Thorntons Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.4

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Review summary

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Evaluating 264 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers frequently praise the friendly staff and customer support team for resolving unexpected order issues with remarkable efficiency, kindness, and genuine politeness. Many consumers also mention the exceptionally fast shipping and express deep satisfaction with the delicious taste and luxurious quality of the sweet confections. Some reviewers were not happy with occasional delivery problems, such as missing items, delayed packages, or damaged product boxes upon arrival. A few other people also felt that certain product recipes had changed negatively over time, resulting in an overly sweet flavor and disappointing texture.

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Customer service

Users describe positive interactions with customer service, frequently praising agents for being polite,... See more

Order

Clients share ambiguous opinions on order experiences, as many consumers praised fast delivery and helpful... See more

Product

Reviewers mention ambiguous feedback about product, with some consumers praising the great quality and... See more

Staff

People report positive experiences with staff, frequently highlighting polite, helpful, and efficient... See more

Delivery service

Consumers find delivery service to be ambiguous, as while many reviewers praise the super fast shipping and... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Whilst disappointed by the fact that the initial delivery had an item missing, the team at Thorntons made good and arranged for the item to be delivered promptly an courteously. Well done. Hopefu... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time buying direct from Thorntons. Easy to navigate website. Superb prices. Super fast shipping. Order delivered next working day. Slight mix up with one particular item but an easy mistake to m... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ordered some bags of chocolate for a birthday during Black Friday when there was 15% off. I also had a discount code for signing up which knocked off the postage. However it was only after I had bough... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Chelsea - you saved the day getting us new eggs done and delivered on time for the big day! I can't tell you how fantastic you've been in terms of solving my problem. Thorntons has gone up... See more

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Company details

  1. Sweet shop
  2. also in
  3. Gift shop

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For over a century, Thorntons has specialised in crafting high quality chocolate, sweets, toffee, fudge and other confectionery. Our rich heritage has seen us constantly create and improve new and favourite recipes to enhance your chocolate experience.


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4.4

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Satisfied

My order was missing an item but following an email to customer services this was dealt with quickly and efficiently by Chelsea.

5 November 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Efficient service from Chelsea

I received an email with a 20%off offer but when I placed the order I was only getting 15% as part of another offer. I contacted Chelsea at Thorntons through the 'help' button and she was extremely helpful. She arranged for the additional discount and alerted her colleagues that the 2 offers were overlapping and causing problems. Very efficient service.

3 November 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Service

Ordering off the website is so simple and the delivery is nice and speedy. One of my items was incorrect, but all I had to do was email customer services and I got a quick reply, with a lovely apology and was informed that a replacement of the correct item was already sorted. On top of this I was allowed to keep the incorrect item free of charge.
Thank you Hasan at Thorntons for being so kind, understanding and your kind gesture, you have made my day!

4 November 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service - Femi

Because of there being no shops to buy advent calendars in I made a call to Thorntons & spoke to Femi who has gone over & beyond in the best customer service ever. My order has been placed & paid for & I have been kept up to date every step of the way & look forward to receiving my order soon. I have bought these advents for our grandchildren from them being small & they are all adults now.

27 October 2026
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service!

Part of order has early date compared to other chocolates, but customer service advisor Anissa was very helpful in sending a replacement. Great service!

20 October 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very bad experience

Very bad experience. I placed an order and received one incorrect item and one damaged item. They said that they had sent a replacement. I received an empty cardboard sleeve- Royal Mail put it in a bag because they knew that it was empty. I contacted you again and was told that a replacement would be sent - it wasn't. I have just had a very disappointing chat with one of your agents. I am out of pocket and no chocolates for a present!

