Bits And Pieces review: Very poor customer service! 27

Customer number [protected] (Key no. BP19 D1) Ordered Peacock Keepsake 31712 and Kitten Keepsake 41822 earlier in October. Total £27.98 plus postage £32. 97, money out of my account on 16th October, Order No. 140942, no goods received. Now coming into November. Pse advise. Rowden Fullen

I wish this company was as prompt with dispatching items, replying to emails as they are grabbing the money. The money was took the same time as the order was made, 3weeks ago. 3 emails sent, no reply and no goods. I am not phoning when they get the commission from your call. I am getting items from China quicker than this company.

Do not buy from Bits and Pieces. We received one of their catalogs in the mail and my son decided to pick his entire Christmas from their catalog. I placed the order on December 13th. No shipment had been made per their tracking site by the 18th so I called customer service x 2 and was told that my shipment was guaranteed by Christmas. I am now being told by Fed Ex that my shipment will not arrive until after Christmas and that when the shipping label was created that it was known that the delivery would not be until the 26th. Bits and Pieces lied to me and now there is no time to purchase other items for my sons Christmas. Shame on you Bits and Pieces!

I ordered the pinball machine cash holder, you sent the wrong one. The product number and the cost are correct on the invoice. But you sent the ATM puzzle box. Do I need to send it back. Do I have to pay for the return?

If I could give zero stars, I would. Completely horrible customer service. I got a puzzle as a gift (bought by a 3rd party) and completed it to find out a piece was missing. I contacted bits and pieces and was offered a replacement puzzle in the first response I received. I supplied them with my mailing info etc. and then the next response asked for an order number and account information. I told them it was bought through a 3rd party and they immediately responded saying they could not offer replacement puzzle because there was no account or order number...AFTER they already told me they would replace the puzzle. I went back and forth explaining MANY times that it was bought through a 3rd party and was already offered a replacement so how was it possible they would go back on their word as a business and NOT send a replacement? Every email I got was verbatim automated and the only thing that changed was the person's name and badge number on the bottom of the email. Even after talking to a supervisor and being offered $10 as an "inconvenience" they still were arguing with me and talking over me about how they can't issue a replacement...again, AFTER already stating they would. Extremely bad business practice in my opinion if you want to keep customers coming back to you. Needless to say, I won't be shopping with this company in the future.

Received my order today, order # [protected] ordered on October 3rd, item #46633 was not shipped to me. I ordered the 1000 pc. puzzle and the 300 pc. puzzle was what was shipped to me. I prefer to have what I ordered . Please let me know what action to take now. Thank you. Debbie Helfrey. 4 Freedom Ave., New Freedom, PA 17349.

I received my order and was missing a puzzle, and called and was told, sorry we can't send you just one puzzle. But will give you a credit of $5.00 of your next order! I had paid for all puzzle. I said send me puzzle are I will return all of this order and you can give me my money back. Was told they would not take it back.
All the people in customer service are not from USA. I can't even understand them.
Not a good place to order from

I put an order in over a month ago and I have not received the product. When I go online it says it will be here in 10-14 days. I have still not received it. I have email two times and have not heard back from them. The payment has already gone and I do not have the items I ordered.
I do not recommended this company! I will have to follow up by phone. From what I have read it sounds like I will not have much luck getting through.
Sandy Bundy

An order was placed on Dec. 7, 2006, with a promise that the order would be delivered within 10 days. When it wasn't received, a call to Customer Service (after MANY tries - it was always busy!) finally got them to admit it hadn't been sent out yet! The reason - they're overloaded. They finally agreed to expedite the order at no additional charge, and it would be received before Christmas. I told them that if it wasn't there on time, it would be refused. The order was finally received two weeks AFTER Christmas - and it hadn't been expedited. Just sent regular parcel post. The package was refused at the Post Office. On March 2, when the item was not credited to my Credit Card, I called Customer Service. This time, I was told that my Credit Card HAD been credited on January 19. While I was checking the statement, the Customer Service rep hung up on me! When I found the statement and verified that no credit was put on the card, I called Customer Service back. This time, I was promised that it will be credited. I'll have to see if the credit will actually show up. In the meantime, I'm warning everyone to stay away from Bits and Pieces.

