I need to share my experiences with Embark Pet Transport and I urge you: please, do not deal with this company. I have lodged a complaint against emBARK with the Better Business Bureau.
Preparing for an international move is a very busy time and we put our trust in Matthew, who assured us he could manage the transportation of our oversized dog. With a lead time of more than six weeks, we secured the deal with a deposit of $1,000.
From that point, our customer experience was brutal. Interactions were fraught with lack of information and horrible planning. Even as we were boarding our flight more than six weeks later, we were no further ahead than when we secured our deposit on June 26.
Four days after arriving at our destination, he handcuffed us with a quote of $10,900 via Chicago. I still don't understand how this made sense logistically and it was priced at 3x our original estimate. We begged Matthew to find us a reasonable solution. Our conversation lead to retracting our agreement and he told us that he would keep a part of our deposit for his time spent on the file. Thankfully, he returned all of our money, but even that was a hassle. Instead of returning our money in a reasonable time, he e-mailed us with excuses which took more time to write than send an e-transfer. This interaction in itself seems to be echoed in reviews and his replies to reviews.
I ended up researching and coordinating the transport to JFK. With the help of our family, friends and reliable companies, we were reunited us with our family member twenty *very long* days after our arrival.
Reading the reviews against his company and speaking with other colleagues who underwent similar experiences with emBARK, I confirm that I am not alone. This has caused our family an unreasonable amount of stress that I hope no one else has to endure. read more