The Island Furniture Co Reviews 

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I asked for delivery on Saturday and they arrived exactly on time Drivers very helpful and set up the bar in the front room for me. Was rang by the drivers when they were 1 hour away , as promised.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give a minus score I would. Eager to take your money but customer service is diabolical. Told my order would take 8-10 weeks. 15 weeks later and endless phone calls to try and establish wha... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT PURCHASE From this company!! No warning on website about 2 month lead time! Over £900 for a chest of drawers that looks miles cheaper than ikea stuff (and that’s doing Ikea an injustice). Made... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My home is a large Victorian era house, and finding furniture that doesn’t lean too heavily into “antique” or overly traditional styles can be a real challenge. After a lot of searching, I found... See more

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Island Furniture Company supplies mahogany furniture, desks & sleigh beds in UK, french style furniture, willis & gambier, louis philippe furniture.


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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Would recommend

Very happy with our purchase which arrived this week.The lads did very well with the delivery and assembly even though the weather was awful on the day. Would recommend Island Furiture

July 16, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would not recommend using this…

I would not recommend using this company for the following reasons. I ordered a bespoke piece of furniture at the end of May 2019 and paid for it in full over the phone. I was told by the customer service advisor that took my order that the fabric I wanted to cover the furniture was available. Later on, she then told me it was not available and offered another style of fabric for the covering. I requested a sample of this second fabric through the post and was told there was no sample avaliable but was emailed a picture of the fabric covering another piece of furniture. I requested a clearer picture be sent to me and was awaiting this before making a decision. As I did not hear back from the company for sometime, I rang them up to see what was going on with my order and was told by the same customer service advisor I would be emailed re this. An email was sent to me shortly after my phone conversation advising me that the fabric I wanted was not available, so I was lied to for a second time. The email also stated that my order was now under production when I had not given the go ahead for this to happen, considering there was no agreed fabric to the cover furniture, and that I could get a discount if furniture had no covering and pay to cover furniture myself through another company. This was not what I originally paid for. Fed up with being lied to and let down, I requested a full refund for my order. I was sent a follow up email by the company stating they would refund me in 7/10 days. The deadline for the refund was Thursday 4th July 2019. The refund had not come through by then so I sent an email to customer services that same day threatening legal action if I did not get my money back. This email was not responded to. I then rang the company on the following Monday to speak to a manager only for the lady who lied to me about the furniture covering to answer the phone and conveniently, after keeping me on hold for a while, tell me all the managers were in a conference and that my refund would be processed on Friday. By now I was extremely fed up with all of this and threatened legal action over the phone. I then send another email on 10th July 2019 with a final warning of legal action. This time an email was sent to me the following day saying I had been refunded. I was then sent another email on 16th July 2019 threatening me with legal action in 7 days time if I did not remove certain wording I had used to describe the company's treatment of me in my review, this now being my updated review. Basically, there was no apology or recognition that they had done anything wrong or even that they should not lie to customers, promising something they can't deliver. There was also no recognition of the fact that the company held on to my money longer then they should have and lied to me that it would be refunded back to me in 7/10 days when in reality the refund took a lot longer then this and I had to keep chasing for my money to be given back to me. This is a company I will avoid using in the future.

Natasha Long

July 8, 2019
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Reply from The Island Furniture Co

Hi Natasha
Thank you for your review however there are a few points that need clarifying
You contacted us and asked us to make a bespoke chaise longue and you requested to do the upholstery in a white shinny material.
We did explain to you that a bespoke order cannot be cancelled as it is been made specifically to your specification and on this basis both parties agreed to proceed with the order and the payment was made by you.
We sent out our samples of material as close as possible to the shinny White request however you informed us these colorways were not what you were looking for. We then suggested to you that if you had your own material you could get upholstery done on your own account.
Three weeks after the order confirmation you requested us to cancel the order. We did explain that the production of the frame was complete but you still insisted on cancelling. We then agreed to refund your order as per the refund period and this refund has been done within the agreed time limit. FYI your chaise longue frame is still with us should you change your mind later - Thank you

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent quality and amazing service.

