Truly, truly, truly awful company
This company is as underhand as they come. My experience is the same as all the other reviews, but here it is for the record. First, they're a French company (Vitreflam) giving the impression that they're a UK one through their .co.uk domain name. Nothing wrong with that in principle, except they tell you a price in GB Pounds but actually charge you in Euros, which funnily enough happens to be considerably more in their favour. Next, they specifically tell you to check the glass before accepting delivery (and if you don't, they'll wash their hands of their responsibility for the packaging and delivery that they use) but they then use a courier service that doesn't allow you to check the package before signing for it. (I fully appreciate that glass is fragile, but that doesn't mean that legally they can dump the risk on you). Next, they insist on charging extra to attempt re-delivery, despite the courier company emphatically telling me that they would not charge the seller for the first delivery due to the previous 'misunderstanding'. Finally, they then completely ignore any attempt to resolve the problem - they have your money and the glass, so hey why should they do anything more?! Fortunately, my bank took up the issue and I've now received a full refund - my huge thanks to Santander. If you don't see these reviews beforehand and instead fall into the trap of using this company, I'd suggest escalating with your bank might also work for you - because trying to reason with fireplacestoveglass probably won't get you anywhere.
25 November 2019
Unprompted review