Ordered a very expensive puzzle as a Christmas gift. Paid substantially extra for 2nd Day Air shipping. The item arrived broken. No instructions. No photos. Nothing included on how to work the puzzle, which is quite intricate. Poor quality junk. Called their "customer service" line for over two hours and was repeatedly disconnected. I would not recommend ever buying from this merchant. I wish I had found this website before I ordered.

My neighbor ordered an item on March 9, 2008 from the catalogue. Her check #1177 in the amount of $39.98 was cashed on March 17, 2008. She has not received the item ordered. When we call the phone number, a recording states, "Due to technical difficulties we are unable to accept your call. At this time we do not have an expected time for restoration." My neighbor is in her eighties and does not have money to spend on fraudulent items. I would like to know when she WILL receive her order.

Ordered a jigsaw puzzle storage unit online. It arrived in time (just) but the packaging was of higher quality than the product which turned out to be cheap cardboard and a strip of plastic and felt to hold the jigsaw pieces. And all this for a penny under £50! Now when I try to submit a review on their website ('Be the first to review this product') it mysteriously refuses to accept a correctly written, non-abusive negative review. I smell a rat here and as the only contact with them is a normal address as I refuse to use 0871 numbers. I suspect that I'll just have to put it down to experience. Definitely a company to avoid in future.

I ordered Christmas presents for my grandchildren from this company on line from a catalog they had sent. They acknowledged the order, but never sent the merchandise. Had to go shopping on Dec. 24th for the kids. The communication is terrible from these guys. They don't let you know if they're having a problem, just leave you hanging and wondering. HORRIBLE SERVICE. DON'T COUNT ON THEM!

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Bits and Pieces an appropriate name for a company whose poor packing and cheap products arrive in bits and pieces and then when you call customer service and thy say they'll ship you out replacements immediately we'll almost 30 days later nothing. I'll never do business with theses people again!

I received a bill in the mail for not paying the correct price of an order I gave bits and pieces. it stated that under a certain amount customers wound not be charged a shipping price. from 0 to $15.00 not charge. well my order totaled $8.99, therefore I didn't send in the $ 7.99 that was required for items over $15.00. I sent a check anyway for the $7.99 and gotten a bill in the mail that if it was not payed by Jan 7 th I would be charged a fee of $10.00. my check cleared my bank on 12-18-13 and I have a photo copy of it. check # 3851 dated 12-7-13 payable to bits and pieces for $ 7.99. back of check states for deposit only Gardens Alive [protected]. IF YOU WISH ME TO SEND THE PHOTOCOPY TO YOU I WILL. PLEASE ANSWER ASAP IF POSSIBLE. MY NAME IS VIVIANE VAN DUREN VJ V@FMTCBLUE.COM --MY E-MAIL

I'm in Australia where apparently this company has just started. Couldn't find anywhere to submit a complaint - have sent email & rung today so thought I'd post here. I put in an order 14th Nov thinking plenty of time for Christmas. No communication from company whatsoever, except an email advising confirmation of subscription to promotions - sent from Canada. Cost of items and postage deducted from my account 4th Dec - again no communication from company. Spoke to Customer service agent today and then her supervisor. Was advised parcel was posted to my address by Aust Post with no Tracking 6ht Dec from Victorian wharehouse. Mail from Victoria to my address usually takes 7 days at the most - parcel has not been received. Australia Post has tracking on all parcels but obviously Bits & Pieces Management, has decided, in their wisdom, and to their detriment, not to have tracking on their parcels, as I was told by both CS agent & supervisor that they have had many complaints from customers in regard to lost parcels. I am not happy at all with the result of my complaint - either I could have a full refund or, they would arrange another parcel to be sent which should arrive at my home by 3rd January, 2014 - a bit late for Christmas. I have demanded that my parcel be re-sent by Express mail to my address in the next 48 hours so I will have the items by Christmas. Supervisor, advised I will be contacted by email in 48 hours to be told of outcome. I am not happy with the Customer Service of this company. I will update.

