Britishonlinesupermarket Reviews 

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Placed an order they dispatched to a totally different postcode,have had no response to my emails, so will never get my order, it is a total scam

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT deal with this firm. I ordered condensed mushroom soup. The two trays were placed in a cardboard for shipment The outer packaging arrived in perfect condition, A considerable amount of the cans... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

A long wait for rest of order Excellent value in the products, but poor show in contacting British online supermarket if you don’t receive all your order. This has gone on for weeks now. I’ve made m... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They get one star because you cannot award 0. I placed an order on the 20th July and received an acknowledgement but since then - nothing. They do not respond to emails, I cannot access my account on... See more

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  1. Food Products Supplier

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We are an online only supermarket that ships thousands of everyday British supermarket food & products worldwide. So if you're an expat living abroad or a lover of British food & groceries, then this is the website for you. Please feel free to browse our wide selection of low cost, brand name British food & groceries. British food shopping for British Expats. British food delivered to your door anywhere in the world. The British supermarket for the British Expat community.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A VERY GENUINE COMPANY, IM OVER THE MOON

Ordered lots of goods to be delivered to me in Austria as i wouldnt go to uk because of the Corona, I understand things were delayed because of that too. Communications with 2 lovely ladies there by telephone were very reassuring, i was always told i could cancel the order if i wanted but i didnt there was no rush.
Finally everything except a couple of things were ordered i got a prompt refund of the items that i couldnt buy in my paypal account. I got an email from Britishonlinesupermarket and DHL monday 3rd Aug with shipment details and it arrived today Thurs 6th Aug. Everything packed brilliantly in bubble wrap, i need scissors to open them, nothing damaged. Better postal delivery than any online retailer ive used including Amazon. Could not be happier and this was a trial order with i am sure more to follow especially with excellent priced delivery. DO NOT EXPECT to get the same prices as if you went to Tesco for example, it is not much more expensive anyway. That didnt bother me and they have to make a few quid to keep this brilliant service running. A very happy bunny here.
Thanks to Kelly and Sam.

August 6, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fraudulent Company

I placed an order with British Online Supermarket nearly three weeks ago. My credit card was charged instantly. Since then, I have received no updates. I have sent four follow-up emails, none of which have received a response. I have also called multiple times, but no one answers the phone. I can only assume this company is fraudulent. I am now calling my credit card company to get the funds reimbursed. Buyer beware - I would not order anything from this company.

July 31, 2020
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Reply from Britishonlinesupermarket

Dear Anil Sabharwal,

I have checked your order and it seems your payment is held by your card company due to suspected fraud. We cannot take payments for orders we can only process orders when payment is sent to us by the customer.

You have been emailed regarding this issue.

Kind regards,

Sally

P.S. British Online Supermarket does not subscribe to trust pilot as they charge for this service based on turnover. This would mean that Trust Pilot would charge us many thousands of pounds per month to generate good reviews and edit/remove bad reviews. We do not feel that this practice is something that offers a fair or reliable reflection of any business.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly Recommended

This was my first order and, even with the present problems, virtually my entire order was fulfilled and arrived extremely well packaged and delivered professionally by DHL. Highly recommend.

July 20, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beware!

06/07 EDIT:
I’m baffled, I don’t even know where to start...
They are deliberately lying. I asked them to transfer the mails they are talking about and they never did. I just wanted my money back, and they asked me to change my review first.
Since I didn’t do it, they didn’t refund me and they reported my comment.
Fortunately, I was able to confirm that my comment was legit and it was put back on.
I have opened a claim via PayPal and I hope I’ll get my money back.

INITIAL COMMENT:
Beware!
I've ordered there a month ago and I didn't receive the order confirmation. 2 days later, they took the money.
I've sent them not one, not two, but 4 mails but they all went unanswered.
I can understand that it may take long to ship my order, but there is no customer service and it's unacceptable.
It's the first time I've ordered there, so I don't know if this site is a scam or not. I've opened a claim via PayPal in order to be refunded.

June 3, 2020
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Reply from Britishonlinesupermarket

I have checked our emails and you have been sent emails from staff members and you have replied to at least one. You were sent an automatic email confirming your orders progress. I can assure you we are not a scam. We did not take any money from you. You sent the money to us via PayPal and for some reason it is help by PayPal. We have no means to take money from anyone and can only receive payments that are sent for orders placed. We have emailed you about your payment being held and cannot release your order until we have cleared payment.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unreliable

I placed an order in good faith well over 3 weeks ago but, despite having followed up over a week ago, with assurances that my order would soon be shipped, I have received nothing to date. I would not advise ordering from them.

June 29, 2020
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stay clear of this company!!!

Placed an order on the 27th May ,money taken from my account right away
Received an email stating "due to the pandemic some items may not be in stock"
Emailed the company asking if they could tell me if my items were available as i have lots of allergies and the item i was after are always out of stock in supermarkets but I've had no reply,sent a further 2 emails which have also been ignored.
If products aren't available then they shouldn’t be able to be purchased .
I understand you may be "short staffed" due to the pandemic but if you haven't got enough staff to answer customer queries then you shouldnt be open at all & definitely shouldn't be taking peoples money...

