Alpkit Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Evaluating 161 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the company's excellent customer service and the helpfulness of its staff. Many people highlight the high quality and durability of the products, often noting their thoughtful design and reliability for various adventures. Reviewers frequently commend the repair service and the staff's willingness to go the extra mile, even replacing items without quibble. However, some customers also noted issues with customer service, describing it as unhelpful or poor in certain instances. A few other people also felt that there were problems with product dispatch, delivery delays, or receiving defective items.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I carelessly damaged a component on my Sonder bike while doing some basic maintenance. Checked Alpkit website and these parts not shown. Looked around the market and could not find elsewhere with th... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My love for Alpkit just grows and grows. From your fab stores where you can get kit (inc from other brands) repaired, to clothing you can (try to) wear to death and going the extra mile (finding repla... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I’ve been buying from Alpkit for years; waterproofs, insulated jackets, trousers, socks, trekking poles, tents, sleeping mats, stoves. More recently I’ve used their repair service in Edinburgh. T... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've been nothing but impressed by my Sonder Camino bike – that's an Alpkit brand for anyone who doesn't know. Not to mention the helpful Alpkit customer service team who guided me to my purc... See more

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Since day one in 2004, Alpkit has always tried to do business the right way. They're advocates of the highest ethical standards and have always chosen the most environmentally preferable method of production. Alpkit make affordable mountain gear without compromise to performance or sustainability. Their design ethos is set in stone: to make Gear You Love For Longer, the gear you use year after year and form a lifelong relationship. They take full responsibility for the impact of their business on society and the environment, improving all the time and making theirs a business that they can be proud of for all time. Alpkit gives 1% of sales and at least 10% of their profits to charity, via their Alpkit Foundation, which gives direct awards to grassroots projects that help people get outside.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

These guys are great

These guys are great! Products are 10/10, customer service 10/10!

July 17, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

HI Nick

The whole team is great, not just the guys ;-).

Regards

Nick

MD / Co Founder

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Unbelievably good customer service

Unbelievably good customer service! Phone number is easy to find, speaking to someone instantly and they know the products inside out. I spoke with Ash who was super knowledgeable about all of the products I was looking at and had some great tips for cycle touring!
The products are also really well made and come with a Warranty in the unlikely event you need to, things can be fixed.

July 16, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi John

We have always tried to keep things simple, i never really understand why companies make it so hard to get in touch. We are here answering the phone or live chat and in person at any of the stores.

Thanks for the review.

Cheers

Nick

MD / Co Founder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

THIS COMPANY IS A REAL PLEASURE TO TRADE WITH

My "2 year old" lightweight music chair just broke at a festival, 1 leg decided to do its own thingy. Unuseable.

FREE return to Alpkit,

Quick response - NO QUIBBLE refund.

The way it should be.

I buy lots from them.

Great Company, Great products, (Except for the chair - didnt buy another one), Great People.

FANTASTIC CUSTOMER SERVICE

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

A "GO TO" COMPANY FOR ME.

July 8, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

HI Martin

Thanks for the great review, much appreciated.



Best Regards


Nick


MD / Co Founder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They stand by the values they promote!

They stand by the values they promote!

I've been a customer for years now with absolutely no problems purchasing both in store and online. I recently purchased a new paddleboard and had a small issue on delivery due to some bad timing on my part. Contacted alpkit support and spoke to Naomi who went well above and beyond to help out. Excellent products and even better customer service.

July 4, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Jay

Thanks for the shout out for Naomi and glad we could sort out the delivery issue.

Regards

Nick


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Customer serviceprompt and HUMAN

Customer service prompt and HUMAN. And humane . Just bloody nice people delivering great kit !

July 11, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Dr Martin

If nothing else we are human, just trying to do our best everyday.

Thanks for posting.

Regards


Nick

MD / Co Founder

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Love the Alpkit / Sonder products

Love the Alpkit / Sonder products. Staff a really helpful in store or on line and the product always performs 👍

July 8, 2025
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HI Steve

We love them to, it's what helps "Go nice places and do good things"

Regards


Nick


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Alpkit repair service

Alpkit repair service saved a cycling bag from being scrapped. New zip installed by Alpkit replaced the broken one.
Excellent service. Recommended.

July 9, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Alex
The repairs stations repair thousands of bags and jackets in a year, and so many of them would been thrown away if not repaired.

We appreciate your review thank you.


Regards


Nick

MD / Co Founder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A leader in the great outdoors retail scene

Great company, great ethos, great products, fantastic support. What more could you ask for.

July 9, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

HI Mart

That a punchy review, if it wasn't so hot you'd see us blushing.

It's the result of lot of hard work across the whole team.

Regards

Nick



Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding customer service

Outstanding customer service from Brendan, so friendly, helpful and quick, couldn't be happier with the outcome and the service I received. Will definitely use Alpkit again (soon)

July 8, 2025
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Hi Customer 4

Thanks for the review, much appreciated and a great shout out for Brendan.

Regards

Nick

MD / Co Founder

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

superb service

superb, genuine care after a minor mix up with return! thank you Brendan and team

July 4, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Matthew

Thanks for the review and the shout out for Brendan.


Regards


Nick

MD / Co Founder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always top notch

Always quick, knowledgeable and helpful service from the Alpkit team either in store or online.
I’ve been shopping with Alpkit for many years and I’m never disappointed

July 6, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Gavin

Much appreciated to get a review like this and the years you've been with us.

