We ask our customers at random to submit a review of their Parcel Monkey experience 1 week after their order was placed. Here are those reviews, good and bad, giving you an honest insight into what you can expect from Parcel Monkey.
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Our average customer rating is: 4.5 / 5 (4.5/5) based on 235,667 reviews.
easy to use website with very reasonable prices, quick to collect and deliver
04/08/16 by mr foster
Happy with service. DPD Collected on time by friendly driver. Arrived in France at address that has proved a problem with another courier.
Happy !!
04/08/16 by Jane Booth
Very good service
04/08/16 by Customer
Delivered as required.
04/08/16 by Customer
I recommend this company for all!
04/08/16 by Daga
I paid for Parcelforce24 through Parcel Monkey and it the parcel was not delivered the next day, but 48 hours later. I was told "per our terms and conditions, collections and deliveries are not guaranteed." Not good service
04/08/16 by Jackie Barr
Our Response: Dear Jackie
Sorry to hear about the delay with the delivery, we do not handle the parcels, we resell the carrier rates. The time frames of delivery are provided by the carrier however we do not state them as guaranteed, as we do not pick up and deliver ourselves.
Apologies for any issues the Parcelforce delay caused
Kind regards
James
On the first day of collection, I had notified that my doorbell was broken, providing my cell number. My parcel was never collected on the first day as I waited patiently all day. The second day my parcel was collected. I was happy. However, my mood changed when I had the urge to track my package a week later to see if it was making any progress towards its destination. The message I saw was, "We have no tracks for your parcel yet. The status of your parcel will be updated in due course." From the beginning, I was quoted 4 day air delivery. I am sure that the parcel would get to its destination in 2 weeks, tops, since it is a tiny island in the middle of the Pacific. I still have a week left to see if the parcel will ever get there but Im having my doubts since the service used was Express 24 with Parcel Force. I wonder if my package got lost when it hasnt even left the country yet. I have made a support ticket but so far am getting nowhere. Who knew that shipping packages in the UK was such a nightmare? Update: The parcel did reach its destination. Through DHL. Shouldnt I have been informed of a carrier change? Anyway, Im happy the package got to its destination. Otherwise, I would have cried over its loss.
04/08/16 by Marie
Very pleased
04/08/16 by Very satisfied customer
No one to speak with . Only email. They are terrible. They use yodel, another terrible company. I have dealt with them twice . they never come on the day they are suppose to. This time they didnt turn up at all. PARCEL WAS NEVER PICKED UP AWFUL.. and off course still running after my refund so I had to report them to my bank and get a chargeback. Never again.
04/08/16 by Naz Ch
Our Response: Hi Naz
We offer Live Chat support on our site open from 8am to 9pm weekdays to assist in real time plus the email route. We sell lots of different couriers to match every budget and time frame. If an item is not collected by any of the carriers sold on our site, we are happy to chase this up and get it collected. Just log in, ask the Live Chat for the refund and it will be issued if you havent used the service.
Apologies for the non collection with the carrier you choose on our quote engine
Kind regards
James
Really easy to use, would recommend to anyone, i found using this gave me the cheapest prices than anywhere else
04/08/16 by Rebecca
I had a one off parcel to be delivered to Holland. it weighed 26 kilos. First page of monkey parcel quoted £17 by DPD. Later when I came to actually doing the transaction and had to go to a second page the price was £117 by DHL. So always drill down to second page. IT turns out DPD do not take parcels over 20Kilos!!
OK a slight clich but the rest of the transaction went well, goods collected and delivered on time. Tracking also worked well.
Overall good.
04/08/16 by Customer a locke
Did not deliver in time promised, meaning the recipient was no longer at the delivery address (not even same country) and had to make a special trip back at a later date
04/08/16 by Richard McCort
This excellent service gave me a comparison of all the options and then allowed me to choose the most appropriate and best-priced one, which also seemed to be less expensive than when I looked at it on the website of the actual provider (DPD). Collection was the same day, delivery within about 3 days to Prague, I shifted masses of stuff (5 big parcels) for just over 100 pounds. DPD has a very reliable system for letting you know when they are going to collect/deliver. Really great experience!
04/08/16 by John
Service was quoted as 2 days by road, collected last Friday after attempting to collect from incorrect address and delivery yesterday evening (Thursday 3rd). Which was missed after waiting in all day. Tracking no provided by Courier on missed delivery card cannot be found so now having to chase Courier to make booking for re-delivery.
04/08/16 by Mike F
Everything worked as promised!
04/08/16 by John Hoerner
Great service from parcel monkey, website was very easy to use and was given the best deals for my delivery. Also good advice on how to wrap your parcel.
Great door to door service from Parcel force.
