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Brendan TylerSt Marys
Worst Australian Online Bookshop Ever
I've asked for a refund on my purchase, 6 months later and they still haven't acknowledged or sent a refund. There's no way to contact them other than their email, which they don't answer anyway.
Take your business somewhere else, there's too much negative energy and time spent following up your order to risk shopping with them.
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Scam company
Ordered a book in July...it has not arrived...it is now late September...emailed twice...no response...Booko should not be allowed to list their prices because the product/service doesn't exist.
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steffjeMelbourne
- 2 reviews
- 5 likes
Bookscam
Don't order from this company. Ordered a book in June, but never received the book. No response to repeated emails. Had to escalate via Paypal to receive my money back. No customer service.
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IanPerth
Bookscam
I ordered a book in early June, its now mid September and still no sign of book. I have written on 2 occasions requesting either my book or a refund, they do not answer. I buy alot of books online, never from these scam artists again.
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Still waiting book to arrive
Do not order from this website as ordered book 28/6 no 11/8 - still not here. Have sent several emails and have not had the courtesy to reply to any. Will send a third email next week and if no reply will have to forward details to visa to try and get my money back which they have been very helpful with in the past. Mind you it will be another couple of hours work for me. If the book is just taking a little longer to deliver why just not tell me this as I don't know if it has been lost, delivered to wrong address etc.
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Tluacuof LehcimBrisbane
- 2 reviews
Ordered 2 books, only got one
Ordered 2 books on 6/6/2017 received one after one month.
delivery man just dropped it out my house. not even bother locking at the door.
contacted Bookfari asking why the other one not received. after 1 week still no reply.
I'm just worrying about my credit card number!
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KevinPerth
- 2 reviews
Not Recommended
Ordered a book 15-12-16 & never received a confirmation or a shipping email. Amount was deducted from my paypal account on the day. Decided a couple of days ago (11-1-17) to ask if item had been shipped (gave paypal transaction ID for reference as had nothing else to identify (no confirmation received for order). Received a reply within a day asking for the order number. I replied that I had never received such info. & that I felt my paypal transaction number should have given enough info. for this (had also given them title of book & author). ...Read more
Informed them I would be raising a paypal dispute to recover the money as they appeared incompetent & reviews here were on the whole not positive. Dispute was settled the following day. It appears to be hit & miss with these guys, an organization that is not very well organized, so you are going to get inconsistent results. My attitude these days towards this type of situation is get your money back asap, do not let them side track you with excuses etc, it is not worth the time or effort. I would also like to add that I have just received an email from Bookfari on the 13-1-17 explaining that the order was cancelled "...your order it is cancelled due to supplier stock selling out." Yet I have just gone to their website & the same book is still available, at the same price (similar situation to another persons review here). I would now give this organization 1 star..Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
- Verified customer
Best price, arrived on time in good condition..
I bought a copy of Climbing Knots from Bookfari, I couldn't find it cheaper anywhere else, I went through a website called Booko that does price comparisons..
The book was coming from their UK warehouse, so took 12 days to arrive. They did say 10-20 business days though, so this was the quicker end of the scale. Same for books I get from Book Depository really, so no complaints there.
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topbloke
- 2 reviews
- 2 likes
Hopeless online ordering
I tried to order a book but the system came back that there was an error so I thought that the transaction was not processed. I've just my bank account and found that it has been processed twice. These people are too stupid to deal with.
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My Book arrived quickly, 10 days
I ordered a book and received a confirmation of order email but a couple of days later still no dispatch email.
I contacted customer service who kindly confirmed my book had been posted on the purchase date.
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Sarah MMelbourne
Poor company policies - Not Customer Focused
I ordered one book through Bookfari. After a week or so a book delivery arrived but it was not my order but a different book meant for someone in the UK. After having to prove this to Bookfari by emailing photos I was asked to return the book to a replied paid address. Bookfari advised they would not send me my correct order until they received the incorrect book. When I indicated that I wasn't happy that my order would be further delayed due to something that wasn't my error their reply was "sorry but this is our company policy" - one of the w...Read more
orst responses you can give a customer not to mention it being a policy that doesn't support a positive customer experience. Even though there was not a postage cost I did have to purchase packaging to return the book as the one it came in was easily destroyed upon opening. Bookfari offered me a 10% discount voucher for a future purchase to cover the cost (for the books I buy this might end up being merely $1.80-$2.00) but I declined as I advised I wouldn't be purchasing from them again. I asked for a refund instead of sending me the correct book which they advised they wouldn't issue until they had received the incorrect book. Overall a very high effort & disappointing experience. I have bought over a hundred books online and have never had an issue with Wordery or Book Depository and would strongly advise against anyone using Bookfari for online purchases.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
chilleMelbourne
- 29 reviews
- 25 likes
Beware this bookseller
Being a seasoned book buyer, I should have known better but they had the book I wanted when others didn't - HA ! but they don't really. Ordered and paid 3 months ago ! On the 24/4/15 they sent me an email saying the book was shipped from the UK supplier and would arrive in 10 - 20 days. It is now 2 months later and no book and waiting for them to respond to my emails.
