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TrustScore 4 out of 5

3.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I didn’t realise I was pre-ordering a product (medium sized dog bed) and the team were really helpful when I emailed to ask. The product itself is more than I usually would spend on a dog bed (£150) b... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The wallpaper I ordered is absolutely beautiful and the packaging was such a gift to receive. The only thing was that the value of the parcel was not put on the package and as a result I was charge... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Beautiful products but cost a fortune in import fees to Ireland which I’m not sure is clearly communicated on the website. Also took over a month to arrive so that would prevent me from ordering again... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The customer service was top notch from the start. The paper was requested quicker than the suggested time frame and they pulled out all the stops to help me. When the paper arrived it looked ev... See more

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  1. Decoration and Interior Design Store

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Retro inspired luxury interior and home accessorise


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Really brilliant service from them. Even when there was a delay with my order they got in touch to keep me up to date

July 9, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Designs

Ordered a few samples of wallpaper and they arrived very quickly. The samples are nicely presented too, not just an off-cut. The fact that your order is printed to order is great. Love their designs, so different. I even loved their poodle postcard so much that Im going to frame it for my gallery wall.

July 7, 2023
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Nice product but different to how I expected

I bought a bed for my dog which is good quality and my dog loves it, the pattern is also lovely. I do want to add though that after reading a previous review I do agree that the sizing doesn’t match up to what the website says so can understand why that other customer thought they had been sent the wrong size. I kept mine as I had space for it but I remember thinking it looked much bigger than expected so bear this in mind before ordering as website sizing is misleading!

July 1, 2023
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Thank you for submitting your review. After reviewing the order date / date of experience and name, we regret to inform you that we are currently unable to authenticate this review. To provide you with further assistance, please contact us at enquiries@poodleandblonde.com with your order number. Regrettably, recent events involving a blacklisted customer require us to verify this review before proceeding with additional support.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Painful customer experience, concluded with bizarre email from owner of the company

I would like to share my surreal experience with Poodle & Blonde:

- I ordered a medium sized dog bed - when it arrived it was 90cm x 75cm, the given measurements for a large bed on their website.

- Checked their website and saw that the medium size had sold out.

- Submitted contact form but no reply for a week.

- Called them and was told I could return the bed for a refund, so they organised a collection date for it to be picked up.

- Stayed at home all day on Collection day but delivery driver didn’t show, so the bed was not collected. Emailed them again and waited 4 days for a response.

- They organised a new collection date for the bed but did not send printable postage label, so collection did not go ahead.

- Emailed them to find out what was going on but got no response.

- Received an email from one of the company owners arranging private courier to collect bed and providing me a refund.

- RECEIVED STRANGE CALL FROM THE SAME COMPANY OWNER who offered to send me a smaller bed (I explained I needed medium) then seemed irritated when I asked for a reasonable discount (she offered 10%, I didn’t think this reflected the inconvenience) to purchase the medium size when restocked – she reluctantly said she would check to see if a more appropriate discount was possible and would let me know..

- Received her email offering 60% discount…matter resolved…or so I thought….

- RECEIVED THIS EMAIL FROM HER 10MIN LATER….(MY RESPONSE IS INCLUDED UNDERNEATH):

‘Our fulfilment centre has received the dog bed back, a medium sized dog bed. We have also measured the bed against the measurements shown online and can confirm they are exact.

You ordered exactly what was stated, and received exactly what was ordered. The size you should have ordered would be the small sized bed which I offered you free of charge on our phone call. You have ordered the wrong size

How you chose to speak to me on our call was one of the most spiteful interactions I’ve had even though at every stage I was offering ways to make things right and restore your trust in that we have no bad intentions here. You spoke ill of my staff, my business, and all the while attacked me personally, I can only imagine reasons why you felt comfortable speaking to me in the way you did..

This kind of behaviour cannot be taken lightly. I have apologised to our fulfilment centre, the private driver and XX on your behalf. Your discount code has been voided and details marked against our systems, no future orders from yourself will be processed.

