Appliances Direct Reviews

Name: Appliances Direct
Address: -, - -, Derbyshire
Rating: 4.20

4.2 Rating 6,443 Reviews

80 %

of reviewers recommend Appliances Direct

4.2

Based on 6,443 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier, Own Driver
Average Delivery Time	Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 88%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	96%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour
Customer Service	3.8 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

About Appliances Direct:

Appliances Direct offers a wide selection of over 6000 kitchen appliances including Range Cookers, Dishwashers, Washing Machines, Ovens and Hobs, all at highly discounted prices at Appliances Direct. We offer UK wide delivery, and an unrivaled level of customer service.Appliances Direct is the new name for Trade Appliances, the latest addition to The Easycom Group, parent company of Laptops Direct, Servers Direct and Direct TVs. As one of the fastest growing online retailers in the UK, Easycom

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Appliances Direct 1 star review on 25th June 2025

Anonymous

Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“I paid for a dehumidifier,paid extra to state day of delivery-took Thursday off work,delivery did not turn up(not the fault of the company I understand that),delivery still did not turn up on the Friday,saturday or sunday,AD stated that address was incomplete,very weird when the full address was on the invoice they sent!!I cancelled order,demanded a refund and they said I had to fill in a Returns form for an item that was not even delivered.I have had numerous communications with AD,Emessages and phone calls and they have refused to refund us until their crappy DX shipping company deliver the undelivered item BACK to them.It is now almost 2 weeks since they took my money and they still won't pay it back.DO NOT EVER USE THEM!!! We are being held to ransom due to their shoddy shipping company and crappy customer service!!!!!!!!!!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Very very unhappy with 7 day policy which is useless ! We've build and replacing our kitchen along the way we ran in not one problem but hand full . We informed the delivery driver of this and signed for items unseen. And we were told it was a 90 day policy. Which we now know this is not the case. After we changes meant we couldn't put both fridge freezers in. We got touch to return scecond , well exchange with extra £100 on other items we which to purchase. And was told we can not its only 7 days policy . As work in retail 7 days is ridiculous.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I ordered a Smeg free standing cooker on 20th November and was happy to get a confirmation back that the delivery, installation and diposal of the old cooker would be done on 27th November. However, once i had left work and been at home waiting for the delivery, I received a call from KnowHow (Appliances Direct subcontractor for the work) because they weren't going to be able to deliver to the agreed date. Delivery 1 - Failed. It was then back out for delivery on the following Monday. I quickly made arrangements at work to be away for the morning, the cooker was delivered but after the box was removed the delivery guys from Knowhow pointed out some obvious damage to the storage compartment door. They notified they manager who instructed them to return the cooker to the manufacturer. Delivery 2 - Failed. During the following days, after i found out that this was the only cooker left in stock, i negotiated some compensation with Appliances Direct and had a revised delivery date of Friday 4th December but Knowhow then refused to carry out the installation of a damaged cooker. So i quickly found a local engineer and asked him to carry out the work for me on that Friday. On the day (more time away from work!) the delivery van turned up but without a cooker on board!!! This was a different set of delivery guys from Knowhow and couldn't give me a reason for this apart from 'the warehouse team must have got it wrong'. Delivery 3 - Failed. I was back on the phone to both Applicances Direct and to Knowhow over the next few days until someone actually found the cooker. Rather than the phone call with an apology, i received a text message from Knowhow to say they next delivery date will be Friday 11th December. In light of now having to take more time off work for delivery number 4, i had to discuss more compensation with Applicances Direct. The delivery van actually came with a cooker this time but didn't give me any warning so my engineer had to rush over to complete the installation for me. When it was taken out of the van, the cooker was wrapped in cling film and bubble wrap instead of boxed up as it was originally. After removing the numerous layers, we found more damaged panels, took photos of the lot and finally got it working. Delivery 4 - Success. In summary, cheap prices but no service. I only stuck with the order with Appliances Direct because this cooker was the only one which would fit the gap in my kitchen. I wouldn't recommend to anyone. Please avoid this company.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Placed an order for a new cooker, selected my delivery date, then got an email saying the delivery date could not be met, the supplier then called me and arranged another date (a week later) waited home all day for it, NO SHOW still no cooker. Called the sales team to cancel the order and order something they do actually have in stock, NOPE i cant do that for you your need to call back on Monday at this rate we will be eating a microwave Christmas dinner!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Delivery had been arranged for Wednesday and only at the night they contact me to let me know it will 'commence' tomorrow (Thursday). No apology for wasting my time, letting me down, not keeping to their side of the contract etc etc. Failed to deliver on Thursday also. Called the shambles of a delivery company called DX Couriers and paid extra for a third delivery attempt Friday between 9am-1pm. Got email at 1pm to say wont be delivering! Have since spent time on phone at 13p minute for phone to go dead after 15 minutes on 2 occasions. No-one has agreed to refund the money they took out of account over 2 weeks ago. I emailed to cancel and request a refund but no-one has confirmed. I did get an email today telling me contact the delivery company to re-arrange delivery. They must be mad or stupid (likely both). Money-claims online for me tonight/tomorrow and let the small claim court decide what they should compensate me. They can also explain their blatant lies to the court. This is an exceptionally poor company to deal with with an equally poor courier service. No way of getting hold of anyone either if something goes wrong.. Have since been getting emails from Debenhams Plus so clearly they are mixed up with this shambles of a company. Trust me, pay a little bit more if it means you stay sane. They are not cheaper in any case, I just assumed (wrongly) they would be good. Rubbish company....avoid like the plague! Read the reviews on service and delivery, We all can't be wrong.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Dreadful company. I paid to have a washing machine connected and the old one taken away. But the day the delivery men arrived I found my stop cock had broken, I asked them to just drop the washing machine off which they did, but Appliances Direct only refunded me "Half the cost of connection/recycling, as a gesture of goodwill!!" The delivery men just dumped the new one in the garage (as requested by me). Disgusting, I wont use them again. In addition, I ordered it from them as they offered Next Day Delivery, but after I paid and went to select a delivery day, the next day wasnt available!! I had to wait 4 days. What they meant was "the next available delivery day for them", not next day.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Attempted to buy a tv through this company's website on finance and even though it states we will not take the deposit until a decision on the finance is reached, yep you guessed it, they took the deposit before any decision was reached. Finance was declined and £62 down for my troubles. Rang this so called company and spoke to someone who obviously didn't have a clue, who tried to tell me no money had been taken but then promptly did a massive u-turn and said money would be refunded in 48hrs. 48hrs has passed and guess what??? No refund. This is an ongoing saga, and fraud I'm sure. Avoid like the plague!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Items ordered,no way to contact company.Looking to return an item and 2 days later still no reply. How do do get in touch?”

