BigYellowBag Reviews 403

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely wonderful company with a great product! We have ordered the garden soil for the past few years to amend our garden and flower beds. What a difference it has made! Beautiful rich, black so... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

User friendly ordering even for me no problem ordering on line. Delivery was out exactly where I had asked for it to be left, guy was here and gone before I could get out to thank him. As for the so... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service - discount coupon for $10 utilized, delivered on the date promised but more importantly placed in the exact location on my front yard grass I had marked out with some garden tools, t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb customer service, They returned my call very promptly and were super friendly, professional and helpful. Soil was delivered in 2 days exactly as promised. Beautiful rich high quality soil, you... See more

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  1. Garden Center
  2. Furniture Store

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Getting quality black garden soil and mulch delivered to your home has never been easier than with BigYellowBag®. All you have to do is call or order online and we deliver. That’s it! No lugging, no mess and you don’t have to be home to take delivery. Join the tens of thousands of happy customers who have been having top quality black garden soil & mulch delivered in the BigYellowBag® since 1994. If the BigYellowBag® Black Garden Soil is not exactly what you expected then we will pick it up and refund you 100%.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a great experience with them

I had a great experience with them. For sure recommend them. you will not be regret

June 12, 2023
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Reply from BigYellowBag

Thanks so much for your review Steve! It's truly appreciated! All the best and happy gardening :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Great experience - ongoing emails about delivery date and times, received within a couple of day, fantastic delivery guy who dropped it exactly where I wanted it.

June 1, 2023
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Thanks so much for your business, and for providing us with some feedback! All the best!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

all was great

all was great
delivery was within 2 days of ordering
updates were sent in a timely matter
delivery was smooth with the bags left right where I needed them
overall this was a great experience

May 16, 2023
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Thanks so much for your business, and for taking the time to provide us with some feedback. All the best and happy gardening!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly recommend

Fast, easy and excellent quality. The bag arrived while I was at work. Left right where I had requested. The soil was easy to spread - no sticks and clumps. I am amazed how refreshed my garden looks. The dark soil makes all my plants “pop.” Highly recommended.

May 9, 2023
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Thanks so much for your business, and for taking the time to provide us with some feedback. All the best and happy gardening!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Received a bag of soil in April 2022

Received a bag of soil in April 2022. After using it in the fall 2022, the spring of 2023 wild onion weeds started taking over my garden. Emailed to complain and the first rep wanted to help, but when she brought it to her manager Corinna she shut me down and told me I kept the bag of dirt too long. 4 months was too long? Horrible service.

May 10, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very fast delivery

Very fast delivery! Excellent service, I recommend!

April 8, 2023
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Thanks so much for your business and for the feedback Gary! All the best and happy gardening!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

User friendly ordering even for me no…

User friendly ordering even for me no problem ordering on line. Delivery was out exactly where I had asked for it to be left, guy was here and gone before I could get out to thank him. As for the soil it looks is wonderful so easy to spread and after only a week my grass is peeking threw. I would definitely recommend purchasing the yellow bag and will be ordering again next season. Deb C

March 31, 2023
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Thanks so much for your business and for taking the time to provide us with some feedback Deborah! All the best and happy gardening!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Al and his driver were wonderful!

Al and his driver were wonderful!
This is the second bag we have bought. The soil/compost does wonders in my South Carolina garden. This team was on time, moved quickly, put the bag exactly where we needed it. No damage to lawn.
Very polite. And then they were gone!
Until next time, thank you Al !

March 9, 2023
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Thanks so much for your business and for taking the time to provide us with some feedback Melinda. All the best and happy gardening!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have used this compost/dirt to grow…Tomatoes

I have used this compost/dirt to grow thousands of tomatoes year after year at our NC farm. This is HANDS DOWN the best dirt for growing vegetables I have ever used. Last year we had 130 Tomato plants, 6 to a raised bed in our growing space. I counted over 3500 Tomatoes by August. What makes this product so fertile is its northern origin. 5 stars PLUS!

August 30, 2022
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Thanks so much for your business, and for letting us know about your amazing garden performance with BigYellowBag. All the best and happy gardening!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

had a ton of weeds

May 25, 2022
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Reply from BigYellowBag

Hey Colin! Thanks for the review and for letting us know about your concerns. Our Black Garden Soil is designed to grow everything better, and unfortunately for some that means even the weeds. It is an all-natural product and we don’t use any harmful chemicals to keep weeds out. Some companies sterilize their soil so that no weed seeds are left alive, however this sterilization process also kills all of the soil’s microorganisms that are essential to feed your plants. We take every possible precaution to keep weeds out of our soil, however there is a chance that weed seeds can creep in once the soil is put in your garden, or on your lawn. We do not guarantee our soil to be 100% weed free, however we do have a 100% customer satisfaction guarantee at the time of delivery. If you do decide to order another bag in the future, have a look in the bag and if anything is not right, take some pictures and send them over! We will come by and either replace the bag or offer a full refund, whatever it takes to make you happy. Thanks again for the review and take care!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worth every penny

First time using. Put bag exactly where we wanted and had to go around a couple obstacles to get it there. Then it sat for a month so I was kind of worried what it would be like. Was amazing to be able to shovel into our newly enclosed garden bed like silk with no rocks weeds or bugs except earthworms which I’ll keep ! Would definitely order again! And I’ll never haul HUNDREDS or THOUSANDS of pounds from the store to the car to the yard again!!!!

