UncommonGoods has a rating of 1.8 stars from 338 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about UncommonGoods most frequently mention customer service, credit card, and christmas gift problems. UncommonGoods ranks 695th among Gifts sites.
My son religiously pops a bubble each day when he returns home from work. Without your bubble calendar, I would have to fashion one up myself, at great frustration. So Uncommon Goods offers us a compact, fun-filled activity certain to make any household function better. Just wish the price were less!
So I used to buy from this site - used to. Last order, the snuck in a "perks" membership. By the time I see my credit card bill to pay - it's past the 30 days to cancel. This is just fraud. Memberships should be a proactive choice, not a sneaky charge. I'm done with this company.
Yes they have a lot of unique items but don't try to return anything! I sent something back and after 3 1/2 weeks I'm still waiting for my money back! I've contacted their customer service reps., 3 took my info and said I would get a phone call. Still waiting for that to happen. The other rep was a complete idiot who kept saying my item was personalized/custom and couldn't understand that it was a normal item listed on their website and in their catalog. I finally ended that session after an hour of trying to get through to her!
If you find something you like on UG I would search the web to find it someplace else or make damn sure you are not going to return it!
I sent this to a newly wedded couple and they are delighted with it, posting a picture of it on their FB pages with their own rave reviews. Their FB friends' comments indicate they love it, too. Score!
My orders have been delivered on time, The products are fantastic and when I had a question it was asnwered within 24 hours.
I cannot recommend this company highly enough.
I have had a fantastic experience with Uncommon Goods
Ordered a Father's day gift in early May, it is now almost July and have not received it yet, it was supposedly in Virginia on June 16th, today is the 28th... my credit card was charged immediately on ordering, I have emailed with customer service 6 or 7 times, they now state they have resent my purchase... we shall see, but will not order again. If I do not receive my order very soon I will dispute the charge with my bank!
Bought over $140 in merchandise as a birthday gift for my husband. For some unknown reason that was NEVER explained to me. They cancelled my order without notifying me. My AMEX was charged the full amount. Customer service representative said they thought it was fraudulent. Thought my email was "no good". It is a gmail account for goodness sake. Did not call me either. Did not apologize when I call for status. NEVER ORDER FROM THEM! STAY AWAY!
How frustrating! Please send us a message with your order number or full name so we can locate your order and figure out what happened here. We're looking forward to hearing from you!
I ordered some items that were to be gifts for Christmas 2020. They didn't arrive until January 4th 2021. Since I had to buy gifts to replace the items that weren't received in time, I returned them when I finally received them. I have yet to receive any refund for this purchase. It has been a year!
Hi and thanks for posting Karen! We're so sorry to hear there was an error with the order. When you can, please email us your order details directly here or at: feedback@uncommongoods.com. We'll be happy to further support you with getting a resolution on that refund.
I ordered a Christmas gift on 12/10 for my husband. 15 days ago. I still have not received the item, and was left without a gift for my husband. I called last week to see what was going on. The customer service person LIED to me. I explained that the tracking information was showing that they had not received the item and was waiting on Uncommon Goods. They put me on a hold and came back to assure me that the delivery service had indeed received it, just they don't update their delivery information. What a load of $#*!. They assured me that the delivery date was set for the end of the day. I tried to explain that the delivery day changed every day to that day's date. Again, I was promised delivery. Guess what, nothing showed. It is now 5 days later and still nothing. I will never order from this company again.
That's really disappointing, Jamie. We're so sorry this happened to you! Since SiteJabber doesn't give us enough information to locate customer orders, I'd appreciate it if you could send us a private message with your order number and/or full name so I can look into this further.
I purchased several items for Christmas. The first order was put in on a Tuesday, and I received the package on Wednesday. That is an amazing turnaround. The products on the site and interesting, and the ones that I have received thus far are of good quality.
Ordered 1 month prior to Christmas for my father. A unique gift amd they tell me Dec 23rd that they can not have it to me until Jan 21st. Are you serious? I have no gift for my father now. Horrible business. You can't just do this to people. Its not ok
Hi Sally -- We are so sorry to hear that you had this type of experience.We'd love to provide you with some additional support/assistance. Please email us your order details at: feedback@uncommongoods.com. We look forward to hearing from you soon, stay safe and have a good day.
This website charges you immediately when you order. Most legitimate websites charge you when an item is actually shipped. I bought a gift fo Mother's Day and it has been 20 days and I still never received item or a order confirmation email or a shipping confirmation email. Buy elsewhere.
Hi Robert! We are so sorry to hear that you've had such a poor experience. I've emailed you privately in order to gather some additional inforation in order to assist you. We look forward to hearing from you and getting a resolution. Stay safe and have good day.
