AVOID AVOID AVOID!!!
AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!!!
If I could give zero stars, I would.
I purchased an item from TradeINN through Amazon. The item was marked as delivered, but I never received it.
I immediately contacted TradeINN to report the non-delivery. They provided proof of delivery from Royal Mail, but the photograph supplied shows a doorway/property that is clearly NOT mine. I live in a new build estate where the properties are very distinctive, and I provided TradeINN with a photograph of my actual property to demonstrate this. The signature shown on the proof of delivery is also NOT my signature.
TradeINN then asked me to complete and sign an affidavit confirming that I had not received the parcel. I complied with their request because I wanted the matter investigated and resolved.
I subsequently received repeated messages from TradeINN saying they were investigating the matter with the carrier. I was then told that the carrier had rejected the investigation because it had allegedly been submitted outside the carrier’s deadline.
This is where the customer service became completely unacceptable.
Rather than resolving the issue with their carrier, TradeINN repeatedly told ME that I needed to contact Royal Mail and provide them with the outcome of a claim. I contacted Royal Mail directly and was advised that, as the recipient, I should contact the sender and that the sender should deal with Royal Mail regarding the delivery.
I explained this repeatedly to TradeINN, but they continued to send essentially the same response, insisting that I should make the claim myself. I also repeatedly asked them to provide the actual communication from Royal Mail that they were relying upon, including the alleged seven day requirement, but they never provided it. Instead, I received repetitive and generic responses without my actual questions being addressed.
The most frustrating part is that TradeINN’s own proof of delivery does not show my property and the signature is not mine. Yet rather than properly investigating how a parcel supposedly delivered to me ended up with completely different proof of delivery, they have continually pushed responsibility onto me.
I have now spent weeks trying to resolve what should have been a straightforward non-delivery issue. I have had to purchase the item elsewhere because I could not wait indefinitely for TradeINN to resolve the matter.
I simply wanted a refund for an item I never received.
The way this matter has been handled has been absolutely appalling. The repeated delays, generic responses, refusal to properly address my questions and continual attempts to send me back to Royal Mail have left me extremely disappointed.
I would strongly recommend that anyone considering purchasing from TradeINN thinks very carefully about the level of customer service they may receive if something goes wrong with their order.
For me, this experience has been enough to say: AVOID, AVOID, AVOID!!!
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