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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Impeccable service along side a fast payment. Without a doubt a top company and I’ll be using them again in future.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sent phone in to be checked ,then got email saying it had screen burn which I knew it didn't have so rejected their derogatory offer of £10.contacted them after waiting nearly 2 weeks on return of pho... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service! Speedy process!... l sent my iPhone XR to Frift on Wednesday... they called on Thursday to say it's been received & they would be paying me the full amount as originally qu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely outstanding service, tracked phone delivery which showed signed for at 12.20 today. Got a call less then 2 hours later to say all ok & money in bank account within 30 minutes of that call.... See more

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  1. Cell Phone Recycling and Unlocking Service

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Frift specialises in the recycling of technology from Mobile Devices to Tablets, Laptops and much more. Save the planet by trading in your device and we can either upgrade you to a device of your choice or, we can offer you an industry leading trade in price. Download our Frift app on either the App store or the Play store and see how seamless and easy it is to transition from old to new or to turn your old tech into cash! Visit our site to learn more at www.frift.co.uk


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Impeccable service along side a fast…

Impeccable service along side a fast payment. Without a doubt a top company and I’ll be using them again in future.

March 3, 2025
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Hi Liam,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a glowing review 🌟

If we can help in the future, don't hesitate to get in touch!

Best wishes,

Team Frift 🧡

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service!

This company is great to deal with and their customer service is exceptional, easy process and fast payment!

March 12, 2025
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Hi Kieran,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us 5 shiny stars ✨

Best wishes,

Team Frift 🧡

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

I've sold 2 phones to Frift and they have been excellent, fast payment and excellent customer service.

February 21, 2025
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Hi Ellie,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us 5 shiny stars! 🤩

If we can help with anything in the future, please don't hesitate to get in touch!

Best wishes,

Team Frift 🧡

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Surprise surprise. Do not trust this company.

Surprise surprise.
No contact for 2.5 weeks. Wrote a bad review on here and within 12 hrs got a response. 30% under the original price.
Tactic is. Offer the highest prices, keep the device for ages to keep you waiting then offer a low price. Most people would just agree as I did, as been waiting so long and fed up. Only positive is the payment is made fast.
Wouldn’t recommend this company.
Just seems like a planned out method for giving crap prices.

February 7, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi Natalie,

We're sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate the opportunity to address your concerns.

At Frift, we always aim to provide competitive offers based on the condition of the device received. If there is any discrepancy between the initial quote and the revised offer, it is usually due to differences in the condition of the item upon inspection.

We apologise for any delays in communication and understand how frustrating this can be. We’re continuously working to improve our response times and overall customer experience.

If you’d like to discuss your experience in further detail, please don't hesitate to reach out to our customer service team at suport@frift.co.uk.

Best wishes,

Team Frift

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sent my phone off to them and waited…

Sent my phone off to them and waited over a week to find that they couldn't unlock it ! Gave them the number code and they said they still couldn't do it and would try it over a weekend. Had numerous emails and calls to say they are wiping the phone which i had already done and wasn't sure why they were doing it again. 3 weeks now and still no joy - don't respond to emails quickly. Had a £24 reduced offer as they said there was pitting on the back of the phone (i have photo's) there definitely isn't and the battery health was only 80% (what do they expect with a 2/3 year old phone). Never in any of the calls i had with 'Tom' said that there was pitting on the back of the phone or the battery was slightly low. I have sold many phones over the years to different companies with absolutely no issues at all and feel that I should have read reviews before using them as my understanding is that they do this to everyone - finding a slight fault so that they can to reduce their offer. I am waiting to hear whether they will send the phone back at their cost which i doubt.

February 6, 2025
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Hi Joanne,

We're sorry to hear about how you feel regarding your experience with us.

Rest assured, we always aim to offer the fairest price in line with current market prices, and we inspect each device on a case by case basis.

We can see that our excellent condition was selected but unfortunately, the battery health was below our required 80%, which would fall under our faulty criteria and the counter-offer reflected this.

We can see that the counter-offer was accepted and payment processed.

If you would like to discuss this in more details, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes,

Team Frift.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Phone scam

Sent phone in to be checked ,then got email saying it had screen burn which I knew it didn't have so rejected their derogatory offer of £10.contacted them after waiting nearly 2 weeks on return of phone so received email stating it's a £10 charge to have phone returned . Stay well clear of this firm... scams & cons spring to mind,disgrace.

February 4, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi Jim,

We're sorry to hear about how you feel regarding your experience with us.

We can see that the device was traded in under our excellent condition and unfortunately, our technicians detected screen bleed and the counter-offer reflected the cost to repair your Samsung Galaxy S21 screen.

It does state in our terms and conditions that we charge a £10 return fee, if you wish to reject the revised offer.

