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Bubbles and Bins were a life saver when the new recycling regulations came in in Wales as no other service could collect from my road. Service over the 18 months I have been using them has been excellent. Reliable, responsive, you get info on the expected collection day and confirmation that it has been done. So much better than any previous experiences of waster collection services.

Products are fine for finding things lost around your home but totally useless outside the home. Lost a wallet on a beach and the last known location was when I had it 2 hours earlier.

An update on my review below.

Got a reply from Marks Electrical.
If only I could say the situation is resolved. Got partial refund on one item, but took ages for them to locate the other damaged item and still no refund after 1 month. I'm owed £1800 and Customer Services just keep saying it's going to be paid but it never is. Contacting customer services takes ages by phone. They never reply to emails. Now I need to try and make a court claim for my money.

If any thing goes wrong with this company you are in trouble.

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I ordered Liebherr larder fridge and freezer on 24th June 2024.

The items were delivered on 9th July but the fridge was badly damaged and the freezer was not the item I intended to order.

Both items were taken back by the delivery drivers.

I phoned customer services and was told the fridge would be redelivered on 14th July and I would receive a refund for the freezer. I have received neither.

Customer services have been almost unresponsive to emails with just one message to say to wait 5-7 days for a refund, which has not been paid.

Queues for phone calls are over 10 mins. A phone call on 16th July revealed that the damaged fridge had not been registered back at the warehouse and was lost. I was promised a call back but received no call.

Today 17th July I phone and get the message that customer services is closed for the day.

In sum I have paid nearly £3200 in June and have received nothing. The level of customer service is appalling with 10 minutes queues for calls and no response to emails. The only response I can get from the WhatsApp chatbot is "Sorry I can't understand".

Truly awful experience.

This all came good in the end. Replacement delivered, though it took a bad review to get the issue resolved.

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Bought a gate closer which failed within 9 months. Just made excuses about it being installed incorrectly (it was installed correctly in line with instructions; I'm a perfectionist). Eventually promised to send another one but never did.

Gaskell's provided a good mixed waste collection for my holiday let in Wales for 18 months then cancelled with 30 days notice just before the legislation changes in Wales requiring separated recycling. They evidently couldn't provide the required service,which would have been obvious a year ago but they never notified until the last moment. Left me scrabbling to find a collection service last minute. Never replied to any emails or phone calls. Total disregard for customer service.

Carpets cleaned ok but poor suction on the main machine meant I needed to use the hand tool to vacuum up moisture over the whole carpet. The main machine is also very heavy, unwieldy and impossible to manoeuvre in small rooms. The professional hire machine is poorly suited to domestic situations.

No problems with the company experience, but the mattress is soft and unsupportive. Have had an Ergoflex on a spare bed for many years, which is firm. Current model is soft, squashy totally and totally unsuitable for me, or I'd imagine anyone else, with back or other musculoskeletal issues. Fortunately I only needed it temporarily while waiting for a high quality memory foam mattress.

Item described as the one for my vehicle was not the right one when it arrived. Expected to pay £10 return postage back to Ireland on a £16 item. No response when I queried this.

Always quick service and lovely products.

The bioethonal burner looks great and works well. It took a few months to arrive, but was worth the wait.

Appears to be free but once you have spent time editing a document, you can't download it or do anything with it without paying. The plans are ridiculously expensive too.

Quick delivery. Great item. Everything as it should be.

Ordered some thick gym mats to make a walkway on a flat roof. Good product, good value and delivered almost instantly.

Bought some bar colllars from them, one of which was faulty. After initial contact with customer service, and sending a photo, and a follow up email, I have heard nothing. Very glad I didn't buy anything expensive from them and certainly won't be using again.

Decent pots but the packaging is insane. 1.5 cubic metres of paper to protect 6 small pots. Plus the cardboard boxes. Somehow I've got to fit this paper into a small hole in the paper container in my local recycling centre. I'm sure the pots can't be delivered like this to garden centres wholesale. Takes about 2 hours to deal with the packaging.

Like other reviewers, asking for £12 for an online pricing tool signals an untrustworthy firm. Taking my business elsewhere.

Ordered a one drawer filing cabinet and a two drawer one arrived. I sent it away, but Viking refused to send the correct one and expected me to pay again for the right one, and wait for the return process to complete before getting a refund.

Good quality lenses and frames. Straightforward process submitting prescription. Took slightly longer than expected to arrive, but not a problem

Flimsy, over-priced, poor quality frame supplied without fixings to hang it.

Quick delivery and no problems at all with this order (rollers).