ShipHero Fulfillment

March 28, 2024

EXCEEDS CLIENTS EXPECTATION. THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS THE MAIN REASON WHY THEY ARE OPERATING ON ANOTHER LEVEL. Kudos to Soledad for always providing EXCEPTIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE - Nikki Alexis

March 22, 2024

I recently had the pleasure of experiencing top-notch customer service from EMI at ShipHero, and I cannot emphasize enough how impressed I am with the level of care and dedication she provided. From the moment I reached out with my query to the resolution of my issue, EMI went above and beyond to ensure that I received the assistance I needed promptly and effectively. Overall, my experience with EMI from ShipHero surpassed all expectations. Her exemplary customer service skills, combined with her dedication to ensuring customer satisfaction, have undoubtedly earned my trust and loyalty. ShipHero is fortunate to have such a talented and customer-focused individual on their team. I wholeheartedly recommend ShipHero to anyone seeking unparalleled support and service. Thank you, EMI, for your outstanding assistance!

March 12, 2024

The team are always very helpful and ensure they go above and beyond to find the information needed to answer our questions. In particular, I've been in contact with Emi on multiple occasions and they really are a great representative for ShipHero. No questions is ever too hard or too silly for Emi!

Feb. 29, 2024

My small business was with ShipHero for large amount of its life. In the beginning, the service was great and I was getting proper responses from support about all my shipping inquiries. Then, after being with ShipHero for a few months, large issues started to arise. I noticed I was beginning to get charged more for certain shipments, despite them being the same exact product. I reached out to support and was informed that there are holiday surge fees, however, it was not during holiday season! My original account manager, who was very responsive at first, stopped responding to me at all and I had to resort to using the ticket process which sometimes took weeks to get a response. The final straw for me was when I noticed a $1000 charge for a "tech fee" in my statement. I immediately reached out and after a couple weeks was informed that this is a new fee they are implementing for sellers selling less than 100k a month. There was never any announcement of this charge being implemented nor was it anywhere in my contract with ShipHero. Very sad to see how the company treats their smaller clients. I next did the logical thing that any individual would do and advised I would like to cancel my services. I was then given two options, get rid of the merchandise my self or have ShipHero dispose of it. Given certain liquidity restraints as a result of these fees, I was unable to sell my inventory that month and had to resort to disposal. ShipHero ended up billing my over $1200 for disposal and would not give me a quote beforehand, despite me asking for one. If I had known this was the case, I would have went to the warehouse and disposed of the merchandise my self! Overall, this was a nightmare experience as a small business and caused a lot of stress in addition to loss of business.

Feb. 8, 2024

Soledad Isla from ShipHero is an absolute pleasure to deal with and has been extremely helpful in resolving my issues quickly and efficiently. Highly recommend!

Jan. 22, 2024

No customer service response. Desperately waiting to launch a store and our partners are unable to get a response at all!

Nov. 28, 2023

Always had a great experience with ShipHero. They have catered to our needs instantly when we have had a couple of urgent issues and have never had issues with our shipments or special operations. Carlos in particular has been very helpful from the customer support team.

Oct. 26, 2023

Great app and great company! Support team (Emi and all :) is super responsive.

Aug. 3, 2023

Charged $1,000 for a 'tech' fee even though we weren't using the service. And not willing to refund it

