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Wordery has a rating of 1.6 stars from 94 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Wordery most frequently mention customer service, and day delivery problems. Wordery ranks 398th among Books sites.

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  • Value
    9
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    10
  • Returns
    8
  • Quality
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Top Positive Review

“Love the website”

Harriet W.
4/12/20

I've been buying from Wordery for a little over 2 years, I've loved it. Perfect prices for perfect books. I however have had 2 orders that never arrived and was never seen in their system. But payment was taken. Recently their website has had little to no books on them, maybe something to do with COVID-19 and stock levels. But yes. Would recommend, just make sure to always screen shot your order number before closing the page. As sometimes the order confirmation never gets sent.

Top Critical Review

“Awful service”

spencer h.
7/7/20

Really awful experience. Used them multiple times but there new expedited shipping updates delivery address details and despite 10+ emails can't get them to deal with books that went to the wrong place

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1 review
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October 16th, 2019

Wordery company provided exemplary service! My professor had us order the wrong textbook, and Wordery was very helpful in making things right through email correspondence. I would not hesitate to buy products from this company again!

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June 13th, 2017

It turns out that they do have a phone number which I have managed to hunt down. Their head office is based in Norwich and they are linked to a sister company called: Bertram Books: ******* *******

I phoned this number just now, all I needed to do was to ask to be put through to Wordery customer services. I got my refund. Apparently a lot of their books are 'print on demand' hence the hold-ups people are experiencing.

Hope this helps!

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June 30th, 2016

For some reason every order from Wordery is similar experience to Book Depository - that is they take ages to arrive. I was recently told that the delivery date given by Amazon to those who order from Wordery on Amazon platform is always way earlier than Wordery can deliver in, but Amazon forbids them from contacting customers to give correct delivery estimates so they are constantly getting complaints. None of this explains why a book sent within UK to a London address is still not here after 10 days. I've a hunch that "dispatched" just means they emailed a warehouse elsewhere and asked them to send the book when they can. Someone once told me that Book Dep, for example, don't have books on site.

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February 6th, 2017

Purchased 2 calendars on January 1st, one for myself and one for my sister. After nothing had arrived 3 weeks later, I emailed Wordery to inquire about shipping/tracking. I emailed a few times and had a different person each time. They were friendly but not very helpful... one customer service person said I should check with my neighbors to see if they'd received my calendar. Wordery does not use tracking on orders so there is no way to tell when your item will arrive or where it is :/ Not the worst experience ever, but definitely not the best and wouldn't buy again. My calendar arrived a little over 3 weeks after payment and my sister's arrived a full month after payment.

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September 3rd, 2020

My book was apparently shipped the day after I ordered it. I didn't realise that Wodery were scam artists. According to the USPS tracking number my book was posted in Illinois the day after the order. Instead of shipping to Georgia where I live, it showed up in York, Pennsylvania. Perhaps it's taking a circuitous route to Georgia. No that's not the case. It then returned to Illinois. I wonder if the tracking number was even my order. I sent the tracking information to Wordery and they avoided answering directly and stated that my order is not due for delivery until September 11.

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March 14th, 2020

I had an issue with a purchase, some parts were missing. Wordery answered my query withing moments of me contacting them and are sending out a replacement. No argument, no quibble, I am very happy. Initial order was received promptly and for a good price too. I have placed a second order from them already

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May 15th, 2018

Amazed why Amazon use this company. Ordered a small in stock book from the UK warehouse. I'm at 2 and a half weeks now and still no book and of course no tracking information.
Wish they could ship as fast as they take the money...

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January 3rd, 2018

Absolutely disgusting customer service. Ordered New Year Sacred Journey journal from these people in November. Supposed to arrive Dec 6 - 21 and didn't. I requested they please expedite as this was part of my now missed New Year ritual and I use it every day. No apology, just a snippy email from "Mat" saying they could refund my $ or it would take another 15 days. Absolutely HEARTLESS service. I ordered through Amazon.ca (Wordery is a third party seller) and this gives Amazon a bad name. I can understand an occasional shipment getting lost but the test of a professional company is how they handle it.

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December 18th, 2021

I recently ordered a book from Wordery, well before christmas as a gift, but it was well past the estimated delivery time. I had to contact them several times as they failled to update me after their initial correspondence. Although the replied to my emails, the second email gave me an updated delivery date that was also missed, the book eventually arrived a week after the original estimate. At this time of year, I can appreciate that there will be delays due to the massive increase in post, however, had Wordery gave me the 'true ' delivery date, I may well have sought the book elsewhere. In my opinion, they gave a delivery date that was never going to be met just to ensure i bought from them. Lack of transparency / honesty regarding delivery dates just makes me unlikely to buy from them again.

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December 30th, 2022
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Placed and paid for an order on the 3rd December. Nothing by the 20th and tracking showed my book had not even been posted, so I asked for a refund on the 21st.
Wordery ignored my request and mailed my item on the 21st. They are still refusing to refund my money, demanding I wait another 9 to 11 days, for a gift ordered in plenty of time for Christmas.
Order at your own risk.

Date of experience: 21 December 2022

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August 29th, 2019

Ordered a book on first of month, due to ship in a week, and arrive in 10 days for a trip a month out. Now 2 days prior to my trip, they, after 3 delays, ship the book. No effort to get it here faster, communication over the last delay, when I tried customer service twice to get my book shipped, and no answer. If you live in the USA, do not order from this company. Service is substandard, and the delivery times are as if they put it on a boat. You can send it UK mail, and get it to NY faster than 11 days. Order from Book Depository or Amazon if you actually want to get your book. Wordery is awful.

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April 20th, 2018

Returned items weeks ago and they have not refunded
I have sent several emails and have had to escalate to paypal - they do not respond or explain why they have not refunded. The lied and said they only received 1 item back when it was 4 - all in all an exhausting experience and the customer service team are a waste of space. I would sooner pay more and not have this hassle.

