• Parcel Direct

Overview

Parcel Direct has a rating of 3 stars from 28 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Parcel Direct most frequently mention next day problems. Parcel Direct ranks 49th among Mail Forwarding sites.

  • Service
    5
  • Value
    5
  • Shipping
    5
  • Returns
    3
  • Quality
    5

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Positive reviews (last 12 months): 0%
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How would you rate Parcel Direct?
Top Positive Review

“Top Service”

Frank K.
2/24/21

Can't fault them. We use them for all our deliveries. They offer the best prices and are always on hand to help

Top Critical Review

“Sham Company”

A O.
12/16/22

Sham Company... Is my experience the norm? Booked a 1-2 day, very expensive, Irl to Uk service with UPS. Package lost immediately after pickup & PD say they have to wait at least 24 hours before UPS will revert with an update. PD couldnt care less.take no ethical responsibility for your items & will not find out where they are. Legal Docs, Totle Deeds for a property.missing.irreplaceable. Is it a 1 man operation from a shed?

Reviews (28)

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Thumbnail of user ao147
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 16th, 2022

Sham Company...
Is my experience the norm? Booked a 1-2 day, very expensive, Irl to Uk service with UPS. Package lost immediately after pickup & PD say they have to wait at least 24 hours before UPS will revert with an update. PD couldnt care less.take no ethical responsibility for your items & will not find out where they are. Legal Docs, Totle Deeds for a property.missing.irreplaceable. Is it a 1 man operation from a shed?

Tip for consumers:
Read the reviews, which I failed to do ..they will tell you all you need to know. Do not entrust anything with this company.

Products used:
Express parcel delivery service to the UK.
Parcel Direct have lost the parcel.

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Thumbnail of user attilapreszter
1 review
1 helpful vote
May 15th, 2023

Aviod this company at any cost! My goods got damaged on the way by courier. They confirmed I'm eligible for a compensation but then stopped replying to my emails after I provided my bank details to get the payment. I paid for the enhanced insurance to cover my goods but they did not report the value to UPS (this is confirmed by UPS) so my parcel was not conevered for full value. THEY ARE A SCAM. I'm going legal.

Thumbnail of user frankk417
1 review
0 helpful votes
February 24th, 2021

Can't fault them. We use them for all our deliveries. They offer the best prices and are always on hand to help

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Thumbnail of user lucag58
1 review
1 helpful vote
March 7th, 2023

If the service works fine it's just because the couriers are doing their jobs, but if there's an issue with a delivery where Parceldirect support should help, they vanish.

Absolutely no support at all, awful experience. Never again.

Tip for consumers:
Don't use their service, avoid Parceldirect.

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Thumbnail of user seanb294
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 20th, 2020

My parcel was delayed in pick up, but after a quick call to Michael in customer service, he got the courier back to collect the parcel quick as possible. They prioritised the parcel and made sure it arrived on time. Thanks, great job

Thumbnail of user roryn8
1 review
1 helpful vote
February 16th, 2021

Booked my parcel in early for next day pick up as it was time sensitive but the next day there was no pick up. After I called I was told it would be picked up the next day. Finally after this again and again it was picked up 3 days later on a Friday. Told it would definitely be delivered Monday but I'm sure you guessed it, it was finally delivered on the Tuesday. Customer service was terrible along with the service. Just go somewhere else.

Thumbnail of user saram697
1 review
1 helpful vote
December 3rd, 2020

I have paid for a parcel to be collected last friday (to go to Italy on time for Christmas), today is thursday and still no collection made after my 4th call. They say: I can't guarantee 100% that it will be collected today but the driver has your docket and I will put another request to the depot. 4 times after still nothing. Post office and refund it is.

Thumbnail of user maryl1569
1 review
0 helpful votes
September 30th, 2020

Thanks to the team a Parcel Direct for all their help with my parcel. When it go stuck in customs, they were able to help get it cleared for me very quickly. Thanks again

Thumbnail of user giuliabaio62
1 review
0 helpful votes
December 12th, 2023

Because of their website that shows a city for another i am having troubles in getting my parcel. I do not understand why they do not fix the problem, the postcode doesn't match the city.

