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Connecticut
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Purchased 1000 piece dream garage puzzle. Upon completion, I was missing one piece. Mind you I don't have a cat or pets and I keep my puzzle area clean they couldn't do anything for me except offer me a new puzzle which wasn't what I was looking for as I just needed that one piece. Furthermore, the outside of the box says 24" x 30" which most normal puzzles are so I did what I usually did and bought a frame for a 24 x 30" puzzle. Went to put the puzzle into the frame like I have 20 other puzzles in frames and this one didn't fit because it's 24 1/4" x 30 1/4" so pretty much wasted my time again. And that's all I have to say about that.

Date of experience: December 22, 2024
Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Worst puzzle
February 13, 2024

I bought my 88 year old uncle the 2000 piece Sun kissed Cabin. All the pieces were exactly the same. No where on the box does it state that. Matter of fact the example piece was totally different than what was in the box. Also the pieces stated they were bigger than actually are. I would not recommend this puzzle to anyone!

Date of experience: February 13, 2024
North Carolina
1 review
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Quality not what it use to be
January 19, 2024

I have always loved Springbok puzzles, but the one I am working now is very disappointing! Pieces fit poorly and are thin! If this is what they are putting out now, I won't be buying anymore- and I work puzzles constantly!

Date of experience: January 19, 2024
California
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Poor Puzzle Quality
January 9, 2024

When I wrote to Springbok about the poor cut job of my puzzle pieces, they replied, "Springbok has a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee. We are dedicated to maintaining a long, happy relationship with our customers. We stand behind our product."

However, in a subsequent email, they wrote, "all replacements must be the same puzzle that was defective." This AFTER I HAD MANUALLY SEPARATED ALL OF THE PIECES OF MY PUZZLE!

They weren't interested in rectifying my situation in any other way.
This is the last Springbok product I purchase.

Date of experience: January 9, 2024

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Ohio
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Poor quality
December 13, 2023

Received a Springbok puzzle as a gift. Considering the price i expected excellent quality. I was very disappointed. Material felt cheap and the cuts were not at all clean. But rather fuzzy. Pieces did not snap together cleanly but rather "mushed" together. ( sorry. Best descriptor i could think of). I would never get another Springbok.

Date of experience: December 13, 2023
Canada
1 review
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Poor overall quality
October 8, 2023

The cardboard quality and thus the cutting is so poor that Springbok puzzle pieces often have to be "mashed" into place. There is absolutely no "snap" when two pieces match. Many pieces are shipped still joined together due to incomplete cutting. Even the boxes which hold the puzzle pieces are super-thin and flimsy. Definitely an inferior brand and without the deep discounts that might justify the poor quality. A real disappointment.

Date of experience: October 8, 2023
GB
1 review
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Missing piece
October 1, 2023

Puzzle bought for elderly man. He really enjoyed doing it but very disappointed that one piece was missing. We searched all over for the piece even in the vacuum bag to no avail. He does puzzles regularly and is very careful about keeping pieces together. This was his first Springbok puzzle and his last unfortunately.

Date of experience: October 1, 2023
Washington
1 review
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Poor quality
August 27, 2023

Springbok puzzles don't fit together cleanly. It is like doing a puzzle made out of egg cartons. Some of the pieces are mis-cut and some are torn.

Date of experience: August 27, 2023
Georgia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Christmas Gift - Sad Santa
March 29, 2023

Got my first puzzle as a gift at Christmas. 1500 piece of Central Park.
I always put the frame together first and the entire bottom of the puzzle was defective. The picture was not glued to the cardboard. You can literally peel the photo off half way from each piece. I was able to go ahead and assemble, but afterwards threw it in the trash. Don't waste your money on this poor quality product.

Date of experience: March 29, 2023
New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Pieces are not cut clean. Awful!
February 26, 2023

I bought this springbok puzzle a little while ago and am totally disappointed. I always buy white mountain puzzles and decided to try this one. The pieces are not cut cleanly and I spent hrs cleaning the edges, inside, etc. I am ready to just toss it away, that's how awful it was to do this. I threw a handful of the leftover edging etc away before I decided to give a review. I do have a small amt in the picture although this was the last 20% of the pieces I had to clean. The scenery on the box is beautiful but I will definitely stick with White Mountain puzzles I never encountered this with any other puzzle and I have been doing these for over 10 yrs. I have a picture of the leftover edgings but it wont let me post it as it's to big. I have it stored in my gallery.

Date of experience: February 26, 2023
Tennessee
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Most unsatisfactory
August 15, 2022

Cheap materials and consistently poor cutting of pieces with shaggy edges take away any satisfaction at all from assembling these puzzles. But the company is apparently getting enough sales to ignore sub standard product. Great pictures but the pieces give you 1000 reasons to curse. Puzzles should be enjoyable but you feel like your just making it through these Springbok disasters. Shame on me for forgetting what abject misery the last one brought me and being fooled into this miserable purchase. Got me again, Springbok.

Date of experience: August 15, 2022
Georgia
1 review
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Quality not good!
July 23, 2022

Sharpen the blades BEFORE you cut another puzzle! Very disappointed in the quality you company is producing.

Date of experience: July 23, 2022
Minnesota
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Bad puzzle
April 24, 2022

I recently ordered Spring Song puzzle by dona gelsinger. I have been doing springbok puzzles for many years. This puzzle was terrible. The pieces would not go together. Cut outs were too small or tabs were too big. I had to apply a lot of pressure to get the pieces together. Obviously, the puzzle would not stay together. Something very wrong with this puzzle.

