Banjo Robinson Reviews 634

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.3

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We love Banjo Robinson here- normally give it 5 stars, but France’s sticker was too big for the space on the map, and my little guy was a bit bummed about that. He has autism, and fixated on needing t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My 4 year old daughter absolutely loves getting a letter from Banjo every few weeks. We read the letter as part of her bed time story, and we write a letter back together - she writes over the top of... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My 5 year old has loved having his cat pen pal Banjo for the past 4 months and can’t wait to write more! He gets so excited waiting for his letters and doing all the extra activities in the weekly ema... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall it is quite a good thing for reluctant reader and writer to get them entertained and have them do it. A bit pricey normally but ok with sales and offers. Subscription is not always ac... See more

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Reinventing stories for children. Passionate about writing, creativity, reading, learning + family fun! TechStars 2019 Cohort, Mayor of London Biz Programme 2020


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We love Banjo

My son enjoyed the story line and stickers so much. He gravitated towards the characters and their passion for exploring different parts of the world. Banjo has inspired my child to remember the number of continents and their names. This creation has introduced the art of writing a letter, a phenomenon we seldom partake in since emails and social media came about. We are truly happy with this extraordinary experience.

August 28, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Banjo Robinson is excellent

Banjo Robinson is excellent! My 5-year old gets incredibly excited whenever a new letter from Banjo shows up and he loves learning about the different places Banjo is visiting! Also great value for money compared to other similar geography subscriptions.

June 26, 2024
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service, brilliant product

This is one of those rare businesses that genuinely cares about its customers. My sons are obsessed with Banjo and love everything about this amazing educational yet fun product. When we’d completed a full cycle and received all the letters, the wonderful team and Banjo Robinson continued to care and to go the extra mile (or ten!) to help us out. I honestly can’t thank them enough for their kindness. My eldest son is autistic and the team were especially empathetic towards his needs, which meant the world to him and me.

July 1, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Idea!

Children love getting their Banjo packs through the post. For young children brought up in a tech-centric world, it's exciting for them to get an actual letter through the post!
Packs have lots of information about where Banjo has visited, and activities to do.
The children love writing back to Banjo and leaving their letter under the sofa and finding a reply a few days later!

June 11, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

To expensive

The map is interesting for children, but the monthly subscription is too expensive, it's certainly not worth it at all

April 20, 2024
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Reply from Banjo Robinson

Dear Isra,

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us. We really appreciate your feedback and I’m sorry to hear that, although the map was an interesting resource for your child, the rest of the content didn’t meet your expectations.

I’m always keen to hear from parents, and to continually improve our product as we develop and grow. Would it be possible to jump on a very brief call to hear your feedback about how we can do better?

Our aim has always been to provide colourful, engaging literature, and creative activities which spark the imagination and gamify reading and writing, but also to balance this with making the product super accessible. To that end, we’re proud to be the most affordable subscription currently available to children in the UK, at £2/month. Our goal is to provide a unique and engaging way for children to develop essential literary skills, while enjoying themselves! We have some tips and tricks to bring the subscription to life, which we’d love to share with you, if you’d be open to connecting at a convenient time?

Thank you again for your feedback.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super original gift

Super original gift! Sadly, my daughter has outgrown it.
Their support person was also very kind and sent us the last sticker sheet we needed to complete the map. Thanks for making Banjo such a lovely monthly routine!!! it will be missed

May 22, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Customer service processes need looking at

Update: was called today by the company’s founder to apologise for the awful service I’ve received. It seems all my emails went to spam and my Facebook messages and comments were missed. I also should have received a reminder about the renewal which I didn’t get. I appreciated the founder taking the time to call me and hopefully new processes will be implemented to stop this happening again.

Terrible customer service, subscription renewed with no notice or reminder and I’ve since emailed five times (over 3 weeks) to query this and ask for confirmation anything further will be cancelled. I’ve had no reply whatsoever.

May 20, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

They ignore my cancellation and charged me!

They ignore or my cancellation requests.

I have messaged online on the contact us page.

I have emailed 2 addresses repeatedly to no avail.

They will not process my cancellation request.

The website says to login and request cancellation but I cant login as no account and it wont allow me to setup account.

By the way I was on a free trial paid only postage and it wasn't even worth that for what they sent!.

I wouldn't bother reviewing but ignoring my cancellation request and then charging my card is unacceptable behaviour.

EDIT: I have now had response from them and have adjusted by rating to reflect. I was unaware of the 32 day cancellation policy but appreciate that as long as you can get hold of them they will cancel and refund as has now been done.

March 29, 2024
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Reply from Banjo Robinson

Good morning Ephraim,

I’m so sorry that your experience with our customer service has been disappointing. We're a small team, but we take enormous care to respond to everyone within 24 hours - unfortunately, your two initial emails landed in a spam folder and we didn’t see them until a separate one was delivered to my colleague yesterday.

When we received it, we immediately cancelled your subscription and issued a full refund. As you know, customers who take part in our free trials have 32 days to cancel without any charge at all, but in reality, we’ve never refused a refund, even if it has been requested after this time period.

I'm so sorry to hear that the world map poster, ocean stickers, recipe, creative activities and letter content didn’t meet your expectations. Would it be possible to jump on a very brief call to hear your feedback about how we can improve our Free Trial offer? We're always keen to hear from parents, and to continually improve our product as we grow.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I like that it is personalised and…

I like that it is personalised and regular but I would like if there was more content. It’s maybe a little young for my 7yr old

January 19, 2024
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Reply from Banjo Robinson

Hi Vicki, thanks so much for your feedback. We have two different literacy levels, one for 4-6 year olds and another for 6-9, but we'd love to hear if there are any additional elements you'd like to see in the one for older children. Would you be open to a short call so that we can keep your feedback in mind as we continue to develop the letters?

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love it

It is a great material for my son to practice reading and writing and learn new things about the world with every issue.

November 21, 2023

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