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Friars.co.uk Reviews

4.8 Rating 16,370 Reviews
96 %
of reviewers recommend Friars.co.uk
4.8
Based on 16,370 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Postal Service, Courier
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
98%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
97%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Customer Service
4.9 out of 5
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About Friars.co.uk:

Welcome to Friars! As an independent family company since 1927, our legacy is rich, giving rise to a unique blend of heritage and innovation.

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Email:

sales@friars.co.uk

Location:

6-8 Main Street, ,,
6-8 Main Street, ,
Cumbria
CA12 5JD

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Anonymous
Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Chocolate half eggs obviously left over from Easter and fruit and nut that was just Brazil nuts.Disappointed receiver of this birthday gift.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello, We are sorry to hear that you were disappointed with the products you received in your lucky dip, however, the listings of these products did state that may get a mix of products or just one type of chocolate. Again we are sorry you were disappointed. Kind Regards, Friars
Posted 5 years ago
Fab website, and the boxes look amazing. However the chocolates are very expensive for a product I'd never order again, they were so horrible. I don't understand why they had sweetener in and sugar. An expensive box should just be sugar unless it's for diabetics or has some sort of isomalt sugar work on. All I could taste was the sorbitol. I was so disappointed, it was my big treat. I gave some to my husband but he really didn't like them either. Sorry I really wanted to like them, but each one was worst than the last. Won't order again.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, We are sorry that you were disappointed with the chocolates you received from us. We hope that our customers find our products enjoyable, although unfortunately, they may not be to everyone's personal taste. The sorbitol used in those chocolates is to preserve the chocolates as opposed to sweetening them, however, we will pass your feedback on to Vegan Chocolatier. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Items arrives completely smashed to pieces
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Posted 5 years ago
Just like picture. Very well packaged. Arrived very quick
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Posted 5 years ago
The star is for service only. I was so disappointed in my very expensive order. With the exception of their fruit box I was very disappointed in their signature and ginger selection chocolates. We found them distinctly average and overly soft. From the reviews I couldn't believe we were eating the same chocolates. Sadly they are nothing special and for that price I would not buy again.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, We are sorry that you were disappointed with the chocolates you received from us. We hope that our customers find our products enjoyable, although unfortunately they may not be to everyone's personal taste. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Since my last review is nowhere to be seen ill review again. Placed an order for two baileys and truffles sets - nearly £20 but looked a decent size. Tried calling up to add something else to my order but they said i wasn't able to until the original order was despatched! For some strange reason! Got an email saying delivery would be 4th December. I was out in the morning but someone else was home as delivery was meant to be between 9.02am - 12.02pm! Called my mum who was home, at around 12.20 to see if it had been delivered she said nothing came. I checked tracking at it said it was with the royal mail. I got home at 12.45 and was home until 2.45 (school run) still nothing came. I checked my emails only to find an email at 1.56pm saying that 'someone tried to deliver but noon was home' i never even got a royal mail card through the letter box even though i was home at that time. Called Royal mail to question it and they said that nobody could get into my area and asked if i had any restrictions - get mailed delivered constantly even parcels by royal mail. I live in a main door at a main road with plenty of parking spaces so no restrictions. He said delivery would now be 5th december and i told him i was out that day but when i came home i eventually got the royal mail slip so asked for redelivery on 7th december. 6th December i gotten an email from them saying my parcel was to be collected even though i stated for it to be delivered to my home address on 7th. 7th came and i got the delivery but when i opened the box up i received two of the tiniest little things that i was able to hold in one hand AND also have a remote control in the same hand. A rip off. £20 for tiny little things! Never buying from here again its a rip off of money for the items, then delivery charge for delivery to be messed up!
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, Thank you for your feedback, unfortunately when you rang to add to your order it had already been packed and sent for dispatch. We're sorry you were disappointed in the size and price of the product. We do ensure that the items included within this gift sack are listed in the description on our website along with the size of the Baileys bottle and the chocolate lipsticks. We don't however list the dimensions which we will review for next Christmas. With regards to Royal Mail, we will pass your feedback on to our account manager. Kind Regards Friars
Posted 5 years ago
I feel conned I bought these chocolates for my mother in law for Christmas as they are her favourite I received 6 chocolate caramels costing 3.95 I didn't see the cost of delivery which was another 3.95 so very very annoyed that I paid 8 quid for 6 sweets it will never happen again
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, Thank you for your feedback and sorry you felt disappointed, however, this is one of our taster packs and we do state the number of chocolates within the product description on our website. We also have a set cost for delivery which we try to keep competitive. Kind Regards Friars
Posted 5 years ago
The Vegan chocolate soft centres are really bad. The texture inside is all wrong. It was hard and not smooth at all. Ideally soft centres should not be chewy and they should be smooth. I think you need to revise the fats you use within the soft centres, it needs to be more fluid, and also if you are adding rice flour to replace milk then you need it to be ground extra fine.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, Thank you for your review, sorry you were disappointed with the chocolates. Due to the process, it is harder to get the centres as smooth as standard chocolate, we understand that every chocolate is down to personal taste and preference, we'll pass your feedback on to the Vegan Chocolatier. Kind Regards Friars