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February 6th, 2018

Impossible to contact and left out of pocket, highway robbery. I really regret having used this company, I only hope I can add to the list of poor reviews that might help other people avoiding this company.

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December 14th, 2018

I ordered a Riverdale Graphic Novel for my friends birthday and I recieved a non fiction book about the Vietnam War? Even though the recipes inside was for the Riverdale book. Tried to message them because there is no contact number yet all I got was an automated reply back. Awful.

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Wordery Y. – Wordery Rep

Hi Cat - We're so sorry to hear you've received the wrong book from us. Unfortunately, we've been unable to locate an order using the details in your review. We hope you'll email us on help@wordery.com so we can resolve this for you.

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October 24th, 2018

Invariably, Wordery are the cheapest, but each time I've used them, the book has either had imperfections (smudges, crinkles, scuffs), taken longer than most other companies to deliver, or the item has gone missing completely (so they say - did they even send it?), and I've had to wait ages for replacements to be actioned. If it's the delivery service they use that is at fault, with these many complaints they should b*7$%y well change their carriers. There's no phone contact no. Or chat option to be found anywhere for them. It's just not worth the uncertainty, disappointment and sheer hard work for the sake of a couple of quid. As many others have said... NEVER again.

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Wordery Y. – Wordery Rep

Hi T. K - We're terribly sorry to hear you've had a bad experience with us. Did you email us at help@wordery.com each time you had a problem? Our delivery service is Royal Mail and they are usually very reliable in making sure the items arrive on time and in perfect condition. Have you raised this issue with your local postie? We are keen to work out where the problem is arising so we can prevent this in the future. Our items should always arrive within the estimates and free of imperfections.

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December 7th, 2016

Ive never had this experience online before. These guys canceled my $9.95 order today (Four days after order) saying it was out of stock BUT I went immediately to their site and they now have my product up for $17.95... WTF?!? Was it worth snubbing a customer for $8? I had 3 other stores to choose from (on Monday) and bought theirs for a whole $1 cheaper (instead of $10.95)... classless... I'll spread the word on my social media sites... #shocked

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July 21st, 2018

Accidentally ordered audio book instead of paperback and requested they cancel order less than 60 minutes after order was placed and theg claimed they could not cancel. I will return the item and never place another order with this company
Ridiculous

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Wordery Y. – Wordery Rep

Hi Deleah - Our warehouse teams begin processing as soon as an order has been confirmed by a customer. Usually, speedy processing is of benefit to our customers and we're sorry it hasn't been useful for you on this occasion. As you haven't included your order number in your review we're unable to review the correspondence you had with our team. If you would like to discuss this again, please get in touch on help@wordery.com.

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August 24th, 2017

Ordered three books. Got two of my order plus one other persons book. The made a diabolical hadh of correcting their mistake. Took six emails plus a letter just for an initial reply. Still waiting for my Refund as the third book wasn't instock. But they will swipe your money quick enough. M Holmes.

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February 29th, 2016

Ordered something from this site and after several weeks they advised me the item was not available. Went into Amazon and Wordery were still offering the item at a higher price. Despite many e mails they were unwilling to send me the item and advised that I reorder it from them again.
I will never use this company again and would Dvise other people to avoid them as well.

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February 7th, 2020

I bought 8 books in November, last year and 3 in December. They promised to deliver it in 5-20 days. I wrote them a lot of times telling I didn't receive my parcels and they just refunded me for 2 books (they told me the address was wrong, but it was not). As I checked the books are not in the post office in my country, I asked this week (February) my refund. The just refunded the 3 books I bought in December (it seems that they never send me them) and for the others (the 6 books I bought 3 months ago), they told they will not refund me (145,07 pounds) unless they receive them back. I need the books, but as I didn't received it, I need my money back. I had a big loss because of the delay in my work that depends on these books. Do a favor to yourself: never buy from this shop. Don't trust them.

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June 7th, 2017

Didn't receive books 13 working days after dispatch. After email contact, I was told to wait another 2 working days and then they would ask me to confirm my address details. On the 3rd working day I emailed again and included my address. The response was that a postcode was missing. A detail generally not essential when state and suburb are given. Also one of the asterisked fields on the address form, which I checked gets flagged and is required to be entered to proceed. No tracking is available. I have found this service frustrating and disappointing.

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May 24th, 2018

The second I hit submit on an order, I realized my address was incorrect. Ten seconds later, I requested either cancel or change address, and Victoria emailed me and said process was too far along to change... after 10 seconds... so, wish me luck ever getting a refund since it's going to the wrong address & my credit card only disputes transactions by canceling credit card number... big hassle because so many autopays setup on card... wordery... never again!

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October 26th, 2021

I used Wordery UK via amazon so I had a tracking number to prove no delivery. My delivery problem was to be solved by Wordery Canada because I made the mistake of asking for the book again and not a refund. Still no book and they do not give tracking numbers. With Amazon you have a large company and an account to fall back on. Get the refund with Amazon. I t may not be Wordery 's fault for the postal loss(Covid?) but they have lousy follow up. Good book listings but bad service.

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November 6th, 2017

Ordered books never got conformation email. They told me I never ordered yet they had my email to send advertising for their company. Sure enough the $ is gone from my account! I will be going to the bank. Stay away from them

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January 30th, 2020

I ordered 4 books, the first three arrived on the first or second day of the estimate. The fourth got delayed, i emailed them and asked them to keep me in the loop of whats going on, and they did. I got the fourth book 2 days after the last day of the estimate, which they told me before, after my 1st or second email. Packaging was fine, and condition of books.

I took their word for it, gave them a chance, and support was good.

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