Date of experience: April 24, 2022
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Poor quality
March 27, 2022

Love the colors, love the pictures, love the shapes BUT poor quality in cutting the pieces. I have purchased a couple of dozen puzzles since the beginning of the pandemic and Springboc is the worst quality. Makes a person wish they weren't made in America!

Date of experience: March 27, 2022
Springbok P. — Springbok-Puzzles Rep
over a year ago

Hello, Roger. Thank you for reaching out! We are sorry that the puzzle you received was not up to our standards. Springbok experienced intermittent issues with quality as we scaled production, but all have been resolved with a new QC program manager.

Let us make this right. We will be more than happy to send you replacements–free of charge. Please phone 1-844-204-1313 or send us an email at [email protected].

Minnesota
2 reviews
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Disappointed
February 26, 2022

I recently purchased a Springbok puzzle for the first time, at the same time I received one as a gift. I was excited about the subject matter with canoes on the shore and the gifted one succulents. I was more excited to find out they were made in the USA. I opened the bag and was skeptical because the pieces seemed odd, but decided the benefit of the doubt. I sorted all the edge pieces and as I was sorting I felt the quality of the product was definitely not what was listed on the box. I felt the pieces were cheap and felt by shape that it was difficult to determine edge pieces. I started to piece them together and just put the pieces back in the box because they do not fit together well. I will most likely steer away from this product in the future and will have a hard time explaining my disappointment to the person who gifted me the other puzzle because she was so excited and wants me to put it in my office.

Date of experience: February 26, 2022
Springbok P. — Springbok-Puzzles Rep
over a year ago

Hello, Susan. Thank you for reaching out! We are sorry that the puzzle you received was not up to our standards. Springbok experienced intermittent issues with quality as we scaled production, but all have been resolved with a new QC program manager.

Let us make this right. We will be more than happy to send you replacements–free of charge. Please phone 1-844-204-1313 or send us an email at [email protected].

Tennessee
1 review
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Quality has declined
February 19, 2022

After purchasing and enjoying Springbok puzzles two years ago, I recently purchased four puzzles and received a free mystery puzzle. Began with the mystery puzzle which is a bag of pieces without a photo or indication of piece count. The mystery puzzle turned out to be 500 count picture of 12 birds and had a piece missing plus an extra identical piece, which means someone else will also have a puzzle with a missing piece. Next, the 1,000 piece challenging snowman puzzle also had one piece missing and the quality of the pieces were disappointing. Nothing like the quality of the puzzles I bought 2 years ago. The pieces were thin, came apart easily, several pieces had folds and kinks, and the picture was peeling off all of the smallest pieces. The guarantee offers a replacement of the same puzzle, but once is enough! I'm sorry that I still have 3 more Springbok puzzles to contend with. An expensive lesson learned.

Date of experience: February 19, 2022
Springbok P. — Springbok-Puzzles Rep
over a year ago

Hello, Donna. Thank you for reaching out! We are sorry that the puzzles you received were not up to our standards. Springbok experienced intermittent issues with quality as we scaled production, but all have been resolved with a new QC program manager.

Let us make this right. We will be more than happy to send you replacements–free of charge. Please phone 1-844-204-1313 or send us an email at [email protected].

California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Missing puzzle piece!
January 18, 2022

I loved working on my Springbok puzzle called "VINEYARD RETREAT"! But as I was completing the puzzle, I noticed there was a piece missing! I have never had a piece missing before! I sent an email to Springbok asking if they could replace the missing piece & have yet to receive a reply! Hoping to hear from them soon! And I did not receive proof of purchase!

Date of experience: January 18, 2022
Michigan
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Quality seems to have declined
January 11, 2022

I haven't done a springbok puzzle in years, so I was excited to purchase one this week. As I'm putting it together, I note that the pieces feel spongy and they don't snap together well. I have to press them firmly into place to get them to fit together. Even the puzzle box is cheaper and flimsy. I remember springbok quality being much better than this puzzle I'm working. Disappointed and probably won't purchase another sprinbok puzzle

Date of experience: January 10, 2022
Oregon
1 review
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I wanted to support MADE IN THE USA. I ordered 4 puzzles and found out that I get a free one. Literally just got my box and I was TOTALLY TOO SHOCKED to see that the mystery puzzle was NOT in a box, no picture, just pieces in a clear bag. How can this company be so cheap as to not put it in a box with a picture?

Date of experience: September 21, 2021
Springbok P. — Springbok-Puzzles Rep
over a year ago

Hello, Connie. Thank you for reaching out. We are sorry you are disappointed in the free Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle you received!

The offer of a free Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle for orders of $50 or more is a favorite promotion. When the free product was automatically added to your cart, the Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle image displayed puzzle pieces packaged in a bag with a question mark to represent the mystery of the to-be-completed image. When the product is selected within the cart or by searching for “Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle” on the site, one will be directed to the Mystery Jigsaw Puzzle product page with the following product description: “This is a Springbok jigsaw puzzle that doesn't have any box or indicator of what it is, it's a mystery! These puzzles could be any puzzle of any piece count, so it's anybody's guess as to what you'll get.”

Washington
1 review
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Wrong puzzle
January 25, 2021

I bought the puzzle moon lite night with a cabin and 3 dogs on a dock from Cabelas for 17.99 when I put the puzzle together it was totally the wrong puzzle in the box plus it was missing pieces it is a shame we pay for sub par products

Date of experience: January 25, 2021