20 October 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant customer service received

Placed order and received jy parcel to find out that one of the items was not sealed, as they were for a present I contacted Thornton and got Anissa in customer services, nothing was too much trouble, polite and friend emails. Help resend the item out, so a very happy customer, 10 out of 10

19 October 2026
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fudged order

I love Thorntons' chocolate-covered toffee, so I was excited to get my order. However, I was disappointed to find it was mixed in with fudge, which I really don't like.
I got in touch with their customer service team to let them know, and they sorted it out straight away by giving me a refund.
It was a shame about the mix-up, but I really appreciate how quickly and fairly they resolved it.

5 October 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

Thank you for your review – we can’t wait to serve
you next time!
Best regards,
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

fast and excellent service sorting out…

fast and excellent service sorting out the issue with great understanding.very helpfull.very experience staff great telephone manner friendly and courteous.

13 October 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

Thank you for your review – we can’t wait to serve
you next time!
Best regards,
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Signed up to the Thorntons Newsletter…

Signed up to the Thorntons Newsletter and received an email with a 20% Discount code for my first order.
I couldn't get the code to work, so contacted "Chelsea" at Thorntons Customer Services. Really really polite and helpful, sorted it for me straight away.
Would recommend 😊

2 October 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

We’re so pleased to hear Chelsea was able to help you with your recent order. We’re here to help whenever you need it
All the best!
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service - quick responses, very helpful, efficient and friendly thank you

1 October 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

Thank you for your review – we can’t wait to serve
you next time!
Best regards,
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Was dealt with very quickly

Was dealt with very quickly, responded within an hour of me raising the problem, was happy with the response, customer service was excellent

26 September 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

Thank you for your review – we can’t wait to serve
you next time!
Best regards,
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer experience

Great customer experience - I ordered the wrong item by mistake. I contacted customer service and they cancelled the order and arranged the replacement, still honouring the discount code that I had. Great service.

21 September 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

Thank you for your review – we can’t wait to serve
you next time!
Best regards,
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Femi was really patient and helpful he sorted my order out.I had tryed a few times without a result. So hopefully now due to Femi I should have some nice chocolates arriving. Thank you,

21 September 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

We’re so pleased to hear Femi was able to help you with your recent order. We’re here to help whenever you need it
All the best!
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Truffles replaced

Unfortunately, when the chocolates arrived they were all broken. However, when I contacted customer services they kindly replaced the items promptly. Thanks very much to the customer service team, especially Chelsea.

19 September 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

We’re so pleased to hear Chelsea was able to help you with your recent order. We’re here to help whenever you need it
All the best!
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Good Customer Care

I recently ordered two packs of personalised chocolate truffles. When they arrived the chocolates had been dishevelled in transit and the messages were non existent! I sent photos of the boxes to CustomerCare and Chelsea swiftly contacted me to refund or replace. I chose to replace as these chocolates are a great way of sending a message to friends and family. Within two days I received the chocolates ( better wrapped) and perfectly messaged for gifting. That is an example of good customer care. Thank you Chelsea.

16 September 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

We’re so pleased to hear Chelsea was able to help you with your recent order. We’re here to help whenever you need it
All the best!
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Anissa in Customer Service was…

Anissa in Customer Service was fantastic. I’d made an error with my order and she was super helpful and kind. It was such a refreshing change to be able to speak to a real human being who wanted to help. Cannot praise her highly enough

3 September 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

We’re so pleased to hear Anissa was able to help you with your recent order. We’re here to help whenever you need it
All the best!
Lewis @ Thorntons

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought 4 500g boxes of toffee in…

I bought 4 500g boxes of toffee in June. It is dreadful. Not chewy in any way with no bite. More like fudge than the toffee they used to sell. It is grainy and unpalatable and is the last time buy it What have they done, forgotten the original recipe. This is icky.

1 July 2026
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Reply from Thorntons

Thank you for leaving us a review.
We're so sorry to hear about your recent experience with our Toffee.
So that we can assist you further and pass on your feedback in regards to this, can you please contact us on us via email on customercare@thorntons.co.uk
We look forward to speaking with you.
Lewis @ Thorntons

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