Primo Water
Primo Water Overview
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Primo Water has a 1.6 star rating from 364 reviews, with 24% likely to recommend. Consumers report mostly dissatisfied experiences, many asking for refunds and indicating they will not use the service again.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- Expect good water quality but review Primo Water reviews for service caveats.
- Read the fine print on fees, auto-ship, and rental charges before signing up.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Frequent customer complaints about billing errors, fraudulent charges, and refund delays.
- Poor customer service access, long hold times, and missed or incorrect deliveries.
- Issues with exchange, cancellation policy, and high price level.
Positive Feedback
Some customers praise the water quality and a few report professional, reliable service experiences.
The generated data is based on reviews and questionnaires provided by PissedConsumer.com users.
Primo Water has a 1.6 star rating from 364 reviews, with 24% likely to recommend. Consumers report mostly dissatisfied experiences, many asking for refunds and indicating they will not use the service again.
Key Takeaways for Future Customers
- Expect good water quality but review Primo Water reviews for service caveats.
- Read the fine print on fees, auto-ship, and rental charges before signing up.
Negative Feedback / Risk Areas
- Frequent customer complaints about billing errors, fraudulent charges, and refund delays.
- Poor customer service access, long hold times, and missed or incorrect deliveries.
- Issues with exchange, cancellation policy, and high price level.
Positive Feedback
Some customers praise the water quality and a few report professional, reliable service experiences.
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Verified Reviewer |Aloha, I perched a model 601088 water...
Aloha, I perched a model 601088 water dispenser from Lowes hear in Kona, Hi on March 22, 2026. I have been remodeling my kitchen and just opened the carton on 07/16/2026.
There was no paperwork or drip tray in the box. I was able to get this resolved with Lowes on 07/17/2026. Now the cold water will not dispense water. I turned off the power and drained the hot water side after it cooled.
I then re-plugged in the primo water dispenser, and it worked again. after about an hour later it would not dispense cold water again. I called Lowe's again and they told me because it is over 90 days since my purchase i need to get a return authorization number for a replacement.
This continues to be a nightmare for me, hope i can get a return authorization number soon so i can put this behind me. s/n:540K346900****9240****
- Appearance is great and bottom load for older folks is good
- Limited customer service in hawaii
Preferred solution: Return authorization number that the Kona, Hi Lowe's store will accept so I can get a working water dispenser.
User's recommendation: Hear in Hawaii we have been trained to purchase goods when available that is why i purchased prior to the kitchen being complete, As it turns out it is still available in our Lowe's store, but I wanted a bottom load water dispenser, so I perched early which is now causing me headaches. Hopfully i will be able to get this resolved soon.
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Verified Reviewer- - Since Primo took over ReadyRefresh, deliveries are delayed and service is poor, with customer service hard to reach and billing issues occurring.
Update 11/8/25 1155PST:I made it crystal clear to them: if they did not show up, I would dispose of the equipment and bottles without a second thought. Once again, they never showed up.
No phone call, no email, no text message -- nothing. I waited at home all day for them to show, their customer service assured me they would be here, and bupkis. This is EXACTLY THE REASON why I canceled my service with them. This cr--py company thinks everyone's life revolves around PrimoWater and we can just put our entire being on hold for them.
Two consecutive days I waited from 7am until 8pm for not even so much as a text message. And here's the bigger kicker: they sent me the wrong g--d--- dispenser than what I was being charged for! That is how scummy this company is. The dispenser they sent was filthy, to boot.
They wanted a $110 exchange fee, on top of an additional $7/month for the wrong dispenser that looks like it was never cleaned in its existence.And they wonder why I'm p----d and why I wouldn't consider another retention promotion. (What good is a retention promotion when the same problems that led to it are continuing to keep occurring without any change or attempt to address the issue?) Water may come from the "salt of the earth" but this water company is the filthy *** that floats on top.
Ever since Primo took over ReadyRefresh, I have had NOTHING but issues, problems, headaches, and drama. In over a year, ONE delivery went as scheduled.
When Primo first took over, because they chose to cut most of the ReadyRefresh staff, including delivery drivers, deliveries were delayed and rescheduled without any notification; you wouldn't know until the end of the day of the promised day that it wouldn't come.
Then there was the impossibility of reaching customer service.
They hid the ReadyRefresh customer service number in favor of their own (which is understandable, since it is now Primo), and you could not get ahold of ANYONE. There was no online customer service through Primo. You could never get a representative through chat.
