Potclays Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.7

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Looking at 60 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the dedicated team for being exceptionally helpful, knowledgeable, and friendly when assisting with urgent orders or technical ceramic questions. Buyers also highlight the efficient shipping service, wonderful customer care, and the fantastic selection of quality products available on their website. Some reviewers were not happy with delivery delays, noting that dispatch times could sometimes feel painfully slow or that external couriers failed to deliver on schedule. A few consumers also experienced occasional frustrating issues with packages getting delayed, items arriving damaged during transit, or receiving incorrect products by mistake.

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Product

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm a pottery equipment engineer & regularly get spare parts from Potclays. Their service is amazing! Sarah in Customer Service is always helpful & as they have most spares in stock, they are d... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've used Potclays several times now and they are excellent. One pot of brush-on glaze was damaged in transit once and was refunded without quibble. No other issues. Sarah sorted out my question regar... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from start to finish. Fast delivery and goods were all intact. The delivery box was a little battered but all the contents were fine luckily. The guy delivering was carrying 25kg under... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I order from them regularly - they’re my main supplier for glazes, kiln furniture and odds and ends. It’s always really easy. Delivery is pretty quick, and everything’s packaged well. I don’t recall e... See more

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  1. Art Supply Store

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Potclays is a fourth-generation family owned and run company established here in the heart of the Potteries, Stoke-on-Trent, in 1932. We are a leading manufacturer and supplier of prepared clay bodies, ceramic materials, glazes, tools, equipment, machinery and kilns. We have two well stocked showrooms at our site in Etruria, where you can browse to your heart's content. Our friendly team are more than happy to discuss your needs and recommend the best products for you. For more in-depth advice, our experienced technical consultant is available to speak with by prior arrangement on certain weekdays. Highly popular pottery classes hosted by Wedgwood master potter, Jon French, are held here at Potclays each week. The highlight of our calendar is our Open Day which takes place each year in late September/early October, with free factory tours, demonstrations, workshops, and a sale event. We are wholeheartedly committed to "educlaytion" - promoting clay in education at every opportunity. We offer special support to schools, colleges and universities. Read more on our website, and stay up to date with our latest news on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. We look forward to welcoming you to Potclays!


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service!

I was accidentally sent the wrong product yesterday so emailed Sarah at Potclays. By the time I checked my emails this morning she had replied with a lovely response and had sorted it for me! Excellent customer service! Thank you Sarah.

March 20, 2026
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Hi Paula, thank you for taking the time to share this! We are very grateful for your feedback and will share it with the whole team :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service always from Potclays

Excellent service always from Potclays.
I received my order within 3 days. Packaged really well and delivered by FedEx.
Five star service ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

March 13, 2026
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Thanks for your kind comments, Deborah! Very much appreciated :-)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service from start to finish. Fast delivery and goods were all intact. The delivery box was a little battered but all the contents were fine luckily. The guy delivering was carrying 25kg under his arm so to be expected. I was kept informed of the order from ordering to the final delivery. Top notch service. Thank you 😊

March 13, 2026
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Thanks for your feedback, Barrie! Sorry to hear that the packaging wasn't in the best condition on arrival, but pleased that the goods were all OK. We'll share your comments with the whole team. Thank you again!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Order arrived very quickly

Order arrived very quickly, all correct and well packed.Thank you.

March 12, 2026
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Many thanks indeed for taking the time to share your experience! Your kind comments will be shared with the team :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super website and great service

Potclays’s always have a great range of my regular glazes and are very helpful with the orders. Excellent website and great follow up with delivery.

March 6, 2026
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Thank you, Sarah, for your lovely words! It's so good to hear this :) We really appreciate your business.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I order from them regularly

I order from them regularly - they’re my main supplier for glazes, kiln furniture and odds and ends. It’s always really easy. Delivery is pretty quick, and everything’s packaged well. I don’t recall ever having anything come broken or missing. The few times I’ve spoken to customer service they’ve been helpful and nice.

March 5, 2026
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Thank you for sharing this lovely feedback Melanie! We are all really happy to hear this :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Potclays was a pleasant experience

Potclays was extremely helpful and very serviceminded, when I (living in Norway) ordered tools for my lovely English daughter-in-law for her birthday, to pick up in the store.
Both a card and wrapping was supplied.

And I was very pleased with their fast response and positive feedback.

Highly recommended 🌹

March 4, 2026
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Hello Litta, thank you very much for your kind words! We are so glad we could help, and we hope that your daughter-in-law loves her gift!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very grateful pottery equipment engineer!

I'm a pottery equipment engineer & regularly get spare parts from Potclays.
Their service is amazing!
Sarah in Customer Service is always helpful & as they have most spares in stock, they are dispatched quickly (24hrs yesterday!!)
Ken their Technical consultant has a wealth of knowledge & is always willing to help.
James & Becky are always very supportive of my business.
The whole organisation is customer-centred & just works well.
All in all, the are a fabulous family-owned company to do business with.

