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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t order. What I ordered vs what I’ve grown is completely not accurate. Very disappointing

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I should have read reviews before I placed both my orders. The shipping is very slow, much longer than the"1-3 days" as described on the website. Even with the seasonal shipping specifications, which... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered what was supposed to be tulip bulbs in four different varieties which I planted in the fall. You can imagine my disappointment last week to find my garden covered in yellow daffodils! What a... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Ordered 3 different varieties of ranunculus only 2 bags came up. About half of the 75 anemones bloomed and no tulips grew. Everything was planted in November as I am in zone 10a. Didn’t file a complai... See more

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Tulip World: Where buying flower bulbs year-round is fast, simple, and affordable. 100% Grow Guarantee!


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful customer service

Awful customer service. Delayed delivery so we have had frosts and they will not take package back.

November 4, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Rachelle,
Thank you for your order. We are sorry for the shipping delays, we have experienced varying product delays from our suppliers in Holland. Fall planted bulbs can be planted after a frost. As long as the ground is not frozen solid the bulbs can be planted. They prefer to be planted when the soil and air temperatures are cool, so this time of year is the perfect time for planting.
If your ground is frozen solid and you are not able to dig into the ground, please let us know and we can help you with the order.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a scam

What a scam! I planted 3 different bulbs/starts - 35 total. 3 starts grew leaves. Hope the tulip bulbs I'm planting now do better. But l will never order from this company again.

October 20, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Andrea,

Thank you for your review of our company. We are sorry to hear that many of the bulbs you planted did not grow. We would love to learn more about what items were planted and the growing conditions so we can help ensure this doesn't happen again. We will see if we can reach out to you here to get your order number and provide further help.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Another Dissatisfied Customer

Add me to the long list of folks who are disappointed in Tulip World. I made an order of bulbs and daylilies a month ago. Half the items have begun growing, but the rest are still not showing any signs of growth. I've tried to email them, no response. I've tried their chat during business hours, it kicks out and tells me to try again during business hours. I've tried calling, and have been told my call is important to them. No call back. The one stellar grower in the mix were the Calla lily bulbs advertised as a mix of whites, yellows, oranges, and reds. They're all yellow. All five. I wish I had stumbled across this site before I placed my order. I would have stuck with buying locally.

July 27, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Eric-

Thank you for providing feedback regarding the daylilies and other items in your order. We are sorry to hear that you have not been able to get the problems with your order resolved. Tulip World's products are backed by our 100% grow guarantee, and therefore we will make this right with you. We will see if we can discuss this more through Trust Pilot, if not our customer service team will be sure to follow up through email.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I received an order that was terrible

I received an order that was terrible. Lily bulbs were not only short, but rotten. Some had already sprouted and died, while others had sprouts up to 12” long and twisted in circles so they could not grow. The company requested I send pictures, which I did. It’s been silence. No reputable company would have mailed rotten bulbs. Their site guarantees 100% growth. That’s definitely dishonest advertising.

June 17, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Diana,

Thank you for your review of our company. We are sorry to hear that the lily bulbs in your order arrived in a condition that you feel made them not suitable for planting. Lilies do have a tendency to sprout later in the planting season in storage, even when we keep them in a cool location. However, we understand their is a certain level of growth that may make them unacceptable for planting. That is why we asked for pictures. Our customer service team is a bit overwhelmed with customer inquiries due to the prime growing and planting season. That is most likely why you haven't heard back from us yet. However, we want to make sure your needs are taken care of quickly so we will try to reach out to you here, on Trust Pilot.

UPDATE: It appears on June 18th, a customer service representative issued a refund for 1 of the lily items and sent a replacement for the other package.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I had some non bloomers but they refuse…

I had some non bloomers but they refuse to answer my request to consider a refund or exchange. They also mailed me a bad bulb and I asked to have it replaced and they absolutely refused. Of course it didn’t bloom. I will not use them again.

June 3, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Thank you for providing a review regarding your recent order and the concerns you had with this order. First, we apologize for not responding to your inquiries, we are experiencing some higher customer service volumes due to the busy spring growing season. We would love the opportunity to make this situation right with you and will see if we can get in contact through Trust Pilot to find our more order details.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered 5 clematis vines, all dead but one

***Update: Finally heard from them only after I posted this review. They are only sending one replacement and not refunding my money for the other items. Only store credit or I can wait a whole year to get what I ordered. Why would I want to order more items when most everything I ordered was dead. Now they aren't responding to emails again. I want my money back so I can buy my vines elsewhere before everything is out of stock.**** Ordered 5 clematis vines from them. All but one showed up looking brown and black. I assumed it was because they were dormant. So I planted them all right after I received them and nothing. I have reached out to the company several times and no response. I then contacted a chat associate and was given another email address to send pictures of the dead vines. Still no response. I wasn't even asking for a refund, just replacement for healthy plants. I bought trellises for all the vines and now I have nothing to grow on them and it's too late to order elsewhere.

