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Looking at 211 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the high quality and beautiful design of products, often noting items exceed expectations from online images. Many people appreciate the excellent service, highlighting helpful and knowledgeable staff, and the ease of ordering online and in-store. Reviewers frequently mention prompt delivery, with items arriving well-packaged and within expected timescales, contributing to a very positive overall experience. However, some customers also noted concerns regarding delivery, experiencing delays, lack of dispatch notifications, or missing items without explanation. A few other people also felt that product quality was inconsistent, citing issues like rings becoming misshapen, items breaking, or products differing from online descriptions.

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The website is easy to navigate with excellent illustrations. But the quality and beauty of the bracelets in real life go above and beyond the photos on screen or in the brochure. I am very pleased wi... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

It is easy to order from the website. I don't understand why they ask for reviews of items, but the website never posts them against the item. It would be helpful if the item review was published. Del... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service if online or on the phone. Trusted deliveries with recognised carrier. Excellent quality of products. It’s also very nice to get money off vouchers for future orders. Can’t... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Having used Shipton's for many years. Special occasions. Anniversaries. Birthdays. But also for the ". Just because gifts" Those times when words aren't quite enough. And the choices given by Shiptons... See more

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Company details

  1. Jeweler
  2. Jewelry Designer
  3. Jewelry Engraver
  4. Jewellery Manufacturer
  5. Jewelry Store

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Since Albert Edward Shipton founded the company back in 1870, five generations of his family have honoured the original vision - to create spectacular jewellery with precious diamonds and rare gemstones gathered from the world's most remote locations. What sets Shipton & Co apart indeed is the dazzling quality of these gemstones which are ethically sourced and hand selected for you today by the founder's great great grandson, Jasper May. An acclaimed gemmologist, he brings both life-long study and inherited skill to his creative work.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely designs

Have ordered a few times from Shipton. Always comes in good time and carefully packaged. Always lots of lovely designs and if I've a query staff are always helpful

14 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you for your feedback! We’re delighted you enjoy our designs and service, and we look forward to helping you again soon :)

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

They take too long to despatch items

They take too long to despatch items. 7-14 days is not really acceptable. Emailed them to find out where items were and they did not bother replying. Such a pity as they have some really lovely items.

28 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

We’re very sorry to hear about your experience. Our standard delivery is 7–14 working days, but we understand this can feel too long and we’re working to improve shorter delivery times. We also apologise for the lack of response to your email, as this is not the standard we aim for. We will feedback to the team to understand why you did not receive more information when asked. Thank you for your patience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Everything is simple

Always get good service from Shipton, staff are always very polite and helpful. Recently I had my order and one item didn't really suit, I rang them and was given details how to return free of charge.
From ordering , receiving and returning if not happy, Really simple.

18 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you so much for your kind feedback. We’re delighted to hear you’ve consistently received helpful service from our team and that the returns process was smooth and straightforward :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Aways had great service from this…

Aways had great service from this company. Love it for collectibles.

10 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you for your lovely feedback. We’re so pleased you’ve enjoyed our service and that our pieces make a great addition to your collection!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very rude customer service

I recently tried to place an order with Shipton & Co and the experience was appalling. The customer service agent I dealt with, Jan, was dismissive, rude, and completely unhelpful. When I asked for the total cost of my order halfway through, she flat-out said she didn’t want to go to another screen to check. I was spoken to like I was a nuisance rather than a paying customer.

This isn’t the first time either — I’ve spoken with Jan before and her attitude is always the same: argumentative, confrontational, and unprofessional. In my opinion, she is detrimental to the company’s reputation and is very likely driving customers away.
If this is the level of service Shipton & Co is willing to accept, I will have to seriously reconsider giving them any future business.

15 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We are really very sorry to hear about your recent experience and that you felt our service fell short of the standard you rightly expect from us. This is not the level of care or professionalism we aim to provide.

