Primrose Reviews

1.3 Rating 643 Reviews
6 %
of reviewers recommend Primrose
1.3
Based on 643 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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Terrible service. Never have I had a service like this from a company who sent one plant out of two I ordered. the other was delivered 4 times to the wrong address which was an empty house. They then delivered the item which I reordered and sent a plant 10inch smaller than I ordered. No customer service at all. Will not use again.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I have looked into this order and can see that it was fully refunded and a goodwill gesture of the whole order was sent out to you at no cost. I am sorry to hear that this was not acceptable as we really do our best to ensure the best experience possible when things go wrong. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
I ordered a 5ft nut tree it came under 3ft looking like a twig rubbish
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I have looked into this for you and can see my colleague has reached out to resolve this with you. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Appalling trees which must have slipped through quality control - roots non existent on two of the three trees, size below specification, form of third tree dreadful. A four month wait after payment for until delivery yesterday. Is there any control over what is supplied?
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I’m really sorry for the experience you’ve had with us and I can understand your frustration. I’ve sent you an email to hopefully help resolve your issue and make up for the service you’ve had. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Complete rip off and fraud primrose has committed. I order 100 cm plant in t litre pot sent me 57cm plant in 2 litre pot!!! Shocking! Plus damaged and out of 4 plants I got only 3 after waiting over 2 weeks and in bad condition. Fraud to send falsely advertised item and incomplete delivery
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I am very sorry to hear about the disappointment this has caused. I have looked into the order and can see that it has been fully refunded for you. I apologise for any inconvenience experienced and that we have let you down. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Ordered 4 plants on 18 March 2022. On the 25th March I rang to be told by Maxine it would be with me soon. Two days later I rang again - Nabila said sorry package damaged it transit so I will have to wait for more to be sent. I rang again 30th March - Saran told me yes plants will be with you today. I rang again this morning 31st March as I had no email/text to be told by Portia plants damaged in transit so will have to wait until sometime next week. I asked to speak to a manager .. eventually told both Sadi and Katie were in a meeting but will ring me within 24 hours. Words fail me - no way to run a business. I'll wait for their call
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I'm really sorry for the disappointment your latest order with Primrose has caused you. In order to resolve the issue for you and improve your experience with us, I’ve now emailed you to assist you further. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Ordered a gift for mothers day 7 days ahead of time, 5 working days. It stated it was shipped a day after the order was placed and product handed to courier. Item did not turn up. I contacted Primose a week later to query where it was and they advised the plant was in a bad condition so did not send out and have no stock left. Then stated they will send it when new stock arrives. No communication to advise me this was the case ahead of time, it took me contacting them to chase the order to find this out. I have asked for a full refund, which was not offered as a solution as I don't want to wait for stock, whenever that may be!