Great customer service and my order was exactly what I ordered.
One of my mugs came shattered and I called customer service who promptly had a new one made and sent within a couple of days. I have no complaints
Ordered a NY Times personalized book for my dad who turns 86 on july 5th. It is a book with his name on the cover with the 1st page of the Times from July 5th through the years. It was ordered the 1st week of June (and my cc was charged). We called this morning and were told to expect delivery around July 24th. (Originally, when ordered, the site stated it would be here the first week of July, I think the 6th, which I found a little unreasonable- a whole month- but not so far from his bday, so okay...
We asked if there was any way to expedite the order and were told we "are at the discretion of the artist". Artist? Really? Then they said $50+ for shipping could expedite it. I guess the"artist" would rush then... basically, it was the generalized response for all products and they were not at all about customer service. I thought of calling my cc to file a dispute but really want the book bc he would love it. Never again.
Hi Eleanor! We are so sorry to hear that you had this experience. Because of the recent circumstances our vendors, specifically custom artists have been running behind on production. I've emailed you privately in order to, hopefully provide you with an additional solution. We look forward to assisting you soon. Stay safe and have a good day.
I ordered my package two weeks ago and the package was supposed to arrive yesterday when i sent them another mail to check on this they just responded saying that thats the delivery and to just replace it. To add to this Nora C which was the person answering to me sent me another exact copy when I sent another mail to check up and I still havent gotten a date for the delivery of my package as my tracking of package still says preparing for over a week and a half.
Hi David! Thank you for reaching out, we are so sorry to hear that you had this delay. We do know that there were several orders impacted by carrier delays this season, your order may have been one of them. Please email us your order details directly at: feedback@uncommongoods.com. We look forward to hearing from you and assisting. Stay safe and have a good day!
I've been a long time customer.
I've always been so happy with the products I've gotten over the years. I ordered a birthday gift for my boyfriend- some beer chilling coasters- and while they looked great, I was so sad to see that one of the four arrived broken. I called customer service a my problem immediately, and J. Was a pleasure to deal with. During the conversation I had mentioned that these were a birthday gift, and I was surprised and grateful to see that he had expedited the shipping on my replacement so the gift wouldn't be too late.
Tip for consumers:
Most of the items are made by different artists, so if you're unhappy with one item that happened to be poor quality it doesn't mean all the stuff in the catalog is poor quality. I've been a customer for +/-10 years and only ever had one item that arrived damaged in shipping, and customer service fixed it immediately.
Products used:
Coasters, hot sauces, bbq sauces, and over the years some various ceramics
Called the company... they didn't care! Will never use this this site again! And the 7 year old I bought this stuff for will not get her gifts until after her birthday. Ordered her gifts November 2nd, paid express shipping, no items shipped as of today (the 13th). No compensation for their mistake either.
Garbage
Hi Kenton! We are so sorry to hear that you had a delay with your delivery. We'd be happy to help you with this. Email us directly at: Feedback@uncommongoods.com, and we'll be happy to assist from there. We look forward to hearing from you, stay safe and have a good day.
Received a gift, wanted to return but had to either tell the person who Gifted it to get a credit. They would not give me a cash credit do I had to tell the person I needed to return it! Terrible policy and hurt the persons feelings! Not a nice policy!
I'm sorry to hear about this, Gail! We offer gift certificates for exactly these situations. I'll follow up with you privately to get some more information and see if we can make this right.
Do not use Uncommon Goods. I bought 3 childrens' Christmas gifts from this site on Nov 27th- all guaranteed to be delivered prior to Dec 24th. It is now Dec 27th and NONE of the gifts have arrived at their destinations yet. So disappointing! Do not use this unreliable site. -Lauren Grawert
Products used:
nightlights, bangles
Hi and thanks for posting Lauren! We're so sorry to hear that you had this issue with your order. We'd love to further support you, so when you can please email your order details to: feedback@uncommongoods.com or email us directly here, we look forward to hearing from you soon and again are so sorry about all of this.
I ordered a customized cutting board and attempted to cancel my order within 5 minutes of making the order. (It took me that long to understand that I had to resort to an email) They informed me that I am unable to make a cancelation or an edit to my order and that I would be charged in full and the erroneous order delivered.
A true joke of a company. There are many better alternatives.
Hi William, I was able to locate your made-to-order order. I see that we reached out to you in the existing email thread regarding a resolution for the customized information entered incorrectly during checkout. If there's anything else that you need - feel free to reply there or email help@uncommongoods.com. We're here to help!
