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Review summary

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Most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Many customers appreciate the products, finding them engaging and well-made, with some noting that their children love the monthly crates and continue to play with the items. Reviewers also frequently praise the customer service for being responsive, helpful, and quick to resolve issues like missing pieces or address changes. However, some people were dissatisfied with the customer service, citing unhelpful responses, a lack of follow-up, and difficulty reaching support. A few customers also expressed frustration with the subscription auto-renewal process, finding it unclear or sneaky. Additionally, some experienced issues with order delivery times not matching initial estimates and receiving products that were damaged or incomplete.

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Delivery failure. Hard to contact this company when they continually fob you off with long replies saying here to help and then proceed not to. Your thank for your order email to me after my purch... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

#1 Prepaid 12 month subscriptions and others are NONREFUNDABLE! On the checkout page click on the very tiny ? to read the fine print. Very disappointing. The kits are too difficult for my granddaug... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I had initially reached out via email about a concern with my subscription and was told by Lloyd there was nothing to be done. I then called and spoke with Ays who resolved the issue almost immediatel... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

While the boxes are great customer service and support stinks! They changed addresses on 3 subscriptions to one addresses. They refuse to make it right. The non English speakers are the worst! I... See more

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Our goal is to inspire kids to see themselves as scientists, artists, creators, and makers. We deliver STEM, STEAM & Science kits for kids of all ages. Over 10 million kits shipped!


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3.5

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer experience

Aesthetically pleasing, age appropriate toys that my baby still loves playing with months later.
Customer service were prompt in replying and assisting when I had questions.

18 July 2025
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Thanks for your great feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My Kids love their KiwiCo boxes

My Kids love their KiwiCo boxes. They always want to open them as soon as the boxes are delivered.

14 July 2025
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Glad the kids are enjoying the crates. Thanks for your feedback!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Loved the box, hated what came next

My godchild absolutely loved his boxes when I would get them for his birthday. I cancelled the subscription 2 years ago, and have removed all billing information, and delivery information. At various intervals I am still being charged over 100 dollars for a box I didn’t sign up for, with all of my information removed. I have been in contact with them, and this is an ongoing issue. My next step is to block transactions from my bank account and file a dispute. This is incredibly disappointing, loved the product however I don’t like loosing a random 100 dollars and having to file a case each time and the issue never being resolved. Please don’t sign up unless you too would like to be in this awful purgatory.

15 July 2025
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Reply from KiwiCo

Hi there and thanks for reaching out. We're sorry to hear about your experience regarding your subscription. In reviewing, it looks like you've been subscribed to a quarterly plan under a different email. We're sorry if the quarterly renewal email were missed. We see that you've reached out to our team on 7/15 and we were able to locate your account and cancel the subscription. We can confirm that the partial refund is pending and you will not longer receive further charges. Thanks again for letting us resolve this for you. If there is anything else we can assist you with, please reach out!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing product For all ages 0-45+…

Amazing product For all ages 0-45+ tested
Customer service was an amazing help too with a one off situation.
My only complaint is there isn't enough room to share all of kiwico's praises. Def recommend. 11/10!

1 July 2025
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Thanks for the awesome feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Service

I got a quick response to my question, a quick solution and my package being resent quickly.

8 July 2025
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Thanks for your feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

My grandson loves his monthly crates! The gift subscription for my grandson renewed on July 1st. I emailed Kiwico after that date to request the 4th of July promotional discount that was being offered. A customer service person, Ken, promptly emailed me back and offered me a credit off of my next order, which I accepted. Ken was very professional and polite.

9 July 2025
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Glad we can help! Thanks for your feedback!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Kiwico and their partner company With reach!

The first payment was normal that what you see you pay but after my 3 month subscription went over they reactivated the subscription without any question.
The payment after that was way more then normal! It wasn‘t the usully 80€ for 3 month. I payed 120€ for 3 month. And what i see was a company behind kiwico with reach (just google it). This company picked up my money from paypal!
And this comapny screams scam in your face when you look up their Reviews.

1 July 2025
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Reply from KiwiCo

Hi there. We're sorry to hear about your experience with your recent renewal. We'd be happy to take a look at your account and better assist you. We've requested additional information and hope to hear back soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and easy problem solving

The customer service rep understood what the problem was and solved it quickly. Was very polite. The experience was easy and timely.

7 July 2025
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Thanks for the great feedback!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Subscription Help

I had initially reached out via email about a concern with my subscription and was told by Lloyd there was nothing to be done. I then called and spoke with Ays who resolved the issue almost immediately. 0 stars for Llyod but 5 for Ays. I wish I didn’t have to go through to modes to resolve my issue, it would have been nice if it was taken care of the first time, but am appreciative it was eventually resolved.