If you would like to discuss this in more details, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes,

Team Frift

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Made a substantially lower offer when…

*** Update 5 Feb 2025: I called Frift, they answered quickly, were helpful and advised that they had responded by email and when I checked my junk folder I found it, I don’t know why the email went to junk when previous emails had been delivered successfully. I accepted the offer as otherwise I had to pay £10 for my phone to be returned, payment was received the next day. I subsequently found another email in my junk with an improved offer but I didn’t get that as I hadn’t replied. ***

Made a substantially lower offer when they received my phone and have not returned my phone 10 days after I requested it to be returned. Have not responded to my requests for an update. I sold my phone to Frift as they offered the most money (I know) they reduced the offer by 30% due to slight signs of wear, I rejected the offer and requested the phone to be returned. The phone was in excellent condition when I sent it.

January 31, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi There,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback, as a small business we will pass this onto the team to help us improve in the future.

Rest assured, we aim to offer the most competitive price with the current market and inspect each device on a case by case basis.

If you would like to discuss this in more detail, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes,

Team Frift

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

I sent my iPhone 11 to Frift around 20th January and received confirmation of this. I was originally quoted £156 but after they reviewed my device this was revalued at £75. The report stated that the iPhone screen was covered in scratches. This is incorrect, and I photographed the phone prior to sending. Due to the low offer I opted to have my phone posted back. I have since received poor communication and I am still waiting to have the phone returned. I have also been asked to transfer £10 to the account details provided by them so my phone can be retuned. This money was sent on 3rd Feb. I have since had an email on 5th Feb saying the accounts team can now not find the money! Absolutely shocking company.

January 30, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi Jessica,

We're sorry to hear about how you feel regarding your experience with us.

We can see that the device was traded in under excellent condition however, the device had multiple deep scratches on the screen as well as a battery health below 80%, which would fall under our faulty criteria.

It does state in our terms and conditions that we charge a £10 return fee and your request is with our accounts department to confirm receipt of funds, once confirmed the device will be returned.

If you would like to discuss this in more details, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes,

Team Frift

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sent phone

Sent phone, they offered £144 for it but when they received it they offered £80 due to scratches, there wasn't 1 scratch on it!

would steer well clear!

January 17, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi there,

I am sorry to hear about your experience with us,

I can see your device was valued lower than the up to price due to multiple scratches on the screen and housing of the device.

The price offered was £100 which was accepted and paid.

If you would like to get in touch with us again or would like one our team to get in touch please let us know and we will assist in anyway we can.

Kind regards

Frift

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

One word

One word - Amazing!

January 21, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi there,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a 5 star review,

We hope you trade in with us again!

Kind regards

Frift

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Quoted £288, revalued at £80 (embarrassing)

I was quoted £288 for my iphone 13. I was sent the package in order to send it to them. Did not do this straight away and was tortured by them requesting it was posted. Phone calls, emails asking why i had not sent it.

When eventually getting round to sending I received an email of a revalue of £80... tbh Frift should be embarrassed by this.
I refused the offer and like so many others am waiting on my phone back.

Not so quick returning the phone. I would hate to think they are in the process of taking parts from it to use on other devices before they eventually return??

Frift any chance of getting my IPhone 13 that was in good working order with cosmetic scratches back?

January 20, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi There,

We're sorry to hear about how you feel regarding your experience with us. We inspect each device on a case by case and we can see that the device was traded in as excellent, but unfortunately the device had substantial cosmetic damage, therefore we sent a counter-offer.

We can see that the device was returned as requested.

If you would like to discuss this in more details, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes,

Team Frift

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really pleased with frift

Really pleased with frift, I have sold an Iphone 8 and an iphone 13 so far and the service was quick every time

January 17, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi There,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a glowing review 💫

We're so pleased to hear that you have enjoyed your experience with us and please don't hesitate to get in touch if we can help with anything!

Best wishes,

Team Frift 🧡

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sent a phone to them last Friday and…

Sent a phone to them last Friday and received payment today. In that time I have received three emails keeping me updated throughout the whole process. I was slightly dubious when I tried to access their website which was unavailable however I cannot fault Frift

January 15, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi there,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us 5 shiny stars! ✨

we're so happy to hear that you enjoyed your experience with us when turning your old tech into cash, and please don't hesitate to get in touch if we can help with anything in the future.

Best wishes,

Team Frift 🧡

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Payment not received

Incorrect information on communications and a severe lack of internal controls.
Sent in my phone, Frift emailed me on 27/12/2024 confirming my payment was pending and again on 02/01/2025, both emails said to wait at least 3 working days which contradicts the information on their website which states 24-48 hours to receive a payment.
I contacted them on 9th January to chase as no payment received, and was informed the accounts team would look into this and I would receive a call back. No call back happened so I rang on 10th January, explaining I would need to report this to Action Fraud. I was then informed they had sent my payment to another customer with the same name - there appears to be a serious lack of internal controls here into payments being sent out, as well as a lack of due diligence on their external accounts team.
If I hadn’t have chased them, I would have not received my funds as it was ‘showing as green and paid on their end’ - therefore there does not seem to be a reconciliation taking place to ensure funds are sent to the correct customers. Eventually I did receive payment after a lot of chasing and quite frankly a waste of my time.
Ultimately, they lack the operational processes and control standards to deliver the service they state they will provide.

