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 3 out of 5 stars

Expensive Spare Parts

On positive side, spare starter solenoid for my lawn tractor arrived more or less on time. I was a bit concerned that the spare part was a tad overpriced and the p&p charge for a small component was also on high side.

May 28, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi David,

Thanks for the review, sorry you felt it was a tad expensive, we do have a range of non genuine parts we could have supplied, the shipping and packing wouldn't have changed much. Give us an email next time and I will try and find a cheaper alternative.

Regards

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a Husqvarna brushcutter…

I ordered a Husqvarna brushcutter harness and an Oregon brushcutter blade online from this company.
A week went past and nothing heard - phoned, got a load of excuses about no stock with their supplier for the harness and they would get one from somewhere else and ship to me. After nothing turned up the second week I phoned again and another load of excuses, so I verbally cancelled the order -which they refused to accept, so I emailed the cancellation, which they ignored. I raised a chargeback dispute with barclaycard uk which cost me the price of postage from France to send them the printed evidence and got a credit in full today.
I suggest that if you go to their shop and see what you want and buy it face to face you will be fine, but think carefully before buying anything on line from them.

May 25, 2018
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Sorry if mistake were made, I cant find any details of this name or email address on our system.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Prompt delivery

Prompt delivery , missing item replaced next post after sales service excellent can't fault the service I've received

May 23, 2018
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Thank you Gordon, Sorry that the wheel was missing, glad it got resolved quickly.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling customer service

Appalling customer service. Ordered a small part for my Flymo mower on 16th April. Not received by 25th April so chased by email to which I never received a response. Called on 1st May, told not in stock and received an email on 2nd May stating that would be despatched in week commencing 14th May but it did not arrive. Not had the courtesy of an explanatory email or phone call.

I have not received item over five weeks since I placed the order. Have chased again today. Will never order from them again.

May 23, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Thanks for taking the time to give us your feed back, such a small part, but I guess the machines no good with out it..This happens from time to time, parts ordered but takes time to be manufactured by a supplier. It seems to be the older machines this happens on..Sorry for our lack of info on what was going on, was a busy month.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nothing lasts forever

Nothing lasts forever and if I'm about to be parted from my pocket money for a repair I want it carried out competently pleasantly and now! Thank you the Tavistock team for ticking all of those boxes.

May 18, 2018
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Thanks so much for the 5 stars Pat!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Waiting two weeks. But all good in the end .

Had a bit of a problem waiting for a spare part for my tiller.
Ordered online and expected it to arrive within a few days.
After two weeks i enquired and was told the part was coming from china.
I don’t mind waiting if I am told this before I purchase, so a bit more communication with customers would help.
All good in the end and received the part 1st class post.
I will use ABBEY again but will check delivery time .
Many thanks guys. Hope to give 5 stars next time.

May 17, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

We need to apologise as our communication was a little slack with this order.
There is a slight delay with back ordered Echo parts, which can take up to 10 working days. Luckily yours came in to us in 9!

I can confirm your order has now been sent via First Class Royal Mail so should be with you tomorrow.

We do hope you might shop with us again so we can change that 1 star to 5 stars.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great price quick service

Great price quick service, can’t ask for anything more!

May 15, 2018
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Thanks for the 5 stars, I'm glad we were able to sort your order out for you!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

High recommend

excellent sales staff Tony Nick and Donna great back up when things go wrong highly recommend abbey garden machinery thanks sean keown

May 13, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Thanks Sean, I've passed your compliments on to our mechanic Tony and Donna in accounts.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Abysmal online experience

I ordered a trailer from Abbey Garden Machinery at the end of February. Over the next four weeks, I had two trailers delivered but both arrived damaged. In fairness to Abbey, the damage appeared to be caused by the third party couriers the company had used. Abbey then decided to deliver a third trailer themselves although this never arrived and it was only when I rang them the following day that I was told their vehicle had broken down. A phone call informing me would have been courteous. The company then decided to ship me replacement parts for the second damaged trailer but, despite staying in for promised deliveries, no parts ever arrived.

