Reply from Bongo InternationalMar 18, 2016
Hello Jayne,
Thank you for contacting us. I am sorry to hear that your items arrived damaged. When customers activate items for shipment, Lost and Damaged Protection is selected by default. While this protection is not required, Bongo encourages all customers to utilize the service. This is due to the nature of international shipping, items generally must travel long distances and can have a larger risk of damage due to this. We strive to offer the protection at an economical cost (just 2% of the order value) to allow more people to take advantage of the offer.
In terms of making contact with our service team, I show you successfully sent in multiple service tickets (1/27/2016, 03/09/2016, 03/14/2016, and two on 03/16/2016) all with multiple replies from you and our service team. You have also called and successfully spoke with our service team and you have been in direct contact, by email, with our claims department.
The sole reason we cannot cover the claim is due to you opting out of the coverage. Example: If a person broke their sell phone, without insurance on that phone, their carrier would not cover the cost to replace the phone.
We apologize for the inconvenience. Please contact our service again, if you have any further questions.