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3.8

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always use Newsstand for imported American Sports Magazines, among others. Great customer service, friendly staff, Superb prices and very fast postage. The mag selection is second to none, f... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hi! I am Traian and i am from Romania! I am buying magazines from newsstand for almost 5 years. I really apreciate the section of american magazines. But also there is room left for other american mag... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Have been using Newsstand for several years, and find it difficult to fault their service. They will prompt when the subscription on a magazine is nearing it's end, and offer a flexible renewable sys... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I'm in California , USA. I've been subscribing to British magazines for over 30 years . First from an American importer, who retired . Then from a British exporter who decided to close their business... See more

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  2. Circular Distribution Service
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never recieved!

Never recieved! Ordered two magazines for my nephew as he was having to isolate, they were never recieved. I chased up, and was just told to wait a bit longer. The post can be slow, but never over 2 weeks... This means could be lost or never posted, but i won't know as no proof of postage and no recourse...

22 October 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Dear Mrs A,

We are very sorry that your order was delayed/lost in the post on this occasion. This is disappointing and we always offer resends/refunds to customers in these cases. Just to clear a few things up here...

You placed this order on 12th Oct and it was dispatched the same day. You then emailed us on 17th Oct to say the order hadn't been received. We replied on 18th Oct to get the address confirmed and asked if you were please able to wait just a couple more days, as there can be some delays with Royal Mail currently, the pandemic and staff shortages still being an unfortunate fact of life.

You then got back in touch on 22nd Oct (on Friday, after 5pm) saying the order had still not arrived, before leaving this review on the Saturday, before we were able to see your latest email and offer you a resend/refund.

We have since emailed you twice asking how you wish to proceed in terms of a resend or a refund and have not heard back from you, so to say we haven't offered any recourse on this occasion is not accurate.

If you have still not received the magazines, then please respond to our emails and we will be more than happy to resend/refund this order for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Customer Service!

Newsstand customer service were brilliant when an edition of my mum's magazine subscription wasn't delivered. They replied promptly to my email saying it must have been lost in the post and as a result extended my mum's subscription to compensate for the missing edition. So refreshing to receive such a personable service. Fantastic!

27 September 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Thank you for this feedback and I'm sorry if an issue went astray. I'm glad we were able to rectify this for you :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding customer service

Outstanding customer service. There were supply issues with a magazine I order regularly due to covid but the guys kept me updated over a period of around a year. The magazine is now in circulation again and I will receive my order in the next few days. I'm looking forward to ordering many more issues in the coming years with these guys.

15 July 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Hi Charles, thanks so much for sticking with us during what was a difficult time for everyone. Glad that things are now back on track with your subscription as normality (hopefully) returns!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Reliable service

Reliable service and helpful if anything goes wrong.

14 July 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

That's what we like to hear! Many thanks for your review.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sadly mum passed away so cancelled…

Sadly mum passed away so cancelled magazine subscription. Very helpful , polite and above all very understanding .not many like you guys , keep up the good work .

13 July 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Thanks very much for your review Marilyn and we're sorry to hear this sad news. Glad our customer service team were there to assist :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service dealing with my complaint

Great service.

I had a magazine subscription but was unhappy with the magazine (the latest issue was an exact copy of a previous issue).

Newsstand happily cancelled my subscription and refunded me the one I had an issue with.

Will absolutely use newsstand again and fully recommend them. I do however not recommend Let's Make Crochet by Bookazine, they suck.

30 June 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Hello, sorry to hear it didn't work out, however the great thing about our service is that you will never be stuck with a subscription of a magazine that doesn't bring joy to you. Thank you for your lovely review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Yet more excellent service

Yet another brilliant bit of service - ordered Tour de France prog on the Tuesday night and though it’d do well to arrive before the Saturday race start. It arrived the Thursday morning - I shouldn’t be surprised, yet again they deliver metaphorically and literally. Thanks again!

25 June 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Hi Mike, we are glad to hear you were able to enjoy your order. Thank you for your kind words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A really quick and efficient service

My husband and I wanted to say thank you very much for the excellent service that we received from you. We missed out on a magazine special a few months ago and your reminder service to order the next one was brilliant. We ordered it and it was sent out less than an hour later and arrived the next day.