Your comments have been noted carefully and will be addressed with our team to ensure this does not happen in the future. We greatly value your custom and would welcome the opportunity to restore your confidence in us. Please can you provide us with some more information so we can take a look into your account, we will then be touch shortly. Thank you for your patience.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful mail order customer service

Telephoned to place order and was bounced around various queues until answered. Took 20 minutes to place order with call handler for two items only then for her to tell me the order total was over £100 than what the website quoted! Then told to ring customer services to do the same thing again except this time the product codes were saying completely different items to what I was ordering! Then eventually told one item was out of stock anyway! Complete waste of time trying to order from this firm. Catalogues have different product codes to website and they don't match with staff ordering system and prices are mismatched as well. As a first time customer, I've been completely put off. This company might be OK to make purchases from their shops but I would steer well clear of their mail order service!

13 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

We’re sorry for the confusion and inconvenience you experienced when placing your order. During busy periods we do tend to have longer wait times and queues as we have another UK based call center order line if we cannot answer your call in time. I think there may have been some misunderstanding in our codes as we often use an offerocode for sale items which is still attached to the product code, so we can understand why it must have been mismatched and confusing. Again, we do apologise it was not a good experience for you. We do appreciate your feedback and will be reviewing to see where we can make the journey easier for customers. Thank you for your review.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Weird delivery

My story is about unorganised and negligent delivery and as far as I see I am not the only one.
I ordered two items, one of them supposed to be a present for a certain date, meaning I don't have endless time to wait for it. The website states that items will be delivered in 7-14 working days without specifying the service, which is already not right, so now I regret that I haven't followed my better instinct and still ordered. I received the email with the confirmation of the order, but not the tracking number. As there website mentioned those 7-14 working days, I decided that it would be rude to bother people. Only in somewhat 10 days I contacted them to find out the tracking number. In a reply, support service apologised as they found that they haven't dispatched my order. This in itself is ok - mistakes happen, and they told me that they have now dispatched it with next day delivery, so I simply thanked them. It was weird though that they still haven't provided the tracking number.
Next working day the delivery was attempted and I finally got to know, that this is done via Royal Mail, as I found the card left in post box. I work 9 - 5 and obviously if I knew that delivery is done via Royal Mail, I would either refrain from ordering or put my work address instead of home. Other services always manage to leave an order in the safe place, but not RM. Additionally, if I had the tracking number, I could have redirected it etc. However, I only got the tracking number on the card and guess what - RM website does not track it. Thinking that might be a mistake in handwriting on the card, I am telling the Shipton support that my track number is not recognised by RM and asking them to provide the track number they have. At least it makes sense to double check. The reply I got was remarkable - "hope you are well. The track number is on your card".
Amazing. You are telling them the number on the card is not working and they tell you to take it from that card. Not forgetting to "hope that you are well". No, I am not well, as I wasted a lot of time for nothing (not to say about the money, that maybe will be refunded, if the lost item gets back to them, but who knows when it will happen, if there is no number to identify it).
Resume: the customer should be informed of the delivery service beforehand, this should be clearly stated on the website. And the customer should be provided with the track number as soon as you dispatched the item - if that was the normal practice for you as it is with majority reputable companies, those kind of stories would never happen.
UPDATE: the company got in touch with me and refunded my order even before it was sent back to them (it is now in some CSP). This is of course an indication of good will and trustworthiness.
Just make providing the track number after the dispatch a common practice, and no such occasions will ever happen.

12 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

We’re very sorry for the delays and frustration you’ve experienced with your order and for not providing the tracking details promptly. We have investigated into the order and can see that we did dispatch your order on special delivery via Royal Mail - unfortunately we cannot leave delivery instructions with Royal Mail due to their delivery policy. As a company we have consistently used RM as our delivery service. We have since found and tracked your order and can see where it is held. We think there may have been a hand written mistake on the card so we can only apologise for the response you received and the lack of information given when asked. We will contact you with the correct details so you have them on hand. We take your feedback seriously and ensure clearer and better communication in the future. Thank you for patience.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great value for money

I ordered three items from their catalogue with a suggested delivery date. They arrived earlier than expected and was well packed. The three items were just what i had expected and certainly a value for money. Will continue to purchase from them again.

