Gardoo Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Considering 46 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the excellent quality of products like compost and bark, finding them perfect for their needs. Many people also highlight the outstanding service, noting the ease of ordering and the helpful, polite delivery drivers who often place goods exactly where requested. The delivery service is frequently described as efficient, with orders arriving on time and in good condition. However, some customers also noted issues with delivery. A few people experienced delays, with orders not arriving on the requested date or being significantly late due to system errors.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from start to finish. Ordering was easy, and although there were a few issues with delivery, Gardoo sorted everything immediately after I contacted them. The compost and play b... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delivery on time,driver very helpful.put my delivery right where i wanted it. Product looks excellent. Very pleased.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and product. There was initial error in supplying the correct product but very quickly resolved by staff and sent the correct product.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service , very good website easy to understand explained and description on point Was able to choose a delivery date , my chosen date was just 3 days after placing my order bec... See more

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  1. Home & Garden

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Founded from a love of landscaping, gardening and a dedication to sourcing and supplying the very best, high-quality products at great prices, Gardoo delivers you a wealth of experience and knowledge, with a comprehensive choice of products for every landscaping and gardening application.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Waited in all day on Wednesday for…

Waited in all day on Wednesday for delivery which didn't show. Confirmed on Thursday the delivery would be today but again no show. Apparently they will "try" and deliver tomorrow. Avoid!

June 17, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi, Robert. We do apologise for the inconvenience that was caused regarding your delivery; we understand the frustration being told it is arriving for it to then not turn up. We are glad to hear it has been delivered after talking with the hauliers and then yourself. Once again, we apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Oak sleeper delivery

Great service. 5 star for me.
Delivery advised between 10am and 12noon. Items delivered at 9:55.
Driver offloaded sleepers on pallet truck via tail lift and placed on drive.
Driver helpful and pleasant.

June 12, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi Peter, thank you for your review! We look forward to being able to assist with your future gardening plans!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Didn’t expect to have to lift the sleepers off the lorry

Very disappointed. Did not expect kerbside delivery to be lifting 30 sleepers off the pallet still on the large lorry that had no way of putting them down kerbside as advertised. The driver had to assist or there would have been no way of unloading short of climbing into the lorry. The driver on the day was very helpful fortunately. A number of the sleepers were also quite damaged with chunks missing

June 10, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Nathan many thanks for your review but I think it is necessary to point out that our site clearly advices that deliveries are kerbside only, and that two people need to be present to assist the driver unloading on the day of delivery.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service Reccomended

Excellent service , Kept me informed, Great product . Friendly helpful driver

June 9, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi Elaine, thank you for your review! We're glad to hear you're happy with the service we provided as well as the product you received. We look forward to being able to assist with your future gardening plans!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sleepers on time and as expected

Ordered 21 sleepers on Thurs 3rd June and they were delivered on Tuesday 8th as promised. Delivery driver was very helpful and offloaded the pallet onto my driveway. Quality of the sleepers was good - yes there are minor imperfections but I was not expecting perfect, planed softwood -they are railway sleepers. Would definitely use Gardoo again.

June 8, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi Stuart, thank you for your review! We're pleased to hear you're happy with your sleepers, and we look forward to being able to assist with your future gardening plans!

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I initially ordered Hardwood Chips for…

I initially ordered Hardwood Chips for my chicken run. The day after I had ordered and paid I received a phone call to say they were out of stock and I was given the option of a refund or wait for them to come back into stock. I chose a refund (which I have received). I wish the website had said it was out of stock and not given me the option to order, but that's only a minor issue and the company was very quick to contact me via phone and email.

I then ordered Woodland Mulch instead, and luckily this was in stock. It didn't arrive on the delivery date, but I emailed the company the next day and was told it was due to be delivered by 4pm that day. It arrived safe and sound just before 5pm (traffic was awful). Although it was a day late the company were very good at communicating when I emailed them, and there was a bank holiday just before the delivery date that probably interfered.

All in all I'm really happy with the product and the service I received, I just wish the website hadn't let me pay for a product that wasn't in stock.

June 4, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi Megan, thank you for your review! We look forward to being able to assist with your future gardening plans!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid avoid avoid avoid!!!

Avoid avoid avoid avoid!!!