Interestingly they claim to be all local and Australian and not a big multi-national but in the contact us section, all Corporate enquiries go via Singapore. Hmmmm. Wont be using them ever again.
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AndrewSydney
- 5 reviews
- 2 likes
Total waste of time - didn't have my book after screwing my around for a month
This place is a total waste of time. I ordered a book and then received an email days later saying that it was not in stock. If it's not in stock then why put in on the website! I wrote back complaining and asking for a discount voucher. Received another email telling that that was a mistake and I would get my book. Then a week later a following email saying I wouldn't be getting my book.
Get your act together Bookfari. I usually use BookDepository but they didn't have the book I wanted so I thought I would try something new. BookDepository ...Read more
works the way you would imagine a website to work. Order a book and book comes. Not string me along for weeks while your disorganised organisations can't even make up its mind as to what books you have in stock. Never using this website again and would recommend no one else to waste their time with it.1 comment
As a follow up to this review. After talking with Bookfari, they did eventually ship my book, so I received in the end. Albeit 3 weeks after I ordered it, but I did get my book. So it was not a total waste of my time.
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Bookfari - takes cash, gives no books
took 2 weeks to tell me they couldn't deliver the goods because they weren't in stock. The refund is in progress... we shall see.
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BronRichmond-Tweed, NSW
- 17 reviews
- 12 likes
Dodgy....
I ordered a book-set on 19.12.14 - cost $66.50.
One month later when it hadn't arrived, i emailed to find out why.
A day or so later i received an email which advised me that their supplier had run out of stock but hadn't advised them, order could not be supplied, and that a refund had been made to my paypal account. My money was refunded instantly.
All very good so far (disappointing though).
However - the item remains on their site, supposedly in stock, now priced at $112.18.
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Finally, 9 days after my last email to Bookfari notifying them that their website was still displaying 'in stock', I received this reply:
"Unfortunately our local distributor is having trouble updati... Read more
ng their database and this is reflecting as stock available on our website.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
BIPBOPMelbourne
50% success rate
I've made two orders. Both times i ordered two books and only one was delivered. Both times when i've ordered the books it's said they're in stock and they'll be sent in 1-2 working days. Both times i've had to contact bookfari to find out what has happened to the second book - they don't bother to contact me. Both times they've taken the money from my credit card when the book hasn't even been sent!!!! Both times they've had to refund me for the book they haven't sent, weeks after they've supposed to have been delivered. Shan't be using them again.
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Jaycee CSydney, NSW
- 7 reviews
Bewari of Bookfari
Placed order 18/12/14 and received shipping advice email 21/12/14, both had my correct address. Received another email 31/12/14 saying order had been returned undelivered to Bookfari, this omitted the unit number from my address. If the customer service person had bothered to check she would have realised this. Replied to email 1/1/15 and rang Bookfari 6/1/15 as order still missing. Told mine was one of many orders that had been returned undelivered which made me wonder just how many other items had been incorectly addressed. I was told th...Read more
at they still hadn't got round to re-addressing my order but that it would be re-sent on 7/1/15. On 8/1/15 I received another email acknowledging that they'd incorrectly address my order but that it would be sent that day. It's now 12/1/15 and the order has only just arrived, three weeks after it was placed. While all this was going on I received orders of a book from Booktopia and shoes from Styletread in 2 working days plus a book from Abe Books/Book Depository UK within 10 working days. Bookfari may slightly cheaper for some items but they're not worth the hassle. Next time I'll stick with a company I know to be reliable.Similar opinion? Write a review on ieatwords.com.au!
lissybugSingleton, New South Wales
- 19 reviews
- 4 likes
Great service
I've purchase a few books from here (used and new) and hadn't really had any issues until the last time. I ordered a used book and when I received it, it smelt really strongly of smoke. I sent an email, got a really quick reply telling me to send it back (reply paid!) and then I got a refund. Was all really easy and no fuss. This is a really great policy they have regarding the used books. They are definitely my preferred online bookshop now.
Great prices, good refund policy
Some used books might be a bit dodgy but have a good refund policy if not satisfied.
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Sierra ChambersMelbourne
Good company
I was very happy with Bookfari.
The book I ordered from them arrived quickly, and in good condition. It came in cardboard, so the book couldn't get damaged during transit.
The book being wrapped in wrapping paper with quotes about books was a nice touch.
I would definitely order from this website again!
Cheap, quick, wrapping paper
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Peaved
They returned my money 2 days after I wrote this review..thought I should mention that..still will never buy from them again though