Very strange service.Very similar to the scam.They locked my account.And silence.Very difficult to contact them .
After my call they said , to return the parcel .How????
They took my money for shipping.They took away my item.
Edit.
They are crooks .Item from amazon.They have a defined procedure for the return of funds .And bongous know that I can not make refund without item.So..Dear bongous,you can see the price on this item on amazon.And you must return that value to my card(you have my cards details).+ shipping costs.Then you can leave this item yourself .
Response from Bongo InternationalMar 3, 2016
Hello Marc,
Thank you for contacting us. I am sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your experience with Bongo International. Our company was founded in 2007 and we do not support or take part in any scam or fraudulent process. Unfortunately, I do not have access to the reason your account was closed, but generally it is related to possibly fraudulent activity or shipping to another freight forwarder, both are against our terms and conditions. The associate you spoke with explained that the merchant would need to contact us and we would gladly work with them to ensure the item is returned.
If you have further questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
DA
darrell
very quick freight forwarding
good service to forward freight from suppliers that can't or will not ship to Canada . Fast turnaround and reshipping
Response from Bongo InternationalMar 3, 2016
Hello Darrell,
Thank you for taking the time to leave this feedback. We appreciate it.
SS
susanna salvia A.
BE AWARE !! Read my review, I wish I had seen these reviews before ship my goods to Bongo
I believe that what they do is ILLEGAL and I will ask to my lawyer in Miami about the possibility to take this matter to the Court.
Whitout even spend time to say how long and how many emails and phone calls I had to make to get some items value rectified, I got charge $466 for 4 dogs bowls, 1 small ice bucket, 4 piece of foam ( used to fill up the gap between two twin beds when you make them into a king)!!!!! . Total weight 1.7 pounds!!! When I call to understand how this was possible,I was told that I was charged on what they call the "dimensional weigh" which is the same type of rate that also Fedex apply on international shipping, fine.......
The problem is that Bongo should be a freight forward company, they CONSOLIDATE the different boxes they receive on your behalf so you can" SAVE MONEY" and this is where the fraude is laying. Even if they consolitate your items in ONE single box, they still CHARGE YOU the dimensional weight of ALL the boxes they've received on your behalf!!!!! In my case they've collected 4 boxes of small items which had cost me less than $100 and that they all togheter weight 1.7 pounds, they've consolidated these items in ONE SINGLE BOX and still charge me on the dimensional weight of the 4 DIFFERENT BOXES they've received! In this way you pay the so called DIMENSIONAL WEIGHT fee on RECEIVED BOXES NOT on what they actually SHIP TO YOU!!! I've checked their entire web site and there is no where were they say that this is how they operate, OPPOSITE, they make you believe that this consolidation matter will make you SAVE MONEY. After this FRAUDE I've shipped few boxes to Laparkan, which is a serious freight forward company which consolidate your merchandise, they've put all the different items in one box and shipped it to me making me pay for ,obviously, the one single box they've shipped.
Response from Bongo InternationalFeb 26, 2016
Hello Susanna,
Thank you for leaving this feedback. Bongo International takes all feedback very seriously. I am sorry to hear that you are not happy about our shipping rates. We make every effort to pass on savings to our customers. Bongo International bills based on the incoming actual weight or dimensional weight, whichever is larger. Dimensional weight is determined (commonly referred to as volumetric weight) by the following formula: Length x Width x Height / 139 (the industry standard). Our consolidation service involves more than just combining items into 1 box. Shipping 1 20 lbs. box, is generally a lot more affordable then 2 10 lbs. boxes. Shipping the 4 boxes in your inventory individually would result in much higher shipping rates then shipping them together, where we would repackage (if we can) but more importantly, we would tell FedEx that it is a 87.09 lbs. shipment rather than 4 smaller shipments.
I am happy to tell you that our warehouse team did reweigh the items in your inventory and were able to locate a discrepancy. The total cost of shipping is now lower than last night. Even with the updated dimensions, it is still much cheaper to ship the items together verses individual. By using our shipping calculator (https://secure.bongous.com/shipping-rates, and entering the dimensions and weight available in your account), the total cost individually to ship your items is $462.61.
I hope this explanation helps you to better understand our processes. Please feel free to contact our customer service team if you have any further questions.
NI
Niall
Lack of feedback
I recently placed an order with Bongo personal shopper which incidentally if not the slickest interface, It is not easy to establish if the order has been placed or if it's in some form of limbo. I could not find an email address, it is always a concern when companies make it difficult for customers to communicate with them, it may be a cost saving measure or to force customers to use an expensive phone line customer service. Over my initial experience is not good, I do hope I am incorrect but I do believe some work needs to be done on the interface to make it more user friendly.
