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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Without a doubt the WORST CUSTOMER EXPERIENCE I HAVE EVER HAD with any company. Ordered product on Sunday, with next day delivery promised. Waited in all day, and it doesn't arrive. Receive text from Argos (I have no idea why) telling me when my item would be delivered the following morning, but the item had a completely different order number. Rescheduled delivery 3 more times. It eventually turns up (late, of course) 3 days after I expected it. I've selected 1 star, but really Homebase/Argos deserves 0. Truly awful service. You're better off spending your money elsewhere!
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Posted 10 years ago
Will never order from homebase again they use Argos to deliver but don't seem to communicate with each other. Looks like the third time of delivery is not happening again. Now into 2 months of waiting for delivery. Going to Have to cancel they've had my money for 2 months good way of making money !
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Posted 10 years ago
NEVER again would I use Homebase to replace my Windows/Doors/Kitchen/Bathroom or Toilet, yep I used them for all that work and every single aspect of it they have messed up. The work was due to be completed May2015 unfortunately we are now in November 2015 and still the work is not complete, issues have included but not limited to the builder leaving us with half finished work, glass being found in my bed. Stay well clear they are useless, I have even wrote and e-mailed the Managing Director Echo Lu and had nothing back from her.
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Posted 10 years ago
Ordered a Sofa and chair for my 80 year old mother on the 30th August was told it would be delivered within 4weeks. A week before delivery I was emailed to say there was a delay and the new delivery date was 30th October and I would receive confirmation of the time before hand. Due to them assuring me the delivery was still scheduled on time I arranged and paid for her old sofa to be collected. I received 3 emails on the 29th to say delivery would be the following day between 9am and 11am. At 11.30 I rang them, finally getting answered at 12 to be told it's running late but will be within a couple of hours, at 3pm I rang once more this time waiting 25minutes for them to answer, this time I was told there running 5 hours behind but they will definitely deliver as they deliver up to 8pm and will ring me an hour before arrival.At 7pm I rang again once again waiting 30 minutes for them to pick up, only to be told there was a system failure and no delivery ever left the warehouse, they can next deliver on the 16th November. They honestly didn't care that my elderly parent had no furniture to sit on, in fact one of them actually said to me "my nan is 97 with dimentia but that's personal and don't want to discuss her" what that had to do with this I have no clue. I have cancelled this order and I can't emphasise enough how disgusting Homebase are. Please do not waste your time and money on them.
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Posted 10 years ago
Required a new drill as old one packed up, batteries were good so ordered same drill to go with the batteries. Luckily it was in the new brochure so ordered it on line. Was in stock so got it sent to local Cardiff store. Recieved email saying pick from store after 1200 the next day. Went to store the next day only to be told from the person running the customer service desk that it wasn't delivered and the process is that they will ring when it is in. Have just been up a week later to be told it is still not in. The web site states if you want to cancel your item go to the store. Store cannot do anything with on line orders. Was told to ring the customer service department. After waiting for 22 mins with no reply gave up and wrote email instead. Very unlikely that i will see the drill or the money. They should at least take the money when they dispatch the item or better still when you collect from the store. In this day if the store wants to compete with the likes of Amazon and web based firms they need to up their game other wise i feel that we will be seeing on the news about another big company going bust. Given the amount of bad reviews about Homebase on the web they are obviuosly not worried about their business or just don't care
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Posted 10 years ago
Battle with Homebase delivery- nightmare to say the least!!!! Ordered full kitchen a month ago which actually arrived on time within a week very pleased initially however one of the kitchen cabinet door have to be replaced due to miss measurements. so, I contacted Homebase explain situation and they arranged to exchange the door and then had a phone call within 48 hours notify me my item will be delivered the next day and someone will be calling me 1 hour earlier so I waited and also had my kitchen Guy on standby -this was last Thursday , but , surprise surprise it did not arrive. I contacted home base again they said they had troubles with delivery but it will definitely be gdelivered next day( last Friday), again it did not arrive. one of the customer service representative named Sean said the item was delivered to the neighbours however this was not the case and the manager arranged for the item to be delivered next day delivery via dhl (last Saturday) surprise surprise again it did not arrive. for the past 2 weeks they said ' it will come the next day'-nothing !!!! dince then I have been paying my kitchen fitter to come down and finish the job . this has left me out of pocket still with no means of explanation as to why my item has not arrived. It has now been 2 weeks as we speak with since they said it'll be delivered next day. It seems like even the managers were not able to actually tell me the whereabouts of my item and why it has not been delivered.... still waiting with no one offering any solution and compensation beside ' a sorry for your inconvenience ' -doesn't do it for me. Based on my experience, I would stay away from their telephone and online ordering to avoid costs and your time. one note ignore those text messages saying your item is due to be delivered tomorrow -a lost automated message in my eyes. Natnael Berhanu Bekele.
