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Wob Reviews

4.5 Rating 2,398 Reviews
89 %
of reviewers recommend Wob
4.5
Based on 2,398 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Postal Service
Average Delivery Time
Next Day
On-time Delivery
96%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 93%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
4 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
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01903507544

Email:

marketing@worldofbooks.com

Location:

World of Books Group, Mulberry House, Woods Way
Goring by Sea
BN12 4QY

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Wob 2 star review on 4th March 2024
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Wob 2 star review on 4th March 2024
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Wob 1 star review on 12th August 2023
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Wob 1 star review on 13th February 2023
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Wob 1 star review on 13th February 2023
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
My sister recommended World of Books, I'm glad she did! It's excellent, recycling, less land fill, environmentally friendly. The condition of the book is displayed and brief description of story line. Super fast delivery. Well done!
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Posted 3 years ago
Hello, Thanks for your review!
Posted 3 years ago
Bought four books which were stated to be in 'very good condition'. Was disappointed when they arrived as they felt grubby, some with bent pages and one was actually a library book. Would not buy from them again.
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Posted 1 day ago
Take note of all the recent bad reviews and go elsewhere. I ordered a book stated to be in ‘very good’ condition, but on arrival (2 weeks for delivery in the uk!) it was, if I’m being kind, ‘readable’ stains on pages, broken spine etc. Intended as a gift so not suitable. Bought the book from Waterstones as birthday imminent. Requested refund. And am on a carousel which clearly is intended to make you give up. I’ve contacted my bank now and requested chargeback as the goods were faulty. Avoid.
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Posted 1 month ago
Simply terrible. I’ve ordered a book and a few days after asked how long it would take for it to arrive. They reassured me it was shipped already and should arrive within 15 working days. After 15 working days I emailed asking if they could check where’s the book and guess what? They replied me after another 5 days that they ran out of stock and the book wasn’t even ever shipped! So much time wasted when I needed it for school a month ago.
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Posted 1 month ago
I don't even want to give this 1 star but I had to click on it to be able to write a complaint. I was buying something on ebay on Sunday evening and after paying I checked my account to make sure it had gone through and discovered a book from WoB which had been sitting in my basket for weeks and I had forgotten about, was included in the purchase, along with an item from a third seller which I had also forgotten about. I IMMEDIATELY clicked cancel payment immediately but WoB say it was already shipped and so too late to cancel. But the other item I accidentally ordered was cancelled immediately. On top of all that WoB have made it impossible to contact their customer services. I tried ringing customer services and get message that because coronavirus restrictions they have temporarily closed their phone lines!
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Posted 1 month ago
Order a signed John Cleese Fawlty Towers book, received am unsigned book. After a lot of time spent being sent in ever decreasing circles from blind staff who clearly can't read and wouldn't buy books from this useless company anyway, I was told a replacement would be sent out..Today I received the replacement, a Free Guy DVD???? . Absolutely unbelievable. If they use AI it must be the thickest AI in history todate. If they use humans they clearly are the thickest in history..How they messed this up I don't know.
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Posted 2 months ago
I had been buying books and cds from Wob for some time. The experience was good until last month. I ordered some books from them. Wob sent me emails confirming the books have been shipped with details and tracking numbers. It sounded great. However, some of the books are nowhere to be found in the packages delivered. I've tried to contact them twice via their contact form, but no response from them, not even an automatic confirmation sent to my email that they've received my messages. This is irresponsible.
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Posted 2 months ago
I loved wob but ordering has become impossible, for me. I would love to talk to a person but the number isn't accessible and the message is from 2020 covid. The forms won't accept my details, same as always, I haven't changed anything. I'm going to a shop
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Posted 3 months ago
I had been using WOB for years, no more I had been using WOB for years, but recently their quality has dropped - and by a lot! They often send incorrect items or orders with missing items - and take no responsibility for their errors. Customer service agents are deliberately unhelpful without ever bein rude, and talk you in circles rather than ever helping. They even went so far as to claim that they were under no requirement to write the correct info on a book (the one I ordered has an incorrect ISBN, description and title). I was then asked to return the item via international postage, which literally cost more than the refund! So basically, no book, and less money than I started out with, a totally outrageous result! Be careful, especially when ordering Used items, as they take little to no responsibility for their mistakes.
