Complaints

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• Initial Complaint

  Date:05/13/2025

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I ordered 69$ worth of bracelets from 4Ocean on April 20, 2025. It is May 13, 2025 and I have not received my shipment, I have not received an email about when my shipment will goout and Ive asked for a refund of my money. The phone number does not work that is provided on their website.I receive an automated email response that tells me my order is being processed and will ship out between two and three days. They have repeatedly sent the same email out to me over a span of two weeks. My order number is ********. They claim to be a nonprofit business, but are indeed a for-profit business. On the BBB website, I have read that frequently. Customers have not received that they have paid for. I would like the entire amount that was taken out of my account refunded into my account as soon as possible if this does not happen, I will go to my bank about the issue

  

  Business Response

  Date: 05/14/2025

  Hi there,
  
  I apologize for the delay and frustration youve experienced. I do see the email communication we had and their was a delay as stated. 
  
  Ive looked into your order, and a full refund has been issued. You should see the amount reflected in your account 2-3 business days. Since your order is already in route and will be delivered by May 20th, you are welcome to keep the items or gift them as you see fit.
  
  We sincerely appreciate your support of 4ocean, and I apologize again for the trouble caused. If you have any further questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to reach out.
  
  Best regards,
  4ocean Team

  Customer Answer

  Date: 05/15/2025

   
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  ***** ****

• Initial Complaint

  Date:11/25/2024

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I have been a member for 4 years and want to cancel my membership. There is no way to do this. They have no phone number to call and no on line ability to cancel my membership. I want it cancelled NOW!!!!!!!!

  

  Business Response

  Date: 11/25/2024

  Hi ****,
  
  Were sorry to hear about the trouble youve had canceling your subscription. After reviewing your account, I see you previously reached out in 2022 to cancel an order but chose to keep two remaining subscriptions. As of today, *** confirmed that all your subscriptions have been canceled.
  
  As a one-time courtesy, weve also refunded last months orders to ensure everything is resolved to your satisfaction.
  
  To assist our subscribers, we offer an exclusive subscriber-only phone line, which is advertised in all our confirmation emails and communications. If you have any further questions or concerns, please dont hesitate to contact us directly at ******************************* or via our live chat on our website, available Monday through Friday.
  
  Thank you for your support of our mission to clean the ocean!
  
  Kind regards,
  The 4ocean Team  

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/09/2024

  4Ocean is very disingenuous. They cancelled my membership but they didnt mention that I returned the mdse.

  They leave no way to contact them to cancel a membership nor do they ever return phone calls. They are frauds. I am finished with them

  Customer Answer

  Date: 12/09/2024

   
  Complaint: 22601226
  
  I am rejecting this response because:
  

  4Ocean is very disingenuous. They cancelled my membership but they didnt mention that I returned the mdse.

  They leave no way to contact them to cancel a membership nor do they ever return phone calls. They are frauds. I am finished with them

  
  
  Sincerely,
  
  **** *******

  

  Business Response

  Date: 12/10/2024

  Hi there, 

  The customer stated he wanted his membership canceled, and was asking for some money back. Customer never reached out to us about this, and has many ways to contact us. We canceled per his request in his first review, and offered a refund as well. 

  I left other ways to contact us customer has not attempted. We also do not have a returned order, never reached out about wanting to return anything. 

  Please let me know if you need anything additional from us. 

  Thanks, 

  4ocean

  

  Business Response

  Date: 12/10/2024

  Hi ****, 

  The subscription was canceled per your request. Regarding the return, we would be happy to help with that but looking into this I do not see any returned orders to us. We would need more information. We recently sent you a email you can respond there, or  send us a email at ******************************** or you can respond to our last conversation in 2022 if you do not see our recent email. Be sure to check your spam folder if you do not see it.  You can also use our live chat found on the home page of **************************. 

  We look forward to getting your return resolved. 

  Kind Regards,

  4ocean 

• Initial Complaint

  Date:08/27/2024

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I made an order online and within 20 minutes I cancelled the order on there website. I even emailed then to let them now that i cancelled the order. They however ignored that and shipped the item anyway. I then proceeded to email them again and they only answered when I threatened to call my bank. They however have still not refunded me

  

  Business Response

  Date: 08/27/2024

  Hi *******, 
  
  Were sorry to hear about the issue you encountered! We looked into the situation and found that your initial request to customer service came in outside of business hours. However, were currently working with the collaborating company to cancel your order for you.
  
  Due to the quick turnaround time with our collaborator, the order was processed, but weve refunded you in full. You should see the refund reflected in your account within 3-4 business days.
  
  If theres anything else we can assist you with, please dont hesitate to reach out.
  