February 24, 2026
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Mike, this is so lovely to hear - thank you! It's a pleasure to work with you. We're very grateful for your kind words ☺️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great range and prices

Great range and prices. Very happy 😀

February 3, 2026
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Thanks for taking the time to leave a review, Jay! We're really glad to hear this :-)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really impressed with the customer care I received from Sarah

Really pleased to have found the Armaco velvet underglazes I was looking for at a very competitive price. However, what made my first experience of purchasing from Potclays so positive was the service I received from Sarah who went out of her way to assist me with my order - thank you Sarah ☺️

February 7, 2026
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Thanks so much for taking the time to share your experience, Chris! Very much appreciated by us all :-) Happy Potting!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Truly an amazing service and masterclass in excellent customer care - thanks Sarah!

I'd just thought i'd spend a minute to say that the customer service at Potclays was sincerely wonderful. There was a slight error with one of my glazes that i bought, and the wrong one was sent in error. I contacted Potclays and Sarah S. immediately sent me the correct product - absolutely no hassle or fuss - she simply sorted everything in minutes. In addition, the speed of dealing with the issue was amazingly fast with the replacement glaze being delivered to me in hours (honest - that fast!). In a world in which almost every digital interaction is a pain for me, Potclays and more specifically Sarah restored my faith in online shopping and wider customer service experiences!! Thanks Sarah S. i could not be happier!! Cheers Alan

January 29, 2026
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This is wonderful to hear, Alan, thank you! We will be sure to share your kind words with the team :-)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly and efficient

Wow - Potclays - thank you!
What a wonderfully friendly and efficient team you are! I have been a customer for many years and you have always been the same. I am so impressed with the importance you place in dealing with your customers (me!)
My spare part arrived today - tracked 24 - a service going the extra mile.
I love Potclays!

January 23, 2026
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Reply from Potclays

Hi Jacqueline, thanks so much for your lovely review! It's wonderful that you've been a customer for so many years, and I'm very glad to hear your kind words. Best wishes. Becky (Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service, Sarah Simcockwas very helpful sorted a mispic and sent my item straight away

January 21, 2026
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Thank you for sharing your experience! Glad to hear Sarah was able to help you :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service, Sarah Simcock was particularly helpful with my urgent order which was much appreciated. They have a great range of products at competitive prices.

November 28, 2025
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Thank you Claire for taking the time to share your experience! We really do appreciate it. Best wishes, Becky (Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I always have the very best experience…

I always have the very best experience with Potclay. The team are they incredibly knowledgeable and super helpful. Delivery is efficient and fast and if an item isn’t in stock you’ll get a phone call to discuss options. I can’t recommend them highly enough.

November 22, 2025
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Reply from Potclays

This is so good to hear! Thank you very much for taking the time to leave this review. The team will be thrilled to read your kind words :) Best wishes, Becky (Director)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Prices and stock are good but delivery…

Prices and stock are good but delivery times for in stock items can be painfully slow. Takes ages for them to dispatch orders so if you want something within a week then dont bother even if its in stock. Bought from them around 6x now and it's consistently like this but luckily I rarely need stuff in a rush. Feel like they need another staff member just handling dispatching if they keep saying high demand is the cause.

October 30, 2025
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Reply from Potclays

Hi Ben, thanks for your feedback. It is very much appreciated and will be discussed with the team here at Potclays. We are as transparent as we can be regarding order turnaround times. For quite some time, these have been up to 7 working days for parcels and up to 10 for pallets (worst case of course, we have been turning orders around more quickly where possible). There is a banner at the top of every page on our website, and a link in our order confirmations to a page on our website we keep regularly updated. We already have 10 staff in our warehouse, and they are all working side by side at full capacity prepping, packing and despatching. We send out hundreds of parcels a day, and tens of pallets. We wish the solution was as simple as adding another member of staff! Potclays is a relatively small family-run business, and we really do feel the pressure when it comes to trying to keep up on lead-times with other companies who carry half the stock (or less) that we do. Our Stoke-on-Trent site is home to many thousands of ceramic products. Whilst our lead-times may be longer than we would like them to be during our busiest time of the year, our quality and customer service is something our customers can always count on. Our best advice to our customers is to place their orders with plenty of time, but we do appreciate this is not always possible. It sounds like you are already planning well ahead with your ordering, so thank you for that. We hope this goes some way to explaining the challenges we face and thanks again for taking the time to share your thoughts. Best wishes, Becky (Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Only place I could find a lustre…

Only place I could find a lustre eraser. Off home to NZ in a few days. Spoke on phone and are dispatching so arrives before I leave.
Great communication
Thank you
Jeff Matthews

November 10, 2025
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Reply from Potclays

Thanks for taking the time to share your experience, Jeff! Much appreciated by all of us. Best wishes, Becky (Director)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast Glaze Delivery

I needed glazes urgently and Sarah Simcock and the Sales team were extremely helpful in their communication with me. I received the glazes in record time which I was delighted with as it meant that I could meet my deadline. Thank you Potclays for the excellent customer service! A very happy customer! 😊

October 17, 2025
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Reply from Potclays

Thanks so much for your kind words, Ellie! Very happy to hear that Sarah and the rest of the team were able to expedite your order for you :)

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