Cardboardboxes Reviews 

794
TrustScore 1 out of 5

1.2

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

Review summary

Created with AI, based on recent reviews

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.

What people talk about most

Delivery service

Users describe significant dissatisfaction with the delivery service, frequently reporting that items are not... See more

Order

Customers consistently report significant dissatisfaction with their orders, frequently citing issues such as... See more

Refund

Clients share negative opinions on refund, with many reviewers reporting that the company takes their money... See more

Product

Customers consistently note negative experiences with product quality and delivery, with many reporting not... See more

Customer service

Consumers express significant dissatisfaction with customer service, frequently describing it as rude,... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

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

Company replied

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

Information provided by various external sources

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!


Contact info

1.2

Bad

TrustScore 1 out of 5

794 reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

No recent history of asking for reviews

This company hasn't invited customers recently, so reviews may not be representative

Replied to 10% of negative reviews

Typically replies within 2 weeks

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

1.2

All reviews

(794)

89 reviews in the last 12 months

Write a review
Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolute scam of a company

I ordered some boxes over a month ago and whilst yes they had to be made to order (nothing special mind, just the extra durable ones) this company just straight up never delivered. I gave them 2 weeks initially as yes that seems like plenty of time. It wasn't even a big order, only around 20 boxes. Emailed them to chase my order. No reply. Emailed again a few days later and replied with oh they should be with you by the end of the week. Okay I thought, at least theyre on their way. Nothing. I called them the Monday after asking if they had shipped. Let me check with dispatch and get back to you. I explained I needed the boxes by the end of that week. That would have been week 3. No reply. Emailed again and again to chase and every time if they even did reply to my emails they said the same thing of let me check with dispatch. It was as if they had gone to the amazon and were hand cutting trees down for these boxes with a butter knife they are so slow. In this time I had had to order boxes from elsewhere. At the month mark of judt being brushed off I requested a refund. It has now been almost a week and they have not even acknowledged my refund request email. I wish so badly I had checked out the reviews before placing my order. I need boxes regularly for shipping hand made fragile items and I thought I had found a new reliable supplier but apparently not. Buyer beware, this company just straight up does not deliver, either on products or customer service.

11 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wish I'd read the reviews

Wish I'd read the reviews - Sent white boxes when I ordered brown - so no good. No notification that the largest size would arrive late with a different courier - all in all apalling after sales and like so many online sales no apology or help to provide a solution.

5 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely awful

This place is junk. The box never arrived, and when I requested a refund they told me that the custom box I ordered essentially takes as long as it takes (has been a month?)

Awful customer service - sorry i didn’t read the reviews first!

4 September 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not worth the headache!

If you are looking for an arrogant and cheeky customer service along with a ridiculously slow delivery then you've come to the right place!

16 May 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order no 113048

Order no 113048
Very poor quality box. Went to the bother with photo evidence of trying to get an acknowledgment of the quality and told that the holes and tears were "generic fold/creases of the box" I can tell the difference between holes and tears to a crease! The damage was done before it left as the plastic it was wrapped in was completely unblemished!

19 July 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unfortunately took a punt on these…

Unfortunately took a punt on these cowboys before I read the reviews. Lies, non communication, falsifying documents, still waiting on items for my house move and it’s 4 weeks since I’ve been in my new home. Order placed weeks before required and gave them my moving date. Had to go and source elsewhere as nothing arrived in time. Products are terrible quality, not as shown on website. Email always ends with ‘I hope this doesn’t cause any inconvenience’ when they know full well it does. No names on emails or paperwork, possibly because they are embarrassed to work there but more likely so no one can hold them accountable. Scammers.

18 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful Customers Service and Delays

As other reviews allude to, awful experience delays in delivery that weren't communicated until asked. Lack of any form of customer service to offer a solution or goodwill gesture. They will blame couriers for delivery issues when the problem probably lies with them not dispatching items within the stated time frame. Still not received order by the expected date. Avoid at all costs.

16 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID ORDERING WITH THIS COMPANY

Please read all the recent reviews on this company, I wish I had !. Order never turned up on time, staff just fob you off with excuses and when they finally agree to give a refund it doesn't happen. Promised a refund in April and still waiting.

29 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful service and products

Complained about the quality of the boxes received (awful and falling apart). Followed their difficult and painful return process - now I am being ignored for my refund outside their advised refund timeline meaning the have my money and the product. Had to submit a chargeback request with my bank. Would avoid at all costs.

6 June 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

0 Star Review for Cowboys and Thieves!

If I could give 0 stars, I would. I ordered a box and then realised I didn’t need it, so emailed to cancel before it was dispatched. I was told it was cancelled and lo and behold, it arrived the following day. I emailed to tell them and they said they would collect, 4 days passed and it still wasn’t collected. I emailed to say I needed my refund. On the 5th day, the box was collected and I was told the refund would be issued. 3 weeks later and I have not received the refund. I have contacted them multiple times with no response. They still have my £50. I have now lodged a refund request with PayPal and I am hoping to get it back via them. This company are the definition of incompetent. Their customer service is the worst I have ever experienced - they do not care about customers and essentially have stolen my money. Do not use this company ever, they’re cowboys! What makes me laugh is their ridiculous responses to 1 star reviews, like people have a personal problem with them! As if. It’s your terrible company that leads to the one star reviews!

29 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SCAM BE AWARE!

