Written on: 22/05/2013
Sent two parcels early May to France via parcel monkey and both are lost, i have opened a case by using their contact form as they dont have a tel service which is appalling , not only that they have debited additional charges from my debit card which was stored on their database also to top it up they are claiming that one of my parcels was overweight by 12kg which is total utter rubbish as on their own consignment document my parcels declared weight is 4 kg and the actual weight is 3.7kg... (read more)
Written on: 22/04/2013 by mikesando
Paid for a large item to be collected by night freight who make themselves impossible to contact. Collection did not happen after 4 reminders and messages to Parcel Monkey's usless customer support. I wouldnt trust this lot with a bunch of bananas. Also check out their premisses on google maps!!! (read more)
Written on: 19/04/2013
Waited in all day and still no collection of parcel as was confirmed yesterday by PARCEL MONKEY. Contacted DX courier and they said they have no details about me at all, e.mailed parcel monkey at 3p.m and at 6p.m. they replied and said they could not do anything till monday as the courier people are not open, the problem is not with DX but them, they havent done nothing just took my money, which was paid for in good faith for services i didnt get. The reviews are true so dont USE this... (read more)
Written on: 12/04/2013 by Wangz5 (1 review written)
Booked a next day item collection on parcel monkey, carrier was city link (terrible company also avoid at all cost), old routine happens as city link guy never showed up and claiming " he can't find a parking space," (I sent two 30kg boxes picked up by UPS in same day, seem UPS guys surely know how to find a parking space). As I am already become an unhappy client who kick back to parcel monkey from ignorant city link customer service, something even worse happened, parcel monkey said they... (read more)
Written on: 10/04/2013 by sean5302 (7 reviews written)
I know. You pay peanuts and you get.... I didn't expect them to be this bad. I booked 24 hour overnight delivery of an item I sold on ebay. I had paid extra insurance to cover the item up to £100. PM sub-contracted it out to DHL, who promptly dropped and smashed the item. On trying to claim from PM they refused, saying it couldn't have been properly packaged. They said that without even inspecting the packaging. Now I'm having to go through the county court to recover my money. I'll never... (read more)
Written on: 09/04/2013
Poorly run - they will loose, fail to deliver, or brake your parcel. You will have endless problems with this company. They have no phone service. The email service is badly run and unsatisfactory. If you take out their insurance they will never pay out. It is frightening that this company even exists. (read more)
Written on: 03/04/2013
I used Parcelmonkey to send 3 dinner plates to Australia. I put the correct dimension of the box and the weight of 3kg ( it was only 2.5kg). I then had my debit card charged for an extra £15.50!!! as they said they had weighed the parcel and it was not 3kg it was 10kg!!!! That is not true, in fact it weighed less than I paid for. How can three dinner plates weigh 10kg. I WILL NEVER NEVER USE THEM AGAIN. (read more)
Written on: 27/03/2013
Absolute liars! my comany was closed when they tried to deliver! thats funny we are a 24hour operation! then the excuse was they didnt have the comapny name! well how did they try before, when we were supposed to be closed! uuummmm thats funny! i rearranged with the so called customer service advisor for today! hey guess what its not out for delivery, oh and they still have got my company name! so i have given the details again & its supposed to be delivered tomorrow, im not holding my... (read more)
Written on: 26/03/2013 by worldtuner (1 review written)
This company is a waste of time ok taking your money and credit card details but no good in collecting or delivering parcels, and then try contacting them, no telephone system, what good company doesn't have a telephone system? go to their web site and the notice tells you they are installing a special system, that's been going on since day one, so they force you to contact them by their socalled "fantastic contact form", they do not tell you you'll never get a reply, never sort your... (read more)
Written on: 21/03/2013
We spend an awful lot with Parcel Monkey after moving from an equally rubbish company Parcel 2 Go...our City Link driver advised us to try them...now for the 4th time they have not collected from a client although we booked the collection a week in advance..... and no response....we also had them deliver to the wrong address 69 instead of 67 and go back and pick the parcel up and send it back to us to re-book and pay again instead of popping it next door!!! Absolutely rubbish....and help... (read more)
Written on: 20/03/2013
I have used these twice in the past 2 weeks. Both times the parcels were collected 4 days later than they should have been (some parcels have still not been collected) No telephone support - jsu thave to fill in an onine form - no idea how long it would take to get a reply. I'm not even sure they're the cheapest. I'll never use them again! (read more)
Written on: 12/03/2013
WE FOUND PM TO BE THE CHEAPEST, BUT NOW HAVE RECEIVED AN INVOICE FOR ADDITIONAL CHARGE. THEY ARE CLAIMING THAT AN ORDER THAT DEFINATELY WEIGHED 6KG WAS ACTUALLY 15KG AND WANT TO ADD A FURTHER £11 CHARGE FOR THIS. DO NOT USE, INTERPARCELS ARE FAR BETTER (read more)
Written on: 26/03/2013
Be careful they are no a real company a bunch of monkeys without telephones or office address
Written on: 12/03/2013
I used this company for first time and last! Collection was late 1 day, delivery was also late 3 days!!!! I have to chase them all the time! You better off spending £2 more and get a decent service from somebody else. (read more)
Written on: 26/03/2013
I agree, wasters the company is a fake.
