Balsam Hill Reviews

1.3 Rating 421 Reviews
4 %
of reviewers recommend Balsam Hill
1.3
Based on 421 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 66%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 52%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Under An Hour
Returns & Refunds
Returns Process
Could Be Better

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Balsam Hill 4 star review on 22nd December 2023
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Balsam Hill 1 star review on 23rd December 2022
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Balsam Hill 1 star review on 23rd December 2022
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Balsam Hill 1 star review on 23rd December 2022
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Very disappointed with this Company. I ordered the Santa Sleigh Topper after Christmas last year. Put it away for this year. We were looking forward to this Topper. We have seen others but this was the one we wanted. We put it on the Tree and it worked great. After a few hours it cuts out. We unplug it and then have to plug it back in. Seem like something is definitely wrong. I called Balsam Hill and they said that they can’t do anything. That makes me so angry. After Christmas I paid $85. Normally costs $150. So now I have an item that doesn’t work properly. Very poor customer service that they aren’t able to do anything for me. Will never purchase anything from them again.
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Posted 1 year ago
Received my tree timely before Christmas. Went to put it up and did not like the quality or look. Started a return and then decided let's just give it a chance and cancelled the return. The lights started flickering immediately when we put the top piece on. Called and explained the situation with canceling return. The representative insisted I take time to think about it. I said I don't need time to think about it. I am within 5 days of receiving the tree and it is before Christmas per your return requirements. I was within my right to return. He scolded me over the phone and hung up on me. I then sent an e-mail explaining situation and needing to return. Response from company "hhh" translated to hahaha. I sent tree back with the initial return slip. This is customer service? I think not and would never purchase from this company again.
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Posted 1 year ago
Purchased an outdoor 9' cluster light tree after 2021's holiday season. Never opened the box. Put it up this year on December 1st. Today it completely stopped working. Balsam Hill basically told me "too bad." If you make a "quality" product why would your warranty be so awful??
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Posted 1 year ago
I bought two wreaths last year and stored them in their original box and took them out of their boxes recently to hang on my door. Tonight I needed to replace the 3 D batteries in the 34 inch wreath and I see the battery box electrical unit is broken. Had to tape it closed with black tape which is ridiculous. Balsam Hill could care less. They said there’s only a 30 day warranty…..obviously the box is poorly made so you’d think they would make good on it.
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Posted 1 year ago
I did my research and bought a balsam hill tree last Christmas. We moved into a new house this year and when I put the tree up - guess what? The lights didn’t work. Spoke with customer service. The representative updated my address and was sending me the part I needed to fix the problem. 3 days before Christmas and it hasn’t arrived. Guess what? It was sent to my old address. Spoke with another representative and they will gladly send me another replacement part but unfortunately it cannot be expedited. How does a company ruin Christmas for people without compensation? What an immoral scam? For the price people pay for these tress, heck - send them a new tree next day air with a bow on it Scrooge!
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Posted 1 year ago
I purchased a Balsam Hill tree in 2020. There was a problem that first year with the lights going on and off or switching colors on their own. I called the company on 12/28/2020 to register my issue. They immediately told me I could not return it. I didn’t want to return it, I just wanted the issue resolved. They contended it must be the remote which I did not think was the problem as it occurred without my using the remote. Two years later, 2022, I no longer use the lights that came on the tree but instead use my own lights. This week, 2 years later, a new remote was sent to me. Two years later. No other correspondence. Just a box with a remote. And, when I went on their website to try to write a review I was unable to find where I could write one. Terrible customer service. I would not recommend this company.
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Posted 1 year ago
If you want your tree by Christmas - order it a year ahead of time. You may receive half the tree - which I did. Five star prices fir one star service !
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Posted 1 year ago
This is our second 9 ' Vermont Spruce . Each tree was in excess of $1200.00. The first tree developed lighting issues after five years. We contacted the company requesting replacement lighting. We were advised no replacement lights / bulbs are available. Our second tree (2022) developed remote control lighting issues. We were granted a warranty remote replacement then further advised the production season for parts is over and our remote is expected to be available in September 2023. No more trees from this company.
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Posted 1 year ago
DON’T ORDER FROM THIS COMPANY! I spent $1800 nearly a month ago and still haven’t received my items despite their website promising 3-5 business day delivery. They don’t return calls, can’t give me any definitive details, story changes every time I call them. Their staff are rude and incompetent. A TOTAL SCAM COMPANY.
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Posted 1 year ago
Yet another one of their trees that the lights won’t come on, j oh have eight branches out on a $500 tree, NEVER AGAIN, your product is junk
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Posted 1 year ago
I was surprised that their products are made in China for the price they charge, we have a tree and every year have to hot glue branches back on. We tolerated it but when the lights started going out (expected) and we went to order replacements they did not carry them for trees only a few years old, totally unexpected for the price we paid. Overall a terrible experience, had to replace the tree after 4 years. I wrote their customer service about replacement bulb support and received no response.
