Abbey Garden 

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Having read a few negative reviews I was nervous. I need not have been, I had absolute 5* service. The pick up, given the busy time of year was reasonably swift, the problem with the tractor mower w... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent in every way. Enquired about stock levels on a Saturday afternoon to confirm the machine I wanted was available, to replace a rotovator that was dying part way through a job. Chris conf... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Have used Abbey Gardens previously without any hitches and given a 5 star rating on each occasion. . However this time the order wasn’t correctly picked and the wrong items were despatched. Whilst... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

believe it or not i have tried for 3 years to get a strimmer head for a k0matsu strimmer without succes. on contacting abbey garden after a conversation with the sales department they supplied one to... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Abysmal customer care

I ordered a tractor after phone discussions and exchange of e-mails. It was not delivered by the promised date. E-mails were unanswered. Delivery finally achieved after many phone calls. Next, the towing arrangement agreed in the contract was not fitted. E-mails again were unanswered and more persistent phone calls and a final exchange of e-mails were required to complete the contract, after many weeks. Next, during the first service, I found the cutter deck drive belt was fitted incorrectly and then failed after about 7 hours of operation. This was on top of the tyre pressures on delivery being badly wrong (eg 23psi instead of the required 5 psi), making me unhappy about the final assembly and pre-delivery check. Three e-mails from me about the quality of the maintenance work received no answer. Have now given up. Conclusion - abysmal customer care.

August 14, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi Keith,

Thank you for taking the time to review, Sorry if you feel the was not correctly pre checked, our workshop do have a check sheet for each machine they get ready for sale so Im not sure how this could have happened. But again sorry if it has, as for a cutter belt being fitted incorrectly this would have caused a problem on the first time you engaged the blades, not when the machine has gone in for its first service.

But again sorry.

Regards

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't expect a refund automatically

I ordered a grass box which turned up within a week. For whatever reason it wasn't the right one . I am not sure that the customer is always right is part of their ethos. So it was promptly returned by Parcelforce 24 and was signed by them on 17th May.
If I hadn't called them twice they would not have refunded my money at all and even though I had waited 3 months for a refund they had the nerve to charge approximately 14% restocking cost.
I will never deal with them again .

August 13, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi John,

We did have a problem with your returned item, we had no paper work with the package so the incorrectly ordered part was quarantined as unidentified. Sorry it took a bit of chasing to get this sorted.

Best regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Repacement buffers for an old…

Ordered replacement buffers for an old pair of sandvick hedge shears. They arrived a few days later. Fitted perfectly. Very happy with the quality of product & the service.

August 7, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi David, Its not always easy to identify these items on old hand tools. Glad it all went so well.

Best regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good,comprehensive website

Good,comprehensive website. Reasonable prices and prompt delivery.

August 7, 2018
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Thank you for the review, happy to have helped.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very quick and efficient service

Very quick and efficient service, competitive prices, cannot fault it.

August 4, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Thank you Andy, It does help to give us a pat on the back once in a while.

Again Thank You

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service

Good service, the only issue I have is the slow dispatch and delivery times for parts, a pain in the butt when the lawn is growing and the mower broken . I do and will still use them , they just need a better parts processing procedure .

July 28, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi Phill, Thank you so much for taking the time to review, thanks for the five stars. I had a quick look at both your orders with us and to be fair the first order in August 17 was delivered in four days. This last order took five days to be dispatched.

I think these switches were not on the shelf and had to come from Europe. Sorry for the delay.

Best Regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Shindaiwa multi tool support.

Very helpful technical telephone technical support to identify the needed part, dispatched quickly and arrived within a couple of days, excellent service, can't be faulted.

July 22, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Thank You Carl, Nick was your man with this order, he needs a big pat on the back as he does go that extra mile.

Again Thank you for your kind words.

Best Regards

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Very helpful with my query

Very helpful with my query. Found the part I was looking for and sent it
to me within 3 working days. Good service.

June 28, 2018
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Thanks for taking the time to review

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from Abbey Gardens

Great service from Abbey Gardens. Royal Mail delivered my package, but it did not turn up on my doorstep. I called Abbey Gardens up and they sent out a new one the next day. Many thanks to Lee for sorting it out for me.

June 23, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi Richard, Sorry it went wrong, glad it was resolved so quickly..Well Done Lee

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Placed order but no further response

Placed order and received confirmation on the 5th. E mailed on 10th to say no news of dispatch. Rang today 13th and was told part only arrived yesterday but would call back in 10 minutes to confirm all was in hand and would be sent today. As yet, 20 mins later, no call, I have to go out so am relying on my order to be sent.
Not the best experience of this company!!

June 13, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi Mike, Sorry I did have a quick look at the order and you did order the evening of the 5th and the item was not delivered to us till the 18th, sorry it should not take this long.

Hope you got the grass cut when the part did arrive.

Regards

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order placed 2 weeks ago

Order placed 2 weeks ago. No status updates. Emailed looking for an update and my support case was not replied to. Avoid this farsical company and order elsewhere, I’ve requested a PayPal refund which, as expected, they’ve not replied to.

June 12, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Sorry Jason, they do take a little longer to get abroad..Sorry

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Had to chase up the initial contact by…

Had to chase up the initial contact by telephone and email twice. items sent not totally as ordered, nuts missing which I was told would be included.

June 11, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Sorry Michael,

Some times the descriptions of these odd parts is different to what it is, your item was described as PRESS BLADE BERTOLINI Not sure if bolts or nuts are supplied.

Sorry

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

web site showed no parts for Toro mower…

web site showed no parts for Toro mower but then phoned to query this as i had bought this from you, however phone call confirmed you had filters in stock. Then had to go back on line to place order ( why not take order on phone ) . After paying online had to wait over a week for del'y.

June 9, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi Roger,

The briggs and stratton engine filters are listed on line, but we don't have Toro parts diagrams on our web site, sorry if it took a bit longer than expected.

Regards

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Simply the best.

I ordered an item which was delivered very quickly. Sadly it was the wrong item. I contacted the company and dealt with a young man who immediately resolved the issue. He sent me a pre-paid label. I returned the goods and three days later the right item was delivered. They were polite and professional right through. In this day and age it was very refreshing. First class goods and service. Thanks very much.

June 1, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Mistakes do happen, just glad to see it was resolved quickly and your happy

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent in every way

Excellent in every way.
Enquired about stock levels on a Saturday afternoon to confirm the machine I wanted was available, to replace a rotovator that was dying part way through a job. Chris confirmed availability and said he would look out for the order if I decided to place one and said it would be despatched on Monday for delivery on Tuesday.
I placed the order mid afternoon Saturday and received the usual confirmation e-mail. Monday, received despatch e-mail and 10am Tuesday a large lorry arrived with the machine. Spot on. Excellent service, many thanks abbey garden sales. For the record the machine works really well and I am very pleased with the whole experience.

p.s. Their price was the most competitive I found and included palleted delivery.

May 31, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi Frederick, Thank you so much for the kind words, you can see from a few of the reviews below that we don't always get it right but we do try our best, and hold our hands up when it does go wrong.

Keep in touch if you need more help.

Best regards

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Have used Abbey Gardens previously…This was the first disappointment

Have used Abbey Gardens previously without any hitches and given a 5 star rating on each occasion. . However this time the order wasn’t correctly picked and the wrong items were despatched.
Whilst the return postage was free there was still the inconvenience, cost (jiffy bag) & time to process their error.

May 29, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi Royston, Hands held up !!! Looks like one of our pickers got the wrong size blade sent out, sorry for any inconvenience caused.

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