viking-direct.co.uk

where to start?? Well... I was looking for a COMFORTABLE office/swivel chair (because my cheap great LOOKING but hard uncomfortable plastic IKEA chair was damaging my back!). After checking out what nectar estores could offer, I realised viking-direct sold chairs too (previously having a vague idea of viking-direct offering only office supplies/stationary). So I went to the "furniture & seating" tab and clicked on "executive chairs". Now being a ...
...my amazement I found an executive leather chair for under 30 quid! Was it real? Was I hallucinating? Well.. no! It WAS a leather faced chair, and that was all that mattered to me, and for a decent price I was sold. So after making an initial account setup, I was shown a special offer "only available for that day". It was copy/blank white paper at a special price, and frankly I did need paper for my printer so I went ahead and added it to my basket. ...

shortytroubles 13.09.2007 · Read full review
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I am the senior administrator at my company, and since working here I have been contacted by so many stationary companies offering 'bargins' and 'value for money' and in my company - thats the most important thing, we do a big order of stationary every week, and every few weeks we buy furniture and a vast amount of cleaning product. Due to different companies being able to put offers on different products, my company have an account with 2 companies, ...
...envelopes, paper, pens etc from them, The other company is Viking, I discovered Viking whilst looking for a product that our usual company didn't do, i surfed the internet for the product (some postal tubing) and Viking was first in the search results, and when checked against other internet companies, Viking offered the best deal. Their website was easy to use, and it offers a home section and an office section, so it is easier to find the type ...

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Our company stopped dealing with Viking some time ago because of Vikings inability to supply the goods ordered. We were persuaded to give them 'another chance' and having spent the last hour trying to explain the errors in the latest delivery to an unhelpful person in Viking customer service I have given up with this company. We ordered three items (value £80) and one of these was wrong. Viking said it was an error in their catalogue to blame, ...
...queried the added charge for 'Protection Plus' (12 months warranty) and its relevance to consumables. We were told we should read the small print in their catalogue but they admitted that it should not apply to our type of order. We would still have to contact them to opt out if we did not wish to pay this charge. We queried the fact that we had been invoiced for these goods as we gave the order and our Company Debit Card details to their sales ...

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I first stared using Viking Direct as the secretary of a small local society, as a convenient way of purchaisng essentials such as envelopes and printer cartridges. As time has gone on and I have started my own small business, it has become a godsend ! The Viking catalogue covers all manner of office equipment, from stationary and supplies to hardware and office furniture. Although I have not used the latter, I believe that they will also assemble ...
...from the flat pack. Viking deliver the next working day, although there is a small surcharge for orders under £30. However, I have found it easy to make this limit by adding sundries such as black bin liners, cleaning products or even coffee and tea in bulk- things I would not necessarily usually order from an office supplier. I have rarely had any problems with Viking deliveries, and when I have the customer service team have been very efficient ...

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My husband decided 6 months ago to bite the bullet and leave his stable job to go into the big wide world on his own, be his own boss in other words. I fully supported his decision knowing that he was good at his job as a ground worker/builder and that he would have no problem getting the work in. Now he had branched out on his own it meant that he had to do everything himself such as ordering materials, giving quotations and invoicing. This is where ...
...12 years or so working in finance I decided to put all my knowledge and experience to good use and help Barry with the administrative tasks which I knew he would hate doing. Plus he would never manage with the little time he had left in the evening and there was no point paying someone else to do his books when I could easily manage myself. To help get our business running smoothly we needed a reliable supplier of office stationery and consumables ...

wardenblw431 14.01.2005 (09.02.2005) · Read full review
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One month ago I placed an oder with Viking Direct for around a dozen items of office equipment (CDs, labels, paper etc) and two items off office furniture. Viking promise next day delivery - the first delivery was ONE WEEK later and was missing four separate items of the office bits and bobs. I then had four more vans over a period of another week each bringing part of the missing items - but at each stage there was other items missing. I spent ...
...who clearly haven't got the tolls to track what's going on in fulfillment. As for the furniture items I have on order - they have still not been delivered ONE MONTH later. I have spoken to customer service many times and they will say anything to get you off the phone - the worst lie was telling me that my bookcase was "definately on the truck for today's delivery@"- only later did someone else in the team tell me that they never, ever, deliver ...

Bigway357 07.02.2005 · Read full review
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The Viking direct is an excellent website that gives access to thousands of stationary products to many consumers that are both in the consumer World were they buy products for personal use or the Business World where they buy for business use. When you enter onto the site _______________________ When you enter the website you are greeted with the famous Viking the Viking direct is an excellent website that gives access to thousands of stationary ...
...World were they buy products for personal use or the Business World where they buy for business use. When you enter onto the site _______________________ When you enter the website you are greeted with the famous Viking direct slogan “Your Favorite Office Products for less." This slogan is true to the company as many of its office products are cheaper than any where else. So with the quality mark slogan at the start shortly this site is good!!!! ...

jamesgough 26.10.2004 · Read full review
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Because I am in the process of looking for some home business opportunities and have just set up my own website I found I was going through a lot of stationary. Including things like cartridges for my Epson Inkjet printer and envelopes etc. The biggest problem with this was the cost of purchasing these items each time. Especially when you buy them from the high street. I already had a catalogue from a company called Staples who at the beginning ...
...add your VAT onto the prices in their catalogue they are not that cheap after all. So it was of to the search engines on the net to find myself a new supplier. It was at that point I cam across Viking Direct and their website www.viking-direct.co.uk. After searching through their site for various items to check the prices I decided to request a catalogue in order that I could compare prices with other suppliers with ease. The catalogue could be ...

