Parcl 

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Used them on new domain parcel-collect.com, everything fine, but shipping price were little bit higher than in shipping calculator.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Good: -- If you transact with a good forwarder. Bad: -- Almost everything. -- Parcel almost does nothing if there are problems between you and the forwarder. -- Support is literally non-exist... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered a comic book via RS Logistics about a month ago. I recognized that due to COVID it may take that long to ship the package. Nevertheless, Riccardo constantly updated me regarding the current... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This was my first time using Parcl and I wish I had known about it earlier. Super easy to use. Found a forwarder within minutes, quote was given within the hour, and order received within 12 days, muc... See more

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  1. Shopping Centre
  2. Online marketplace

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From time to time online shoppers experience a problem when they find something that they like at an overseas online store, but can’t get the item because the store doesn’t ship to their country. At such moments one would regret not having a friend or a relative living in the store’s country, who could help with shipping. This is where the new peer-to-peer service called Parcl comes in. It offers a solution for shoppers in need of help with international shopping and shipping by connecting shoppers and forwarders all over the world. Parcl is a human-powered service. It has two groups of users - shoppers and forwarders. If you need help with delivery or even with purchase, you become a shopper and create a delivery request. If you feel that you can help other people with international shopping and shipping, you register a forwarder account and start browsing shopper requests. Anyone can become a shopper or a forwarder, or even both. The overall idea of the service is to erase shipping barriers between countries and make the process of international shopping as convenient and safe as possible. The opportunity to connect with people from other countries or even make friends with them is just an added bonus.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from parcl

Excellent service from parcl. Only dpex courier for poor service. Recommend parcl service. Not on time delivery but parcl refund my courier charges as they committed.

25 January 2020
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Pravin, thank you very much for the feedback!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor Customer Support

If you're lucky to get a good forwarder, you'll probably have a good experience with Parcl. If you don't, don't expect Parcl support to be much help. After several support threads and way too much effort, they proved to be completely unhelpful.

EDIT: I'm not interested in using your platform until Parcl makes an effort to moderate the quality of their forwarders. The support threads I've had made it clear that the forwarder was lying about the package status and that Parcl support made no efforts to remediate.

21 January 2020
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Brian, thank you for sharing your experience. Even though you successfully received the package, we are sorry the communication with the forwarder wasn't smooth. We'd love to compensate for your disappointment, please send us your PayPal email at partners@parcl.com. Thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My first Parcl experience

My first Parcl experience, and Nicholas made it a great one. Fast, great communication, and overall affordable considering the peace of mind throughout the process.

18 January 2020
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Reply from Parcl

Hi there, thank you very much for the feedback and kind words! The forwarder did their best to help you get your package, and we'll be happy to help with your future international delivery orders. Thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No help when things go bad

It took nearly two months for my forwarder to tell me that they couldn't buy the product I wanted. I asked for a refund.

More than 3 months on, I still haven't received it and asking for help from Parcl has been ignored. I'm out of pocket nearly $300 Australian dollars.

My first experience and certainly my last. I would recommend anyone considering this service to look elsewhere in case things don't work out.

16 January 2020
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Reply from Parcl

Hi there, thank you for leaving a review here and on SiteJabber. We apologize for the forwarder's unacceptable behaviour. Please request a refund directly through PayPal. To compensate your bad experience, we'd love to offer you a $50 reimbursement. Please send us your PayPal email at partners@parcl.com. Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Got my package in around 1 month from…

Got my package in around 1 month from start to finish. Process is quite easy to follow. All you need is choosing a good forwarder.

15 January 2020
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Reply from Parcl

Hey, thank you so much for the feedback! We are delighthed to know the forwarder helped you get the package delivered. Please feel free to use Parcl next time you need help with international shipping. Thank you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worked exactly as described

Worked exactly as described. Would use again.

7 January 2020
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Reply from Parcl

Hi there, thank you very much for the feedback! We'll be happy to help you with your future international delivery orders. Thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

FRAUD DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER THIS WEB

FRAUD DO NOT EVEN CONSIDER THIS WEB

I used the service of this web to ship my jacket from UK to USA. A forwarder named Luqman with excellent review took my order and messages me many times promptly answering my queries. Jacket delivered to his address and he disappeared.

I contacted Parcl customer service and complain numerous times but no reply nor action from them.

I simply did not hear from anyone once the jacket was sent to the forwarder address.

Save your time & money!

