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Homebase Reviews

1.9 Rating 957 Reviews
21 %
of reviewers recommend Homebase
1.9
Based on 957 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Over A Month
On-time Delivery
Greater than 12%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 58%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Live Chat, Email, Telephone
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.3 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
I held a fund raising event for Tadcaster Flood Victims and raised £1500. We decided that we would give the money in DIY vouchers to help the families buy items to repair the damage to their properties. A colleague of mine went into the Harrogate store and bought the vouchers. Unfortunately one of the vouchers was for £500 and I wanted this to go to 2 separate families as a £200 payment and a £300 payment. My husband went into Hull store last week (as he works in Hull) and the customer service desk basically said they couldn't do it, it wasn't possible. I therefore went into the Harrogate store on Saturday and they were more helpful but didn't know how to do it. The guy took my name and telephone number and said he would have to talk to the Manager and would call my hopefully Sunday, if not Monday. I have had no call and it is now the following Wednesday. There has to be a way of cancelling the voucher that I have and supplying me with 2 new ones. We have now made 2 trips to 2 different stores for something that should be a simple swap and over a week later I still have no response from Homebase. I have to say I'm a bit disappointed with the customer service I have had and wouldn't expect this from Homebase stores. I could have just bought £200 of goods on the card, got a £300 gift card as the balancing amount and then taken the £200 of goods back to the store and got another card and if I had known that your customer services were going to be so unhelpful I would have done this. #homebase #disappointedcustomer
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Posted 9 years ago
What is the point of have a reserve option? Reserved some flooring at two different stores that were showing stock available only for a couple of hours later to be informed that there is no stock. Apparently the stock is in the warehouse and they don't have any forklift drivers to open the containers. So why show as having stock that you can reserve and collect within an hour!
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered 3 lights drove 45 minutes to be advised stock in store was wrong and they couldn't find them, helpfully they contacted my local store who had 1 in stock they couldn't find it after 20 minutes on the phone. So the store ordered 2 to be delivered now there are none in the warehouse. Stock management none existent!
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Posted 9 years ago
Home base in North Finchley is a warm and welcoming place to shop. The customer service is nearly always exceptional. Shop Assistants often spend a long time with you if you need advice about products, offering valuable tips and as customer care implies showing care for the customer. I have never received this level of service consistently in any other large DIY store and sometimes dread going to other stores ( only when HB doesn't have the product I need ) where staff seem unhappy, understaffed and the general atmosphere in these stores is not welcoming. Thank you Home base executives for investing in your staff and thank you staff
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered 2 internal doors and was overcharged , phoned and they said they would refund delivery for inconvenience and after numerous e mails still didn't get one and when we finally had the doors fitted one of them was damaged so would never use home base again. The person dealing with this was David mcmullin
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Posted 9 years ago
Brought homebase paint vanilla and teal. Thinking nice bathroom ummm Wish never brought the rubbish. To cover a very pale blue vanilla niw on coat 5.teal coat 4 roller it on and it comes of dries patchy .just awful waste of money and energy. Steer clear of it
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered and paid for 2 light-fittings from Homebase Oldbury on 8th July told they would arrive on 15th. Heard nothing, so week later went in to customer service and they were quite unhelpful, said they had not received them but a store 28 miles away had 5. We drove there only to be told they couldn't find them! Went back into Oldbury this week and told still not arrived! However, on this occasion a very helpful member of staff, Amber, took it on herself to ring around stores to see if she could find 2. She actually collected 1 from another branch and gave us the display model from Oldbury. She needs to be commended for her customer service, as we would not have gone to Homebase again based on our other experiences.
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Posted 9 years ago
I purchased a wooden garden table and six chairs from Homebase fourteen months ago at a cost of £400 (original price £500 but on offer when I bought it). Due to a house move the table was stored in a brick built garage for eight of the fourteen months so has only been outside and in use for six months. I noticed that three of the four table corners had quite significant splits and also four of the six chairs. Homebase arranged for an independent technician to look at the furniture and I have just been informed that the splitting is due to natural conditions. Firstly if this is the case and there were no manufacturing defects why are only three corners of the table and four of the six chairs affected and more importantly that Homebase are quite happy for a customer to potentially have paid £500 for a garden table and six chairs and for it to have significant damage after six months and find that acceptable, it speaks volumes about the quality of their furniture and their customer service. I certainly would not buy anything from Homebase again and I will make sure as many people as possible are aware of my experience so they don't waste money on inferior products and then have appalling customer service condoning the unacceptable quality!