January 10, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi Abi,

We're sorry to hear about how you feel regarding your experience with us.

We're sorry that you experienced a delay with your payment, we can see that you spoke to our account manager who resolved the issue and the payment was made.

If you would like to discuss this in more details, please don't hesitate to get in touch.

Best wishes,

Team Frift

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

no updates or anything, highly unprofessional

they’ve had my phone for over a week now and no updates what so ever! i’ve tried emailing them, contacting them on instagram, tiktok and nothing.

royal mail have said it’s been delivered but i got no update what so ever no quote no nothing. and now their website is down
hopefully i will get a quote or a reply but highly unprofessional

avoid this company

December 30, 2024
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Reply from Frift

Hi there,

I am sorry to hear about your experience with us.

We want to get this resolved as soon as possible. Members of the team have been looking into this but we cannot find your details on our system.

Please can you email us at Support@frift.co.uk and we will be more than happy to discuss this.
Kind regards
Frift

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Price Downgraded, uncontactable.

Original Below - edit:
I’ve since heard from Frift, and they apologised for the delay. They increased the offer and I have accepted. Money was received on the same day. Thank you - but a little stressful with delay in communication.

Original:
I sent in a phone and it was downvalued. I contacted them by phone and I declined the offer. They said I would receive an email to clarify the address to return the phone. I haven’t received the email. Their website is curiously down - appears as they it is not being maintained. Their phone number goes to the voicemail of someone called Chloe Hicks. Very suspicious. I expect the phone sent back as soon as possible.

January 5, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi there,

I am sorry to hear about your experience with us.

Our phone lines are fully operational and we are looking into why this has happened.

Please can you get in touch with us Via email Support@frift.co.uk and we get this resolved for you.

Kind regards
Frift

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please please avoid these crooks!

Please please avoid these crooks!

They have had my phone over a week now, i’ve had zero update unless I’ve ended up calling them up myself, days passed by where I would hear nothing, then when I finally speak to somebody the valuation was lowered for screen scratches??

Payment albeit lower than expected was supposed to go in my account yesterday, I’ve recieved nothing and now it looks like the website is down.

Please please avoid these crooks like the plague, there are much better options out there.

December 27, 2024
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Reply from Frift

Hi Simon,

I am sorry to hear about your experience with us,

I can see that your phone came into us over the Christmas period where we had variable opening times.

I can also see you spoke with a member of the team over the phone and the amount offered was accepted on the 3/01/25 you were then paid on the 4/01/25.

If there is anything further we can do or would like to speak to one the team please get in touch.

Kind regards,

Frift

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sent my device back damaged refused it…

Sent my device back damaged refused it was them now left with a faulty device will be taking legal action

Shame I can’t add photos or videos to show how phone was returned scumbag of a director blaming me for damaging my own phone what a fool

January 3, 2025
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Reply from Frift

Hi Marcus,

We’re sorry to hear about your dissatisfaction with your experience with Frift Ltd.

As we discussed, here is the link to your device’s testing report, which confirms its full functionality before being returned to you: https://historyreport.phonecheck.com/report/sp5u3p405

The lower valuation was due to visible signs of wear and tear on the device, including multiple scratches on the screen and chassis. When you chose to decline the offer, we promptly returned the device via our courier Next Day Delivery service as requested.

The testing report confirms that your device was in full working condition and was cosmetically graded as ‘C,’ with details about this grading available on our website.

Following your concerns about liquid ingress, a damaged camera, and other faults, we conducted a thorough investigation involving senior management. This included tracking the device’s movements via CCTV, consulting the tester who prepared the report linked above, and liaising with our courier about the delivery conditions.

After completing our review, we found no evidence of mishandling or misuse of your device while in our care. Our aim when purchasing devices from consumers is to resell them, and damaging a device in our possession would only result in additional costs for repairs or reduced resale value.

We have provided a thorough investigation and addressed your concerns in full. As such, we do not see any grounds for further engagement on this matter or for offering the requested compensation.

Thank you,

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

2 phones revalued and then not returned

I sent two phones to them, they revalued them as they have for others. I didn’t wish to accept their revaluation as it was a significant hit and I don’t agree with what they said. Requested the phones to be returned, but they haven’t appeared. Sent an email, no response. Tried calling, sent to voicemail. I will give them another week and then start small claims!

December 11, 2024
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Reply from Frift

Hi there,

We're sorry to hear you are not happy with the evaluation of your devices, please be assured that we evaluate each phone on a case by case basis and as fairly as possible, in line with the current market prices.

We can see that both devices has been returned as requested.

Best wishes,

Team Frift

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really easy and quick payment!

Really easy and quick payment!

December 19, 2024
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Reply from Frift

Hi Rebecca,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us 5 shiny stars! 🌟

We're so pleased to hear that you have enjoyed your experience with us when turning your old tech into cash!

Best wishes,

Team Frift 🧡

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