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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I had a playhouse delivered from this place and there were parts missing , also the assembly instructions were very poor - just a bad photocopy.. I had to buy some wood and make the missing parts... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I bought 3 different titles and LOVED every one of them. I have bought many personalised books over the years and feel these are the best yet. The books themselves have a story-line involving all th... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordering and paying was extremely easy and the footmuff arrived very promptly in excellent condition. I wanted the grey colour and was looking to pay £50 from other suppliers but it was much cheaper... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered this bed from Thekidswindow for my 17 month old grandson. It came promptly without problems via UPS tracked service, delivered to my daughter's address, was well packed and arrived at the... See more

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  1. Baby Store

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UK online department store for babies and children. Buy children's clothes, toys, gifts, fancy dress, nursery and children's bedroom furniture, personalised books & gifts, pushchairs, baby equipment and more.


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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Bad, very slow customer service

The product itself is great when it finally arrived! I received an (automatic I am assuming) confirmation once I'd placed the order saying I would receive the goods 2 working days later.
5 working days later, nothing had arrived, nothing from the kids window and no one answering their phones! I emailed in, again nothing. Called in, nothing and emailed again getting worried I'd ordered off a rogue company who never intended to send me anything..even got to the point where I called my bank for advice on where I stood if this thing never turned up!
Finally 12 working days after I placed order I did get a reply to my 1st email apologising for delay and my order had been dispatched and I did then receive the product 2 days later.
Really really bad customer service. All it would have taken was communication with me that there was a delay with the product and yes it would have been frustrating but at least I wouldn't have worried i'd been ripped off
Not a good experience overall and would never order from kids window again I'm afraid

May 28, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

Sorry you feel disappointed with the service. It is difficult to identify you from this user name and see your order history to be specific. Some products come directly from the suppliers who we trust to make contact with customers when confirming their delivery. Whether this was the case with your order or not, we should certainly have ensured you were kept informed if you had chased for an update, and we apologise for not doing so. We are pleased that you say the product itself is great, and thank you for the order.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Table is great

The revolver table is fantastic the children at are school love it .The delivery men who brought it were RUBBISH I have a school full of lady teachers and just asked if the three of us two delivery drivers and myself could during the table up seven steps to the main hall where it was going to be staying can't do that might hurt my back stated one and I'm self employed I was once self employed and I got myself insurance just I case so if the nature of my job was delivering items of varying sizes I think I would have got insurance so it was left in the lobby of our school where at lunch time three ladies helped me lift and put in hall the table is great 😀deliver👿

May 27, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

We shall certainly report this back to the suppliers as we've not had complaints before. The delivery company for these large games tables offers a ground floor room of choice delivery service and it would seem were not on this occasion prepared to take it up the seven steps, for which we apologise. We are pleased everyone loves the revolving games table and thank you for the order.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service- Happy with product once it arrived!

I ordered a racing car bed for my child, the courier only supplied 3/5 of the boxes. Trying to communicate with the company or courier is impossible, can't get through on the phone, email or even a response via Twitter. It's frustrating not being able to contact a company when you require support or information.


After this experience, I personally wouldn't recommend the company and wish I'd checked the reviews before purchasing.

I hope the company take the negative feedback from all the people on here on board and seriously make improvements.

On a positive note, the McLaren racing car bed finally arrived and I have to say it's of good quality now assembled.


I hope the kids window can improve things.

May 17, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

Sorry we can not be more specific but it's difficult to identify your particular order history from this user name. Sometimes carriers can deliver in two lots over two days rather than all together, and it's frustrating when they do. I'm unsure what messages were left but apologise if we were not keeping you updated in our efforts to push through the missing two boxes. We're pleased you're happy with the bed and thank you for the order.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good Delivery, Poor Initial Communication

I ordered a world globe recently from the Kids Window and after seeing that my credit card had been billed but no email received regarding my order, I went online to only be confronted with poor reviews and started to worry. I called several times (I thought this would be quicker than emailing) but got no answer. I then called my credit card company to ask about cancelling my order, but thought I would wait for a few days as I only just put in the order (day 2).

I decided to email the company and to their credit they responded almost immediately. I explained to them my concern that I had been conned, and they very politely apologised for the lack of communication but didn't exactly explain why. Anyway, my order arrived within the expected time frame (2 days) and I was so impressed by the fact that they did deliver it, I realised that my online shopping experience is based on modern communication expectations. Perhaps this company runs like an old fashioned mail order service? Remember those? You just had to trust that your stuff would show up! Anyway, I think that they are understaffed and the website gives a false impression that there are many people working behind the scene.