Despite the over negative reviews I decided to take a chance and ordered 16 sleepers to build a raised flower bed. I had noted that a large proportion of the negative reviews were in relation to the delivery but as I’ve been working from home I didn’t really mind if they arrived late or not.

Anyway, they ended up arriving exactly on the day expected but of the 16 sleepers, 6 were in terrible condition and completely unacceptable. They were damaged, had chunks missing from them, were damp, and were generally very unhealthy and poorly looked after sleepers.

I called Gardoo with the delivery man present (who was embarrassed to be delivering them quite frankly). They told me to follow up with an email and pictures which I did.

I got a response a few hours later and was completely fobbed off. They told me that minor defects were to be expected and did not care what I had to say regarding the defects clearly not being minor.

I’m very disappointed and annoyed at myself for wasting so much money on a company that already came with bad reviews overall.

You should all do yourselves a favour and spend an extra £50-£100 by going to a retailer who has better reviews.

Seriously guys, avoid at all costs and let this company go bust so that more reputable companies can make better profits.

Update:
After initially being fobbed off, the details of my complaint were escalated and I have been told I will be refunded for the 6 faulty sleepers and be given an extra £25 for my time. I am satisfied with this outcome and will remove my review on receipt of the promised refund

June 3, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Jamie
I have just picked up on your review, could you please forward the photos you sent to my customer service team for me to review, i will then discuss it with the team Monday morning and get back to you.
send to n.guest@ahs-ltd.co.uk
have a great Sunday

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Emailed Gardoo a couple of days ago to…

Emailed Gardoo a couple of days ago to confirm still good for delivery date as had heard nothing since my order confirmation, and concerns over some previous bad feedback. Prompt email response, confirming order was still good for agreed delivery date, driver phoned 30min before arrival. Soft Wood Green sleepers all had at least one good face, there was a few with a part corner missing / bark remains but still happy with quality and especially the price, couldn’t find anywhere local to come close on price.

June 3, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi Mrs Siddons, thank you for your review! We're glad to hear you received a prompt response from our Gardoo team, and we're pleased you're happy with your sleepers. We look forward to being able to assist with your future gardening plans!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

On time, good service !

Ordered sleepers to arrive Friday. Called to check they were arriving that day due to reading poor reviews. They were very helpful. Arrived lunchtime. Driver helpful in carrying them. Good quality oak. Good experience all round.

May 30, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi Laura, thank you for your review! We're pleased to hear your order arrived on time, we will inform the hauliers about how helpful the driver was. We hope you had a good weekend, and we look forward to being able to assist with your future gardening plans!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Cant complain 5*

My delivery arrived on Friday as specified in time for bank holiday weekend. The sleepers were good quality.
Driver did not call which was the only downside. my husband had to help the driver get them off the truck. i did have my son ready to help but lives 25mins away.

Overall very happy with the experience would use again.

May 30, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi Charlotte, thank you for your review! We're glad to hear you're happy with your sleepers and they arrived in time for the bank holiday! We hope you had a good weekend, and we look forward to being able to assist with your future gardening plans!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good experience had by all

I ordered a variety of products from Gardoo. Topsoil, mushroom compost & Pine nuggets. The delivery service was overall very good.

Topsoil was very good quality. The pine was very nice but I wouldn't describe it as a nugget.

No complaints on service & the delivery driver was very helpful.

May 28, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Good afternoon, Martin. Thank you for your review, we appreciate your feedback and are glad to hear you're happy with the products. We look forward to helping you with your future gardening projects.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We were delivered the wrong sleepers a couple...

We were delivered the wrong sleepers a couple of weeks ago, so ended sending them back, this was frustrating as we had to both take a day off work. I emailed Gardoo to organise another date for delivery and have to say was very impressed with their communication, they emailed me back instantly saying sorry etc and organised another date for delivery.

We have just had them delivered again and the quality seems good.

I do think communication between Gardoo and their delivery drivers needs to be better. The guy delivering complained saying he never delivers to 'normal households' like ours so he was surprised when he turned up at our house. I was expecting a call before they arrived, but didn't get one. (I do understand that T&C's say we might not get a call, so not all the blame on Gardoo there) Had I got a call I would have arranged for someone to come down to help me with lifting.

The lorry driver did say I wasn't technically allowed on the lorry to unload, and the sleepers were too heavy for the lift, which left me confused about how they usually do it tbh. So more communication between Gardoo and the delivery drivers would probably be more helpful.

