I am really disappointed in your service! Please, I have ordered your case since 26 October and it is now 2 December, more than a MONTH and I still have not received my order.
I am in Sydney Australia. My parcel was cleared by customs since 7 November but it is stuck at BANKSTOWN AERODOME since 14 November. I have emailed your courier (ASENDIA) but they cannot help me at all and advised me to contact you.
PLEASE!! Follow it up! Call them please. It was supposed to be a gift! Please please HELP me!
Response from CaudabeJan 11, 2024
Hey Ric!
It looks like you spoke with our support team, and they were able to provide you with an update on your order. We are very sorry about the delay. All orders are being shipped within 1 business day. However, once the package is in the hands of the carrier we are unable to control their timelines, unfortunately. We do know that carriers have been absolutely slammed and are working as hard as they can to deliver packages quickly.
That said, the latest tracking indicates your package was delivered on December 7th. This is later than we would have liked, but we know the postal service is doing the best they can. We hope you’re enjoying your order. If you have any questions or need any assistance do not hesitate to reach out to our support team at
[email protected]!
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Kate
Fake offers. Ignore emails. Poor ethics
I was initially really pleased with the service and the product but it soon deteriorated when I realised that the initial good service was just a fake exterior. I ordered an iPhone 15 Pro case and at the time there was an offer to get a free one when the new version (with button cover) was released. I did what was asked and emailed them my request at the right time and received a positive email back saying - yes we will ship your case. One month later no case arrived and I emailed them and received a cold email back with a six point check list of things I had to do including placing an order and paying the postage. This is not on the face of it such a problem, but I am sad that they ignored me for a month hoping I might go away and then when I did chase them up they were very unhelpful. There was no mention by the way in the initial offer of having to pay the £7-8 postage from the USA to the UK. Now I have emailed them twice including a request for a supervisor to look into the matter and I am being ignored. It doesn't matter, next time I will stick to a UK company and one that has more ethics in business.
Update: I have sent several emails requesting a supervisor contact me out of courtesy and good customer service but my emails are being ignored. I am shocked at the ethical position of this company. If they make an offer, they should stick to it and if they cannot do so, this is ok, we are all human after all and things do happen, but at the very least give some consideration to your customers and respond to their emails. I suppose they re not so bothered since they are in the USA and I am in the UK. Sorely disappointed.
I have written to Caudabe several times and they are ignoring me. I replied to the email they refer to in their response here but I heard nothing back. I am happy to provide evidence of all the emails I have sent but have received no reply. They reply here only because this review can tarnish their reputation. Unfortunately I posted this review twice by mistake and I apologise for that.
I am very sorry but you are simply not responding to me, I am shocked that you are trying to imply that I am not responding to you. You have my address, my email, my phone number but you ignore my emails. You only respond when your reputation is at stake. I will send you an email right now from another email address and I will report back here if you respond to me. I received all your early "pre dispute" emails so why all of a sudden am I not receiving them? I advised you in my last email that I will report your company to Trading Standards because I do not want any other consumer to go through what I have experienced. I have one case from you which is good and I paid for it and there is no issue. My issue is why you do you not honour an offer that you had on your website at the time I purchased the case. You know what you are doing wrong. I am only sorry for those customers who have posted poor reviews here who are actually in a worse position because they have paid and something has gone wrong with their order and you don't care at all. Forgive me but this is really unacceptable. I have just received an email From you in response to my email advising you that I would report you to Trading Standards. Let's see if you actually honour the initial offer, it has been more than two months and all of a sudden you ask me for my postal address. I will post back here as it is the only place that seems to get you do something.
Response from CaudabeNov 29, 2023
UPDATE #3: Kate, our support team has informed us that this should matter should have been resolved to your satisfaction. We're glad to have helped and hopefully we've also dispelled some of your preconceived notions about our ignoring you or perhaps just responding to save face publicly. But, if not, that's fine, too. The truth of the matter is we take each and every one of our customers extremely seriously. We wouldn't have been able to survive this long if we did otherwise. So, any hint that we're doing less than we can never sits well with us. All that said, please definitely do not hesitate in the future to reach back out to us if you need anything else.
