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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Delivery service

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Refund

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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 5 out of 5 stars

Customer experience faultless

Delivery partner delivered to the wrong address (next door and they're out travelling for months!!), not Greener Books' fault - immediately a replacement was issued. Tina in CS was absolutely fantastic, quick to respond and most pleasant to deal with. Will use again.

21 September 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good Customer Service

I ordered a book from Greenerbooks and unfortunately it didn't arrive. However as soon as I emailed them to mention this Tina responded immediately the next working day and gave me a full refund & apology. They've also said I can keep the book if it does get delivered. Very good customer service.

20 September 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst experience ever

The worst experience ever
I have ordered a dictionary for my daughter,
I didn’t receive it and when emailed them I got a reply saying this order didn’t placed through our system and when sent the confirmation email they reply later we refunded you but I didn’t get anything into my bank account It ended up by ignoring my email.
I am really disappointed.

4 August 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never arrived

Book was meant to arrive within 5 days, a week and a half later i contacted them and they told me they'd ship another copy
After 27 days without EITHER of the books arriving, I made a request for a refund which still has not been answered
Avoid

29 July 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The lie about refunds, watch your bank statement

Wanted to buy a book as a gift for someone and later found out they want another gift. So I cancelled the order 15 minutes after placing it.

I received a reply from Tina from Greener Books confirming they cancelled my order but when I checked my bank statement, I only got a partial refund and they still charged me.

Wrote them an e-mail asking about this but they never replied back. Fortunately my bank helped me with this and I received my money back.

Stay away from them. Not to be trusted.

14 July 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

2 x orders neither arrived

I have had occasion to place 2 x orders from this company.
On both occasions the orders did not arrive.
I was immediately refunded on both occasions but what is the point if their courier is useless or they don’t despatch the items?

28 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent and generous service and…

Excellent and generous service and extremely helpful. I mistakenly ordered a hardback copy when I wanted a paperback copy, not only did they kindly offer to send me out the paperback instead, but suggested I donate the hardback to charity instead of returning it. I would highly recommend!

10 November 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful.

Purchased through Amazon uk and had a delivery issue (I live in Romania). Contacted customer care via email, received a reply within hours and the issue was sorted by the extremely helpful and professional Tina Adams.

8 November 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing customer service

The customer service at Greener Books is exceptional. Their prompt replies are always helpful and polite, and they went above and beyond to resolve my enquiry. I highly recommend their service, and I look forward to purchasing with them again.

18 October 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really excellent customer service

I ordered the Alpine Journal 2020 from Greener Books last week, which duly arrived on time & in excellent condition. However (my fault entirely), I realised on arrival that the particular article I wanted was in fact in the 2019 edition. Contacted Tina Adams in Customer Service, who immediately dispatched the 2019 book, & trusted me to return the 2020 one in my own time (which I have done).

The 2019 book duly arrived today - in the same 'virtually as new' condition as the other one. Really excellent, prompt customer service - many thanks.

4 October 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It said'good condition' but my book…

It said'good condition' but my book arrived completely dog-eared and well worn! I am cross because I treat books with respect and expected the description to be HONEST not dishonest! If its dog- eared, then say so!! I didnt expect immaculate, but I expected better for the price. Next time I will NOT use this site. I buy and use lots of children's books, so am very disappointed.

8 September 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

another undelivered item

suspiciously large volume of books 'lost' in the post in these reviews. Personally still waiting for a delivery - not a particularily complicated transaction - wrap book, post book to correct address.

17 August 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My book failed to arrive and I have…

My book failed to arrive and I have tried repeatedly to get my full refund back. Part was paid but the balance continues to be outstanding. It’s now the principle not the money. Very poor an ill not use them again. This is now across two months

10 July 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A Very Happy Customer

Seeing the negative reviews for this seller I have to say that the book I ordered arrived within 4 days. It is in much better condition than I expected. £4.44 including p&p for an 800 page book that retailed at £25 leaves me a very happy customer. Credit where credit is due.

4 July 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Book never arrived

Book never arrived. Sender blamed royal mail for late or lost delivery. Personally I blame them for their incompetence for posting (apparently) it without any tracking information - its included after all!

25 May 2021
Unprompted review

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