I respectfully ask you avoid making any further contact with any of the team or the brand.’

MY RESPONSE:

'Hi,

I am mystified by both your lack of professionalism and grip on reality.

My partner and I measured the dog bed multiple times and it was exactly 90cm x 75cm, which are the dimensions given for the large bed on the product page. However I also note there are many inconsistencies on your website for dog bed sizing which may explain why you are so disorientated. Please see three screenshots below:

*Three screenshots showing that measurements are different across identical dog bed product pages, no idea which ones are meant to be correct*

Astonishingly, rather than try to understand how this confusion arose, you chose violence and blamed me outright for ordering the incorrect product. I have never encountered such a weird response from someone who’s business is selling things.

The condescending negative energy in your email is wearisome given that I have simply tried to co-operate and communicate with your staff and highlight the problematic customer experience I have had.

Suggesting that I was ‘spiteful’ and ‘personally attacking you’ infers that I have some emotional investment here. I do not. I am a customer who tried to buy a dog bed that seemed nice, but when delivered was not as described. It was then exhausting to return due to the lack of communication and diligence of your team.

When we spoke on the phone you were ill prepared to offer any appropriate solutions. I was baffled that as the owner of the company, you appeared unable to make a decision about a discount during our call.

The most ludicrous part of this sorry affair was when you attempted to demonstrate how important it was to you by repeating that you “don’t normally deal with customers” as if we are a sub-species to be avoided. For the sake of any future customers, I hope you continue to keep your distance.'

Please draw your own conclusions from this review!

August 25, 2023
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Reply from Poodle and Blonde

We appreciate your feedback and the opportunity to address your concerns. While we acknowledge your right to express your opinions, we would like to clarify certain aspects of your experience.

Firstly, we want to confirm that your order was indeed for a medium-sized bed, and we accurately fulfilled that request. Ensuring precise order fulfilment is a fundamental part of our service, and we are pleased to have met your expectations in this regard.

We understand your frustration with the FedEx collection issue and sincerely apologised multiple times for the inconvenience it caused. We recognise that waiting for a collection that doesn't happen can be highly frustrating and is unacceptable. To proactively prevent any more of your time being wasted, we took the initiative to arrange a private driver to collect the bed from your London address and transport it to our fulfilment centre in Stevenage, despite the associated costs exceeding the value of the bed itself. This action demonstrated our commitment to resolving the issue promptly.

Once the collection was complete, we offered a free small dog bed, selected based on your dog's breed, with the assumption that it would be suitable. It's worth noting that considering the bed you had received was larger than expected, the small bed would have indeed been the correct size. However, we acknowledged that it didn't align with your expectations for a satisfactory resolution. In addition to this, as a further gesture of goodwill, we offered a 60% discount code for future purchases on new and existing styles of beds, even though your initial request had been for a 50% discount.

We appreciate your feedback regarding the call from one of our founders but must note that the feedback is a fabrication of how the call was handled. At no point was a 10% discount code offered on the call. You were advised that a discount offer would be confirmed by email. It is essential to us that our customers feel heard and valued. Our founder was genuinely concerned to learn of your unhappiness and took it upon herself to ensure that your concerns were addressed in a caring manner. At no point were you met with reluctance, all possible avenues were explored in hopes of reaching a point where you felt satisfied.

In line with our brand culture, we remain committed to emphasising the importance of maintaining respectful and courteous communication and actions during all interactions. We recognise that emotions can run high, especially in frustrating situations, but we believe that upholding a respectful tone is essential

Our ultimate goal is to ensure customer satisfaction, and our resolution efforts reflect our commitment to this goal. While we value feedback and constantly seek ways to improve our services, we are also passionate about fostering respectful and considerate interactions for both our customers and team members. We stand by our decision not to have you shop with us again, as we strive to maintain an environment of kindness and respect for all involved. We care about our team, respect their hard work, and expect them to be treated with respect.