UPDATE #2: Kate, we hate that we're going back and forth with you on the updates. As mentioned previously, no one is ignoring you here. We've already replied to you several times, but for some reason you're not receiving our emails. If you don't mind, please email us at [email protected] from a different email than the one you're using. Or, alternatively, feel free to send us a message at our Twitter or Instagram accounts. Either way, do know that we'll be more than happy to help you. It's not in our DNA to leave customers stranded, so please do reach out to us directly using the means we mentioned above. We'll get this resolved ASAP.
UPDATE:
Hi Kate,
We have sent you several emails but have not gotten a reply, so our emails may be going to spam. We have no need to try and save face publicly, that is not what we do. We would love to take care of you but please consider reaching out to us from another email account or sending us a direct message on either our Instagram or our Twitter account. Once you are able to receive messages from us we will get you squared away ASAP.
Hey Kate!
It looks like you posted similar reviews twice, so we're replying here as well. We definitely aren't ignoring you! It looks like our support team previously reached out to assist with your concern, but we haven't yet heard back. You might want to check your spam mail as well, as sometimes our responses get sent there. We've resent the email again just to make sure you received it. Our team is happy to help, please just reply back when you get a chance!
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Ryan W.
Caudabe? Better shop at other stores
EJ92M83419550FJ30X —> order ID
1. Courier lost my parcel. That’s fine
2. Asked for refund, said no, they only can give me store credit or send me a new parcel. International shipping.
3. They sent me a new parcel and it was stuck for like 14D. Told me that it will take more time — I work in logistics and have asked them to use a different courier with proof of delivery (POD). No reply.
4. Contacted their customer service several times and everytime it’s “busy” will contact me in 24H (false expectations)
5. Not sure when to create a new case or reply back to the same email chain as when I do reply to the email chain, responses are much slower; fresh is “quicker” but terribly slow
6. I am quite certain the courier has lost my parcel as there has been no new progress in the journey. Until today (new parcel was shipped out 31st October 2023). Still no news.
7. Website promises a 24H reply with hassle free returns. Please review your business or change your COO.
Negative stars.
Edit: After their reply, it does not represent the truth. I did contact them after this post and still no response + it still has NOT ARRIVED.
I also received a 30% Sorry Voucher but no Refund. This is a genius move (for them). Keep my money and force me to buy their product.
I placed my original order on 6th October.
Response from CaudabeNov 22, 2023
UPDATE: Ryan, it looks like we've resolved the issue to your satisfaction in your direct correspondence with our support team. Please kindly confirm when you get a chance. Thank you!
It looks like our support team has been working with you on a recent order that tracking showed was delivered to you though you mentioned not receiving it, this can happen if another person who lives or works at the address picks up the package or if it was accidentally delivered to a neighbor. We are not able to control carrier mishaps though our team sent a replacement package which is on its way to you. It seems our support team has sent the new package tracking details to you a few times now and after review, it is well on its way and should be arriving soon!
If for any reason it does not arrive our support team is happy to help!
SI
Silver
Lack of communication sucks
I’m updating my review after reading your lengthy self defensive explanation about how great you are. I wrote to you on 5, 6 and 8 October and received NO reply. I have these emails as proof, unfortunately there’s no way I can post them here as there is no option. And I’m not wasting any more time trying to email you. My order number is MW928964F93410950NT29A.
If you had any decency you’d just give me a refund for the item I don’t need anymore (because I no longer have the correct phone to fit that case) as a gesture of goodwill for all the trouble you’ve put me through. You can trace my order for the bank acc details. I’m not allowed to post my email address here.
