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Average Subscriber RatingScam or no scam, this the question !
Jun 23, 2019
Flosse M.
Never received the last box of my 3 boxes pack, so I canceled my subscription (too late I admit). I saw the money being taken from my account for the second round of 3 boxes, but never received them either. Paid for 6 boxes, received two : you're thieves.
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Unprofessional, unresponsive.
Jan 24, 2021
Jennie C.
If I could give zero stars i would.
Ordered on 21st nov 2020 and had to open dispute with PayPal in jan 2021. The company initially responded to emails but as time went on they stopped responding and blocked me on all social media.
Avoid this company
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Dont buy
Oct 08, 2020
Carrie L.
Don't buy unless you don't mind loosing money. They ignore emails and don't give you what you are owed.
Avoid like the plague
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terrible customer service
Sep 11, 2020
Sarah M.
The worst customer service i have ever experienced, i had two incidents that were never resolved.
The first is I changed my order to wearable instead of the original box got confirmation of the change but the wrong box arrived when I talked to their customer service got basically told they sent the original order and the change was not made on their end .. so too bad.
Next I ordered from there store in january but i never got a dispatch notice and it never arrived, they were helpful to begin with and in April said they would resend... 5 months later nothing and complete lack of reply to several emails since I suggest using other subscription service were customet service is a priority!
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Great Items, poor customer service
Jul 12, 2019
Hope K.
Customer service is terrible. The ladies shirts run small, and do not line up with the sizes they say they are on their website, at least the one I got did not. Although they don’t ask for measurements, pictures, nothing at all, they won’t even consider that maybe just maybe, the shirt actually is smaller than it should be. The person I dealt with would contradict herself, and actually took a tone like she was talking to a child. Take a look at some of the responses to people’s complaints on here. To lose a subscriber of two boxes because you aren’t willing to even try to work something out over a shirt just makes no sense. It’s too bad too, because the actual items in the boxes are pretty great.
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Order
Apr 29, 2019
Mark G.
Its been a month now and I have not received my order yet. Not pleased!!
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Scam!
Jul 29, 2019
Sarah D.
No crate. No refund.
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Sadly Disappointed
Feb 26, 2019
Freedom V.
I had high hopes for this subscription. I can't completely fault the Company but do wish it had turned out differently. It was a gift that arrived with only half of the items. Because I could not prove the items were missing (ie photos of damaged packaging) I was denied being shipped the missing items. Again, I understand their stance but who lies about a plush toy, cushion cover and tea? I even offered to pay shipping. I had hoped to continue with this subscription but they clearly do not want me as a customer. I agree with other low rated reviews that all they do is "confirm" they are right and offer no real assistance.
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It's a scam
Mar 06, 2019
Tessa G.
Horrible company. So this last November, I decided to order 2 of the festive boxes for my sister and myself for Christmas. By 12/20 they still hadn't shown so I emailed them.
A support rep responded. They obviously didn't read my whole email as I clearly stated that I never recieved an order number, but their 1st email to me asked for the order number....
I then found the paypal invoice information and sent that instead.
Then, I received one of the missing boxes. I immediately messaged them and let them know that I was now only missing one box.
They write back 1 to 2 weeks later asking for me to send a picture of the box received as proof. It was a Christmas gift. Of course the box was no longer in my possession.
So about a month later they write saying that they confirmed the weight of the package and can prove that I recieved 2 boxes.
That's complete BS because one, I didn't receive 2 boxes, and two, I can't confirm that myself as I have no way of knowing the weight of 2 boxes!
They were also very rude and condescending. The rep kept using all caps like I was unable to understand them when they clearly weren't understanding me.
They refuse to issue a refund, refuse to provide physical evidence and refuse to give me contact information.
I asked to speak to someone else and they stated that they can "confirm" that they are in management. The rep uses that...
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Dear Tessa, thank you for your review. After careful investigation and looking into tracking information we are unable to support your claim. We, as a family owned business, are proud to be serving thousands of loyal and amazing subscribers and customers on a monthly basis and always help where we can. However, after looking into the tracking information, as well as taking every aspect of your order into careful consideration (Weight, Size, contacting DHL) we are unable to help you further. We apologise if this isn’t in your favour, however, we wish you the best in the future. Thank you, your GeekGear team.
really?
Jan 19, 2019
Jaz K.
they stole $60 from me. i ordered 2 boxes on NOVEMBER 25th. guess what? still dont have them. its the 20th of JANUARY. emailed them 4 different times and never got anything back. ridiculous, don't let this company take your money.
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Dear Jaz, thank you for your review. I can confirm that we have had one email which was dated on the 16th of January, which was replied to and awaiting a response. We try our best to make sure we reply to customers in a reasonable timeframe, due to the festive season, there was a delay due to a high number of emails.
Please note that we are a highly regarded company shipping all across the world, we in no way steal anything from our customers and always try to be as responsive as possible. We do not use bots to reply to our customers but human beings who day in and day out make sure that our customers receive the service they deserve.
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Dec 16, 2018
Megan R.
I ordered the ONE month subscription-it took a little over a month to come ( no tracking), a few days later I get an email saying my subscription has been renewed! Was not happy- I immediately responded back but have not heard from anyone. Don’t even know what’s in box because it’s a Christmas gift so can’t give reviews on that.
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Dear Megan, thank you for your review. Please note that this is a subscription service, which is a service which automatically renews on a month to month basis. This is clearly stated on our website, on the HELP page, I the Terms and Conditions which every customers accepts as well as at checkout before you sign up.