Bongo responded promptly to my review and should be commended for that, however I have not at any stage in the past had any contact from Bongo in relation to my order, it is one thing outlining your process it is another to deliver on that process in this case your process has failed which has resulted in me using another service. In relation to contact why make it difficult to contact by email the vast majority of e commerce business use a simple "Contact us" at the top or bottom of every page, is it really crucial in this day and age to have to go through a series of unnecessary steps just to contact the vendor the only contact that is readily available is the phone number which leads me to suspect that is how bongo want customers to communicate and given that the majority of customers are outside the US is this really a viable option.
I look forward to hearing from customer services in relation to my order which I would prefer to cancel based on my experience and the unnecessary delay this has caused which renders the items useless as I have had to source an alternative.
The service in principal is useful but fully dependent on customer experience and from what I can see through online sources unfortunately it is not good. Is it possible this service is guided by technical people and not customer service orientated people? I do hope that Bongo can take some of the constructive criticism and turn it into positive action and I wish them well in this endeavour.
Response from Bongo InternationalFeb 25, 2016
Hello Niall,
Thank you for your feedback. I have sent this to our senior management for review. I am sorry to hear you are having a difficult time getting in contact with us. On our main homepage, towards the bottom there is a link for Contact Us. This link provides our contact phone number and hours for our customer service line and merchant service line. In addition, you can open a support ticket through your account by clicking help, then typing "customer service" or "contact" which will give you the open to open a ticket.
In terms of our personal shopper service, once you submit the details of the item(s) you wish to order, our payments team verify the order details and payment. When that is complete, then our personal shopper places the order within 48 hours generally. Once the order is placed, an automated email is sent to the customer confirming the order was placed. At this point, the merchants generally take 5 business days to send the item(s) to us. When they arrive, an automated email is sent to the customer informing them that they can activate the items.
I will have a member of our customer service team reach out to you with details about your order.
JD
JOHN D.
Hard to Communicate with Bongous. Site not User Friendly
I opened an account with Bongo and then ordered the goods from Horse.Com. The goods were delivered to Bongo by UPS on the 4th December 2015 the ULS No was I have been trying to contact them. I have found the site not user friendly in lodging requests.
To date I have not received any response. Not a big purchase only $150 US. But won't use them again.
Response from Bongo InternationalFeb 10, 2016
Hello John,
Thank you for contacting us. Bongo International appreciates all feedback and this has been sent to our senior leaders for review. I do not show that we ever received a shipment into your mailbox. I will ask a member of our customer service team reach out to you so that they can research this issue.
Thank you
PA
Parikshit
scamsite beware
After I paid for my shipment my account gone block. waste of money item, n time
Response from Bongo InternationalJan 29, 2016
Hello Parikshit,
Your account was closed by our security team due to concerns of fraudulent activity. Unfortunately, I do not have access to specific reasons that caused those concerns. When accounts are closed, all pending orders are cancelled and a refund is processed to the original method of payment. Refunds can take 3 to 5 business days to process. Please have the merchant contact us to organize a return.
Thank you
TB
Thomas B.
Works great, flawless service so far though too expensive
I love the fact Bongo unwraps and groups my orders into a single box in order to lower shipping costs. Wrapping was always done very well. Taking pictures of the box, item and invoice is really helpful. All lights green on the service quality side.
However, shipping is so expensive that I sometimes go for international shipping on eBay even when I expect to buy several items in a short time frame; for goods under a certain value, combined shipping through Bongo ends up more expensive than independent shipping because of increased customs charges for bigger packages.
Also, charging fuel expenses when the price of oil is so low is just plain ripoff!
Response from Bongo InternationalJan 28, 2016
Hello Thomas Becker,
Bongo International appreciates all feedback, good or bad. We are glad to hear you enjoy our consolidation and packing services. Our warehouse teams take great pride in their work, so I know they will enjoy this feedback. Shipping rates are constantly changing and due to the amount of shipments we send daily, we can generally pass on substantial savings to our customers. Although many variables affect the cost to ship packages internationally.
In terms of the fuel surcharge, that cost is assigned by our parent company, FedEx. While the cost of oil has dropped, FedEx has reported an increase in residential packages and an increase in heavier items being shipped, both of these types of shipments increase the amount of fuel used. Fuel surcharges are recalculated on a monthly or quarterly basis, depending on the service line.
Thank you for your patronage.
FT
Freeman T.
You're just the best
It's my first time shipping from the US and you just blew my mind with number of storage days. I had been wondering and wandering on services that put money first, disregarding international shoppers from lower economies until I accidentally found Bongo International. Just thank you. Keep up the good work!
Response from Bongo InternationalJan 25, 2016
Hello Freeman Twumasi,
Thank you for leaving this wonderful feedback. We look forward to assisting you with your future shipping needs.