Communication was horrible

Kristin Submitted this review about Gold Star Transport
Review made Live: 2/19/2018 5:09:00 PM
Ellen gave us hope of getting our vehicle by certain days several times, but failed to deliver. She made it sound like it wasn't going to be a problem, then we wouldn't hear anything. The worst part about this whole experience was the lack of communication on her end. She would say things like, I will get back to you by the end of the day and we would always be the ones contacting her the next day or so to figure out what was going on. After getting our hopes up of it being delivered before Christmas, then New Years, finally 22 days later she found someone to deliver the vehicle but they wanted cash. Ellen said she would reimburse us $400 and it would take 30 days to show back up on our statement. A month went by, nothing. I called she made up excuses about the credit processing and said she would know by end of the day, we wouldn't hear back from her, so again, we were the ones contacting her. Long story short, I ended up filing a dispute on my credit card. It was a mess and I wouldn't recommend this company to anyone. It would be one thing if she said it would take 3-4 weeks to deliver the vehicle, but when she gives you the promise that it'll make it there by the weekend, or before Christmas, and several weeks later and $100 more, we finally get our vehicle, it's not worth the hassle. Go somewhere else.

Company Response
Ellen Kealey from Gold Star Transport Submitted this response.
Response Date: 2/20/2018 2:13:00 PM
As a family company it is always distressing to receive a review that is not favorable and having gone almost three years without one shows that we take our customer service seriously. I would like to note that the order for transport was placed on Dec 21 and at no time was there a promise of a "christmas" delivery as most trucks have already found their way home for the holidays. This was explained and we tried our best to secure transport,even working throughout the holiday. Every client has my personal cell and I am available via call,text or email most every day as is confirmed by my previous reviews. I do offer a full pay service to help my clients with not having to have cash at hand on delivery and I do this at a great risk but occasionally we secure a carrier that has a preferred method of payment. When this happens all monies are returned in a 30 day period. This clients car was delivered on Jan 13 and I sent the request to my processor for the refund and thirty days later would have Feb 13. This day turned out to be my worst day ever a my husband tragically passed away and to say I wasn't in the space to remember this refund was an understatement. I am writing this 7 days later and am still in a place that is awful but I do want to say a heartfelt apology for any lack of professionalism during this time. Client has received her car and her money and I hope this review will be received with understanding and that the explanation shows how Gold Star Transport is a company of integrity and has been since 2007. Ellen Kealey 919-623-1618