Bought a wetsuit for my son who is a lanky teenager. Received order quickly, packaged well. Unfortunately the wetsuit was too big in the body and was returned. Refund genwrated without hassle. Good co... See more
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I have bought x5 saltwater seeker T-shirts from Ann’s cottage. Delivered to Scotland Isle of Arran in good time. £20 tishirt excellent quality. Highly recommend. Will definitely be purchasing again.... See more
It was my first time ordering from Ann’s Cottage and their customer service is excellent. There were a couple of issues with my order and they were both dealt with super efficiently and friendly. Than... See more
I like the website ,I love the choices. The only downside is if you put something in your basket and need to to check sizes etc,they send an email saying before we say good buy for good and encourag... See more
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Ann's Cottage is Cornwall's Original Family-run surf and lifestyle store. Since our first store opened in Polzeath in 1978, Ann's Cottage have pioneered the surf scene in Europe ever since. Offering free-spirited individuals hardware and fashion to suit their outdoor lifestyle. Ann's Cottage stock premium products from brands big and small, providing the very best choice, advice, service and value. Inspired by the surf, travel and beach lifestyle...anyone with a passion for life - Ann's Cottage is proud to be Born by the Sea and Forever by the Sea
Contact info
Unit 4, Pityme Business Centre, PL27 6NU, St Minver, United Kingdom
- 01208 869923
- info@annscottage.com
- www.annscottage.com
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Useless
Ordered a pair of trainers, that arrived faulty. Sent them back and got refunded the wrong money. They forgot to send another pair out, so had to place another order. When this arrived it was the exact same pair that I had sent back, that was faulty. Absolute joke. They now don't have my size after 2 weeks as they've sold out. Used them for at least 10 years, but seriously gone down hill in last few years.
Don’t park in Ann’s cottage car park Polzeath
Don’t park in Ann’s cottage car park in Polzeath! The company employed to run it are crooks and scammers. My daughter wanted to get a new wetsuit , so visited the shop at polzeath, the car park was busy so took a few minutes to find a space, then paid for 3 hours parking £5.80. Two weeks later she got a parking fine demanding £100 or £60 if aid in 14 days because she entered the car park 8mins before she bought at ticket, so over stayed.
Ann’s Cottage don’t give a toss even though she spent £240 in their shop. Do yourself a favour park in the council car park on the beach. And don’t give your money to Ann’s cottage or Allince Parking the are absolute crooks and con artists!
Feeling really disappointed atm
Feeling really disappointed atm, I’ve been buying from Ann’s Cottage for a number of yrs in stores and have always found their customer service to be great but……I ordered an anklet online yesterday and paid straight away (inc del) yet this morning I had an email to say that my payment had been refunded. No explanation whatsoever as to why, absolutely nothing.
Their AI email reply just stated that if an order can’t be fulfilled then a refund is processed…….Im actually wanting to know WHY though, especially when it’s still being sold online with a countdown timer for ordering to get ‘same day despatch’.
Really not happy with the lack of info and now I could have to wait for 10 days for the refund.
Torq Fish 6'6 surfboard
Torq 6'6. Great board going from beginner to intermediate.
Not functional website
It started when I decided to create an account and it seems that it is not possible - no emails are received and I cannot log in with the given credentials. Later on, noticed that the website was showing 3 different prices for one wetsuit that I wanted to buy. I asked support to clarify if the price I saw in the shopping cart was actually correct and received a generic answer in broken English (Google Translate would do a better job). Decided to give them a couple of days but in the meanwhile, the size for my wetsuit got surprisingly fully sold out, so I left with nothing but frustration. Yes, it is still on me, that I waited some time but the customer experience and service are near zero as well as the functionality of the website with no account login and confusing prices.
Very disappointing
Very disappointing. Purchased an expensive jacket for my daughter only to find out the one provided was an ex-sale item that had been reduced to £18. The price we paid on the price tag had been crossed through with red pen and the new price written on. We feel completely ripped off.
Excellent
Excellent, friendly and professional customer service. Bought some trainers which were excellent value and sent quickly and efficiently.
Ann's cottage Car Park Scam
Ann's cottage own the car park in polzeath and regularly scam people through charging people £100 in fines. The car park machines are faulty, the car parking app doesn't work, therefore when you try and leave the car park as you are unable to park the cameras record you then fine you a £100 in the post. They refuse all appeals, then you are told to pay the full amount of £170. All so you can park next to a surf shop to buy some shorts. Ann's cottage are well aware of this and turn a blind eye to Alliance parking's scam.
Excellent customer service.. highly recommend
It was my first time ordering from Ann’s Cottage and their customer service is excellent. There were a couple of issues with my order and they were both dealt with super efficiently and friendly. Thanks to Daisy and Grace in customer service. You can definitely order from here with confidence .
Worse than bad customer service
My wife brought our daughter a Billabong wetsuit at the start of the summer which has been used once a week for surf lifesaving club sessions. The wetsuit has not held up at all, the black circles came away within a few weeks, the inner lining has come away from the neoprene along with a split seam at one of the ankles. After contacting Anns Cottage customer services we have been told that this is due to our misuse. As keen surfers we have been though a number of wetsuits over the years and I've never known a supposedly top brand to perform so sockingly bad, We've got kids Iglo suits that are 5 years old that had been passed down to three children as they grew that are still in good working order, we've also had C-Skins, Alder, Srface, O'Neil and they are all perfectly fine as we always rinse them out after each use. Will never use Ann's Cottage or Billabong again.
Customer service???
I’ve been using Ann’s cottage online to buy clothes for a very long time and was pretty happy to visit the store in Bude. However, after going to the store I will now black list Ann’s cottage; the staff made us feel very unwelcome, they followed us around the store like we were up to no good, the vibe was NOT what I would expect of a surf shop or any shop. If I was the manager/owner I would be reading the reviews as a lot of the negative ones are about the staff here. Overall my customer experience was crap, staff were rude and menacing. I will not be shopping here again.
BEST CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE
After making an error when ordering a bag . The staff at annes cottage in particular Grace were only too happy to resolve the problem. The communication was second to none and the overall customer service was the best I've ever experienced. Will definitely use this retailer again .
amazing customer service
amazing customer service, item was slightly damaged when it arrived and I was able to exchange it quickly and easily, thanks
RVCA Shorts
Great service as always and love the range of products that Ann’s stock.. would recommend this shop to anyone 🤙
Efficient Service and Delivery
Very helpful staff, trouble-free transaction and efficient delivery. Impressed!
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