July 4, 2022
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Reply from BigYellowBag

Thanks so much for your business, and for taking the time to let us know about your BigYellowBag experience. I'm happy we could save you from having to haul all those bags. All the best and happy gardening!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Green Horizons Sod Farm in London went…

Green Horizons Sod Farm in London went above & beyond to sort out a problem we had-great customer service!

May 27, 2022
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Reply from BigYellowBag

Thanks so much for your business and your feedback Diane. All the best :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Smooth and easy…

Yellow bag provides a really easy and informative process while buying Online!
They delivered before due date, which really helped us finish our gardening on time! Super recommended!

May 24, 2022
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Reply from BigYellowBag

Thanks so much for your business and for taking the time to provide us with some feedback Tatiana! All the best and happy gardening! :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience was perfect

My experience was perfect. Amazing dirt, fast delivery the only thing I would add is it would be nice to order half a bag at times especially for seniors.

March 30, 2022
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Reply from BigYellowBag

Thanks so much for your business and for your feedback Sandy. I'm happy to hear that we could help out. We don't provide half bags, but some of our other customers who require less soil share a bag with one of their neighbours or friends! Hope that helps and happy gardening!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer Service. Representations on Website.

Thought I would relate my rather unsatisfactory experience with Big Yellow Bag. I just phoned in to place a preorder order for delivery in May. Spoke with a man called Brian who flatly stated that a lesser discount would apply for deliveries in May. Even after directing him to the website which clearly indicated otherwise he said he didn't care and that the website was wrong. When I asked if I could speak to his supervisor he said the only other person I could speak to was the owner but that he would not give any contact information. Brian's attitude was uncompromising, dictatorial and the polar opposite of what good customer relations should be. I can only assume he is wonderful in other aspects of his job but probably should not deal directly with customers.

February 25, 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This was first year I purchased a Big…

This was first year I purchased a Big Yellow Bag. What a disappointment. It was wet through and through. I had to cover it and let it sit for 3 weeks to try to dry out. When I went to use it, it was full of rock hard clumps bigger that a fist. I had to pound it with my shovel to break up the few clumps I could. It was so full of sand it was a sin. I used it in my raised garden beds AS advertised. After a month of use/watering the sand settled to the bottom of the beds leaving heavy black staining "dirt?" on the top. Totally not what I expected or needed. Based on the comments I have read, this company is a hit or miss in quality. If you like to gamble then roll the dice and hope you are one of the few lucky ones.

August 25, 2021
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Reply from BigYellowBag

Hey Larry, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. I assure you this is not the quality BigYellowBag typically provides, and my sincere apologies for the negative experience. We have a 100% Customer Satisfaction guarantee at the time of delivery. If you ever open up another BigYellowBag and see anything you're not happy about, call us right away and we'll do what it takes to make things right. Happy gardening!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I got besides the soil a bag of grass…

I got besides the soil a bag of grass seeds.They are nice,painted in green,I put them 3 months ago and ...nothing,maybe they will came back to life next year.I would not recommend these products

June 1, 2021
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Reply from BigYellowBag

Hey Dan, I'm sorry to hear about your negative experience. Seed is incredibly tough to establish and it needs to be watered consistently to establish properly. We'd be happy to try and help you diagnose the issue. Please send an email to mail@bigyellowbag.com and let us know about your seeding procedure. I hope we can help you get your seed established!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

One bag soggy wet and clumpy. Very disappointed.

Ordered two bags. One bag was just like the soil I got last year, which I was pleased with. The second bag was soggy wet and clumpy. My intent is to use as a top dressing over for my lawn. I contacted my local supplier in Orangeburg and sent them a picture showing the difference in both bags. I was told that there was nothing wrong with the bag and there was no refund or replacement. I tried to dry it out and it gets hard as a rock like charcoal, Very disappointed in the quality of the product and service.

May 26, 2021
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Reply from BigYellowBag

Hey Doug, Thanks so much for taking the time to provide with some feedback! I'll reach out to your local BigYellowBag supplier and make sure they address your concerns. My sincere apologies for any disappointment!

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