We hope this response provides a more accurate understanding of how the situation unfolded. We remain dedicated to addressing and resolving any issues with the utmost professionalism but most importantly, kindness.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely variety

Lovely variety of wallpapers and the samples arrived super fast. All well labelled and the paper quality is excellent. We will be ordering for our whole lounge!

May 13, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

incredible large dog bed

Bought an incredible large dog bed for our greyhound who absolutely loves it. She snuggles up in it feels safe and puts her toys in it. It’s elegant, soft and has great structure.

March 26, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Attentive

One of my products was very delayed, but I was kept informed, and found Poodle and Blonde to be helpful and apologetic

February 24, 2023
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Worth every penny

I didn’t realise I was pre-ordering a product (medium sized dog bed) and the team were really helpful when I emailed to ask. The product itself is more than I usually would spend on a dog bed (£150) but oh my, the quality is incredible, very generously sized and my dog absolutely loves it. It’s honestly worth every penny seeing my dog enjoy it every day!

March 6, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Even better in real life

Even better in real life. Really happy with my lamp, I love it!

January 11, 2023
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Reply from Poodle and Blonde

Hi Victoria

So happy to hear you love your lamp! Your order has helped support one of our small manufacturers in Wales who hand makes all our lamp, we are so happy to have you as one of our customers. Hope to see you shipping with us again

Poodle and Blonde

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Beautiful products but cost a fortune…

Beautiful products but cost a fortune in import fees to Ireland which I’m not sure is clearly communicated on the website. Also took over a month to arrive so that would prevent me from ordering again which is a pity as I love their stuff.

December 16, 2022
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The wallpaper I ordered is absolutely…

The wallpaper I ordered is absolutely beautiful and the packaging was such a gift to receive.
The only thing was that the value of the parcel was not put on the package and as a result I was charged E54 import duty tax. This was horrible as the wallpaper cost me E150 as well for one roll.
I love your products and after buying a new home I would have loved to buy more but I just can’t justify spending that much on import fees to Dublin.

September 19, 2022
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Reply from Poodle and Blonde

Hi

Thanks for bringing this to our attention, our website was built to confirm duty fees at checkout and it's through this feedback that we are now aware this information isn't pulling through. W3e will organise a refund for the 54 euros and look into this issues to avoid future customers having a similar experience. thank you!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

No order after 4 weeks

I don't have my order yet so very slow delivery.

October 12, 2022
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Reply from Poodle and Blonde

Good evening Mary!

Thank you for your feedback. Our wallpaper is made to order with a 3-4 week lead time. You had emailed a week after ordering to flag that your wallpaper had not arrived, and a member of staff explained that we print to order. I have looked into this further and can see your wallpaper has been dispatched with tracking information available.

Whilst we accept there has been delays to shipping due to Royal Mail issues we are still within our promised lead times as advertised online. Your wallpaper has been shipped with an alternative courier service and should arrive with you tomorrow between 10am-2pm.

As a small business who values sustainable manufacturing it means that it is not always possible for us to compete with quicker manufacturing and delivery times which we understand many consumers expect. As we grow we will work very hard to improve this whilst maintaining responsible manufacturing.

It is important to us that we stick to any lead times promised to ensure our customers are not left disappointed and whenever possible we will fulfil orders sooner. On this occasion we had managed to get your paper printed well ahead of our advertised delivery times however issues with Royal Mail has meant that it was not collected for delivery when it was ready which we too find frustrating so we are genuinely sorry about this.

We will ensure that your order arrives on or before the 3-4 week deadline. Tomorrow i will check your order status again before 10am to ensure this is on track. Your feedback is valuable and will be taken into consideration as we scale the business. Have an amazing evening, sorry this hasn't been the delivery service you had expected but we hope this information has been helpful for you. Thank you again for shopping with us 🐩

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