Customer reviews of 1001hobbies

Lack of communication, exploding lead times, first and last orders

LONG DELAYS IN DELIVERY

Way too long delivery time more like 2 months while on Your site report in stock.

A complete disaster in the whole order process.

Order came in good time but they sent a different bag which was completely the wrong one and then told me that it was the bag I ordered but a different colour which was not true, I did send pictures of the 2 styles but they were adamant that they were the same..

2 orders and many problems because the site is full of misprints (references and prices on spray paints that are not good, in reality I received pots!!) 1st order with more than 100 € benefiting from free shipping!! BUT only on Mondial Relay delivery! Surprise! 8.5€ invoiced! 1st telephone contact a commercial gesture was granted to me. I kept the jars received to simplify the eventual return (if return I had to send photos of the jars received (hello trust) then wait for a return voucher to cover costs and new shipment when the return voucher is validated is returned scanned and returned to 1001hobbies, in short a hopelessly cumbersome! Ordered for €20 out of my own pocket to get the bombs, as they were more expensive than the jars. I called the store manager to ask her to send me bombs in similar shades, as not all the colors I received in jars were available. OK for me on condition of having the paint cans on Saturday morning by colissimo (everything was frozen on Thursday afternoon, but this condition was not respected because the parcel was taken in charge only on Saturday morning. I had asked for a parcel to be sent by chronopost but this was not possible. 1001hobbies does not work with chronopost but it is offered when you place an order (but as 1001hobbies had commercially offered me free postage this would have cost them around 20 francs. I have the feeling that this company is not rolling in money, being unable to spend 20€ to remedy their errors (not errors in the plural you read correctly) the store manager has to refer to his management for derisory sums. MORALITY: time wasted because I got my bombs within 8 days, 6 e-mails and 3 phone calls for only 2 orders!!!! To all modelers: before validating an order at 1001hobbies check everything (go to delivery options and there you'll see that delivery is free above 69€, BUT only in a relay point, if you order bombs in the spray paint section, check availability and the price displayed by contacting 1001hobbies by TLP, which is not normal. Another point: if you have a choice between TRUMPETER , REVELL and TAMIYA for the same model, don't choose TRUMPETER , the assembly instructions are useless and the parts to be painted are badly indicated. Best regards.

Not reachable by phone, emails are not answered. And after contact request there is still no contact. For a return.
1 delivery that was good was delivered nicely though and was good.

Communication in regards to the shipping was very poor. I was told it would arrive in time for my sons birthday and it did not. I was disappointed.

I placed the order on July 6th and it has not arrived yet, it is August 9th, I am trying to get in touch via email but there is no way, I have sent 3 or 4 emails already and no answer, it seems that I have lost my money ordering here.

Very long delay. I was inundated with useless emails. The "gift packages" were ridiculous. Nothing professional about it.

I've been a loyal customer for a very long time, so I'd like to understand how a product presented by the site is actually unavailable when it is elsewhere on the internet. Case of the 1/72 raiden/jack model... Pad happy and dishonest 1001

time to receive delivery of product sold as available extremely long. other suppliers deliver in two days ....

Unable to deliver 1 box of soldiers in 1 72. Sent me 2 boxes in 1 35. Not serious at all. Not about to order, will go and see the competition.

Lots of choices, shipments on time but very disappointed with the products received. The metal earth models are too fragile and there are no replacement parts for small parts in particular. The parts to be bent break too easily in a few manipulations, they are small and fragile, even with tools, 2 ended up in the garbage and one is partially finished but missing an element that broke during assembly. What's more, the explanations are not at all clear. I've got one left, will it end up in the garbage can .... ?

Package came from France to the United Kingdom in only one layer of bubble wrap as packaging, no box at all!
As a result my item, which was a collectors piece, was damaged very badly.
To add insult to injury they also taped my other item to the collectable items box, damaging it further.
I contacted them but have had no reply so far, I wouldn't recommend 1001 Hobbies.

