Deliberately designed to make returns difficult and costly
I ordered a 20kg bag of kiln-dried sand from Amazon, which was damaged on arrival. The outer packaging was ok, but the inner packaging was torn in several places, with loose sand pouring out of the inner bag into the outer bag.
I reported this and asked for a replacement. The Glowhouse denied responsibility for the damaged inner bag and blamed the couriers, yet the outer bag was completely undamaged. They offered me 15% refund, which they increased to 20%, but I pressed for a full refund.
Amazon's return process is usually easy. This time I had to find my own carrier AND pay the postage, which likely may have been more than the bag of sand in the first place. I also had to find a way of getting a 20kg bag to a drop-off location. After all this, there was no guarantee I'd get the postage refunded.
In the end, we agreed on a 50% refund, hence the single star, but in all other respects this appears to be an unethical company with low customer service values.
I shall never use them again and I would urge others to be cautious. Certainly be aware of the tortuous returns process if you purchase anything from them through Amazon.







