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Colorado
1 review
0 helpful votes
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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.

Date of experience: February 20, 2018
Washington
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Package never came.
December 22, 2019

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.

Date of experience: December 22, 2019
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

We're sorry for this experience, Trevor. We'll reach out to you privately.

California
1 review
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Really great merchandise
February 21, 2018

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.

Date of experience: February 21, 2018
California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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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.

Date of experience: December 20, 2019
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Hi Michelle! We'd love to look into this for you. We'll email you shortly.

Pennsylvania
1 review
1 helpful vote
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What happened?
December 26, 2016

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!

Date of experience: December 26, 2016
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

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.

New Jersey
1 review
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Expedited Delivery
December 12, 2019

Don't trust them on when they will deliver the package. Paid the premium to have two day delivery. Only to find the tracking from Fed Ex it will be there the 3rd day. It was not packaged and delivered to Fed Ex for an entire day. What's up. If they can do it, then don't offer.

Date of experience: December 12, 2019
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Good afternoon Tom! We are so sorry to hear that the upgraded shipping failed to be delivered to you, timely and as expected. I will email you privately to gather some additional information on your order so I may assist you further. Thank you for your patience.

California
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I paid for 2 business day delivery ($19.99) and received an order confirmation that my package should arrive the 19th. We have been quarantined since it began and decided to enjoy my moms birthday together and give her the present that was meant to cheer her days up a bit. I check shipping today because it's clearly already late and was only shipped out yesterday, already 4 days late. Anyway tracking says it wont arrive until the 27th. 8 days behind schedule. I contact customer service and have the audacity to tell me its early by their standards because their system shows a delivery date as late as the 29th! What in the actual $#*!? I paid for a service they offered me but clearly can't provide.

Date of experience: June 24, 2020
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Hi Karina! We are so sorry to hear this. I've emailed you privately in order to gather some additional details. Thank you so much for being patient, we hope to get this turned around for you.

Canada
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Scam!
September 10, 2020

I made an order on July 24th for a Personalized Family Canoe Art for my parents 65th birthday, It is now September 10th. I have no information about my product. I haven't been able to get in touch with anyone regarding my issue. An "artist' was suppose to create the photo within 1-2 business days it took about 20 business days only for it to come back wrong. Finally someone fixed and is suppose to send me the final product but I haven't heard anything form anyone. I have no idea if my order will even be shipped or arrive and I spent all that money. Please do not buy from this company - they are horrible!

Date of experience: September 10, 2020
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Hi Tiana! We are so sorry to hear that you've had these issues. We've emailed you privately in order to assist you further. We look forward to providing you a resolution. Stay safe and have a good day.

Canada
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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OMG - they have the worst delivery service, and I do not recommend or would ever buy from UncommonGoods again. I could pick up and deliver on foot faster than UncommonGoods. The Uncommon is there delivery service - probably heel/toe delivery service before the wheel was invented.

Date of experience: April 27, 2022
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Hi Barb -- Please email help@uncommongoods.com with your order information so that we can look into this delay further. We're here to help.

Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Still wrong... MegaDad
January 14, 2019

So my wife ordered a book, MegaDad, which is a personalized comic book. Meaning, they insert a given name on the book title and insert it throughout the story. This was a gift ordered in November. It arrived just before the Holidays. The problem wasn't the delivery, but that the personalization was non existent. Every where the "personalized name" was to be, instead had no name at all. We contacted customer service and they apologized and said they'd take care of it and send the correct version out. Mistakes happen, and we were fine with them fixing the error. Today, we received the "updated" book, only to see that again it was not personalized with the given name in the book. Very frustrating and we will ultimately not deal with this company again.

Date of experience: January 14, 2019
Keshia K. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Brett, our sincerest apologies for the delayed resolution. We'd like to correct this and look into the issue further, however, SiteJabber doesn't give us enough information to locate customer orders. We'd appreciate it if you could send us a private message with your order number and/or full name that it was placed under. We eagerly await your response.

North Carolina
1 review
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I ordered the cat kicker and smart robot on 12/11/19. I have sent 4 follow up emails to check on order status with no return emails sent by the company with any response. Now 4 weeks out, I plan to contact my credit card company and start the chargeback refund process.

Date of experience: January 7, 2020
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Hello, I believe you have the incorrect company. We are UncommonGoods. The company that sells the Cat Kicker and Smart Robot is not affiliated with us, we just have similar names. They are Uncommon Gadgets.

Colorado
1 review
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Unbelievable service.
February 28, 2018

Not only does Uncommon Goods have wonderful and unusual gifts, but their service department is second to none. Case in point, I ordered a personalized book for a young child's Christmas from Uncommon Goods. When the book arrived it was so delightful and charming and beautifully illustrated that I ordered an additional two books to give as gifts. One of the books from the second order was lost in the mail and I was worried it wouldn't be found in time to give as a Christmas gift. I called Uncommon Goods and they placed a new order for me, no questions asked, and made sure that I received this new order in time for Christmas. A true delightful company to do business with and one I shall continue using.

