Mulberry Bush Ltd Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Considering 66 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the high quality of the products, finding them well-made and durable, and appreciate the easy and efficient ordering process. People are very satisfied with the quick, prompt, and well-packaged delivery, leading many to become repeat customers. However, some customers noted occasional delivery delays, with items arriving later than expected. A few also experienced specific product quality issues, including poor stitching, inaccurate color, or items being cheaply made and non-functional.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First purchase from this company .The customer service I have received from Mulberry bush has been first class The prompt response confirming my order, next day delivery , excellent packaging and... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered some personalised colouring and lead pencils for my son’s first day back at school and couldn’t be happier. The pencils are excellent quality and look really smart – he was so excited to tak... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I live in Canada the majority of my family in the UK. I have been looking for a firm that has quality items, reliable service and I hit the jackpot when I found Mulberry Bush!! Customer service is exc... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordering online was easy. I paid for fast track delivery as I needed the doll to ensure it reached me by a specific time. I had notification of the dispatch and delivery process. The Chloe doll arrive... See more


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  1. Toy Store
  2. Baby Store
  3. Game Store
  4. Gift Shop

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Traditional Toys and Games, Wooden Toys, Childrens gifts and Children's games, girls and boys toys, Mulberry Bush, online Toy Shop.


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4.6

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Gorgeous kangaroo push along toy!

We lived in Australia before my daughter was born and my husband is Australian, so it's nice to have some aussie animal toys/books to help us connect her to some of her roots, but they are hard to come by here. When I saw this kangaroo push along toy I had to buy it for her 1st birthday. I'm so pleased with it, the quality is lovely and such a fantastic price. Really quick delivery too, very impressed with my first Mulberrybush purchase!

March 15, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great retailer. Great product.

Bought Bigjigs track expansion kit, t-junction and red brick tunnel from Mulberry Bush. Great service, all arrived as scheduled and good price. The track is all compatible with Brio, Toys 'R' Us and Tesco (Carousel) track. Our two year old girls love the tunnel especially. Would recommend products and Mulberry Bush.

January 24, 2017
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful, dismissive customer service

I ordered some personalised gifts for a member of family which took over 3 weeks to arrive. They came just before Christmas on the 21st December and I had ordered a box of red personalised HB names pencils and a personalised name tin.

The pencils were a very oppressive dark almost burgundy colour and not at all like the website photo showing more of a cherrry red pencil (recipients favourite colour) and as per her request.

The tin arrived dented and with a lid that was loose / poor fitting which simply slips off so not a closed tin.

I immediately contacted them that same day on the 21st and from the photo I sent they said the pencils "The pencils are the shade of red they have always been, as shown online and in our catalogue, your pencils are from the same batch as those photographed. We are not able to refund or exchange personalised items unless they are faulty."

Firstly, I have never seen or ordered from their catalogue so that is insignificant. Secondly, surely they should be requesting ro have them back via Freepost to inspect in person which is what I was requesting and for a replacement colour to be sent? I can assure all reviewers that the colour does not match in the slightest. I had the pencils in hand so surely I can see the difference. I am also not colour blind.

Instead I am met with a rigid conflicting response both denial and dismissive.

As for the tin, they said "We would like the tin to be returned to us so that any fault can be addressed with the supplier and that is easier when we have the item concerned that is faulty in our possession"

They said they could then refund me for that or replace it AFTER Christmas. How would that have been any good? Expecting me to give the recipient a gift after Christmas and not having one for the day itself!

They did not see my point of view and the pencils are so visibly different in colour it is ridiculous! They then later said via a PayPal dispute that there can be colour variations! Yet nothing indicates that on the website decription. Had it done so I would not have ordered in the first place.

Poor tone and general customer service. My advice is to not order red HB pencils if you are expecting a standard "red" finish and live in hope when ordering anything else in case any other part of your order is not as expected.

In the end I ordered a replacement set of pencils elsewhere which arrived the next day at no extra cost and in time for Christmas. The Mulberry Bush ones were not given as a gift and likely to go in the bin as I did not want a disappointed child expecting cheery bright red named HB pencils and being given an oldey worldy style of red instead.

