Hi Karolina,
We always want our customers to have a flawless experience, but we do need to gently correct the timeline mentioned in your review, as the delivery delay was not caused on our end.
Because we care about our customers' orders, we want to be completely transparent about the lengths we went to in order to help save your food:
Monday 3:51 PM: We carefully dispatched your order using specialised temperature-controlled packaging and ice packs to keep your food perfectly chilled in transit. When we dispatch an order you get an email saying "Your order is on the way to you. Track your shipment to see the delivery status". If we go by your review, you claim you received this email on Sunday and rushed home when we don't dispatch on weekend and DHL doesn't deliver on Sundays.
Monday 5:46 PM: In less than 2 hours after dispatch, the DHL logs show the delivery was manually rescheduled on your end to Thursday. So, to clarify, the DHL order was rescheduled by you before any delivery attempt was ever made, as it had just been collected from our store. Sadly, delaying the courier this long breaks the cold chain needed for fresh food. In your review you mention you received an email in the morning and that's when you rescheduled when the logs prove otherwise.
Tuesday Morning: Because we closely monitor our shipments (especially during a heatwave!), our team spotted your rescheduled date and immediately gave you a call to warn you about the risk of spoilage and tried to help you with solutions.
The Solution Offered: After learning that you delayed the delivery due to work constraints, we actively encouraged you to redirect the package to a local DHL Service Point. They are open late, which would have allowed you to safely collect your fresh food after your shift without it going bad. We also sent a follow-up email with this advice.
We know juggling deliveries and work schedules can be tough, and we are genuinely sorry that your fresh food went to waste! However, our shipping policy clearly outlines that for chilled perishable products, customers must ensure someone is available to accept the delivery, or select to leave it with a neighbour or in a safe space.
The policy also explicitly states that we cannot accept refunds if you miss your initial delivery day and the products are no longer safe to consume. We truly tried our absolute best to ensure you got your food in perfect condition, and we are so sorry you chose not to use the alternative collection options we provided to save your order.
It is very disheartening to see such false claims on the timeline of events in an attempt to make us look bad and damage our reputation when we have truly gone out of our way assist you in the best way possible.
Nonetheless, we wish you all the best 💚,
Continental Food Store