Date of experience: February 28, 2018
Iowa
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Ordered Gifts on 12/10/19
December 20, 2019

I placed an order for 3 Christmas gifts on December 10,2019. One gift arrived. The other 2 were backordered when I called to check on them today. When I placed the order, they did not show backordered, nor did I get an email letting me know that they would not arrive until January 9th, 2020. Had I not called I would not have known they wouldn't be delivered by Christmas. This was very disappointing and if you're still waiting on your order, you should give them a call. One customer service associate hung up on me and another told me my money wouldn't be refunded until the order finished processing in January! After asking for a manager, they were magically able to refund my money. Won't buy from them again!

Date of experience: December 20, 2019
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Hi Debra! We'd love to look into this further. We'll send you a private message shortly.

New Jersey
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ordered gifts for four family members on December 13. The delivery date was December 21. I even purchased the membership to get the shipping on time. I called on 12/21 (today) to check on the order and apparently two of the items aren't available and the other two will go out TODAY. The day they were supposed to arrive. I am now out gifts for four of my family members. I will never EVER order from this company again.

Date of experience: December 21, 2018
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

We feel awful, Allison. We're sorry that we weren't able to get you a full replacement order before Christmas. Our team will continue to be in contact with you about your order.

Arizona
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Don't waste your time
December 23, 2016

I ordered an item for Christmas on Dec 12 and kept receiving emails that it shipped, I finally called the company and won't get it until Dec 27th. I guess shipping has been a disaster and many have not received any items that they ordered before I did.

Date of experience: December 23, 2016
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Some of our customers, yourself included, were negatively impacted by a database outage. We truly regret that anybody was impacted at all, but it's especially painful that your order arrived late. We're so sorry to have let you down. We'd like to make sure that you've been adequately compensated for our error. Please email feedback@uncommongoods.com with your name and/or order number so we can locate your order and see if you've received the appropriate credits/compensation. We're very much looking forward to hearing from you!

New York
1 review
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Its all wrong
December 18, 2018

My order was delivered (a gift) with other people's name on the invoice... and it was to be sent to another person. They wanted the gift recepient to take it to the p/o to return it. I don't even think it is what I ordered. What I chose was bright blue colors... she received gray. Customer service said we had to return it so they can figure out if we got the wrong item. I really don't care. Won't order from them again. What is uncommon is their poor customer service and care in sending items out. I will never order from them again.

Date of experience: December 18, 2018
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

We're so very sorry this happened, Jill. Please send us a private message with your full name and/or order number so we can make sure that we've taken all of the proper steps to resolve this problem.

Michigan
8 reviews
23 helpful votes
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Where's My Shipment?
December 10, 2020

I ordered 2 Christmas gifts on 11/28. Today is 12/10 and the package is still sitting waiting to be shipped. No way will I be able to receive, wrap, and ship to grandkids by Christmas. I will NEVER use this company again.

Date of experience: December 10, 2020
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Hi Gina! We are so sorry to hear about this delay. We'll be happy to look further into it and assist you. Please email us your order details directly at: feedback@uncommongoods.com. We'll be happy to assist you from there. Stay safe and have a wonderful evening.

Ohio
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered Game of Phones as gift. The order shipped promptly, but got lost in the USPS system. When I contacted UncommonGoods Customer Service they quickly solved the problem.
I wouldn't hesitate to order with them again!

Date of experience: December 4, 2017
California
3 reviews
1 helpful vote
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Spent quite a bit of money there for Christmas, but one item I could no longer click on. It became available again a few days later, but it was Christmas and New Years. I called to ask if they could still add it to my order so I wouldn't have to pay shipping charges AGAIN for an item I wanted but couldn't order and that shipping charges cost more than the item. They refused to make any exceptions. Will not buy from them again.

Date of experience: January 2, 2018
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Hi Kim! I'm really sorry that we couldn't ship your second order for free. I'd like to look into the specifics of this - would you mind sending me your name and original order number either via Site Jabber or to me directly at jen@uncommongoods.com?

New York
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Artwork was NOT shipped on time and is not being delivered on time for the event - actually at this writing, UPS says delivery will be 5 days after the latest date promised. After numerous emails and phone calls from me to Uncommon Goods confirming that it would be delivered before the event, it will NOT be (even though I paid for 3 day shipping). At first, I was just told sorry, it was shipped late and will not arrive as promised - they said the artist sent it out late. Uncommon Goods said there was nothing they could do about it until one supervisor in custom products - Maleeza *******542, x2488) said she would have the artist redo the painting and ship overnight. I was so thankful and happy but this never happened. It was never redone or shipped. Terrible and heartbreaking for all the people flying in from around the country to be at this event to give this gift, shame on Uncommon Goods and its artist.

Date of experience: November 28, 2015
Uncommon Goods C. UncommonGoods Rep
over a year old

Thanks for telling us about this, Michele. This was definitely not the experience we wanted you to have. The manager of the custom orders team will be reaching out to you shortly to offer a resolution. Many apologies from all of us.

Overview

UncommonGoods has a rating of 2 stars from 340 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with UncommonGoods most frequently mention customer service, credit card and christmas gift. UncommonGoods ranks 638th among Gifts sites.

service
66
value
50
shipping
68
returns
42
quality
43
This company responds to reviews on average within 2 days