American Candy Stores - UK International Stores Reviews 

419
TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Review summary

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Evaluating 149 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers reported placing orders that were never received, despite payments being processed. People frequently encountered issues with contacting the company, as emails often received automated responses or no reply at all, and phone numbers were non-functional. This lack of communication extended to refund requests, which were largely ignored, leading many to seek chargebacks through their banks. Some reviewers, however, noted positive past experiences, with orders arriving on time and without issues over several years.

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Order

Customers consistently report significant dissatisfaction with their orders, frequently citing issues such as... See more

Response time

People report significant dissatisfaction with response times, frequently receiving no human response despite... See more

Customer communications

Users describe significant frustration with contact, consistently reporting that it is impossible to speak to... See more

Payment

Reviewers highlight significant dissatisfaction with the payment process, as many report that they were... See more

Refund

Clients share negative opinions on refund, with many reviewers reporting that they did not receive their... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Placed an order in Sept on 48hr delivery, chased multiple times since with automated reply only saying 'please be patient', which feels dismissive and rude given it was meant to be delivered in 2 day... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor, they basically take your money and don’t send out the goods! Reported them to Action Fraud, Suffolk Police, Facebook, The Shop App and every other place that these charlatans advertise o... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I believe this is a fake site. I never received my order their site says 2 days delivery,that was 2 weeks ago. Automated responses to my emails, phone number doesn't work and social media sites don't... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

UPDATED: Received a full refund when I raised a dispute with my bank and trading standards are taking my case forward. Would give 0 stars if I could! Like everyone else, I made an order with them t... See more


Company details

  1. Candy Store
  2. Confectionery

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Welcome to American Candy Stores, one of the largest online retailers of American sweets, drinks, chocolates, sodas and groceries. All our stock is held in UK and we ship across UK. Receive your order within 1-2 working days.


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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dishonest Company

Placed an order on 24th September & still not arrived, no communication except automated emails saying they have sent out a large backlog or orders. Wish I had read the reviews before, disgusting!

September 24, 2025
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Used to be good!

Have used this place from probably 2022, even used them in July this year and not had an issue, orders arrived on time etc, no problems.

Ordered about 6 days ago for next day delivery and nothing, and looking at the influx of recent reviews it's not looking promising. Recieved the same generic email back that they are working through a back log, this has never happened in the 3 years I have been using them, also the website was down for probably about a week for improvements etc, so they weren't taking orders during that time. If anything if the website is down surely you would catch up on orders then as no new ones would be coming in? Spent around £67 and it's looking unlikely order will arrive. Have had to go elsewhere.

October 8, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scammers!!!

Like every other review, I have also fallen victim to these scammers!! Please do NOT order anything from this company. They take your money and don't send anything. Communication is zero.

October 7, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t ever order from this company

Don’t ever order from this company
Ordered product on the 19th of September paid extra for next day delivery and on the 6th of October still no order received.

The customer service is terrible keep asking for update and all the say is large batches have been sent out with no timeframe of delivery at all and when I ask for tracking info they don’t reply.

This is a scam company don’t order from them ever as they take your money and don’t provide products.

September 19, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fake Fraudulent Scammers

Like the majority of reviews, I also have been duped.
Paid for my order, received the confirmation & expected delivery within 48hrs tracked by Royal Mail on 19th September.
Emailed on 29th as still nothing showed on my Shop app; got a poorly worded automated response back.
Emailed again 3 days later, nothing in return.
Emailed again tonight asking to cancel and refund my order to receive the same poorly worded automated response as the first time I emailed.

Have now had to contact my bank to say it’s been a scam and hopefully get my money back.

September 19, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Money laundering criminals

Ordered two weeks ago and as of yet, no item received. It said 48 hours postage but after the time passed I assumed it was coming from actual America but no, their shop is in Suffolk. Unfortunately I paid by my debit card so no refund for me. I guess I’ve lost the money but saved on the pounds on my weight.

October 5, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID THEM LIKE THE PLAGUE!!

Very poor, they basically take your money and don’t send out the goods!
Reported them to Action Fraud, Suffolk Police, Facebook, The Shop App and every other place that these charlatans advertise on.
Sent lots of emails asking what’s happening, just got the same out of office reply claiming they “had sent out lots of orders” (lies)! I even emailed them asking if they wanted to buy some magic beans and I received the same out of office reply claiming they had “sent out lots of orders” more lies!
AVOID THESE LOT LIKE THE PLAQUE!!

September 4, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful scam company

Would give minus if I could. Ordered on Sept 8th, never received it. Emailed 3 times received auto response back. Luckily paid through PayPal so disputed with them and received a refund.

September 8, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM

SCAM - DO NOT BUY!!!
Daughter has made purchase with her pocket money and it’s not been despatched.
This was over two weeks ago. No contact, no delay message. No reply to emails. Now I see their website is “updating” !!!!
Really disappointed.
Absolute con!!!!
PLEASE AVOID!!

September 17, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is a scam

I've not had my items delivered after 3 weeks. I've emailed 4 times and have been ignored. I will have to raise it with my bank to get my money back. I'm writing this as a warning to others. DONT USE THIS COMPANY YOU WILL GET RIPPED OFF

October 1, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Placed order last 24/09/2025 and it…

Placed order last 24/09/2025 and it still hasn't been shipped my son is devastated as it states 48 hours on the website so I emailed and all I got was they are going through backdated orders please be patient

September 24, 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Missing order

Ordered a £70 order on the 1st of September and still not received it.
They have ignored my emails and there is no tracking available.
At the present time there is no website and the phone number is unavailable.
COMPANY IS A SCAM
DO NOT ORDER

September 1, 2025
Unprompted review

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