Terrible Customer Service. They Refused to Refund My Money!
One of the worst online shopping experiences I've ever had. NEVER ordering from Bern Helmets again.
On September 22, I ordered a helmet through their website but cancelled just minutes later after realizing that even with Express Delivery, it wouldn't arrive on time.
I received an email confirming my order had been "refunded." However, a few days later, I noticed they had charged my payment method anyway.
When I contacted customer service, they told me my refund had been issued as STORE CREDIT, without my consent. I explicitly requested a refund to my original payment method, but they simply said they "couldn't" do that.
This is completely unacceptable and potentially violates EU consumer protection laws, which generally require refunds to be issued through the original payment method.
After contacting them multiple times, all I got were vague responses saying they were "investigating." Eventually, they stopped replying altogether. No resolution, no explanation, nothing.
Thankfully, I managed to recover my money by disputing the charge through my payment provider. Not because Bern Helmets did the right thing, but because I had to fight to get my own money back.
It's outrageous that a company would make it so difficult to refund an order cancelled within minutes.
My advice: THINK TWICE before ordering from Bern Helmets. Based on my experience, they seem far more interested in keeping customers' money than providing decent customer service.
Never again. Absolutely disgraceful customer service.








