BigYellowBag Reviews 403

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Absolutely wonderful company with a great product! We have ordered the garden soil for the past few years to amend our garden and flower beds. What a difference it has made! Beautiful rich, black so... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

User friendly ordering even for me no problem ordering on line. Delivery was out exactly where I had asked for it to be left, guy was here and gone before I could get out to thank him. As for the so... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service - discount coupon for $10 utilized, delivered on the date promised but more importantly placed in the exact location on my front yard grass I had marked out with some garden tools, t... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb customer service, They returned my call very promptly and were super friendly, professional and helpful. Soil was delivered in 2 days exactly as promised. Beautiful rich high quality soil, you... See more

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  1. Garden centre
  2. Home Furniture Shop

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Getting quality black garden soil and mulch delivered to your home has never been easier than with BigYellowBag®. All you have to do is call or order online and we deliver. That’s it! No lugging, no mess and you don’t have to be home to take delivery. Join the tens of thousands of happy customers who have been having top quality black garden soil & mulch delivered in the BigYellowBag® since 1994. If the BigYellowBag® Black Garden Soil is not exactly what you expected then we will pick it up and refund you 100%.


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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Less loss and NO MESS...

Put the bag exactly where I wanted it and I can refill the bag with rebble and they will come back and pick it up. Problem solved. Easier then a load of dirt with less loss and NO mess afterwards.

22 September 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I applaud this company and will …

I applaud this company and will continue to sing their praises. The soil is the best quality soil I've ever used..I started a new garden this year and everything has done so well !! This is my second bag of garden soil this year. I am interested in purchasing some mulch next season as I'm sure it will be top quality. I give Big Yellow Bag a thumbs up and would recommend this company and product to everyone.

19 September 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great product,

Have used BigYellowBag the past two years now and I am extremely impressed with with ease of ordering online and drop off of their big yellow bags. Will be using them again this fall and again next spring

29 August 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Carpet of weeds

Carpet of weeds

I bought soil from Big Yellow Bag 2 years in a row and was very pleased. My third year was a disaster. A carpet of weeds grew in my large grade. I called the company, they acknowledged this happens and refunded my money. Terrific. However, these weeds kept coming back all season. I'd put my shovel in the soil, lift up a load, pull the weeds out by the roots....and they kept coming back. I had to do this weekly. I notified the company again and sent another picture. No reply. I gave up on my garden by the end of June. Lost all my veggies and money. This year, before planting I shoveled off the top layer, planted my garden and...the weeds are back. Literally wall to wall weeds. I am so disappointed. It has taken all the joy out of growing my own veggies. A company that has been in business this long and acknowledges this happens must also know the weeds are in the entire bag and the customer must remove the entire load of soil in their garden and replace it. I have huge piles of soil I am still putting into bags to throw away each garbage day. I am so disappointed that I have to fight these weeds again this summer. Not worth taking a chance on another bag if the company doesn't stand behind their product.

1 July 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would highly recommend this company

I would highly recommend this company. The soil is amazing and we're excited to see what our vegetable garden yields with this soil. The service is top notch and we have NO complaints in regards to this company at all.

27 June 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Weed free yard now weed infested yard

Not only did I write a review telling of my problems with tons and tons of weeds in my yard, which weren't there before the dirt delivery and spreading, they had the gall to say someone would contact me and they never did. I'm so blasted tired of pulling weeds that I will never, ever buy their dirt and I tell as many friend and neighbors as I can with pictures too for proof. I also let the know that this company promised to contact me and never did.

27 June 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This garden soil is awesome

This garden soil is awesome; rich black , no clumps. I put some down in a bed 4 days ago and it still maintains its rich color. It's so convenient too - the big yellow bag -- is big. A generous amount, delivered when they said they would deliver. An all around good experience. Couldn't be happier.

15 June 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing company and amazing soil

Amazing company and amazing soil. This is our second year ordering and I can't say enough about the quality of the soil (and customer service). My proof was in the vegetable/fruit that was produced in my garden using your soil. The soil from last year was still running through my fingers with absolutely no clumping. I'm going to build a 3rd garden next year and will be using your soil again... I highly recommend this company to anyone

12 June 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ordered a bag of black mulch online

ordered a bag of black mulch online - so easy to do, then marked my "X" the day of delivery, and that was it ..... came and I just had to work to beautify my beds. So so very easy to deal with yellow bag and the delivery person was friendly and polite. A true pleasure to deal with the Big Yellow Bag company and will continue to do so. Thank you for making gardening a little easier :)

11 June 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

I've been getting my topsoil from BigYellowBag for several years and have always had excellent service. Their website is very easy to navigate. Deliveries have always been prompt, on time, and exactly where I've specified. I would happily recommend this company for your landscape needs.

11 June 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is very good quality soil

This is very good quality soil. We were very impressed. It isn't dusty and there are no random bits of garbage, or rocks, or hard chunks of clay as you find in typical bagged soils. Instead it's very dark, with an excellent texture.
The delivery went smoothly, and the driver left the bag exactly where we left our X.

11 June 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy and Efficient

you're doing process was easy to complete. Communication along the way with the company fantastic and the delivery was smooth and efficient. my only suggestion would be getting a type of lift that would allow the big yellow bag to be placed over a fence.

10 June 2017
Unprompted review

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