I ordered a Christmas gift for my parents on 11/10/16. I figured this was plenty of time for the item to arrive and was told my delivery would be the beginning of December and I would receive shipping notification when it went out. I contacted the company numerous times to find out why I wasn't receiving shipping notifications. The information I got from Customer Service was different each time, however, each time, I was told it would arrive before Christmas. Until this week when I finally got a tracking number (not via email as promised) from the customer service rep who informed me that it would arrive in New Jersey on Dec 20 (I live in Toronto, Canada) and then it would be an additional 4-11 days after that. So now I am stuck without a Christmas gift, on Christmas, for my parents and the gift itself was not cheap. This business is unreliable and I can only conclude that customer service doesn't really know what is going on as I never received a consistent answer. Very disappointed.
I'm so very sorry that your order was so delayed. I'd like to look into why this happened. Orders for items that are in-stock and shipping to Canada absolutely should have arrived in plenty of time for Christmas so I'd like to find out what caused the shipping delay. I'd really love to hear from you. If you email feedback@uncommongoods.com with your name and/or order number I'll start my investigation and I'll see what can be done.
I wanted part of a set and not all of it and yet Uncommon Goods pleasantly
Helped me. The service is always immediate; the delivery is always when promised;
And, the people are always friendly and efficient.
Ordered a big list of xmas presents on 12/08. Did not receive a shipping confirmation. Order confirmation said they would be delivered, at the latest, on 12/19. I called the morning of 12/19 (I should have called sooner) they said they would overnight it to me. Called the afternoon of 12/19 as I still did not have a shipping confirmation - they said it was being expedited. Called morning of 12/20 and 12/21 with same response, "It is being processed still but will be overnighted." Called 12/22 and was told it was not shipped and would not be here in time. Cancelled the order.
This was my first and last time purchasing anything from them. Just awful.
We're sorry for this experience, Trevor. We'll reach out to you privately.
Uncommon goods has become my go to site when I need a special and one-of-a-kind gift. I have founds gifts for my husband, brother and cousin. And I know they would not have seen them in any ither site. Gooods have arrived ahead if the promised date and very well wrapped.
Ordered something on November 28th, paid for expedited shipping. Today is December 20th and tracking says it's somewhere is Arizona and I live in California. I hope it makes it before Christmas, very disappointed.
Hi Michelle! We'd love to look into this for you. We'll email you shortly.
4th year holiday purchaser. 2016 something happened. They failed to ship per my purchase. They spent an hour on the phone with me, then proceeded to LIE to me, i assume to get me off the phone, ruined my holiday by LYING to me, (instead of letting me know in advance my packages wouldn't arrive on time - giving me a chance to do last minute local shopping!), Rather than the few dollars they would have spent to get my package to me on time, they chose to spend the dollars to recall a refused package, restock the items, make amends to the manufacturers/distributors (oh, trust me - I'm a consumer who will let them know), deal with disputed MC charges, etc... They SUCK!
You're absolutely right, Heather: something different did happen this year. You trusted us to provide quality service and, while we don't want to make excuses, we do want to share an explanation. Our database suffered a major outage just as you and so many others began their holiday shopping. This resulted in late shipments and, in some cases, incorrect information we mistakenly passed on to you.
Our team is building new systems and processes to prevent mistakes like this from happening again. We are committed to delivering you first-rate service, which we've typically provided during our 17 year history.
As a long-time customer, you know that what happened to you and others this year is not how we normally operate. We're deeply sorry that anybody was impacted at all and we hate that we caused so much stress for the customers who had a bad shopping experience this year. I'd like to look into your order to make sure that you've received any and all credits you are owed. I'd appreciate it if you would email me at jen@uncommongoods.com so I can get started.
I ordered a gift for my mothers birthday, but my siblings decided we didn't need it so i tried to cancel. But when I had to enter my email, the cancellation didn't go through, it said my email was wrong, but then an hour later I got an email from them saying I got a free gift card for purchasing, and this was from the same email I tried to cancel on. I also didn't get any confirmation email when it said it would send me one, which I could've gone to that and cancelled from there. This website had a lot of cute stuff, but i spent $58 and wasn't able to cancel. Waste of money
Hi, and thanks for posting! We're so sorry to hear that you had this issue with your order. When you can, please email your order details to us at: help@uncommongoods.com or you can simply inbox us here on site jabber and we'll be happy to further support you.
Founded in 1999 and headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, UncommonGoods offers remarkable designs by independent makers, and we do it with a positive impact on both people and our planet. Check us out at www.uncommongoods.com.
Hi Lisa! Thank you for reaching out, we are so sorry to hear this. We'll be happy to check on your order for you, especially if it doesn't arrive this time around. Please email us your order details directly at: feedback@uncommongoods.com or you can just inbox us here through sitejabber.