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Posted 10 years ago
Ordered paint and wallpaper from Homebase and paid for delivery. Received an email informing me that my order would be delivered two days later by Yodel. Great I thought except when the delivery driver arrived he was from APC and had 1 tin of paint. An hour later Yodel turned up with an opened package containing rolls of wallpaper, fortunately no damage and no tins of paint. On phoning Homebase customer service I queried why so far my incomplete order has been delivered by two companies and ask where the rest of my order was. I got the distinct impression that the Customer service rep had heard it all before. He informed me that the paint was coming directly from the suppliers but would refund postage for the delay and lack of communication. Two tins of paint where duly delivered one damaged and leaking, customer service again reacted as though this was par for the course and apologised and told me another tin is on it's way. Never again will I use Homebase.
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Posted 10 years ago
"In stock" doesn't necessarily mean "on the shelf". I needed a new toilet seat quickly and saw that my local Homebase in Stanway had 3 in stock of the one I wanted. I reserved one on line and received an e mail stating I could pick it up after 1pm the same day, good! As there was 3 in stock and I didnt want to wait till 1 pm I went to the store to find that there were none were on the shelf at all. Customer Services told me that they had not been unloaded from the consignment delivery and were not available to buy at the moment. I said I would wait till 1pm as I needed it urgently to which I was told that it probably wouldn't be available to buy till the next day as it was a big delivery due to Christmas stock arriving. I had a wasted journey that day and would be very wary of checking stock on line as it doesn't always mean you could actually go and buy it that day. I was told that Homebase is part of the Argos Group but I have used Argos many times and checked their stock and it has always worked perfectly. I will not be using Homebase again.
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Posted 10 years ago
I purchased Laura Ashley paint to renovate my kitchen table & chairs. It is useless. It didn't last long before there were scuff marks all over. Very poor paint. Don't buy. I have redone it all with Dulux satin.
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Posted 10 years ago
The worst company I have ever dealt with. Ordered Sofas on 4th of August, delivery in early September, fair enough. Got a call one week before delivery date, they can't make it. But it will be after another 2 weeks. Got another call few days before second delivery, they can't make it either, so the next delivery will be on 8th October. Got another call week yesterday, they can't do it on 8th as well.. and that's the time I totally lost my mind. Every they told me this time it's confirmed delivery, and every time they said it's because of delay from supplier. Homebase is by far the worst company to deal with. I have to wrote them an email showing my frustration and asking for cancellation of my order, they do kept my money for all that time they were unable to deliver. Don't know how many others have similar issues and they might have kept their money to.. Not sure if Homebase of another business for short term loan or kind of loan shark. If you take £1000 short term loan you know how much interest they going to charge. Homebase might have millions in their accounts for months without delivering products to customer.. might be making good money on that alone. Avoid homebase like a plague if you buying furniture from them. A friendly advise.
