British Essentials

British Essentials , 31 Stephenson Road, St. Ives, Cambridge, GB
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4.00
Based on 747 Reviews

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65.60%

4

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Kathryn E
United States | 25 February 2024

Each delivery is a special reminder of our time living in London. British Essentials delivers quality products, on time, with commitment to service that stands up to the promises made at the time of the order. My family is so happy each time a delivery arrives. We are loyal customers for life!

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Cheryl-Lee Mackney
Australia | 24 February 2024

My partner loved the products. Items were highly priced & shipping was expensive. Items took forever to arrive to Australia.

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Gerri Clayton
United States | 23 February 2024

Great experiences with this company. Packet arrived packaged well. The spelt products I ordered were delicious.

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Richard
United Kingdom | 22 February 2024

PROS Reasonable choice Fast, trackable shipping. CONS Less choice than competition. Prices are much higher than the competiton. OVERALL Pleased with the service but the cost was eyewatering!

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Meg Jones
United States | 21 February 2024

I needed the orange jelly to make Mary Berry's Jaffa cakes recipe. When I saw the other flavors and that they were on sale, well I just had to have them also. The ordered was filled quickly and arrived when it was scheduled.

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suzanne hampel
Australia | 20 February 2024

I am happy to say that the balance of my order. Has finally been despatched and confirmed by DHL. I would like to thank British Essentials for finally responding and I would like to request them to act more quickly in the future.

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Kim
United Kingdom | 19 February 2024

Wrong item delivered, many emails sent to customer service, messages sent though website and no response. Now must send it back at my cost to get a refund. Paid a delivery fee, so a loss all round for me. No contact telephone number to speak to someone. Very disappointing. First and last time I buy from them.

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Anne Karine
Norway | 19 February 2024

Good product. Easy to order. Sorry we haven't got the product in Norway.

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Eirin Tofte
Norway | 18 February 2024

Obs: Det kommer toll og gebyrer i tillegg når du bestiller fra Norge - uansett hvor lite du bestiller. Papirer må fylles ut og sendes til tolletaten før pakken blir vidresendt til deg. (Altså ikke voec-bedrift).

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Paul
Ireland | 16 February 2024

I ordered dried active yeast over a month ago. The order was rejected by irish customs as the export paperwork was incorrect. It was delivered back to, and received by them several days ago, but, they are no longer communicating with me. I have sent 10 or so emails asking for a refund, to no avail. A dreadful company, stay well away!

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ASudds
France | 14 February 2024

My package - promised in 5-7 days - took over 20 days to arrive. Customer service was very responsive when I had questions before placing my order, but they've gone AWOL since my order arrived so late, and aren't replying to my emails on the matter - I think it's unfair that I paid a high price for delivery that took 3 weeks and was well over the promised timeline but they are completely unresponsive.

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Vivi H
Norway | 13 February 2024

Good service.

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Tom Gallagher
United Kingdom | 10 February 2024

Company Name. British Scamming Essentials. I ordered Potts Lamb stock on the 20th Jan and was sent Knorr stock. They charged £7.40 each. Every time we contacted them to complain they responded with the same patronising blurb that is repeated several times in the message. Guess what, even now, If I send another complaint about the non delivery, I will receive exactly the same infuriating response. It appears they are using a poorly AI generated response. Thankfully we found another supplier and ordered the same product for a fraction of the price at £2.80 each and received it the following day. These dirty scamming outfits should be struck off by the trading standards authority and not allowed to continue trading. We are still waiting. Their order confirmation started with the following. "Hi Tom, awesome news! Your order is in our hands now, and we're getting it all set for your shipping. We can't wait to get it to you." The rest of their message gets worse.

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Denmark | 09 February 2024

Delivery very fast.

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David Stroud
Austria | 09 February 2024

The website says clearly "Enjoy hassle free shopping with zero import and customs charges for Austria. The goods were expensive a anyay and came slowly in 2 deliveries. I had to send details of the order to customs - that's not hassle free. I also had to pay 28€ customs duty. I never ever had any such issues with British Corner Shop. That was the first and last time I'll shop with British Essentials. A total expensive, inconvenient let down. Never again.

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Magdel Buys
United States | 08 February 2024

Service was easy to use without any issues. Delivery was swift

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Mark H
United States | 07 February 2024

Made an order to the US back in Nov 23. Arrived relatively quickly, but was delayed in Customs. We were then told that the package had to be destroyed. Were talking cans of Heinz soup, Cornflakes, Ready Break and so on! Contacted customer services who did respond by saying they would check into the issue. Even though I provided all the official proof. Weeks later I am still chasing, then being told that they will reship through an alternative shipper, but still no update or confirmation! I do not ask for much, but better lines of communication and actually reading the emails we sent would be appreciated. I will update my response if I ever receive my goods. I am so disappointed at the moment, as it is the little things from back home that mean a lot. Update 02/09/24 - I have just received my order, which is fantastic, everything in order and good shape and it only took 2 days to arrive from UK. If this is how their normal service is, then I would rate it at 5 stars. But since I have been waiting for a resolve for 2 and a half months, I will not at this point. I can only assume that my original package was damaged in transit, which is why it was destroyed by customs and this is what caused the whole problem. I understand these things happen, but thank you British Essentials for getting it finally resolved. Mark H

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Alberto Serra
Italy | 04 February 2024

Good service!

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athena fulton
United States | 03 February 2024

It’s hard to find shipping to Alaska. Thank you for providing service to our state!

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Jane Morris
Ireland | 03 February 2024

Great to get food from UK. This time did not take a month in customs but was relatively quick.

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