Andy0304 16.10.2004 · Read full review
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I think this is an excellent value for money company for office supplies both for work & for the personal shopper. You can order online or from their extensive,easy to use coloured catalogue.They sell everything from office furniture to paperclips.You can buy every product you will ever need including workwear and safety gear down to tea,coffee(both caffeinated and decaff) and loo rolls! There is a 1 year guarantee on everything and also a 30 day ...

geniusmum 07.06.2004 · Read full review
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I've been a big fan of viking direct and have used them for over 8 years now. Things I like (in order) 1. Delivery Fantasic delivery, i've ordered over a hundred times i should imagine and only once had a problem with delivery and that was due to serious snow so that can't really be helped. 2. Customer Service Absolutley amazing, probobly the best i've ever encountered, certainly for a internet/catalogue company. Occasionaly products have been ...
...sort it out. Just ring them tell them what the problem is and they will sort it out for you! 3. Range of products A very good range of products from the top suppliers, although they are a few that are missing and i'd like to see included 4. Offers Sometimes they have some fantastic offers and its worth stocking up. The other thing i like is that occasionally they will send you personal offers that you have bought in the past, again a good time ...

Captainbirdseye2 14.05.2004 · Read full review
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I have been using Viking Direct for the past year or so. I am an artist and i buy all my postage and packing materials from them. They offer a wide range of goods for the work place or home office. A lot of the items are Viking's own brand which keeps the costs down but the also offer a full range of the leading brand names. Everything you order is covered by a 1 year guarantee and they often have very good sale deals on. If you place an order online ...
...automatic you have to add it to your trolley Their internet site is easy to navigate with separate departments - Office supplies Furniture and Chairs Technology and Machines Warehouse, Janitorial and Canteen Specials and Business services You can browse these departments or use the search option at the top of the screen.The search option is a little annoying because it does not narrow the field down to much and you have to go through a long ...

SAXYAMY 01.07.2003 · Read full review
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Viking Direct is a site selling office stationery and consumables. I have used the site to order items online for the past four years and it has proved to be an invaluable asset, both for my private, and business use. I work for the local council from my home address and Viking is by far the best and easiest site from which to order stationery and office supplies. The site is very easy to navigate, and is set out in blue and grey, on a white background, ...
...It is best to register as a customer, but this is not vital. Registering is a simple process of inserting your name, address and email. It is possible to arrange to have your order delivered to another address if you are not going to be at home. My company have set up an account with Viking, therefore, when I log in from the computer, my details are remembered each time, and I receive a welcome message when logged in. The prices are very competitive ...

Lizard_Lover 26.02.2003 · Read full review
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I orginally found out about Viking when I was working for my previous employer. They had two main office suppliers, one local and Viking. Originally when I first started there we used the local supplier thinking it would quicker and cheaper to use them, but as time went on and I started to compare prices in the catalogue and online, I discovered that most of the products were cheaper and also they delivered next day, without delay. Using Vikings ...
...want. Sometimes if you have a specific product in mind it can be difficult finding the right category, but this is overcome by using the printed catalogue and typing in the catalogue number. The only problem I have with Viking is the amount of sale catalogues they send out. I seem to receive one in the post at least every fortnight, all for different types of products, but sometimes with the same products in them, but the sales prices are always ...

KerriLou 08.08.2002 · Read full review
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My husband and I run a small business and have found getting hold of stationery a bit of bind. The nearest large office stationers is a good thirty minutes drive away, and choice is not as good as I would like. Then we first received a catalogue from Viking Direct, it proved to be a life safer. The range of products is amazing - rolodexes to rulers, bubble wrap to blu-tack, printers to paper clips. Since parcels need signing for, I used to get it ...
...However, since they introduced their guarantee of "order by noon, get it the same day" for some postcodes, I decided to get my orders delivered to my place of work. On three occasions I have done this, and every time it has proven to be a disaster. On the first attempt, it arrived at 5pm the FOLLOWING day. The second try resulted in same day delivery, but instead of being before 6pm as Customer Services promised when I phoned them about its non ...

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...all. The website : viking-direct.co.uk has recently had an overhaul and is now easier to navigate and the pages are quicker to download. What Does The Site Offer ? ------------------------ The easiest way to get the best from the site is to register. This isn’t necessary however, to order items. This is a similar process to other sites and gives you the added advantage of having your goods delivered to a different address if required. You ...
...invoiced and get 30 days credit facilities. There are a number of areas available and these include : Office Supplies ---------------- This section lists items such as : Filing & Binding Items Envelopes Paper & Pads Pens & Pencils Presentation & Display Furniture & Chairs ------------------ This section includes : Chairs, Seating & Furnishings Technology & Machines --------------------- Included are : Computer Supplies Printers ...

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