Kennys Bookshop Reviews 

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered a book which arrived in just under a week. The book was in excellent condition and the process was very smooth. So happy to have found a well priced local bookshop - looking forward to going t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've had nothing but good experiences with Kennys. I'll admit, sometimes it might take 'em a lil' while to ship (though they're up front about it, saying how some books can take up to 20 days to shi... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order undelivered after more than 35 days, I am experiencing difficulty & delay tactics obtaining refund from this seller. They have not provided any tracking or other delivery info. on whereabouts of... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought over many years without issue. A recent order had most books damaged due to imadequate packaging and it took ages to resolve as CS did not respond. Against my better judgement I ordered again... See more

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Independent bookshop in Galway, Ireland | Online at www.kennys.ie | We sell new, secondhand and rare books | Free delivery in Ireland on all books | We ship worldwide | Also an Irish Art Gallery


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick delivery and great selection

I've ordered twice from Kenny's bookshop and both times my order came within a week and delivery is free!
They also have books that are hard to find in a lot of shops.

19 July 2021
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Thanks for the lovely review Anna!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Too slow

I had ordered only one book, I received it 3 weeks later. It's very slow. I'd rather pay more than 1 € about ship in order to receive it quickly.

1 June 2021
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Hi Aurélie, acknowledging this review with a reply. I am sorry that delivery of your order was slow and potentially delayed at the time, please let us know if there is ever anything we can help with! Sarah

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a book 2 weeks ago still no…

Ordered a book 2 weeks ago still no sign of it. Hardly believe it takes two weeks to post a book.

5 April 2021
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Hi there, a while since you left the review but replying to acknowledge that many books on our website have different dispatch times from one another, as there are many we have to get in and it depends on how long that can take. The dispatch time is now clearly marked on each. I hope this helps!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service in dealing with delayed postal services!

I ordered a book from Kennys back in November. Through no fault of theirs, the book was delayed in shipping. It took so long that we (me and Kennys) thought it had been lost. Free of any additional charges, they sent me a replacement copy which arrived fairly quickly.

As a follow-up, the original copy arrived soon around the time of the replacement copy so I ended up with two books for the price of one. Kennys offered to let me keep the second copy for free, although I will be sending them payment and gifting the book to another person.

Their communication was excellent and they were very generous in handling a situation that was not their fault at all.

29 March 2021
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Hi Jeff, thank you so much for your lovely review of Kennys and for ordering with us. Much appreciated, Sarah

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered a book from Kennys Bookshop…

I ordered a book from Kennys Bookshop through Amazon back in early November 2020. When I still had not received the book by mid-February, I contacted Kennys. They offered to reimburse the cost of the book and apologized for the delay although this was none of their doing but very much an issue with the postal system and delays due to Covid. The book ended up arriving in the mail in March and Kennys graciously offered it to me. Now, that is what I call good customer service. I will definitely order from them again and have no problem recommending this business to others.

Christian from Canada

14 March 2021
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Hi Christian, a while since your review, but acknowledging it here - thank you for your order and kind words on Kennys.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Successful book delivery

In November I ordered a hard to find book from Kennys as a Christmas gift. Unfortunately it did not arrive in time. I was in touch with Kennys and they were always gracious. The book was delivered this week, and it seems that the delay was due to the overwhelmed postal services in Ireland and Canada. The staff there have been great and I would order from them again.

9 March 2021
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Hi there, a while since you left the review but replying to say thank you for the kind words and for ordering with us! Sarah

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Good bookshop, will order again.

I have ordered a few times through Kenny's bookshop and I've been pleased with their service. School books have arrived when ordered and any other book I have ordered has also arrived, too. I took a star off for wait time, though. Books can be a little delayed in arriving with no explanation unless a query is made. I understand Brexit caused delays but an e-mail to update customers on the situation would have been nice.

9 March 2021
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi Rosemary, replying now to say thank you for leaving us a four star review and for ordering with us at Kennys. Please do get in touch if we can every help with anything! Sarah

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered a book through Amazon

I ordered a book through Amazon
and was notified when I could expect it.
When it was late by close to two weeks,
I contacted Kenny’s.
Kenny’s followed up with me a couple
of times over a week. I was quite impressed by their customer service.
The book arrived shortly after. It was not Kenny’s fault....simply high order volume and Covid.
Thank you once again! Sue from Canada 🇨🇦

2 March 2021
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi Sue, thank you for your really kind review of Kennys and for ordering with us from Canada! Sarah

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Non-Existent Customer Service, Don't Order Here

I ordered a book over a week ago, I got no dispatch email so I called today to cancel the book as I urgently need it for college. I called their helpline and to save anyone else's time (as I spent an hour trying to call them), there is only one person answering the phone. Apparently it's only one person answering the emails as well, so their customer service is all but non existent. She wasn't helpful either, saying she could not cancel my order. I was trying to support local by shopping at this website but their service has been absolutely terrible. They cannot manage the volume of online orders and shouldn't be attempting to do so as this leaves very unsatisfied customers waiting for a long time. Avoid Kenny's. It's terrible.