  Best regards,
  4ocean

• Initial Complaint

  Date:08/02/2024

  Type:Delivery Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Ordered a bracelet on july 11 was charged the 85 dollars immediately and I have never received bracelet. I emailed the company 2 times with no response and it did not go to spam.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 08/06/2024

  HI ******,
  
  We are so sorry to hear that you did not receive your order, that is surly not the 4ocean norm. We taken a look into the situation and do not see any emails from the email address provided. However, we have issued you a full refund, and you will see that post back to your original form of payment in 2-3 business days. If there is anything else that we can help with please send us a email at ******************************** or you can use our live chat found on our homepage 4ocean.com . 
  
  Kind Regards,
  4ocean

• Initial Complaint

  Date:08/28/2023

  Type:Delivery Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  On 3 July, 2023 I ordered 4 bracelets from 4ocean, for the amount of $73.00. Was told there might be a short shipping delay because of 4 July holiday.Order was NEVER received. I have placed several inquiry emails, without response. Have been sent follow-up emails to rate my liking of product, which was NOT received - no response. Opened an account to complain, no response.USPS even has shipping label, awaiting product to deliver.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 08/28/2023

  Hi *****,
  
  We apologize for the delay in receiving your order. After reviewing the case, we found that we did try to contact you through email, but it seems like those messages were not delivered to your inbox. It's possible the emails were caught by your spam filter. We also left a voicemail on August 22nd regarding your order as we were concerned about the delay. We understand that you are disappointed, so we'd like to make it right for you. Sadly, we are out of stock of two of the bracelet you ordered, but we have issued you a full refund back to your original payment method for the order. The refund will be processed in 2-3 business days. We also discovered that your order was lost in transit and the tracking information was not updated after it left our facility.
  
  We would like to assure you that we are here to help you in any way we can. If you have any further concerns or requests, please don't hesitate to contact us. We are always happy to help.
  
  Sincerely,
  4ocean

  Customer Answer

  Date: 08/29/2023

  As to the 4ocean response - I accept the complete refund.   BUT, I am disgusted that they claim to have tried to email me several times regarding my order, or that they left a voicemail.   I check my inbox and my spam folder every single day - NO emails were sent about the delay of my order, but emails generated about how I liked my new bracelets arrived.   I kept them all, and also responded to the ones I did receive.   And, since I am retired and home every day, I can state without doubt that the company left NO VOICEMAIL.   This is disingenious company-speak, and reflects so poorly on 4ocean.   I'd love to hear them say that yeah, they screwed up and are sorry, instead of blathering meaningless excuses.   I will never do business with them again and will tell anyone I speak to that I think they are incompetent and possibly fraudulent.

   

  BBB - thank you so much for getting some traction with them in only one day after I spent weeks without any success.   Now, if they will only process my refund in a timely manner.
  

  Customer Answer

  Date: 08/29/2023

   
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.    But, please read what I submitted regarding their response to my complaints.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  *******************************

  

  Business Response

  Date: 08/29/2023

  We are so sorry to hear the customer feels this way, This is surly not the 4ocean. Attached are screenshots of our emails to the customer, and the out going call. We have a message into our email platform on this as well. 

• Initial Complaint

  Date:08/07/2023

  Type:Delivery Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  Placed an internet order for two items on 5/26/2023.4ocean shipped (1) of the items via **** which was received on 6/20/2023.4ocean indicated in shipping record that (2) items ****************** were shipped and received by me.Shipment made in Kraft paper envelope weighing 6 oz. - not sufficient weight or space to have included the ordered T-shirt.Multiple inquiries have been made via website to rectify have been ignored.Multiple telephone calls to Corporate Headquarters have yet to be answered.In summary - seeking to have this order completed, as ordered.Order # is ********.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 08/08/2023

  Hi there *****, 
  
  We are so sorry that you have not got in contact with us and that the order was received incorrectly. Looking into this, we do see that there was communication with about a replacement order 8/7/23. This is surly not the 4ocean norm, and do not want this experience for our customers. If there is anything else we can do to help please feel free to reach us via email at ******************************* or on our live chat found on our website. We are happy to help. 
  
  Kind Regards,
  4ocean 

  Customer Answer

  Date: 08/08/2023

   
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  ***********************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:07/17/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I paid $48.92 to 4Ocean.com for my monthly subscription (to receive a bracelet combo) on June 15, 2023. I have not received my bracelets for the month of June yet and have since cancelled my subscription.I either need to get my money refunded or receive the products I paid for. I wrote to 4ocean through their website contact form 3 times and have had no response yet. There is no way to call them to speak with someone about this either. As far as Im concerned, at this point they have stolen money.

  

  Business Response

  Date: 07/17/2023

  Hi there,
  
  I am so sorry to hear this. We do not see any emails from the email address used.  Regarding the order from June, I have issued you a replacement order, 44785298 which will be shipped out shortly and arriving in 4-7 business days. I can confirm the subscription has been canceled. If there is anything else that we can do please feel free to reach out to *******************************.

