I had a few queries around postage and delivery, and Calvien was really helpful in getting everything sorted. He kept me updated with the progress throughout, which I really appreciated. Everything ha... See more
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- Fitness Equipment Store
- Fitness and Nutrition Service
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- Outdoor Sports Store
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GymSets supplies quality home gym equipment at the best possible price, including adjustable and hex dumbbells, kettlebells, benches, racks and more. Helping you build a reliable training setup at home. We know our recent Trustpilot score doesn’t reflect the standard we aim for. We’ve made major improvements across fulfilment and customer support, and we’re committed to putting things right quickly and fairly. If something isn’t right with your order, we will resolve it, whether that means providing an update, arranging a replacement/reshipment, or issuing a refund where appropriate. For the fastest resolution, please contact us directly as we don’t actively monitor Trustpilot for support requests: Email: contact@gymsets.co.uk Phone: +44 1606 668759 Phone lines: Mon–Fri, 9:00am–5:00pm (closed 1:00–1:30pm). If we miss your call, we log every missed call and call you back the same day within opening hours.
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Unit 10 Gunco Lane, SK11 7JL, Macclesfield, United Kingdom
- 01606 668759
- contact@gymsets.co.uk
- gymsets.co.uk
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Great bench
Great bench
Great bench, good quality. Leave yourself an hour or so to build and tighten, 85% pre assembled. Thoroughly recommended
Great company
Great company! Quick delivery and good communication throughout. Decent price, and quality of the plates are spot on. Weight was exact to the gram. Would happily order again in the future.
I’ve now used Gym Sets three times
I’ve now used Gym Sets three times, ordering various pieces of equipment including weights and an at-home Pilates reformer, and I honestly couldn’t be happier with the service.
I’ll admit, I was a little dubious about ordering from them the first time because I’d seen a few negative reviews. However, I’m so glad I gave them a chance! Every single order has been excellent — speedy delivery, fantastic value for money and brilliant customer service.
Everything has arrived exactly as expected, and I’ve had absolutely no issues whatsoever. In fact, I’ve been so impressed that I wouldn’t consider using anyone else in the future.
I can’t recommend Gym Sets highly enough. A fantastic company and brilliant value for money!
16kg kettlebell
Great price, prompt delivery, and a really top quality kettlebell. Very happy customer.
Great pricing
Great pricing, fast delivery and a quality product. Get those 3 things right and you have a customer for life.. I am now a customer for life
Thanks 👍
Terrible
Terrible. Do NOT use these cowboys. The customer services is a joke. Responses to complaints are token gestures that lead no where.
Great website easy to order and fast…
Great website easy to order and fast delivery. Real good quality product.
Amazing customer service
I would strongly recommend using GymSets as it's a high quality store with outstanding customer service. I found Calvien's customer service exceptional after the delivery company delivered my order to the wrong place. Calvien helped resolve the issue immediately and checked in regularly as to the status of the resolution until i received my delivery.
AVOID THIS COMPANY
AVOID THIS COMPANY. I ordered a 5 dumbbell set with rack. It turned up in a number of packages. The packaging was not good enough and the larger pair of dumbbells were damaged. They agreed to send some more, however these are damaged too. The packaging is not strong enough. The major issue is that 4 of the dumbbells don't fit in the rack. The lighter ones are too narrow and don't fit. The 3 and 4 kg do fit with a push but are too tight which causes marks on the dumbbells. In time this would cause them to split. The dumbbells they sent just do not go with the rack. Currently trying to get a refund .. not sure how easy or possible that will be as I do not have adequate packaging to send these items back
Gym sets how about you actually resolve…
Gym sets how about you actually resolve my query versus deleting my reviews. I ordered this in August and it came faulty. I’ve then had to contact you over the last month. Try and get a replacement you sent a replacement and again it’s faulty and awful quality. I’ve been speaking to Paul at gymsets - supposedly the customer service manager he speaks a lot of false promises. I was assured I would be receiving a new product in good condition and also a partial refund however all I have received is another faulty one and silence from gym set despite my constant emails and calls. I’ve now had to open a dispute with my bank to try and get a refund for this product. Don’t waste your time. It’s terrible. On top of there said deleting the reviews I’m leaving the product on the website…very sketchy.
★☆☆☆☆
★☆☆☆☆ — Five months, two faulty Assault Bikes and still no refund
I would strongly recommend that prospective customers read my experience before purchasing from Gymsets.
I purchased an Assault Bike and Ski Erg from Gymsets under Order #82500. The Ski Erg has been fine. The Assault Bike has resulted in what I can only describe as the worst customer-service experience I have encountered for a very long time.
The original Assault Bike was reported faulty on 2 April 2026, immediately after delivery. It had a serious clunking/crank and chain issue.
At Gymsets' request, I spent considerable time carrying out checks and adjustments myself, despite repeatedly explaining that I am a customer, not a bike technician.
Gymsets eventually supplied a replacement.
The replacement developed the same or substantially similar problem.
After weeks of further correspondence and troubleshooting, I paid £148 of my own money for an independent professional engineer to inspect the machine.
His written report found that the rear crank sprocket and front sprocket were misaligned, causing the chain to jump while the bike was being pedalled. He could not correctly realign the sprockets because there was insufficient adjustment available within the machine.