Posted 5 years ago
Ordered 4 packs of golf ball chocolates as gifts, only 1 box is pristine, the other 3 are too bent/bashed to be given as gifts. Also chocolate sprinklings have come out of one box so pretty sure broken inside too, my first order with Friars pretty disappointing.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, We believe this has now been resolved directly with our customer service team. Kind Regards Friars
Posted 5 years ago
My order was delivered to someone else who contacted me themselves this man will not stop messaging me and the same day I received their order!!! Telephoned Friars they resent my order quickly with a small chocolate animal as an apology !!! absolutely disgusting service I will never purchase from them again and I would not recommend them
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Posted 5 years ago
Debating between 1 or 2 stars. Ordered two baileys and truffles sets thinking for the price they woll be decent size - they arrived tiny. Was due to be delivered on Wednesday 4th December i was tracking it as well and definitely meant to be delivered on 4th - never arrived. Gotten an email at 1.56pm wednesday stating they tried to deliver but nobody was home for it - i was home and they never left a card. Called royal mail to complain that i was home yet i got that email - they said they never tried delivering because they could not get to my door - my house is a main door at a main road with plenty of parking and easy access as millions of parcels gets delivered to the same street each day. Was due to be 'attempted' to be delivered on the 5th december - i was not home but they left a card. I booked for a redelivery for 7th when I knew I'd be home for it even gotten the confirmation email saying it was getting delivered on 7th to my home address - email from them on 6th saying its ready for collection at nearest post office which is cambuslang when carntyne is closer to me than cambuslang is but that's the way it is - meaning I was to go and collect it. It eventually got delivered on 7th and was disappointed about paying nearly £20 for two baileys that looked decent size only to be far too tiny that it was smaller than an infants hand - got robbed there. All in all i will not be using this company again as my first time using it was disappointing.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, Thank you for the review we are sorry that your order did not arrive on the date as expected. Unfortunately, we have to rely on a third party for our deliveries and although they are usually very reliable there can occasionally be delayed beyond our control. We do state the size of the Baileys and quantity of the truffles with the description of this item, please contact us directly if you would like to discuss your order in further detail. Kind Regards Friars
Posted 5 years ago
Very expensive for 3 Lindet chocolate tiny golf balls Cost over £7
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear you are disappointed in the size of this product we do state the dimensions of the box and weigh within the description of our website. Kind Regards Friars
Posted 5 years ago
The photo looked like a normal-size bottle (which you can buy for £16 elsewhere), but it turns out to be much smaller, which is deliberately misleading. I didn't see the 20cl written further down the page or I wouldn't have bought it (a 20cl bottle is £9 elsewhere). Product is overpriced in my opinion, although it is a nice box.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear you are disappointed with this product, we do state the content and dimensions of the gift on the product description. If you would like you are welcome to return this item to us for a full refund. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Very disappointed size of bottle won't be buying from you again was going to be s gift would of been embarrassed giving it
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Posted 5 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear you are disappointed in the size of the gift box however, we do state the volume and dimension of the product on the listing, to give an idea of the size of the product. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Still no response to the email you asked me to send and no replacements as promised! Let down again.
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Posted 5 years ago
Dear Paul, We are very sorry to hear that you have not received a reply to your email, you now should have received a response. Your replacement toffee has been dispatched today with Royal Mail 24. Sorry again for any inconvenience this may have caused. Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
This is the third review I've given! Too many. If you state a delivery time as between 9am and 1pm, YOU MUST ADHERE TO IT! Royal Mail are notorious for this sort of thing, I suggest you source somebody else to do your deliveries.
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi, Thank you for your feedback, we are sorry to hear you were disappointed with the service you received, however, we do not state delivery times on our website. If you tracked your item with the Royal Mail the time they provide is only estimation that they try to adhere to. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
Ordered 10 tasters only received 9 emailed Friars but still waiting a reply Friars will never receive another order from me and I will never recommend to anyone
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Posted 5 years ago
Hi Jayne, Thank you for your message, we are very sorry you haven't received your order or had a response to your email. We have checked our emails it doesn't appear that we have received your original email. We have sent you a private email if you could let us know what is the best option for yourself. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 5 years ago
The chocolate console control gift was out of it sell by date on delivery. I was very disappointed with this level of service. Although the customer service was very quick to rectify the issue.
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Posted 6 years ago
We do apologies for this error; we have now put more steps in places to rectify this error so it avoid this happening again in the future. Sorry once again Friars Customer Service
Posted 6 years ago
Disappointed by the size it was pathetic for the price
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear you are disappointed in the size of the large sheep however, we do state the weight and height of the product on the listing, to give an idea of the size of the product. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 6 years ago
Shocked at the size of the tractor !!! Thought it would be twice that size !!
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear you are disappointed in the size of the tractor however, we do state the weight and dimension of the product on the listing, to give an idea of the size of the product. Kind Regards Friars Customer Service
Posted 6 years ago
Friars.co.uk is rated 4.8 based on 16,370 reviews