   

  Kind Regards,
  4ocean

  Customer Answer

  Date: 07/17/2023

   
  Complaint: 20332187
  
  I am rejecting this response because: My original order cost $48.92 and was to include a bracelet COMBO (which should include 1 beaded bracelet, 1 braided bracelet and 1 mystery braided bracelet). The replacement order you are now sending me seems to only include one beaded bracelet (and not the other two it should also include).
  
  ********************************************

  

  Business Response

  Date: 07/18/2023

  Hi there,

  Your replacement order has already started process for the missing items, along with that you have been issued a refund for June 15th bracelets you did not receive. We are so sorry for the experience you received, it is surly not the 4ocean norm. If there is anything else we can do to help, please do not hesitate to reach out. 

   

  Kind Regards,

  4ocean

• Initial Complaint

  Date:06/16/2023

  Type:Product Issues
  Status:

  ResolvedMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I want to cancel a monthly bracelet subscription to 4Ocean. I no longer want the bracelets. Also, I recently learned that theyre a FOR profit business, not a charity. I have tried to contact them several times in the last 3 weeks to get this done but I have never received a response from them. There is no phone number shown anywhere on their website. Theyre a fraud, and theyre hiding. How can I get this stopped?

  

  Business Response

  Date: 07/03/2023

  Hello, 

  This is the first that we are seeing or hearing of this issue. She hasn't reached out to our customer service via email, social or by phone. We were not able to find a subscription under that email but after some digging we found an account with a matching address under a different email. We have canceled this subscription and are reaching out via email to inform her. 

   

  Kind regards, 

  4ocean 

  Customer Answer

  Date: 07/04/2023

   
  Complaint: 20198303
  
  I am rejecting this response because:  I did email 4Ocean 3 times and got no response.  I used the link on their own website!  The subscription to be cancelled has been delivered to ***************************, my granddaughter.  The address for her is **********************************************************************.  Odd that they had trouble finding this subscription when they so easily find my credit card to charge me every month!

  I want to be sure that this is cancelled.  Their next charge would show up on July 15th.  If there is no charge then Ill believe they have finally let go of me.

  
  Sincerely,
  
  *******************

  

  Business Response

  Date: 07/18/2023

  Hi there *****,

   

  We are so sorry to hear this. Your subscription was under a different email address but your subscription has been canceled, and you have been refunded for the July shipment, you will see those funds in 2-3 business days back in your account. You will not be charged again for the subscription. If there s anything else we can do to help please feel free to reach out or send us a email at *******************************. 

   

  Kind Regards, 

  4ocean

  Customer Answer

  Date: 07/18/2023

   
  Better Business Bureau:
  
  I have reviewed the response made by the business in reference to complaint ID ********, and find that this resolution is satisfactory to me.
  
  Sincerely,
  
  *******************

• Initial Complaint

  Date:09/13/2022

  Type:Delivery Issues
  Status:

  AnsweredMore info

  Complaint statuses

  Resolved:

  The complainant verified the issue was resolved to their satisfaction.

  Unresolved:

  The business responded to the dispute but failed to make a good faith effort to resolve it.

  Answered:

  The business addressed the issues within the complaint, but the consumer either a) did not accept the response, OR b) did not notify BBB as to their satisfaction.

  Unanswered:

  The business failed to respond to the dispute.

  Unpursuable:

  BBB is unable to locate the business.

  I ordered a 4Ocean long sleeve t-shirt in early August, 2022. I'm sorry I don't have an order number, I thought 4 Ocean was a legit company so order number was unnecessary to keep. I was so wrong! I live at ********************************************************************************, and I expected delivery at this address, instead, they sent it to my old address: ***********************************************. They got this address from SHOPIFY, whatever that is. I contacted 4Ocean about this delivery and I was assured they would send a t-shirt to my new address. Saturday, Sept 10, 2022, a package arrived from 4Ocean, in it was a bracelet addressed to a woman in ********. This is unacceptable.I want the t-shirt that I paid $25.00 for, delivered to the correct address. That's all I want

  

  Business Response

  Date: 09/28/2022

  Hi there *******, 

  I'm so sorry you haven't received your correct order. I was able to locate your original order and we did send it to the address that was inputted at checkout. 

  ***********************************
  4019 *******************
  ****** ** 80237
  *************
  ************

  I see you have already contacted our customer support and we have issued a replacement to your new address: 

  ***********************************
  2716 ********************************
  ****** ** 80014
  *************

  You can continue to track your package here: https://www.ups.com/WebTracking?loc=en_**&requester=ST&trackNums=92748909901462543405041181/trackdetails

  If there is anything else I can help you with please don't hesitate to reach back out. 

  Kind regards, 

  4ocean