Please note that our subscriptions are very simply to cancel, simply log into your account and press cancel, or by emailing our support at Support@geekgearbox.com<mailto:Support@geekgearbox.com> - you are not signing up for a contract. Thank you :)
Didnt like one single thing
Apr 07, 2019
Joanie B.
I dont understand the reviews but maybe this box just isnt for me
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Box
Mar 28, 2019
Rachel N.
We have not received the box I ordered.
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subscription renewing after cancelled
Feb 01, 2019
Elizabeth M.
This subscription keeps renewing after it has been cancelled. Very frustrating..
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Good day Elizabeth, thank you for your review. However, I can confirm that we were awaiting a response from yourself regarding an email before we could proceed with cancelling your subscription. Without clear instructions over email stating that yes you wish to cancel, we are unable to go ahead. Or you could have simply logged into your account at geekgearbox.co.uk<http://geekgearbox.co.uk> and cancelled the subscription manually yourself :)
Decepción
Jan 05, 2019
Susana L.
Hola, el día 23/11/2018 realicé un pedido de una caja referencia: #1868145818 y hoy día 05/01/2019 todavía no ha llegado.
He enviado varios correos reclamando su llegada y sigo sin recibir mi pedido.
La caja es un regalo para mi hija para el dia 06/01/2019 y por ello estoy muy desilusionada con la situación.
Exijo me envíen la caja lo antes posible ya que está pagada desde noviembre
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Dear Susana, thank you for your review. After looking into it further, I can confirm that your order was placed after the November cut off, which automatically makes it the December box. Please note that this box isn’t dispatched until late December, as stated clearly on our website at the HELP section. Also, the count down at the top of the website should have clearly indicated which box you were ordering.
I can see from our support team that this has now been rectified. Thank you :)
This Company is a Scam
Nov 20, 2018
Danielle B.
It is the week of Thanksgiving and I have yet to receive my October Wizardry Special Edition box that I ordered almost 2 months ago. The boxes were supposedly dispatched over a month ago. I have contacted customer service via their provided email, sent an inquiry via Twitter, sent an inquiry via Facebook, sent an inquiry via Instagram, and have heard NOTHING back. There is no way to track my international package. I just have to trust that they will deliver to me eventually. This subscription is way too expensive to be treating their customers this way. This was to be my first box and I was very excited. Now I'm just disappointed, sad, and $70 poorer. Based on many others' reviews there are people who have not recieved boxes or a response from customer support months after an order. Youtubers who promote their company online via unboxings, I've noticed, have had their boxes delivered, however. This is a scam company. I would highly advise against subscribing. Go with a more reliable company or just save up for merch on your own. You'll probably save a lot of money, to be honest.
I'm unsubscribing.
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Dear Danielle, thank you for your review. We do apologise about the delay of your October Wizardry special edition box - however, these boxes are dispatched nearer the end of October and international shipping can be very unpredictable. We charge our international customers £5.99 shipping to ship internationally - this is already a price which can hardly be beaten by anyone else - it does however usually take 1-2 weeks depending on weather, the shipping service as well as the country where it is being shipped to. This is the reason why we have to say to our customers that it can sometimes take up to 4 weeks to be delivered.
If for any reason it doesn’t arrive, we will of course replace any missing or...
Terrible Customer Service
Jun 07, 2019
Shannon R.
A few months ago and I would have rated Geek Gear 5 stars but I had an extremely shady experience with this company that makes me not want to support them anymore. In every box I have received from them, I've always gotten 2 scratch cards. I thought this was normal. I never won a prize from any of them but in my July box, I surprisingly won 2 free boxes. I emailed Geek Gear and it turns out that receiving 2 scratch cards was a mistake so I could only get one box for free. I was a bit upset but I totally understood. Plus I was already super grateful to be receiving anything for free. I responded letting them know that I was okay with only receiving one box. One month passed and I receive nothing in the mail. I email them asking what the progress of box was. No response. Another month passed and still no response so I email them once again. It has now been 3 MONTHS since I supposed to receive my box and STILL NO RESPONSE. I am extremely disappointed and WILL NOT continue to support a company that does this to their customers.
Here are my overall ratings (from when I was still subscribed to their boxes) -
Shipping - 4 stars. I live in the US and was shocked when the boxes arrived so quickly. Only thing that sucks is that you can't track it.
Customer Service - 1 star. Reasoning is my explanation...
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Still haven’t received
Feb 21, 2019
Cassandra R.
The box was sent out on the 26 of last month it is now feb 21st messaged the seller to see if they no where it is and got no reply so I’m only giving one star
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Didn’t get box
Nov 21, 2018
Sara B.
I ordered the October box as a gift for a friend and it still hasn’t arrived. I tried contacting the seller through cratejoy and haven’t gotten a response yet. I was super excited for this box because my friend loves Harry Potter and the reviews seemed good but I’m still waiting for the box or some kind of communication with the seller.
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DID I JUST LOSE MY MONEY?
Nov 02, 2018
Γιώργος Ν.
I ordered the October box and it still hasn't turned up. I got a email that said the dispatch would be late and it still hasn't been dispatched. Plus they haven't responded to any of my emails. Wont be buying again
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Very Upset
Aug 09, 2019
Paige B.
Was very bummed.
I only recieved a wand. The description says 6-10 items. I only got one item.
I guess I'm wondering if more is coming in the mail? Or is that it?
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Never turned up
Oct 31, 2018
Julie W.
I ordered a World of Wizardry book and it never turned up even thought i got the email to say it was being delivered, wont buy again
