Stay Far Away From ECO BEE HIVES
Eco Bee Hives is not a reliable business. They don't stand behind their products. Albert Chubak accepted over $600 worth of returns from me last year and just kept it. No refund, no exchange, just kept the money.
This was after he shipped $795 of beehive equipment WITH NO PROTECTION WHATSOEVER!!!!
No bubble wrap, no foam, no saran wrap. Nothing!!!
His workmanship was shoddy, and didn't deliver everything that was promised. He is a nightmare to deal with!!
Now he claims he was never paid, which is clearly disputed by American Express!
I'm not the only one either. Check this:
http://www.ripoffreport.com/r/Albert-Chubak/internet/Albert-Chubak-Utah-Hive-Eco-Bee-Box-Wont-refund-for-returned-merchandise-Salt-Lake-City-1149765
and this post at Beesource:
Re: Eco Bee Box
I have to agree with the OP on this: stay away from Eco Bee Box. I ordered a TBH from him thinking it's a beautiful hive and would look nice in the yard. Big mistake. Here is my time line:
I purchased a TBH from Albert back on 2/22 and 4 days later he marked it shipped with a note stating it would ship within a week.
On 3/4 I sent him a msg asking when the hive was going to ship and telling him I needed it by April 1st when my bees were to arrive. He said no problem.
Sent him another msg on 3/12 to find out when it would ship and he stated he was working on it. Sent another msg on 3/15 asking for an update and was told he had emergencies and was still working on it. On 3/21 he told me it would ship that Tuesday, 3/24.
The hive didn't ship Tuesday, or Wednesday or Thursday. He states UPS picked it up Friday but the tracking # doesn't show anything at all. Either way, it wouldn't be here before tomorrow. When I called him out on his Eco Box chat page, amazingly the tracking # showed activity. The hive was picked up on 3/30 instead of 3/27 like he was telling everyone.
The hive arrived 4/6/2015, well past the 4/1 date I needed it by. Opened the box to find he packed a 100lb bee hive in packing peanuts. Not very adequate at all. Once I got the hive out of the box, I had to find all the wax strips which were just thrown in the box. One package of strips was crushed. Then I had to look for the wax that was suppose to come with the hive. Not there at all. After setting up the hive, my husband and I got a good look at it. There are wood cracks where quite a few screws are. This happens when you don't pre-drill the holes. One leg bracket was missing half the screws. There were no follower boards at all. And the copper top and window covers (upgrades he said he was doing with my hive) weren't there at all either. It's been one lie after another. This TBH is a piece of junk. The frames won't even stay hanging. If you bump the hive just slightly, the frames fall. How is that safe for bees? Albert has chosen to ignore any of these issues and has since blocked me on Facebook. He has absolutely horrible customer service and a huge God complex thinking his hives are the best out there. That can't be when you have no problems sending out junk.
Jeannie
