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Claudette G

1 reviews | Active since Sept 2014

23 Nov 2018, 09:34

Disappointing and extremely frustrating lack of service from DHL International - Berlin Germany

DHL in Germany, Berlin - your inability to deliver packages entrusted to you is absolutely shocking. I sent a package with someone who visited Berlin who agreed to kindly send it from Berlin to Bad Homburg v/d Hohe. Upon doing the delivery of this package, the courier responsible to deliver the parcel just blatantly disregards the fact that the name of the addressee is on the letterbox, decides that because the name is not on the doorbell as well - this doorbell that is next to the letterbox on the same wall of the same house and subsequently then decide to send this package all the way back to the sender address which is in South Africa. Trying to call customer service in Germany from South Africa is an absolute nightmare as they dont speak English even though it is an International language. I have been kept holding on the phone listening to instructions in German for ages, when someone eventually picks up the call I get told I don't speak English, phone another number and either get cut off or transferred everywhere, including Malaysia. I have made almost 10 phone calls to Germany yesterday, costing me a fortune because the service agents don't speak English. I am now trying to get someone to give me the return waybill number so that I can ensure this doesn't just 'disappear' somewhere. A task which is proving near impossible as I am unable to get someone who can assist me in English. It is an absolute grave Mistake entrusting DHL to deliver on their promises and just deliver a package to an address which is clearly marked with the addressee name on the letterbox.

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DHL Express
DHL Express's reply23 Nov 2018, 10:40
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Dear Claudette,

Thank you for contacting us at DHL Express.

Looking at the tracking number mentioned below, jjd***, I can confirm that your  shipment is moving as part of the services offered from Germany called DHL Paket, under the DHL Deutsche Post Banner. Meaning that this parcel did not move via Express but Via Global mail.

These shipments are handed over to the local postal services in each country to handle the delivery with no tracking available on the DHL Express network. Please contact Germany DHL Paket on ***5 300 to find out the current status of your shipment 
 You may also track you shipment on http://parcelsapp.com/en/carriers/dhl-ecommerce

I hope that the provided information will be helpful.

Kind Regards,
Mulondi Dzebu
Customer Care Executive 
DHL Express
DHL House
Fabriek & Van Acht Rd, Isando
1600, Gauteng, South Africa
Telephone: +27 (11) ***



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Claudette G's update23 Nov 2018, 12:55
Reviewer Update
Dear Mulondi, I appreciate your efforts in trying to assist with this and I acknowledge that this package is not a DHL Express package. My intention in publishing this review was to get customer service in Germany to respond, and sort out their mess. I realize that you are not able to assist me further and I will need to then look at other ways to seek a solution to my problem.