I bought something on Oct 11, 08, it was delivered to my local DHL facility on Oct. 17. And it just sit there for more than 10 days. It was delivered on Oct. 28, but according to their website using the tracking #, no one was home on the 1st attempt. I live in a gated area, the package would be going to our mailroom, which means they didn't bother to get the code to come into the gate. A note at the front gate specifically tell all parcel service not to do just that, and they're simply being lazy. Their excuse: they don't have the code or the person who did doesn't work there anymore. Guess what, I saw a note on my neighbor's mailbox the next day (that's inside the gate). After calling them to provide our site manager's number to get the code, they made a 2nd attempt, but again, they failed to bother to get the code. Another call to check the status after waiting for two days, they said partial of the info (including the manager's number, coincidentally) was missing from the 1st call. So I gave them the info again, and they assure me they have the info this time. Upone checking the status another two days later, to my horror, it says the package has already been returned back to the shipper. Talking to the manager Jo (badge # 1227), she said that I had to request for 3rd delivery in order for them to do so. But when asking what was the point of me providing them the info, she kept dodging the question and hinting the I didn't request for the 3rd delivery, which sounded like it was my fault. Instead of being profession by forward my advice, they simply trying to avoid taking the responsibility of they service. I ended up calling the shipper and they were awesome enough to re-order my item and send it to me via a 7 days service at a different location. I feel bad the they had to suffer additional lost of expense because of the service (or lack of it) by DHL. Unfortunately, I couldn't pick zero or half star, so I had to pick one. I should specify that not all DHL facility are like this, but the one at 7683 Earhart Dr, in Alameda CA definitely does not deserve to be in the parcel service. To all merchants, avoid using DHL if your customers are in the Alameda County, you'll make your customers happier! read more

I had to send an important document to my daughter in law in China. I was reluctant to use DHL because of the many bad reviews I had read but really had no choice. I went to this location expecting the worst but could not have been more pleasantly surprised. The location is a little remote but when I found the proper door to enter I was met by a man named Darryl. He could not have been more professional and accommodating. I was not familiar with what I needed to do to get the document to my daughter in law but Darryl patiently and pleasantly guided me through the process. Darryl made this a pleasant and efficient experience. My biggest problem was finding the location, but Darryl made it well worth the effort. One suggestion: Darryl says to go in the morning as the location gets quite busy and confusing towards the end of the normal business day. read more

HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE, HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Did I mention HORRIBLE?? So I had a package overnighted from Apple. It didn't arrive the next day, so I called DHL at about 10 pm that night. They tell me that their system says it's out for delivery and will be delivered that day. I ask, "is it normal to deliver packages past 10 pm?" They told me to sit tight and wait for the delivery man. Needless to say, he never showed up that night. Or the next. Or the next. Or the next. Or the next. Or the next. Or the next. Finally, after being promised delivery the next day for 5 days the DHL customer service (AKA customer disservice) woman "special Saturday delivery overnighted" it. The woman even promised it would be there. SHE PROMISED. You know what happened.... After the Saturday delivery failed, I ended up calling Apple and taking BART into the city to get what I needed straight from the Apple Store. Apple told me to refuse the shipment when (or if) DHL ever decided to deliver the original order. Come Monday, it's sitting under the front door mat. DHL didn't even allow me the pleasure of refusing the shipment after a week of waiting around for an overnight shipment. DHL = HEADACHE = WORTHLESS. Seriously, your money is better spent on a carrier pigeon. It would probably get there faster. Oh, and pigeons don't lie to you which is a big plus in my book. read more

What's the point of having a delivery service if their "call to reschedule delivery" doesn't actually connect you to anyone and you always end up having to go pick it up yourself? read more

terrible company. they're so bad at their core competency: delivering packages. they always manage to get it wrong somehow.