BE AWARE!! This is a scam company: order placed, didn't arrive, refused refund, hid behind T&C's. Eventually turned up weeks after it should have done and the packing boxes were useless. Elliot Rushden is the owner/director and from his Companies House history, you can see a long list of companies that he has set up, ran up finance against then folded leaving customers and suppliers out of pocket. This man should be struck off the directors register as his conduct is criminal. He has been reported to Trading Standards. I urge you to also report this company if you have had a negative experience. Over 600 1 star reviews really is an achievement. Enjoy the sunshine Elliot. Just remember, when it rains it pours - we all have to face the music one day.

21 October 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful Company avoid!

Paid extra for next day delivery, the item was not delivered on time for a house move, now have no access to the property. blamed courier service. Ignored all communication about refund/return. Will be reporting to trading standards!!!

31 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be prepared to wait until you don't need the items any more

If you are a business you have to wait for your order for as long as they like, since delivery time means nothing to them.
Order was supposed to arrive within 5 working days. After 16 working days they have still not delivered the items and when I emailed them to ask for a refund I got this answer "As per our terms and conditions as a business you do not have a cooling off period and therefore are unable to cancel the order once confirmed", and that the items will be delivered in 3 days from today but after all this time waiting we don't need them any more as we had to buy from another vendor

3 April 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Scam of a company

Scam of a company, does not deliver on time or to specification, hides behind terms and conditions and fails to engage in meaningful resolution.

Avoid avoid avoid!!

Just read the reply, specifications, delivery date and an AM delivery were agreed in initial emails. Full cost of product was paid in advance.

I am happy to post the entire time line of this debacle - it cosy our company profit and reputation as by the time they attempted delivery the event we required them for had passed.

However please do not just take my word for it - look at the numerous negative reviews - there seems to be a common denominator.

Avoid!

1 December 2024
Unprompted review
Cardboardboxes logo

Reply from Cardboardboxes

This is not a true and fair revuew as the reviewer moved the goalposts on the delivery multiple times finally cancelling the order after the goods had been produced and despatched.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A scam - avoid at all costs.

I have used this company for about 4 years and they used to be great, I even recommended them to a number of other companies but now they are basically, a fraudulent operation., My order was 3 months late and 1500 units short. We have given them every opportunity to refund us or deliver the missing goods but they just make excuses, nothing gets delivered and they are hellbent on not providing a refund. So basically, they have stolen money from us - that's all you can really call this at this stage. Theft. . The quality of the boxes has also taken a nosedive and it appears they are using a different Indian manufacturer than whoever they were using before. Just avoid this company, they are not legit.

17 March 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst company I have ever dealt…

The worst company I have ever dealt with. Offered next day delivery, to be extra cautious I emailed them to say I needed it for a specific date as I was moving country. They told me they couldn’t fulfil the order and refused to cancel it saying it was with the courier (they then multiple hours later sent an email with my order details of leaving the warehouse). I had to leave a 750 TV at my old residence and have nobody in that country to ship it to me. I explained all of this and they got very defensive sending me their terms and conditions and showing little to no help. I feel as if I have been robbed of £200 and wouldnt advise my worst enemy to use this joke of a company. AVOID AT ALL COSTS

In response to their response. The website stated UK delivery next day with no mention of Northern Ireland. When you go into the shipping dates the formatting is terrible so beside Northern Ireland it says next day delivery.

I would agree it is a fair request to send the boxes back if it did not require me to book a flight from London to Northern Ireland.

Again just deflecting blame rather than owning it and sorting it out, hence the 1.4 star overall reviews.

13 March 2025
Unprompted review
Cardboardboxes logo

Reply from Cardboardboxes

We would like to add some context to the review.

The reviewer wanted the boxes shipping to Northern Ireland which is not covered by the Next Working Day Service. Their order acknowledgement does state that they have paid a flat fee (ie standard service) and Next Day delivery was not offered at the checkout page. The service for Northern Ireland is quoted as 5-7 Working Days and the reviewers parcel was delivered in 4 so was actually delivered earlier than stated.

We have stated that we would be happy to refund the customer however we would require the goods returning to us first which we believe is a fair request and have in fact authorised a return request when the reviewer first contacted us.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely Abysmal

Absolutely Abysmal - every order I've made has always either been wrong or missing something & nobody even contacts you to tell you (Can assure you I've made more than 1 through my company - different email address). Customer Service is just non-existent - so rude it's unbelievable - The lady I spoke to on the phone was blunt & unhelpful!

28 February 2025
Unprompted review
Cardboardboxes logo

Reply from Cardboardboxes

The reviewer has made a grand total of 1 order with us so to say that every order is always wrong or missing something is a bit of an over exaggeration. We admit there was an error with the order which was sorted and replacement goods sent.

We have also reviewed the email chain and at no time were the emails rude and to suggest otherwise is a complete fabrication.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They gone from good,bad to the ugly - Dont risk it

Like many i now read, i placed a order 08/08/24

Was given 13 ETA's due to breakdowns, floods but only got 2/3 of the order.

Tried to cancel but they refused as my boxes are bespoke, They are only bespoke IF you make them.

Ended up getting them to accept the order wasnt ever going to be completed in Jan 25.

Still awaiting for the pro rota refund and Court hearing is due shortly. Avoid. They was once good, then bad and now the ugly.

8 August 2024
Unprompted review
Cardboardboxes logo

Reply from Cardboardboxes

We would llike to point out that this reviewer has been refunded.

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.

Learn more about other kinds of reviews.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look