Miles Kimball has a rating of 1.2 stars from 119 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Miles Kimball most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and post office problems. Miles Kimball ranks 192nd among Personalized Gifts sites.
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Anne it's because most people don't review unless they've had a bad experience, but my experience was good. I bought a couch cover for half the price the same one was on other sites. Arrived within the stated time window, with no damage at all. I will buy from them again
I ordered a letter from Santa for my Grandson. He never received the letter. Called the company 12/26/23. Talked with Maria not sure if it's correct not able to understand but when asked she said yes my name. She said letter was sent out in bulk mail and would receive. Explained the letter from Santa was to be delivered prior to Christmas. She kept repeating it was sent. Mentioned that I would put a complaint with the BBB she stated" GO Ahead ". Order from a more reliable company. Big rip off.
I ordered on 8/28. I received USPS tracking number. As of 9/6 the post office did not receive the package. When I called the company said to call UPS. Why when they shipped USPS I do not understand.
Date of experience: September 6, 2022
Wow - I really wish I had read the reviews online before I placed the order. I ordered a Christmas decoration online on Dec 1,2018. Information stated that with shipping it would arrive 5-12 business days. Even with 12 business days, we still had a solid cushion for it as a Christmas present. On Dec 10, I had not received a shipping notice so I contacted them via email. I received an answer a few days later (not within the 24-48 committed) that told me that it was in the warehouse on Dec 10 getting ready to ship. I waited two more days and sent another email asking where is the tracking number, I received no response. I finally recieved an automated email with the tracking number and now the order will not arrive until Dec 28.
Thanks for missing Christmas. I really wish the dates were realistic - I get the season makes it busy, but now I am stuck and can't make another decision.
And to finish it, yoiu would have thought they would have sent it express or priority, instead, it is regular parcel service.
Date of experience: December 19, 2018
I ordered and requested and paid for 3 days express delivery, after the order was processed the estimated delivery was 7 days after the approval, however i had to the footwork and contact them and ask for a refund of the express shipping, they are the slowest to respond to email and they are horrible to focus on the problem you are trying to get help with, finally after numeous emails i was credited back the 3 days express shipping charge that they try to scam me for. I also ordered the strawberry Daqui cake and it was HORRIBLE, i ordered the rum balls and it was the same they dont have real rum and it says in the catalog it suppose to have nuts included and they dont
Date of experience: October 30, 2018
I ordered a toy pizza oven for a Christmas present on line. After a week or so I got an email saying it would not arrive until February. I ordered the same item from Walter Drake, paid for expedited shipping and it did not arrive, I called Christmas Eve and they said it would arrive in February. I cancelled the order. I called MilesKimball right after Christmas and cancelled that order also. I have the phone logs to prove it. Here is where it gets good. At the very end of January I received the Pizza Oven! I called Mikes Kimball and explained I had cancelled the order. They said I ordered two and only canceled one. That is when I found out Walter Drake and MilesKimball were the same company! I told the very rude customer service rep I had cancelled both orders and they said they would refund my money after I returned the canceled item and it would take two billing cycles to be refunded to my card. So now I have to box the thing I should never have received up, drive to the post office mail the item back and wait two months to receive my refund. Again I have proof of both cancellations and ask they refund my money right away and they basically laughed and were like to bad for you. Never again
Date of experience: February 3, 2020
I Got Unsecured Credit from This Fake Biz by mail to Make An Order to buy Now + Pay Later! For Hundreds of Dollars! But It's All Nothing But A SCAM! I made payments for months on time!+ Never missed one! Then- These Idiots!- all of a Sudden Falsely -Accused me of Missing a Payment! Which was A Lie! And I had Proof of it! In Writing! They give u a Reference Number after Every Payment as My proof and theirs! But they said I owe two months! Of 60$! They are a Liar! It wasn't true! And when I called to tell them how wrong they are!- and said I got the ref# To Prove it!-they said that's Not Proof!