Terrible service - management has to do something - They can not simply do their job - I'm calling every day to control and everytime same - nobody knows nothing - and weeks after my package is still sitting at their office. DHL Oakland - you are the most terrible service in the world. read more

I ordered items online that shipped with DHL. They were shipped over 1 week ago with 2 day service and sent me the tracking code. My items have been sitting at the Oakland depot for 3 days without 1 attempted delivery. When I tried calling the service lady yesterday she said she would track down my item and call me back. I have yet to hear from her, and my items have still not been delivered. read more

I'm right there with you brother! I guess zero stars isn't an option. Four packages that I sent out this week. None arrived within three days of their commitment to me. I sent one Monday next day delivery by noon, it arrived Friday evening after 4:30PM and the driver had the gall to tell the reciever that he's been busy after it had been on his truck for the last four day. Two other packages mailed at the same time Have been sitting in the Oakland distribution center for three days and has never been put on a truck. Now DHL's call center won't even take a phone call. It hangs up on my when I ask for a representative telling me that it has long wait times and that I should call back later. It's been like that for two days now. read more

This rating is to a lady by the name of Susan who answered my call. I got a message from DHL with my tracking number,asking to clearify address, that person did not leave his name. When I called back, I started with my tracking number, Susan kept giving me a hard time, insisting that I gave her the name of the person who had called me, otherwise she would not be able to help me. After I asked her name, she started to make sense, telling me DHL needed to clearify my address. Why people taking the long route to do " customer service"? read more

Ok so this is the fourth time I've had a package shipped by this business and it's been a horrible experience with every delivery. Every time they say they attempted to deliver the package and no one was home. They come during hours people usually work. I've had damaged product by them delivered the box was so torn up that it was obvious even with fragile stickers all over the thing. But yesterday was finally enough to make me write this post. I had a simple shipment of contacts. Of course the usual we attempted to deliver but no one was home. I was home during the hours they claimed they dropped it off, and they didn't even bother to leave a note to fill out saying it was ok to leave by the door. I would not recommend this delivery service avoid them as much as possible. read more

I have received the poorest service from DHL. The Oakland, CA facility lacks communication skills and competent staff. Everyone from the facility who has attempted to correct the errors DHL has made has only made it worse. I am sick of being apologized to and nothing gets corrected. To add insult to injury, I spoke with a Supervisor Rich or Rick. He was rude and unwilling to correct the errors or take responsibility for the mistakes. So far, I have wasted over 5 hours on the phone, and a trip to Oakland, trying to get my package, and yet, no package. Due to the pitiful service I received from the Oakland, CA facility I will never purchase a product from any shipper who uses DHL. read more

DO NOT USE DHL!!! Terrible. Both delivery drivers and customer service lie.

this review is for the service point only. after reading a buncha not so good reviews/complaints with their delivery service, i decided to have my package delivered to this service point for pick-up. once i got notified from the tracking info that my package was ready for pick-up, i took a lyft to head over there. getting my package from DHL express was relatively easy and smooth. you let yourself in, ring the bell for service, show them your waybill and ID, sign and receive your package. my only complaint is that the location is kinda far and a little inconvenient to get to. their hours aren't the best if you're working a regular 9-5 job since they're closed on the weekends. read more

The one star rating is about two stars too many for this company. Live everyone else I have faced their dubious "attempted delivery" routine and their incompetent and rude customer service. You can see hundreds of similar complaints from all over the country by checking any of the other customer-based review websites. The ONLY people who have anything good to say about DHL are shippers who love DHL's low rates. Of course those are shippers who don't care that they will never see any repeat business from the customers that DHL abuses. read more

DHL has been one of the worst costumer service experiences that I have ever had. They tried to deliver multiple times while I was out of town, so someone called me from this branch and had an attitude with me about coming to pick my package in the next two days before they returned it to sender. I told that person that I couldn't come until the weekend (because I was out of town) and asked her to hold it a bit longer. She agreed and even gave me of the address of this office, so that I could come pick it up over the weekend. I drove 30 minutes out of my way on a Saturday to pick up my package only to find out that the office is NOT OPEN ON THE WEEKEND, which the rep failed to mention. 1 Hour of my weekend lost. I called the number of the office listed on Yelp, but it was disconnected. I waited to the following week and called customer service to complain and asked to get the package sent to my office. I was told it would arrive within 2 days and it has been over a week. Last night I received an email notice telling me that I don't pick up my package it will be returned to sender, they have no record of my work address or the request to have it shipped to my work and as of right now I have been on hold for over 35 minutes, simply trying to fix the issue that was supposed to be resolved last week. I have now been waiting over a month for my package! I just want my package. Isn't your only job to deliver packages What are you doing. read more

