I hate leaving bad reviews, try and resolve any conflicts or issues with the person directly and believe in 2nd chances, but.....
I have ordered items from Free People and each time I do, and they use ONTRAC instead of another carrier, THERE IS ALWAYS A PROBLEM! Most recently, I ordered a very expensive item that was shipped from the Reno Nevada Free People location. When I saw the carrier was Ontrac I was fearful I would not receive my item in time for the birthday gift for my mom. We are committed to ensuring each celebration is an amazing one since her diagnosis of pancreatic cancer (which is fatal). The notification from Free People and Ontrac said it would be delivered 1/10. Then, then it said 1/11. On 1/11, it said there was a "delay" but had no indication of where the package was. The Free People website said Ontrac said the package was going to be delivered 1/11 and was in Benicia. So i thought, I can just call Benicia and drive 45 minutes to pick it up to ensure my mom gets the item she has been wanting for weeks! I can and was immediately placed on robot answer, unable to reach a human! I called back and began to press random buttons and finally reached someone who told me they would transfer me to customer service. I was then placed on hold, then someone picked up and hung up! I called back, pressed random numbers and finally another human answered. I was told that they did not know where the package was and that they would look into it because the last scan was Reno, not Benicia, and the last scan was 1/10!!!!! They said that they did not know why Free People's website would say, picked up in reno, lady scan benicia (although I am positive Free People got their info from ONTRAC and did not magically obtain their update from the courier gods!) They said I needed to wait and call back again to see if there was an update because they could not assure me where my package actually was.
I would not be so upset if this was for me, but the fact that it is for my mom, something she wanted so dearly and we do not know how many more, if any birthdays she will have is unacceptable. Ontrac has previously been the carrier on other packages from Free People Reno Nevada and they have previously 1) lost my packages on two occassions; 2) lied and said it was delivered pn another occasion ( we have cameras and on that occasion THERE WERE NO DELIVERIES FROM ONTRAC OR ANYONE ELSE the day they said it was delivered; 3) and on another occasion, they said they "delivered my package to the porch" but when I got home, it had been thrown onto my neighbors garage entrance (and yes we have video of the driver in his truck, not getting out and just throwing the package onto my neighbors garage driveway!!!) luckily, I live in safe, gated community, have awesome neighbors and have cameras- so no one is stealing my alleged Ontrac deliveries, you can't make this stuff up...smh!!!!
That said, I have 0 expectation that this item will ever be delivered, have 0 expectation that Ontrac will even care enough to look into it and 0 expectation that they will call me back in any effort to resolve this.
Ontrac needs to do better. I have already reached out to Free People and expressed my frustration with Ontrac and hope that the Reno location will employ the services of either UPS, FedEx or USPS because I have NEVER had a good experience with Ontrac.
The worst part of all is that my mom will not receive the item she most wanted for weeks, the item is no longer in stock and I have no way to make this right for her! I know Ontrac is a huge business and I am just one person, but the people you deliver to are real, honest and hardworking and delivery of their packages mean a lot to them. They should matter to you! Your service should be important enough, that you care about ensuring their items make it to them! If nothing else, treat us the way you would want a carrier to treat you or your loved ones. Like I said, I am sure this will fall on deaf ears...but I needed to let others and Ontrac know, people are being affected because of Ontrac's exceptionally poor service and lack of attention to customer concerns! Thanks Ontrac, way to go!!!!! read more