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Posted 3 months ago
Received 2 books. Neither one in condition stated. One paperback was supposed to be a hardcover. WOB told me to mail back to England, on my own dime, for a refund. Not worth the cost.
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Posted 4 months ago
I had ordered a book in very good condition. When it arrived over half the pages were written in. It took four emails to finally get a response from the company and then I had to send pictures, which I did. They finally agreed to give me less than a dollar back. Clearly, I will not be using this company again.
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Posted 4 months ago
I used to use momox uk, but due to being constantly disappointed needed another supplier of the obscure CDs needed for my collection. WOB have been consistent in supplying what I want, with free postage, quick safe delivery and quality items. Thank you for a fantastic service.
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Posted 4 months ago
24 hour after I placed order my account said I had NEVER placed an order but the money was taken from my acct within hours of purchase. Its now been 20 days and all I have is auto generated emails with different signatures telling me here is the tracking number they found my order- every thing says 5-7 business days until you order then they email you with 7-14 working days . My tracking FAKE number said on May 27 label created and picked up by shipping partner --- on way to USPS HOWEVER its now been 20 business days still nothing has changed on the tracking side still shows May 27th on way to USPS. They keep telling me in emails to wait . I have read MANY people with same issue ORDER is NOT FOUND in 24 hours Money is OUT of YOUR Bank and ITEM never ships! one individual did get her item 102 days later ...YUP 102 days later another said 115 days later and the item was very used not in Very Good New Condition as when she ordered. GODO REVIEWS ARE PAID employees or the actual owners of WOB DO NOT BELIEVE those GOOD reviews Look at the BAD reviews they all are the same WE are telling the TRUTH
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Posted 5 months ago
no phone contact, chatbot not working, if they get it wrong ., customer pays the postage sod that.
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Posted 5 months ago
Ordered a 'very good' condition hardback - they sent a very tatty paperback. WOB's response was "All our listings state that the item picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary." So, it doesn't matter what you order, and pay for, WOB can send you any old rubbish they feel like. And they expect me to pay to return the tatty book I didn't order, and definitely don't want!
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Posted 6 months ago
On April 3rd 2024 I ordered four books from WOB. I noticed on the website that if you order four books the fourth one was free. I emailed them to inquire about their policy regarding this. After waiting for a significant amount of time they finally responded only to say to give them the order number. Well, I not only gave them the order number but listed the books and the price of each book. The upshot is that they never responded, I'm still waiting. I think that the offer was a come-on, a lure an enticement. I may be naive and ingenuous but they aren't they knew exactly what they were doing. This company was bought by an equity firm that's only purpose and priority is to make money not to insure the satisfaction of its customers. They are disingenuous. I contacted my bank and intend to dispute the $38.15. I will probably lose so my only recourse is to unsubscribe. I got ripped off, scammed. Caveat Emptor. I didn't get any receipt from them since they obviously never shipped the books. So no proof.
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Posted 7 months ago
Guys I ordered 12 books and international shipping has no tracking code, it's still ok but when 20 days pass it sounds sus I contacted them several times and they said ur book got lost we will dispatch the 5 lost books again in 24 hours so u don't give me a tracking number but u can know my order details I'm I dumb in ur eyes np we can close an eye for that and after I waited 40 days and it never arrives I'm still contacting them until this moment I just wanna my money back like wtf are u doing are stealing for us in front of us like they see us as nothing and they never response early at least 2 days like what shall I do in this case
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Posted 7 months ago
I was sent a wrong item as part of my order and after contacting WOB about this they told me they are unable to supply the other two items in the order. I have had to contact them four times about getting a refund for those items, they keep offering me a choice of another book from their website, but i just want a refund, it should not be this difficult. Arggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhh
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Posted 7 months ago
Verbal reasoning book had the answers circled in pen. About as much use as a chocolate teapot.
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Posted 7 months ago
The book I ordered was `delivered' yesterday. What actually came through the letter box was an empty package. The book had not been packaged properly and it was presumably lost between the WoB warehouse and my address. What is especially frustrating is that I have been unable to contact or get any intelligent response from WoB: they are impossible to communicate with. Won't be using them again!
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Posted 8 months ago
Ordered 4 books only 1 got delivered, emailed several times and got no reply cant get though on the phone number! Wont be using again!
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Posted 8 months ago
Wob is rated 4.5 based on 2,398 reviews