Written on: 11/03/2013
Offer £20 for a £200 item, threaten legal action but didn't care. They obviously get a lot of legal cases, our case will add to the mountain. (read more)
Written on: 26/03/2013
Tell how can you take legal action against a company that as no telephone system or company address.
Written on: 08/03/2013
This is the message I have received from parcel monkey after using them for a variety of parcels; Dear David, Regrettably we have had to close your account due to heavy losses on the City Link shipments you've been sending. We appreciate that you have not been mis-declaring the size and weight of your items, but the local City Link depot has taken the decision to surcharge all of your items due to their size and the volume you are putting through. This has resulted in us incurring heavy... (read more)
Written on: 05/03/2013
never use this company they are useless take your money and nothing happends parcel monkey pay peanuts and this is the service never use again be warned (read more)
Written on: 02/03/2013 by jjt37 (1 review written)
PARCEL MONKEY. Under no circumstances use them. On line tracking does not work. Telephone support does not work Their help line is non existent. The item I asked for collection. This prompted the sender to inform me he was worried about the person who turned up. This started a train of queries, all of which remained unanswered. When one goes to their fine print it is impossible to trace an office address etc. They behave like a bunch of devious persons. I would suggest that... (read more)
Written on: 01/03/2013
Parcel Monkey are totally useless items not delivered its been three weeks so far. There is no phone number to contact them you can not get any proper response from them, even when you do give you a date it is not met. DO NOT USE, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED! (read more)
Written on: 28/02/2013
A week after sending my package, parcelmonkey charged my credit card because they claim my package was larger and heavier than I said it was. ... the thing is, I sent a mobile phone, and they added additional charges for an 12kg 40x45x30cm package! I laughed when I got the mail, and sent them an e-mail to let them know, and get them to refund the charge. All I got (after 2 weeks!) was a short mail stating that they didn't see the problem, and that all customers agree to paying additional... (read more)
Written on: 27/02/2013
Item not picked up. No explanation. Almost impossible to contact and no reply to e mails. Absolute rubbish as courir (read more)
Written on: 15/02/2013 by doug4short
First experience of Parcel Monkey, picked up a victorian loft ladder from Oxford and delivered it all the way to Edinburgh on time, in perfect condition all for £27. Very pleasing first time experience! (read more)
Written on: 11/02/2013 by regpigg
Booked a parcel to collect items from ebay, the collected one, but did had no idea what happened to 2 others. It took about 20 emails to open an insurance claim as I had paid a little extra for that. Then they decided that they had not collected it. The ebayer also did not reply. (read more)
Written on: 25/02/2013
So glad I read your comments before using parcel monkey.I have a 100% record on Ebay and would be really annoyed if this monkey lot ruined it. Thanks
Written on: 27/01/2013 by tonyb1234
I run a small business selling appliances, used these quite often probably have sent a good 50 parcels through them. most of them got there the next day as promised still alot did not about 10 of them. most of the time they arrived a day late, i have had one occasion were the door on a oven was smashed and the bottom was all mashed in half the packaging was missing and they would only pay me out for half of what the oven was worth as it contained glass.... i didn't know that as always it is... (read more)
Written on: 23/01/2013 by steturner123
I recently used parcelmonkey to ship a "hard type" suitcase to Singapore from the UK. I paid extra for insurance as it seemed like a good option. As promised the suitcase was collected from the UK and arrived with me in Singapore 3 days later. Problem being the case was smashed in the bottom corner and also the handle had been pulled out and snapped one of the metal arms clean in half. I reported the damage to DHL (who delivered the item to me in Singapore) they passed the blame onto... (read more)
Written on: 21/01/2013
