Arka Reviews 2,644

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Review summary

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Considering 44 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Many customers consistently praise the high quality of the products, with some items lasting for many years without issues. The delivery service is frequently highlighted as exceptionally fast, often arriving quickly and well-packaged. Reviewers also appreciate the affordable prices, making unique and beautiful jewelry accessible. The overall service is consistently described as excellent, leading many to become long-term, returning customers. However, some customers also noted issues with product quality, with certain items breaking easily or arriving with defects. A few other people also felt that the product photos did not accurately represent the items received, particularly regarding color and design details. There were also mentions of difficulty inserting some earrings and concerns about their fragility.

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top class products from a great wee company who make their customers feel very valued. Very reasonably priced. Also items are sent out very swiftly I personally don’t buy my flesh tunnels & plugs anyw... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve been ordering since I was 15 yrs old, now nearly 32! Only had one item in that time I didn’t rate (Labret went weird/tarnished really quickly) however, everything else and bought quite a few thin... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Over the years Arka has been my go to for small hoops and dainty piercing jewellery. I have never left a review, but realised today after many years of purchasing that I hadn’t and feel that they... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Every time I have purchased from ARKA, they deliver very quickly, and everything is very high quality and as pictured. I especially love that their selection of labret jewellery is not too big and chu... See more

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Company details

  1. Jewelry Store

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Arka have been selling ear stretching and tribal inspired jewellery online since 2005. We are based in Brighton in the UK and sell worldwide.


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4.7

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best in the Business

Been a customer of Arka for a while now and own many pieces of their jewellery which is both great quality but also great value and won't break the bank. Delivery is always super quick and being a loyal customer comes with it's rewards. Always happy to support an independent business and a fantastic one at that.

June 4, 2026
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Reply from Arka

Cheers Greg! Thanks so much for your custom and support over the years!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Consistently great

I've ordered from Arka a few times. Each time I've been really impressed with the quality of the products, the speed at which things are sent out and how nicely things have been packaged. They're now my go-to place as they've been consistently great.

April 29, 2026
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Reply from Arka

:) Thanks very much for the lovely review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top class products from a great wee…..

Top class products from a great wee company who make their customers feel very valued. Very reasonably priced. Also items are sent out very swiftly I personally don’t buy my flesh tunnels & plugs anywhere else 10/10

April 27, 2026
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Reply from Arka

Thanks very much for this lovely review Darren!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely gorgeous

Absolutely gorgeous! Always look forward to receiving your stuff and these were the best yet!

February 4, 2026
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Reply from Arka

Thanks you very much for the lovely review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My Go-to Jewellery shop for piercing jewellery!

Over the years Arka has been my go to for small hoops and dainty piercing jewellery. I have never left a review, but realised today after many years of purchasing that I hadn’t and feel that they really do deserve it!

I find the quality of jewellery is always 10/10 and some of my silver hoops have lasted 9+ years. I normally find myself looking at any new earrings and always end up buying some, the price is so affordable (£6 for some unique tragus piercing jewellery) and the shipping always comes so quickly. Whenever people ask where I get my hoops / small studs etc from I always tell them.

I don’t think I will ever stop buying from here as it’s always so affordable and excellent quality. Never had an item break or some damaged in the many years I’ve used Arka.

March 5, 2026
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Reply from Arka

Thanks so much for this lovely review Emma!
It's so good to hear from a happy customer of many years!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Still not received order.

February 25, 2026
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Reply from Arka

Hi Paul, I can't find any email or DMs from you about this? Have you contacted us?

I've looked up your order and I have a delivery scan from Royal Mail at your address showing delivery the day after you ordered? Please get in touch.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service.

Great choice of items. Incredibly fast delivery. ☆☆☆☆☆

February 4, 2026
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Reply from Arka

Thanks Susie!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We've been buying earrings from Arka…

We've been buying earrings from Arka for a few years now and couldn't recommend highly enough. Beautiful products and top-notch customer service. Thanks for everything!

January 1, 2026
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Reply from Arka

Thanks very much Jamie :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Photos don't look like the products.

Photos don't look like the products.
I bought wooden flesh tunnels that looked a lovely warm brown in the photo but both arrived so dark, they look black and you can't tell they are made of wood.
Another pair were the mother of pearl flesh plugs. First - they look much narrower than the size I ordered, even holding them up next to the other ones I bought, you can tell they are not the same size. Second of all the mother of pearl bit looks really cheap and tacky. The photo makes it look like a curve of pearl inlay but in reality it's thin and flat, looks like a sticker. Not worth £16!
Unfortunately I took them out of the bag so can't send them back even though I haven't worn them.
They should make their refund policy clearer.
A note inside the order would be helpful.
Very disappointed with this company. I won't be ordering from them again.

EDIT after receiving reply: My first thought wasn't to leave a bad review it was to simply return the items that were poor quality or wrong size.
It was then, that I saw your return policy stating that because it's body jewellery, buy law you are not required to accept returns that have been removed from the bag and that size and quality should be checked while the bag is sealed.
This is why I said above you should make your policy clear by including it in the box with the items.

I then read other reviews and loads of people state you refuse returns if bag is open not matter what the reason.
So why exactly do you find it laughable that I didn't contact you to ask if it would be different for me??

After reading your replies to other 1 star reviews, I could tell it would be a waste of time as your customer service is clearly lacking.
Your replies are unprofessional and childish.

So that is the reason I didn't contact you and instead wrote an honest review to warn others.

If however I am wrong and you really do care about happy customers. I will take you up on your offer of how you would (past tense) of rectified the issues had I emailed you first, and I will gladly amend my review.

In the meantime update your photos so they accurately represent what you sell.
Saying wood varies so it's not possible is a poor excuse. I ordered 2 wooden plugs and they both arrived identical and nothing like the photo.

December 12, 2025
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Reply from Arka

It always amazes us when an unhappy customer doesn't contact us if they have an issue with something they have ordered and instead they just go and write a bad review instead.

As our regular customers know, we only want happy customers! and we will do everything we can to make people happy with their order... If they give us a chance! If you read our reviews you will see plenty of people who say that.

Wood is a natural product so each piece will be different. We can't take pictures of every plug! If you didnt like the shade of the wood you received you only had to tell us and we would have offered to find a pair you did like.

In regards to the plug you thought was a different size... if it was it would not have mattered that you had opened it. You could have emailed us and we would have asked you to send it back. If it was wrong it would be replaced and we would pay the postage for the return.

The same would apply to the two £8 Mother of Pearl plugs. In fact you were correct. The design had changed slightly and we had not updated the image. So that was our fault and if you had let us know you didnt like the new design we would have happily taken that item back.

I dont understand why some people don't just talk to us if they have an issue.

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