David
NOT good for large businesses, extremely late shipping of orders, disorganized
Extremely late shipping of orders; orders sitting in the queue far longer than the stated fulfillment time. Choosing $18 DHL shipping of an order that we would've shipped for $9-12 via USPS. Choosing the most expensive shipping option to ship orders. This warehouse will not hesitate to charge us so much for shipping that we lose money on every order.Many, many processes that ought to be automated are instead performed manually by humans (for example, checking in inventory, or listing inventory to new platforms), taking up such a huge amount of time it's hard to imagine either the business (us) or Pietra making money. Every time a shipment arrives at Pietra's warehouse, we have to have a Zoom call about it.Pietra's offer to list our merchandise across multiple platforms, which was a selling point, has turned out to be trivial or even damaging. For example, Pietra lists all its clients items on Pietra's own Etsy page, [sensitive content hidden], which currently has made 2 sales ever and has 1 star out of 5. Pietra is offering to list our products to Twitter on Pietra's own Twitter Shops, but Twitter only allows each shop to list a total of 50 items, so it would not be possible for Pietra to follow through on this.We have not used Pietra's sourcing but have not had a need to do this, as I have really never had an issue communicating directly with a Chinese manufacturer, as all of them have English speaking agents whose job it is to do this
Response from PietraApr 30, 2024
Hi David, Thank you for taking the time to share this detailed feedback. We’re sorry to hear that your experience didn’t meet expectations—especially around shipping costs, fulfillment speed, and automation. These are critical to operating a scalable business, and we understand the frustration this caused. We’ve recently made several improvements to our fulfillment systems, including more flexible shipping options, greater carrier transparency, and upgrades to inventory processing and listing workflows. That said, it’s clear we didn’t deliver the experience you were expecting. We appreciate your insight and would still welcome the opportunity to connect and learn more if you’re open to it. Just reach out to [email protected] and mention this review—we’d like to ensure your concerns are addressed directly. — The Pietra Team




