ComplaintCensus

Butler & Wilson vs Gladstones Jewellers: most-reported complaints compared

Most-reported issues at Butler & Wilson and Gladstones Jewellers, according to reviewers on Trustpilot — classified by our automated reader and backed by verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. This is a side-by-side of what reviewers report, not a score, rating or recommendation for either company.

Butler & Wilson

TrustScore 4.9 · 6,492 reviews on Trustpilot.

288 reviews analysed, 2022-05-10 to 2026-07-29.

Complaint rate (recent window): 2%

0% of negative reviews get a company reply.

Faulty product21%
Not as described19%
Delivery failed18%
Delivery late15%
Support unreachable14%
“Necklace arrived with stone missing. Not very well made jewelkery”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2026-04-13

Gladstones Jewellers

TrustScore 5 · 388 reviews on Trustpilot.

166 reviews analysed, 2021-01-09 to 2026-07-25.

Complaint rate (recent window): 1%

0% of negative reviews get a company reply.

Delivery failed25%
Delivery late25%
Not as described25%
Other25%
“I have never received my order”
1★ Trustpilot review, 2021-01-09

Reported on both

Issues with an evidenced category (at least two verbatim quotes) on both sides.

IssueButler & WilsonGladstones Jewellers
Not as described19%25%
Delivery failed18%25%
Delivery late15%25%

Method: reviews are classified into a fixed complaint taxonomy by an automated reader; every category shown is backed by at least two verbatim quotes from distinct reviews. Figures are census classifications, not official statistics, and reflect what reviewers reported — not findings of wrongdoing by either company. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Trustpilot A/S, Butler & Wilson or Gladstones Jewellers.