Pity I didn't search the web before I bought it as I could have got it cheaper. But now for each model I think I would like to build I have googled them and if the model is not considerably cheaper for similar priced ones you can get them without paying postage. Sorry I will not use you again unless I am desperate and watch out for 2 month delivery

You advertise as 1001hobbies.co.uk but I had to pay import duties of £80.00
How do you think I feel about you

ordered 1 box of soldiers in 1/72 and received the same box in 1/35 twice after almost 3 weeks. Not serious at all, especially after being wrong 1 time and making the same mistake again. I'm not about to recommend your company and would like a full refund for my order.

I received a Mickey puzzle, but the picture on the website is of cats. I wanted the cats. Disappointed because the photo and the title don't match.

Part of the order does not correspond to what was purchased. I have already sent two emails to customer service and they have not answered me.

Waited 2 weeks for shipping conformation,. After several attempts to have them email shipping info I filed a claim with pay pal. for help because it seemed to me they were giving me a runaround. 5 or so days later I received my order.i believe I would be waiting had I not. Order was correct and in good condition. Thank you pay pal.

Page not recommended at all after a month of waiting for an order that said 2 to 3 days I got the figure that was not instead of sending the expensive version they charge you as if it were that and send you a normal one.

After placing the order a month ago, I still have not received the package.

Not delivered on time and an extra £50 in shipment taxes - not made clear on the website!

waited too long and did not receive an item.

Unfortunately I would not use this company again. Paid for Express delivery and said it would arrive 2-3 business days. Kept looking for tracking details and found nothing. After a week tried calling the number in the UK as it was a .co.uk website. This was then I got suspicious. Number kept dropping out. BEWARE. This is not a UK based Company like is says it is.
Emailed and got a reply saying item was in received in the UK on 11th July and I would get it within 2 days. Well two days had already passed and nothing.Still no tracking details
Called my credit card company to report a scam. They said to wait another week before looking into it. Then on 20th July nearly 2 weeks after placing order I find I have tracking details. These showed the item arrived in France on 16th so a complete lie by the company telling me it was in the UK on the 11th. It then arrived in UK at Heathrow on the 19th in the evening. I actually did receive this , thankfully but not until the 22nd July having paid for 2-3 express delivery on 8th.

2 items purchased that are not usable, I hope to receive an item that works.

Problem with IBAN number on prepayment (Hobbies error). No reply by e-mail until after a reminder from the bank.

I have not received all the materials I ordered

Shipping took a very long time and was delivered to the wrong address. There was an incorrect house number on the package.

1. I didn’t get all the products ordered
2. You don’t reply to the emails that I’ve sent regarding my order
3. My package was wrapped poor and the box of the product is damaged
4. I don’t think this review will be published

The model kit was very poorly packed. It was not put into a separate box with packing material around it to protect its contents. Instead the model kit box itself was wrapped up in a little bit of covering and shipped. These model kit boxes are not very sturdy and the corner of the box was crushed when I received it. Fortunately, none of the parts therein seemed to be damaged. But that only means I was lucky. It's not hard to see how easily such poor packing could result in a badly damaged model kit. Do the right thing even though it will cost a little more in shipping. Put the model kits in a bigger shipping boxes and put some packing material around them. Other online retailers I deal with do this.

Customer service really sucks, you can tell they send your messages ASAP with standard replies. Without taking the time to read through and help you properly. Haven't come across such Customer Service since years.

Communication leaves much to be desired. Item arrived dented despite packaging. Chosen parcel service left package unattended and without permission just outside the door.

I am missing one of the items and no one has contacted me yet.

I paid extra to get it within 2 working days and it didn’t arrive for a week.

Carrosserie avec 3 semaine de retard pas de message rein nous sommes un club de modelisme avec 17 adhérant croyer mous nous achetteron ailleurs il y avaitores de 11 kit a acheter aux 1/10 rc team va se frotter les mains

Poor communication regarding order, and should have been more warning about import fees due.

Ordered a Dice bag and dice. Was sent the Dice Bag with not dice. Tried to contact the company to get the rest of my order shipped to me but nothing was done. I will not be using this site again.

Very disappointed with my purchase. Item does not work.