Mulberry Bush said in one of their email response "We are sorry you are disappointed but hope when the child receives them she will enjoy having something special with her name on." quite patronising and presumptuous as they do know the child.

Unfortunately PayPal also did not ask for photo evidence from me or read into my case so did little to help resolve the dispute.

I notice that Paul Copeland the MD always comes back to any negative reviews and the tone offers no acknowledgment of a customer's valid views, so I expect it will be a one sided response and still not offering to have inspected those blasted pencils in person. Photos will always depict darker and if there are colour variations, their product description should note this. However, if they are exactly as their catalogue and website then they should arrive as such. They did not and This company is inflexible and also lacked heavily in Christmas spirit!

January 8, 2017
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Reply from Mulberry Bush Ltd

Dear PKT,

We are sorry that you are disappointed with the products and the service you have received from us. In response to your specific comments:

1) Your order did not take 21 days to arrive as you state, it was delivered exactly 14 days after you ordered it – which was what was promised when you placed your order. Personalised items are made to order which is why they take a little longer than other non-personalised products – your items were delivered within the promised 14 days.

2) You first reported the faulty pencil tin to us on Wednesday 21st December, just two working days before Christmas. Unfortunately, as we explained at the time, we could not guarantee a replacement in time for Christmas so we offered you a refund instead, or a replacement just as soon as one could be made. We asked you to return the item at your convenience using our Free Returns service, and we promised a full refund as soon as we received it back. As yet I can see you haven’t returned this item to us. The offer is still available – we can give you a refund, you just need to return the item to us. Given the proximity to Christmas, I’m really not sure what else we could have done to help

3) The Red HB Pencils were made to order and were correctly made exactly as shown on our website and in our catalogue. The colour is the same as shown on our website, where you placed your order. I happen to have a red HB pencil on my desk – the colour is red. It is not a “cherry bright red” as you say it should be; it is not “oppressive dark almost burgundy” as you say it as – it is in fact a perfectly acceptable mid-range red halfway between your bright and dull extremes. Importantly, it is exactly as shown on our website and in our catalogue. It perhaps is not what you had hoped it would be – but it is the same red as advertised. Because the item is personalised it cannot be returned, as explained on our website and in our catalogue.

Customer service is very important to us and the vast majority of our customers are delighted with the service they receive. The vast majority of our customers do not find our customer service to be “dreadful and dismissive” and I would encourage all readers of this post to look at the reviews we receive as a Google Certified Shop (www.google.co.uk/shopping/seller?q=mulberrybush.co.uk&hl=en-GB) or on our own website (www.mulberrybush.co.uk/customer-reviews)

Regards
Paul Copeland

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent quick service

The quality of the merchandise was very good. The junior tiddly-winks gift was beautifully crafted and was played with for hours. The rag doll was very sweet and Penguin Pile up also enjoyed.

January 4, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent product and great service!

I brought fire engine books for my daughter and nephew (both almost 3yo) they absolutely loved them. Really encourages imaginative play. The books are bigger than I thought they'd be but easily stored as folds quite flat. Really great sturdy affordable product which will hopefully be used for some time! Thanks Mulberry Bush!

January 4, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Personalised Christmas Presents

Liiking for something original for the kids as stocking fillers, we came across the Mulberry Bush website. With such a huge variety of personalised products, there is an option for every budget and taste. The service was great and the prices good. Delivery arrived in time for Christmas.

January 2, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent prompt service

The item were unanimously of good quality, particularly the named pencils. The sticky blue starfish thing was of a much better durability that most of its sort (ie men with sticky hands/feet).Wish I bought another of the dinsosaur games in retrospect. All good.

January 1, 2017
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Smaller than thought

Bought 2 of these one for our 3 year old and another for our 7 year old. Didn't open the package till closer to wrapping christmas eve and realised they are smaller than thought. Fine for 3 year old but too kiddish for 7 year old.

December 30, 2016
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Domino Run

This was bought as Christmas present for my grandson who was thrilled with it.

December 29, 2016
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Toy moses basket

Lovely well sized moses basket with pretty red and white gingham bedding. Two year old granchild filled it with animals and dolls immediately!

October 19, 2016
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Rag Doll

I am so pleased with this item as its for my 4 month old granddaughter. I was looking for a rag doll but most are for children of 3 years upwards. This one was ideal as its a teether too. Cant wait go give it to her when we meet up for the first time next week.