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I am very sorry to hear about your experience. I have looked into the order and can see a full refund was requested for you and was issued to the payment method used. I apologise for the disappointment caused. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Placed and order online and paid close to £50 for a peach tree with a stated delivery time of 2-4 days. Other than a confirmation email on the day of payment I didn’t receive any further correspondence. The tree was purchased as a present for Mother’s Day which was the following Sunday. With a 2-4 day delivery time you would assume that would be sufficient time for it to arrive. So, decided to ring them to be told “oh it’s with the courier”. When asked for the tracking number they were unable to provide one but simply said it’s DX. Anyone who knows DX will know EVERYTHING gets a tracking number IF they have it. I then get a reply to an email from another so called customer services rep who said due to a delay with their suppliers the best they could do is estimate delivery early next week. I.d after Mother’s Day. No apology about why they didn’t get in touch sooner to say there was a delay. Nothing but a sham company who, it would seem, simply take orders and then try and fulfil some of them with other suppliers. Just so we can be 100% without doubt who you are dealing with (and they come in a number of guises and company names) but if you do a companies house search for Mark Pearson (so called CEO) or Meika Ltd you will see who’s involved in this sham together with other trading names which you may wish to avoid. I get things sometimes go wrong, but having rubbish customer service processes is simply down to bad management.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I’m really sorry for the experience you’ve had with us and I can understand your frustration. I can see my colleague has contacted you to resolve this with you directly. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Please please please please do not use this company!!! The customer service and products are awful! If I could have given it no stars, that would have been my preference rather than 1 star. We are currently having our garden landscaped and my wife wanted a water feature which we purchased from Primrose. Unfortunately that arrived broken so we had to send it back but we were not able to get a replacement or a refund until the goods had been returned. Took the day off for the courier (as they do not specify a time) and no one turned up or contacted me that they were not coming due to an accident on the M6. I was only made aware of the situation after I got in touch with customer service (over 24 hours to reply). Asked for compensation as either me or my wife will need to take another day off but so far that has been ignored! Whilst all this is going on, my wife decided to order another water feature from Primrose for next day delivery as the landscape gardener was getting fed up with the delays. The water feature arrived but it was badly scratched and not acceptable considering the amount we were paying to landscape the garden and also for the water feature. Anyway the wonderful customer service asked if we would accept it if they gave us a discount?????? To be honest with hindsight this was probably the better option! Eventually the replacement water feature arrived but this time it was more scratched than the original one. Anyway we have run out of time and the landscape gardener had to install the better of the two water features. My wife is so upset and we have yet to get all the sub standard/broken water features that are pilling high in our living room floor collected and then refunded. The pleasure of dealing with Primrose continues and you have all been warned!
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I am really sorry to hear about your experiences with us. I have looked into the two orders and can see that the first damaged item was refunded and the second order the replacement was accepted with a discount. I apologise for any disappointment caused and am glad we could resolve this for you. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Really wish I had read the reviews before ordering. I Watson given a 10% discount code, applied it but no discount given. Worse, when I emailed so-called customer services I got a reply that it only applied to orders over £100. YES, if the person had bothered to check I had spent £109 plus delivery. Really what is the point?! Have just sent another email …
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I’m really sorry for the experience you’ve had with us and I can understand your frustration. I’ve sent you an email to hopefully help resolve your issue and make up for the service you’ve had. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
I ordered a selection of fruit trees to be delivered to my brother for his birthday. I received notification of my order on 7th March and was told delivery would be made in 2 to 4 days. On his birthday on 15th March I discovered that no delivery had been made and, on calling Primrose, was told the trees still hadn't been dug out of the field. They offered no apology and explained I'd have to wait 4 working days for my refund. This is a company that should be avoided at all costs. BEWARE! DO NOT ORDER FROM PRIMROSE!
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I apologise for the experience you have had. We have done our best to resolve this satisfactorily for you and I am sorry to hear this was not possible on this occasion. The full refund has been made for you and should appear shortly if not already. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
I feel totally let down by this company. I ordered a tree online to give as an 80th birthday gift. It states on the website that delivery is 2-4 working days. After 4 working days I called to chase and was told to expect delivery the next day. When I asked if this was definite I was told yes. The next day there was no delivery so I called again and was told delivery would be the following week. Although offered a refund I have been left with the stress of now having to source a gift of a specific tree in 24 hours. Impossible! Very disappointed in the service.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I have looked into your order and can see it was delivered a day after expected. I apologise for the disappointment this caused. I have emailed you directly to assist and resolve this with you. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