I wouldn't use this company again,their delivery is nearly the same price as my items and if it wasn't the fact i was led to believe the items were in stock i wouldn't of ordered in the first place.

This should be stated before a customer pays and not in the email you send after.

Very poor service

June 1, 2020
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Reply from Britishonlinesupermarket

Hi Rachal,

I apologise for the delay in processing your order at this difficult time.

Payments for orders need to be made before they can be processed.

We have a COVID-19 update at the top of every page on our website that explains that some items are in short supply and we are working with less staff so we can implement correct social distancing. As a result your order may take a little longer to process. We also confirmed this to you by email when you placed your order.

We have emailed you asking if you would like us to continue to try and supply your items or if you would like a full refund.

Please let us know by email which you would prefer.

Kind regards,

Sally

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Not really impressed

Not really impressed. Took 4-5days for order to be sent. They never replied to emails. Package arrived , tins and glass items bubble wrapped but the box wasnt sturdy so cereal boxes crushed - not a problem. But so were the bags of crisps one that had exploded.will be reverting back to the British Corner shop that may have a smaller selection but overall a better service. My items were not replaced but credited back to the card as per the site details

December 23, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

superb service

Have used this company for some time and the service is excellent. Parcels are well packed ensuring goods arrive undamaged. Staff are always helpful with queries. On the rare occasion that an item has been unavailable a substitute has been offered. Look forward to continuing sending my orders to family overseas with British Online Supermarket.

December 9, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service

Have used this company before with no problems, however, if there is a problem with delivery, as in my case (non-delivery) the customer service and support is atrocious. My order was not delivered and after chasing it I was informed that a claim would have to go to the courier as they were claiming it was delivered. I was warned that this process was likely to take a long time - I chased this and chased it and most of my e mails were unanswered and the phone calls from Spain cost me a lot of money. This stretched over several months and I had to resort to contacting my credit card company who reimbursed me immediately and took the matter up with the company. So while the going is good there is no problem - but hit a major problem such as mine - paying for goods but not received then you have a very big problem. I will NEVER use this company again.
I have now received below response. I would like to address a couple of points you raised. Parcelforce were sent two full scanned documents listing parcel contents from myself. They advised they did not receive the first one, so on sending the second scanned document I requested written confirmation of receipt, which I duly received, so this comment I do not understand? Secondly, they produced a copy delivery note which just had a 'squiggle' for a recipient signature, which was certainly not mine and could have been attributed to anyone! It is normal practice in Spain for couriers to request national ID numbers from the person signing for the parcel- if Parcelforce had done this it would have been immediately apparent that the recipient was not myself.
All in all a very stressful experience, and yes I was eventually reimbursed, but this was only achieved through my credit card company getting involved. I have been in customer service all my life and can honestly say my career would have been very short lived if I had handled this protracted situation in the manner mine was handled with by British On-line Supermarket and Parcelforce.

November 29, 2019
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Reply from Britishonlinesupermarket

I am sorry that you are not happy on this occasion. As you are aware from our conversation in August, ParcelForce showed your order as being delivered and signed for by someone called Susan on the 8th August at 11:25am (Parcelforce Tracking number EK571776167GB). ParcelForce carried out a full investigation. ParcelForce wrote to you on two separate occasions and sent you two “Denial of Receipt” forms to complete and return to help with their investigations. You did not complete and return either form. Situations like this are incredibly rare and this is the only time our company has ever experienced this. I appreciate your frustration; however it is hard for the courier to process a claim for loss or damage when they have signature evidence of delivery. You have now been refunded and I apologise for the delay. In extremely rare circumstances like this we have to allow the courier investigation time to run its course.

Kind regards,


Sally

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Placed order at the start of November…

Placed order at the start of November for a bunch of Christmas food I can't get in South Africa. Package arrived undamaged with everything all wrapped up in bubble wrap.

November 29, 2019
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Reply from Britishonlinesupermarket

Thank you for your kind review. We really appreciate it.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Delayed order due to mishap

Due to a mishap in the company, my order was delayed. Luckily it was not an urgent order and there was no rush for me.
I cannot yet comment on the items as they have not arrived yet.

The customer service was great when I could get a hold of them. I was emailing with Sally and she was fast and helpful.
However, phoning and emailing them had not worked. It was only after posting a review on here that made them reach out to me.

I would take care if you are ordering under strict schedules.
I will soon order from Britishonlinesupermarket again, to test their service and if delays are actually mishap or consistent thing.
I understand that they may be busy during this time of the year.

I will update the rating to 4 or 5 stars after my next order if everything works out!

November 27, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service - so reliable. Used whilst in Cyprus and can not fault the service

October 24, 2019
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Reply from Britishonlinesupermarket

Thank you for the review. We aim to please.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service . delivery very fast 👍 would highly recommend them 👍

October 23, 2019
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Reply from Britishonlinesupermarket

Hi Max. Thank you for your kind review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic company

Fantastic company. Have used several times to ship to family abroad. All items well wrapped and delivered in good time. Would definitely recommend.

October 23, 2019
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