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Wob Reviews

4.5 Rating 2,412 Reviews
88 %
of reviewers recommend Wob
4.5
Based on 2,412 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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01903507544

Email:

marketing@worldofbooks.com

Location:

World of Books Group, Mulberry House, Woods Way
Goring by Sea
BN12 4QY

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Wob 1 star review on 12th August 2023
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Wob 1 star review on 13th February 2023
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I order a book 24/04/2019. has yet I have not received it, tried emailing no response from the company. the order number is WGB-1904-10329365. Breaking Dawn from the Twilight Saga.
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Posted 6 years ago
Sorry to hear there has been an issue with your order and you are yet to receive it, it should be there by now. I have organised for a replacement to be sent out straight away for you so it should be there within the next few days. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
I recently received my first order and was very disappointed-the book I ordered was described as in Very Good Condition-it couldn’t have been further from the truth-the front and back cover were badly creased and generally rough around the edges and should have been described as Well Used Not in Good Condition. It would be fairer to be truthful to the Customer instead of trying to get rid of shoddy books under false pretences.
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Posted 6 years ago
Sorry to hear there was an issue with your order, if you can please provide the order number. I'll be happy to look into this for you and get you a resolution. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
Book was dirty and damaged bit description was good used... Very poor quality control hopeful this is just a one of...
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Posted 6 years ago
Sorry to hear this Jamie, Please provide and order number and I'll be happy to look into this for you and offer a solution. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
Apologies for the issue with your item Jamie, I can see the Customer service team have issued a full refund on this order for you. We do have replacements currently in stock if of interest to you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
Hmm mixed views about this company. I ordered 7 Walt Disney dvd discs from World of Books on 31st March 2019. This is my first order with them. It is now 13th April and I have only received 3 out of the 7 discs I ordered. I emailed them last week to be told that their items are located in warehouses in different parts of the United Kingdom. Nearly 2 weeks for delivery and I still have not received the full order. Very poor service.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review. We can see your DVDs were posted without issue and can provide you with tracking, it looks like one parcel is still waiting for you at your DElivery Office. https://www.royalmail.com/track-your-item#/tracking-results/0B061729000101389EF71 https://www.royalmail.com/track-your-item#/tracking-results/0B061729000101389EF87 Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
Purchased 9 books described as in "very good" condition. Received dirty, torn, food and drink stained books some of which were ex-library and another the wrong book entirely; one of them even seemed wet. Contacted World of Books with details and photographs, they responded asking for "just two" photographs showing the condition. Sent the photographs and they responded saying that they would only refund one of the books, but I could return the others, paying the delivery costs, (which exceeds the cost of the books). Have contacted them multiple times since and have just been completely ignored.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, we ask for photos so we can launch an investigation into the condition of the items. On this occasion we agree that one of the books should not have been sent out to you. So we offered an alternative or a refund for you. The others we feel met our condition guidelines and offered you our returns procedure. We are sorry for any disappointment caused. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
I ordered a rare title from this company, paid for it, received confirmation and then was informed the title was unavailable. Terrible experience.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, yes sadly we were unable to fulfill your order so we had to cancel this. So a full refund was given. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
Went to buy Willkommen 2 German Intermediate course Website picture of second hand book and said CD and DVD also included. Just got the CD and DVD. I went to world of books because I wanted a book not CD and DVD. Spoke to customer services lady, so I can return at my cost. asked if they did the book I wanted and was pointed out to a mislabeled Willkommen 2 book. I told her that this looked like a second edition of the first course book. Not the 2 intermediate course. So someone else is going to be mislead She said she could do nothing about this.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review and we are sorry to hear this. We have found the same item on Amazon - https://www.amazon.co.uk/Willkommen-German-Intermediate-course-DVD/dp/1444165232/ref=tmm_abk_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr= It does state that item is "Willkommen! 2 Intermediate course is a brand new multi-format German adult learning programme for classroom and home use. This listing is for the CD and DVD set. Also available is a coursebook, course pack and activity book" Sadly we do not have the book you are after in our stock, we only had the CD and DVD set of which you ordered. As the item is unwanted you would need to return it for a full refund. Once received, we will of course refund you in full. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