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Posted 10 years ago

“This company is a shambles! They deliver damaged goods and then to arrange replacement it costs a fortune in phone bills and hours of time to get to the right department. They fob you off with politely and you think things will be rectified and it never happens. More phone calls, time and expense. Don't even think about emailing them, you'll never get a reply even though they "aim to get back to you within two hours". What a joke! Several emails over three months were never answered. Avoid like the plague. Pay a few pounds more to get decent and basic customer service and quality goods from another company.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“If you'd like a great customer experience - then avoid this company like the plague!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Customer service, a joke, customer couldn't give a damn service. Got a problem ring Bryn, totally useless individual who will escalate your complaint, yeah, straight into his waste bin. E-mail Liam, just the same response, useless. In the eyes or their CEO, they are doing a good job at fobbing off customer complaints, but have no respect for customers whatsoever. Lesson learnt, will never ever buy from this company again.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Brought a Dishwasher on line, when it arrived it had a fault, they refused to take this back without a manafactures fault number, which takes over a week to get and required a service engineer visit, when I talked to there Customer Service (i use the term lightly), they refused to help at all (despite the no quibble returns policy) . Go to AO.com there you get excellent service. I will never use Appliance Direct again.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Today I went into Huddersfied store to buy a larder fridge. I was approached and told the sales asst I knew what I was looking for and had dimensions just wanted to be left to look. Within seconds a man stood watching us for several minutes, then he came back and asked us what we were looking for. I told him the same, 30 seconds later a third man came over, and I told him I was fed up of being harrassed and left the store. We bought a £400 one from a competitor who allowed us to look on our own. I get it, they are on commission, however let the customer actually look at the products! I do not get followed around Boots when looking for gift ideas, or by sales assistants when looking for clothes, or when buying my weekly food bill. I had dimensions, I had a tape measure, I do not need anybody asking me what I am looking for - WHY?? I need to see it and imagine it in my kitchen (something a good sales assistant should learn early on) YOU only need to get involved if I ask you a question. Yes approach me initially but 4 times by three different people in three minutes?”

