Avoid! I purchased a sofa from Welai concept and it was supposed to be delivered within a few days. The next day I received an email advising the sofa is out of stock and they haven't updated the website yet (first red flag). They offered me a different size sofa that could be delivered within 2 weeks or I could wait for 4-5 weeks for the one I originally ordere. I chose to wait for my sofa.
I then received a order tracking link. After clicking on the link, it showed me estimated delivery for end of January (2 months away) - second red flag. I started looking online for real reviews, checked the name of the company that the payment was made to (different to Welali, but it's common). After a short investigation, I knew the company director's name (Chinese national) and their registered address (a flat in London). I also checked their warehouse address on Google maps and it looked liked a small storage unit rather than a proper warehouse.
I asked Weilai for a refund. Almost immediately I received an email with an invoice marked as 'refined'. I asked them when I will receive my money back and they sent me another email with a link to their Terms and conditions and also stating that they will deduct 10% because I 'confirmed' (whatever they mean).
I then called my bank because luckily the payment was still pending, and asked them to cancel the transaction. After an anxious almost 24 hours wait, I had my money back in my bank account.
Lesson learned for the future, always read real reviews, don't believe that reviews on the company website are real.
1 year ago
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