I have given them 4 stars because ultimately my shopping experience has been good but communication via telephone has been bad. Email politely and they will respond. I fear that most shoppers are far too demanding, so be a little patient and email politely expressing your concern at the lack of communication. After all, they are are one of the cheapest websites for some of their goods! Hope that helps.

May 16, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

Hello, thank you for taking the time to post this review, and we're pleased the item arrived as expected. These globes are made same day to order and despatched overnight, and you should have received text advice from the supplier on the delivery. We believe a typo in the email address meant you did not receive your confirmation email - since re-sent. Finally, on the telephone service, sometimes we do not answer as many calls as we would hope - particularly at peak times, but are trying to resolve this. Messages, where left, are responded to. Thank you again for the order.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Absolutely fine experience

Sandpit arrived on time and good quality. Bought many times over the years from them and not had any problems. Customer services solved problem with exchange once and refunded quickly when something was too big. No problem in recommending kids window.

May 15, 2015
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service

I ordered a bed late Monday evening, I was advised the tracking number by email on Tuesday and the item was delivered by midday Wednesday. Excellent service for a bed that I found was cheapest with this company.

Would definitely use again

May 14, 2015
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Worrying

ordered on line Sunday night, money taken, website says delivery within 3 working days. Now Thursday. No sign of item. No one answers the phone at Kidswindow. No reply to email that I sent on Wednesday evening. Though only one day late so far, it is starting to look like the other unfavourable reviews may be accurate. We are desperate for the item we ordered: we only used kidswindow as they promised delivery quicker than the other suppliers. In case anyone from Kidswindow is reading this, my order no. is A2203319343.

May 14, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

Sorry you felt we had not responded. We can see no messages other than an email in the evening that was replied to the following afternoon (we needed time to check the order with the supplier who sends this item directly on their carrier). We are sorry it was later than expected but hope you are pleased with the item.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Quick to take your money, not so quick to deliver

Never answered the phone, although did respond to emails. Ordered a shed, which was "in stock and delivery within seven days". Nine days later, no news so emailed and Kids Window said supplier had confirmed they were just putting it into a delivery schedule. Five days later still no news so rang supplier direct, who told me they had only received the order the day before. So two questions: why did Kids Window lie about having spoken to supplier to confirm delivery when they hadn't even placed the order? And why did it take them 13 days between taking my money and placing the order in the first place? They are either incompetent or dishonest. You decide, but I for one would never use Kids Window again. On the plus side it's a good shed and a very good price.

May 12, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

It’s not possible to identify your order via your user name here, but we can assure you there is no delay in placing orders (the only exceptions being where we may be asked to verify cardholder details or delivery address with the bank before shipping). If that was not the issue then it’s possible that the order processing is delayed between us sending across an order and it being on the system for delivery scheduling, but that is very rare - even during peak times. If that was the case we apologise for any delay but are pleased you are happy with the product.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid - appalling customer service

The bed we ordered arrived in good time however it had various areas of damage and was poorly manufactured so some of the screws would not bite as the holes had been drilled too big. We would happily have accepted a replacement however the customer service from this site was so appalling that after 5 days of emailing back and forth and getting nowhere we asked for a refund.

Kids Window promised a refund (eventually after a few more rounds of emails) but two weeks later this had still not been received and my email asking when it would be processed was ignored.

In the end I had to get my money back from my credit card company. I am really unhappy with this whole experience and would never shop at Kids Window again. The customer service is slow with phone calls and emails going unanswered and emails were very impersonal and did not convey any kind of sincerity. Please think twice before buying from this company!

April 29, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

Sorry, we let you down on this order. Having investigated the history of the order it would appear that the refund was indeed not actioned as we would have expected. We communicated daily trying to fix the problem and when you asked for a refund and said your children were without a bed our customer services said in this instance we would refund you without us needing the faulty bed back. Unfortunately that was not adequately noted internally and our accounts people were following the usual process of awaiting the return of the goods before refunding. We are sorry that was not identified properly.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Can't get hold of them via email or telephone!!!!!