6 July 2025
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Reply from KiwiCo

Hi there and thank you for your feedback. We're sorry to hear about your experience and is glad that it is resolved. We'll share this feedback with our team. If you need additional assistance, feel free to reach out to us and we'd be happy to help.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I contacted them over a holiday weekend…

I contacted them over a holiday weekend and both their virtual assistant and a regular person replied via email very quickly. They resolved the situation and I didn’t have to wait until Monday morning to get the issue resolved.

6 July 2025
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Happy we were able to help! Thanks for your feedback!

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Make sure you cancel subscription prior to "renewal"

We subscribed for our 3 yo grandchild. The kits were "good". Kept her occupied or ~60, minutes total/kit including assembly time and playing with it. So not worth the money. I forgot to cancel prior to the year end, and noticed the renewal bill on my credit card. They would not let me do a partial year and refund part of the renewal. So stuck with another year. I cancelled immediately.

18 December 2024
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Reply from KiwiCo

Hi there and thanks for reaching out. We're sorry to hear about your satisfaction with our subscription service and recent renewal. We'd be more than happy to take a look at your account. We've requested additional information and hope to hear back soon!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Impressive response time & resolution

I never received my first crate after waiting almost two months; I reached out to the support team and the replies with action steps on KiwiCo's part were incredibly prompt. My issue was resolved quickly and kindly within twenty-four hours. Very impressive. Thank you!

3 July 2025
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Thanks for your great feedback!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service!

The customer service rep Camille did great!! She looked into the issue, fixed it and reassured me it shouldn’t happen again. She even sent me a replacement crate and upon realizing I didn’t need it she told me to keep it or donate it or gift it to someone who could use it. Great customer support!

1 July 2025
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Happy we can help. Thanks for your feedback!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Kiwico themselves reactivated the subscription !

I stopped the subscription from my account page and Kiwico themselves reactivated the subscription and then debited the money! It's like forced sales! I don't recommend this dubious practice.

1 July 2025
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Reply from KiwiCo

Hi there and thanks for reaching out. It sounded like you'd purchased an auto renewing subscription and our system unpaused it since it can only be paused for a certain amount of time. We'd be happy to take a look at your account and cancel your subscription. We've requested additional information and hope to hear back soon.

Update: Thanks for getting back to us. After reviewing your account, we can confirm that you'd purchase two auto-renewing subscriptions (please see invoice). On 6/24, you'd had manually paused the subscription until July, so our system unpaused on it's renewal date on July 1st. We see that you'd reach out to our team and we can confirm that both subscriptions are now canceled. The charges are both fully refunded. Thanks again for letting us resolve this for you. If there is anything else we can assist you with, please reach out!

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

#1 Prepaid subscriptions are NONREFUNDABLE

#1 Prepaid 12 month subscriptions and others are NONREFUNDABLE! On the checkout page click on the very tiny ? to read the fine print. Very disappointing. The kits are too difficult for my granddaughter.

UPDATE: Now that my granddaughter is a bit older, and has more time as school os out. She is enjoying the kits at this time, and she looks forward to getting them.

31 May 2025
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Reply from KiwiCo

Hi there and thanks for reaching out. We're sorry to hear about your satisfaction with our subscription service. We'd be more than happy to take a look at your account and switch your granddaughter over to different crate line. We've requested additional information and hope to hear back soon!

Update: Thanks for your response! We're glad to hear that your granddaughter is enjoying the crates. Please feel free to reach out to our team if you need to switch to different crate line. We'd be more than happy to further assist you.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service, great toys

Terrible customer service, great toys.

Our experience in summary was:

1. Got delivered the wrong toy
2. Refused to give the real toy
3. We thought about cancelling, but mistakes happen. We wrote a bad review.
4. Kiwi reached out, they cancelled our yearly subscription, and asked us to pay more than what we originally paid for a resub.
6. We told them to go themselves

In summary: I cannot recommend giving money to this company, even if the toys are great - you just don’t treat people like this.

Also: their comment is wrong, no refund for the toy, promotion was just whatever promotion was at the time. Avoid them. Support is gaslighting

21 June 2025
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Reply from KiwiCo

Hi there and thank for your updated review. In our last communication, we were able to resolve this issue and refunded you for the Plus item along with a credit to your account. Our Panda Crate prices have not increased and it looks like you've applied a promotional offer during the time of purchase. We've offer a similar promotion for your request to resub, however, it was declined. We want to thank you again for your feedback.

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