The book I book for my son was supposed to be in very good condition. On arrival some of the pages of the books were broken. I tried to contact the customer service, but no reply. Awful customer service.
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Posted 6 years ago
Thank you for your review we are sorry to hear this, please can you provide us with the titles of the items that are in unacceptable condition and we can look into this further for you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
Very Poor Service Item purchased was a 2nd hand DVD box set. The item description stated "Very Good Condition". The item received was NOT so. The item came with sellotape holding the box together, x3 dvd cases were all broken and not holding together with each sleeve torn and punctured. I would describe, "Poor Condition". I contacted World of Books, but have still not received any response to date, even though my email was read as I have received the read receipt. Tried calling this company and no one picks up the phone. Was on the phone for over 10 minutes and nothing!!! Very Very Poor Company!!!!!! Be very careful as this company have very poor after sales and frankly, customer relations is very poor together with their items. I would certainly not recommend this company for any to use!!!
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Posted 6 years ago
Hi Martyn, We are sorry to hear this. We have looked into this with our customer service team and can see that they have replied today. However I have spoken to our manager here and we have issued a full refund for you. We are sorry for any inconvenience caused. With regards to the lack of response. We aim to reply to customers within 48 hours of receiving their email. However on the day you tried to call we were experiencing issues with our network. We did post on our social media channels. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
This company use the thinnest, cheapest plastic (no padding) to deliver their hardback books and therefore they will be damaged in transit. Their response is to return the book (not possible in this instance as it as for a present). All other replies to my emails were obviously automated responses. I would strongly advise others not to use this company.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review and we are sorry for any disappointment caused. We can see that your book was reviewed by our customer service team and they found the book to be in the correct condition. They have offered to accept a return of the book for a full refund. We are sorry for any disappointment caused. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
I ordered three books from World of Books in October. More than 30 working days have lapsed since the order was placed but the books have not been received so far. I emailed twice to the customer service team to highlight the above issue, but no response has been received. Disappointed with the poor service and unlikely to buy again from this bookseller.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review we are sorry to hear this. Please can you email info@worldofrarebooks.com and our Rare Books team will be able to assist you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
I am very unhappy with the order I placed. One of the books was certainly not in excellent condition yet you refuse to refund I will never buy from you again. I paid £8,84 for a book that was only fit to give to a charity shop. Disgusting, disappointing and very poor service.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear of your disappointment. We have looked into the photos you have sent and the books do sit within our Very Good condition category. Our books are used and will show signs of being read or thumbed through. You were offered on the 12th June, that you could return the book as it would be unwanted. We have not received your book in order to issue a refund. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
Purchased VG Book but received the opposite! Contacted them by phone and was told World Of Books Do Not Inspect Books before shipping and was then instructed to email proof of photographs. I heard nothing back so i again contacted them to get a member of staff to look into it where i was given a refund. I shall not purchase from world of books again. I cant even pass the book along due to the horrible condition. Purchased it from another seller who indeed checks conditions to match description before shipping. Refund still pending but cant see it being a problem. A negative experience received unfortunately!
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We have looked into your order and can see that your item was refunded in full on: - 2018-09-27 10:54:21 This refund should be with you now. All our books are inspected upon dispatch, and we will raise this with our customer service manager as to why you were told the opposite. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
I ordered three books marked as 'very good'. One was an ex library copy marked as 20p in poor condition and with very loose pages. The other two were well read. I have contacted world of Books twice about this and I still haven't had a reply. I have previously bought through Amazon from them and very good meant just that. I have bought three books which do not meet their descriptions or guidelines for their descriptions.
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Posted 6 years ago