He ended up helping me take them off the lorry which was very helpful.

May 28, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Good afternoon, Joe. Thank you for your review, we appreciate your comments and have taken on board what you have said. We are glad the issue was resolved quickly, and we look forward to helping you with your future gardening needs.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Rubbish company don’t use

Rubbish company don’t use.
Paid for 15m2 grasscrete on 19th April, got a confirmation email confirming the order.
No delivery on the date I was given, multiple emails later and 5 weeks! I finally get an email saying they are out of stock of what I ordered and they are not being made any more!
I asked if I could swop the size and was then told I would have to pay to return the size I had and would be charged the difference!
Shocking customer service and no help at all.

May 24, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi, Wesley. We have looked through our e-mails regarding your review, and we expressed our greatest apologies regarding the stock being discontinued; we even supplied links to other companies who had stock of that specific paving grid and promptly issued a refund.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered 18 sleepers on 10/05 for…

Ordered 18 sleepers on 10/05 for delivery on the 18/05. Date arrived and no delivery of sleepers or any contact. Took the day off work so rather annoying. Could not find a telephone number so emailed them and they came back to me saying sorry and the sleepers will be with you the next day. Next day no sleepers, emailed them again and this time no reply. Been emailing them since and no reply at all. Have now asked for a refund and again no reply. No not use these as I’m getting the impression they are a con and now concerned about getting my £400 plus money back. Would love to hear from you Gardoo and explain why I haven’t heard from you and my sleepers have not arrived some 5 days later.

May 23, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi, Barry. We are sorry you had a problem with your delivery. We can see your e-mails and greatly apologise about the communication issue, we have been struggling to contact everyone due to the problems a specific haulier has presented us with. We deliver to thousands of customers every month and the majority are delivered without a problem, but this does not excuse the ones that fail; we are working hard with our delivery partners to try and improve this. We greatly apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused, and we understand you have opted for a full refund which has been processed by our team.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unfortunately I have to leave one star…

Unfortunately I have to leave one star as minus isn’t available. I have been waiting for somebody from Gardoo to contact me / sort refund for an incomplete order of sleepers . I was informed the sleepers were out of stock ( which is an utter lie ) as I’m guessing they don’t want to pay for the unit space on the lorry so was asked if I wanted a refund for a paid ,incomplete order ( only last week) from an order that was placed in APRIL! I have now sent copious amounts of emails with a request for contact , no joy, no refund and STILL trying to resolve this. Communication beyond dire ...Word to the wise ... DO NOT touch this company with a barge pole !

I have emailed all correspondence and followed up your reply / request below . I was never offered replacement / fulfilment sleepers to be delivered only a refund . I wanted the sleepers and not a refund. Despite in stock or not this was never the option given to me as you suggest in your reply. I have never had the option to email nor have never seen this email address. As per your request I have again sent all correspondence to you as what was sent to Gardoo customer service to the email below . I’ll await the outcome and too anticipate you will deliver my missing goods.

May 22, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Thanks for your further reply

I have looked in my inbox and junk folder at n.guest@ahs-ltd.co.uk and I still have no e-mail details from you.
Could you just please answer on this review with your name and order number as this would make things so much easier to trace and follow up on.
but just incase you want to e-mail me please do so at

n.guest@ahs-ltd.co.uk





Good afternoon
I am unable to trace your order from your Trust Pilot details, could you please e-mail your contact details along with the order number to n.guest@ahs-ltd.co.uk.
I would also like to assure you we do not tell lies about stock levels, if something is out of stock we offer customers an alternative delivery date or a full refund it has nothing to do with haulage and not wanting to pay for unit space.
Once you have provided the details I will look into your case, but it could possibly be that a refund has been issued and its a matter of your card provider is in the process of crediting this to your account.
I look forward to you providing the details




Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have just emailed you in response to…

I have just emailed you in response to below. This must be 11 or 12 times now and still no refund

May 22, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo


Jim

Your order has been found under James Moore, a refund for £17.95 through Paypal has been processed, from what I understand there was a problem with the Paypal system for refunds and as a solution they raised a case against the transaction to provide a refund to you, this has caused some delays but I am pleased it has now been resolved. Sorry for any upset this may have caused.
Have a great weekend


Jim
You have replied to the e-mail regarding Felipe Felop claiming to have e-mailed us just now, we have not received an e-mail from you and we dont have an order in the name of Jim Moore, unless we get your name the order was placed in, the order number I will not be able to help, so please could you e-mail this details to me on the following e-mail, n.guest@ahs-ltd.co.uk thank you

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So I have emailed probably 10 times and…

So I have emailed probably 10 times and still waiting for this to be resolved. Customer Service is shocking !!!

