Half Bottles Reviews 373

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Living by myself I find that full bottles are wasted with the result that I only drink occasionally and yet I am a wine collector. I have had a frustrating time trying to find half bottles. The major... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great variety, the delivery arrived really quick as well! Perfect to make a 12 days of Christmas wine advent calendar.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have now ordered several times from Half-bottles and their service is first class. They continually keep you informed about the status of your order, or if they haven't got something in stock when t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service. I ordered from here for an event, it did turn out that their suppliers has ran out, however Half Bottles did everything they could to ensure I had enough other (some better... See more

Company details

  1. Wine Store
  2. Food Products Supplier

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Half Bottles is a growing, Sydney based wine startup which specialises in half size and miniature bottles of wine. Since 2013, our focus has been to provide our customers with Australia's best range of wine half bottles as well as personal customer service and national shipping. Whether you're looking for a tasty tipple for a night at home, the perfect gift or wine for your restaurant, party, wedding or cafe, we've got you covered.


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4.8

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

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I only received the tracking number for my order, after the delivery was not on the day I was told it would be, and only because I called to request it the next day, other ways everything else was okay

January 4, 2018
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good range

Good range, fair prices and prompt delivery. This was my first time purchasing from Half Bottles and they totally met my expectations.

December 19, 2017
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Customer service needs work.

Customer service needs work.

Delivery was not as ordered:
- Selections which were not in stock were not substituted like for like as promised. Rather a different variety at a lower price was provided instead. Thanks for providing an option to substitute nevertheless.
- One of the other selections was just substituted at will. Whether on purpose or not I'll never know.

Email for customer support was never answered. Phone call to the shop was never answered. Message requesting a call back was never answered.

"Courier" delivery was by Australia Post who had no idea where my delivery was.

But otherwise, the website worked well and the ordering experience was good.

December 5, 2017
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Reply from Half Bottles

Hi John,

As the owner, it is with disappointment that I read you are disappointed in our service - as you can see from other reviews we seem to hit the mark on service but obviously your order fell through the cracks - especially the lack of response on phone calls and email - I am not happy with that!

I will be investigating this with my team

Having gone through your order, unless we packed things incorrectly, it appears we packed more value with the two bottles that were swapped out. So I'm a little confused there?

You are welcome to call me (1300 677 538) or email me to explain the details and what I can do to regain your confidence in our service.

I hope we get another opportunity to look after you in the future and your next order with us goes as planned. I have put an 'alert' in our system to ensure any future orders from you are treated as a priority.

At the very least, I hope you are enjoying your selection of wines.

Regards,

Dan

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service and super quick delivery

Great service and super quick delivery. Had a call within 20 mins of ordering to let me know about a shortage of stock but replaced it with a decent alternative and had my order within 3 days.

December 1, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt service and delivery

Prompt service and delivery. I appreciated the phone call when a product was unavailable rather than just substituting with something else. I would definitely recommend this website/company to family and friends.

November 26, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Staff were fantastic!

Staff were fantastic, responded to all my enquiries promptly, very helpful and happy to share their expertise.

November 16, 2017
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Would be 5 stars if my order had not …

Would be 5 stars if my order had not included 2 incorrect bottles. I emailed to let them know but didn't receive a response. Otherwise fairly responsive and probably wouldn't deter me from ordering again.

November 15, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Terrific service and great range

What a terrific service! I found it so hard to find a good range of piccolo wines until I found Half Bottles - life savers and the service was fantastic and fast.

November 14, 2017
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