2 February 2021
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi Hillary, I am sorry that you had a bad experience with us at Kennys. This is a while back now, but rest assured we do reply to all emails and sometimes there can be a higher volume so it can take a little longer. If we can ever help with anything in future, please let us know. Best wishes, Sarah

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

TERRIBLE SERVICE

TERRIBLE SERVICE - AVOID !!!!! I placed an order back in November for book I was intending to add to Xmas presents. After over 2 weeks when I haven't heard from them I queried and they told me that the book weren't in stock so they didn't action the order. After I cancelled the order I only got partial refund and still waiting for the rest (mid January). Absolutely pathetic !

11 January 2021
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi Anna, wanted to reply to this review you left previously. Our apologies that you had issues with us at the time - I'm not sure of the particulars of the order but I understand the frustrations you had. We always would refund as per the items cancelled, and many books we have available have longer dispatch times on them as we get them in from suppliers, and we have tried to make that clearer on all items now. Again, very sorry for the issues you had at the time. Best wishes, Sarah

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Kennys Bookshop Online Not Fit For Purpose

Kennys may be an excellent bookstore but as an online service they are woefully inadequate. Having ordered an item I thought to be a book actually turned out to be an audio CD due to lack of description on the order page. I returned the item via An Post tracking and waited for either an acknowledgement of receipt or refund. After three weeks I sent a query with the tracking number and they issued a refund for the item stating their online service was overwhelmed and backlogged. It made me wonder that if there wasn't a tracking number would a refund ever been forthcoming. Kennys didn't refund my return expenses even though their website descriptions are inadequate. When this was brought to their attention they said they would pass the suggestion to improve descriptions to their IT department. Kennys online may be a work in progress but as an internet service it doesn't even pass the lowest bar of adequacy. Stick to the bookshop.

7 January 2021
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi James, a while since this review was left but wanted to reply here now. I'm sorry that you had issues at the time. Apologies if that item had been miscatalogued but audiobooks should be described as such always. Our returns system has certainly improved since and they get processed a lot more frequently - there is a free return option within Ireland also. Again, our apologies for the issues you had at the time. Kind regards, Sarah

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I love Kennys

I love Kennys! A small Irish company, with a great range, and with a soul - unlike awful faceless conglomerates like book repository (Amazon owned). Look - delivery can be a little slow but I am willing to wait a couple extra days to support Irish jobs.

31 December 2020
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Hi RB, thank you for your lovely review of Kennys - much appreciated!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Prices fair but slow delivery and damaged.

I live in ireland and it took 12 days and an email to receive my book. After one week it hadn't moved on from processing stage so I emailed them and received a response saying it was to be shipped that day. It still took five days to come to me and I never received an email when it moved out of processing stage.
The book itself was fairly priced however the spine is damaged and there is a stain on the bottom.

3 November 2020
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi there, this review is quite old versus our reply here but wanted to acknowledge it still. Sorry that you had some issues at the time - all items have different dispatch times which can result in different timeframes for sending books out. We do send an email when orders are on the way now. So hope that helps with any future or other orders! Best wishes, Sarah

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hi I ordered off you a few weeks ago…

Hi I ordered off you a few weeks ago book came and I was very pleased. I then ordered another one for 17.95 it came and I am very disappointed it’s in terrible condition the pages are so stained and it also had a sticker on it for 3 euro and yet I payed 17.95 I will not be ordering again unless satisfied about this order.

4 September 2020
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi Tara, I know it is a while since you left the review but wanted to reply and advise that I am sorry that you received a book not as described and were unhappy with the service at the time. Kind regards, Sarah

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good customer service

Good customer service, I contacted them and they quickly solved my problem. Sometimes delivery can be a bit slow (from Ireland to Spain) because of the vicissitudes of international mail but the products were always as described (sometimes I've bought brand-new books from them, other times second-hand)

20 June 2020
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi Carmen, a while since you left the review but replying to say many thanks for the nice words and for ordering with us. Best wishes, Sarah

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Super fast delivery

Super fast delivery, book well packaged, can not find fault with this company

28 January 2020
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Thank you Michael for this lovely review of Kennys!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Ordered and paid for books on the 20th…

Ordered and paid for books on the 20th of May and by the 7th of June nothing had showed up, no communications from them either. I think they sell books that they don't actually have in stock. I received an apology with promises to sort it out. Next day a different person emailed me to say the book wasn't available. Well it is on ABE books and Amazon also which is where I'll be going from now on. Very unhappy with the service.

17 June 2019
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi there, a while since you left the review but replying to say our apologies that you had a bad experience at the time. We have made a lot of improvements since, should we ever be able to assist with anything in the future. Kind regards, Sarah

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

It took almost 8 weeks for the book to…

It took almost 8 weeks for the book to be delivered from Ireland to Denmark. That is far too slow. I asked for a status 3 times and the last time they didn't ever bother to reply.

15 July 2018
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Reply from Kennys Bookshop

Hi Dorthe, a while since your review was left and I am sorry that you had a bad experience at the time. I'd like to advise that we have made a lot of improvements to our dispatch times, our stock and all emails to our customer service do get replied to. Best wishes, Sarah

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