Cardboardboxes Reviews 

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TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Looking at 89 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers reported significant issues with delivery, noting that promised delivery times were often incorrect or heavily delayed, with some orders never arriving at all. People also faced considerable difficulties with refunds, as requests were frequently ignored or denied, often requiring intervention from third-party payment services. The customer service was widely criticized for being unhelpful, rude, and unresponsive, providing vague answers or no assistance regarding order status or delivery problems. Additionally, many consumers received incorrect or poor-quality products, with items not matching descriptions or being unsuitable for their advertised purpose. However, some people were satisfied with their experience, receiving their orders quickly and finding the products to be perfect, despite occasional communication issues regarding delivery times.

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Refund

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Deceitful company. Delivery times completely wrong. They give you a tracking number at the start to say oh “we’ve given it to the delivery company they’re just delayed” even though tracking shows they... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Quite possibly the worst company we have ever had the misfortune to deal with! We ordered and paid £1,188 for 100 bespoke / printed cardboard boxes from this company on 16th January 2026. Lead time or... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Liars and Scammers The order of 60 boxes was 20 short, they denied responsibility and claimed I had them, when quite clearly the packages would not fitted them in! Impossible to get hold of... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service ! I ordered and paid online for 60No. Tuff wall Boxes on 20th June. They delivered 27 on the 23rd June. I kept contacting them to get the rest delivered but after many assurances non... See more


Company details

  1. Packaging Supply Shop

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Established in 2001, Cartons Direct supplies Removal Firms and private individuals alike, it has built its business on quality service with most business now coming from personal recommendations. Custom Made Boxes At Cartons Direct Ltd, unlike a lot of on-line box suppliers, we manufacture on site. This means we are able to provide you with boxes to your exact specifications, in the quantities you require, at prices to suit your budget. We pride ourselves on our ability to understand our customers needs and are flexible enough to manufacture as few as 1 custom made box if that is all that you need. We manufacture in both Single and Double Wall and are able to glue or staple most styles and sizes of box according to your requirement. We have diecutters on site to cater for the demand for self-closing boxes. We are a family owned business who value our customers and much of our business is repeat custom as customer service and quality is paramount to what we do. We are without a doubt one of the most competitive manufacturers of cardboard boxes in the UK. NO GIMMICKS - JUST CONSISTENTLY LOW PRICES We believe we are the most competitive supplier that you will find on the internet. We keep our prices realistically low without using misleading “loyalty” or “discount” gimmicks. We do not inflate our prices to cover the cost of “free delivery” nor do we charge excessively high delivery rates. We just keep our prices down!


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TrustScore 1 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered boxes 6 weeks ago and still…

Ordered boxes 6 weeks ago and still waiting......... I've chased weekly for updates, I am continuously told the despatch team are looking into it. The despatch team must permanently be on annual leave because it's taken them 5 weeks so far and they've not managed to give me any information.
Interestingly I've since looked the company and Director up online, and he seems to have a number of cardboard box businesses that get disolved or go into liquidation (I wonder why). Interestingly too, the payment I made shows as Moving Boxes on my bank statement - which is a business that isn't trading. Every response from Customer Services seems to mirror the responses on other people's reviews too. My order was not bespoke either, and no information on their website to advise of delays with shipping, or backlogs of orders. Just happily taking more and more orders, and more and more money and not delivering. Communication and honesty is lacking with this business, so if you value your sanity, I wouldn't bother using this business to order from.

23 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid completely - alternative option in my comments.

I ordered on the 19th of October, paid for 3-5 day delivery and still no notification or details on where or when the delivery is expected. I will return these as the event I needed them for has passed and I sourced the boxes from another company (Beer Box Shop), they are brilliant, go there instead. Oh and when I return the boxes I need to pay for the postage - double whammy of personal costs to us!!!

31 October 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ACTUAL FRAUD

FRAUD. I wish I had read their reviews. The worst and most arrogant company I have ever dealt with. 2 weeks, no dispatch or delivery. Just continually told to wait for the shipping update. Asked to cancel but told I cannot. This wasn't a custom order just 150 stock boxes.

Just submitted a small claims court proceeding.

14 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will never return for as long as I live

Well I suppose an average rating of 1.3 stars says it all. I too have experienced the delayed shipping, vague responses to emails and no refund when requested that so many others appear to have also experienced. What is truly astonishing though, is that the company has had so many similarly awful reviews for years. It’s not like the company is just going through some temporary supply issue or staff shortage - the negative experiences that so many have suffered appear to be just the ongoing norm for this company. What sort of business has so many bad reviews involving similar issues for so long? I’ve never seen anything like it in my life.

21 October 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered 5 boxes from this webiste…

I ordered 5 boxes from this webiste nearly a month ago. They were a size offered by the website (so not bespoke) and I am still waiting for my delivery. Customer service just keep telling me they are looking into it and the refund department have told me I am not entitled to a refund?! This company is an absolute joke. AVOID!

21 October 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't Bother

Purchased some 'Royal Mail Small Parcel' sized boxes to send items out to customers. When I opened them they exceed the dimensions of the permitted RM small parcel dimensions, contacted them to be told 'Size are internal dimensions, as opposed to external dimensions.
They advertise them as Royal Mail Small Parcel sized, yet they exceed royal mails maximum dimensions, wheres the sense in that?