Worst delivery service ever! This is MY FIRST AND LAST time dealing with DHL! Got a text from them yesterday saying my package would be delivered today...ok cool great...its a pretty important package so I decided to wait on it...I checked my tracking number hourly watching the status changes and the last time I go to check it it tells me they need more info and that I need to call them...so I call and the guy at customer service (who didn't sound to eager to help) tells me the guy came and that he thinks the driver went to the upstairs apartment instead of the downstairs apartment...so he makes a note of where the driver needs to go when he comes back tommorow (when I will not be home btw) so I ask the guy on the phone if it would be possible to just pick it up tonight from their office (as I have done before with Fed Ex) and he tells me I cannot and that I could pick it up tommorow from their office if I wish...this whole process was just very frustrating and I will not be dealing with them anymore!!! Do yourself a favor and stick with Fed Ex or UPS read more

I had a great experience with DHL in Oakland. Very helpful person at the counter who was polite and efficient. I just ordered a pickup of two packages going to Greece and the DHL courier arrived within an hour of my call. Another very friendly and helpful person! So far my experiences with DHL have been stellar! read more

On first glance I was worried my encounter would be like the other negative reviews I read, but I was pleasantly surprised. The staff was super friendly and very helpful. The front area is a little intimidating as there is no one there to greet you when you walk in, but the experience was fast and relatively painless. Just beware, while their policy is credit card only, that does not apply to all country. Make sure you know the policies of your country or you'll have to run out and get a money order at the post office down the street. Better yet, bring a check book! read more

A package was sent 12/21 for Next Day by 3pm delivery. It's now been 8 days and still no package and no notice that DHL has been to the house. We just called DHL and apparently it's been sitting in their facility since the 22nd. This is so frustrating. Now we have to drive to DHL to pick it up ourselves. That would make it 10 days that we would receive a package that was expected to arrive the next day. I will never use or recommend DHL to anyone! read more

DO NOT order from companies that use DHL for shipping. If you live in an apartment complex, you'll just end up getting to drive to the airport to pick up your package, because DHL will "pretend" to deliver it, "forget" to leave a ticket for you to sign that it's okay to deliver without a signature, and you'll never see your order. I HATE DHL. read more

Order a package from DHL COMMERCE never received my first packet so I reordered the packet and it's going through the same shipping method which I probably will never receive it and I'm just stating here that this is for DHL commerce and Fargo Florida I'm not understanding and I just think that DHL should use a different method I live in Oakland California and they're shipping my package too Union City why wouldn't they just go ahead and ship it straight to Oakland we'll see what happens the package is supposed to be delivered on February 28th 2017 read more

I had to travel from Concord to Oakland to pick up my package because DHL could not find my address in Concord. We live in a family home in Agostino Court, but DHL could not find it. I suggest they install Google Maps on their computer. read more

This is the worst delivery company! I requested for an express delivery. My package was suppose to come in 3 days ago. Called the company they said the driver could not locate my address. I asked what address they had on file and it the correct one i had given them. DHL attemtepted again the next day. The driver says the same thing he couldnt locate my address. So im like ok....I can pick it up tomorrow( today). I called the company to verify my pick up that i set up the night before and the person on the phone says my package is out for delivery! At this point im furious. I already spoke to your representative and verified that im picking up my package. Called again today to get the status and guess what? They couldn't deliver. Big suprise. Now im on the phone and the representative says the carrier did not see the message that i will be picking up my package. Im so done with this company. I am hoping that nothing goes wrong tomorrow when i attempt to pick up my package. I paid for fast delivery and got me picking up my package. Great service read more

My business cell phone was damaged. DHL was contracted through Asurion to replace the phone. DHL promised the phone would be delivered on Thu. When the phone didn't come, I called. They said they had "driver problems" and would deliver it on Fri. The phone didn't come on Fri., so I called. They said that I told them I would pick it up and it was not on the truck (not true). They promised to deliver it on Mon. Again, no phone. They AGAIN said I told them I would pick it up and it wasn't on the truck. I finally got it on Tue. (5 days late). They would not even refund the delivery charge, although they apologized profusely. This is a business phone and the only contact with our customers. I do not know how a delivery company that does not deliver on its promisses can stay in business. I don't think they will be in business long with this record. I HIGHLY recommend NOT using DHL (which stands for "Documents Hopelessly Lost"). read more

Claimed to attempt delivery and recipient was not home. I was home during the alleged delivery attempt. No notice sticker was left. There are multiple comments in different site about this practice. This is not an isolated incident but a company policy. I hate liars. read more

