GreatArt

41-49 Kingsland Road, E2 8AG, London, GB
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2.00
Based on 297 Reviews

5

19.87%

4

5.05%

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5.72%

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7.41%

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61.95%
About GreatArt

GreatArt have the widest choice for your fine art materials in the UK, with over 50,000 products available online and a 8,500 square foot shop in Shoreditch. In-store services include custom framing, canvas by the metre and Click and Collect as well as providing products from all your favourite brands. We also host demonstrations, workshops and artist residencies. You can visit GreatArt at 41-49 Kingsland Road, London, E2 8AG or online at www.greatart.co.uk

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Vangelis Spanos
United Kingdom | 22 February 2025

It was an order of Lukas 1862 paint tubes that can't find elsewhere and arrived on time. I was concerned when I read the reviews but it's clear that some of them exaggerate and I think it's unfair. The site clearly says 7 to 10 working days. I will certainly trust and buy again. Order number: G5824618 Order Date: 06/02/2025 My parcel arrived on the 18th and that's less than 10 working days.

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Vanessa
United Kingdom | 10 February 2025

I was frankly very concerned after placing my order when I looked on trustpilot. Never expecting to see my order or money again…. How wrong could I be. Admittedly the panpastels I ordered (much cheaper on this site) took two weeks to arrive but it does explain lead time is long. Worth waiting for, good customer service and well packed. Will be ordering from them again. If you’re in a hurry and want to pay a lot more look elsewhere. For me I’ll be patient and pay a lot less. Product was as described.

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Margita Alsina
United Kingdom | 28 January 2025

The prices on GreatArt website were competitive so I placed on order prior the festive break on 19th of December 2024. On 10th of January I dropped customer services an email asking about the status of my parcel to which their responded with explaining that parcels usually take 7-10 business days to arrive. At this stage their website launched a sale offering further savings. I received the parcel with art supplies on 21st of January 2025 but by this stage I had already ordered a replacement from another store as I was relying on the products to finish a commission piece before the end of January. Had it been made clear that there are large volumes of orders of extended staff holidays, allowing the shoppers to take the delays into consideration, I would have not made the purchase with the shop. I do not think that delivering a parcel a month after the purchase is a reasonable expectation.

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Opera Geek
United Kingdom | 22 January 2025

Forget '7 - 10 business days' promise! Ordered on 30 December. Finally arrived from Germany on 21 January. No tracking information available until 17 January. At least the oil paints supplied were correct. FOLLOW UP: Thanks for your feedback. We always appreciate receiving comments... etc. Perhaps you missed it said Tues. 2 January = dispatched. Do the Math! Still 19 Days wait. TOO SLOW!

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Daniel Hubbert
United Kingdom | 21 January 2025

I should have read the reviews before ordering from this site. They make a big deal of items arriving within 7 - 10 business days, which is slow but understandable given they ship from Germany. 7 - 10 business days have passed and nothing has arrived. They don't provide tracking information and they don't communicate so it's impossible to know where your order has got to or if it's likely to arrive at some point. Other vendors shipping from the EU have the same delivery delays but provide proper tracking information and customer service so you know what is happening - this just isn't a good company to deal with.

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customer
United Kingdom | 04 January 2025

Weeks of waiting for products. No update whatsoever until I made a huge fuss. Ludicrously over packaged, pint brushes wrapped in enormous ammounts of plastic. Worst of all they steal your data despite it being uillegal and then they sell it on. Great Art masks as a British Company but it absolutely isnt.In short they are lying to you. Will not give them money - will support UK Art shops from now on. As to those bothering to review scrabbling for positives, its these constant lowering of standards that ensure companies give bad service and sell shoddy products.

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Chris W
United Kingdom | 22 December 2024

Looking at previous reviews GreatArt provokes polarised opinions. My experience was overall positive. They sold items that I was struggling to source anywhere else. They delivered in line with expectations I.e. on the 10th business day. Their sales person at the store was very polite when I phoned for an update on delivery. I received a tracking update once I made a request by email. So overall GreatArt met my expectations. As mentioned by others they aren’t the fastest suppliers so it would help GreatArt’s service perception if they proactively provided delivery updates.

