Ugh. Just ugh. If I can avoid GLS, I generally do. In this case the seller made that choice. Tracking is buggy. With a recent delivery, they delivered package 2/2 to my home and the other to a not-so-... See more

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First couldn't find out the parcel but later found. It was collected by my neighbour. The Delivery Man could be a bit more detailed,like they could write a bit mor detailed where they delivered, or w... See more
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Their driver decided to say that there is more information about adress given, even tho I gave them everything they asked. Waiting tommorow for another try.
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Company details
- Courier and Delivery Service
- Courier service
- Delivery Service
- Logistics service
- Shipping and postal service
- Shipping service
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Du willst einfach schnell etwas verschicken? Dann bist du bei GLS genau richtig. Egal ob du privat versendest oder geschäftlich – wir sorgen dafür, dass dein Paket schnell und zuverlässig ankommt. Mit kurzen Laufzeiten, vielen Abgabestellen und einem klaren Ablauf läuft dein Versand stressfrei und unkompliziert. Einfach abgeben, fertig. Wir kümmern uns drum.
Wir liefern, worauf es ankommt.
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- Es ist nie nur ein Paket.
- In jedem Paket steckt eine Geschichte. Eine Geschichte voller Träume, Ziele und Hoffnungen. Deshalb liefern wir bei GLS nicht einfach nur von A nach B – wir liefern von Mensch zu Mensch. Wenn es um die Lieferung geht, sehen wir die Dinge eben anders.
Päckchen & Pakete national und international versenden.
klimaneutral, papierlos & günstig

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GLS Germany-Straße 1 - 7, 36286 , Neuenstein, Germany
- service-trustpilot@gls-germany.com
- www.gls-pakete.de
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GLS did not even try delivering neither…
GLS did not even try delivering neither to my original home address nor to the parcel pickup location they proposed on their website. Package status is just changing to "The parcel has reached the parcel center" everyday at 5:35. Then they "attempt" a delivery and fail with stupid messages like "The parcel could not be delivered as further address information is needed." (really? to location you proposed yourself and allowed me to select?)

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Logistics? We don't do that at GLS
I have been waiting for over 14 days for my parcel. GLS might be cheaper than DHL, but they're insanely worse too.
Their tracking is a complete mess. The sender gave me a tracking link, which led to one GLS tracking page, but GLS also has a second, completely different tracking website with different information. Why does a logistics company have two tracking systems that don't even agree with each other? One showed me a delivery window of 09:30-11:00, the other said "delivery on the next working day" - and has been saying that since last Thursday. That's six "next working days" in a row now.
To top it off, the parcel history makes no sense at all: it was dispatched from the Netherlands on the 15th and then somehow ended up being dispatched from the UK on the 19th. My parcel is going from the Netherlands to Germany. Why is it taking a detour through the UK? This isn't logistics... this is embarrassing.

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Useless and incompetent
Useless and incompetent. How do you ship a ton of Steam Controllers from the Netherlands to the UK, instead of the actual country it was supposed to go?

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It gives you options to chat to the…
It gives you options to chat to the driver and a more set delivery time.

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My package was supposed to arrive on…
My package was supposed to arrive on May 18 but it's May 19th and it still didn't arrive. I bought it on 12th of May and it was saying 1-3 business days and it's been a more than a week. It says soon delivery for 2 days, at this point I’m starting to worry and I’ll write a complain about it.

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Reliability
Extremely disappointed with GLS. They never deliver packages at the date and time promised. Tracking updates are completely useless!

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They don't even try to deliver the package
They don't even try to deliver the package with the notice that the consignee was absent (which is a lie by the way) and just drive it to the next package station.

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I didn't think any German firm could be…
I didn't think any German firm could be total trash untill I ordered some Artificial Grass clips from Temu from a seller in Germany. This firm took days to store the item before finally submitting to UK customs. Just a few days before I have contractors coming to fit my Artificial Lawn these Clowns cancelled the delivery and returned item to sender without any explanation. What a trash company!!! Embarassing that Germany has such an inefficient and untrustworthy courier.

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Driver "ghosted" delivery twice despite drop-off permit
I am extremely disappointed with the service provided by GLS.
I have now had to take three unplanned work-from-home days (Wednesday & Friday) due to repeated delivery failures and blatant driver negligence.
Wednesday: Tracking stalled at "12 stops left" at 14:00 and never updated. No delivery was attempted. I checked again at 16:00 and no updates were provided by the tracking system, it still claimed "12 stops left". At 18:00, the exact same thing.
Friday: I watched the live tracking all afternoon. At 16:30, I physically saw the GLS van park next to my building. The driver delivered to a neighbor and then drove away without attempting my delivery.
The Context: I have a permanent Drop-off Authorization on file for my garage/front door. The driver didn't even need to ring the bell; he simply chose to skip my address despite being 10 meters away.
Their customer service is non-existent. Both the web AI assistant and the phone hotline bot refuse to connect me to a human being. It is a closed loop designed to prevent customers from reporting driver misconduct.
I expect this high-value shipment to be delivered this Monday as a priority. I have already contacted the sender to escalate this through their business account. I've also written a complaint on reclabox.com. GLS needs to stop bypassing residential stops at the end of shifts.

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`Why can't you just deliver it to my…
`Why can't you just deliver it to my apartment, the address I sent in as my deleivery address?? Noen of these others make sense. Just ring the buzzer for my apartment at Kathe Kollwitz 85, Aprt 4 and I will let the drive in for delivery.

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I’m extremely disappointed with GLS…
I’m extremely disappointed with GLS Germany and their consistently unreliable delivery service.
They never seem to meet their estimated delivery dates. The tracking app often falsely shows that the parcel is “out for delivery,” only for it to actually arrive 2–3 days later. A shipment that is supposed to take 3–4 business days regularly ends up taking twice as long, which is unacceptable.
What makes the experience even worse is their terrible customer service. The support team is unhelpful, unprofessional, and shows a complete lack of responsibility or care for customers.
It’s honestly frustrating that so many companies still trust GLS for deliveries when their service quality is this poor. Based on repeated bad experiences, I absolutely cannot recommend GLS Germany to anyone.

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One of three parcels have not been…
One of three parcels have not been delivered. Hope it will come soon

Reply from GLS Germany
Never expect any address delivery from them.
All GLS couriers are telepaths!
I sit at home and patiently wait for my package, they drive through our house,they don't even bother to stop, and then voila: a couple of minutes later - "Das Paket konnte nicht zugestellt werden, da der Empfänger nicht angetroffen wurde. (The package could not be delivered because the recipient was not home)". Go grab it yourself next working day at the packstation.

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I was at home the whole day and they…
I was at home the whole day and they didn’t deliver my delivery

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Sloppy, slow and lost
Gls is one single company, which have menaged to not find my address. I've needed to drive 80 kilometers to their depot to retrieve my package, and in the end it became clear, that it's very severely dameged.

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