Whatever you do, DO NOT USE DHL! They are incompetent and do not care if your package gets to its destination or not. I HAVE THE PROOF. On a Wednesday I received a legal ltr. package from DHL at my door. I live in the only 8 story apt. building in Alameda, right on the waterfront, WHERE THEY DELIVERED. I called for a pickup of that same package(prepaid return) THAT evening! They never picked up and never called either of the numbers that I gave them. The excuse was that they couldn't find the building! The bldg. has only been here FOR OVER 30 YEARS!!!! SO THEY JUST DIDN'T TRY AGAIN! NO CALL FROM THEM....NOTHING! I was on the phone with various customer svc. reps for approximatey a total of 2 hrs! I asked for a supervisor twice to which the response was that they'd have one call me. NOBODY CALLED. Finally I got a call from a Tampa, FL supervisor who promised me the pick-up would be SATURDAY, THREE DAYS LATER. P.S. I'M STILL WAITING FOR THEM TO PICK UP. It's Saturday, noon already! If the package isn't picked up today, I'm contacting my atty. Monday to sue for the loss of a $285,000 DEAL! Then I will have to find somewhere to fax a 30 page contract, AT MY COST, and pray that the deal doesn't fall through! THESE PEOPLE ARE INCOMPETENT AND SHOULDN'T BE USED BY ANYONE! FEDEX FOR ME FROM NOW ON! read more

I give them no stars...they suck! I have called 2 times as my dell laptop sits in the waste of their storage and not one person can get it delivered to me, however I was told feel free to go get it......Are you serious? I paid for shipping for that type of response....For Real????? read more

My package arrived on 10/20 and to date, I have still not received my package. I have called and have been given false promises on my package being delivered. In fact, one employee informed me "if the wait is too long, then just come and pick it up! They are completely unprofessional and unreliable. HORRIBLE! read more

Absolutely horrible will never use them again. Don't ever rely on them for service been trying to get our package back for days!!! wasting hours on the phone. If I could GIVE THEM 0 STARS I WOULD!! read more

Try some other provider. These folks said Italy charged almost $200 in duties on my package after telling me there would not be any on used personal clothes I was sending to my son to wear in Italy. No recourse to get the money back. read more

A package was shipped through my insurance company on Sat 10/18 and was suppose to arrive Monday 10/20. It is now Wed 10/22 and it has still not arrived. Everyday I have called and everyday a person at DHL tells me it will arrive before 3pm. By tracking the pacakge it has arrived at the local DHL facility for 3 days now. I was told by a supervisor that they still cannot deliver it until tomorrow because they are out of drivers for the afternoon. read more

I had a package shipped from Italy. It arrived very quickly but they wanted to deliver it during the week in the middle of the day. Of course I work during that time. I was offered to reschedule the delivery. I rescheduled the delivery to a different day and made arrangements to be home from work that day. I received an email to confirm the reschedule. Needless to say on the original delivery date the driver came out and nobody was home. I received an email saying as such. I rescheduled the delivery once more. The next day I received a message that they were coming out that day, still not the day I needed. I rescheduled a third time and this time I called to make sure they can see the reschedule. They confirmed the the date. When I arrived home my neighbor came to me with my package saying they signed for it. I DID NOT AUTHORIZE THIS. Extremely disappointed, what if I was not friendly with this neighbor. read more

Here's what you don't hear. while some of us chose not to work during this last Bart strike 10/ 2013. My DHL driver did, to the glee of my 82 yr old mother. While I'm at work during the day, she can count on him for a few kind words, laughs, a friendly face. Not someone posing as a repair man stealing her blind. Though he may not be John Stamos. She's just as happy to see his face. telling me later that eve, about some funny passing joke they shared. We all need to remember are own short comings but it's obvious allot of people don't. These driver's are your neighbors, friends, family, strangers in front of you in Starbucks. There doing a great job considering traffic, accidents, weather, holidays, Bart Strikes, the idiot dog owner that bites them. Dhl's drivers tolerate all of our own imperfections here in the US and abroad. As for me, anyone who takes time out in their busy day and put a honest smile on any persons face is perfect. read more

I had a package of about two pounds of papers to send to Mexico so I checked the DHL website for an estimate. The $82 didn't sound unreasonable so I brought the stuff down to their new office at Jack London square. They accepted the package alright but they charged me $189! When I questioned the difference between the price estimate from their website and the actual charges (a reasonable question, I would have thought), the lady there responded in what I thought was an extremely condescending manner (as if I were unaware of the fact that businesses need to make a profit). She explained that the $82 was simply DHL's share and they couldn't help that the actual shipper wanted money as well. Actual shipper? I thought DHL WAS the shipper! I'm not particularly happy about the overcharge or the fact that they turned the package over to an unknown company but I'm actually annoyed by the snooty response I got when I questioned the state of affairs. read more

