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Website says 3-5 days delivery, I'm now 2 weeks down the line and nothing. contacting customer services over and over during a 4 day period and being told 'systems down' or 'system not responding'. Ev... See more
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Don't bother. I've used motatos a few times..orders always take longer than expected. Products are ok and arrive as described, but the long waits are becoming ridiculous. Order placed around 10 workin... See more
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What a joke! After having placed an order more than 10 days ago, i still hadn't received an email about its dispatch. I contacted customer service and was told the order must have been lost by royal m... See more
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We are a different kind of food store. We save food from manufacturers that otherwise would risk ending up in landfill due to changes in packaging, seasonal changes, or short best before dates.
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8 Devonshire Square, EC2M 4PL, London, United States
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Reply from motatos.co.uk
Thank you so much for your lovely review, and for shopping with us! We appreciate your support in our mission to reduce food waste and we look forward to preparing your next order 💚
Lots on offer …
It was easy to see everything for sale and at great prices too! Ordering was quick and so was delivery and I am very pleased with what was delivered
21 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
We're so glad to hear that you are happy with the deals that you found with Motatos! We hope that you are enjoying your order, and look forward to packing a new one for you soon! ⭐️
Contrary to the gushing blurb on the…
Contrary to the gushing blurb on the website, which claims that edible goods will be within their best-before date on arrival (although they may be fine to eat after that ...), every food item in my order was out of date on arrival, bar one - which although still in date, had clearly had issues with storage or packaging, as the contents were SO stale as to be entirely inedible, as were the out of date ones, not surprisingly. Unfortunately, Motatos doesn't allow returns once goods have been tried, so even if the customer was willing to test the theory not many would be willing to try, at their own expense.
Next, due to ludicrously inadequate packaging which had the sides but not the bottoms of glass-bottled drinks wrapped, these had been smashed in transit. I received a package which was soaked through and interspersed throughout with tiny glass shards which had gotten into the folds of packaging of the other goods.
I contacted Motatos customer service to report the issues, but did not receive a response until I emailed again. Was promised a refund, but not told how much it would be until I emailed AGAIN; heard nothing more for over a month until I again emailed and was told ... guess what? Someone had forgotten to process the refund. I did eventually get a refund, but it was an experience I will never repeat and it felt like a battle at every step of the way. I'm sorry, but cheery comments like "have a lovely day!" trivialise a serious complaint and don't make up for out of date, damaged goods and shoddy customer service. In all, it felt like the service was being run by a bunch of school leavers with no idea of what customers need, value or appreciate.
1 June 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a detailed review, we really appreciate your honest feedback. ⭐️
We apologise that this was the experience you had while ordering from us, and, of course, take all complaints very seriously. We would hate for any of our customers to feel as though we do not care, although we try to maintain a positive tone and friendly communication regardless of whether something has gone wrong or not. We apologise that this came across as insincere. 😢
Our customer service team works really hard to get back to everyone and resolve any issues as quickly as they can, and we apologise for any mistakes that were made, or any errors that may have resulted in the delay of your refund. 😢Unfortunately we cannot completely rule out human error, and regret that this affected you negatively. We are glad to hear that they managed to finalise it in the end, and that you got your money back. 💸
While our whole mission is focussing on reducing food waste, which means that sometimes the products we sell are past their best before dates, we would never knowingly sell something that cannot be consumed. It is a huge shame that you received products you were not happy with, and this is something we take very seriously. We appreciate you having brought it to our attention at the time so we could assist you in your complaint, along with the damage to your parcel. 📦
Thank you again for your thorough feedback, it is really helpful in knowing where we can improve to keep customers like yourself happy and provide the service that we are always striving to deliver. 💚
I was very pleased with the quality of…
I was very pleased with the quality of the food and delivery was much quicker than I thought it would be.
20 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
We are glad to read that you're happy with your Motatos experience 🤩 Thanks for joining us and making a difference! 👏 We can't wait to make you another order. Please keep an eye on our website for all of our offers and discounts to grab your favourite products. 🙌🏻
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Thank you for your feedback. In order to combat food waste, Motatos sells food at a low price, some of which has an expiration date that has passed. 🗓 We are sorry that you did not know this before ordering 😢
In the vast majority of cases, this quality remains unchanged long after the best before date. So throwing these products away is a waste! 😢 As long as food is stored correctly and well sealed, it is edible even if the best-before date has passed.
On each of our product pages, the respective best before date is displayed before adding the product to the shopping cart.
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us and we wish you a pleasant day.
All interesting and things I wouldn't have bought usually.
Delivered quickly and packed securely.
30 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
We love that you have been able to try out something new while shopping with us! 🤩 We hope you enjoyed the goodies in your order and we look forward to welcoming you back again in the future ✨
Really quick delivery compared to other…
Really quick delivery compared to other similar sites. Great selection of items but it is the good communication and speedy delivery that puts similar sites to shame.
27 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
This is so lovely to hear! 💚 We are so glad that you are happy with your experience of shopping with us, and we hope that you will continue to join our efforts in the fight against food waste 🙌🌱
Fab choice of goods
Fab choice of goods, and knowing that it helps people affected by the cost of living crisis AND sustainability, is a win, win in my opinion 😀
23 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
WOW! Thank you so much for your lovely words about our mission to reduce food waste, and bring customers like you great deals on products you love 🙌
Easy transaction great product
11 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
That's so great to hear! Thank you for your review, and for joining us in the fight against food waste 💪 We hope to welcome you back for a shop with us soon ⭐️
Good selection of products
Good selection of products, excellent prices and fast delivery. Will definitely put in another order.
