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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wouldn’t even give this company 1 star. Dishonest & money grabbing. I hired a Clarinet while using them to hire a saxophone. Taking out the e-contract I wasn’t aware that they had changed there retu... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Best Customer Service Absolutely the best customer service you will find of any company EVER! I can not recommend highly enough. Even though everything was dealt with online the service I receive... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A brilliant company which makes obtaining and owning good instruments easy. I have ordered the conservatoir cello, I haven't played for 25 years but I knew I didn't want a student type cello. This has... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very good prices with option to leave the scheme after 3 months has allowed us to try out instruments with our kids (and me!) knowing that if they don't take to them we won't have wasted a lot of mone... See more

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Budget shouldn't be a barrier to talented musicians. Musical instrument rent to buy plans from as little as £7.50 per month. Choose your monthly payment plan. Complete the plan and the instrument is yours to keep.


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3.6

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

42 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wouldn’t even give this company 1…

I wouldn’t even give this company 1 star. Dishonest & money grabbing. I hired a Clarinet while using them to hire a saxophone. Taking out the e-contract I wasn’t aware that they had changed there returns policy. I now have to pay hire until 2023! Speaking to the liquidation team Smith & Williamson LLP who apparently now offer customer service, I am contracted & that’s it. I have sent numerous emails explaining that I wasn’t aware & I’m struggling to pay. I received an extremely cold & generic email stating my terms to pay till 2023. Clearly this company has no decency at all. Avoid and go with someone else.

12 December 2021
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfectly amazing

I’m amazed at Duet Shop. I rented one electric acoustic guitar and they delivered it on my doorstep in a few days as we agreed, in perfect conditions, clean, exactly what I ordered and the cheapest option in the UK. Chloe helped me so much with everything, she was very supportive and friendly. Congratulations to everyone. I definitely recommend it.

8 January 2021
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No guitar received, credit report affected for "missed payment", which wasn't due

I arranged to hire a guitar. I didn't receive it - they delivered it to an incorrect address, & it was proving so stressful dealing with them that I canceled the order. I have now discovered - many months later - that I have red mark on my credit report where it is claimed a payment was missed - a payment for the month after I had already cancelled the agreement, and no payment was due even before that, since no guitar was received.

31 December 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A brilliant company which makes…

A brilliant company which makes obtaining and owning good instruments easy. I have ordered the conservatoir cello, I haven't played for 25 years but I knew I didn't want a student type cello. This has made it very affordable. I do wish they had the delivery times more accessible on the instrument selection page rather than a general delivery on everything.

24 October 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I chose to rent a full size cello with Duet Shop

I chose to rent a full size cello with Duet Shop and I have to say they’re great!
The instruments are to the highest quality but they usually take 7-10 working days to be delivered which was an issue as I needed it as soon as possible. I made an enquiry about getting my Cello delivered to me as soon as possible and Chloe Hastings was extremely helpful, polite and understand about my enquiry even though they usually struggling to reduce the delivery time.
The order was dispatched within two days and I am very impressed with the efficiency of the company and how they look after their clients.
Highly recommend!

4 February 2020
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hello Flynn,

That is really good to hear, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, we really appreciate it!

I am so pleased we were able to help and got your new cello to you when you needed it.

Chloe was really happy to hear your feedback, she is a great member of the team and we are lucky to have her, she sends her thanks.

We hope you enjoy your cello, and do come back to us if we can be of any further help.

Best Wishes
Michelle
Duet Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I spoke to natalie about renting a alto…

I spoke to natalie about renting a alto sax. Even with a bad credit rating it miraculously went through. She was lovely and very understanding of my circumstances. You can send back if not for you after 3 months payments, or carry on payments and you own your fab instrument. I want to upgrade soon so will see what happens. Spoke to Philip who's knowledge of saxophones is professional and my next upgrade will be a silver nickel sax. Hope they accept my next rubbish credit rating.
You get a top make of instrument to rent or buy and all the help you need and want. The best I've googled. So no need to go elsewhere.
Thank you so much natalie and Philip. It means so much to be trusted. Xxx

2 February 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hello,

I am so pleased we were able to assist you with your new Saxophone. I have passed on your wonderful feedback to our Team who are very grateful for your kind comments.