May 30, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Jackie--

Thank you for your review. We are sorry for the delayed response, we did receive your email on Friday. A customer service specialist will be sending an email today to resolve the problems with this order.
We have talked further with Jackie, and have issued a refund for all the clematis in her order.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

After reading the bad reviews on this…UPDATE! I did find the receipt in my email and received the order! Great communication! Bulbs arrived in good condition! Confidence restored!

After reading the bad reviews on this company, I feel inclined to write a review myself.
I just ordered a set of three Calla Lilies. Paid with my Visa. This is the suspicious part. I did not received an acknowledgement of my order through email. This is the customary way of doing online business. My card has already been charged.
I left a message with my concern. No answer. It´s been only 24 hours, but they have my money...I dońt have a receipt of payment from them, nor a time of shipping.
Unfortunately, this has happened to me in the past with another company. I recognize the method of operation...I will take it up with my bank card company. This company, Tulip World, will not be paid...

May 28, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Carmen

We are sorry you didn't receive the order confirmation email. If you haven't already we suggest checking your spam or junk mail folder for it there. We did find your order for Albomaculata Calla Lilies in our system and have sent a copy of the confirmation again. We will try to reach out you here through Trust Pilot to make sure we have the correct email address on the order.
Carmen--thank you for providing additional insight for this review and that the order arrived in good condition. We also thank you for your additional order, it is much appreciated.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service is terrible/ Products sub par

Customer service is terrible
Ordered the multicolored Cala lilies, and was to receive five bulbs
Received three bulbs in great condition one in OK condition and one that was dead
I’ve been reaching out to this company now for the week and a half since I’ve received my bulbs to have no emails returned, tried online chat and was disconnected and had to leave yet another email

As a first time customer very disappointed because the quality is not great and their customer service is impossible

6.8.21 - they finally responded and she a new set of bulbs - these were received today and look worse that the ones I received that did not bloom.
Impossible to get a hold of and crappy product - Buyer Beware

May 25, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Darlin-

Thank you for your email with our company. We are sorry to hear that the calla lilies had a couple of questionable bulbs in the package. Tulip World has a 100% Grow Guarantee and we would be happy to send a replacement order to make up for the bulbs that were not in good condition. We will reach out here to get your order information so we can get the replacement order set up.

We have contacted this customer by email and set up a replacement order to ship a new package of calla lilies.

On 6/8/2021 we have reached out to the customer via email to get more information on the replacement package of 5 calla lilies that was sent for the 2 calla lilies in the original order that were received in poor condition.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered 4 sea holly plants and two…

I ordered 4 sea holly plants and two others. out of the 4 sea hollys, one bag had no bulb in it and in two others, the roots were rotted. one plant was ok. very disappointed!

May 12, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Forest,

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that some of the Sea Holly in your order arrived in poor condition. Our customer service team will reach out to you to get a replacement order set up.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fair enough

The canna rhizomes I received where the incorrect variety. However they politely explained to me that the mixup was with the grower and they did honor their guarantee by refunding me the full purchase price. I plan to give the company another go in the near future.

May 9, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Joey--

We are sorry to hear that the canna lilies in your recent order are not growing as they should. Also, we apologize that you haven't been able to get in contact with us quickly, our customer service team is working diligently to respond to the high volume of spring garden inquiries. We will reach out through message on Trust Pilot to get more information regarding your order.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My Sad and Happy Tulip World Experience

First time ordering bulbs from Tulip World last October 2020. I love their price and the decent bulb size.

However, there's one variety that grew poorly, stunted growth I'd say. I notified them and it took days before I got a response. We agreed to get merchandise credit because I can't return a product that's already in the ground for months and also don't want to wait until fall this year to get the replacement. I'm a patient person so I don't mind waiting for days as long as they mean what they say regarding my order issues. And so they gave me a merchandise credit plus free shipping because of the inconvenience. From my experience, I just had to ask if I will get a free shipping when I use my credit (since I already paid for it when I bought it last year), and I'm glad I asked because I just used my credit today and applied the code they gave me for free shipping. I only paid half of the total amount I'm supposed to pay.

Every customer has different shopping experience and each have the right to complain and get their money worth. But if the customer complains and demands as if he's like a king/queen, then there's also something wrong about him. That's why they have Customer Services to fix the issues. I guess, we all just have to be a little bit more understanding and patient at this time where everything moves so slow.

May 5, 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible company

Terrible company: I only received half of my dahlia order; they are dry, damaged, tiny bulbs, not sure any of them will grow. Sent email few times asking about missing plants - no response...
Disgraceful!

May 5, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Lesia-

Thank you for your review of our company. We are sorry that we weren't able to attend to your emails promptly. We will send you an email to get the conversation started about the concerns with your order.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just received 4 plants-Clematis

Just received 4 plants-Clematis. Super tiny plants were all dead, withered and scorched. I send 2 emails and have not received responses. Very bad experiences.

