Gardening Express Reviews

Name: Gardening Express
Address: Gardening Express, Chelmsford, Essex
Rating: 1.16

1.2 Rating 1,815 Reviews

3 %

of reviewers recommend Gardening Express

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Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier, Postal Service
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Communication Channels	Email

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08448 044 253

Location:

Gardening Express, Chelmsford
Essex
CM1 4UA

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Placed an order on 7th April for £63 of plants. No response to communications, no delivery,.... Website says delivery may take up to 15 days... It is now over a month later.... I have no confidence i will see either goods or money back. If i could state 0 stars, i would. Feel conned.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I ordered variuous palms, within hours after speaking to a friend whom had a bad experience with Gardening Express, wewnt back on line to cancel!, system woulkd not allow me to cancel!, I therefore sent an urgent message by their meassage system 9as no telephone nois available, also their chat service closed down! I then sent a letter 1st class confirming cancellation. Nothing in reply. I then went back into account, cancelling again!, no reply, I have again sent a further letter re cancellation, and asking why monies had been taken from credit card, even though Gardening Express strate they do not take any monies from card unti 24 hours before delivery. Barclay card have coinfirmed wrong amount was taken from my card within hours of order!!!! I have requested a full refund, items cancelled, but totally ignored. This company seem to be useing the Virus as an excuse!!! Even their phone no is not in service!!!!!! All other companies have got back within hours! Have reported to Trading Standards, The Daily Mail. BEWARE I BELIVE THIS IS A SCAM AS HAVE SEEN PHOTOS OF THE POOR QUALITY OF PLANT DELIVERED ON LINE!! Due to customer service alone would rate this company not even a ZERO!!!!!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I order some perrenials on the 10th April, I've never heard a thing! I order form two other Nurseries online about the same time and they came 2weeks ago! Can't get hold of anyone emailed and got an automated response saying they were busy???!!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Order placed first week of April for daughter’s birthday. Still not received despite their website saying my order was sent. Hermes Tracking say that they received tree damaged and they have returned. Have raised 2 tickets and no response. I will raise this with my credit card co tk see if they can help refund”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Would also no stars if I could. Took money, no items, no means of contact. Thieves. I have contacted trading standards and bank to try and get my money back. DO NOT USE”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Ordered on the 6th of April took money and no correspondence since. Raised tickets and only reply I got was standard "times are hard staffing problems blah blah blah in 15 days we will be delivering" ok it's been 19 working days now and still no response no plants nothing over £150 quid worth of plants not expected to arrive at all and going by other people's experience so far if anything arrives it probably be dead anyway. I'm going to be raising this with trading standards now and I suggest other people do and get the company shut down!!!!!!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Ordered plants 5th April still not arrived and no updates whatsoever even though I have raised 2 tickets. I understand due to the times we are in delivery will be slower than usual, but this is ridiculous, I have had products ordered after this from abroad and they have arrived, do not take orders and money from customers if you cannot provide the service.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Like other reviewers I have been waiting for 3 weeks for a delivery. I have not received any replies to my emails or from their own customer message facility.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Ordered goods 10thApril, still waiting 2nd May. DO NOT USE THIS DREADFUL company. Garden EXPRESS, you must be joking, useless company. NEVER AGAIN.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I wish I had read these reviews before ordering over £70 of plants which haven't arrived after nearly 4 weeks of waiting. Nothing on their slick web site... we all understand its a difficult time, be nice to know if its on its way..quick enough to take my money bet I will have no chance of getting it back so might as well wait and see what arrives...!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Like others, I have had no information from the company and no word about my order made on the 11th April. I have now taken to Twitter to see if that gets a response - but I'm not holding out much hope! Sadly I wouldn't use this company again - I know that things are tricky at the moment, but don't take customer's money and then disappear - not a great business model.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Ordered and paid on 9th April. No delivery, And also no response to two tickets raised . You cannot call and it seems the only option to make contact is a ticket system which I am still awaiting a a response despite submitting an enquiry several times. Absolute disgrace that they cannot operate and ignore customers once they have taken their money . It seems I am not the only customer let down by this Company. Ultimately this Company have defrauded me out of my money Like many others . They have not honoured their contract. Please do not use this Company. watchdog needs to get involved .”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I placed an order nearly 4 weeks ago. Not received and emailed loads of times. No replies. DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY. IT IS A SCAM. I DIDN'T WANT TO GIVE THEM ANY STARS”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I would give minus stars if I could. I ordered on the 8th of April and have not had any news of my order even though my account was charged £95 the day after the order was placed. I've tried to contact the company by raising s ticket but no one has gotten back to me. They are still taking orders but aren't even able to fulfil the ones they have outstanding. Absolute disgrace that a company like this is using this pandemic to rip people off.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Placed and paid for an order on 7th April and not a word since. Cannot contact them either. Have so much on my mind with a poorly 86 year old husband, could do without the pressure and loss of money!”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I made a big order at the beginning of April and have had no communication as to when they will deliver my order. Impossible to get in touch with them.. They are making the most of this crisis.. Shame on them.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Have waited for over 3 weeks for my plants to arrive - but nothing! No way to contact them. They do not answer messages. Absolutely appalling! Avoid this retailer.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I ordered 4 weeks ago paid £65 raised a ticket to cancel and not received a reply they are fraudsters I’m reporting this”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Placed large order. Items not received. I logged on and there was a notice about longer wait. Ok, I thought, I will cancel. But website would not allow it and there’s no phone number and no email. They also disabled chat function. Horrible experience and now must fight to get money back.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“I placed an order on 8th April. Order was dispatched 16th April - apparently! Now 1st May & still not arrived. No response to emails either. I guess if they do arrive now they will be dead! Customer service is non existent.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Gardening Express is rated 1.2 based on 1,815 reviews