July 3, 2023

Where to start....As a small business owner, I am usually reluctant to resort to public platforms for expressing disappointment. However, after an unending barrage of challenges with ShipHero, I feel compelled to share our experience, and hopefully save others from similar frustration. Our ordeal began with a constant need to contact customer support, approximately 2-3 times a week due to recurring issues. Their sluggish response rate is only exacerbated by their knack for providing ambiguous, often irrelevant replies that don't resolve the issue. This futile correspondence cycle has become the norm rather than the exception and ends up taking up the majority of our time. But beyond their poor service is their blatant disregard for our inventory. Moving it without notifying us and as a result losing it. Despite us providing ample evidence that they are responsible, ShipHero has consistently failed to reimburse us for numerous lost items, resulting in protracted discussions that remain unresolved. Shipping prices quoted by ShipHero are frankly outrageous. We were initially led to believe that these charges were an unfortunate repercussion of the ongoing pandemic and subsequent carrier rate hikes. However, our experience suggests otherwise. For "Special Projects", which involve larger shipments, we were continually subjected to inflated quotes, with reassurances that they offer the best market rates. On a recent occasion, when I arranged FedEx pick-up independently, the cost was a staggering 60% less than ShipHero's quote. This overcharging under the pretense of carrier rates is not only dishonest but reprehensible. The latest blow from ShipHero has been an unanticipated, ongoing monthly "tech fee" of $500, imposed on smaller companies like ours. It was announced in an email (buried under bullet point 4) less than a month before they charged us. Coupled with the ultimatum of 'like it or leave', it's a clear indicator of their scant regard for client welfare and survival. Their customer service can best be described as dismal, with an apparent penchant for crafting rules on-the-go, fair warning or consideration for their clients. The abundance of one-star reviews is a testament to a steady downward trajectory, further cementing their untrustworthiness. Regrettably, we are tethered to ShipHero due to our extensive automations and existing stock. However, for those seeking a reliable 3PL partner, I would URGE you to look elsewhere! The tarnish on ShipHero's reputation is not without reason, and their service has proven to be more of a liability than an asset. ShipHero needs to take note of these experiences and implement drastic changes, lest they continue to hemorrhage their clientele and reputation.

June 28, 2023

Emotionally drained dealing with this company. I will keep it simple. Overcharging by MASSIVE amounts (incorrect ship weights, like 2-10x higher), lost and missing inventory, late shipments all the time, lots of lost packages never scanned.

June 22, 2023

After we sent $1000's of dollars worth of inventory they suddenly announced that any vendor not shipping enough to be charged over 100k (yes, that's over 100 thousand dollars) per month will be charged a monthly "Tech Fee" of $500 to help them cover the cost of improving their system. I quote from the email we received "This $500 monthly fee is to cover the costs of building the necessary technology to improve order accuracy, shipping speed, and cost visibility." Being unable to afford that fee, we reached out to them and told them we would no longer be sending inventory to them and we would like to slowly phase out our inventory so that we can close our account with them but in the meantime can they please waive that fee. And they refused! They said we have 60 days to get rid of every last item we have there or we will be charged this outrageous fee. This is the most unethical, despicable business behavior I have ever witnessed. We've been a loyal customer of theirs for years now and this is how they treat us! Additionally, recently there have been many extremely late orders that have literally sat for weeks without moving. Every time we reached out to them we got a vague response like "we're working on it". This is why they're collecting $500 per month from all the small businesses who had the misfortune to send them inventory so that they can hire more team to improve their subpar performance. Stay far away from this company.

June 26, 2024

They double charged me for shipments to the tune of $25K USD over the course of four months, continued to do so for two months when I notified them of their error, and then reimbursed me three months after that. One in 200 packages gets a "no-first-scan" error where the parcel is simply lost outright, and I have no recourse or reimburse for the contents of the order, must pay shipping for a new order to be sent out, my customer gets their order three weeks late, and I only get a partial reimbursement for the shipping cost in most cases, but only if I petition them. One in 250 parcels has a transposed item mistake with another parcel, and I've had it twice in my short tenure that my customer was shipped a product from someone else's store, and I was charged shipping for both shipments, and had to petition to get a reimbursement. Many hundreds of orders had a tacked on oversize charge of $4 because their auto-rule packed everything, even something the size of a pack of cards in a 24" x 24" polybag, and even if the polybag was folded and taped, that counts as an oversized package (one dimension over 20") in their eyes. Now, any PO box addresses will count as a Zone 9 charge (think, Australia), and also they are tacking on $500 a month for simply using their software. Edit: So with the issues above, why four stars? Aside from the no-first-scan issues, a resolution was found eventually. The prices are good if you can weather the $500 a month, and the support is good to - although I do find it underhanded for the company to have their individual support agents request for reviews - as though you're reviewing the agent and not the whole platform.