Events then took a somewhat farcical turn when Abbey chose to ship me a new, assembled trailer using another third party courier even though their own delivery van was coming to my address to collect the two damaged trailers the next morning. The damaged trailers were duly collected but the new, assembled trailer never arrived. Abbey was clearly embarrassed by everything that had happened as they offered to pay me £50 compensation for the all of time I'd wasted waiting for deliveries that never materialized.

It was mid-April now - ten weeks after I'd first placed my order - and I gave Abbey one final chance to resolve matters. On the agreed delivery date, I was informed three times that a fourth trailer would be delivered by 5pm that day. Nothing arrived and nobody ever called me to explain why.

I cancelled my order. I did get a refund the following week but I never received the promised compensation payment. I've emailed the company several times since but they've chosen not to reply to me. I'd certainly never order from Abbey Garden Machinery again.

May 10, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

We're sorry to see you've not had the best experience with us Mr.Price. I've been discussing your order with my sales team and can see that the trailer you ordered was damaged in transit.

We did try resolving this issue for you by sending other trailers and offered replacement panels. We also did offer you compensation for your time if you were to swap to our Agri-Fab trailer.

However after much discussion you ultimately decided to cancel the order and we refunded the full £214.99 you originally paid. We are unable to give the compensation discussed as you had had a full refund.

We did try our very hardest to get this sorted for you, the last thing we want is for our customers to have a negative experience.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Was not shipped on time had to call…

Was not shipped on time had to call some days later to find out why.

May 8, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

We are very disappointed to see this review Mr.Elliott.

I can see you placed your order mid-day on the 27th of April after my colleague spoke to you on the phone to help source the correct belt you needed. Your order was then dispatched with 4 days.

Although we have a very big warehouse, it is not big enough to stock every single item we sell. So we do state orders can take up to 7 working says to be shipped, to allow for the extra time to order the stock in, which you are made aware of before proceeding through the online checkout.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Mountfield petrol hedge trimmer

Arrived well packaged and within the timescale given. Have used it now on two occasions and very pleased with it. Not too heavy and cuts very efficiently. Nice machine

May 5, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Thanks for the 5 stars Mr.White, we are very pleased you're happy with your machine!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Unresponsive

Here was my feedback to the company 2 weeks ago, followed by a reminder a week later. To date, no response.

I have now mowed the garden twice with this mower, and it cuts beautifully. However it does not self-propel. The first time I assumed it was an adjust ment issue, but I have screwed out the cable adjuster as far as it will go, to no avail.

Please advise.

May 5, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

We're sorry to hear you're having a bit of difficulty with your machine Mr.Cockerill.
I can see from your notes you ordered a graded SP53H in September 2017 and first reported your issue on the 20th of April. It looks as though my colleague has tried contacting you and has now emailed you the details of several Mountfield dealers local to yourself who are authorized to perform warranty repairs. This machine came with a 1 year warranty as standard.

We do feel that 2 stars is a little harsh as we have attempted to contact you and have also emailed you the best course of action. We would recommend telephoning us with any issues as we would of directed you accordingly.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great advice over the phone and the…

Great advice over the phone and the parts arrived promptly. Thank you for an efficient service.

April 2, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

You are very welcome Mr.Moar, we're always here if you need us again in the future.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Always so helpful and friendly and prompt deliveries.

March 29, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Thanks ever so much Nigel!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a spare where’s my refund

Ordered a spare last December Royal Mail sent it to the wrong address twice Abbey Garden sales not interested in helping tRoyal Mail have compensated them but I still not been refunded my money sent numerous emails spoken on the phone I have brought stuff from them but never again BE WARNED
Firstly the no 6 is 3 miles away in Dunball not Pawlett I live in Pawlett
Secondly Both items have been returned to you via Royal Mail and you claimed compensation
Thirdly I have paid for the item and postage to my house not someone else’s it’s my contract was with you you have not delivered I have done all the running around what have you done nothing

March 26, 2018
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Reply from Abbey Garden

Hi David,

Sorry that you still haven't got the air filter covers. We have sent them twice now, you were aware that your neighbour also at number 6 has both covers. Your pay pal dispute has also been rejected, I'm not sure what more we can do, you have paid for one cover, we have sent two. We have provided both you and pay pal with the tracking info.

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