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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
wanted a Karcher power washer and decided to 'reserve' one online from Homebase. The model that I wanted was out of stock at my local store but, according to the Hombase online system there were 2 available at a store some 12 or so miles from my address. It was a Sunday and I wanted to get the washer to use it that day and so I drove out to the store to pick it up after 'reserving' it online. When I got there I was served by a young man who clearly had NO idea what he was doing. He tried to give me the wrong model at first and, when I noticed that, he then went off to look for the one that I had 'reserved'. After half an hour or so he returned to say that they did NOT have the model that I had 'reserved' in stock (and that one had been stolen the day before - apparently!!) His only 'explanation' of how the online system still showed 2 in stock was to shrug his shoulders and look stupid (not difficult in his case) and he clearly had no concern that I had just spent an hour driving there on a Sunday through very heavy traffic. There was apparently no-one more senior avaialble who I could speak to (or more likely no-one who wanted to speak to me) and I was then summarily dismissed. I recently read that Homebase are closing a number of stores because they are not doing enough business and it is 'customer service' like this that will ultimately lead to their demise and not a moment to soon if my experience is anything to go by. Homebase DID have a good discounted offer on Karcher washers at the time that I was trying to buy from them but I would rather pay a bit more to obtain one from a reputable company than to waste my time with this bunch of unprofessional, rude and totally useless cretins.
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Posted 10 years ago
Bought a walk in shower. The bottom runners rusted. Homebase replaced them. Rusted again. Rafts of excuses from the manufacturers, eventually told we should only wash our shower cubicle with hot soapy water (not in the instructions). An independent technician came out and said the rusting was wear and tear. So....you can spend over £500 on an Aqualisa shower with a ten year guarantee and when it rusts in six weeks Homebase will tell you this is wear and tear and do nothing about it......avoid avoid avoid.
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Posted 10 years ago
had a total bathroom innovation done for a small wetroom. The installation was completed in time but to a very shoddy standard. Total disregard for things I had paid leaving me with a badly fitted damaged bathroom and still having to wait in for homebase fitters 8 months later. They are disorganised and forget to come when they say they will and don't call you to tell you. We were left with bent and broken fitting bodged to fit. Our experience was that the fitters will spend as little time and attention on the job as possible. Awful waste of five thousand pounds for a tiny room. Was quoted 2K less by a local firm but was lured in by homebase promised assured quality and service, beware the smooth talking salesman!
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Posted 10 years ago
Appalling customer service, non delivery of item ordered on line. Placed an order for spiral box plant on 22 March still not received. 11th April.Very difficult to contact them. Using only 0345 numbers., call answered after 20 mins. Three emails later and several broken promises I have cancelled the order. Let's see how long it takes to refund the money. Very frustrating will definitely not be dealing with them again. Very poor service!!!
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Posted 10 years ago
I was a big shopper in Homebase, both here inEngland and my home town in Northern Ireland. Today I was very embarrassed to find that my northern Irish sterling was unacceptable in your Huntingdon store. Luckly for me I had a bank card so was able to continue with my purchases. Regrettably I could not buy the Webber barbarque I was interested in as it was my intention to use my £300 Irish sterling. Perhaps you should consider putting a sign up to inform customers that only Bank of England notes are acceptably in your stores. Thus preventing embarrassing customers at checkout. pbmorfitt@gmail.com
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Posted 10 years ago
Absolutely appalling online service. Can't believe how closely the reviews here mirror my own experiences. Non delivery, calls not returned, promises broken, e mails not answered. This is the worst company i have ever dealt with !!!!!!!
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Posted 10 years ago
Just been to homebase today; Easter Monday. I purchased some furniture for my parents; which was completed in store at the time on computer. Although the shop was busy I was served by a efficient and professional gentleman called Craig at the Dunfermline branch. He was was rushed off his feet but he was very attentive in his service to me and my son. I would like to say that I appreciated this very much on what could of been a different experience and outcome today.