I ordered plants in sale, then read the reviews! The plants arrived promptly this morning, exactly in time frame quoted when ordering. The plants are just sprouting, are healthy and in great condition. I'm really pleased with my Primrose purchase, off to plant this afternoon.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi,Thank you for your review. I'm sure it will make a beautiful addition to the garden. It's great to hear you are enjoying your plant. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
I ordered three hazel hurdles. The delivery driver unfortunately damaged the first of these on offloading which I witnessed. Primrose agreed a £30 refund to the order but I am still waiting. Of the three hurdles the other two were built very different from the first, they had huge gaps in between the hazel and frankly would not have lasted. The delivery driver agreed that they looked very different and were light weight by comparison. I did not accept these two hurdles as I was concerned they were not of the normal quality. I am still awaiting a refund for these two hurdles which were not unloaded to me and rejected whilst in the care of the courier. Photos taken and signed with the courier. Please Primrose, uphold your customer service and process refunds efficiently.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I'm really sorry for the disappointment your latest order with Primrose has caused you. In order to resolve the issue for you and improve your experience with us, I’ve now emailed you to assist you further. - Monica
Posted 2 years ago
I ordered plants from the Primrose website and was sent an email saying they were on the way. A couple of days later I chased as plants hadn't been delivered and was told they couldn't find my order details (I had sent them THEIR email to me with order details) and, despite not finding my details, was informed my order had been fulfilled by Amazon so take up any problems with Amazon. This has nothing to do with Amazon! Didn't order through, pay or have reference number for Amazon so how could I possibly take up with Amazon? Don't even have Amazon account! Livid so now claiming through Paypal to get money back. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY. Note the website doesn't allow for reviews. No wonder.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I truly apologise for the experience you have had. You were served by a new colleague on the team who has made a mistake in their advice. I have contacted you directly to clear this up and assist with your order. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Ordered a cat repeller. Got a confirmation email, then heard nothing for two weeks. Reached out to them about the status of my order, no response. Reached out two more times to cancel order, service tickets issued but no response. Very discouraging, like they're all on vacation or something.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I’m really sorry for the experience you’ve had with us and I can understand your frustration. I’ve sent you an email to hopefully help resolve your issue and make up for the service you’ve had. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Ordered a tree last Monday as a birthday present for a friend , never appeared - chased up several times as my friend was going on holiday so I wanted the tree to arrive as promised within 2-4 days. To date no reply from customer service - ( order 2000013587) Dreadful service , no accountability , contact centre seems overwhelmed and just an answerphone - DO NOT TRUST THIS COMPANY
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I'm sorry to hear about your experience. I have looked into this for you and can see my colleague has reached out to resolve this with you. - Monica
Posted 2 years ago
It says in RED on your website that if you order over £100 in January you will not be charged for delivery. So I rang and ordered 2 pots cost £125.98 and was told this amount would be taken from my Debit card only to find the next day that I had been charged £165.97. I rang and spoke to Aaron he sent me an email assuring me I would be re-imbused £39.99 the delivery charge but this has not happened. You have stolen my money PLEASE credit my account with £39.99.
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I have looked into the order and can see that the refund was requested for you yesterday. It will be issued to the card / account used to pay for the goods. This normally takes 2-8 working days to complete and appear in the payment method used. I apologise for any inconvenience caused. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Water Fountain for £750 water feature we have issues with it contacted your customer services department sent photographs and I’m still waiting for a reply to emails two weeks wait time not very acceptable
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I’m sorry that you haven’t heard back from us yet and for the damage to your order. I’ve sent you an email to help resolve this for you. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
After discovering i had made a mistake ( totally on my part ) by ordering a plant that was not due for dispatch until spring i requested a refund and the whole thing was dealt with rapidly and professionally by the company x
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, thanks for leaving such a great review! I'm really happy you've had a positive experience. - Meredyth
Posted 2 years ago
Appalling service , tree delivered a foot smaller than ordered and customer service were poor . Offered a,£10 compensation that they then offered £15 , I then had an email stating full refund to then have that retracted !!! I will take this matter further and please shop elsewhere
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Posted 2 years ago
Hi, I’m really sorry for the experience you’ve had with us. I have checked your order and I can see that we have offered a collection and we are still happy to collect it if you wish to return it for a full refund. Kind regards. - Carla
Posted 2 years ago
Primrose is rated 1.3 based on 643 reviews