Wob Reviews

4.6 Rating 2,386 Reviews
89 %
of reviewers recommend Wob
4.6
Based on 2,386 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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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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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Appalling service! World of Books sent out 2 books described as Very Good which were water damaged and had mould on them. They agreed to send out replacements and they too were not as described with discoloration to the cover, worn/torn edges and severely broken spine. They do not appear to have quality control measures in place so do not use this company if you want quality second hand books.
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Posted 4 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear this, please can you email customerservice@worldofbooks.com with the subject as REVIEWS along with your order number and we can investigate this further for you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 4 years ago
Sold me a book that was not as described, and refused to pay for return postage when I asked to return it. Item description stated that the book was "not marred by notes", but it did have some writing in it. I wanted to return due to this with the intention of getting another copy. They refused to pay return postage even though they were the ones at fault. As I bought it from them through Amazon's Marketplace, I am currently in the process of trying to get Amazon to step in. I'm sure they are great if all goes right, but it is how they deal with things when they go wrong that really defines a company, and on that basis this company has completely failed. I certainly won't be using them again.
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Posted 4 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear this, please can you email customerservice@worldofbooks.com with the subject as REVIEWS along with your order number and we can investigate this further for you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 4 years ago
I had a terrible experience with World of Books. I ordered a CD. What arrived was an empty CD case. This CD was supposedly in excellent condition - but there's no way anyone even opened the case to check if the CD was there! My first complaint was met with a boilerplate response which made it clear no one had even read what I wrote. My second complaint generated another boilerplate response, but at least I got my money back. I won't be ordering from this company again.
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Posted 4 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear this, please can you email customerservice@worldofbooks.com with the subject as REVIEWS along with your order number and we can investigate this further for you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 4 years ago
Terrible company! Horrible customer service, they happened me when their system glitched and sent me an email with the wrong information. It was their fault and they blamed me! No apologies, no admission of fault until I got angry. As I got angry, more and more of the truth came out. What a joke! Loads of better booksellers out there. Don't use them!
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Posted 4 years ago
Delivery fast but books not as described. Ordered two books in 'very good condition'. They arrived and they were in well read condition. Customer Services difficult to deal with. I received contradictory advice and, at the time of writing, am waiting - probably forlornly - for them to send a postage voucher to return the books. Not impressed at all.
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Posted 4 years ago
As a previous very happy customer of 'World of Books' I thought I would add to my son's book collection as I have loads of second hand books which are like new. So I ordered two board books described as "very good" condition. I was so shocked when they arrived in the post, one in particular was in really bad condition. The front cover was so tatty it had previously be bent in half and ruined and all the edges of every page were coming apart. I then opened the book to find someone had written in it as it had clearly been bought as present for a child (which to be fair I don't mind at all) but I did mind the fact that someone had drawn all inside the book!! I wouldn't of minded if the condition I had bought them in was listed as "acceptable" as you can technically still read them but it's the fact that this should never have been sold as very good condition as it is clearly not! I dread to think what would pass for an 'acceptable' condition judging by your idea of "very good"... I'll just stick to my local Oxfam book shop from now on! Cheers!
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Posted 4 years ago
Bought Bass guitar for Dummies and was very disappointed to receive a book that looked as though it had been dropped in a puddle and left to dry. Was also supposed to contain a CD which it didn't. Frankly would be embarrassed to sell a book in this condition to anyone.
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Posted 4 years ago
I have bought several books and always been pleased. The last one was for my granddaughter and unfortunately I had it sent directly to her as I knew she’d be excited to have a present from the postman. The details said in very good condition but it certainly wasn’t. A lot of pages had been written on and the front had a child’s name stating it was his book. Very difficult to explain to another child why they had been given someone else’s book to keep. I have written twice to World of books and had no reply. I won’t be buying anything again.
