buyfortheguy Reviews 192

TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.4

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good website and a marvellous selection of pipe tobaccos, the best I've ever seen and at very reasonable prices. My only concern is the high cost of postage: I've had much heavier and larger parcels... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Website is a shambles. Doesn’t accept credit cards, and when order was confirmed with a debit card it vanished into thin air. Tried getting in touch, but phone line doesn’t work. Spoke to a fella... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling customer service. Will not respond to emails or phone calls

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Used them twice now to purchase snuff and its been a fast prompt and a competitive service. They had run out of a certain item that I ordered but they posted everything asap and left a note to say the... See more

Company details

  1. Tobacco shop
  2. Cigar shop

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Free delivery over £50, guaranteed low prices. We sell the best cigars from cuba and the new world as well as pipetobacco, snuff and much more. Cohiba, Montecristo, Partagas, Davidoff, Gawith Hoggarth, Samuel Gawith and much more.


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3.4

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time buyer

There was a slight hiccup with my order but this was absolutely no trouble whatsoever for the team. Everything was sorted asap and I was more than happy with the outcome. Would definitely recommend buy for the guy and won’t hesitate in buying from them soon.

21 June 2022
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will never again knowingly buy anything from Philip Bellwood or ‘Buy For The Guy’

BFTG just sent me an email inviting me to leave feedback here. No doubt this was automated as I can’t imagine Philip Bellwood at Buy For The Guy would have any interest in my recent experience dealing with him.

After placing an order I was informed they only had some of the items in stock but could partially complete the order and refund the outstanding balance. That was absolutely fine, I accepted.

10 days after I received my order I sent a polite email reminder to Philip Bellwood regarding my refund, in case I’d been forgotten. He didn’t reply. A week or so after that I emailed a reminder again. No response. Another week goes by and I emailed again and I firmly requested my refund. No refund and no communication.

I tried phoning. The phone number on the site doesn’t work.

I had to resort to filing a disputed goods and services form with my bank. First time I’ve ever had to do this. I got my money a few days later through the claims process with zero communication from Philip Bellwood.

17 June 2022
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling customer service

This company took my money for a product that was "out of stock". After an exchange of emails I agreed to try a small amount of an alternative product while waiting for my original order to be fulfilled. Three months later and still no sign of either my order or a refund. On top of this they have totally ignored all of my emails on the subject. Customer service of the absolute very worst!

24 May 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

i am sorry to say with the price…

i am sorry to say with the price increases on pipe tobacco especially the tobacco i like its gone up 60 to 80 pence per 25g and one of my favourites shot up buy £2.60 per 50g and no free posting for orders over £50 and no discount i was getting for my orders has put more expense to my orders .i did like ordering from you but now no discount which should be a minimum 5% not 3% then nothing .and free posting for orders over £50 and my one of my favourites has an extra £1 on top of the increase as it use to be £14.40 now £17. now i have to look else where for my pipe tobacco which i didnt want to do but with everything taking away and price increases isnt helpful especially for loyal customers

18 April 2022
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shocking service, still waiting for half my order a month later

It took weeks and weeks for part of my order to arrive. Now weeks later I am still waiting for the rest of my order to arrive, or to get a refund. Despite numerous emails and messages on FB I have only had one email back saying they would chase the order up for me. The phone number on the website does not exist. I would not recommend ordering from this company

11 January 2022
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