Very disappointed with my experience. The book I ordered was in very poor condition, the cover was tatty and dog eared and there were pencil notes on almost every single page which were messily scrawled all over the text. I have never seen a book in such appalling condition and I have purchased many second hand books in my lifetime. I complained to customer services who said they were sending a replacement but I haven't received it yet. I was not given a choice of condition when I purchased the book but in my opinion, this wouldn't even fall into the 'well read' category. Needless to say, I won't be using this company again.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear of the condition of your item. We can see that a replacement was posted to you on the 8th August after being requested on the 7th. So this will arrive with you within 10 working days. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
They sent me a book with a whole chapter missing and 20 pages at the end missing. I emailed customer services and didn't get a reply until I also went on Facebook. Even then, very unhappy with their idea of a resolution!
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello Melanie, Thank you for your review and we are sorry to hear of your item's condition. This should not have been sent out to you. Sadly we do not have any replacements of the item and we offered you an alternative title up to the value of your item or a full refund. You chose an item that sadly was not in the range we had stated originally, we have offered you another choice or a full refund. We have not received a reply. We reply to emails within 48 hours of receiving them, but bare in mind our customer service team are open Monday to Friday 9am till 5pm. We have looked into your emails and can see you emailed us on the 2nd and 3rd July, we replied on the 3rd July offering the alternative, you did then reply in the evening of the 3rd July and we replied the following morning at 10:26am. We are awaiting a response from this email. Our customer service team and social media team sit separately, although we can see that they spoke to each other yesterday, you Facebook post would not have triggered a reply from our customer service team. Please respond to our email sent yesterday morning and we can either get an alternative title sourced for you or a full refund processed. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
Described book on order number 110643905 as being "Very Good", their highest tier, but it was unreadable due to huge amounts of pen marks and highlighting (which even the lowest tier 'Well Read' doesn't include). Reading reviews on review sites, it appears that this is not an isolated case of mis-description. Very slow customer care response to this situation.
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Posted 6 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review, we are sorry to hear of this, we have looked into your email sent 2 hours ago regarding this matter and it is the only email we have received. This has been assigned to a member of our customer service team who will be in touch shortly. If you can send through a couple of photos of the damage to our customer service email address and we can look into this further for you. We are sorry for any disappointment caused and we appreciate your patience in our customer service team replying to your email today. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 6 years ago
I needed to return damaged books but i still have them as return label not included and customer services have contradicted themselves so much. Therefore i am left with damaged goods and no refund.
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Posted 7 years ago
Hello Sonia, Thank you for your review, we have looked over the images of the items you sent our customer service team and can confirm they offered you a 10% refund as the books were in the condition we stated. The items we sell are used books and will show signs of being used. You have refused the refund so you will need to return these books for a full refund. As they are deemed as unwanted items, you will need to pay for return postage. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 7 years ago
As I came to the site via google search engine I was unaware this was a second hand site. If you are buying a book and unaware of this you do not check the description, which you are told the condition of the book in. I made a large order for the items to be dispatched in more than one delivery. When the books arrived separately (after numerous visits to the post office to collect due to working full time), I found that the condition of the books were not up to standard of even a good condition. This may have been affected by postage as they were not protected at all. Some of the purchases I would deem to be in an unsellable condition. I will be returning all of my order as I am totally unsatisfied and will not be ordering or recommending to anybody. Hopefully my books are returned quicker than they took to be delivered.
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Posted 7 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review. We can see our customer service team asked for the return on the 5th April. So these should arrive with us very soon. Once received we will process the refund. We are sorry at the disappointment caused. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 7 years ago
I’ve not received my book?!?!
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Posted 7 years ago
Hello, Thank you for your review. We can see that your item was posted on the 7th March, please can you email customerservice@worldofbooks.com and we can look into this further for you. Many thanks, World of Books
Posted 7 years ago
Wob is rated 4.5 based on 2,412 reviews