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Post-Delivery FeedbackAug 11, 2025
My son’s stick broke Thursday evening, days before tryouts. HM’s site showed a Tuesday 5 Aug delivery date, which would be just in time for Tuesday night tryouts. 1 day shipping isn’t offered for Alaska on their site, though it’s available for the rest of the US. I placed the order Friday, showing a 5 Aug delivery date and paid extra for 2-day delivery, the fastest option available for Alaska.
I didn’t receive a shipping notification on Saturday. Surprising, since I checked their website before ordering and nowhere said they didn’t process orders on Saturdays. I received a notification on Monday for a Wednesday delivery (which was too late). I immediately emailed customer service explaining the situation and asking about the 2-day shipping and why my item had been advertised for Tuesday delivery and then sent a shipping notification with estimated delivery Wednesday.
No response from CS the rest of Monday or Tuesday, but I’d received no less than two advertising emails from HM per day since the moment I placed the order (even on the weekend). Finally, on Wednesday, I got an email response from CS stating HM offers “next day business and 2nd business day” shopping options and therefore my order was arriving on time.
It’s unfortunate that CS didn’t bother to look up my order number (which I provided) before erroneously replying with an incorrect assumption that I should have selected the 1-day shipping option. Again, this isn’t an option HM offers for Alaska customers.
As soon as I received CS’s email, I followed up immediately with a phone call and luckily received the same CS technician that sent the email reply. After waiting six minutes on hold, CS knew exactly who I was upon answering, thanks to caller ID. She offered a half-hearted apology but stood by her email reply. She eventually offered to refund shipping charges and didn’t seem to care when I pointed out their website lacks any details on order processing time or days and that when my estimated delivery date was Tuesday when I placed the order, why I would be upset that wasn’t accurate.
I still need the stick. That isn’t the issue. The issue was the false representation of shipping times and the non-transparency of their website. Nowhere does it say that orders will only be processed Monday-Friday. Nowhere says 2-day shipping means I’ll receive my item 6 days later. On top of the generally dismissive attitude by CS quoting incorrect customer options (I.e. 1-day shipping).
I could have ordered from a company that delivered when promised. Other companies have the same stick. I’ll order from them. I won’t make that same mistake again when timing is critical. And due to the generally dismissive attitude of CS, I’ll likely not be a customer again. It’s been 5 days since that phone call with CS and I’ve still never received an email showing the shipping refund. I’ll skip the headache of poor HM CS and inaccurate shipping times and just order somewhere else for my hockey gear next time.