You couldn't reach anyone by phone. I finally figured out if I called the READYREFRESH lines I was able to get someone.
Then there were billing issues because the dispenser fee got separated from the water and delivery fees, which caused problems because I never knew when I'd have my debit card hit and am on a tight budget.
So deliveries would be canceled without notification, even though the day of the delivery it would say they'd deliver.
The ReadyRefresh driver I had was THE BEST. He was always happy, polite, would offer help in getting the bottles to the right place if you were elderly or had a disability, gave advice on how to keep things running smoothly. These Primo drivers are ~think: donkeys~.
In the past, I had 5 bottles waiting outside my door -- they never even picked them up. I had to chase down the driver to get them picked up.
I asked a different Primo driver if he could just put the bottles just past my door inside because I had just had surgery and couldn't lift them, and they couldn't stay outside my already limited area outside my apartment door. This guy was pissed because it meant he had to put his phone conversation on hold for ten seconds. He was actually MAD... Seriously?
I have had more promotions on my account than you'd find at Walmart for Christmas.
Finally, I had enough. No promotion or retention offer could keep me after my dispenser was being replaced and the original dispenser picked up and the degenerate driver didn't even make contact to pick up the old dispenser.
He was supposed to deliver 6 bottles, but delivered four. He initially had the 6 being delivered until I said that I had photos and video proving otherwise. Leaving the dispenser outside my door with the wrong number of bottles being delivered, not even knocking on the door or ringing the Google Nest Video Doorbell to let me know it was there, no attempt at retrieving the other dispenser...
that was it.
It was the final nail in the coffin.
They wanted to deliver the other bottles a week later, as if my life revolves around waiting for Primo. No! That only made me more angry, and I told them I had other obligations, and they had to pick everything up the next day or I'd dispose of them.
Then they wanted to charge me a "reconditioning fee" for the dispenser. HAH!
I told them because I am canceling for more than enough reasons I would dispute it if they even tried to charge me the fee.
So she waived it.
Avoid this company at all costs.
Preferred solution (updated):
1) Primo to reimburse all funds owed immediately,
2) Primo provide a letter on company letterhead stating:
(a) no debts are owed and all obligations satisfied --AND--
(b) (1) Primo to provide a PRECISE, GUARANTEED, two-hour window for their arrival to pick up their equipment including both dispensers, the five empty bottles, and five full bottles of water --AND-- (2) They are NOT IN ANY WAY, SIZE, SHAPE, OR FORM allowed to empty on the property; where they do so is up to them, but it is not to be on neither the property nor street where I live --AND-- (3) If this time period is missed, then I shall have the authority, discretion, and right to dispose of all of said equipment without penalty or assignment and they, and any future assigns, shall waive all reimbursement, now and forever, OR (4) letter in writing stating that I have the authority and ability to dispose of the equipment should they not wish to come retrieve it , --AND--. (5) It be understood that I live in an apartment building. I cannot leave equipment in the common areas obstructing walkways or access points of other tenants or creating a potential hazard; additionally, I cannot be responsible for property that is not within my sole control, to wit, within my apartment.
If Primo wishes this to be left in an unsecure area, then they must agree to waive my responsibility for the equipment's return and condition thereof.
Primo shall have SEVEN business days to accept, decline, or offer another remedy. If no remedy is received within that time, or if they fail to honor such agreement, it shall be deemed an acceptance of my terms listed above.
- Delivery service failure
- Unprofessionalism
- Delivery issues
Preferred solution: Balance of account refunded to my original payment method after they double charged my card on 10/31 with a statement on company letterhead that no further charges are due
User's recommendation: Avoid this company
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Verified Reviewer |Water cooler issue leaking
Cooler is leaking. What do I do to get a replacement?
Bought last fall from a retail store in [GEOGRAPHIC_DATA][PERSON_NAME]. I attached pictures of where it is leaking and the back sticker with info.
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Verified Reviewer |Identity Theft and Fraudulent Billing
- - Sense took over deliveries and opened fake accounts using my name and card.
- - I was billed up to 6 times monthly, with fake fees totaling $600.
Sense *** took over my deliveries, and they have created different accounts using my name and credit card information to withdraw money from my account several times a month. They have also been sending me up to 6 bills a month and charging me fake fees like generic primo fees.
I received 6 bottles of water since they have taken over my services and charged me roughly $600.00. After talking to the billing supervisor, he said he would credit my account, but what he did was take some credits off my bill and then added them back onto the bill.
