Horrible delivery services
Hardloop uses Chronopost as a delivery service. A combination (for lovers of Catch-22 novel) which is deservedly ranked among the worst I have ever encountered.
When placing an order, you fill in the required information, select the shipping method, the order is accepted, everything is confirmed by email as it should be, ..., no signs of future problems
But then you receive an email from Harloop with the message "YOUR PACKAGE NEEDS YOU!" with a link to the order tracking page with the information "Le transporteur est en attente d'une information de votre part" CHRONOPOST NETWORKS â the page is in French and does not offer any other language, strange, considering that the e-shop offers several language versions, but not surprising). It is possible to click through to the carrier's shipment tracking, where you get the same information, albeit in English: "CHRONOPOST NETWORKS
Parcel held, pending information from the consignee." A small detail is missing: any clarification about what information is involved and where and how it can be provided.
Chronopost offers a chatbot, but only in French, messages via messenger, you cannot send it to them, or an app not available outside France, there is a french phone number too. What more could you want from an international online store
This leaves the option of contacting Hardloop or trying to resolve the issue through DPD, which delivers Chronopost shipments in Czechia. Several days of effort have so far resulted in only a few more lines in the shipment tracking with the information "Parcel in transit," "Parcel held," .. in transit, held, etc.
It wouldn't matter if delivery wasn't the fastest, but it's very annoying when you're bothered by requests for information that you entered in your order, which should have been verified, and by miscommunication between carriers, without any reasonable way to easily resolve the issue. You pay for the shipment in advance and then have to "fight" to even get it.