I had orderd a car bed which turned up on time and everything but it was faulty as one of the lights wasn't working. After numerous emails they got me in touch with the supplier who were quite helpful and had sent a replacement panel and still no lights working so i figured that it was the bonnet which was faulty. All of this took two weeks!!! Now i have asked for a refund or a brand new car bed and nobody has come back to me! I feel so angry and helpless. Their customer services is just disgusting and they should be put out of business!!!! They are ripping people off!!!! DO NOT BUY ANYTHING FROM THEM!!! I will be filing a complaint to the Trading Standards about them!

April 20, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

We’re sorry you had problems with your car bed. It is extremely rate that there is a problem with these beds but we can see a series of emails managing communication between yourselves and the manufacturer in sending photos, checking the component parts and sending replacement parts until the problem was solved. There does not seem to be any delay in our communication between you and the manufacturer, but we apologise if we did not always acknowledge that each stage of the process was in hand. We hope you are enjoying your new bed and apologise for the inconvenience in the original bed having the fault.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Non Existent Customer Service

I have been trying to contact this company for the past 2 days with no answer what so ever, I want a refund as I have been told by the delivery company my parcel is damaged and being returned to them, I have rung their customer service number and pressed every option possible including the sales line and still nothing. I left a message on their answering machine yesterday and no call back as of yet, I have just sent them an email demanding my money back but I'm not expecting a reply. My 7 year old sons mattress is on the floor and I can't buy him a new bed until I get my money back, I'm at my wits end!!!!

April 14, 2015
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid this company

Ordered a product, money was taken and we were told 5 day delivery. 3 weeks later we finally manage to contact them to ask where it is and they say that it will be delivered next day delivery. Two days later the item is dispatched and we received it 4 days after the "next day delivery" was organised. The product arrived and was not at all what it said it was in the advert description. Chipboard instead of solid pine. Again, we struggle to contact the kids window customer service and when I finally get to speak to someone they say they will arrange a collection and contact me within the next hour. 4 hours later I email to ask what is going on and then a few hours later get a reply telling me the collection is in progress and I have to monitor it via a web link. The refund will be issued once they had collected the item. The item was collected and a week later we have had no refund. I email to say I am fed up and if it's not sorted by the end of the day, trading standards will be contacted. I email again as nothing has been done and then they reply within minutes with a plain, template email saying the refund has been done today and it will take a few days to clear. No apologies. Not even accepting the fact this has taken so long, been a massive waste of time and the fact they have held on to our money since day one.
Do not use. Avoid this company. I will still be in touch with trading standards about this. The furniture products are poor quality and the service is even worse.

March 31, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

It’s not possible to identify your order by this user name, but we wanted to advice that we would never knowingly misrepresent products on the website - there is no point as we’d get them all returned. Our published customer product reviews are used to monitor quality, but we’d invite you to email us with the product details so we may investigate. With regards to the tone of the refund notification, their purpose is to automatically confirm when a refund is actioned once goods have been returned and checked rather than to go into the history of the refund itself.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Need to speak to someone from The Kids Window

I have ordered a bed for my grandson last Friday. I have giving 2 contact numbers and told the bed would be delivered with 7 days. However I received an email 3 days ago stating they had tried to call me and no on answered but I have no messages or missed calls. Strange. I have now tried and tried to make contact and I can't seem to get anyone. Phoned and left numerous emails. I just need to speak to someone from the company regarding delivery of the item! I see they respond on here so hopefully I can get it sorted. I just need contact with the company! My grandson is so excited to receive his big boy bed

March 26, 2015
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quality

The bracelet I ordered is very good quality and the customer service excellent. I misspelt the name on my order, even though it was my fault they replaced it with the correct spelling at no extra cost and in plenty of time for the christening. I highly recommend this company.

March 20, 2015
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Delivered in two days, tracking info supplied and accurate, smooth transaction

After reading the reviews here AFTER I placed an order I started to think I might have been conned, however I was emailed tracking information promptly and my order came in two days with no problems. The reason I am giving 4 not 5 is because the item I ordered (Torino Day Bed) has a bit of a cheap finish (flaking paint) BUT The Kids Window are selling it as the lowest prices found and lots of online retailers are selling this exact day bed so it's not a reflection on The Kids Window as a distributor but more an issue with the manufacturer. Have been pleased with the experience with The Kids Window, no problems

March 19, 2015
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Failed to deliver, calls and emails are ignored

We ordered a bed for our son at the beginning of February which wasn't delivered within 30 days of the order, we therefore informed the company that they had failed to honour their side of the purchase and that the order should be cancelled and refunded.