Thumbnail of user monikav32
1 review
1 helpful vote
July 15th, 2022

Absolute disaster. I was charged extra 106 euro weeks post delivery, stating my parcel was 10 times bigger when I payed for. Parcel direct using FedEx next day collection and instead of item being about an envelope size that weigh no more 1kg I was additionally charged for 74cm length item just under 17kg. What an idiot FedEx worker who can't measure basic item. Scammers that's the only thing I can say. If you try to resolve this issue parcel direct account team says we only dealing through emails, please send an email. They asked me for the picture of the item that was posted abroad. Are you crazy. Next time I make sure to take a selfie with it too.
I have one hope. Item was delivered to the hotel in Italy and signed by one of the staff members. Staff member would be able to confirm the size of the item.
Crazy I have to go through this do not get overcharged due to their own mistake

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Thumbnail of user bennym40
1 review
2 helpful votes
April 6th, 2020

Terrible experience on EVERY LEVEL. Disappointed I can't put 0 or negative star rating. Avoid, avoid, avoid.
The only thing they are good at is taking our money. Be prepared for your parcel to be lost or destroyed.

I booked 10 boxes for collection to be sent from Ireland to France and ended up only sending 9.

For starters I am still waiting for the refund for the last box. That was over a month ago.

On the collection day you are supposed to stay home from 8 to 5 and wait for the collection, they don't give you any further indication. I called in the morning to get information and was told they couldn't give me a time but for sure they wouldn't show up until after lunch time. If went out for 30 minutes at 12 and of course the man showed up during that time.

In addition to that he was literally one of the rudest men I've ever encountered (and I worked in the service industry for 10 years). In the end he came back the next day.

I tried to tell him that the website didn't allow me to chose the right town (in France you have one postcode for several towns) and he could not have cared less. He said he didn't have time to change all the boxes and moaned.

He took the boxes and literally THREW THEM into his van. These could be fragile/personal stuff in those boxes, they should clearly be a little bit careful instead of being so brutal.

I emailed straight away to tell Parcel Direct the exact address and they said you would pass it on. I also gave them my newly acquired phone number in France to phone me if needed.

No surprise, the boxes arrived in the area and the delivery driver didn't find the address. I didn't receive any calls.

After a few days I got an email asking for the exact delivery address because the driver was having trouble finding the house. Seriously? Talk about communication and professionalism.

They finally passed on the phone number and the delivery driver called me to organise a delivery time. He was actually fairly pleasant and showed up at the said time. Only he only had 7 boxes, meaning we were missing two. How the f**k does that happen? They were all sent at the same time!

Anyway. We took those boxes and opened them. Literally everything that could be broken has been broken, and even the things that I thought could't break have broken as well. I'm literally heartbroken.

The 8th box arrived on its own about 10 days after. It showed up in a different box than the one I sent, everything inside is broken as well and I had to throw out about 70% of the content of this box. Some packs that were into smaller boxes have been broken to pieces and the boxes are even missing. Clearly something happened there, my guess is the box broke because it was carried around so carelessly. A number of my things have disappeared.

Now he last box was due to be delivered a couple of days later - again, why? Late in the afternoon I wondered what happened and checked the parcel tracking - it was marked as delivered! We are in confinement so I was home all day. I called Parcel Direct to ask about my parcel and I was told it was sent by some "Cathy" which is not anywhere near my name.

My belongings were apparently sitting in a stranger's home and Parcel Direct has told me they would try to get back to me in the next 7-10 days. SERIOUSLY?

Luckily, the next day I received a call from a nearby store saying they had a box under my name. Interesting, so the driver just decided to drop off my things into a random store, without informing me. Seriously, what the hell?

I paid 350 euros for this and none of the things I sent can be used any longer. I expect a full refund.

I have been trying to contact Parcel Direct for nearly 10 days now and they are just completely ignoring me!

I can't believe such a lack of professionalism and care from a company that is supposed to ship parcels etc. This is absolutely shocking. Stay away, people.

Thumbnail of user joannea100
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 19th, 2020

Michael and the team there are so helpful and kind. The talked me through everything and the prices were great. Highly recommended

Thumbnail of user moirag11
1 review
1 helpful vote
November 16th, 2020

Absolutely appalling!

Placed and paid for order on Sunday afternoon, received email confirmation and invoice with collection of parcel for 9am-5pm next day.

Next day came and went, I chased them.

Next day came and went, I chased them.

Next day came and went, I chased them... and on and on and on until finally 6 DAYS later on Saturday afternoon it was collected.

So much time time wasted chasing up what should have been a simple and transparent transaction. My mother spent days waiting for a courier to come and each day if she had to leave the house left these gifts sitting in the doorway 'in case' a driver might show up. A birthday gift arriving almost a week late instead of a nice surprise on time,

Excuse? Oh we are really busy, oh there are unprecedented times... guys we are 11 full months into this crap, if you don't have your $#*! together you will keep loosing business to those who do!