It is so rare to receive such great service nowadays that it makes us all the more appreciative when something works this well.

21 June 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Hi Tania, thank you for your super kind review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My Go-To Source for Years!

I have been dealing with Newsstand for at least ten years. They are my go to for British magazines every month. I highly recommend them as well for their quality service which is always first rate.

18 June 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

David - a review from a long standing customer is worth a hundred from a first timer who's magazine got lost in the post. Thank you so much!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely friendly company - but still professional

Lovely friendly company. Easy to deal with, great communication and most importantly - very professional. They have recently also been very compassionate regarding the loss of my mum. Well done Jonathan and the team - old-fashioned good service! A rarity these days.

15 June 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Lovely but professional - we can't think of higher praise so thank you so very much! We'll make sure your review is the first thing Jonathon sees on Monday morning.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and customer care

Excellent service and customer care. Applied for 3 subscriptions to receive in the US and service is spot on. Customer service is very responsive and issues are fixed very quickly.

4 June 2021
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Thank you Carmen this is very much appreciated.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Lack of customer service

Edited 18/6/21
Got apologies from the CS, and made deal.
Cheers,
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Ordered a magazine a week ago, and it says est dispatch day is 25/5/21 Tue on the order confirmation mail.
I sent an email to them asking about my order on the night 25/5/21.
After 2 days since the est dispatch day, I haven’t heard anything including the reply to my email from them.
And when I called to the CS number this morning, he said due to the shortage of the magazine it will take 2-3 more weeks to dispatch.
I understand the situation, but they should informed all the customers about the lateness of dispatch when they knew it’s gonna be late! And no reply for email for 2 working days???
Lack of customer service

27 May 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Hello Haruna, I am very sorry for this disappointment. Your order was for a popular issue of People magazine where we received a sudden rush of pre-orders and regrettably due to a limited availability of stock from the US we had a temporary shortage.

Fortunately we will still be able to fulfil all orders for this issue, but we are having to wait for stock to reach our UK supplier first. Regrettably this takes a bit longer than the stock we get directly from the US, the UK being a few weeks behind the US release dates.

All customers were informed of this delay as quickly as possible and we also replied to your email within 48 hours (email sent at 6pm on Tuesday and replied to at 11.30am on Thursday). We typically aim to respond to emails within 24 hours so apologies this was not quicker, during busy times this goal can sometimes be difficult to achieve though we always strive to do our best.

We can only apologise for any inconvenience caused and we are glad that you decided to keep your order with us. We of course gave customers the option of a cancellation and refund due to the delay, so thank you for sticking with us :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy, quick and very competitive prices

A very easy ordering service and a fantastic quick delivery. Very competitive prices for the American magazines that I was looking for, and I will certainly be using them again.

26 May 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Thanks so much for taking the team to leave this review Richard :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Appreciation of my Newsstand experience

Easiest of ordering processes, and the quickest delivery ever to my address.
From order late afternoon one day, to delivery the following morning by the postman - perfect!

21 May 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Hi Rex! Glad to hear your delivery arrived so promptly, it's what we aim for :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service, after an issue went missing.

20 May 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Thanks for your review Rachel and I'm happy to hear our customer service team were able to assist :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Pretty close to perfect

Pretty close to perfect!

It's easy to manage and extend subscriptions, been using Newsstand for a couple of subscriptions for about half a year now, and haven't had any problems. Everything has been delivered correctly!

The only reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is that it takes a little bit of time to get the magazines. But Newsstand is alot better than many others on this too.

19 May 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Hi Rune, many thanks for your positive feedback! Unfortunately delivery times were impacted a bit during the worst of the pandemic but things are thankfully now resuming to normality :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

These guys are great, and the service they give is second to none
Would highly recommend these guys

19 May 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Thanks for much for your kind words :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing!

My magazine did not arrive but they immediately send me a new one! Great service!

23 April 2021
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Reply from Newsstand

Hi Bauke! Thanks for your review and of course, we will always resend missing magazines whenever possible :)

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