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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been buying from this website for years, just went to have a look and it's shut down :( very sad, I don't know where else to go! Just want to say thank you for all the cool presents for others an... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A lovely small business, postage was very quick, all items arrived well wrapped for safe transport, the website is a great rabbit hole to lose yourself down for gifts. I love all the spooky bits I bou... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

An amazing place to get lost in, so many incredible products! Great choice and variety at great prices too. I’ve bought a wide variety of items and each one has been awesome, quality, value & uniq... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant experience with HowCurious?. Ordered a gift for my girlfriends Mum, and some how there was a mix up at the post office with the postcode and it looked like it wouldn't arrive on time, so Sop... See more

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Company details

  1. Decoration and Interior Design Store
  2. Gift Shop
  3. Interior Designer

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We are not like any other gift or homewares store, we are curious, we are eager to know and learn, and we love the unexplained, the strange, the myth, the legend and the oddly beautiful. Enter our world for 10% off your first order.


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4.8

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

414 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great shop

I've been buying from this website for years, just went to have a look and it's shut down :( very sad, I don't know where else to go! Just want to say thank you for all the cool presents for others and myself!

November 11, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Nice surprise

Nice surprise
I treated myself to this large mystery box and thought the surprises in side were super fun. It's kind of like opening a care package from someone since you don't know what will be inside. They are a wee bit cheeky with "exceeding the price of the mystery box". I contacted them about this, and initially they forgot one of my items - with the missing item, the value was £101 on a £100 mystery box. I've seen a couple other reviews saying similar things, and they try to justify it by you using discount codes they have on the site and free shipping even though those apply to all items and aren't special. After going back and forth, they did end up sending me the missing item and a few other bits which brought the total extra value to £15-20 which made it decent value. I gave it 4/5 rather than 5 just because compared to other surprise boxes I've gotten elsewhere, the value of items compared to price of the box is low, but this may be because they're a smaller business. If they hadn't rectified the situation, I would have given 1-2 stars. Still lovely if you like surprises though and great to support small businesses!

September 15, 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Express delivery was great

Express delivery was great. Parcel arrived the next day. I purchased the £50 mystery box and a couple of other items. The other items were exactly as described and good value. I was really disappointed with the mystery box. I don’t feel there was £50 of items received.

There is nothing to tell you to add items you may like and the water bottle is such poor quality and is already broken.

April 29, 2023
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Brenda, as a very small company it's such a shame to receive a 3* review without first being contacted to sort it out. I've just checked your box contents and they come to £50.45 (you can check this against the items on the store), you had £5 off with the 10% discount code and free Tracked 24 postage worth £4.99, so we like to think this is very good value. We stock over 300 items, and we always say that you can give us pointers in the checkout box as to what kind of things you like, so it's a real shame that you were not happy, I can only apologise. Regards, Sophie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Once again excellent service!

Once again excellent service from Sophie
And Dave. Arrived before things I have ordered weeks ago, quality products and the smell of the incense when I opened the box was lovely.
I recommend you buy your alternative bits and bobs from How Curious 100%!

December 18, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Kelly, thank you so much for this lovely review. Take care, Sophie x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A lovely small business

A lovely small business, postage was very quick, all items arrived well wrapped for safe transport, the website is a great rabbit hole to lose yourself down for gifts. I love all the spooky bits I bought with expectations on quality blown away! my Bat Brew cup is ceramic, not plastic! Probably be being too excited to read the description but it was a lovely surprise, looking forward to putting my Pendle hill wax melt in the burner later and enjoying a brew in my new cup! /|\( ;,;)/|\

July 11, 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love this shop

First time customer and unfortunately for me, the items were bought as a gift for someone else. I was tempted to keep them all for myself tho. Love this shop and all the things for sale, it's going to get very expensive for me! Customer service was awesome, they contacted me before my order was shipped to advise of an out of stock item and gave me the option to swap it for something else. 5 stars isn't enough!

May 11, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Kim, wow what a fabulous review! Thank you so much. I'm so glad that you loved what you bought (I hope your recipient loves them as much), and that we were able to sort the out of stock item out. Thank you, take care, Sophie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely fabulous site

Absolutely fabulous site, I've made 3 orders on there, the team are lovely and helpful, I was sent 25% off and got 13% off on my next order..
Love all of my purchases!

May 10, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Laura, thank you so much for this wonderful review, I'm so glad you were pleased, thank you for all of your orders. Take care, Sophie x

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A lovely item

A lovely item, took my fancy, so brought it for a birthday present. Hopefully they will love it too. I was expecting it to be in a box, when posted, came through letterbox in jiffy bag.

May 10, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello, thank you for your review. We try to produce as little packaging waste as possible; when we can avoid boxes/bubble wrap we will do and your tea spoon fit nicely in a jiffy bag. Reviews are so important to us as a tiny company so it's such a shame when our lovely customers are disappointed with some aspect of our service. I do hope the spoon arrived safely and that your recipient likes their gift. Thank you, Sophie

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

love love love…

love love love all my gorgeous bits and bobs I ordered myself ! They look awesome and are super nice quality.
Package came fast and well packed !

Thankyou. Will deffo be ordering again.

May 3, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Roo, thank you so much for this wonderful review. Take care, Sophie x

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fab service

Love my items…❤️ All came carefully packaged with a lovely handwritten note…
Delivery was quick with updates 👍🏼

May 1, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Kim, thank you so much for this wonderful review, I'm glad you like our little touches. Take care, Sophie x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic!!

Everything that I purchased from here was awesome, good quality, very fast delivery, well packaged and just so much choice I will be back again to buy more.

April 11, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Ellen, thank you so much for this wonderful review. Take care, Sophie x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Always find something I like, the products are always excellent quality whilst being a fair price

April 11, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Sonia, thank you so much for this lovely review. Take care, Sophie x

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely product

Lovely product. Was described as a purse but is actually a clutch bag not a purse. However as I love it I will keep it! My hunt for a cat purse continues. Delivered on time and really good quality.

April 10, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Jane, thank you so much for this lovely review, I'm sorry it wasn't quite what you thought. Take care, Sophie x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Products better than expected

Products better than expected, well packed and promptly received.

April 5, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Vanessa, thank you so much for this wonderful review. Take care, Sophie x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great products

Great products, great prices and quick delivery. Would 100% recommend.

April 5, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Sunny, thank you so much for this wonderful review and recommendation. Take care, Sophie x

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely bl@@dy brilliant!!

Unique products, fast delivery, and amazing customer service. The hand written card which accompanied my gift was the icing on the cake. There are larger companies that need to take a leaf out of HowCurious? Ltd book. As a customer I really felt I was valued and they went the extra mile on my behalf. Keep up the great work. I will certainly be ordering from you again, and I urge anyone else to do the same.

April 5, 2022
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Reply from HowCurious? Ltd

Hello Rebecca, thank you so much for this amazing review, it's blown our minds a bit. Take care, Sophie x

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