April 26, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Mary--
Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear your dissatisfaction regarding the clematis in your recent order. We will try to find your order # so we can reach out to discuss the clematis in your order.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Late shipping

I've been waiting for my order and its more than a month. Im in zone 8a and its suppose to be delivered by now. I have sent multiple emails. I didn't get any response. My order number is 500465. If you cannot deliver it within a week from now, please let me know.

April 26, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

HI Sushi,

Thank yuo for your review. We are sorry to hear you have not been able to contact us regarding your order. We looked up the order information and have put a rush on the shipment, as it looks like it was supposed to ship in Mid-March. We will follow up with you via email.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worse ever

The worse ever! I finally received my order of which I had to constantly call. Placed in Feb 2021 4 items $48.

Tubers completely dry, two little 1inch twigs for clematis and for the caladiums type bulbs dry... I'm appalled. I took photos. I planted them just for fun to see if they will grow. I wouldn't recommend procuring from the place dont waste your hard earn $$.

April 22, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

HI Judith- Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear your concerns over the clematis and caladium in your order. We certainly suggest planting these items,and if they do not grow please contact us before October of 2021 and we will be happy to resolve your concerns regarding the items at that time.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service

Terrible customer service!
I wish I read reviews first I order actaea narcissus label on the packaging also was actaea narcissus but in the spring when they bloom it was regular yellow daffodils
so I called customer service I was told this happens sometimes
I was asked to provide order number and pictures of daffodils and someone will get back to me . Few days later I called again and this time I was told I have to wait until Fall. Very disappointed Don’t waste your time and money with this company!

April 21, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Ella-

Thank you for your review of our company and products. We are sorry to hear that the daffodils did not bloom as expected. Unfortuantely sometimes errors in packaging happen at our supplier, and since the bulbs are dormant we have no way of knowing that they are incorrect. Since the daffodils are available in fall that is the next time we could ship a replacement to you, which is why that was the timeframe offered. If you would like to contact us at review@tulipworld.com we would be happy to discuss additional options with you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

HORRIBLE customer service!

Update: After my review I immediately received a response from Tulip world asking that I email them with my order information and issue so they could resolve it. Great. I did. I emailed them. They never got back to me. If I could drop my one star review to zero I would. HORRIBLE customer service!

Like others I wish I had read the reviews first! Ordered Ranuncula bulbs. Was sent yellow daffodils instead. Wrote them several times asking for a refund or partial refund. Absolutely NO response. Not even an acknowledgment. Horrible service. Would NOT recommend!!!

April 20, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Nu,

Thank you for your review of our company. We are sorry to hear your concerns over the bulbs you received. Daffodil bulbs and ranunculus bulbs look quite different. Also, we label all the packages so that when they arrive you know what you have. Perhaps the labels weren't checked prior to planting? If you can email review@tulipworld.com with your order# we can look into this further for you.
Please note we found the email correspondence from NU in our spam folder, which is why we didn't reply sooner. We are now in correspondence with NU to provide help and a solution with what happened with her order.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wish I had read these first

I wish I had read these first. Same story- rotten bulbs that did not grow at all, and insulting, ineffective customer service. Avoid!

April 18, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Susan,

Thank you for your review of our company. We are sorry to hear your disappointment in our company. We would love the opportunity to know more details of your order and how we can help. Please email us your order# and details to review@tulipworld.com

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Mixed bag experience

Mixed bag experience. I have ordered quite a bit from Tulip World: Anemone, Bleeding Hearts, Sea Holly, Daffodils, Amaryllis, and Hyacinths. In my first order, the Anemone were the wrong color. They sent replacements which just arrived (a year later) for planting. Hopefully they are the right color this time.
The bleeding hearts arrived broken and never came up. Sea Holly looks great. The next year I ordered the Daffodils, Amaryllis and Hyacinths. Amaryllis arrived very dormant and didn't bloom until nearly 2 months after Christmas. Hyacinths look great, no complaints about those. But they once again shipped the wrong product on the daffodils. I now have ONE HUNDRED of the wrong daffodil. and I can't dig them up without damaging other bulbs. They only offer replacements (to be sent this fall, and who knows if they will be right) or store credit. Why would I want to order more? Now knowing what the heck they'll actually send? Even though I did receive some good products from them, I'm done ordering from Tulip World.

April 15, 2021
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Reply from Tulip World

Hi Kalina,

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear that some of the bulbs were incorrect in your recent orders. We never intend to send the wrong bulbs, however, sometimes packaging errors occur from our suppliers. We will follow up via email to see how we can help you with your order.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't Buy!!

Don't Buy!!! Ordered 6 items only 1 survived!!! Talked to Customer Service with Mickey. 100% guarantee is a joke... They refuse to help me since I order it last year. Makes no sense if they died!!!

March 2, 2021
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