipments - the only option I was given to ship my parcels was Hermes. I wouldn’t normally choose Hermes as don’t find them reliable, but I had no other options. And no option for extra insurance either. Ok - well £20 per shipment is better than nothing I thought.
Fast forward 3 weeks - all three shipments have still not been delivered. I write to Fetchy to find out what’s happened and get a two word reply “Shipment number?” - no “Hello, let me check that for you, I’m sorry about this” - you know, any basic customer service reply. Just two words. Then no further news, even after emailing again. I then have to call them to find out what’s happened.
Eventually I get forwarded and email with a “smiley face” showing me that all 3 of my shipments are marked as “lost” (all sent in different days!) with no further information as to what to do. I ask how I go about claiming for the missing parcels (given that ALL shipments are supposedly covered by basic insurance) and I’m told that they won’t re-imburse me as apparently the basic insurance doesn’t cover Hermes shipments.
I have read Fetchy’s T&C’s from top to bottom and can see no reference of Hermes shipments not being covered by their basic insurance. Their FAQ’s clearly state all shipments are covered. Hermes themselves offer £20 basic cover per shipment and had I shipped directly with Hermes, the cost would have been the same if not cheaper.
Essentially, these guys are absolute cowboys who are in complete breach of their own T&C’s and the way they treat their customers is absolutely disgusting.
I wrote a review on their Facebook page as I was struggling to get anywhere with their rigid and rude email manner, the review was a simple factual account of what happened however I was accused of “publicly shaming” them. I find that a rather odd way to treat a customer. As a business owner myself, customer service is of utmost importance to me. Upon the discovery that all 3 of my customers packages had gone missing, I spent hours emailing, offering discount codes, packaging up new goods and booking expensive deliveries with other shipment companies to ensure the goods made it to them this time. As a fetchy customer I was treated rudely, accused of publicly shaming them and then eventually told “not to contact them ever again!” - a very interesting way to retain and attract customers.
I’m shocked and upset at how Fetchy have treated me. Avoid them at all costs.
22 April 2020
Unprompted review