Jessops Reviews

1.9 Rating 143 Reviews
22 %
of reviewers recommend Jessops
1.9
Based on 143 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Next Day
On-time Delivery
Greater than 40%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 92%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
2.2 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
What a horrible experience! Stay away from what was in the past a Great British company – Frank Jessop, the founder of the company, must be turning in his grave! I used the shops almost exclusively for my photography needs in the past, then I learned of its demise, and now, after its resurrection and after many years I gave it a shot once again 'online'. NEVER again! Made an order for a camera in the 'clearance line' with a confirmed delivery time of 1-2 days and that was it – since then just excuses why they could not delivery and in the end "sincere apologies for inconvenience caused' and "we have cancelled your order" ... just like that. Just days before travelling abroad I am, thanks to Jessops 'customer-non-care' left without a decent camera to take with me. Had I known that their service had gone from brilliant all those years ago to 'we don't give a four x' now I would have ordered elsewhere! Too late now! You have been warned, stay away from the company, they really don't care a bit!
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Posted 4 years ago
Visited Jessops in Exeter and was served by Jen. Excellent service as always. Very helpful and knowledgable.
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Posted 4 years ago
Worst experience ordering from this company. The delivery was not on time. They brought me the wrong item, the chat to their website completely worthless as they never did anything, I was just waiting and waiting from a solution that they were promising but never happened. Finally, I decided to call them and see what is going on and I will have to exchange all my kit, which makes completely sense but I cannot do it in a store. It has to be delivered again, which means that I need to take again a day off. Seriously, think twice to buy something from their online store. Last, the tracking number never gave me information about the product. It was all the time to the status " Processing", So I stayed two days home waiting for your delivery. Horrible, horrible, horrible experience. In total, 4 days off from my work because JESSOPS cannot deliver the services that they promise.
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Posted 4 years ago
Dionne a sales rep from your Southampton west quey branch was amazing in her assistance and delivery of service .. not only did i get everything i needed and walked me through the finance options they had a small issue with taking payment. This did not phase her at at all and was strait on the phone .. not only did she reassure me everything would be sorted quickly, it was and while she was assisting other members of the public as it was a busy Sunday. Big thumbs up.
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Posted 4 years ago
We used Jessops in Leicester. Never have I ever met a manager whose name is Jim, go above and beyond. We bought a 5 piece canvas picture on line, couldn't find anyone to stretch them on a canvas frame for us as they came from abroad, measurements aren't the same as here! I think it's like anything, a store/restaurant/hotel is only as good as its manager. Jim, I would urge you to continue with your customer service. You and your team are fantastic. Thank you so much for all your help. We are delighted with our end product. The Joneses!
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Posted 4 years ago
I wouldn’t waste my money shopping with this company again , Too many errors in store and such poor service , It’s taken almost year to resolve problems caused by untrained staff both head office and store , i thought a new purchase would be a good thing and quick and simple , I couldn’t be more wrong , faulty goods and the worst service imaginable , While I was in store for over 5 hours trying to make a purchase I saw other unhappy customers bringing stuff back, One guy had camera films developed that were absolutely shocking quality you could hardly make out what the pictures were , I was buying a drone and as they had a deal going I thought I would get it on finance I could have paid outright but thought I may as well use the finance option , Beware after numerous calls and emails plus visits to the store. 9 months on and they have finally accepted to cancel my finance , This could have and should have been resolved within a week , I would never use this company again , worst shopping experience ever
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Posted 4 years ago
Ordered a camera - next day delivery. Checked the status of the order the next day and it just said 'in process' - so went on live chat and was told it wasn't in stock and was given the customer service number. I rang and asked why they sold me a camera that wasn't in stock and also asked when it would arrive. They were unable to give me an ETA, so I asked for a refund. They said no money is taken until the order is ready to be delivered - the money had gone out of my account?? I was then told that it may take up to 3 days to get my money back. The customer service was cold and unhelpful!
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Posted 4 years ago
lovely photos (ours)on all sort of things make v touching (&affordable) presents. Thank you.
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Posted 4 years ago
Awful company, refused to refund an extended warranty within the cooling off period when item was returned. In the process of making a chargeback claim against them. Avoid.
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Posted 4 years ago
I wish I had read the reviews here before placing my order with Jessops. They sold me an item they didn't have on stock and they told me I'd have to wait 28 days before I get it. Where is it coming from, I wonder? So very disappointing. I've now cancelled my order and placed it with another company and I get it with a next day delivery. This is a very well known Canon lens we're talking about, nothing special that would explain why they don't have it on stock. I will not be suprised when they go into administration.