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ESO
United Kingdom | 25 November 2024

I ordered a couple of oil sticks and was charged £6.95 for postage. When I commented that this was excessive I was told that it was a system error and was refunded the shipping charge. The order took nearly two weeks to arrive which is much slower than competitors. I subsequently needed to return the item and telephoned to notify the seller and was given instructions. A week or so later I emailed them when I hadn't received a refund and was told that they hadn't received the return and asked for proof. I provided a tracking number which showed the item had already been delivered to their address two days prior. The refund I subsequently received should have been £20.65 but for some unexplained reason I only received £13.70. Overall a poor experience and I don't think I will be shopping here again.

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Caroline Yates
United Kingdom | 22 October 2024

Unfortunately this company has had some bad reviews but I found out someone has cloned their sight and been taking money, I know this as it happened to me. I emailed the REAL GreatArt.co.uk who were amazing and very helpful. I had paid by PayPal so got my money back from the person from the cloned site and re-ordered from the REAL GreatArt.co.uk. They are such a helpful company i wouldn't hesitate buying from them again. From order to delivery takes a little longer than some shops but I knew this and was well worth the wait. When order arrived it was packed extremely well and my sense bags were wrapped in tissue paper. I want to thank them very much and hope the person who is ruining their reputation is soon stopped A well deserved 5 stars Caroline

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Michael
United Kingdom | 21 October 2024

I'm sorry to be yet another reviewer complaining about delivery times. They acknowledge the order but then complete radio silence until the parcel arrives three or four weeks later. If they don't have one or more of the items in stock they should show this on the website and revise delivery dates accordingly. It's a real shame because they have some good products and prices. In this day and age customers deserve better, and hiding behind T&C's is frankly the refuge of last resort.

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Behemot Behemot
United Kingdom | 12 October 2024

Great art but not so great service. I have placed an order which is past the delivery window and there is zero contact from their customer service despite sending emails asking for updates and tracking ref. It's beyond believe their shipping service is stuck in 90s. I can only say I wish I read reviews here before placing order. At this point I don't even know if I receive my order at all. Advertising that you deliver 7-10 days where clearly you don't judging by your customers experience is simply a scam and it requires reporting to regulatory body. At least be honest and state that order usually takes up to a month or longer to arrive.

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D Louise
United Kingdom | 10 October 2024

Wish I'd read the reviews, didn't realise it was coming from Germany. Shockingly bad service, don't bother to give you tracking until you complain, and charging £6.95 for a large letter type package that they expect you to wait weeks for is outrageous. It remains to be seen if the product is any good, at this point it seems irrelevant given how bad the rest of the experience is.

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Adrian
United Kingdom | 13 September 2024

10 working days and my order still nowhere to be seen ! I may as well drive 4h to London 30 times and back and it would still be much faster then this Absolute joke !

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Consumer
United Kingdom | 11 September 2024

there were mixed reviews, but not all bad so I ordered, big mistake, no item arrived, got hold of person on phone said he would email me when goods dispatched, no email, now only engaged tone when I ring, do not order from these people, No answer to my email either.

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Malcolm Barton
United Kingdom | 11 September 2024

I'm trying to get through to Customer Services to check on an order. I'm getting a constant engaged tone. What kind of organisation is this that can't competently service a phone system? The products that this company sells are good but the delivery service is bad beyond belief.

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GEM
United Kingdom | 10 September 2024

They charge exorbitant delivery prices and take over two weeks to fulfil orders. I am still waiting for my order. DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!

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MaxM
United Kingdom | 09 September 2024

I placed an order on 26/8 and nothing had been received by 9/9. I tried many time for an hour to contact their sales/ customer relations team but every time I called I had the engaged signal. They have a good web site and the prices are reasonable. Their delivery in this day and age is significantly below what one has come to expect. Not being able to speak to anyone rubs salt into the wound.

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Daniel
United Kingdom | 06 September 2024

This company is a waste of time. I wish I'd checked Trustpilot before placing an order. My order did not turn up within the time I was told and when I asked for tracking details they kept giving me excuses. I then phoned the company and was told the item I purchased had not cleared customs and the item was not even in the country when I placed the order. I've asked for a full refund, who knows if I'll get the money back.

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Sophie Charalambous
United Kingdom | 04 September 2024

I ordered a small selection of paints on 15th August and they still haven't arrived. The shipping time is ridiculous and expensive and certainly not worth what discounted price you pay for the materials. I would say don't bother using this mail order company, I won't be again.

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Flick Smith
United Kingdom | 03 September 2024

Gone over the delivery window and still no tracking or contact back despite emailing and trying without success to call the company. I will not use again as it shouldn’t take this long!! No other company does! Just had to reorder a canvas that I need to start my painting and had to pay for next day so out of pocket now on this commission

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