At no point did the driver or parcel direct contact myself or my mother who's number was given, yes I did receive prompt and polite replies from the customer service (which I am grateful for) but all in all I would NEVER recommend this company and will bring business elsewhere.

Thumbnail of user jamesp869
1 review
0 helpful votes
May 19th, 2019

Thanks to Michael and the team for all your help. My parcel was delayed in Customs in China, but they were on the phone to make sure it was all sorted quickly for me. Thanks so much!

Thumbnail of user georgeb540
1 review
1 helpful vote
January 17th, 2019

Lost bronze statue going to USA (it happens!) and admitted it was due to their driver not scanning the parcel at pickup. Have had to engage a solicitor to try recover my 51 plus 20 insurance. Told my money was being returned to my card before Christmas and this after constantly been totally ignored with no engagement. Make up your own mind!

Thumbnail of user paulm1068
1 review
0 helpful votes
January 17th, 2019

Great to talk to someone on the phone. They are very helpful and great prices. I needed some help with my parcel and they were there to help out

Thumbnail of user matthews340
1 review
1 helpful vote
August 10th, 2018

Have used Parcel Direct 3 times now and they are unbeatable for everything from price to service. I have no hesitation in recommending them to ll my friends and colleagues

Thumbnail of user stephenc136
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 18th, 2017

We use Parcel Direct for all our business deliveries and they never let us down. Always there to help out and give good advice.

Thumbnail of user lorcanm17
1 review
0 helpful votes
August 10th, 2018

Super service, and prices. Sent all my suff to German in only 4 days. So glad I found parcel direct. Will definitely use again.

Thumbnail of user colmd2
1 review
2 helpful votes
May 4th, 2017

BEWARE!
Appalling service. They lost a box of mine with 1000 worth of contents (for which I paid extra to insure). They only subcontract from other companies, so you lose all protections these other companies (like FedEx etc) would normally give.

They lost the box December 2016, and here I am in May 2017 and this is still not resolved.

They made me fill in hours worth of paperwork, before eventually making an insulting offer of compensation that barely covered the fee they charged! The cheek they had to think I still ought to pay for a service I didn't receive!

I am only left with the option of taking them to small claims court so this is ongoing.

KEEP AWAY.

Tip for consumers:
Dont go near this company!

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Thumbnail of user stepheno22
Stephen O. – Parcel Direct Rep

Hi Colm, Thank you for taking the time to write your review and I am so sorry you were not happy with your experience with us. We are sorry your parcel was misplaced with your belongings and we did a long search with the carrier to try and find it. We had to have the paperwork filled out so we could provide it to the carrier to complete a search. When the carrier could not find the parcel they offered compensation in line with the Warsaw Convention, although we did try to get this increased, we were unable. You did take out extra cover for €125 per parcel and we did offer to refund this in full to you. Again I can only say sorry for the loss of your parcel and we did everything in our power to try and have it retrieved, but on very rare occasions parcels do go missing and cannot be found, I am so sorry about that. All the best PD

Thumbnail of user celestynaf
1 review
7 helpful votes
May 23rd, 2015

Very poor customer service - doesn't reply to customers emails. NO refund of cancelled order as promised - they took 355 Eur for nothing! Waiting for my money for over 3 months and they don't even have the dignity to answer my emails. NO cancellation policy on their website. This company is a joke!

Thumbnail of user joshg37
1 review
3 helpful votes
January 31st, 2016

Beware of this company as they are a scam, was suppose to broker a transaction as a third party for SB tickets. Took over $1600 of my money and nowhere to be found or responding to emails. This company is a scam!

Thumbnail of user stepheno22
Stephen O. – Parcel Direct Rep

Hi, This is a review for another site, not ParcelDirect.ie. This message was left by someone in the USA who tried to buy Super Bowl tickets and is not our company.

Thumbnail of user saraha94
1 review
4 helpful votes
February 26th, 2016

WE GOT HALF OF THE BOXES WE SENT. WE ARE WAITING FOR THE REST. JUST BE CAREFUL DON T TRUST

Thumbnail of user ianc83
1 review
0 helpful votes
November 8th, 2017

It's so nice to deal with real people at the end of the phone. They were so helpful with us moving home. Such a huge relief to find them. Thanks guys

Thumbnail of user patriciak86
1 review
0 helpful votes
April 12th, 2017

Thanks you to all the guys at Parcel Direct, such a big help sending my parcels. Thank you again so much, it was a huge releif to find you and have all my stuff arive safe and sound

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