Lack of communication sucks. I have emailed them half a dozen times about returning an item and still have not heard back. They claim to make returns and exchanges a breeze but DO NOT trust these people. I think they’re deliberately sabotaging my return so that they don’t have to process a refund 😡 Also they don’t have an easy to locate phone number on which customers can speak to them or a chat line. Scammers.
Response from CaudabeOct 9, 2023
EDIT: It seems like we're going to spam, so you might want to check. We replied last Friday and again today, so clearly our emails are not getting into your inbox. Please kindly check. Your circumstances are also a bit unique given that you ordered for a 13 Pro and then decided to upgrade to a 15 Pro while the order was in progress. But, no worries - as we said, we'll make sure you're taken care of.
Hi there, we totally understand your frustration, but it can't be true that you haven't heard from us. While we're definitely facing unprecedented demand at the moment, our support team is replying to inquiries as fast as they can. This sounds like it's your first experience with us, otherwise you should know that we typically go above and beyond to ensure that customers are taken care of. We will absolutely make sure that's the case here. Please provide us with your order number, and we'll follow up with you ASAP.
All of this is to also say that, while we understand your frustration, we do also take issue with your accusing us of being scammers. This is our 12th year as a company, and we would not have the rabidly loyal customer base that we have if we didn't care about customer service. Making our customers happy is frankly the highest priority for us. But, ultimately, we're a bunch of human beings - not robots - trying to do the right thing. That means in periods of extreme demand (like right now), we may not always reply as fast as you'd like us to. But, rest assured, we will absolutely make sure you're happy with your experience.
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saeed V.
Failure to respond on time from the support team
I ordered a sheath case on September 21, 2023 for my iPhone 14 Pro and after confirmation, I noticed that my address was wrong, so I emailed the support team the same day, but the next day I received an email that the product was sent to me, and I messaged again and As of today, September 25, 2023, I have not received any email.
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Sujit S.
Ages badly, way better options out there
Had the case for over three months now. The material is fading over time. Grip isn’t great like they hype it to be. I usually never drop my phone and ever since I slapped this case I keep dropping it. The case has a cheap feel to it as well. Not happy for the price I paid
Response from CaudabeJul 1, 2023
Hi Sujit, thanks for the review. While it's not clear what case you have, the material on any of our cases shouldn't "fade" over time. We literally have customers message us frequently stating how their cases have been on their phones for years and still look new. Definitely shoot us an email at [email protected] and we'd be more than happy to look into this further. Happy to ship you a replacement if needed.
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Temka G.
Waiting more tha 24 for a response to…
Waiting more tha 24 for a response to my question and now found out that the case and screen I've been waiting for weeks for is being returned by my postal service because caudabe didn't provide sufficient electronic customs regulations. They are still not responding and I expect a full refund.
Response from CaudabeJan 28, 2023
Hi Temka, thanks so much for your reply. Looks like our team actually responded in 26 hours, not 24. 🙂 Sorry about that - it's just a bunch of humans over here, not robots unfortunately!
Either way, it appears that everything has been addressed to your satisfaction. And, we of course, apologize for any inconvenience. It looks like you're in Ireland - the carrier we use for Ireland admitted that they were not transmitting data correctly for a small number of orders to Ireland. That issue has been fixed on their end and you should be good to go on future orders.
For future reference, feel free to just hang tight if you have any issues. We may get pretty busy at times, but we'll always make sure that you're taken care of. No worries!
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Alex D.
The clear case had 3 large air bubbles…
The clear case had 3 large air bubbles in it. It looked cheap. Definitely not worth the cost.
Response from CaudabeJan 9, 2023
Hi Alex, thanks for the review. It looks like you got our Lucid Clear case, which is our ultra clear iPhone case. There are two protective films on both the outside and inside that need to be removed before use. That's what's causing the air bubbles. We'll reach out to you separately, but do shoot a message to [email protected] and our Support team would be happy to help you with this.