I bought the girls club subscription. My only complaint is that Halloween came in August and I just received Christmas in October. I wish your schedule was more in tune with the season. Each craft takes about an hour. It does not take months for a project. I find I am hiding them upon arrival until it’s closer to the “theme” of the craft.
KM
Kelly M.
Customer Service AWFUL but Product is good
Customer Service AWFUL - Quality of kits good.
The kits are find as long as they come in perfect, nothing is wrong, you want to keep them all, and you don't have to call them ever. They have the worst customer service and etiquette. The products and crafts themselves... I have done a lot and the kits themselves are good. I have decided to stop because I am so unhappy with their customer service and as a business owner don't think they deserve my money or gift memberships I have purchased any longer.
Whats worse, is I really really wanted to love this company. I am so disappointed in them. It's the perfect gift and family bonding crafts. I gave them a number of chances to make one thing right, fix another item and when I called to cancel one club and switch to another they just didn't want to discuss my concerns or what can be done to fix this at all. I am so bummed!
MB
MAry B.
Very overpriced and to a new knitter difficult
First of all I have been a long time knitter and I feel it is deceiving to say this is advance novice..it is the very least intermediate. The kits are very over priced.. I just wanted the pattern but the only way to get it was to join the knit pattern club. The kit comes with two skeins of acrylic yarn ,average price on line $6per skein and a pamphlet with instructions . For that you pay $27 a month plus tax. The final cost is $360 The only benefit of the club is the very thorough video instructions.. The Aphgan took me over 9 months to complete and I worked on it pretty consistently.. it is beautiful but would probably be nicer with a better yarn. Also kit delivery was often delayed.
AM
Amanda
BEWARE Kit Buyers!
BEWARE Kit Buyers!
If I could rate 0 stars, I would.
This is the one of the most disappointing experiences I've ever had with customer service and management response.
The Holiday Kit Club, specifically the Pumpkin Doorstop, was my first kit with Annie's. I was excited for the surprise holiday themed projects and couldn't wait for my first kit to arrive in the mail. The online instruction video was very helpful, especially since this pattern utilized the method of "3 strands held together" and this technique was new for me.
The kits are advertised to come with enough materials needed to complete a project, however this kit does not include the fiber filling and rice/beans/pebbles referenced in the pattern to stuff the pumpkin. This was a minor detail I overlooked and chalked it up to an assumption on my part thinking that I did not read what to expect.
What I did expect was enough yarn to complete the project, though. This kit comes with one 3 ounce skein of Clover yarn and four 1.76 ounce skeins of Spice yarn. Following the directions explicitly and checking my gauge measurements with the pattern (9 rows = 4 inches), I ran out of Spice yarn halfway through my 2nd to last row. In addition to completing the last row and a half, I still need to close the pumpkin and sew everything together with the Spice yarn.
Knowing this was a new Kit Club for Annie's, I figured this was a simple oversight and that I could get one more skein of Spice yarn sent to my house. I sent an email on 09/04/2024 through the website to request more yarn and received the following reply:
"Good Afternoon,
Thank you for your email. Each kit includes instructions, and all the specialty materials needed to create a seasonal project. If you need additional material, please visit www.anniescatalog for more information."
My immediate thought was that my email was not properly read. My second thought was this contains false information this kit does not include "all the specialty materials needed to create a seasonal project" since there was nothing to fill inside the pumpkin.
I sent another email and also called the 800 number on 09/05/2024 and was told someone would get back in touch with me; they did not. I called again on 09/07/2024 and was told someone would get back in touch with me; they did not. I called again on 09/10/2024 and was told someone would get back in touch with me; they did not. Finally, I called again on 09/12/2024 and was told someone would get back in touch me and finally they did (thank you Jamie!). The response was extremely disappointing. I don't have a copy of the message, but it basically reiterated that I was provided enough yarn to complete the project and should have had half a skein of yarn remaining once the project was finished. I was told once again that if I need more yarn, I can purchase it from the website.
I looked up the cost of the yarn - it's $2.99. I am SHOCKED that this is the response over a $3 skein of yarn. Yes, I could easily purchase it (and I will since I want to at least complete this project), but for a kit club that's nearly $40/month, this response should have been different.
I have requested to terminate my two memberships (I had just started an afghan block of the month kit) and will probably never download any more Annie's patterns in the future.
I'm extremely disappointed and beyond frustrated with customer care provided at Annie's. I'm also certain there are others who have purchased this same holiday kit and will not have enough yarn to complete the project; I feel for them.
LS
Laurie S.
Ive had problems since day 1
Ive had problems since day 1. All of 2024
Non existent customer service.
They take my money out of my bank TWO WEEKS before they ship kit.
NON EXISTENT tracking every month.
If it wasn't for the fact that this is a birthday present for my granddaughter and she enjoys it, I'd cancel.
I won't ever do business with them again.
KC
Karen C.
The only reason i give this company 2…nothing but problems.
The only reason i give this company 2 stars is because I really like their products. However, I've had nothing but problems with billing, customer service and their site online. No way will I ever order something from them again.
TI
Tim
Have not bought nor will I buy of such…
Have not bought nor will I buy of such " Kits ". One would have to be or is out of their frigging mind to spend such money on a kit to make a single crochet square .... we are talking at least $25.00 per square! These " Square " makes are not even original designs because they have been made for years by other people who enjoy the making and sharing of such for nothing. Come on people, this is crazy and a plain rip-off. There are plenty of " FREE " video's on Youtube to follow along with to make any kind of crochet square. No, this is a rip-off and an insult to crocheters around the world. This is Jessica Westover writing this review .... Wife of Tim Westover.
MH
Michele H.
I'm learning new stitches
I love the variety of different stitches in the 2 kit subscriptions that I get. I am currently working on the Irish Fields Gansey crochet afghan. My 2nd subscription is for the crochet Mandala Afghan. I "cancelled" the Mandala subscription for the time being because working 2 afghans was too much for me. When I want to, I am able to reactivate the Mandala subscription, at present, it has been 6 months since I "cancelled" it. I really appreciate the flexibility I get with Annie's. Having the yarn, written instructions, as well as the video instructions was key to my deciding to join. It is a wee bit expensive, but I buy items worth that much monthly that I end up eating or drinking. Lol Overall I am thrilled and quite happy to receive my kit every 4 weeks.