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Posted 9 years ago
In the past I've ordered online to collect at the store only to find the actual item wasn't in stock when I got there or, it had been just sold or, was missing in the stock room. A shambles really and a wasted 20 mile round trip. I've travelled to the store several times to purchase items like furniture paint and again stuff I know you stocked a few weeks previously was no longer being stocked. Another 20 mile wasted journey. I've been watching out for a while now for a table top fridge and none of your shops have had stock for weeks and weeks. Seriously, what is the point of your website if the items people are looking for can't be bought because you have no stock? Your company gives an impression of being a disorganised mess and this has been the situation for the last couple of years at least.
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Posted 9 years ago
Did not accept voucher due to the new takeover. Bit crap considering its less than a year old so will not be shopping in home base or 'bunnings' again.
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Posted 9 years ago
Did Not Provide Goods As Ordered After recently ordering furniture from Homebase, now due to be re-branded Bunnings, only one item was provided despite being told at the point of sale that both items were available. I waited a month and a half for other matching item only to be told that Bunnings was no longer going to be stocking furniture and therefore could not fulfill my order as agreed. Shocking that such a large company should act this way, not a good start. Would strongly advise against ordering anything from this company as not trustworthy.
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Posted 9 years ago
My wife and I ordered and paid for a whirlpool bath. This cost a lot of money when the plumber went to fit it he discovered that the waste that they had sent was the wrong one. Mistakes do happen but the way they dealt with that, was, to say the least incompetent. We had to ring them at least four times to try to get this sorted out. We also had to pay our plumber extra in order to come back and finish the job he should have finished a fortnight earlier. Their whole attitude was that I shouldn't have arranged the plumber until I knew the parts were correct. How could I, since I am not a plumber? I am totally disgusted with their incompetence. I would not believe a word they say. Still waiting for correct part to arrive.
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Posted 9 years ago
Atrocious customer service,waited in all day for sofas only to be told that they did not have enough stock. They had my money for 7 weeks and could not even ring to tell me they were out of stick
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Posted 9 years ago
Waited in for two sofas ordered and paid for 2 months previous. No show. Rang to be told sorry out of stock!! They did this to 100's customers. Disgusting
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered and paid for sofa 4th May delivery date 24th June gave my old sofas to charity.decorated new curtains etc rang today with et delivery time to be told my order cancelled by them.nobody told me a thing so upset disappointed can't believe poor customer service just told don't sell furniture any more disgraceful I now have no furniture
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Posted 9 years ago
I am so upset, it seems like many others here. I ordered a new sofa, chair and footstall. I was given a delivery date of this wednesday. We got rid of our old sofa this morning. I then recieve a text message this afternoon (while we were out enjoying fathers day) saying you could not meet the delivery date. I called back and have now been informed that my sofa will not be delivered until 20th august. I am so upset, we have spent a lot of money and time redecorating to match the new sofas and now we will have to sit on a cold floor for another two months, really it is not ideal when you have a newborn and a toddler. I am supposed to be enjoying maternity leave not getting stressed out and out of pocket. I work in merchandising. You will have known if my sofa was in a container on a ship weeks ago; 1) please explain why i have only been informed of a delay 3 days before? 2)please confirm i will eventually recieve my furniture on 20th august? 3) please confirm what compensation you will be giving in light of the dismal service we have recieved?
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Posted 9 years ago
What a useless shop the Bodmin branch is, staffed by indifferent people and stocked with shoddy items that would be classed as second - hand anywhere else. I am doing up my office and wanted some Conti board and some Fablon. The stock of Fablon was all in rolls bent and bashed and un-useable and the Conti board is all chipped , warped and knocked about and NOBODY IN THE SHOP GIVES A ****. They deserve to fail!!!
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Posted 9 years ago
friendly helpfully staff . excellent customer service.
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered a wardrobe paid £300 for it to fall apart,then sent me wrong parts n mirrored doors that were smashed twice
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Posted 9 years ago
Just tried to buy things with home base vouchers we received from our recent wedding and were told we couldn't spend Homebase vouchers with them as they had been bought out and would have to speak to Argos- DESPITE the fact that these were HOMEBASE vouchers!!!!! Shame on Homebase
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Posted 9 years ago
Homebase is rated 1.9 based on 957 reviews