Unfortunately yelp dose not have a (o) i am waiting for my package since 2 days now and they are not capable to deliver it to my address. My doors ar open my garage door is open and i am waiting for the truck to deliver the packages, unstated of that i see the remark as " no one was there" the second day the same thing i called the 1800 number at 5.56 am to make sure that they are going to deliver the package with a note of the tracking number waited from 8 am till 7 pm and keep tracking and it's not delivered again and this time with a excuse ( the premises was closed. HELLO DHL I LIVE IN A HOUSE AND FIND A DRIVER WHO DELIVERS AND DOSEN'T LIES. MAYBE DHL IS WAITING TILL THEY HAVE INUGH PARCELLS TO DELIVER TOWARDS CONCORD CA. THE CONVERSATION WITH THE SO CALLED COSTUER CARE, " WE ARE SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE WE WILL TRY AGAIN TOMORROW" DAY NUMBER 3 ???? And the same thing we can't give you the time wait and maybe your lucky that we deliver it to you. WHAT A SHAME A GLOBAL MULTI BILLION DOLLAR COMPANY IS LIENG TO THERE CUSTOMERS. DHL should invest more into the customer service instead of advertising and making false promises. The manager of costumer service told me we are sorry...... don't be sorry just do your job and make sure your drivers ar not giving you wrong information. don't waist 3 days of your costumers shame on DHL. read more

It's difficult to find the words to express what I feel about DHL without resorting to cursing in general, mindless ranting and then throwing my new computer against the wall. But I shall try. While I already have issues with UPS, DHL has now topped my list of companies I will never ship through. My sister ordered me a birthday present over 2 weeks ago. Sadly it was sent by DHL. I still have not received this present. Somehow the idiots who work there managed to get the wrong address. How is completely beyond me. And they seem to lack basic communication skills, like talking to the manager of my apartment complex who was there every time the claim to have wandered over here. To increase their inefficiency, I got to talk to them yesterday and they claimed that the package would be delivered and to the appropriate address too. I don't know how, but the package is still sitting on some truck somewhere waiting to be delivered. Did the driver smoke a little too much pot yesterday and has fallen asleep on the side of the road? If that guy is cuddling my birthday present, I'm going to kick some butt. Or maybe they just randomly chose packages that they are going to keep. While I don't believe my anger has been reflected very well but my furious typing, I will say this: don't ever use DHL. And if somehow your Amazon package is shipped with them, it might be best to just cancel and find it somewhere else. Because you're never going to get it. or you will, but after a brief stay in a psych hospital. Jerks! read more

I paid extra for a graduation cap to get in time for my son's graduation. It cost more for the shipping than the cap itself. The sender used DHL specifying that the package had to be signed for. DHL only delivers during hours when most of the world works. They don't deliver on weekends or holidays, and will not give a window of time for the delivery to take place. They tried twice while I was at work. I was going to have to either take a day off work or drive to a city forty minutes away to pick it up. I tried to call the warehouse where the cap was being held to find out the hours. Their phone had been disconnected.I spoke with three customer reps in the span of a couple of days. The first two customer reps simply repeated the same information over and over, without giving me any options. The third rep was helpful in suggesting how we may be able to resolve the issues. Although I commend the third rep, by that time I had a headache from the stress. read more

I bought a computer from Dell which was supposed to be delivered on 10/24...and still not here ..i have called serveral times and they don't even know where the package is .. CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT ??. I was told there was a staffing issue, first than i received a called that the package was going to be deliver two days ago and never did .... i went to their warehouse in oakland i was told by Nicole that the driver had the package in the truck and that it was going to be deliver in 30minutes .... 30minutes after no Delivery .... i called and Nicole said the driver made a mistake and the package he had it was not my package that they checking with the other drivers to find out who has the package .... can you believe it ...WOW ... WOW WHAT A SERVICE ... the 800 number is useless ... everybody in DHL is useless they don't know what they doing... they always giving you the wrong information ... i think my computer still sitting in the warehouse in Oakland and since they are too lazy to look for it ... they said the driver has it for delivery ... now they are telling me a different story after i drove one hour to their oakland location ... THIS IS SOOO STUPID ... A-HOLES . read more