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Posted 4 years ago
I purchased a camera and lenses at the end of August 2019. There was a promotion on where there was a 'free' Photobook includes with the order. On the invoice there were three voucher codes for the free Photobooks which were stated to be valid until 31st October. . Having created two photobooks (which was a time-consuming process as the site was really slow) I entered the codes to get the message that 'This code cannon be applied'. I contacted the chat team initially, and was referred to the photo team. The person from chat then emailed me and requested that I send the information as to how I qualified for the codes, and the codes received, Which I did. This was on 27th September. On 28th Sept I received another request for this same information from which I again sent. Having had no response I resent the info on 1st October. On the 3rd I was told that the vouchers had been 'extended' until 31st October. I once again tried to input and they were still showing as invalid. So I contacted Laura again, I waited until the 11th for a response, to be told that two of the codes were working, and that the third was not valid anymore. Oh, and it is restricted to one voucher per customer (Why send out 3 on one order then???) I tried to order a photobook, it went through the process and I paid for postage with Paypal. The Jessops website gave the message that payment had failed, but the Paypal payment had gone through. I emailed Laura back to highlight this new issue, and had to email again on the 15th October as I had received no response. She told me that there was no order to be found on the account and that she would approach refunds department to find out whether there was a Paypal payment associated with my email. I was then asked to clarify the amount of the order, and how much had been charged to Paypal. I emailed back directly, and resent the information on the 17th as there was no progress. Given that the codes had an expiry date of the 31st October I decided to reorder the photobook, and paid with VISA. I received a reply on 18th October to the effect that she could see that an order had been placed and that I had only been charged for postage! She didn't look at the order date or how the payment had been paid. I had to email back again, to carefully inform that the Paypal payment from 11th October was totally unconnected to the order from the 15th, I ended up telephoning in the end and she agreed that the payment had been paid by VISA and offered to refund the Paypal payment. Too kind!! I have used Jessops in the past with no issue, but would not use them again and would certainly not recommend them. Customer services is an integral part of the service provided by a company, and I don't think I have ever experienced such a shambles. If a '0' star had been available I would have selected that ...
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Posted 4 years ago
This is the second time I have purchased a high value item from them (over £2k) and they messed up the delivery. -No tracking number sent -No communication on delivery date -Had to call to get tracking information They need to switch from DHL as a courier -DHL did not communicate tracking -No communication on delivery date -Quoted 15:05-18:05 delivery window -Arrived around 15:00 -Driver did not update his drop off's, delivery number went up sporadically -Did not receive "you're next" notification from DHL even after signing up for it on tracking page
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Posted 4 years ago
This is the second time I have purchased a high value item from them (over £2k) and they messed up the delivery. -No tracking number sent -No communication on delivery date -Had to call to get tracking information They need to switch from DHL as a courier -DHL did not communicate tracking -No communication on delivery date -Quoted 15:05-18:05 delivery window -Arrived around 15:00 -Driver did not update his drop off's, delivery number went up sporadically -Did not receive "you're next" notification from DHL even after signing up for it on tracking page
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Posted 4 years ago
One wonders why this company has gone into administration and is on the verge of closing stores. Service is woeful from the online team and service in stores are some of the worst I’ve ever experienced. Literally had to wait an hour to get served when wanting to buy a £3000 camera body. Product selection in stores is poor as well. As a professional photographer I would not recommend using Jessops. They do not know how to deliver world class customer service and that’s why the company is in the gutter. Will rather invest my hard earned money in a real camera store when I go back to South Africa. No camera store can beat the service you get from Orms in Cape Town. A world class store that prides themselves on service excellence.
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Posted 4 years ago
AVOID THIS SHOP!! Really sorry to say that I have had a very poor experience in dealing with Jessops. I bought a Sony A6400 online which was bundled with a lens and gimble, I also bought a further lens. I needed the equipment for a specific work project just over a week after I placed the order. When I bought the items the site did not tell me that the gimble was currently out of stock. (had I known I would have bought from elsewhere). After waiting for three days I called customer services to check on delivery. (Thursday). A lady called Laura told me that they were waiting for the gimble to come into stock and were expecting it at some pont in the next week. She told me that they would split the order and send me the camera body and the two lenses, then send the gimble on when it came back into stock. She assured me that the in-stock items would be delivered next day (Friday). I accepted this but asked to speak with a manager about the situation as it had caused me a reasonable amount of inconvenience (checking where the order was, calling customer services and now not having all the jit for my work). Laura assured me that a manager would call me back that afternoon. I received no call back. On Friday afternoon one of the lenses was delivered, but nothing else. I called customer services again and spoke with Amy who told me that the order had not in fact been split correctly and that she would arrange for the camera body and lens to be delivered 'without any extra cost' to me the next day. (Saturday). I asked to speak with a manager but was told that I couldnt and that no compensation of any kind was available for waiting for back ordered items. So I am now waiting for the rest of the order to be delivered on Saturday. Not confident. Had I known this was going to happen I would have bought from somewhere else. Which is a pity as I always held Jessops in very high regard.