19 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Good morning! Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review! 🤩 We are so glad to hear how happy you are with your Motatos experience, and we can't wait to prepare your next order for you to enjoy 💚
Reply from motatos.co.uk
This is great to read! 😃 We are so greateful for the positive review, Thank you! 🙏 What a climate hero you are 👏 We hope you enjoy your products and come back to shop with us very soon! 🌟
Delivery was quick and in good…
Delivery was quick and in good condition.
Easy to order and plenty of choice on the web pages .
Many of the products had a lot of shelf life left and all in good condition and great quality !
20 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Thank you very much for your review 🙏 Gold star to you for helping to reduce food waste! 🤩 Its great to have you shop with us and we would love to welcome you back soon for another order. Please keep an eye on all our offers and discounts as well as new products we think you will love! 💚 Have a great day! 🌏
Perfect
Yet again I got everything I ordered & it arrived quickly. No complaints whatsoever
5 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
That's so lovely to hear! We are so glad to hear you have been happy with your Motatos experience and hope that you will continue to join us on our fight against food waste 💪
ORDER FAILURE
Order placed 13th July did not arrive despite I itial E.ail confirmation of order Number and it had been sent to be packed and sent out. Received Email from an Advisor who said they'd look into what had gone wrong, only to receive no explanation but a PayPal refund. Not the best of experiences so I will not be attempting to order again after my 1st Initial attempt as been left disappointed.
12 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
We are so sorry to hear that your order did not arrive 😢 It is so sad when there are issues with the delivery, and we can see that your parcel was lost in transit. We apologise that you did not see our email explaining what had happened, we will look into why this did not arrive in your inbox as it should have! 📧 We appreciate the time you took to write us a review, and really hope that you will give us a chance again in the future 💚
Be very careful when shopping with this company
I was charged 9 times in my card for my shopping. Customer service could do anything, and bank stated the amount would be eventually returned to my account. Waited for my order to arrive as I paid for a faster delivery and it never came.
Customer services said they dispatched but dpd never collected the item. I said I really would like my shopping but they never offered to re send the item offering a quick refund.
Very suspicious
End of the day I was charged almost £390 for a order of 42.34£
Took one full week for the money to be back in my account, and no order ever arrived.
Be very careful
11 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Hello,
We are so sorry to hear you had this experience of trying to shop with us. Unfortunately at times, there can be issues with the connection to a payment provider when completing a payment. We apologise that this resulted in so many duplicated payments, and regret that we were not able to manually reverse these ourselves. We are glad that the money came back to you eventually, and wish we had more control over when this happens. 😢
It is really sad to hear your order did not arrive after all the stress with the duplicate payments. We are glad that our customer service team were able to help you with a refund for the missing order. 💚 Due to our ever changing stock levels, we are not able to resend orders. We hope you are able to place a new order with whichever items are still available!
We really appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review and share your experience so we know where to focus our efforts in improving how we accomplish our mission to reduce food waste 🙌
All round excellent service
All round excellent service. Easy to order, quick delivery with constant check ins to confirm delivery. Very well packaged (although carriers managed to smash one jar of lime pickle in the current order! ) the whole experience is really top notch.
25 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Hello!
We are so glad to hear how happy you are with your experience of shopping with us. It is so great to hear that you are frequently ordering with us and helping us reach our goal of reducing food waste.
We look forward to preparing your next order for you! 💚
Dented tin of coffee
I don’t like food that is still edible going into landfill so motatos is one of 2 companies I use to do my bit.
My last order had a tin of coffee which I had ordered before and enjoyed. The tin in my last order was damaged but I didn’t make a complaint. However when I opened the tin the coffee was completely hard and unusable. The damaged tin was actually letting air in, not good considering the price.
I would like to see a bit more attention to detail by the picker/packer department so myself and other users don’t receive unusable goods.
21 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Hi!
It makes us so very sad to read that you had this experience with us, We always strive for our products to arrive in the best condition but in your deliveries we have really failed to do so 😕
We apologise for this and would like to help you further with a complaint! Our customer service has contacted you via email to confirm that a refund for the broken item has been processed. Thank you for letting us know that you received a damaged and unsatisfactory item.
We hope that we can restore your faith in us for the future. 💚
/With best regards, Sophie at Motatos
Parcel was damaged in transit and no…
Parcel was damaged in transit and no replacement sent out. I had to chase up to find this out and was not kept informed at all.
19 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Hi! It makes us so very sad to read that you had this experience with us.
We always strive for our products to arrive in the best condition therefore we are gutted yours arrived damaged 😕
We can see our a member of our customer service team reached out to you and was able to give you a full refund.
Our customer service is available 9-17 by phone Mon-Thurs, 9-16 Fri. Otherwise, you can reach us at hello@customerservice.motatos.co.uk. With best regards, Motatos 🌏
Helping eliminate food waste as well as being great if you are on a budget
This wasn’t my first time ordering from motatos and the choice is usually superb. I have been able to try a lot of different products and condiments that I haven’t seen in the supermarkets and it is nice knowing that these are products which may very well have been wasted. It won’t be my last order from them.
18 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Hi there!!
We are glad to read that you are happy with your Motatos experiences and keep coming back for more 🤩
We would like to thank you for joining us and making a difference! 👏
We can't wait to make you another order. Please keep an eye on our website for all of our offers and discounts to grab your favourite products. 🙌🏻
I love this and I think at least they…
I love this and I think at least they are selling foods products that otherwise be disposed of.
It’s an ethical thing to do
14 July 2023
Reply from motatos.co.uk
Hello and a big thank you! 🌟
We are really happy to hear you love our ethos!
Please continue to help us spread the message of reducing food waste and developing a sustainable world🍝♻️
All the best, Motatos 🌏
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