7 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you for your review. We’re delighted your order arrived early and that you’re happy with your items :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I called the helpline after 10 days to…

I called the helpline after 10 days to enquire if my item had been dispatched. I had not received my item in that time. The customer care employee was very polite and professional and explained that it took 10 - 14 working days. I did indeed receive it on the 14th working day, so I was happy with the service you provided. It would be a useful if the client could be informed by e-mail when an item is dispatched so that they know when delivery is due.

31 July 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you for your feedback. We're pleased you were happy with our service and have noted your suggestion about dispatch emails for future improvements :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Pretty bracelet

Very nice b racelet and lovely free gift. Delivered on time

6 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you for your lovely review. We're delighted you’re happy with your bracelet and free gift!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A good company to buy from

The company's brochures are lovely and spark interest. The website is easy to use and ordering is simple. Delivery is quick and not too expensive.

6 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you for your feedback. We're so pleased you enjoy our brochures, website, and service, and we look forward to welcoming you again soon.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good choice of products at affordable prices

I have been using shipton for a while now, good range of product at affordable prices

8 August 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you for your review. We’re so pleased to hear you’re enjoying our range and prices — it means a lot to have loyal customers :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Products

The quality of the item I ordered was excellent. It was wrapped extremely well and arrived on time. Have bought from Shipton & Co before and would highly recommend them.

21 July 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you so much for your kind words and continued support! Glad you were pleased with your order and truly appreciate your recommendation :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Earrings arrived quite quickly and am…

Earrings arrived quite quickly and am pleased with them. Also the free gift of travel jewel box was delightful. Thank you.

18 July 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you so much for your review! We're delighted to hear that you're pleased with your earrings and that the travel jewellery box was a welcome surprise :)

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

16 working days later item still not…


16 working days later item still not received. Spoke to Aiden in customer services who changed his story saying first the item had only just been received in stock to it has been dispatched when I tried to cancel. He was very rude when complaining he had to repeat himself. Not what I would have expected from a company we have used in the past.

25 July 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

We’re very sorry to hear about your recent experience and for the delay in receiving your order. This isn’t the level of service we aim to provide, and we sincerely apologise for any frustration caused. Your feedback has been noted and shared with our customer service team so we can ensure this is addressed. Hopefully you have received the order and still wish to keep it, however if you do want to return it, we are happy to send you a prepaid envelope. Please get in touch and we can look into it for you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very Good Quality Products at Satisfactory Prices !

Items received intact and timeous. The items received are for family members and friends who will be very happy to receive them. I have used this company many times before and I have always been happy with their overall service

19 July 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you for your lovely feedback and for choosing us time and again! We're so pleased to hear your order arrived safely and that you're happy with the quality and service :)

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nice little sapphire necklace

Nice little sapphire necklace. Good customer service and prompt delivery.

17 July 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

We're so glad you’re happy with your sapphire necklace and the service you received. We hope you enjoy wearing it!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The person on the phone was very…

The person on the phone was very helpful and friendly and the delivery time was excellent the product was excellent and well packaged well done 👍 Shiptons my wife is so happy

12 July 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you so much for your review! We're delighted to hear that both our team and our jewellery made an impression. It's lovely to know your wife is so happy with her piece. Thank you again for, taking the time to share your experience :)

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Beautiful brooches but

The order was for 2 brooches, a tree of life heart shaped, and a sale item a butterfly enamelled. Both beautiful, in lovely boxes if you wanted to give as a gift. I thought they had a typical brooch fastening as it didn't say strong magnetic on reading info, on others it does. I don't know how I'll wear them out, will I lose them which would really be a shame, can I trust the magnet to hold???? time will tell.

24 June 2025
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Reply from Shipton & Co

Thank you so much for your kind words about the brooches – we're delighted to hear you found them beautiful and gift-ready in their presentation boxes. We're sorry for any confusion regarding the fastening style. The magnetic clasps are designed to be strong and secure for everyday wear, but we completely understand your concerns. We've had no complaints as of yet about the brooch fastenings, only positive feedback so I hope that helps. Of course we’d welcome any feedback that's different so we can make improvements in the future. We hope the brooches bring you lots of joy!

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