Yet again another insurance company with small print getting out of paying insurance which you have in all good faith paid for, the item in question was an island extractor hood with a small glass surround which has been sent through two different carriers without any problems yet these get hold of it and manage to drop, throw, bounce, beat, kick it to the delivery address then fail to honour the claim yet again all because it has glass components in it, well so do most electrical... (read more)
Written on: 17/01/2013 by hormonedmonkey
Parcel sent 03/01/13 and subsequently unable to tracked, although paid for a tracked service. Package has still never arrived and Parcel Monkey's lack of telephone number and almost hidden 'help' process just backs up my opinion that they are quite simply fraudulant. I wish I'd read the reviews before opting for their services. DO NOT EVEN BOTHER WITH THESE MONKEYS!!!!!!!!!!!!! I could not be more serious! (read more)
Written on: 15/01/2013 by ftb245 (1 review written)
50 orders placed - all fully insured, all arrived OK. Last one got damaged in transit and ParcelMonkey won't honour the claim. Bye bye ParcelMonkey. Your name says it all. (read more)
Written on: 10/01/2013 by cordboy
I was waiting 15 days for the collecting, and Finally, 1 month ago my parcel arrived broken and OPEN !!!!! and they didn't pay back me my insurance parcel yet. If you want a lot of problem and You don't care you parcel, contract them ! Sure that you will be funny with them!!! hahaha... PLEASE !!! Don't pay for this "service" !!! (read more)
Written on: 10/01/2013 by grahambeale (1 review written)
I used Parcel Monkey for the first time this week. The parcel was so badly damaged by City Link that I had to refund the entire amount back to the customer. Luckily I had taken out insurance... Unfortunately, their requirements to enable a claim mean that I must show them pictures picture of the packaging before it is unwrapped. Impossible on two counts: 1. I didn't receive the parcel, I sent it. 2. The buyer had already unwrapped the parcel and disposed of the packing. So basically, the... (read more)
Written on: 08/01/2013 by elvisfan55
They have lost my parcel sent to Italy on 22nd November and are refusing my claim for compensation, even though I paid extra to insure the contents, because I did not report it as missing within 7 days, even though I was still tracking it then. How could I know in advance that they were going to lose it! No telephone number to talk to anyone, just standard email replies talking about policy. Very unhappy, will never use again. By the way according to their policy at least 2 attempts will be... (read more)
Written on: 07/01/2013 by Kouloufakou (1 review written)
Hi parcel monkey is the worst delivery service I have ever used. I had a parcel picked up on the 27 th of December and it is not even yet delivered to my friend in Athens when I booked an express service. t should have been delivered on the 30 th of December. here is no number one can call and my several complaint mails on the support site were never ever answered. this is a fraud company and I am sure whoever writes good reviews is from the company ! I also had another package picked up... (read more)
Written on: 07/01/2013
Enough said. Despite communicating with them, my family's Xmas presents still aren't sent. AND ITS THE 7th OF JANUARY! There is NO phone number, despite them claiming to be one between the hours of nine and five. Shame on you Parcle Monkey Take your business elsewhere. Don't put up with this pathetic, customer (we couldn't give a monkey's) service! (read more)
Written on: 14/12/2012 by Debsjones
I ordered a collection for Wednesday (booked on Monday and this was earliest collection!!) despite receiving e mails confirming courier failed to arrive having waited all day!! Only way to contact them by electronic form and was advised by Nightfreight they had no record of my order. Parcel Monkey advised they had contacted Nightfreight and would be collected yesterday so waited in all day again and still NO COLLECTION. Parcel was for sale of goods so going to have to refund and have lost... (read more)
Written on: 31/12/2012
CURRENTLY HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM MYSELF, ALONG WITH AN ONGOING COMPLAINT WITH PARCEL MONKEY ABOUT A SERVICE ADVERTISED AS "NEXT DAY" THAT ARRIVED 5 DAYS AFTER COLLECTION - CITY LINK TELL YOU YOUR CONTRACT IS WITH PARCEL MONKEY AND PARCEL MONKEY TELL YOU ITS IN THEIR Ts&Cs THAT "NEXT DAY" MEANS "UP TO 5 DAYS".
