Please avoid under any circumstances!
I’ve ordered from Laura at Cute Company three times over the past three years after coming across her Instagram page. While her products always *looked* beautiful online, my experience each time has been consistently poor — especially with communication and delivery delays (well beyond the estimated dates). Since she seemed talented, I was willing to overlook those issues in the past. Big mistake.
My most recent order (2025) was the final straw. I placed the order in mid-January, and it didn’t arrive until April. Throughout this period, my messages were ignored repeatedly. When the order finally arrived, I was shocked — the quality was *appalling*. It looked like a school project gone wrong. One of the items was even missing entirely.
When I raised my concerns, she flat-out refused to admit the poor craftsmanship or acknowledge the discrepancy from what was advertised online. Instead, she tried to discourage me from opening a PayPal claim by warning that the refund process would take ages — as if that would make me keep the shoddy items.
I had to return the order at my own expense to get a refund. She then refused to confirm receipt of the return with PayPal, forcing me to rely on tracking proof (thankfully, I used Royal Mail Signed For, and it was left with her neighbour). Eventually, PayPal stepped in and refunded me for both the order and postage — but it was a painful and drawn-out process.
It’s clear she’s taking on more than she can manage, and instead of being honest with customers, she’s become dismissive, unresponsive, and in my case, borderline deceitful. What frustrates me most is that she continues to actively market and take new orders, while clearly struggling to fulfill existing ones.
This experience was exhausting, and I’m just relieved it’s over. I’ll never order again — and strongly urge others to stay away.
8 April 2025
Unprompted review