Dec. 16, 2022

We've worked with ShipHero for over 2 years and had a great experience for the first 1-1.5 years. Over the past 6 months things have gone downhill FAST. Reading the other recent reviews, it's clear we are not the only ones having these issues. Impossible to reach support (no more chat feature or phone number), orders taking weeks to ship out, losing our inventory (currently almost 1,000 units of our inventory is unaccounted for and they have no idea where it is, it has been over a month since this issue started and still no resolution), using bizarre unknown shipping carriers, our "account manager" never responds to emails, and so much more. We're a small company and they've forced us to split our inventory into 4 different locations due to "load balancing" which is causing tons of split shipments and delays, it doesn't make any sense for a company of our size to be split into this many warehouses. Also potential damage/loss due to our inventory being in transit much more than necessary. Most recently we needed a special project performed, their special project coordinator confirmed they could do it in early November and said they started working on it, then over 6 weeks later told us they can't do it and are refusing to do it. We offered to hire someone to go in and do it, but they said the only option is to ship it out to a third party, then ship it back. Which is not realistic as there is no third party who can do this besides another fulfillment company. This is something we need done in order to continue doing business, so we're now being forced to look at other fulfillment options (so far we've found 5 that are all willing to do the project for us). Shiphero does not care and clearly does not value us as a long term client whatsoever. It's just super unfortunate since everything was so smooth for that first year and now it's destroying our business. We're getting countless customer complaints daily due to the shipping delays and split shipments, and it's been extremely damaging to our business. Stay FAR AWAY if you are a small business looking for a reliable fulfillment partner.

Dec. 14, 2022

Close to the worst out there. If you ship anything larger than a cubic foot, you are charged Dimensional Weight BUT ShipHero won't tell you what that cost is until after the items ships! There's no easy way to bill that cost to the customer, so customer-paid rates are unusable. There is no real time shipping calculator at checkout and ShipHero only provides you a rate table for non-dimensional rate (don't fall for their zone pricing pitch! it's not Dimensional Weight!), so you have no idea of the costs until after an order ships. We asked for DIM pricing and the box sizes that SH uses and were told to download our historical purchases to figure out the box sizes and pricing ourselves! Oof. That's like saying "work with us and we won't tell you how much we cost until we bill your credit card! Surprise!" Zero effort to help us know what we have to pay. Hardly a transparent partner working to keep our business. Oh, and no account manager, no phone number to call, takes days/weeks on getting service ticket responses, and orders that are SLA'd to be fulfilled in 3 days are taking 3 weeks to be fulfilled.

Nov. 4, 2022

A year ago, this was a great app and service. At the time, would've recommended it to anyone. Now? RUN FAR, FAR, FAR AWAY. They previously used a great chat support feature and it was great. They got rid of that and moved to a ticketed system, which wasn't too bad, but they became slightly less responsive. Now, you submit a ticket and you'll be lucky to get a response in weeks. They don't have a customer service number to actually talk to someone (how's that possible?). Asked to meet with someone to discuss numerous issues in September. Meeting was cancelled 20 minutes before the scheduled time and it was never rescheduled. Been trying to get products back from them but they won't (refuse to) respond. They won't respond to inquiries on social media. Shopify needs to remove this app ASAP until this company starts responding to its customers. There are many other fulfillment services to look into and definitely do so before going with this app. Suspect the company will reply stating the client support team will be in touch. Don't be fooled, client support is virtually nonexistent and don't expect a reply from the client support team.