Thank you
04/08/16 by Customer
This is SO easy. Parcel Monkey do all the work for you and find the cheapest rates. Our parcel was collected from home on Friday afternoon and delivered to our delighted Daughters New Zealand home the next Thursday. With the ability to track all the way this is a brilliant service.
04/08/16 by Graham
Thanks for the feedback Graham, happy to see you came across the service and found it useful!
Bad service. packet returned to sender no contact whatsoever.
04/08/16 by Customer
Our Response: Hello
Sorry to hear the item was returned, please raise a support ticket on your account and we will be happy to have a look into this with the courier. All you need to do get assistance is log in to your account and our team are there on Live Chat 8am to 9pm
Kind regards
James
Easy to use website, good helpline, fast service and reasonable fees.
04/08/16 by D.Raj
simple fast effective and great value , easy drop off, good updating, fast delivery... it cannot get better
04/08/16 by THOMAS MACKIE
I have traditionally had awful experiences with both the post office and other courier companies due to the lack of postcode and house numbers in Ireland. Not anymore!!! My package was picked up when it was stated it would be and delivered efficiently within the time frame without any hiccups.
Cant fault the service ????
03/08/16 by Quinn68
very easy and smooth transaction. completed online, collection as was stated, delivered on time and then sent me the delivery recipt with signiture. no problems at all
03/08/16 by Customer
I would definitely recommend but be aware of what can go by air mail (no batteries) or surface mail. We got there in the end. I would recommend and will use again myself.
03/08/16 by Little Gem
quick delivery and on time
03/08/16 by Stephen Widdowson
Perfect, from collection to delivery, kept informed the whole time of the packages progress
03/08/16 by Mike
Monkey organised service by parcelforce. Did not turn up on agreed day to collect. Guy took parcels to parcelforce and they said labels were not compatible with their system and refused to take. Turned up 3 days later and fulfilled the order. Woulf not use them again.
03/08/16 by Steve. North East England
Very easy and very reasonably priced.
03/08/16 by Ken Enhance
Paecel arrived intact and on time.
03/08/16 by Customer
Good service and price
03/08/16 by John Beveridge
Trustworthy
03/08/16 by Customer
A good, efficient service
03/08/16 by Kijlstra
Ordered parcel to be sent abroad. No label received. Profile says "Problem - please contact us", but there is no f**** phone number to call. One of those typical companies hiding behind emails/contact forms. Pathetic. Of course my money was not refunded. Scammers.
03/08/16 by Robert
Our Response: Hi Robert
All you need to do to access our Live Chat support, open from 8am and 9pm is log in to your account where a member of our team will step in to assist with any issue. Or you can leave an email and every single one is responded to. Please let us know your order details and if the service has not been used we will be happy to refund you.
Kind regards
James
Brilliant door to door service, quick, reliable and informative of progress all the way to Poland. 10/10
03/08/16 by Jeff Peacock
Easy to book, quick collection and quick delivery even to N. Ireland from Wales.
Recommended
03/08/16 by Paul Dumayne
Offered the beat price for a large package collection. Subcontracted in parcel force for the job. Collected then lost the package with no customer service worth noting. No relationship manager and no apology for loosing something worth alot of money. Parcel force at least have a telephone number to call for help. Do not use this company unless you want to pour money down the drain. Further development in response to james reply. I have tried to get in touch and nobody replied. Same story of the best intentions and no action.
03/08/16 by James Morrison
Our Response: Dear James
Parcel Monkey are not a courier, we resell courier rates including those of Parcelforce. We offer Live Chat support 8am to 9pm weekdays and email support where every ticket is answered. I am sorry to hear the carrier lost the item, please get in touch so we can investigate this for you with the courier and pass your details on to the claims team.
Kind regards
James
Fast, efficient and reliable
03/08/16 by Customer
Why go direct to Parcelforce when parcel monkey are almost half the price and you still have your parcel go through parcelforce?
03/08/16 by Alain
The parcel arrived within 2 days, when it was predicted to arrive within 3-5 days. It arrived safely, with no damage or lost - quick and secure service, totally recommended!
03/08/16 by Ivo Nunes
Quick pock up and delivery on time. Couldnt ask for more.
03/08/16 by Yvonne
I received an email the same day of the collection saying the time frame of collection was around 12.15 to 13.15. I arrived home at 12.20 and the driver was in front of the property writing desperately the note that he had missed me. So when he saw me, he was very rude because I had been late and because he had to pick up the parcels from a top flat. He treated the parcels very aggressively and his manners where not appropriate. When I asked him to sign the Collection Receipt, he said, he wasnt meant to sign it, I finally got him to sign it. When the parcels arrived at the destination, I got 16 emails with different time frames of delivery of the parcels. I attended the last email and when I arrived at the property the parcels had been already delivered 1 hour before, but to the security person and not to my property. Moreover, the packages where in a very bad condition from the outside. In general I wouldnt choose this service again.
03/08/16 by Customer
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