Despite being told in writing that I should check my account within 3 - 5 working days, it's more than a week from the cancellation and no refund has been received or processed. Attempts to contact the company via email and telephone to confirm what's happening have been ignored. I note that they've been able to reply to customer reviews on here very recently, perhaps they should devote some of their efforts to dealing with customer issues as well.

Update 2nd April:

Contrary to the assertion that a delivery was attempted, your couriers went to completely the wrong address about an hour away via the M25 despite being provided with the the correct full address, postcode etc. Not sure how you can class that as a delivery "attempt", personally I'd call that a delivery "failure".

As for the refund, you conveniently omit to mention that this was only forthcoming following several additional emails and phone calls (all of which went unreturned/unanswered) except for a boilerplate email sent after 10pm in the evening stating that the refund had been issued. The timeline was as follows:

Email sent on 6th March advising refund being forwarded to accounts department "to deal with promptly".

2nd Email on 6th March advising to allow 3 to 5 working days before checking bank statement.

Email from me to your customer services on 11th March requesting an update on the refund progress. No answer.

Email from me to your customer services on 13th March requesting an update and advising that a chargeback would be initiated if no update was provided. No answer.

Email from your customer services on 17th March after 10pm advising that a refund had been processed. This fell well outside the "3 to 5 working days" advised.

Since you failed to issue the refund within the 3- 5 day period advised, I'd be thrilled to discover how you regard that as being "dealt with promptly"? I dread to think what happens to those customers where their refund isn't so "prompt".

I personally will not be purchasing from your company again and would not recommend it to anybody. For the record, the bed we wanted, could be obtained from Trendy Living for £100 less and it was delivered in less than a week.

March 14, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

We are sorry we could not complete your order. This special bed is delivered directly by our supplier on their own service and we’re afraid deliveries were running later than usual due to high demand. We understood that a delivery had earlier been scheduled and attempted and so we needed to double-check the bed was back with them before refunding. We understand your refund was already made last week.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very very bad customer sevices

Ordered dressing up wardrobe on the 22nd dec, website said Oder before 12pm for Christmas delivery
, I ordered at 8am they took the money straight away. Didn't arrive so I contacted them after Christmas and they said item is out of stock expected more mid January. Still nothing so yet again I contacted them, out of stock till mid February this time. Still nothing in February so sent an email start of March askin for my money back, then funnily enough item was on its way. Out of principle I decided this was not good enough so did not want the item so rejected the parcel when it arrived. Surprise surprise company still don't seem to be able to contact me and still waiting to be refunded.

March 8, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

We are sorry you bought something that was out of stock. Unfortunately this product sold out at the supplier’s warehouse, and your order at 07:40 the following morning was placed before our system was updated. It then seems the anticipated re-stocking date kept slipping. We apologise for letting you down on your order, and appreciate it’s always your right to cancel an order, even when shipped. We also see that the refund has already been done.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BEWARE

I have been emailed by The Kids Window and told that my payment for my goods was rejected by my bank, however, the payment was taken promptly from my Credit Card. My bed was due for delivery today. I have been trying to contact the company now for 2 days solid, You cant get to speak to anyone but continually get an answer machine so there is no way of resolving this. I now have no bed, my credit card has been charged.

March 3, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

This seems to have been resolved some time ago. The order was placed on a Saturday, on the Monday we contacted you to ask to confirm the address as the card company told us they did not recognise the address. We needed this is writing, which was provided on Tuesday night, and we then shipped the bed on a next day service for you. I’m sure you’ll understand we cannot ship an order if the card company query the cardholder details. Thanks again for the order and we hope you're placed with the bed.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

No problems.

Ordered a item from them that i had been let down on by two other companies. They delivered quickly and when they said they would.

Recommended.

February 16, 2015
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Took money then blanked me.

Ordered a shed mid-May last year. Money was taken from our credit card promptly! Shed should have been delivered in 10 working days. Over a month passed and they did not pick up the phone or respond to messages. Completely blanked us. Had to contact the credit card company to get money back. Got it back a couple of months later having had to send a whole bunch of paperwork to the bank. What a waste of time. This company is a shower.

February 15, 2015
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Reply from Thekidswindow

It's difficult to respond without knowing your details, as we can only see one cancelled order for a shed in mid May last year (to an address in Mid Glamorgan), which was refunded later that month. It's very unusual for any shed from any supplier to be out of stock in early summer, and we apologise if there was a problem with your order for some reason.

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