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Primrose Reviews

1.3 Rating 648 Reviews
6 %
of reviewers recommend Primrose
1.3
Based on 648 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Over A Month
On-time Delivery
Greater than 11%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 46%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.1 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better
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Anonymous
Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Alas like all other customers I’ve been let down.Ordered two bush roses,unfortunately they were both dried out and more or less dead.I contacted Primrose via email,asked to send photos.Heard nothing for a few days,contacted them again,the reply was we are too busy to resolve your problem at the moment. I will never use this company again.Keep well clear!!
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Posted 4 years ago
Disgusting service clearly experienced by hundreds of people. Order placed in early April 2020 and no delivery or reply to endless emails and phone lines off. Appalling. Never expected this from such a large company.
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Posted 4 years ago
Like every one else, part of the Order arrived in dribs and drabs then after numerous emails a part refund arrived still leaving plants outstanding and no response since !!! Will never use again .
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Posted 4 years ago
Terrible service with no communication at all! I have waited over 7 weeks for my items and had no updates. Still awaiting and had sent several emails with no response! When my items did arrive they were badly packages and a few of the plants damaged. I will not be using the company again, which is a shame as they advertise what looks like a great service. Very disappointing
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Posted 4 years ago
Absolutely terrible service. I too wish I had checked reviews prior to ordering. Placed my order on the 4th April. Sent four emails requesting clarification on delivery and got the same generic templates autoreply. They kept pushing back delivery til finally, out of the blue my quince tree arrived on Tuesday. It was supposed to be a 'nursery fresh quality tree'. It is actually a diseased stick. 5ft tree with 14 blight effected leaves. It would be safest to destroy it but I am waiting to see how long it takes for all the leaves to fall off as I contact my card company to demand a refund. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY
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Posted 4 years ago
This company has the worst customer service - i wish i had read the reviews before ordering. You cannot contact them - i have sent over 8 emails, 5 online forms, 3 facebook messages and no replies - how can such a large company take someones money - without even giving them an update or some customer service. I am now going to get a third party involved as duding not he reviews below their customer service does not improve
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Posted 4 years ago
Avoid this company at all costs! I ordered some items on March 31st and then a second lot a month later not knowing how appalling they were going to be. Half the first lot came. It was nice to receive something during lockdown but was saddened that a number of the plants were gasping their last and the purple petunias were not what had been originally ordered. I raised concern via multiple emails to incompetent staff who kept fobbing me off with misinformation however, I have just received a refund on this order from the items that were missing. The second order is a different matter. It remains outstanding and nobody is responding. As a result we have now threatened them with legal action and Trading Standards. No wonder this company were on the Joe Lycette programme: ‘small tree complaint’. They take your money under false pretences and then try to lie their way out of it (or ignore you completely). I repeat again, avoid this company at all costs - it isn’t worth the stress.
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Posted 4 years ago
I placed two orders 4th April sent several emails after receiving generated response from them I finally received a message through Facebook messenger informing me one order would be with me by end of May and still nothing. There was no mention of my other order. I paid via PayPal so have now contacted them. When I placed both orders it stated 7 to 10 days
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Posted 4 years ago
And that’s being kind! Absolutely terrible. Lots of emails, promises and no plants ... what a waste of money and response to requests on delivery. Disgusting. I could not add photo as no plants
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Posted 4 years ago
RUBBISH - RUBBISH - RUBBISH One more recruit to the growing army of people who have not only had rubbish products from this company but also very poor and non-existent customer service. Plants ordered in early April not delivered and generic email all that resulted from multiple requests for feedback and information. Plants promised for “mid to end of May” (originally said to be ‘in stock’) 2nd of June and no plants or information. Trading standards and other regulatory bodies will be contacted. The problem with companies such as this is that they ruin the trust that people have in the internet. I will buy from local suppliers in future. RUBBISH.
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Posted 4 years ago
Same problem as everyone else, no delivery, no response to emails and no means to contact the company.
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Posted 4 years ago
DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY !!! I ordered our plants on the 3rd of April 2020 and we are still waiting for the complete order. We did receive509 one battered tomato plant and a dead cucumber plant. I have attempted to contact them via their website but all you get is a generic response telling you that someone will contact you but nobody does. You cannot call them because they have removed their phone lines. Bad experience. I will be applying for a county court judgment today. It costs £25 for a claim up to £300 and you can do it online at Gov.uk https://www.gov.uk/make-court-claim-for-money/court-fees
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Posted 4 years ago
50 pound spent on plants and no plants delivered, no email replied, no money back.. scam company!
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Posted 4 years ago
I fear I am about to join what seems an army of very dissatisfied customers, but only doing so to bring down the Company's rating. My experience is very similar to the ones of people, who posted reviews before me: order taken by Primrose, generic email to inform me about possible delays due to Covid19, no goods, no further order update, no response to multiple emails. I ma taking it with the Credit card Company for a full refund
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Posted 4 years ago
Do not use this company!!! We ordered a cast iron garden arch in April. It was delivered damaged. We tried to return it but there is no company phone line open and they do not reply to emails. So we still have the damaged item which cost over £150.
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Posted 4 years ago
Their communication and behavior during these times has been terrible. Not only failing to fulfill orders, but also simply ignoring customer enquiries. Twitter is full of distressed and out of pocket customers simply begging for refund now. Refunds which the website assures people are available. Automated email responses, ignored enquiries on social media, yet still open for business and happy to take more peoples money. Shameful behaviour! Ordered mid April, received a general Covid update stating there would be small delays, and have heard nothing since.
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Posted 4 years ago
Same as other complaints here. Order made over 5 weeks ago. Money taken by Primrose. Part of the order arrived but still waiting for the rest. Emailed customer service three times. No response. I understand delivery problems due to Covid-19 but there is no excuse for ignoring email enquiries. Totally frustrating. They have lost another customer.
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Posted 4 years ago
Goods ordered in April. 3 e mails sent with 3 acknowledgements received. No further response. No goods. Only action taken was taking my money - which was immediate. Asked for refund , no response. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY . THEY WILL TAKE ORDER AND MONEY THEN NOTHING.
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Posted 4 years ago
Same as others, wish I had read these before ordering!!!, still waiting for a very simple order which are still on there site claiming you will receive within 10 days....ive been waiting 5 weeks now!!, numerous emails sent but surprisingly no replies 😬 please avoid, especially now the garden centre is open again.
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Posted 4 years ago
Zero stars unless something changes soon. I ordered and paid for 2 garden benches in August of 2019. Told that they wouldn’t be in until January. Very stupidly agreed as one was for a wedding present and I had told the bride’s parents about it. The only contact I have had since 26th of August last year is down to me. Spoke to someone who told me end of March delivery Still no benches, no reply to emails and I am £305 out of pocket. Definitely taking this further...
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Posted 4 years ago
Primrose is rated 1.3 based on 648 reviews