I WOULD USE ANY OF THE COURIERS INDEPENDANTLY AND UNDERSTAND THAT THINGS WILL NOT ALWAYS GO TO PLAN, BUT PARCEL MONKEY THINK THAT THEY CAN ACT AS A MIDDLE MAN WITH NO CONSEQUENCES OR RESPONSIBILITY.
NO LEVEL OF SERVICE WHATSOEVER - I'LL BE GOING BACK TO PARCEL2GO AS THEY AT LEAST KEEP YOU INFORMED AND DEMONSTRATE A GOOD SERVICE LEVEL IF THINGS DO NOT GO TO PLAN.
AVOID PARCEL MONKEY LIKE THE PLAGUE!!!
Written on: 10/12/2012
I have had a few parcels that have not been able to be delivered. The courier will ring parcel monkey who then call me 4-5 hours later asking for more details. By the time they get back to the courier they have left and probably gone home. The next days this cycle starts all over again. I once had a parcel in the loop for a month. Until it was delivered to the client I could not get paid. Their customer support is useless. If you send negative feedback they ignore you. If there is a... (read more)
Written on: 07/12/2012
We have waited in all day for parcel monkey to collect a parcel , 8am - 6 pm , got 3 emails from them confirming collection ! Yet no one not a soul , all day ,i even put a sign up at 07.40 am so the house could easily be found for the driver . Noone even called , emailed, txt. , nothing to say that they may have broken down or something , so a complet day wasted , my parcel uncollected , ive tried over 50 times to call them , yet no one answers ??? I have complained via email, but after... (read more)
Written on: 04/12/2012 by internetshopper41 (5 reviews written)
Easy to put in item types and get a quote. Very cheap compared with other courier sites. Parcels collected and delivered on time and as requested via City-Link. Items scheduled to be collected next working day. As an ebay buyer I needed to have some suitcases collected from the seller and this was the most cost effective and easy way for me to do it. Less than half the price of the couriers advertised on ebay. Will definitely use again and would certainly recommend. Happy shopper. (read more)
Written on: 04/12/2012
Due to a problem with a shower quadrant I had purchased online I had to send the item back in order to obtain a full refund. I was advised to look at Parcel Monkey which I did and after completing all the required on line documents and being sold extra insurance the item was due to be picked up and sent back as required. The item was collected and away it went, after about a week I contacted the company concerned regrading my refund, they told me they had not received the item and could I... (read more)
Written on: 30/11/2012
Waited 5 days for a next day collection, then they cancelled the order with no explaination or refund.It's impossible to get a reply from them. Save your money and your sanity. (read more)
Written on: 30/11/2012
Parcelmonkey gets customers by offering cheap rates, but what's the point if they don't carry out the service? I waited in all day for a collection. In the end I had to email them to rearrange another day. Don't use them if you want hassle free quick service. (read more)
Written on: 26/11/2012
I have sent a few parcels successfully with these people, though often collected late as they hadn't passed on information to courier company in time. Ordered collection of £400 composter (with insurance) for 12/11 It wasn't collected till 13/11 and then despite regular chasing the parcel floated around at Citylink for 10 days, apparently damaged. Parcel Monkey insisted Citylink deliver it to the recipient, who therefore received their goods 9 days late and in pieces! Of course if you want... (read more)
Written on: 26/11/2012
parcel monkey use to be very good , now its teamed up with others its rubbish, out of 5 parcels to pick up they have got wrong, i have waited in all day and nothing yet again.
they had told me the same that city-link delivered the parcel and that when they spoke to the driver they said they didn't even collect, until i sent them copy's of the CCTV of them picking it up, then they said oh yes it was collected and delivered, they gave me £3 compensation , not worth all the hassle.
