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    Additional business information

    Additional Info:
    BBB files indicate a pattern of complaints regarding this company. Consumers have advised our office of the following issues: late or non-delivery of products, missing or incorrect items delivered, reneging on refund promises, issues with quality of products and customer service. Consumers do not receive a prompt resolution of their concerns.

    On June 1st 2020 BBB sent a email to notify the business of its concerns and requested that they work towards correcting the underlying reason for the complaints.

    On June 17th, 2020 BBB received a response from Hero Outdoors regarding their Pattern of Complaints. Hero Outdoors has agreed to implement strategies to eliminate their Pattern of Complaints. The response from Hero Outdoors:

    Throughout the COVID-19 crisis our business has experienced upheaval after upheaval. We lost a large percentage of our staff due to immunocompromised family members, our fulfillment process was greatly effected by our suppliers throughout North America being shut down for a duration of time or also greatly reduced in their productivity because of state/government restrictions.

    We recognize the complaints that have been made against our business, and are taking steps to make changes immediately - beginning with hiring new stuff, adjusting our fulfillment process for quicker/ more efficient service, and increasing our communication with our customers - specifically on out of stock or discontinued items, where customers now will receive an immediate refund.

    These changes are being implemented immediately, and we believe they will greatly increase the quality of our customer experience moving forward. We believe that Hero Outdoors can remain an upstanding, family-run outpost in our community and are looking forward to continuing to serve our great customers moving forward.

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    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 15 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    89 complaints closed in last 3 years

    2 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Reasons for BBB Rating

    Business Details

    Location of This Business
    11 - 1240 Phillip Murray Ave, Oshawa, ON L1J 6Z9
    BBB File Opened:
    16/4/2008
    Alternate Business Name
    • Hero Army Surplus Inc
    Hours of Operation

    Primary

    M:
    9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    T:
    9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    W:
    9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    Th:
    9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    F:
    9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    Sa:
    9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    Su:
    9:30 AM - 5:00 PM
    Contact Information

    Principal

    • Jeff Schwartz, Owner

    Customer Contact

    • Jeff Schwartz, Owner
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    Customer Complaints

    89 Customer Complaints

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    Customer Reviews

    15 Customer Reviews

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    Most Recent Customer Review

    Dave C

    1 star

    06/06/2024

    I ordered x 2 ******* bag water filters. I received correspondence telling me my product was on the way and to download an app to track the shipment. After downloading the app it requested access to my contact list. Why is that required? I deleted the app. Next I receive notice that the products are not in stock but they would ship when it's in stock again. They could not provide me with a timeline for it to be in stock. I canceled my order and they notified me they would send the request to finance department. After waiting 7 days I again asked where the refund was. They replied they're waiting for finance. I escalated the issue with ****** and got it the same day.

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