Spear & Jackson UK Reviews 

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Evaluating 38 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Consumers frequently mentioned poor product quality, noting that various garden tools broke quickly during normal use or chemical treatments completely failed to work as expected. Buyers also struggled with frustrating customer service interactions, facing long delays and major difficulties when trying to obtain necessary replacement parts or secure refunds. Some reviewers were happy with the customer service and found support team members very helpful when quickly resolving specific product issues. Customers additionally appreciated certain durable items and highly effective outdoor products that performed exceptionally well for their daily gardening needs.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Word of caution! When you buy a Spear & Jackson 30cm Corded Grass Trimmer - 600W strimmer from Argos then buy replacement spools none come with the outer black guard that contains the wire. Thus allow... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought a scarifier and second time out all the tines broke off the cassette. Thought it could have been my fault as it was set low to remove the lawn moss. Tried to purchase a replacement cassette and... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased Xtra Tough Weed Killer and after spraying weeds on three occasions it has failed to kill the weeds! I may as well be spraying water for all the good it has done, a complete waste of money.... See more


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  1. Construction Machine Dealer
  2. Furniture Store

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For over 250 years, generations of British people have trusted the lasting performance and great results they achieve with Neill Tools high quality garden, contractor and hand tools. By combining our great tradition with the latest technologies, and by...


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Warranty Claim Experience

After reading the reviews on here I feared the worse when the handle broke off on my 2yr old spade. I emailed Spear and Jacksons customer service with a couple of photos of the spade, within 2 days a new spade had been delivered at no cost to myself and no hassle at all.

5 June 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought a Spear & Jackson cordless…

Bought a Spear & Jackson cordless lawnmower S4042X2CR & after one summer of usage the rear roller broke so tried to get a replacement via their customer services & parts, kept on the phone in a queue of just 7 and waited for nearly 45 minutes until it was my turn but they then suddenly hung up saying that they was no one else available! What a complete waste of time and now left with a mower that cannot be used. Be warned!

5 June 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't buy any of their products from…

Don't buy any of their products from Amazon, because when the trowel turns inward, as mine did, the manufacturer whom Amazon says to contact, fobs you off and says that Amazon will provide the return or replacement, and it's impossible to get any help. Lost out £23.99 for an item ordered in March 23 that has hardly been used and became defective in that time. Really disappointed in the manufacturer and would never buy from them again.

5 March 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Zero stars more appropriate

Zero stars more appropriate. Shocking customer service. I purchased Spear & Jackson cordless lawnmower via Argos. The item broke (twice). When trying to contact customer services on telephone number provided its almost impossible to get through. 6th in queue on 3 separate occasions for over 30 mins each time. Eventually got through to unhelpful person advising nothing they can do and go back to Argos. When asked for name of person she refused any details saying the number I had called wasn't Spear & Jackson, they were an I independent company but still would not tell me who they were! Bizarre and unprofessional. I will NEVER buy Spear & Jackson products again.

18 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid! Garbage product and customer support

Purchased S&J garden fork several years ago after moving back to UK. First time used, two prongs snapped like twigs. Inspection showed unbelievably poor welding with no penetration between metals and heaps of ' slag ?' Schoolboy welding!
Sent info+pics to CS... several days later. " Fork identified as six years old therefore outside of warranty" This completely ignores the fact that it was PURCHASED 4 years ago and failed the very first time of use.
Only when i looked at the reviews did I see several very common threads and comments; that this is obviously a common failure with their product(s) - dozens listed, some replaced. Some not. Rubbish customer service.
I was stunned by the sheer number of negative/complaining reviews.
If you buy S&J, REMEMBER, they appear to warrant from manufacture date on products that ( according to the reviews) fail with monotonous regularity NOT purchased date !!!!
Dont bother with S&J garden tools !!!

1 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So annoyed

So annoyed, bought slate grey fence paint ,colour on lid and in oval was dark grey as I presume slate is ,opened tin to start painting and its light grey fuming what a waste of money 😤

18 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought spear and Jackson brilliant…

Bought spear and Jackson brilliant white masonry paint from B&M Stores and it's absolutely rubbish, it looks okay when opened although it had a top layer of darkish watery looking stuff but when thoroughly mixed you
might as well put water on the walls. Total waste of money.

9 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor quality and aftersales.

I have tried contacting the aftershaves team on numerous occasions due to a faulty battery.
1stly by e mail who were helpfull however could not help as the lawnmower and strimmer are made under licence by another company?? I then contacted the number 0345.... on the product booklet. After waiting in a queue for over 30 mins I get cut off. "No customer service staff available".
I bought Spear and Jackson due to the name expecting top quality only to get a cheap product. The handle of the mower is coming away from the body of the mower due to cheap parts and the battery won't charge.
Extremely disappointing product and aftersales.
Waste of money

15 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Goodlord and Complete RPI

Goodlord and Complete RPI. I am using this software company, set up in 2018 and based .in Whitechapel, via Zoopla, associated with Abbots Letting agent in Cambridge to move into property in Cambridge. There have been 2 changes to move in date so far. I am waiting for confirmation of move in date of 18 May. Do I rely on instinct and gut?

10 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

S&J garden colours, utter rubbish

Having bought S&J garden colours to repaint a couple of garden chairs I was sadly disappointed, having sanded and primed prior to painting, by the 4th coat of paint and still seeing visible primer, I finally gave up after coat number 6 and had to accept the rather sub standard results, having concluded there is more pigment in my mains water supply than in this paint, next time I will be using decent quality paint!

7 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Electric garden shredderl…

Rang Spear & Jackson Technical helpdesk, regarding a faulty electric quiet garden shredder,the blade adjusting knob is just spinning around, the agent offered no advice as to the problem, said they couldn't get that spare part, suggested Googling it!!

3 May 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I have used Spear and Jackson's Path …

I have used Spear and Jackson's Path Patio and Decking cleaner for the first time this year....l have nothing but praise for it, it has brought my decking up like new. Having used other cleaners in the past this product is way ahead of the competition. I would have no reservations in recommending this product to anybody.

2 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dreadful company

Dreadful company, used any excuse to avoid honouring warranty even though my hedge trimmer had only been used once. A disgrace to British industry, shame on you.

3 May 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Emailed S&J customer service on the off…

Emailed S&J customer service on the off chance that they would be able to help me out. All I needed was a seal set for a pump sprayer that I bought one year ago. I got a response this morning and they are sending out the spare parts straight away. Thanks to Jane....that's how customer service should be. 5 stars.

2 May 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Utter Rubbish!

I've had to contact Spear and Jackson to obtain 2 new batteries, now have 4 batteries.
This is what you get when attempting to cut you grass, are 6yds x 4.5yds, half cut and a battery fully depleted, if you want 1 of their products save the price of fuel and just set light to your £350, you'll get as much use out of it!
Shame I can't attach photos of this devices pathetic performance.

2 May 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Poor quality products but great customer service

Bought a garden "digging" fork last year from a high street store. It says guaranteed for 5 years so I expected good quality. I barely used it last year and just pulled it out again and done a couple of hours digging in soft soil and a prong snapped off without being in a struggle. I had no proof of purchase but emailed S&J anyway. They replied promptly saying my model is now obsolete but will send me a fork from the current range which I thought was fantastic 10/10 customer service. However, after looking at online reviews the fork they are sending me seems prone to snapping prongs in light use also so it looks like their products arent fit for purpose.

27 April 2023
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