Excellent quality, bought Versailles bed and matching bedsides cabinets and they are beautiful.Top service from ordering to delivery.Didnt have to wait 3 to 4 months like some outlets,very happy customer,would highly recommend if you want good quality,good service and quick delivery.

June 22, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All in all a good experience

We purchased our bed from Island Furniture store. The staff were very helpful and within a week we had our bed. The drivers informed us when they were 30 mins away on day of delivery and set it up where we wanted it. All in all a good experience and we would recommend.

May 10, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Fair Warning!

Happy to take your order, and your money.....even lie to you about being able to arrange delivery for specifically am/pm, but when that doesn't happen, they will only respond by text! And when there's parts missing, they couldn't careless. Again, only respond by text. Don't call you back, and no follow up on if the missing parts have even been dispatched.
Obviously, if your order goes to plan, you'll be fine, but don't expect customer service, they don't have any. Got your money, any further contact is just a nuisance to them. Disgraceful, and shouldn't be allowed to get away with it.

May 1, 2019
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Reply from The Island Furniture Co

Adrian , this is not a fair report of what happened. You did not ring us until 4;55 PM on Friday the 26 Apr to say the driver was not coming back to do the delivery and when we tried to ring the depot to see what happened the delivery, the depot was closed. We informed you we would try again on saturday morning which we did, however the depot was still closed and we informed you of this by text message and also by email , informing you as well that there was nothing we could do until the depot opened on monday Apr29th. The transport company confirmed to us on Monday 29th that the delivery was booked in for later in the day. You rang us a 4:50 on Monday to inform us that some washers were missing from the package but at that time is was too late to dispatch spares for Mondays post. We dispatched the washers to you on Tuesday on next day delivery which you confirmed you have received. If we had been informed earlier on the Friday we would have spoke to the depot manager and pushed to get the delivery to you. Anyhow we hope the situation has now resolved itself and you are happy with your purchase. If there are any other issues let us know and we will do our best to rectify. Thank you for the order and apologies for the inconvenience caused.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top Quality

The quality of the furniture is excellent , and from order date to delivery we were keep informed at every stage. Helpful delivery drivers as well. We would recommend Island Furniture to family and friends.

April 18, 2019
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

11 weeks and counting

Hugely expensive order, 11 weeks so far and still no delivery date
Really really unimpressed

March 28, 2019
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Reply from The Island Furniture Co

Hello, we have nobody called Frock lady on our order list. Can you pls confirm order number or contact our office with updates - thank you

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Item was delivered quickly and well…

Item was delivered quickly and well wrapped. There was a problem with a quality issue but we informed Island Furniture and sent photos. We asked for a refund and to have the item picked up. They agreed to both and we were very happy with the outcome. We would not have any issue buying from them in the future.

March 23, 2019
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I ordered a sleigh beds with drawers…

I ordered a sleigh beds with drawers which I found out afterwards was not a stock item. After about 4 phone calls after 1 week, 6 weeks, 8/9 weeks I was seriously regretting my decision to order from this company. However thank goodness I stuck with it, after 9 weeks, my bed arrived and I am so pleased with it. It’s a solid wood really well made piece of furniture and will hopefully look good for many years and it was a very reasonable price.
I have sent pictures to all my children and unusually they all agree with me! Thank you very much. The only reason I didn’t give you 5 stars was the lack of communication in the first two months

March 21, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling Customer Service

After using this company previously and having no problems I thought Id add to my furniture collection. Huge mistake! Was quoted 2 to 4 weeks delivery, this was 4 weeks ago. I've rang 5 days running and been told each time someone will call me back with an update. Not had a single call back. So no furniture, no delivery date, no idea if the furniture has even been ordered. I shall be cancelling my order and steering well clear of this company. Something not right about them.
Update: After leaving my review on here I was then contacted by Island Furniture who asked me to remove it. I did not remove my review as it was fair and correct. However my drawers were delivered in good condition and only 5 days after the quoted 2 -4 weeks delivery time. I was told there was no customer service team, I would advise they get one as whomever was replying to my emails was quite brutish and abrupt.

March 20, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Furniture delivery

The first part of the delivery has gone well, the only bad point is no anticipated delivery date is given when the order is placed.

However the furniture is very good, and the delivery team were excellent.

Paul

March 8, 2019
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