His conclusion was unequivocal:
The machine was not fit for purpose and the problem appeared to be a manufacturing error.
You might think that would have ended the matter.
It didn't.
Gymsets offered partial refunds of 5%, then 10%, then 15%, despite my making clear that I was rejecting the faulty Assault Bike.
The return process has since become extraordinary.
On 24 June, Gymsets told me in writing that if I did not have the original box I could package the bike using alternatives including a strong tarpaulin or heavy-duty bubble/shrink wrap.
I followed their instructions, spent further money buying the materials, wrapped the machine and sent them photographs.
On 13 July, Gymsets thanked me for securely packaging the bike, confirmed receipt of the photographs and said they had been sent to management/logistics to authorise collection.
Gymsets then changed its position and said the bike had to be boxed and partially dismantled.
I refused.
Since then I have been told at various stages that BJS would collect it, then that XDP would collect it, then that there were problems with the courier, then technical problems with their collection booking system, and subsequently that Gymsets had partnered with another collection courier.
I have repeatedly been asked for collection dates and have provided them.
The bike remains uncollected.
On 4 September 2026 — more than five months after I first reported the fault — Gymsets wrote to me yet again saying that I must now fully disassemble and box the machine before their courier will collect it.
I have refused.
I do not believe a customer should have to dismantle defective gym equipment to accommodate the supplier's choice of courier, particularly after following the supplier's own written packaging instructions.
I have now issued formal pre-action correspondence and prepared the matter for County Court proceedings.
I have retained the complete email history, photographs, videos, independent engineer's report, invoice and packaging evidence to substantiate everything stated in this review.
What makes this experience particularly disappointing isn't simply that a product developed a fault. Products can go wrong.
It is how Gymsets has dealt with the problem afterwards.
More than five months of emails, repeated troubleshooting, a replacement machine with a similar defect, an independent engineer, changing return instructions, several proposed couriers, numerous apologies and promises of escalation — and I still have the faulty machine and have not received my refund.
Based entirely upon my own documented experience, I could not recommend Gymsets.
I will update this review if and when Gymsets finally resolves the matter.
Good communication with Julius
Good communication with Julius. My pilates reformer is lovely. Thank you for a good experience resolving my handle on the box missing
it was the worse experience you can…
it was the worse experience you can ever have۔ It is a bogus website۔ The dont have anything in stock۔ I have ordered in May they have just delayed my order ropeatedly still have got nothing۔ dont waste your money۔
⭐ 1 star
⭐ 1 star – and even that feels too generous
A genuinely frustrating experience from start to finish.
I paid £242.90 for gym equipment, but the order was repeatedly fulfilled incorrectly. The initial delivery consisted of four boxes, with two containing incorrect and/or missing items. Two further boxes were then sent to resolve the issue, but these were also different from what I had ordered.
To make matters worse, I was offered store credit twice to keep the incorrect and cheaper items, rather than receiving the items I had actually paid for or a proper resolution.
As a result, six boxes had to be collected, with the collection arranged by GYM SETS themselves. All boxes were returned in exactly the same packaging in which they were delivered.
Despite this, I received a refund of only £145.70, with £97.20 deducted for an alleged courier collection charge, including an oversize surcharge, fuel surcharge and VAT.
The collection was only necessary because the correct goods were never supplied. This was not a change-of-mind return.
I have repeatedly contacted customer service and explained the situation in detail. The matter has been “escalated to the Refunds Team” multiple times, and I was originally told I would receive an update within 24–72 hours. That timeframe passed, and despite further chasing, I am still receiving messages saying they are waiting for information.
At this point, 1 star is generous. I am still waiting for the outstanding £97.20 to be refunded.
As I have been unable to resolve the matter directly with GYM SETS, I have now referred the outstanding amount to American Express for review.
I would strongly recommend keeping a complete record of your order, deliveries, photographs and all correspondence if you choose to purchase from this company.
Reformer - great customer service & product
Purchased a reformer and really pleased with the product! It's such great quality, as described and the carriage is so smooth and quiet! Excited to start my pilates princess era!
Customer service was fantastic after a short delay and lack of communication from the delivery company. Thanks to Lynjay for all your help!
Really happy!
I love Gym Sets Equipment. Bernice was a massive help!
I love Gym Sets. The quality of the kit is great and the price affordable. Bernice was amazing throughout. She kept on top of my orders and notified me every step of the way if there were any changes or for updates. Always professional and no question was too many! She's a great asset to the team.
GYM SETS LTD
GYM SETS LTD
Nice Easy Website To Use
Fast Delivery
And The Customer Service Experience
10/10 Abbie Is A Breath Of Fresh Air
Very Happy
Thanks Guys 💪
Quality Ab Roller
Bought an Ab Roller from GymSets and couldn't be happier with it. Had a few problems with the courier but Sean in customer support was first class in dealing with the issue. Very impressed
GYMSETS are an Excellent very…
GYMSETS are an Excellent very Professional company!
They can be wholly trusted to stand by delivering your orders in fantastic condition.
My recent order experience with GYMSETS Bambi has been extremely successful. Very caring towards customer right up to receiving complete order.
I’m very impressed thank you GYMSETS Bambi 💪🤩🙏
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