Darn, I wish I would have seen this information before I placed orders.
I have placed 3 orders from this company. The first order arrived in about 3 weeks. The second order took a month, and the 3rd order, was a real mess. I placed an order November 11, and it is now Dec 10, and I have not received it. I started with 6 items, and am now down to 2 items as they are out of stock. I called several times to complain, and they have given me a 10.00 discount, but who has time for all this none-sense. I am in Canada and the website says Canada, and it is coming out of Ontario. However, the delay in sending these items makes me wonder. This is the last time I am ordering from this company. Mary Maxim has a much better customer service.

I would have to agree. I've also ordered from them; and the last package I received, one item was missing, and the other was broken. It took forever to get the item replaced (and by then, too late for the intended occasion.) Years ago, they used to be a reputable company, but in the past few years, their items are 'junky'.

My mother ordered 2 items from the catalog in February. She received 1 and the other was B/O 4 weeks . B/O never received, called the phone number and got a recording saying that due to technical difficulties they could not accept my call.

I ordered a large number of gifts for Christmas on 11/17/07. Needless to say as Christmas approached not package arrived and I began trying to get any information I could on what was going on. So Christmas morning we were short over sixe major gifts thank to Bits and Pieces. After a prolonged nightmare involving being repeatedly hung-up on after being left on hold, lied to, and all of my e-mails ignored I finally decided to cancel the order. Today 1/7/08 I called to cancel. The only way I could get anyone to talk to me was to select the option for placing an order; selecting customer service just meant getting hung-up on again after being left on hold. The worst part of it all was the woman who I finally got on the phone literally did not care I was cancelling or that she has screwed up our holiday. Her indifference was nothing short of astounding. NEVER ORDER FROM BITS AND PIECES. They customer service is the worst I have ever encoutered. They do not deserve your money or your time.

I placed an order on 3.12.07 for assured delivery for christmas. True an order was delivered to me nine days later but it was not my order. At great length of waiting i phoned to advse them and was told to hold the parcel i had and to ring back a few days later. Trustingly i did only to find they had done nothing about my order but promised delivery for christmas. Needless to say it didnt arrive in spite of them taking money out of my account on 4.12.07. Today 26.12.07 i looked at my account anf found they had returned a small sum of money to me. To say i am aggrieved is putting it mildly.

I've just had the worst experience with customer service in my life and I order via phone and internet all the time. The woman wouldn't accept responsibility for their mistake! She would not give me her name nor would she give me a superviser. I hate feeling helpless and want people to know not to trust these ###s!

I'm having the same problems with customer services. I've received part of the order, but not the rest of it. I've tried calling, but receive the same message and have emailed. There has not been a response.
I will certainly never order from this company again and may take legal action against them. I suggest everyone refute the charges with the credit card company at a minimum. Please provide the documentation to the credit card companies. Visa and Mastercard have an agreement with Bits and Pieces which they can terminate for misuse.

The Better Business Bureau and Attorney General's office are some of the other avenues to pursue.

I am having the same problem. I ordered on 12/1 and got a confirmation email but nothing has arrived and no one responds to emails or phone calls. Additionally, they keep putting through different charges and credits on my credit card--never for the same amount! This is insanity.

There has to be something that we can do! I have placed an order not know what others have experienced. Order was placed 11/27/07 today is 12/14/07 I PAID THE EXTRA FOR OVER NIGHT SHIPMENT. No responces to my several emails and I have yet to get through on the phone I have, with out a doubt, called over 50 times within the past 4 days all hours no answer it always says call back after 6:00 mountain time which I have. I have called [protected], [protected], [protected]...What is the deal what more can we do. This place needs to be shut down if these things can not be resolved. I am going to contact BBB, NBC, CBS, ABC...And whoever else I can contact!

I received a catalog looked through it, sent an order form and a personal check for $36 and have not received any of the items I ordered. Have called a number toll free and I am put on hold, several minutes and either I'm told to call back after 6 p.m. Mountain standard time zone, I live in Ohio which is Eastern time zone. I never can talk to customer service person, am on hole because of large volume of calls, then a message comes and says that my call cannot be forward at that time. the numbers I call are [protected] or [protected]. They answer Bits and Pieces but I never find out where my order is. I have been on the phone for several days/ the items were Christmas gift for my grandchildre n. i AM VERY UPSET i WANT ANSWERS ABOUT MY ORDER OR WHEN IT WILL BE SENT TO ME!