5 January 2020
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Reply from Parcl

Hi there, thank you for the review. Unfortunately, we couldn't find neither your account nor your order in the Parcl data base using your Trustpilot nickname and order details you provided. The forwarder you mentioned logs in the system every day, so there must've been some kind of confusion. Please send us your order number at partners@parcl.com and we'll try to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero help when needed most; does not stand by their supposed policies

First of all, be careful which forwarder you select to work with-- Ratings mean nothing on this site.... My first experience, I went with a "forwarding tycoon", and I couldn't be more disappointed. I ordered a simple forwarding service from RS logitech on 11/29/19; no adds on services such as consolidation or purchase assistant. Just sending. So after about two weeks of my item being in transit, the forwarder tells me that the weight is more than what was recorded (I used Parcl's very own weight calculator chart), and requested me to pay an extra approx. $10 fee lest he not ship my item to me- Bear in mind I already paid $30+ dollars at this point.

So it's another two weeks approx. and the item (finally) arrives in a smashed amazon shipping box... Contents inside were smashed and torn. I inquired about this in a calm, civil manner, addressed the issues and was then told to send photos. I did send photos; to RS Logitech and Parcl alike. Subsequently I was told that they would send a request to their supposed courier and they also boasted that the thing I was sent was "intact". With that, they quit responding to any/all of my messages, and acted as though there was nothing which I could do to be reimbursed for their retched service.

Parcl, meanwhile, washed their hands of the deed and left me to hash things out with the above forwarder. They couldn't even give me peace of mind! They just said talk to the forwarder, and proceeded to ignore a slew of further inquires and pleads.

*Parcl states, repeatedly, that a buyer may have his purchases protected through PayPal. I opened a claim via PayPal, submitted many evidences regarding RS Logitech and Parcl's failures, and by some illogical reasoning, did not win in paypal's eyes... So here I am, on trustpilot, desperate for help (Did I mentioned that Parcl id currently not allowing me to review the forwarder I have worked with?) and hoping that I may help other Parcl shoppers avoid my thus grim fate. If you community folks out there have any tips, please get in contact with me asap.

26 December 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hi there, thank you for sharing your experience. We are very sorry you are not satisfied with the forwarder's services and the package arrived damaged according to the information you provided. And it's really sad that PayPal decided in the favour of the forwarder, because usually they are on the side of the shopper. Have you reported the damages in the presence of the courier? Usually it is the first step you need to do when receiving the package with visible box damages. We checked the order, and the forwarder is checking now with the shipping company. You haven't ordered 'Insurance' service, so unfortunately, it looks like that's all the forwarder can do in this case. From our side we can offer you $30 reimbursement. Please send your PayPal email at partners@parcl.com. Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The service is great and the forwarder…

The service is great and the forwarder I worked with "VirtualSurvivor", was really top notch.
I'm leaving 4 star instead of 5 because the interface is a nightmare.
Many simple things like editing an order or marking it as complete are hard to find, not because they are buried somewhere but they are placed in a way that's really easy to miss.
For example the edit/delete button are on the right in a small font that seem just a label, while I'm looking for a button.
There is also a bug where the source country often gets overridden with the destination country when you select the latter, quite a strange bug to pass unnoticed since it's the first thing you do when placing each order.
Please fix these simple things and you have a perfect service.

17 December 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Christian, thank you very much for a detailed review and a bug report. The information was forwarded to the techincal support team. It would be great if you could send us a detailed description of the bug related to countries: what exactly you do, what browser and device you are using. Please send this information at partners@parcl.com when it's convenient for you.

Thank you for pointing out the UX problems with the order processing pages. We are planning to improve the overall user experience in the Parcl version 2.0.

We are looking forward to shipping your future international delivery orders. Thank you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very great service

A very great service! I highly recommend!

17 December 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Philip, thank you very much for the feedback! We'll be happy to help with your future international delivery orders. Thank you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service fast

16 December 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Stan, thank you very much for the review! We'll be happy to help next time you need international delivery. Thank you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Buyers do not seem to be protected

Since I paid, one month ago, I've had no more answers from the forwarder, I submitted claim to the Parcl support, and they only asked the forwarder to get back to the order, but already another week has passed with no news.