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Posted 1 year ago
We purchased an LED tree in 2020.. this year we had several bulbs out and our replacement bulbs didn’t fit. When we called the first time, CS said they’d send us out the right bulbs. Nope, got a tool. Today our second set of bulbs showed up, and still don’t fit. We’ve now found out that the LED tree we paid for also has incandescent bulbs on it. What a rip off. Called cs and they said they wouldn’t do anything.
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Posted 1 year ago
I waited quite awhile to justify the flip tree even on sale and I should have waited forever. It is the most unrealistic piece of plastic and it looks like a child tossed the lights on it and came with a broken piece of something. $1300+ later and thankful for the coverage I bought if I send it back by 1/3/23 I get a refund 🤬 I'm getting a replacement and if it's no betterI will take my tree down while my children are here and get my refund. Don't waste your money go to Lowe's and get a truly realistic pre lit tree. Vali
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Posted 1 year ago
This has been the worst company. They took ourmlney, only sent us half a tree, we had to call and give evidence we only received half of a tree, then they said the rest would be on the way. Itnever showed up. We had to call back to find out they had never sent the rest because it was out of stock. So we had to repack everything we had to ship back. FedEx came and picked up the boxes. It's been a week and they are telling us they will not refund us until the boxes arrive back at their warehouse and are scanned. They had no problem taking our money before we'd ever received the product but we have to wait and rely on the same people who haven't shown us any care so far to get us out thousands of $$$ back. They won't even escalate our call to a supervisor and yhey are clearly overseas workers. You can't find Google reviews of their company for a reason, they suppress the bad reviews. Avoid them at all costs. We have another tree from them and it's not that great. Especially for what we paid. Go to a local Xmas store and buy one from a place you can actually talk to
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Posted 1 year ago
Delighted with my 6’ blue spruce tree. It is excellent quality & so lifelike. It took a while to open up all the branches, but simple to slot together and erect. It was Heavy to manoeuvre tree into final position, as not enough room to fit lights when in corner of room. Nice touch adding the gloves & storage bag. Gloves were needed, as branches quite prickly when opening them out. Overall, I would recommend this tree. Should last for years. Mr Grace. Cornwall.
Balsam Hill 5 star review on 6th December 2022 Balsam Hill 5 star review on 6th December 2022
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Posted 1 year ago
Brand new tree with lights that flicker sometimes and are fine at other times. Also the lights go real dim then come back real bright. I called for a replacement but was out of stock and was told they could only replace with same tree. Also was told from 1st call to CS that the flickering was suppose to be like flickering candles. My tree was up it was December my new tree wouldn’t come till September. After asking for a supervisor I asked for some suggestions as to what the problem could be, she suggested checking the fuses and replacing them. I had no extra fuses in the bag with other items and the plug they showed in the booklet was different on my tree-it did not open for replacing fuses. I asked could a different tree be sent, again there was nothing they could do except send tree back for refund or wait 9 months for a new one. I had spent a long time researching tree quality and companies, I thought I had succeeded-I was wrong on both counts. Even understanding that I could have a defective tree the fact that their CS is so very poor is a huge disappointment and has left me very upset and unwilling to recommend them to anyone. Beware!
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Posted 1 year ago
I ordered a tree. They claimed it was delivered but nothing showed up on the ring or with the neighbors. They sent a replacement. It took NINE months to get. The new box sat unopened in 2020 (COVID) and 2021 (out of town so no need to decorate). I opened the NEW box last week and two sections did not work. Per the website we troubleshot. Nothing. I called and explained and BH said "too bad so sad." I am out $1000 dollars. Buyers beware! Never again.
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Posted 1 year ago
Paid $1,800 for a tree that stopped lighting after 3 uses. The electronic ballast went bad and the Balsam Hill Christmas tree company does not sell parts to replace the parts that go bad. They advise to string lights since the ballast no longer works. Too high of a price to pay for a tree that lacks replacement parts!
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Posted 1 year ago
Worst and nastiest customer service you will ever encounter in the USA. My tree was way overpriced but does look nice, but I still feel cheated by their slick "sales" promotions. Buyer beware is all I can say because if you read all the reviews especially on other sites you will see how many families had their Christmas ruined by this company.
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Posted 1 year ago
Only received the bottom part of the tree. This company lied to me 3 times! twice claiming it was on the way then a 3rd time claiming they were very sorry and upgraded the shipping so we would have the rest of the tree in 2 days .. 2 day later-we called and asked for the tracking # and they said they would email it. Instead we received an email instantly saying the tree was now out of stock. Balsam hill is not doing anything to make this right. I would never recommend this company to anyone. A true nightmare before Christmas as we have our annual Christmas party in 2 days. Thanks a bunch for the 2 weeks you spent lying to me when I could have just ordered a different tree. Shipping issues aside- this tree was super heavy and we only received 1 box out of 3.. maybe this was a blessing in disguise because storage for this 6 piece situation would have been dreadful… also we did set up the bottom part of the tree we fid get and it was just as messy if not more than the real thing ( flocked tree) something to think about… End of the story … went out and got a real tree…
Balsam Hill 1 star review on 5th December 2022 Balsam Hill 1 star review on 5th December 2022
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Posted 1 year ago
Balsam Hill is rated 1.3 based on 421 reviews