Complain About Home Chef - learn how to file a complaint

When your meal kit is missing half the ingredients, you need to contact them fast. Getting in touch with Home Chef can feel like a challenge, but using the right channel for your specific problem can make a difference. Here’s a breakdown of your best options.

Good luck getting a quick answer. Here's what you can probably expect.

• Have photo evidence ready. For spoiled ingredients, damaged boxes, or missing items, a picture is worth a thousand words and is your strongest proof.
• Know your deadline. Home Chef's cutoff for skipping or changing orders is Friday at noon Central Time. Many complaints stem from missing this window.
• Prepare your account details beforehand. Have your email address, order number, and delivery date ready to go so you don't waste time once you get someone on the line.

If Home Chef support is giving you the runaround or just plain ignoring you, it's time to escalate. Don't just give up.

Your first and best move is to file a formal complaint with the Better Business Bureau (BBB). It's a non-profit that helps consumers resolve issues with businesses. You can file a complaint online, and the BBB will forward it to Home Chef for a response. The whole process is public, which often motivates companies to resolve the issue. Filing with the BBB often gets a response, but it's not instant. Be prepared to wait a week or two for the process to play out.

For billing issues, like being charged after you canceled, a credit card chargeback is your most powerful tool. Contact your bank or credit card company, explain the situation, and provide any evidence you have. This reverses the charge directly, forcing Home Chef to prove the charge was valid.

Email Template to Complain to Home Chef

Subject: Formal Complaint: Unresolved Issue with Order #[Your Order #] / Account #[Your Account #]

Body:

To Whom It May Concern,

I'm writing again after my previous attempt on [Date of first contact] to resolve an issue with my recent delivery.

My box delivered on [Date of delivery] was missing the [Name of Missing Ingredient] for the [Name of Meal], which made the entire recipe impossible to cook. Frankly, it's incredibly frustrating to plan my family's meals around your service only to have it fail because of poor quality control. This isn't the first time I've had issues with ingredient quality or missing items.

To resolve this, I require a full credit for the affected meal to be applied to my account immediately. I don't want a partial credit or an apology, I want the value of the meal I paid for but did not receive.

If I do not receive confirmation of this credit within 48 hours, my next step will be to dispute the charge with my bank and share my experience in public reviews and with the Better Business Bureau.

Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.

[Your Name] [Your Account Email]

• Always take pictures. Before you even contact them, snap a photo of the spoiled produce, the damaged box, or the empty space where an ingredient should have been. This is non-negotiable proof.
• Ask for a supervisor immediately. If the first customer service representative is reading from a script or isn't empowered to help you, politely but firmly ask to speak with a manager or supervisor.
• Use specific, factual language. Instead of saying "the food was bad," say "the chicken had a sell-by date that had already passed" or "the lettuce was wilted and brown."
• Mention the competition. One user on Reddit said they got a full month's credit after mentioning they were switching to HelloFresh because of repeated delivery errors. A little competitive pressure can work wonders.

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