Greener Books Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Looking at 47 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers frequently experienced major frustration dealing with missing orders and invalid tracking numbers that provided no real postal updates. Many people also explicitly mentioned receiving zero response to their emails regarding delayed shipments and requests for refunds. Reviewers often reported that the books finally delivered were in poor condition, damaged, or entirely different from what was expected. Some reviewers were happy with books arriving on time and remaining in good overall condition. A few customers also noted that their purchases were delivered quickly and without encountering any noticeable packaging problems.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Paid £4.99 for a very slim softback children's reading book 'Days Out With Frog and Toad'. Described as 'Very Good ' condition. Of 64 pages 32 had bright pink or yellow highlighter through many sente... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Book cover dirty and scuffed. Writing on several pages. Really poor. Would not have paid £4.86 if I had known. Will definitely not buy from them again.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Book never arrived. Tracking number not recognised by Royal Mail. No response to five emails. No response to request for refund. No help from Abe Books and it wouldn't accept any downloaded info... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Another dire experience with Greener Books. They giving me a Royal Mail tracking number and Royal Mail doesn't even recognise it. Not the first time this has happened either. Like all of Ihezi's compa... See more


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With over 590,000 reviews on Amazon, Greener Books is home to thousands of preloved books - an enterprise with a passion for books and supporting the environment!


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a book from this company via…Amazon

Ordered a book from this company via Amazon. Had message saying it had been sent. I waited couple weeks then contacted them by email. I was assured that it had been sent but as I hadnt recieved it an other would be despatched. That was 2 weeks ago still hasnt arrived. I would not recommend this book seller.

March 25, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Book I ordered never arrived

Book I ordered never arrived. Did get a substitute ...not at all connected to original request!! And definitely not wanted. Was promised original order would be sent still waiting.
Thankfully paid by PayPal was able to get refund
Disappointing service won’t use again

February 19, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Book not delivered

Ordered a book from this company, which still hadn't arrived three weeks later. Company promised to dispatch a replacement, which a further three weeks later also hadn't arrived. They did not give tracking information for either book.

When I enquired again, I was told that they did "not have another copy to send" - it's not clear that they ever had the book they were claiming to be able to sell. The fact that I had to explicitly chase them for a refund speaks poorly of them.

February 11, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't Believe the Condition description....My book just arrived (Fragrant Palm…

My book just arrived (Fragrant Palm Leaves Thich Nhat Hanh). Condition described as good - that was a lie. it was in poor condition, battered and bent along all the edges with the bottom right hand corner bent back. Inside was an airline boarding pass as a bookmark - never removed, clearly showing that the sellers didn't even bother to flick through this book before passing it on to me, the buyer. I wish I had seen these many other bad reviews before I wasted my money with Greener books, but lesson learned. Now I have contributed one of my own as a warning to other, more savvy buyers. As for me....Greener Books?....Never again.

February 2, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unimpressive

Ordered an out of print book from this company. It did not arrive after a reasonable time. Was told a replacement would be sent immediately. Also did not arrive. Although I have been given a refund, I shall be avoiding them in future. One book not arriving is understandable, the second time it makes you wonder if the book was ever posted or even if n stock.

January 18, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Book did not arrive

Book did not arrive. Supposedly shipped but no tracking information sent and now a month since ordering. Unless it’s coming from the moon, my guesses are that it wasn’t shipped in the first place. Where do all of these lost books end up? Raised a refund request with Abe Books, company did respond promptly and issued a refund but money not visible on my account - yet....

November 8, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

I recently made a purchase from Greener Books, I had an issue with my order so I emailed customer services, a lady called Tina replied straight away and sorted out my query in a very professional manner, she was extremely helpful. Very happy with service I received. Thank you Tina.

November 7, 2019
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I was very disappointed with Greener…

I was very disappointed with Greener books. I received part of an order but after being told at least twice that the other book had been posted it never arrived!
I received a full refund which was appreciated but if they were posted where did they go?

September 30, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Highly unsustainable packaging.

Although Greener books describe themselves as sustainable and environmental values, their packaging is far from that. The books ordered arrived swiftly, and were in good condition, but the packaging was nasty heavy blue plastic, completely unrecyclable, when they could easily have used heavy duty envelopes or card wrapping such as Amazon uses.

September 24, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Got books through Amazon

Got books through Amazon, they looked new and hardbacks, yet cheaper than a large coffee 🤔

Very pleased.

Got a dog, get reading Jan Fennells books ✌️

September 8, 2019
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have had no problems with the books…

I have had no problems with the books that I have bought from Greener Books - however, I do take issue with the fact that they describe themselves as committed to 'sustainability' and yet now (as opposed to a few years ago) wrap their packages in one-use plastic. For this reason, I have marked them down and will be avoiding them in the future.

August 30, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was a bit concerned after reading…

I was a bit concerned after reading some of these poor reviews but my fears were unwarranted, my book arrived well before it's eta and as per the description was in great condition for a fantastic price. Ignore the nay sayers, everyone has a bad day but I found the service perfect!

August 9, 2019
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Late at shipping but sorted.

Placed order of an electronics book which did not arrive by the expected date, I did claim a refund from Amazon which was accepted then the book arrived. I will give an honest review that they did eventually send the book and did provide signed for tracking after I messaged. I agreed to change this review because the book arrived. I won’t rate as bad and they did try as far as I can see but 3 stars are better than none.
If I do buy from them again I hope the book arrives before or on the date it says expected.
I can’t give a good rating as I think average is appropriate.
When my refund arrives I will send it back because I received the book in good condition.

June 4, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm very pleased with Greener Books

I'm writing this to counter so many negative reviews about Greener Books.
I received a book today and the order was incomplete. I emailed to complain and received an apologetic reply within an hour with total refund including P+P. Hopefully that will arrive soon. So I have no issues with this company.

May 10, 2019
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A very satisfied customer

I have just received the book I requested. At least a week earlier than I was I formed. It is in a very acceptable condition. I decided to send a review as I was so pleased with my purchase. It was so disappointing to read several messages of dissatisfaction. I can only speak of my experience.
The bottom line to my response is -
Many Thanks. I look forward to using your services again.

April 8, 2019
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't buy from this company

Don't buy from this company bought a travel guide from Greener books through Amazon when it arrived on the back of the book were two stickers one was a Oxfam price ticket for£2.00 the other was a label saying that it was a gift aid meaning that the book was given to Oxfam.I paid £6.06 are they going to give the money to Oxfam.

March 29, 2019
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