Can U Believe This Fraud!? That it means Nothing!- why give it out then!- theyre-Ridiculous! So I'm Done with this Fraud! Don't Ever go for their So called Buy Now Pay Later!- Credit plan! ByTheir Catalogs! Its A Trap! And A Trick!-to fool u! Into paying more! By lying! And saying u didn't pay! So u can pay them more! Than u owe!- later! So don't Fall for it! They are Garbage!-For real! I Know! So they will Never get another Dime from Me! Now I owe them Nothing! Anymore! I will Not pay To Liars!+ Frauds!- So Beware! Never Mess With Miles Kimball! They are The Worst Yet! STAY AWAY!-Peace!
Tip for consumers:
Don't ever Go to Miles Kimball com!! Or Order from their Catalogs!! Its all a Scam!! Avoid it! If u get it in the mail!!- throw it away in the Garbage!! Where it Belongs!!!
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Their Items from their Catalog!! For a Credit plan to pay back monthly!!! I was A Good Customer paying it back every month!! Until they Became a Liar!!+ A Pathetic Fraud!!! So I'm Done with them for good!! Beware!! They are Not Real!! They're Fake!!
Date of experience: November 4, 2022
I will never order from them again. Customer service was in India so I could hardly understand the woman.
Date of experience: December 13, 2018
I ordered Christmas cards and deals on November 25th, I got one set of cards and it said I would get the other set December 4th, I called on the 7th and was told I would get them the following week was told I would get the seals after Christmas. I was shocked I would have ordered somewhere else if I knew that, I got the cards on December 11th a week after said I would stay away
Date of experience: December 15, 2018
Ordered two lighted topiary trees in urns for the front stoop for Christmas. Delivery was exceptionally slow compared with other companies and so much closer to Christmas than expected. BOTH topiaries had defective urns in EXACTLY the same area, so obviously poor manufacturing. Despite explaining this we had to return both items (VERY heavy) by repackaging and hauling to the post office... no pick up available! This so Miles Kimball could toss them in the trash upon receipt? Explained I could email pictures of the defects, that we are senior citizens, that my husband had just suffered a heart attack and that these two items were too heavy for me to handle but they demanded physical return. THIS IS A COMPANY SELLING INFERIOR MERCHANDISE AND THEN DEMANDING THAT THE VICTIMIZED CUSTOMER BEAR THE BRUNT OF THE COMPANY'S ERROR! This is our first AND last order with Miles Kimball. Fortunately, we found high quality trees from a different catalog company that were sent quickly, arriving in time for Christmas.
Date of experience: January 26, 2017
I recently ordered Sponge Candy and when I received it the bag was open and it was stale never again
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None
Date of experience: December 28, 2023
Here's what my package look like when I received it the post office said this is the way they received it! I am afraid to ORDER AGAIN, this time small plastic flower is ok - next time who knows?
Date of experience: March 4, 2022
This company is a total ripoff, as many of you have indicated. I cannot imagine, nor have I seen such a horrible review graph. Mostly 1 star, because you cannot rate a no star. Not only did package arrive severely damaged (could have been UPS) but much later than stated. Then, top that off with overcharging me because 2 of the items I purchased in a reduced price for quantity of 3 ($7.99 per item if ordering 2 or more) were sold out, so they charged me the original price of $9.99 for the one. Tried to tell me original price was $11.99 for the chintzy item - a personalized kite) Now, add to that, no notification that 2 other items I ordered would be delayed until August (order was 5/23) until 2 weeks ago. There's more folks... the customer relations person argued with me about the pricing on the 3 items. Luckily I had saved the page for each of the items I had ordered and he took over 5 min to "check" the catalog, then said I was not correct in the price. I had it in my hand, gave him the page # so he said he would accept the reorder at that price. I reordered 2 items at $7.99 ea, and then he said the total would be $23.? Including shipping! I had been understanding with him, and even apologized because I missed an email re the delay in shipping of backorders. BUT then I blew my top. I cancelled my order and told him to note in my account that I was extremely unhappy. I know the guy is trying to make a living, so I think the onus is on MK for poor training and obviously not keeping proper catalog records. So, to those of you thinking about doing business with MK, you might want to think again. Just take time to read the reviews.
