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Canada
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Charged multiple times for who knows what, none of the charges were even for the same amount. Only wanted the one month subscription to see if it's even worth it, and yet I'm getting charged multiple times? They won't give me a refund or even explain what the charges were for and I haven't even received my package and the tracking number is non existent.
They're charging me for another month, and they won't cancel it because it's in the warehouse being processed. Like cool, cancel it and refund me and stop processing it. How hard is it to say hey don't pack that.
I would love to show up to the warehouse and deal with it myself.
Don't order from here unless you want to overpay, get charged for random things, and not receive your parcel. But they're "sorry". What an absolute JOKE. (Also, the price that they say you're charged won't match what they actually pull from your credit card)

Date of experience: July 5, 2023
New Mexico
1 review
0 helpful votes
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This barkbox device does not curb barking at all! My dogs try to bite the device. Don't waste your money! The lazer on the device even makes it worse. Perhaps this device stops Cats from barking, but is useless in stopping dogs from barking! How do I get my money back? Mark Woods

Date of experience: May 27, 2022
Missouri
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Below zero rating
May 16, 2023

Well I have no chief complaint about their product I do have a gigantic complaint about the company themselves. This is a subscription that is extremely difficult to get out of. I've tried canceling 4 to 5 times now and they keep renewing against my consent and keep charging me. I don't suggest you get a subscription unless you plan on paying it for a long long time..

Date of experience: May 16, 2023
North Carolina
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I thought I'd try BarkBox since they had a Black Friday Special for $5.00. I signed up and received the box fairly quickly, and not even 2 weeks later a $20 charge came out of my account. Wait, what? This is a monthly subscription, not every week and a half subscription! I went to cancel and you can cancel but only after your year subscription is up.

Also, they send some kind of ham bone or something to my miniature pinscher, and it's bigger than his head! Lastly, they send regular junk store toys that are shredded within minutes and you have to watch your dog so it's not eating stuffing and squeakers. Don't get ripped off by this company!

Date of experience: December 16, 2017
Kentucky
12 reviews
20 helpful votes
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I asked to cancel the remainder of my 6 month contract. Barkbox is not living up to its advertising. Gor medium dog you get tiny toys. And the treats are bizarre food combinations. I got a very very long email from "Ruthie" stating NO, along with telling me to read the contract. Well the contract doesnt state nor imply that i will receive crappy toys. The ones in the ads are paid upgrades. I may file a complaint with the BBB for false advertising. UPDATE 4/21/2022. Minutes after i emailed "do not upgrade or send any replacement", i received an email stating replacements are on the way. I hope they don't charge. I just want to be done with them.

Date of experience: April 21, 2022
Illinois
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I'm very unhappy with the company. I subscribed for my dog they charged me but never received the package. I tried to contact with them but impossible to talk with anybody except chat or email. The person couldn't give me an answer for the missing package. Trying to follow up in business hours no one is responding. I will cancel all my subscription.

Date of experience: October 13, 2021
Tennessee
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Fun deal for doggos
January 4, 2018

Decided to try Barkbox for my 2 Malinois and my Boston Terrier. They are sharing one box started three months ago. All but one toys from the first 2 boxes are still intact. And they like the baked treats. My third box was stolen from the post office parcel box, and the company replaced it even though it was clearly not their fault. Would highly recommend this. The dogs and I have fun with the boxes!

Date of experience: January 3, 2018
Virginia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Treats were great. Toys were crap. Thin material. My 12 lb teddy bear dog had them torn to shreds in 30 min and stuffing was everywhere! He also almost swallowed the small balloon inside the toy!
The toys are equivalent to dollar store small stuffed toys and were destroyed and stuffing was everywhere.
Save your many and go to pet smart!

Date of experience: December 2, 2017
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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This appears to be a scam
June 3, 2022

This appears to be a scam. We did not order this. We don't even have a dog! I tried to call the company. You have to deal with them on line through a chat feature. I told them we did not order this and I wanted to know who it was from. (I thought maybe a friend was pulling a prank on us) He said it was not a gift and asked me to check our credit card. They charged our credit card! I don't know how they got our information. Now we have to try to deal with canceling the subscription and getting our money back for this box. (Wish I could give them no stars, but it's not an option)

Date of experience: June 3, 2022
North Carolina
3 reviews
17 helpful votes
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Cool Concept
July 11, 2017

It is nice to have the bark box come each month, both for the dog and its owners as I feel like we all sit around to read the theme and analyze the toys and treats. Sometimes the toys are a little redundant and the treats may not always be ones you approve of, but overall the experience is pretty solid. I do wish they had an option where you wouldn't receive toys that squeek. His favorite toy to date is the Bison!

