Micro E. S.
1/5
I don't write negative reviews as I feel we all make mistakes but finally i am compelled to write one with my honest opinion in hope that this helps someone.
I've been with Huboo since June 2021. They will ask for a top notch google rating right after the onboarding process, why? Because they know they will get honest and poor feedback after one uses their services.
When we were looking for a 3PL service, we were assured that they are and will be our longterm partners with fixed and transparent pricing. We then increased our inventory trusting on them which turned out to be a nightmare for us. We felt trapped with so much inventory with them and incorrect information, poor customer services, billing faults, missing inventory, late deliveries and dissatisfied customers.
Consistent Price increases with Poor Services:
Over my tenure with them, there have been multiple price increases. However, in October 2024, they proposed a sudden price hike to £650 + VAT per month. Our business, once thriving, has experienced a sharp decline due to numerous errors by Huboo. Paying £650 would not have been an issue if they had not mishandled our products to the extent that we had to cease selling multiple items through them. While we strive to keep the business afloat, this sudden increase in price is highly demotivating. When we raised this issue, Donavan from customer service suggested contacting an alternative 3PL service named HUSTL. Upon contacting HUSTL, I discovered they are not a fulfilment service but merely an app that connects multiple marketplaces. This incident highlights a significant lack of knowledge and training among the staff in handling sensitive queries that impact our business. THEY DONT CARE ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS.
Fake commitments with courier charges: They make every attempt to charge higher than committed. We confirmed the shipping price with them for a high selling product and included the same in our final price of the product. After 6 months we noticed loss on the product and guess what, they had doubled the shipping charge even after we confirmed the charge with them before deciding the final pricing of the product. When escalated to them, I had to send multiple requests to them to which they finally said our product weighed as a small parcel, BUT at the time of shipping the weight increased due to the extra packaging which was not even needed on the products as they came pre-packed. It was frustrating that even after checking charges with them I was charged double because no one at Huboo knew the importance of correct pricing. Eventually we had to stop selling and remove the stock because double shipping charges made the pricing uncompetitive and we could not bear the losses anymore.
You pay for their mistakes: I stored a high-value product with them for over a year. Recently, when I sent another unit of the same dimensions, they informed me that they could no longer keep the item as it exceeded their weight limits. They forced a charge of £100 per week to store these two units temporarily (Sounded like a ransom). I explained that I had previously stored the same dimension product with them for over a year, to which they responded that it was "probably" a mistake. I confronted them, stating that I should have been informed of any changes to their dimension rules, especially since the product was booked on the Huboo portal weeks before its delivery. They could have refused the delivery if it did not comply with their rules. They stated that their manager was unavailable on the day and that the previous product was kept by mistake. Given the value of the items, my priority was to remove the product from their facility as they clearly stated they held no responsibility for it. Throughout this ordeal, they charged me over £200, and additionally, because I raised a case with them, they imposed a late payment fee of £25.
This is only half of what I've gone through and would take hours to write about it all but a sincere request to everyone "Please be VERY CAREFUL & CAUTIOUS" in choosing Huboo!!