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Posted 10 years ago

“If you have any sence Do Not Buy of This Sham & Uncaring Company I purchased a Microwave which was found to be Faulty I emailed the So Called Customer Service to arrange for it to be collected and sent back Only to be told they donot arrange a pick up service and I would have to Return it to a Click & Collect Shop. I explained that i had difficulty in Walking And unable to carry a Heavy Item as a Microwave. They did not even have The good manners to reply to my email. Thankfully a kind neighbour took The Item to the Click & Collect for me without his help i dont know what i Would have done. DO NOT BUY OF THIS HORRIBLE SO CALLED COMPANY.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I ordered a TV stand on July 20th and paid £30 for premium Saturday delivery. It was supposed to be delivered on June 25th Saturday. A few days later I contacted to company to inform that the intercom was broken so if it was possible to let the delivery guy call me when they arrive. They told me to contact the courier myself! I did contact the courier (Arrow XL, which is also a horrible company). They told me that my item wasn't going to be delivered on Saturday anyway! So I contacted AppliancesDirect again and agreed for delivery on the following Saturday which is August 1st. The next day I got a message from ArrowXL telling me that my item was going to be delivered on July 27th, Monday. I cancelled it and they confirmed the cancellation but on Monday afternoon the driver called me they were going to be at my flat in an hour! Since obviously they weren'y honoring their Saturday delivery promise even though I paid extra for it I decided to cancel my order. On August 4th I received an email that the receive the item back and would issue a refund in 48 hours. It's been 10 days and still no refund. Whenever I contact the customer service they always respond they "confirm they are looking into this". No real answers, just ambiguous words to stall. After 10 days I still couldn't get my money back. Terrible customer service, terrible website and terrible delivery. I'm definitely not shopping this dodgy company ever again.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“This firm thinks it can ignore the Sale of Goods Act. They admitted the evaporative cooler didn't work as advertised but refused to take it back, even though I was willing to pay more for an air con unit. I had to take them to Court whereupon they refunded me in order to avoid arguing the case in Court. I will never buy from the again and would advise anyone to steer well clear of them.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“Appalling service waiting a second day for delivery , they cancelled first delivery at end of time slot now sent another text out with new time on which they have missed , after much chasing they now say it will be all day delivery and they refuse to refud me delivery cost, terrible service will not order from them again !!”

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Posted 10 years ago

“I ordered a tumble dryer online with this company. I promptly received an acknowledgement of the order quickly followed by confirmation of the delivery date I chose. I then received a phone call from the local store confirming the order and delivery date followed by him trying to sell me an extended warranty surprise surprise !! The delivery date came and I received a text to say delivery would be between 8 and 10 am and would receive a call 30 minutes before they arrived. I eventually received a call at 10.40 to say they would arrive within the next 2 hours. They eventually arrived at 2.30. As the dryer was being unpacked I noticed a very large dent in the left hand side of the cabinet. I was told I would receive a phone call to arrange delivery of the replacement dryer. I decided to call customer services myself and explain how unhappy I was with the service so far. The person I spoke to didn't even apologise for the problems I had experienced. I was so cross at the blasé attitude I cancelled the order and asked for a refund. This is the first and last time I will order from this company.”

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Posted 10 years ago

“A very small operation seems legit due toautomated system. After no delivery they refunded taking .100pounds. A very abusive team that robbed us. Please stay away . We are taking legal action and have written to which and other media please join us and put an end to this awful people. They caused our young family a grea dealing of upset and pain. Theives”

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Posted 10 years ago

“DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY, customer service is appalling, say they will ring back but never do, never delivered the item when suppose to and then had the nerve to charge us for something we have not got. STAY WELL CLEAR!!! should not be trading!!!!”

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Posted 10 years ago

Appliances Direct is rated 4.2 based on 6,443 reviews