Written on: 19/11/2012 by invictus123 (1 review written)
Booked a couple of parcels to be picked up via City Link. Turns out Parcelmonkey issued me with invalid labels that actually used tracking IDs that had been previously used. The very pinacle of courier incompetence. Clearly you cannot rely on Parcelmonkey as you would with any reliable courier service - not that there are many of those it seems. I only discovered this issue accidentally by clicking on the tracking button. If I had not done that and made various emails and phone calls then... (read more)
Written on: 15/11/2012
I'm only giving 1 star cos you have to!!I sent my parcel out on the 26th Oct and still don't know where it is. Getting little or no info from Parcel Monkey. I paid the extra insurance and for express delivery. To have a courier company of this size and no way of contacted them other than e-mail is a total disgrace!! I requested an urgent call back as I fear that my £500 clutch has gone missing and was simply told sorry we can't call you because we don't have a call centre....(mmmm but... (read more)
Written on: 13/11/2012 by peter2379696
I booked in my parcel to be collected, I entered my dimensions for my parcel, got my quote, and paid via my credit card, when the delivery man came the next day he said the item was to big to be collected but I showed him the invoice and dimensions but he said he was unable to take the item and I needed to get in touch with the delivery company. I needed the parcel to be delivered which is why I picked a 48hr service so because you can only contact parcel monkey via email I had no choice but... (read more)
Written on: 02/11/2012 by Whenwilltheygetitright
I paid and booked my parcel for collection, stating the size and weight and paying accordingly. They don't give you a time or even rough idea when they will come. I stayed in all day with two small children and they turned up at 5.30pm and refused to take the parcel. They bought a tiny bag to it in. The driver then said he was freelance and only worked for the delivery company not parcel monkey. Utterly furious. The website has no phone number, not a surprise when you see the bad reviews. I... (read more)
Written on: 29/10/2012 by hustybusty (1 review written)
Customer service shocking. Asked for money back as my ebay feedback was going to be tarnished. I was pointed to terms and conditions saying they will do nothing until its 5 days late and that it basically happens which is beyond their control. Tracking information didn't work, and although I put the email address for myself and the buyer, neither of us got any information. DX took 20 minutes to find me as a customer and once they did they told me it was delivered, when it was not. When I... (read more)
Written on: 26/10/2012 by odietv (1 review written)
have a 14 day complaints procedure which i was 1 day over (getting photos back from foreign lands of internal packaging when the damaged item was being returned inst possible) no help at all - fraudulent company - AVOID 0 stars isnt an option (read more)
Written on: 25/10/2012 by Tom22Tom
If i could leave rating as no stars i would. Booked collection for next day which took a week to collect and then another week to deliver. Total waste of time and money. (read more)
Written on: 08/10/2012
TERRIBLE WASTE OF TIME AND A SCAM DO NOT USE. Wanted to give 0 stars but it is not an option ! (read more)
Written on: 05/10/2012 by Gemma86
AVOID at all costs!!!!!! Completely damaged the item I sent, refused to pay even with the insurance cover. And item was delivered 3 days late despite paying for a next day delivery!! Left me £72 out of pocket. AWFUL and RUDE customer care. No telephone number you have to deal with snotty email replies instead. They gave me the run around and i was told by city link when the item was delivered damaged that someone would call me. No one did and surprise surprise it then fell out of their 24hr... (read more)
Written on: 03/10/2012
AVOID,TROUBLE AND TIMEWASTERS. NO SERVICE AS THEY CANT EVEN COLLECT A PARCEL. THEN THEY STATE THEY TRIED AS FALSE CLAIMS. FALSE CLAIM THEY TRIED TO COLLECT EVEN WHEN NOT BOOKED IN FOR A COLLECTION, AND THE ORDER IS CANCELLED. NO SERVICE ALL JUST FALSE CLAIMS. NO PHONE CALLS AND SILLY EMAIL REPLYS ONLY. BEWARE AND AVOID, SHOULD PUT THEM OUT OF BUISNESS. jUST WAISTING EVERYBODYS TIME.. SO ALL AVOID AND BEWARE... (read more)
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Worldtuner's Comment
Written on: 26/03/2013
I had problems with these lot of monkeys, never collected yet took the money never gave it back. Tried to contact them no phone numbers their site tells us they are installing a special telephone system, it must be so special no other company knows of it, what does it cost to put telephones into your business, these are a bunch of monkeys out to rob people.