May 21, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Good Morning Felipe
I am sorry it appears you have had a damaged sleeper delivered as outlined in your previous review.
I have searched our order and e-mail system to find any order or e-mails in the name of Felipe Felop but have failed to find anything.
If could be that your Trust Pilot name is different to the name used for ordering, if this is the case please could you e-mail your name and order number to n.guest@ahs-ltd.co.uk and I will be able to look into your case.
If you have ordered in another name it might be our customer services have already processed your refund, this can take up to 5-7 days for your credit card company to process and show up on your account, Paypal can take a little longer.

I look forward to hearing from you, have a great weekend.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Steer clear.

Steer clear.
We were promised a delivery 8 am -6 pm. We were sent a email at approx 5pm advising the delivery was not going to take place.
The following day the delivery driver called me for direction advice then decided his vehicle could not access our address (too big!) We have had dozens of same size lorries over the years.
Emailed 3 times to find out what was going on.....no response.
Very very disappointing ..don’t bother

May 20, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Good afternoon Chris
I am sorry Chris that you have had a problem with your delivery.
The UK pallet network have been seeing unpresented levels of demand (50%) higher than pre Covid levels. this has been having a negative impact on many of our deliveries and our customers. To help out we decided to take on a new network who had promised to ensure our deliveries would reach our customers on the requested date, unfortunately they have not lived up to the promise.
I have looked at the communication log for your order, you e-mailed us at 3.30pm on the day of delivery, we replied at 4pm and then you replied again at 5pm. There are no further e-mails logged against your account
We deliver to thousands of customers every month and over 95% are delivered without a problem but this does not excuse the ones that fail, we are working hard with our delivery partners to try and improve this.
Again We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused and I understand you have opted for a full refund which has been processed by our team
Have a great weekend

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service. Prompt and reliable delivery. 15 2.4m oak sleepers ordered and delivered as arranged. Delightful and helpful driver. Good quality product as described. Good value. Good email communications regarding the order and delivery.

Depressing recent reviews to see here but certainly not my experience.

May 20, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Hi Pearson, thank you for your review! We're glad to hear the driver was helpful, we will inform the hauliers of your comment. We look forward to being able to assist with your future gardening plans!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Missing Sleepers and abusive hauliers

Had a delivery booked for Friday 14th May of 20 sleepers. I booked the day off ready as I had other deliveries coming as well, 4pm and no sleepers. I ring gardoo and they state to at there is an issue with the haulage firm and that they will ring me back. Nothing... Monday lunchtime a man in a truck turns up at my house, and demands my wife help him unload these 3m sleepers as he can’t do it on his own. When she declines he becomes abusive. She explains he should have been here Friday but did not want to listen. I speak to the haulage firm from Maidstone who claim they are only delivering as a favour and only recieved the sleepers that day, I told them gardoo had advised me they had had them since Friday, the haulage told me that gardoo are f@@king liars and not to believe a word they say. I then ring gardoo for help, who then say they are not sure what to do and why they sleepers haven’t been delivered, then told someone will
Ring me back. Nothing... I call again Tuesday and again am told that someone will ring me back about re-delivery as the haulage company are not answering. Nothing.... money back time I think.
I realise a pandemic is still going on, but this is a disgusting way to treat people. If you haven’t got the capacity or the means to deliver a product, withdraw it until you do. Will not be using again

May 19, 2021
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Reply from Gardoo

Good afternoon Neil
Unfortunately we are unable to find on our system you as a customer or a delivery on that day in the name of Pennington for railway sleepers.
We also do not supply 3m sleepers, I know many of our competitors do this size, are you sure your order was placed with us?
If you could provide us with any further information such as the invoice number, customer name or delivery address to customer.service@ahs-ltd.co.uk we will be able to investigate this matter further.
We look forward to hearing from you and have a great weekend.

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