Hand Me Down Book Club 

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DON'T SIGN UP! Terrible experience. I signed up in October '24 as a gift to my husband, but we only received 2 books in the many months. I've been trying to email to stop the money coming out of my ac... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought a subscription in December, by February nothing had arrived, emailed support and that bounced back, ultimately had to go through my bank to get my money back. A look on companies house suggest... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I signed up to Trustpilot just to write this review... I ordered 7th December and as of today my order is still "processing" - I have had no response to communications, so far they've just stolen my... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This company is terrible. They began quite well a couple of years ago but have deteriorated beyond recognition. The selection of books is hopeless. The books are so low quality and look like rejec... See more

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  1. Second-hand Book Shop

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Each month we source pre-loved fiction books, hand selecting the perfect bundle, and deliver them to you. You'll receive a surprise selection of books from authors and titles that you may not have chosen yourself.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My Favourite New Subscription

Cannot fault hand me down books at all! The packaging is recycled, and recyclable, the books were in great condition and I got a good mix of my favourite genres. Bonus couple of teabags so I could have a nice brew while I cosied into my books. The wrapping is actually adorable and photographed really well for Instagram (important). Out of the 4 books I received I only owned one already (and haven’t actually read it) but that’s not the fault of the company and I know they’ll never send me the same book twice. Great price too!

18 February 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Happy overall

Happy overall, a nice surprise each month, definitely some that I wouldn’t have picked myself which has been good to expand my reading

18 February 2021
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Wasn't impressed with the books I…

Wasn't impressed with the books I received unfortunately. I love the concept but I will probably not end up reading the books I received.

17 February 2021
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Reply from Hand Me Down Book Club

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave a review although naturally we were disappointed to hear that you didn't enjoy your books :(

We have emailed you to follow up on this and get a better idea of your preferences, so hopefully future deliveries will be the surprise that you were hoping for!

Best wishes

Will

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best book club

Great selection of preloved books delivered in plastic free packaging with a tea bag. What more could you ask for?! The most recent book I could hardly put down so great reads too.

15 February 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really happy!

Really happy with my book bundle! Well packaged and lovely personal touch with clipper tea bag

9 February 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Join! Join!!

Had a wobbly with my first book delivery (totally my fault!) Spoke to someone lovely who sorted it really fast and I had replacement books arrived in the next few days and they are an excellent choice. If you're thinking about this, do it!!!

8 February 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent first delivery

My first delivery arrived of 20 books and there was a good variety of the different genres I had requested. The books were wrapped in separate parcels that were beautifully wrapped in recycled paper and string and each parcel had an individual variety of tea attached to it which was a lovely personal touch. All the books were in great condition. I would recommend them highly and cannot wait for my next delivery.

16 January 2021
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic Choice

Excellent choice of books sent in my first box and fantastic customer care. I can't wait for my future boxes!
Definitely recommend to all readers!

15 January 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a subscription for 3 months now and…

Had a subscription for 3 months now and I've never read so much in my life. The quality of the books may as well be brand new, but have that warm secondhand feel to them. Each book I've received I've read from start to finish within a week. I have books on my bookshelf that I've bought for myself that I just can't get into. I don't know how Secondhand Bookclub know me more than I do! I recommend an annual subscription for the discount because there's no doubt you'll be as hooked as I am!

21 December 2020
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great books

Great books, great initiative. I’m on my third delivery now and each bundle has been thoroughly enjoyable

17 November 2020
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Great concept, poor execution

Hand Me Down Book Club is a great concept, I love the idea of a second hand book subscription service, however the books I've received I would never have picked for myself. I dislike the authors and they are so very dated. I could have got the books I received in a charity shop for £1 each so paying £9.99 a month for books I can find cheaper elsewhere... I'm not sure I'll be continuing long term. I'd like to see some more contemporary authors being included. But it's only the first box I've got so maybe it will get better.

15 November 2020

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