British Corner Shop Reviews 

53,290
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Looking at 1,126 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the exceptionally wide selection of hard-to-find British goods, the user-friendly website navigation, and the remarkably fast delivery times to international destinations. Consumers note that orders are typically carefully wrapped and protected, ensuring everything arrives in excellent and fresh condition ready to be enjoyed. However, some customers also noted that certain delicate items like chocolates occasionally melted during warm weather transit or arrived slightly damaged. Some people were dissatisfied with high international shipping costs, unexpected handling charges, and additional customs fees that made purchases considerably more expensive.

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Product

Users describe positive interactions with product, noting that items arrive promptly and in great condition.... See more

Delivery service

Consumers find delivery service to be positive, highlighting prompt arrivals and secure packaging. Reviewers... See more

Order

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Quality

Customers had positive experiences with quality, expressing satisfaction with items arriving fresh and in... See more

Price

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Shipping is very fast and everything being properly taken care from custom to delivery. It also offers varieties of goods which is great to make one stop shopping. Prices are reasonable, the only down... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Overall very pleased, however, due to heat spell chocolate items ordered were all melted. In addition delivery date originally quoted was not included nail next day by DHL.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I was amazed how quickly everything was delivered. The order made my husband very happy, who is British and has not been back in over 10 years. I thought this would bring a smile to his face and... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I recently ordered for the first time since BCS has changed hands. I ordered a product, and received something that was not advertised. I contacted customer service, and was told the brand had a... See more

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Company details

  1. Supermarket
  2. Candy Store

Written by the company

British Corner Shop is the British Brand Export Company – helping connect people worldwide with their favourite products from the UK. Stocking thousands of British food & drink items, we deliver worldwide using through our established international courier and freight networks. We don’t just lead the way on quality, we are also No.1 for trust and innovation. We deliver on integrity, expertise and ambition, quintessentially British values that resonate worldwide.

British Corner Shop Details

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Excellent Customer Service
You can always contact us by phone or email, during office hours. Customer service is at the heart of what we do, and 7 out of 10 customers come back and order from us again.
Fully Tracked Delivery
We have embedded customer support with our courier, and you can track the progress of your order through your account page on the British Corner Shop website.

Guaranteed Delivery

Our packages are all fully insured.

Our packages are all fully insured.
All of our deliveries are fully insured, and we guarantee that any breakages will be refunded. We require photographic evidence of all breakages for a refund to be given. As a Sunday Times Fast Track 100 Export company, and winner of the Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade, you can trust British Corner Shop to deliver.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Melted Chocolate Disaster and Lack of Refund for Missing Items

I ordered chocolate among other goodies as a treat for my family since we haven't been able to get back home to the UK for a few years. Since I ordered in July, I looked at checkout for insulated/cooled packaging, which I have seen on other similar sites, but there was no option. Since the site offered frozen foods, I made the assumption that they simply included insulation and cooling in their shipping and made my order. Oh boy, was I mistaken. Despite getting the package inside within 20 minutes of delivery (for which they provide zero notification) all of my chocolate was a puddle. I was very disappointed and sent the site an email explaining what happened. They said they don't ship chocolate with ice packs because "the chocolate can become soggy."

I understand that adding insulation and cooling such as ice packs comes at a cost, which is why I looked to pay for it as an add on in the first place. If nothing else, the site should be clear that ordering in summer means it is at your own risk.

I sent a follow up email asking questions such as how packaged chocolate would become soggy and received no response at all and it has been over a week. The best they could offer me in the initial email was to tell them which items were melted and they would send me a shipping label to return them for a refund. As I am still waiting for the refund for the product in my order that was not included, I wasn't inclined to trust them on that.

I have had okay orders in the past, but this has solidified that I will never use this service again. At least have the decency to respond to customers and provide them the refunds you've approved.

15 July 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I like them very much but then I found…

I like them very much but then I found a different site with free shipping and free tariffs. If you spend a certain amount, they are a little bit more pricey, but they still do the same job, but I did like them when I was using them. i’m using British Essentials now.

17 December 2025
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company doesn’t care about the…

This company doesn’t care about the customer getting products undamaged! I sent an email stating that my past orders were poorly packed & I wanted the one I just ordered to be done properly. They sent back assurances that they would do better. They didn’t! There was zero packing to protect chocolate bars. The “packing” they used on the sides & top were Twiglets snacks. They were crushed!. I pay for a lot more weight & they choose to use the smallest box available. They even cut the box down to “size” when they could’ve filled it with protective packing & still be under the weight limit!

16 July 2026
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Whilst I know that it is expensive I…

Whilst I know that it is expensive I fell for the need for a taste of home- badly packaged so half the goods are not useable and their “ customer success “ rather than customer support team have still not got back to me.

15 July 2026
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Reply from British Corner Shop

Hi Diane,

Thank you for your review, and we are sorry to hear that your order arrived in poor condition due to packaging issues. We completely understand how disappointing this must be, particularly when ordering a taste of home from abroad.

We do want to assure you that a member of our team has been in touch and you should have received an email from us directly. If you could please check your inbox, including your junk or spam folder, for an email from our customersuccess@britishcornershop.co.uk address and reply at your earliest convenience, we will get this sorted for you as quickly as possible.

We are committed to resolving this for you and look forward to hearing from you.

The British Corner Shop Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am so disappointed in this place

I am so disappointed in this place! I have purchased a few times and had an issue which did take awhile to resolve, but they did "resolve" it so I had given them another chance. Well I placed an order 6 days ago with no update or anything. It says 1 to 3 working days so I reached out hoping to have them ship my order or cancel it. Well 2 emails later and no response! My order still hasn't shipped! I could have ordered from Amazon and while it may have taken a few days later it was much much cheaper and at this rate as long as this has taken I could have maybe gotten it quicker and cheaper! Extremely disappointed at this point!

16 July 2026
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