We hope we will be able to help you too with your imminent upgrade soon. In the meantime enjoy playing your Sax!

All the best to you,

Michelle
Duet Team



Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Impatient customer service

Delivery was prompt and the prices are very reasonable.

It is really great to have the option of paying for an instrument in small instalments.

I was a little bit put off by the woman dealing with customer service who was a bit unpleasant and patronising when I accidentally put down my savings account instead of my current account for the direct debit. I was really apologetic and happy to give my current account info asap but she was having none of it. It was an honest mistake.

28 December 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from Duet Shop

Dear Sam
I am horrified to read this and can only apologise. Please could you be in touch with me directly with a little more information including your name and a contact email and we shall do all we can to make amends and ensure this does not happen again. Many thanks. Peter. Operations Manager. peter@duetgroup.co.uk

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Excellent service.

20 August 2019
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hi Mr Mc,

Thank you for your feedback.

We are glad to hear you had a positive experience using our service. We hope you are enjoying your instrument!

Best wishes,

Sarah
Duet Shop

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and great range of…

Excellent service and great range of quality instruments

8 August 2019
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hi Thallia,

Thank you for your feedback.

We are glad to hear you had a positive experience using our service. We hope you are enjoying your instrument!

Best wishes,

Sarah
Duet Shop

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and prices

Very good prices with option to leave the scheme after 3 months has allowed us to try out instruments with our kids (and me!) knowing that if they don't take to them we won't have wasted a lot of money. On the other hand, if you're committed to an instrument then the lower prices over 5 years help to buy the instrument that I wouldn't have been able to afford otherwise. Very quick service, excellent selection of instruments, quick responses to questions.

8 August 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hi Grant,

Thank you for your feedback.

We are glad to hear that you have enjoyed using our service! We hope you and your kids are enjoying your instruments.

Best wishes,

Sarah
Duet Shop

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy and efficient

I wanted to rent-purchase a flute, and Duet Shop helped me do this.

7 August 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hi Simon,

Thank you for your feedback.

We are glad to hear that you have had a positive experience with us. We hope you are enjoying your flute.

Best wishes,

Sarah
Duet Shop

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very easy to deal with.

7 August 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hi Helen,

Thank you for your feedback.

We are glad to hear that you have had a positive experience with us. We hope you are enjoying your instrument.

Best wishes,

Sarah
Duet Shop

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

There was some miscommunications…

There was some miscommunications initially
With the order I placed. I clearly got a confirmation of payment but after a number of emails back and forth Duet were satisfied all was well

7 August 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hi,

Thank you for your review.

I'm sorry to hear there was some miscommunication initially but glad to hear all was resolved. We hope you are enjoying your instrument!

Best wishes,

Sarah
Duet Shop

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good advice and easy to deal with

Good advice and easy to deal with. Very quick from order to delivery.

7 August 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hi Vicky,

Thank you for your review.

We're glad to hear that you had a positive experience using our service. We hope you are enjoying your instrument!

Best wishes,

Sarah
Duet Shop

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service and product

Couldn't fault the staff and service. Been looking for a while now to an upgrade to a keyboard. Didn't see one I was looking for. So messaged them. And they got the digital keyboard arranger I was looking for. The staff kept me updated on how my order was going. I would definitely shop with them again. The delivery was as said. Brilliant

7 August 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hi,

Thank you for your review.

We're glad to hear that you had a positive experience using our service. We hope you are enjoying your keyboard!

Best wishes,

Sarah
Duet Shop

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The Duet Shop 5 star

The Duet Shop couldn’t have been better. The website is super easy to use and the finance option is a god send. We received the flute in the specified time and they had protected it really well. Could not have have been better so full 5stars

7 August 2019
Unprompted review
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Reply from Duet Shop

Hi Paula,

Thank you for your feedback.

We're glad to hear that you had a positive experience using our service and we hope you are enjoying your flute!

Best wishes,

Sarah
Duet Shop

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