Oct. 12, 2022

Until they get things fixed, avoid unless you want your business to be crippled. ShipHero used to be amazing, but as of the past two months, are extremely understaffed and not delivering on their service level agreement. Their support has been lacking tremendously lately, taking anywhere from 4 days - nearly 2 weeks to respond to inquiries. I have run out of stock because their receiving timelines are now 10+ days. If a customer has an order issue and I need to reach out to support for assistance, I now have to tell the customer I will investigate and get back to them in around a week with an update. I have orders which are not meeting the SLA deadline, and shipping out weeks delayed. I have boxes of 100 units which are missing, and after a month of investigating, still no updates on the status. This is just a fraction of the issues I am currently having. Belen has been wonderful in the past and has offered to look into these inquiries, however, nothing has changed and it has been nearly two months of poor service. Their lack of service is literally destroying my business.

Sept. 20, 2022

Hired ShipHero to help with pre-orders. It takes a lot to get me to the point of writing a bad review, but...wow. They've been having "some delays at the warehouse" and my orders have not been shipped out in over two weeks. In addition to that they don't have a live support system, so every thing you ask them has to go through a ticket system which if they respond at all takes about 48 hours on average to receive a response and it involves no resolution but rather "we'll look into this and get back to you." I asked to have my inventory back and they told me they have sent it to different warehouses across the country and it will take up to 30 days to get it back to me! It is September 20th to day and I still have customers that are waiting for their order since AUGUST 26th. On top of that, while holding my inventory hostage they are charging me "storage fees." They also, without my agreement, sent my inventory to different locations so if an order contained something they have in PA and something they have in LV, they sent it from two different locations and charged me twice for the same order that would have cost 1/2 the amount. The staff is incompetent, disorganized, unresponsive, and I have no idea how in the world this company is operating at all. The worst experience I have ever had working with a service based company. Stay far, far away.

Sept. 28, 2022

UPDATE 9/28: DOWN rating to 2 stars. Service support is pretty much non-existent. Unlike most companies these days, there's not a feature to chat with support, nor phone number. The only way is via a ticket system. I have a multiple tickets that have been open for 9+ days. What's worse is that this is a 3pl company and I can't get accurate inventory numbers on the panel. Looking at what we shipped to the warehouse and what they shipped to our customers , the numbers in inventory don't match what is being displayed on the app. On top of that, I can't get an answer to why the pricing is completely random for the same SKU from order to order. Some are priced 2x the amount (that ticket is 8 days old). REVIEW 9/14 We signed up with ShipHero 3 months ago and due to delays on our side only just launched yesterday . My rep, Silvana was amazing. She walked me through the process from beginning to end and took the time to customize certain parts of ShipHero so we could do split orders with another fulfillment vendor. The app is pretty easy to use. I like the fact there are no shipping zones so you can pick one warehouse that's near your manufacturer and be done. Prices are quite reasonable for storage, pick fees and shipping. I do wish it would support posthero integration for Active Campaign and not just Klaviyo.

Oct. 26, 2023

Our experience with Shiphero Fulfillment has been deeply unsettling. We have been consistently overcharged for shipments, sometimes by up to five times the quoted amount. When we've tried to address these discrepancies, we were directed to a clause in their Terms of Service which provides a mere 30-day window for claims. This policy not only imposed unexpected costs on our business but also put our reputation at risk, especially on platforms like Etsy due to fulfillment delays. Beyond these financial concerns, we have grappled with late shipments, missing parcels, and frequent technical glitches with their app, necessitating almost weekly communication with their support team. This has not only been mentally draining but also diverted our time and energy from core business activities. However, what truly concerns us is what appears to be a systemic lack of business ethics at Shiphero. Their modus operandi seems designed to shield them from responsibility while placing undue burdens on their clients. I believe it's vital for potential clients to be aware of these issues. It's not just about the operational hassles but about engaging with a company that, based on our experience, seems to prioritize their bottom line over genuine partnership and ethical business conduct. I strongly advise thorough due diligence before considering Shiphero Fulfillment.