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Posted 4 years ago
Not good customer service, arrogant sales persons and it took ages to deliver.
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Posted 4 years ago
Selling products that they dont have in stock. Mis-selling products. Very poor customer service department, showing stock in stock when it's not. Unless you are in the london area they have no stock, in stores, of anything, and if it's in stock it's most likely display models that are well used or faulse stock. I have spoken to colleagues in my profession who advise me to avoid purchasing from them as they are failing again. I have traded in a good camera for another item with them that I have yet to receive after 2 weeks, I could be waiting 1 month. I would cancel and get what I can, but they have nothing available to swap with, it's that bad. After speaking to several staff members from several shops they tell me they are concerned and embarrassed about what's happening to Jessops. I think Jessops is more of a photo printing shop only, and not a camera shop now, they seem to do better at this for casual photographers mum and dad.
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Posted 4 years ago
DO NOT give this company your money. I was fed misinformation on multiple occasions by the customer service team and the store. I went in-store to buy a new camera and lenses where I was told by the assistant that my order would be delivered to me within 10 working days. After 10 working days had elapsed I called looking for an update and was told that they couldn’t give me an update on the delivery, they couldn’t advise me on what I should do and they couldn’t even cancel the order unless I went in store (not local to me). 3 days later I spoke to another representative who advised a delivery date which also turned out to be false as over one month later the order hadn’t arrived. Despite emails to customer service and regular phone calls chasing for an update I was left completely in the dark regarding my +£2k order and forced to go back to the store just to get the order cancelled and refunded. This is the worst customer experience I’ve ever had, definitely stay away from this company.
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Posted 4 years ago
Not a Care for Loyal Customers - won't ever purchase through Jessops again I've used Jessops for the last few years for my camera equipment; great deals and good financing services. I've spent around £3,000 overall so certainly class myself as a loyal customer. HOWEVER A gimbal camera I bought became faulty around 5 MONTHS after purchase (I tried ALL TROUBLESHOOTING to no avail). The gimbal was usable but unreliable and eventually the fault became too frustrating during filming. I contacted Jessops 10 months after purchase and they told me to call the manufacturer. The manufacturer then told me it was Jessops responsibility. I called Jessops AGAIN and was told I needed to bring it into store and they'd sort it as it was within 12 MONTHS OF PURCHASE. I'm self-employed and live in the country so put this on my to-do list; a visit to the closest shop, during opening hours, is near enough impossible for me to fit in. So NO OFFER OF ORGANISED COLLECTION was given - this is standard for so many companies today. After ~2 months of trying to find a gap in my diary I gave up and called again: "Sorry, it's out of warranty now so nothing we can do". I tried to make it clear that email exchanges had been made WITHIN THE 12 MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD and so that should have been proof. Jessops: "Sorry, can't help". I then emailed and asked to submit a complaint and explained the situation. ONCE I had a similar situation but my item actually became faulty JUST AFTER warranty, NOT 5 MONTHS after purchase. The (much smaller) company gave me the benefit of the doubt and fixed my purchase. Jessops replied and told me if I could submit some faulty footage that'd be proof of the fault. Who keeps faulty footage?!?! By some MIRACLE I found some proxy clips of footage showing the fault and sent them in. I was THEN told Jessops needed the original files so they can date them. I didn't have them as they were proxy files exported a few months after filming. Then I was told the footage needed to be WITHIN 6 MONTHS of purchase not the orginal PROMISED 12 MONTHS. Then I got an email asking for the footage AGAIN as they hadn't downloaded it. I sent it AGAIN and haven't heard from them since. Given my loyalty, recommendations AND spending THOUSANDS of POUNDS, I felt this act of constantly making it harder and harder for me and shifting the goal posts was such a disappointment. I have lost trust in the customer service of Jessops and will no longer shop with them. What a let down.
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Posted 4 years ago
Extremely dissappointed with Jessops repair and customer service. I've had a lens in for repair for 2 and a half months now with yet another estimate for an additional week which will no doubt also be broken I asked for a loaner lens since I NEED it for work but was denied and was also told I wouldn't recieve a discount or compensation for this extreme delay for the repair. I would advise professionals to stay FAR away from jessops repair and while I've spent about £5000 at jessops over the last year I will not be spending any more. Jessops also has ignored my emails and really its a joke. They still want £800 to repair my £1400 lens after 3 months of it sitting on a shelf with their outsourcer and refuse to take responsibility for it. Actually absurd. Other photographers I know have had similar damage done to their lens and using other repair shops have had it turned around in 10 days. I didn't even get a repair estimate for a month and a half
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Posted 4 years ago
Jessops is rated 1.9 based on 143 reviews