Check your bank statements and make sure they are not stealing from you with fake accounts. Do not do business with these crooks.
- Thieves
Preferred solution: Full refund
User's recommendation: you see PRIMO run.
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Verified Reviewer |Resolved: Awful service
I've been a readyrefresh customer for a couple of years without any issues. since *** took over, i have missed deliveries, mistakes on my order (which is a routine order) and NO communication even when I want to cancel. This is the worst service.
User's recommendation: Buy your water elsewhere
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Verified Reviewer |This company doesnt understand addition and subtraction
Terrible customer service. They don't follow the delivery instructions, It seems fairly simple right.
3 empties outsdie... take them and leave 3 full right? *** cannot figure out this concept. I live in a small 1 bedroom apt.
I had NINE empties sitting. I called weekly asking for them to get them, I dont have room to warehouse empty 5 gallon bottles in my small apt. Got someone to answer an email and he made me an offer to stay. I said fine, one last try, Friday I was to get 3 bottles and pick up 3 empties.
They picked up the 3 empties and left no new bottles. I called customer service. Told them about my email offer and of course they have no record. I still have it.
I offered to send it. She refused itl.
I am cancelling with this HORRIBLE company. DO NOT USE THEM!
- Have water
- Dont understand how to deliver water and take away empties
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Verified ReviewerOver pricing-24 bottles of water $23.00 and delivery charges. I missed one full month in order to catch up with missing a payment- well that didn’t help me at all. They charged a late fee- disps renta
my usual delivery was 3 5 gallon containers of water. I had someone to help put that container on the dispenser, that person moved.
So, I ordered 5 three gallon and received 5 five gallons.
I was behind one month and skipped a month to make up the deficit. I also made a payment on the deficit.But, the month I skipped I was charged dispenser rental fee and other fees.
User's recommendation: Read the fine print.
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Verified Reviewer5gallon water bottle collapse
Everything was done through email. I was satisfied with the outcome.
You have a problem with thinner lined containers I think you need to resolve.
Never had problems with thicker containers. Thanks jack
You're going to have a problem with thinner bottles. Never had this problem before.
Not satisfied with the answer. Never had to burp a bottle before; woke up to a mess in my kitchen.
- Good water source
- New bottles
Preferred solution: Apology
User's recommendation: Use the thicker bottles
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Verified ReviewerProfessional and reliable
All my concerns and request issues was satisfactorily addressed and resolved. Thank you for your patience and understanding.
- Fast delivery
- Too pricey
Preferred solution: Deliver product or service ordered
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Verified ReviewerFountain Glow
Was very satisfied for the professional reliable and efficient customer service received that met my expectations
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Verified Reviewer |Not easy navigating the website and difficulty getting a live person.
Make it easier to get a live person. I thought using your website was difficult and I became very frustrated trying to get a live person. Thats all ai have to say but now Im being told that I have to stay on here until I have 100 characters before I can finish.
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Verified Reviewer |My water was delivered today and set...
My water was delivered today and set up.
It tastes terrible. I ordered "spring" water and it tastes like plastic. Will all 4 jugs taste this way?
Acct #: ***
- Plastic taste of jug1
Preferred solution: Replacement jug with delicious water instead
Primo water is a huge disappointment!
I haven't had any water delivery since April 22 of this year. My card was charged every time I got paid in June; however, I got no service that whole time.
I got excuse after excuse!
I have had 5 empty 5-gallon bottles for over a month that have been sitting there. Quit lying and run a better business.
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Verified Reviewer |They stopped crediting my account for returned bottles
*** took over mt. Olympus and not only did they stop crediting my account for returns, they also started unilaterally changing my order without my permission. They were always trolling me for payment when I was on autopay.
Preferred solution: Apology
User's recommendation: DO NOT GET DELIVERY FROM THIS COMPANY
About
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Primo Water Corporation is a large manufacturer and distributer of mineral enhanced water and dispensers. The company was established by Billy Prim in 2004. Its headquarters is based in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States of America. Primo offers bottled water, hot&cold dispensers, room dispensers, manual pumps, and portable dispensers. It also provides parts replacement services as well as water bottle exchange solutions. Primo water is bottled in more than 7200 exchange locations and 5,500 water dispenser locations throughout the country. Primo Water is distributed in the United States and Canada. The corporation has more than 75 employees. Primo Water Corporation is represented on the NASDAQ stock exchange with PRWM symbol.
Primo Water is ranked 189 out of 4436 in Beverages category
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