Hardly fit for the purpose they advertise. I shall go elsewhere in future.

29 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

Terrible service. Waited over 3 weeks with the same old "were contacting the courier, order should be confirned for next week" response with no tracking updates,

I have since requested a refund but guessing from the comments ive read here it is a challange in itself.

23 September 2025
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Customer has ordered a Bespoke order which takes longer than a standard order due to being made to their specifications. We have checked but do not appear to have received a refund request.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

THEY HAVE STOLEN FROM THE NHS - taxpayers money

Placed an order on 12th September for the NHS. Needed the boxes urgently and stated this in numerous emails to them when nothing arrived after their claim they would arrive within 5 working days.

After weeks of asking for a refund as they have still delivered nothing - they have the cheek to send an email today (10th October) saying the order has been processed and is ready to ship. DO NOT GO NEAR THEM! LIARS AND THIEVES.

12 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero stars rating - AVOID

AVOID, this appears to be a scam company. Zero stars isn't selectable but definitely zero stars. Similar to other's experience, this company failed to provide the order and have now failed to process a refund. I wish I'd read reviews on here before ordering , still waiting for a refund and also pursuing via my bank. The companies house record for the same company name, website name and address makes interesting reading too, and their reply (below) is illogical and muddled.

Order #114570 (as requested as they responded here quicker than directly to me)
Ordered 18/9/2025 (3-5 working days quoted, note there was never any mention on their website of a longer time to fulfil the order or on the order confirmation)
Chased 26/9/2025 - this was 6 working days later, took them 2 days to reply "Delivery is expected to be with you by the end of the week", never arrived
Chased again 7/10/2025 - their reply was "I have asked our despatch team to check and advise on the delivery status. Please expect a notification to confirm your delivery", never arrived
Chased again 9/10/2025 - they didn't reply this time
14/10/2025 - 4 weeks after ordering, still no update or delivery
17/10/2025 - I cancelled my order and requested a full refund, took them 4 days to acknowledge this request. Interestingly no mention at all if the order was actually being processed (clearly it never was!)
5/11/2025 - still no refund given, nearly 2 months after originally ordering!!!

18 September 2025
Unprompted review
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Reply from Cardboardboxes

We have requested more information from the reviewer as we are unable to identify him from the his username. However we would like to state we are not a dormant company as the reviewer has made the error of assuming our company name and web address are the same.

Edit: With reference to the customer claim we are a dormant company this is completely incorrect as the company clearly shows as active on companies house with next accounts due in 2026.

The item ordered is made to order so does have longer leadtime as is stated on the listing. We also note that no request has been made to cancel this order so it is still live.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Steer clear of this company

Unfortunately I must agree with the many poor reviews of this company. We ordered a custom made tandem box for delivery to the end destination of our cycling trip in August. The box never arrived despite numerous emails (which they rarely answered ) and phone calls to the office. We had to leave the tandem in another country and rearrange a box from another company with all the associated complexity of having it shipped back. I paid £75 and they have refused to refund a single penny. I am trying to pursue this through other avenues.

15 August 2025
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Reply from Cardboardboxes

The goods ordered were a bespoke box which has been made and is currently in storage at our warehouse. As the item is bespoke it is exempted from standard refund rights.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delays and refusing return

Despite promising quick delivery, the boxes arrived a long time later.
Despite having told them not to dispatch because of the delay, they dispatched days later anyway.
Now they are refusing returns for a refund, and making the process impossible.

2 October 2025
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We have requested further information as we are unable to identify the reviewer so we can respond

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Took payment for my order and an extra…

Took payment for my order and an extra £15 for next working day delivery. No box and no refund after several months of trying to get either. Please do not use this company.

13 June 2025
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We have requested further information as we are unable to identify the reviewer so we can respond

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THIS WEBSITE

DO NOT PURCHASE FROM THIS WEBSITE OR ANYWHERE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS SELLER.

If you book next day delivery, this will be ignored in the invoice and you will be told that you never booked it, the boxes simply DO NOT ARRIVE.

When you ask for tracking status or a refund you are send a very basic "we're working on it" sort of email.

Just save yourself the time and money and buy somewhere else.

22 September 2025
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We have requested further information as we are unable to identify the reviewer so we can respond

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If only I had read the Trustpilot reviews ...

If only I had read the Trustpilot reviews first, I would never have used this mob. Sheets of paper were just tossed loose into a box with other items and without being wrapped or secured in any way. Consequently there was damage. My complaint was equally tossed aside. So please anyone reading this, look elsewhere for your packaging.

2 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible comms

Terrible comms, delayed shipping, missing items, middling products. Avoid.

18 September 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Liars and Scammers

Liars and Scammers

The order of 60 boxes was 20 short, they denied responsibility and claimed I had them, when quite clearly the packages would not fitted them in!

Impossible to get hold off, said some bull story, pointed me to their T&Cs when it is distance selling rules they are breaking reported and ending up rejecting the entire order 12 days after delivery in the 14 days window.

Even there picking list is wrong!

17 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid at all cost

Terrible non existent customer service.

Also, don't expect to get an order notification. They'll take your money and leave you hanging.

14 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Extremely poor service

Extremely poor service, I have been waiting for delivery 2 months now and there is always an issue. Don't waste your time and money, your questions won't be answered.

16 September 2025
Unprompted review

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