Regards


Nick

MD / Co Founder

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good customer service

They couldn't send a footprint because some stock issue, but when its arrived sooner then expected, they sent it for me, same price, no additional charge.
This made me really happy!

July 3, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Molnar

Apologies for not having it in stock to start with, however i'm glad that we could get it to you earlier.

Thanks for the review.

Regards

Nick Smith

MD / Co Founder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing service from the shop

Alpkit sell a great range of products in 1 website. Some of them are very interesting / innovative.

I had purchased various smaller items from them, but you never really know what the customer service is like, until things go wrong.

I bought a tent for & loved it, unfortunately on it's first use, one of the poles bent. It is no longer brand new & in the packaging , so returning it would not be possible I assumed.

However, Alpkit were amazing & gave me options. They communicated effectively & processed my refund rapidly. After this, I trust them & would not hesitate to purchase more items from them .

June 12, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Dave

Thanks for the review. Hopefully anyone reading these reviews will appreciate that we take our customer service very seriously and may already know our simple mantra that we aim to treat our customers as we would want to be treated.

Thank you for this strong endorsements I know trust is hard earned, thank you.

Regards


Nick

MD / Co Founder

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful bag repair

I asked Alpkit Bristol if they could repair a couple of bags for me. Laura was really helpful and accommodating, and did the repairs quickly.
Unfortunately, I never got to find out how good the repairs were (although I have every confidence they were excellent) as DPD managed to lose the parcel being sent back to me.
Ash was then super helpful in arranging a refund without any fuss.

June 9, 2025
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Hi Theo

So sad that it went missing, but glad that we've been able to able to sort things to your satisfaction.

Regards

Nick

MD / Co Founder

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fab customer support

Great, speedy customer service and response time to iron out a pricing inconsistency issue.
Would have rather it hadn’t happened, however it was rectified positively and quickly - and on a Sunday morning, so all good!

June 29, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Sarah

Apologies for the pricing error, making sure everything is correct on a website is a bit like painting the Forth Bridge there is always something.

Thank you the review and were happy that we able to rectify quickly.

Best Regards


Nick

MD / Co Founder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional service, for damaged brewkit

I've had a brewkit for many years and I've always thought it was a great piece of kit but then I turned it on without any water in the pot, the powerful flame actually melted a hole in the bottom of the pot! I got in touch with alpkit and Brendan was brilliant, he worked out that it was an older style design but still managed to locate a replacement pot which I bought for a great price. What exceptional service!

June 21, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Nick

Thanks for the review. Things happen and where we can help and get things back on the trail we are more than happy to go the extra mile.

Thanks for the shout out for Brendan, he'll appreciate that.

Regards

Nick

MD / Co Founder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top quality products from a top quality…

Top quality products from a top quality team.

I've just purchased a beautiful pipedream 600 and have had the best customer experience from the team.

Will certainly buy again.

June 20, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Issac

Thats a great review.

Thank you.

Regards

Nick

MD / Co Founder

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bespoke frame bag for cycletouring

The order was placed for a bespoke frame bag, for a bike 67 years old. All new to me, buying a bespoke bag, but Alpkit made it quite easy. I wasn't sure what they meant by the webbing strap being around the bag, but I asked a friend who had a couple of examples to show me. Then it became obvious that was the better option (and as recommended by Alpkit anyway, to be fair). The range of colours was amazing and I produced a bag design which matched the light blue frame, white lug-lining and light brown handlebar tape superbly. The red interior lining gives the bag a very classy look. The bag was so well made that it fitted in the frame and stayed there before I had even put any straps on to hold it in place. I could not be happier with any aspect of the bag, it looks brilliant and is a very neat solution to my old bike problem. They don't guarantee a fast service, but I received my bag within 17days of ordering, and posting the cardboard template they worked from (to produce the bag). They state that 2m of strapping velcro will be supplied, they actually supplied slightly more than that and it worked out perfect for my needs.

June 20, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Jef

You can't beat a custom made stingray to make a bike sing. It can take a bit of time to get the right colour combo but once you do it can be something special.

Regards

Nick

MD / Co Founder

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant customer service

Just want to thank Alpkit and particularly Brendan from their team who sorted out a replacement swimming wetsuit for me in record time so that I can compete in an imminent open water swimming event. Everything sorted very efficiently and with prompt friendly email communication throughout. Great service. Thank you.
Stephen

June 19, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Stephen

So glad we could help out, and thanks for the shout out. Good luck with the event.

Regards

Nick

MD / Co Founder

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

None delivery and poor customer service.

Order was delivered to the wrong address. Alpkit customer service made the process of having a replacement sent unnecessarily difficult and time consuming - 3 calls, walking around the neighbourhood looking for a parcel and 2 emails later, we‘ll see if the order ever turns up. Maybe stick to Royal Mail if you want parcels delivered to the right address.

June 18, 2025
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Reply from Alpkit

Hi Hugo

Sorry this didn't work out for you, we thought we were doing the right thing. The parcel was delivered incorrectly to local nursing home just a few doors down from you maybe less than 100m.

We'd always request the help of a customer if we think this the best way to get an item to you quickly but understand that if that is not possible, it's still our duty to send another item. No courier or delivery service is without fault and there is no national consistency what work in Manchester might not be good in Southhampton.

We located the parcel pretty quickly and i'm not aware of any delays in our emails to you. To be honest I thought we handled this pretty well.

Sorry that we didn't meet your expectations

Regards


Nick


MD / Co Founder

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