Clare
I purchased Apple Watch SE with a value of £259 from the John Lewis website on the 27th of June. I had an email from Royal Mail on the 29th of June telling me that the watch would be delivered between 09 30 and 1330 on the 30th of June. I was at home the whole day but nothing arrived. Then at 1713 on the 30th of June, I received an email from Royal mail with the tracking number showing the item delivered. But I knew it had not been delivered, so I went onto the Royal mail website and entering the tracking number, I found the photograph I've attached below. It was clear from that moment that the Royal mail delivery driver had decided to pocket the watch and enter a deliberately ambiguous photograph as so-called proof of delivery. I immediately reported it to John Lewis and I sent them a copy of that tracking photograph. They responded to me and asked me is that your house? This was a particularly stupid question as you can see from the photograph. I confirmed it was not my house and I haven't received the item. A couple of days later, when I was starting to dispute the charge with my credit card company, I noted that the proof of delivery photograph had been changed to a completely different photo. How Royal Mail allows its so-called proof of delivery tracking system to be manipulated and altered like this is beyond me, but that's a different matter. John Lewis said they would investigate with Royal mail, but despite three emails to them, I have not received a resolution, or the watch which was intended as a 75th birthday present for my mother-in-law, whose birthday has since passed. Of course, I raised this as a dispute with my credit card company American Express. I found out today from AMEX that when they enquired of John Lewis about the delivery of the Watch that the documentation they provided to Amex, they deliberately withheld the photograph that I have attached to this review only entering the altered 'proof of delivery', even though they had the first one in their possession. It turns out that John Lewis are as dishonest as the Royal Mail driver who took the watch in the first place. I usually buy items on amazon.com that require a signature or one-time passcode for valuable items. I deeply regret using John Lewis and I will never buy anything in one of the stores or on their website again. You just can't trust them. Tomorrow I will go to the Apple Store and buy another watch, but at the moment I am out of pocket by £259 and it doesn't look like I will get my money back.
9 months ago
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