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Posted 10 years ago
Utter Rubbish! Ordered multiple bedroom items online and received a call the next day to arrange a delivery. My first issue is that it would take 16 working days for my goods to be delivered. I questioned whether it can be done sooner which the answer was "no". I asked will that be all my goods delivered on that date and I was told "yes". Started receiving text messages from Yodel the delivery company and I received one of my flat packs after 3 or 4 days, a chest of drawers. I built it and and noticed damage the furniture had. As I already completed the build I couldn't be bothered to go through hassle of getting it changed so just accepted it although I was annoyed! I then started receiving delivery of other items I ordered on 2 other occasions those being curtains and bedding. This was now 3 different deliveries for what should have been delivered on the same day! A few days past and I received a text message the night before the planned delivery of a wardrobe (4th item) I ordered! When it came the box was in bad condition and I refused delivery as I didn't have confidence that my furniture would be in good condition. I contacted the call centre to make a complaint and found myself being passed between different teams! There's a team for beds and a different team for chest of drawers and wardrobes! Madness! I was told that a replacement wardrobe could be arrange however they were out of stock and couldn't give me a date of when there would be stock. I was fed up by this point and requested a full refund and cancelled my orders which they arranged but obviously I couldn't cancel my bed and mattress item with the wardrobe and chest of drawers team could I? Was passed to the right team to arrange that refund! F ing ridiculous!! If you want a crap service then use Homebase!
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Posted 10 years ago
I called into my local store in Horwich and on the way in I saw a sideboard that had been reduced in the sale. I asked a member of staff if they could check the stock levels as I would need to go back home to measure the area I wanted it to fit in. I was told to go and check at customer service which I immediately did. I went over to customer services and told her that I had been sent over for her to check availability . I was met with a raise of the eyebrows and a lot of huffing and puffing. She asked me if I had a product number for her to check, to which I replied ' No, but it's the one as you come into the store'. I was then met with more huffing and puffing as she went over for the product number. After a few minutes she came back saying that someone was on the computer and that she couldn't check but I could order it online. I asked her for the product number so I could check online to which she replied ' I have just told you, I don't have a number ' ?? I replied that she told me she couldn't get on the computer, not that she didn't have a number. This lady in question just couldn't be bothered and made it quite obvious that it was too much trouble , both with her facial expressions and attitude. I replied ' thank you for no help whatsoever ' and left the store. I then looked online for the sideboard only to find that it wasn't reduced , which was extremely annoying. If there are any managers reading my review , things like this need to be addressed. What is the point of employing people in customer service if they simply can't be bothered, give the job to somebody who is actually interested in providing an excellent service!!!!
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Posted 10 years ago
I went to the Ipswich Store with an enquiry about the bathroom suites on the 1st floor, with interest in purchasing from a catalogue i had collected instore and after hunting down and then eventually finding someone busy chatting with another colleague, i was instantly sent off to get what i wanted off the shelf! So binned the book and left! No wander these shops struggle, purchased the whole suite instead of part goods elsewhere for more than a few hundred pounds in someone elses profit margin.
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Posted 10 years ago
Absolute Incompetence from start to (still not) finish !!!! What can I say. 8 Weeks without a kitchen, 9 seperate deliveries (and every one wrong). The final delivery received today and suprise, suprise, one of the items missing. To say this has been a nightmare is an understatement. I apologised to the helpline girl as I said I felt sorry for how much she had to apologise.. Supposedly the Odina kitchen would be the best option. It would have been if Homebase could ever manage to co-ordinate, ship and manage it. So far I have received over £ 1,000 in compensation (which I wouldn't have got if I hadn't ask for it)... Would I recommend Homebase ? Only to someone I hated !! Don't do it to yourself !!!!
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Posted 10 years ago
Placed order and had confirmation that delivery would be within 14 days. Delivery then amended to 2x months and customer services very rude saying "not their problem"
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Posted 10 years ago
I not sure some of the staff in this store want a job! Averted eyes when seeking attention and can't be bothered to check stock! I found what I was looking for eventually, after being told by one sullen young lady that it was out of stock - Not it wasn't she just could not be bothered to look. Well, I only used this store as it was a matter of convenience, I will go elsewhere from now on.