Date of experience: June 28, 2017
I placed an order on December 15th. They had an email sent out that if you ordered by December 16th your gift was GUARANTEED delivery by Christmas if it was non-personalized. I ordered a NFL coffee cup for my dad so this was non-personalized. My delivery date on the shipping tracker says my package will be here on December 27th! I called customer service and they flat out tried to lie to me by saying that was for premium shipping only. I had the email right in front of me that says it was for standard shipping. The woman in the phone proceeded to reply, "Ohhhhh yeahhhhhh... I see that." HA! She said there was nothing they could do since the package was already sent out and that where they ship out from there was bad weather for 2 days. Might I add that my shipping confirmation was sent out yesterday, December 20th. They should have known when they sent it out late with the weather they should have upgraded my shipping for free. News flash Miles Kimball, if you guarentee shipping by Christmas and there's a storm it is on YOU to ship out my package with express delivery and pay for the extra charge since it's your error and guarantee. Now I'm going to have to give my father a late present. They offered me a $10 gift certificate to go forwards a future purchase. That doesn't help my problem. Absolutely ridiculous.
Date of experience: December 21, 2016
Returned 2 items on dec 18,2020,
Been calling for 2 months keeps telling me its been processed
But still never received
Buyer beware
Tip for consumers:
be careful what you order, because trying to get a refund is 0
Products used:
light pulls
Date of experience: February 24, 2021
Every year, I order my son a personalized ornament that is related to something he loves. Last year it was an airplane ornament from personalization mall, which I received in a timely manner and it was very cute. This year, robots are his favorite thing, and Miles Kimball had a personalized one that looked very cute! On December 2nd, 2016, I ordered this item and excitedly looked forward to seeing him hang it on the tree. It's now December 19th. Our tree has been up for weeks, with no special robot ornament. I have tried to check the tracking number given by miles kimball and all I get is an error message. I've written three emails to their customer service department, and all have gone ignored despite promising a reply within 48 hours. Today, was finally able to reach a representative by phone, who spoke so fast without asking any questions or showing interest in my reason for calling - all she wanted to do was get me off the phone. She told me the order was shipped on December 12th (TEN days after I ordered), and exasperatedly explained to me that they've been "really busy". I can totally understand that a company that sells Christmas Ornaments and gifts would be busy during the Christmas Season... just surprised that they haven't seemed to grasp that concept ahead of time yet? Other companies must plan ahead and staff appropriately for the Christmas rush, but not Miles Kimball. Instead, it takes them a month to paint a five letter name onto a child's Christmas ornament and have it sent to the proper location. If you ask me, that's pathetic. The representative was able to inform me that as of today, my item is at a post office one state away, en route to my local post office. Oh yeah, that sounds real promising, considering I ordered this thing 17 days ago. Glad to hear that it's making progress. Hopefully it will be here in time to hang on our dried out Christmas tree for a day or so before we have to take all the ornaments off and haul the tree out of the house.
Moral of the story: AVOID Miles Kimball!
Date of experience: December 19, 2016
I ordered several personalized ornaments across multiple orders. The products I have received thus far are great, but I think shipping is too slow. I ordered two exact ornaments with different personalizations on December 7th and only received one of them on December 27th. Granted, even though I had hoped they would arrive at least by December 24th, I may have been late in ordering them... but was puzzled why I only received 1. I call customer service and tell them to cancel the other one since it hadn't shipped, but they said they couldn't. I asked why I was going to receive the 2nd one so late, and the rep gave me this song and dance about how they bulk ship only once a week and I said "You do that during the holiday season? That doesn't make sense." The rep starting arguing with me! It just turned out to be a bad phone call. I had to call two more times to get something else straightened out. I think the call center is in a foreign country (they all have the same Carribean or Thai accent). The other rep was nasty as well. The third rep ended up being very polite and helpful.
Date of experience: January 3, 2019
Miles Kimball has just stolen 7k from my sister! She placed an order and they wiped her bank account out!
Date of experience: September 24, 2022
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