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2.7

Overall Score

Author: Kalicia Bateman

LAST UPDATED: April 9th, 2022

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The Good

  • Large selection
  • Affordable pricing
  • Satisfaction guaranteed
  • Enormous selection
  • Reasonable pricing and something which can meet about any budget
  • Corporate gift program making it easier for businesses buying in bulk
  • Military gift baskets with free shipping to APO/FPO addresses
  • Extensive selection of occasions available
  • Gift cards available to redeem online, by mail, phone or in retail stores
  • Website and customer service representatives which are transparent, making sure that policies and prices are plainly seen and understood
  • Easily searchable E-Catalog
  • Free delivery on gift cards which are redeemable online, by mail, over the phone or in a Hickory Farms retail store
  • On-site specials
  • Flat-rate shipping - one shipping charge per delivery address
  • 100% satisfaction guarantee policy
  • Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry partnership
  • Social Media
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The Bad

  • Limited availability
  • Expensive delivery
Our review team was split evenly in that half of them enjoyed receiving gifts from HickoryFarms.com, while the other did not. Even so, we found that there were limitations to the availability of products which were not cheese, sausages, crackers, condiments, fruit and nuts. These types of gifts may not appeal to all people. When looking for multiple occasions, etc., HickoryFarms.com fell short. They are fairly limited in their offerings as far as holiday or occasion themed gift baskets. While our review team liked the flat shipping cost per delivery address, the delivery cost starts at $10.00 for basic service and expedited or overnight shipping are more expensive. This cost, when shared with many items is quite reasonable, but when buying a $20 item, having shipping charges running for half of the cost of the item is a bit excessive.
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The Bottom Line

In spite of the limited offerings, our review team recommends HickoryFarms.com for gift giving due to its robust involvement in fighting children's hunger, support of the military, professional and courteous customer service, shipping policies and quality of the gifts. The website is easy to navigate and HickoryFarms.com is transparent - both on the phone while speaking to customer service representatives and by posting information on their website. For those looking for gifts, HickoryFarms.com is a good option.
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2.0

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25 Reviews

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Shelby T jones Burlington, NC

I called to complain about an order I had received in my cheese balls was left off to order I was told by the lady well if you skipped over to the next couple of pages you would have seen that procedure and you would have known that we ship cheese balls Monday through Thursday this is the second order for cheese balls the first order they didn't even send them and I had to call this is three orders I've made with Hickory Farms customer service I'm really upset with the customer service that I received I explained to her that this was a 50th wedding anniversary and it was upset not to have all the order and was not compassion at all customer service sucks she didn't even offer to try to make me feel better about the situation and that bothers me because these are Big Money ticket items what I'd love to happen is that have a supervisor called me my phone number is on file and explain to me and why did this happen like it did

6 years ago

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Neecee R Jacksonville, FL

The food was good, I guess. I sent it as a Christmas gift to the awesome people who work at the group home my son lives in. I ordered by the deadline and was promised delivery on or before 12/24, but that wasn't what I got. It was delivered THREE days later on 12/27. I was so disappointed and felt like a jerk. I sent them a message and they never replied, so I guess they aren't interested in standing behind their product. Boy, times have changed.

6 years ago

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Steve Pompano Beach, FL

Ordered 2 products totaling about $160.00. One product arrived and when I called to inquire about the status of the 2nd product, the not very friendly customer service agent told me that all they do is ship it, and I need to follow up with the delivery service.... UPS, USPS, etc. Unbelievable. Lost this customer. Many other companies to chose from.

7 years ago