Collins and Hayes Reviews

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Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022
Louise Broughton
Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022
Louise Broughton
Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022
Louise Broughton
Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022
Louise Broughton
Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022
Louise Broughton
Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022
Louise Broughton
Collins and Hayes 2 star review on 20th August 2021
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Ordered miller sofas. Dreadful finish. Terrible customer service - wrote to Mr Oliver CEO of owning company and he didn’t even bother to reply. Returned. Would not buy from this company again.
Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022 Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022 Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022 Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022 Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022 Collins and Hayes 1 star review on 24th June 2022
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Posted 1 year ago
Bought a 2 seater loose cover sofa previously and it has washed well. Bought a large chair same model last yr. The cover, Bliss, fabric has shrunk, it is now approx 2” shorter than the actual chair. Disappointed
Collins and Hayes 2 star review on 20th August 2021
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Posted 2 years ago
Total rubbish - this is NOT the original C&H - someone has bought the name and rights and is selling poor quality sofas under the same name. After taking delivery of my Lavinia 3 seat sofa, I soon noticed that the covers didn't fit. C&H sent out THEIR 'independent ' inspectors (Castelan) - the guy told me the covers didn't fit at all - then sent in a report saying 'no fault found' - was a nightmare but in the end, the retailer got me a replacement set of covers. Then within about 6 months or so, the cushions lost their texture - they looked like an unmade bed! I emailed the retailer - they were so bad that C&H sent a replacement insert. That was so badly made that it lost its texture in 6 weeks! Retailer was excellent and arranged for a FIRA inspection - he reported 'Manufacturing defect' - Consumer rights - you've had the chance to fix it - I sent it back and got a refund! These sofas as about 50% over priced for the quality!
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Posted 3 years ago
I'm can't speak for the experiences of the other reviewers, but I've had a Maple suite (grand, medium & snuggler) for six months now and it is the best purchase I ever made! The cushions do require plumping, but it is so worth it for the comfort! The fabric selection is enormous and they are all natural materials which, if you're like me and have sensitive skin, is simply perfect and a real first time. I would absolutely recommend there sofas!
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Posted 4 years ago
VERY VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED After careful consideration ie: visiting Collins and Hayes showroom in Nottingham, sending for their brochure and several swabs of material, we decided to order two Heath sofas from Russell Dean in Mytholmroyd. After eight weeks the sofas were delivered on the 18th April 2019. Approximately eight weeks after delivery my wife noticed that the smaller sofa which stood near a window had discoloured badly. We contacted Russell Dean and Collins and Hayes and were told it had discoloured due to direct sunlight (April and May were fairly dull months), and if placed near a window we should have tilted the blinds, drawn the curtains or covered the sofa with a throw in sunny weather. We were not informed of any of these things when ordering the sofas otherwise we would not have purchased them and the Collins and Hayes brochure displays several of their sofas standing in front of large windows with no curtains or blinds and not a throw in sight. So take the advice of a couple of very unhappy pensioners, if you intend purchasing Collins and Hayes sofas from Russell Dean or any other retailer to stand near a window and you don’t want to live in the dark or cover your sofa every time the sun shines, think carefully before buying. Vic and Margaret - Hayfield
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Posted 4 years ago
VERY VERY VERY DISAPPOINTED After careful consideration ie: visiting Collins & Hayes showroom in Nottingham, sending for their brochure and several swabs of material, we decided to order two Heath sofas from Russell Dean in Mytholmroyd. After eight weeks the sofas were delivered on the 18th April 2019. Approximately eight weeks after delivery my wife noticed the smaller sofa which stood near a window had discoloured badly. We contacted Russell Dean and Collins & Hayes and were told by both that it had discoloured due to direct sunlight (April and May were fairly dull months) and if placed near a window we should have tilted the blinds, drawn the curtains or covered the sofa with a throw in sunny weather. We were not informed of any of these things when ordering the sofas otherwise would not have purchased them and the Collins & Hayes brochure displays several of their sofas standing in front of large windows with no curtains or blinds and not a throw in sight. So take the advice of a couple of very unhappy pensioners, if you intend purchasing Collins & Hayes sofas from Russell Dean or any other retailer to stand near a window and you don’t want to live in the dark or cover your sofa every time the sun shines, think carefully before buying. Vic and Margaret - Hayfield
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Posted 4 years ago
We placed an order with Collins & Hayes for two Studio medium sofas and armchair on 13 June 2017 with delivery scheduled for the week commencing 3 September. C&H advised 17 weeks later, and several weeks past the scheduled date, that they could no longer fulfil the order. This doesn't even begin to describe the appalling organisation of this company though, and the utter contempt shown for the customer which is quite incredible; breathtaking, in fact. We have been subject to a sad catalogue of poor organisation, hopeless communication and mismanagement. After just four weeks, on 8 July, we were advised that our chosen fabric was now not available, apparently due to their supplier not supporting a court judgement relating to the granting of a Company Voluntary Agreement (C&H were in the process of being taken over by Sofa Brands International). We then found that finding a substitute was a task in itself as the fabric numbers their their website and in communications with the retailer did not correspond with the sample fabrics only just brought into the showroom by their sales representative, and no-one at C&H had a clue what was going wrong, admitting that “it is all a bit of a mess’. Eventually, through our own efforts alone, and after countless telephone calls that were not answered, a common experience throughout, we found a replacement fabric. Then, on 3 August, we receive another forwarded email from C&H, this one advising that C&H had been sold to Sofa Brands International. This said, “SBI has granted the company in Hastings the licence to fulfil the Collins & Hayes outstanding order book, which we fully intend to honour”. The retailer spoke to someone at C&H to confirm this commitment, and received absolute reassurance that this would indeed happen. We were concerned to hear of this development, but took C&H at their word, given the strength of the promise to honour order book commitments. Subsequently, the scheduled delivery date kept slipping further and further back as 3 September approached, eventually moving to 18 September, and then to the week commencing 8 October. And then we received a shocking email, advising that they would not be honouring their commitments at all. The letter began, "Bad news, unfortunately! We won’t be able to fulfil this order at all and will have to cancel it forthwith". The reasons that they give for failing to show honour are simply not acceptable to the customer. They would have known about the deadlines well before the event. They had more than enough time to find a way to make sure that their promises to fulfil existing orders were not empty and disingenuous. But they didn’t. Equally, the tone of the letter is quite appalling. Knowing that this communication would be forwarded to the customer, as suggested in the email itself, and then to lead with, “bad news unfortunately!’, to punctuate with an exclamation mark of all things, demonstrates an absolute lack of care and empathy with the customers’ feelings. I am surprised that the writer didn’t add ‘LOL’, just to underline how amusing it all is. There is not even any attempt to help the customer in their letter, to try to seek a solution, offer suggestion, or to consider any form of compensation. They claimed that the situation is “completely out of their control”, which is laughable. They tried absolve themselves of all responsibility. It is hard to think of any company that I have ever come across that demonstrates the same managerial ineptitude, the same cynicism for the customer, and the same readiness to make and break promises as is evident with Collins & Hayes. They will not respond to my letters, saying that they will only deal with the retailer. My advice, then, is to stay well away from this dreadful company as they cannot be trusted and are a shambles.
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Posted 6 years ago
Collins and Hayes is rated 1.7 based on 7 reviews