Date of experience: July 11, 2017
Massachusetts
1 review
15 helpful votes
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I signed up for a six month package with BarkBox. The first few months my dog enjoyed the treats and chews. He was never into the toys. As we moved into month 4 and 5, i noticed he was not into the treats anymore. I contacted Barkbox prior to the six month o ensure my subscription was cancelled. However they delayed on responding to me and when they finally responded, i was told i waa auto renewed for another 6 months. I feel this is a very deceptive business practice and i want to warn others about Barkbox and their deceptive business practices.

Date of experience: November 4, 2019
North Carolina
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Poor quality
April 14, 2023

My dogs literally shred the toys within 10 minutes and I have the super chewer box. My other dog chipped her tooth on one of the bones. I wish I knew how bad quality the toys were before buying a year's subscription…

Date of experience: April 14, 2023
Utah
1 review
2 helpful votes
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"Guarantee hoax"
September 8, 2023

Bark Box lures its customers by showing all the cute dog toys and saying "if you're not happy with toys we will replace and will customize to what your dog likes"… what they fail to mention is can only upgrade or change the box subscription ONCE. If you don't like the "super chewer toys" for instance and wish to go back to original bark box they will require you to cancel and restart a WHOLE new subscription. BS. Just a way to make more $$$ They could care less about customer service or "customizing" This is the hard plastic toy I got that they promised would not be sent in his box again! I cancelled it all together …

Date of experience: September 8, 2023
New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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My dog threw up
January 23, 2020

I ordered only chicken treats, but they ended up ignoring it and sending Lamb and Beef treats. Also, My dog threw up everything they sent (even the non- meat treats). The quality of the treats isn't great for the amount paid.

Date of experience: January 23, 2020
Oregon
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I've subscribed with this co for 6 months now. I have a golden retriever. 13 mo old. I feel the company is really trying to please their customers. My pup tore all their toys and swallowed some. I texted them and switched over to super chewer. My pup loved all his treats and toys. When my 6m subscription ended the last box came over a month late. And inside the box was a repeated box which we already owned. I texted the company again they immediately sent out replacements. I was satisfied with talking to them. They got back very quickly and made it right. I would recommend the co and products. Just be open and communicate with them.

Date of experience: April 24, 2021
Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Horrible
December 17, 2021

I placed an order for toys, was very careful when filling out the address, a unit number was included on an "additional" box on the order page as there wasn't space for it in the main address line. Apparently that additional box is useless as no unit number was on the package sent out for delivery. Weeks later I checked my tracking number and saw it said returned to sender. I contacted the company and was told it was returned to them and asked to verify the address. I responded they dropped the unit number somehow and asked for it to be resent ASAP. The response said half of the items I ordered were no longer available. So they received my order back, disassembled it and resold items without ever advising me or giving me a refund. Absolutely despicable. Had I not reached out apparently I was never going to be notified or get my money back.

Date of experience: December 17, 2021
Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I would give Bark Box a negative review if I could, just like someone else said. I ordered a bunch of their products, toppers, because one of my dogs suddenly decided he doesn't like any food...and I put them on a subscription, because I thought this would work. But, surprise, he didn't like the toppers either.

I went to cancel, and you can't cancel the subscription yourself, you have to contact customer service. I did, and "Jean and Bilbo" (oh, so cute, they let you know about their dogs, so maybe you won't cancel?) got back to me and wanted to know just exactly why I was cancelling. She said at the end of the email, I should realize, the subscription was not cancelled until I responded. I responded angrily, telling her to just cancel...I wanted it canceled, and that's all the info she needed. She refused, sending me another note, saying she really needed to know, and would not cancel until I responded.

I will never order from them again, and advise everyone to steer clear.

Date of experience: August 13, 2023
Arizona
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great company
June 19, 2022

I called to try and suspend a month because I had some unexpected finance issues that came up. They told me they couldn't hold or suspend an account but instead gave me that months box for free. They didn't want my dog violet missing out and hoped it would help and told me to contact again if I still needed assisitance.

Date of experience: June 19, 2022
Texas
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Disgusting
July 24, 2022

We lost our dog in the middle of our subscription. We did not care if they charged our card. Just did not want to receive boxes because it was hard to receive with our dog not here and went on to doggy Heaven. The company did not care, and said "oh okay, we'll your subscription is 6 months nothing we can do, you'll still get boxes.

This company is a trashcan!

Date of experience: July 24, 2022
Tennessee
18 reviews
15 helpful votes
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My dog LOVES Bark Box! All of those new treats and toys once a month totally blew his mind! The treats are great and are made with ingredients I trust, no gross chemicals. The toys are precious and so well made, there is no reason to not get Bark Box!

Date of experience: May 7, 2020

Overview

Bark Box has a rating of 1.7 stars from 122 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Bark Box most frequently mention customer service, super chewer and month subscription. Bark Box ranks 406th among Pet Supply sites.

service
62
value
59
shipping
57
returns
37
quality
59
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