13 December 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Jackomo, thank you for your feedback. We checked the forwarder's account and assure you, that he won't be able to take new orders any longer. We are very sorry that your experience was ruined by an unscrupulous forwarder. As a shopper you are 100% protected by Paypal, so we recommend you to request a refund directly through PayPal. We've already refunded you the Parcl fee. Please contact us at partners@parcl.com once you open a PayPal dispute regarding forwarder's payment. Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

still waiting

So, my first experience with Parcl was and still is pretty frustrating..... the waiting saga goes on - long story short: everything was going well till the actual shipping took place: then my package got lost, right in the start, and now - a few weeks later- there is nothing I can do about it.... I can't get my refund untill the depot search is conducted and finished, (which will take one more week from there) and by that time it's going to be a month since I first made an order.... only then I will know what can be done... till then- some more waiting.... I know this wasn't my forwarder's fault (SimpleParcel) and I was aware of the risk, even though I paid for forwarding service and insurance almost as much as I paid for the item, but still, I don't feel like I'm going to use Parcl any time soon... This is one of those things that could happen to anyone - but it happened to me :)

13 December 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hi Bojan, thank you for your honest review. We understand you disappointment with Parcl, even though the resonsibility for the package loss is on the actual shipping service provider. Unfortunately, packages do get lost sometimes, and to compensate you for your bad experience, we'd love to offer you $20 reimbursement once you receive insurance for package loss. Thank you, we are very sorry for the inconvenience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Definitely a good service

Definitely a good service. Would use again if I need anything sent from the US again. Best service for best buy since they don't like sending to known parcel forwarders, but this is basically individuals on a platform so risk there is minimal

9 December 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Nathan, thank you very much for your kind words! It is a pleasure to know the forwarder helped you get your items from Best Buy. We are looking forward to shipping your future delivery orders. Thank you and have a happy holiday season!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Parcl doesn't care about scamming.

Parcl do absolutely nothing to protect you against scamming forwarders. My first attempt at using Parcl has led me to deal with a forwarder giving me 3 fake tracking numbers and a PayPal dispute that's taking well over a month to get my money back. I've braught the forwarder to the attention of the Parcl moderators (showing proof) but they have continued to allow this forwarder to take orders and basically told me they were going to do nothing about it.

8 December 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Raymond, thank you for sharing your experience. The forwarder, who was processing your order, has successfully delivered 38 packages, and we believe this was a force majeure situation. However, this does not excuse the forwarder's unacceptable behaviour. The forwarder can't take new orders any longer, we annulled their vacant order slots a few weeks ago. We'd love to offer you a $50 reimbursement from Parcl to somehow cover for your unpleasant experience. Thank you, we are terribly sorry for the inconvenience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

It 'the first time you use this service…

It 'the first time I use this service and I have to be satisfied, very good seller and honest communication, Thameur Benmohamed did a great job and in the future I will entrust to him when I need. Thanks honesty is priceless!

19 November 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Gianluca, thank you so much for your kind words! We are looking forward to shipping your future delivery orders. Thank you!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

So far not impressed.

So far not impressed.. i’ve messaged them through their contact info on their page and no response. I want to pay my forwarder but the paypal link is broken and results in error message. please fix!!! Nov-18-2019

18 November 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hello, thank you for the feedback. Parcl customer support team usually replies within 2-3 business days. If you haven't received a reply to your complaint, please, email us at partners@parcl.com with your order number, so that we could help you. Unfortunately, we can't use your Trustpilot nickname to find your account and order ID. Thank you and sorry for the inconvenience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Was a little nervous at first but am now enthusiastic

Was a little nervous at first, but am now very confident in purchasing through Parcl. I stumbled across Parcl when I was searching for a shipper/company that i could trust to purchase and send me a Carhartt wip jacket that was only available in South Korea. Ended up using them and was confident in not being scammed because their paying system is setup through PayPal and they try to verify all of their shippers. If for what ever reason something does flag with a shipper they remove them from service immediately until things are straightened out. I am so happy with Parcl that I've already used them again for another purchase and plan to do so again for my next foreign purchases!

17 November 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hello Carlos, thank you so much for the detailed feedback! We're very happy that with Parcl you can get whatever items you need shipped to your location. Indeed, the person-to-person nature of the service might be confusing for the first time, but the whole process was designed to help shoppers feel safe. We are looking forward to helping with your future international delivery orders. Thank you!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Seller no replying

I place my order with a seller who does not communicate very well after I have paid, takes forever to reply sometimes he doesn’t.

He told me that he didn’t have the money in his bank when I made order and told me he could not place order until this. He then told me he purchased the item but he never provided me receipt and I checked on the website of the item and the product is still their so it’s not bought.

I have been trying to contact Parcl through all this on their website but received 0 replies. Really poor website layout and support. Should have a live chat or something that is useful, they haven’t used their Instagram since 9 November 2017!

14 November 2019
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Reply from Parcl

Hi there, thank you sharing your experience. We are extremely sorry that the forwarder could not continue processing your order. Usually our tech support team replies to support tickets within 2-3 business days. If they haven't replied yet, we'll find out why and contact you as soon as possible. If the forwarder does not get back to your order processing by the end of this week, please, open a PayPal dispute, and the money will be refunded. Thank you and again sorry for the inconvenience.

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