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Posted 10 years ago
Absolutely appalling. Ordered stock, waited about a week and then recieved a call to say it was out of stock. Had another order already placed, was supposed to arrive yesterday but didn't. Have phoned them twice now and both times been told they would give me a call back. No one is well trained at the call centre, the people I've spoke to have been absolutely clueless.
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Posted 10 years ago
I purchased two front bath panels and one end panel from homebase. I was then practically harassed by the sheer number of calls, texts and emails to inform me of the delivery date- even including three on the day itself. Finally the items arrived. I inspected them and found that two of the panels were damaged with very noticeable chips and what made it worse was that one of the panels had a quality assurance sticker over a very noticeable chip! We contacted Homebase at 9:20am and were told that it was too late for next day delivery, however the replacement items would be with us on Tuesday. I arranged a second day off work for Tuesday on the Friday based on the information given. Unfortunately I received a phone call, late on Monday to say that delivery would be on Thursday. I asked why as I had been told Tuesday and arranged time off work accordingly and wouldn't now be able to re-arrange. I was told that it was because there were no delivery drivers in my area and that was why. I asked for a manager to call back- but they didn't, so again I contacted them and finally spoke to the customer service manager, who did nothing to help. He hid behind policies of '5 days to replace' meaning 5 working days as they will not deliver at the weekend. I explained that I has specifically taken time off work on Tuesday for the replacement items, however he did not understand that I simply couldn't just take additional time off on Thursday and insinuated that it was my problem if I couldn't get time off (no apologies for the poor products, being lied to by the person on Friday). I asked if I could find out the probable delivery time 9within a 4 hr block) to hopefully sort out work but was told that I'd only find that out at 7am on Thursday! How do Homebase expect working people to manage their deliveries? They are obviously much better employers than most, who allow their employees time off at the drop of a hat (or maybe just expect the rest of society to do so). The so called manager could not manage anything; hiding behind policies, which are quite clearly not shared with their employees promising things that are then changed days later. Even the manager stated that the company are dictated to by their courier service (choosing cheap budget couriers over customer service) I have never been so infuriated with a deliver service or (lack of) customer care as I have with Homebase- the managers state that they do it for financial gain and are clearly not interested in customer satisfaction at all. I certainly will not use Homebase again and warn others of doing so.
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Posted 10 years ago
This company needs to get on top of their online business and customer service!! I ordered habitat stools that were 'in stock' on their website and it was stated in the receipt and confirmation email that they would be delivered in 14 days. After 18 days I contacted them to find out when I would receive my order, only to be told it was out of stock and would be delivered in the next few weeks. Unethical to take consumers money and incorrectly advertise such products as available - how can they not manage online business in this day and age! After another phone call a week later I was told that the item was in stock and would be delivered soonest, in 8 days! Like the other people on this forum - no contact to inform me at any stage. Now I'm wasting my time trying to call Homebase and Habitat stores to find out if it will be quicker for me to collect (another waste of time. At no point was I offered anything but an apology - not even a refund on the delivery cost.
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Posted 10 years ago
Hygena luxury vinyl flooring - AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE. We purchased the vinyl flooring from Homebase, it seemed good quality with a 15 year guarantee so felt that it offered protection against poor manufacturing quality. We hired a professional fitter as this was to go in our kitchen and dining area. The fitter laid it exactly to the instructions on the box. Now that we've had some sunshine the floor by the back door has rippled so much so that it burst the click joints. Homebase came out to have a look and after constant chasing (four weeks) have said that it was not laid correctly and that if I didn't like the outcome I should seek independent advice and submit a report back to them. They then went on to say that they may or may not agree with our findings, leaving us nowhere to go. This is defintely a manufacturing fault as it appears the vinyl has expanded more than expected and also appears that the surface has come away from the backing. Moreover, Homebase customer service is so poor and not helpful. Buy at your peril.
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Posted 10 years ago
Homebase is rated 1.9 based on 965 reviews