October 3, 2016
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Stereotypes

Not all children are white and pretty dolls don't have to be blonde. Won't be buying anything for my Thai grandchildren from you.

September 29, 2016
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Reply from Mulberry Bush Ltd

Dear Ms Stokes,
We are sorry to receive your feedback, which we feel is unfair. We do sell some dolls with non-white skin tones eg www.mulberrybush.co.uk/kaylee-doll and we also sell a number of dolls that are not blonde eg www.mulberrybush.co.uk/personalised-rag-doll-blue-stripe or www.mulberrybush.co.uk/personalised-rag-doll-brunette. These are available on our website for you to buy - if you wish - for your grandchildren.
Best wishes
Paul
Mulberry Bush

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

outstanding service and quality company

A pleasure to deal with from start to finish. website easy to follow and purchase items of interest. Delivery service was quick and efficient all items sent with one postage fee, packed and protected well for transit. On arrival of order I was amazed by the outstanding quality of the toys they are built to last and will provide hours of fun for the many children at the nursery.

August 18, 2016
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Barbarossa Pirate Package

Bought for grandson's 3rd birthday. Think he will love it. Was very well packed and arrived promptly. Mulberry Bush have a wonderful selection of 'different' toys which can't always find on high street.

April 9, 2016
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappoint a child at christmas

Dr WH must have dealt with Mulberry bush in an alternate universe. When our order arrived on December 9th it included a digibird with no activating whistle/perch. When i rang customer services that morning the initial response was that 'some of them don't come with a whistle'. The catalogue description states otherwise. Eventually I was told that a whistle would be sent by post. When it hadn't arrived by 15th I rang again and was told that I should be patient and could always whistle . Two days later I rang again and was told that a replacement would be sent by first class post. When by 4th Jan it had still not come I rang again and was told that the whistle had not been sent and was invited to send the article back and they would investigate. Catch 22 as t&c say articles should be sent back in a saleable condition or no refund. I will be sending a letter to Jonathan Copeland, MD and owner, with more details

January 6, 2016
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Reply from Mulberry Bush Ltd

Dear Mr Johnson,

Thank you for your comments. Let me provide our side of the story!

We literally sold thousands of Digibirds in the run up to Christmas and, no word of a lie, you were the only customer who didn’t get a whistle with the item. I heard the conversations you had with my colleagues and on no occasion did anyone ever say “some of them don’t come with a whistle”. That is totally not true – all of them do come with whistles and none of my staff have never said otherwise to any customers.

We were surprised that yours had arrived without a whistle but of course sometimes mistakes can happen in factories so naturally we offered to send a replacement whistle. We were keen to get this resolved for you so sent this item first class the very same day, to ensure the issue was resolved for you in plenty of time for Christmas.

What we did say was that Digibirds, in our experience, actually work better when you whistle into it yourself rather than using the whistle device. Clearly the whistle device should be there with the Digibird however, which is why we sent it again to you.

So we did send you a replacement whistle – which I can only presume got lost in the post on its way to you.

When you rang in the New Year we offered you a full refund. The particular Digibird you ordered is sold out and we don’t have any more spare whistles. This offer is still available for you. As we mentioned on the phone, simply return the Digibird to us in the condition you received it and we will give you a full refund. I believe we offered you our Freepost returns too so there will be no returns postage for you to pay. Give us a call and we can provide you with the Freepost details once again if you wish

I have to say I find it disappointing however that you have resorted to posting on TrustPilot when we provided the service we did for you and offered the refund to you as we did. I’m really not sure what else we could do or have done. There is no pleasing everyone I suppose!

Best wishes
Paul Copeland, Director
Mulberry Bush

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great selection of good quality toys and dress up sets

My little boy is fire engine crazy so I originally bought him a fireman dress up set from Mulberry Bush as a Christmas present. Like many children I think he changed his mind on Christmas gifts shortly before Christmas and wanted a "sword" instead. Luckily Mulberry Bush had a super action adventure dress up set complete with a toy sword. That is now wrapped up for Christmas and the Fireman dress up set has been put away as a birthday present!

December 21, 2015
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