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Posted 4 years ago
I purchased a childrens book only to find a primary school stamp inside. I contacted the primary school to be advised that they wish for it to be returned as it must have been sold on or donated by a parent who did not return the book. I contacted World of Books to be told that they would give me 20% refund. Advised that I was not going to keep a book that belongs to someone else and would like a refund. Advised i can have a refund if I post the book back to them at my own cost. So I will be out of pocket and World of Books are selling items that belong to someone else. Fantastic customer service.
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Posted 4 years ago
Ordered a book and received the 'Processing your order reply.' a week later I saw that my card payment had been refunded but no info or book received. Telephoned World of Books and was told book was out of stock. Why take money for something you haven't got? Why don't you contact the customer to let them know you cannot fulfil the order? My advice. Avoid this company
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Posted 4 years ago
Ordered a book which has not arrived - despite four emails and leaving messages on FB page nobody has contacted me about the missing item.
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Posted 4 years ago
I would not recommend World of Books! After purchasing a children's nursery rhyme book with a disc, I waited weeks for the book to arrive. When it finally arrived, it was damaged with the spine broken, in a soiled condition (food stains and marks) and with the disc missing! Very disappointed.
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Posted 4 years ago
Ordered three little pigs pop-up book, at £4-95. Arrived with every page torn, and not one pop-up working.Was asked to send photos of damage, and a replacement was sent out. Which was even more damaged! Not one pig even had a head on! Wolf was ripped out,too. Save your money.
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Posted 4 years ago
Have already written to you concerning 3 hardback Alison muir books as in their descriptions but received paperbacks one of poor quality of the paper back cover. Ok you said to post them back but isn’t worth the money. So disappointed with you and never got a second reply. If I can’t get them replaced Foc then I ve no choice but to shout out loud to tell others to watch out for you guys and your lack of detail with your customer Dr Rodi Bain Old coach house Gamrie Banff Aberdeenshire Ab453jn rodi.bain@gmail.com
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Posted 4 years ago
Ordered hardback editions but received paperback editions. Have emailed World of Books three times over the last month to try to get the problem corrected and have received no response to date. I have been unable to find a phone number anywhere so emails that are ignored seem to be my only option. Very dissatisfied.
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Posted 4 years ago
Ordered Billy Graham Angels in June Paid via PayPal. No book and no refund Why do you get away with this?
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Posted 4 years ago
Extremely negligent customer service. Their collection indeed seems vast and I anticipated a wait for my order since it is a UK-based company. However, the website is lacking in terms of shipping information beyond the generic ETA of 6-10 business days for which they do not specify if they mean shipping locally or internationally. They will not respond to inquiries regarding how much longer one should expect to wait after the 10th day has passed. At this point I'm not expecting to ever receive my order and have opened a case with Paypal to begin fighting for a refund. The prices were cheap but it's still not low enough to excuse the failure to deliver a product.
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Posted 4 years ago
Poor standard of book for price paid
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Posted 4 years ago
Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear this, please can you email customerservice@worldofbooks.com with the subject as REVIEWS along with your order number and we can investigate this further for you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 4 years ago
Order never arrived and emails to customer services remain unanswered. So a bad experience overall.
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Posted 4 years ago
Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear this, please can you email customerservice@worldofbooks.com with the subject as REVIEWS along with your order number and we can investigate this further for you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 4 years ago
Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear this, please can you email customerservice@worldofbooks.com with the subject as REVIEWS along with your order number and we can investigate this further for you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 4 years ago
I received half my order, with an invoice that had an item on it that I did not receive, and received an item that was not on the invoice. Then I had an email that said the last item was shipped, which was the item not on the invoice. This second package never turned up.I am still missing 2 items. I have sent 3 emails requesting help over a few weeks and never received a reply. An awful experience which I have no intention of repeating.
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Posted 4 years ago
Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear this, please can you email customerservice@worldofbooks.com with the subject as REVIEWS along with your order number and we can investigate this further for you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 4 years ago
Wob is rated 4.6 based on 2,386 reviews