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Posted 10 years ago
Homebase Composite Door. I ordered and paid cash for a composite door in January. I was told installation would be about 28 days after paying for the door. After 3 weeks I phoned to get an installation date and was told due to a manufacturing problem I would not get the door until the end of March. I wasn't happy with this, after all I could still place the order with someone else and get the door installed befor the end of March, I complained. They looked into it and said the door could be fitted on 2nd March. They didn't show or even phone. I phoned them to see what was going on. They gave me a new date 3rd April. I was not happy. I complained to the directors office at Home Retail Group. Someone there said I would be contacted by the installation team to resolve the issue. I was eventually told the 23 March (today) was to be the installation day. No show so far. I've phoned them and they are saying they've booked me in for 8th April . As I write I'm waiting to hear from the directors office. My advice to any would be pruchasers of large items requiring Homebase installation would be to forget it and spend your money elsewhere, they are utterly unreliable. Customer Service seem to just give you some guff to get you of the phone rather than sort the problem. Nobody seems to know whats going on when you call them. Seems the management have lost control. Mind you they're good at getting your money. Spend wisely spend elsewhere.
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Posted 10 years ago
Ordered 16 packs of tiles for delivery. Website said that they would be in touch to arrange delivery. 1 week later still no contact so I called them. 1 hr on the phone to be told that they would now not be able to delivery within 10 days as they state on their website and they were not interested in trying to get the delivery within the time frame they state on their website and that would work for me so it's take it or leave it. I chose to leave it and i suggest you do the same!
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Posted 10 years ago
Bought a shower tray and cubicle and tiles from Homebase Waltham Cross. Staff were excellent. I am a qualified plumber and when placing one of the glass panels on the tray it shattered into a thousand pieces. I phoned up the store and explained ,they put me through to distribution depot who then put me back to store, who then put me through to D.D who then put me back to store. To get my shower done I offered to pay for one panel but they said I would have to buy a whole new shower. They gave me the manufactures details who said the same , I would have to buy the whole thing. Which I found unbelievable. In the end I got so fed up being messed around and got thepanel made up exactly the same as original one for £70. So why couldn't' anyone been a bit more helpful as it wasn't my fault. I suppose I could have persude this further but I wanted a shower. By the way, although I got nowhere.,the staff were always polite and friendly . I hope someone from Homebase reads these reviews and think how they can improve, because they are a good store
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Posted 10 years ago
After reading all these bad coments mine is very similar. My husband is a carpenter kitchen fitter and his customer ordered the new kitchen to arrive monday. Only half came and the rest has now been promises for next week my husband said when he went out to the lorry all the stuff was thrown about in the back. He said he will not fit a homebase kitchen again. Go to howdens or magnets!
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Posted 10 years ago
Well ive just read the reviews already and mine is more or less the same. my husband is a carpenter kitchen fitter and his customer ordered her kitchen for monday just gone. loads of it was missing and now has to wait for the rest of it next week.reading the previous letters lets hope it turns up. Also what did arrive my husband went out to the lorry only to find all the orders thrown about in the back. my husband said he will not fit anybody elses kitchen if its homebase go to howdens or magnets
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Posted 10 years ago
I'll never buy from Homebase again. I've spent £1,600 with them in 28 days. I bought a sofa bed and all of the leather buttons fell off. Homebase are refusing to exchange for a new one. With regard to the wooden flooring ordered on the 26th January, it was on a 28 day delivery, due 23rd February. It still hasn't turned up! 28 DAYS LATE SO FAR. I have issued a complaint but they have failed to address it. Be aware, don't buy from Homebase. The customer servide is beyond shocking. Daniel Rimmer, Manchester.
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Posted 10 years ago
Placed and paid for some items online, and was given an estimated collection date. When I went to the store, the order wasn't there. I returned two days later - still not there. I emailed customer services and 5 days later still had no reply. Now stuck in a never-ending phone queue. How a company can be THIS inept is beyond me. Awful.
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Posted 10 years ago
I bought a kitchen last year under the understanding that it would be delivered with in 21daus, I thought that this would give me time to fit the kitchen before my wife gives birth to out first child due at the end of March. its been the best part of 70 odd days and I am still waiting with no delivery date. The bits that have been delivered were weeks apart and in some cases damaged and sent back. The customer service has been terrible with promised call back not conning and then called backs about the failed call back not conning. From day one all I can get out of their customer service is contradictory or useless. I thought I would have everything ready by now for our new arrival, but instead we just have a half built kitchen and a load of extra stress we didn't need. My only advises to someone planing on buying aanything from homebase is to go elsewhere. I will never be shopping there again. Tom McKinnon, Aberdeenshire
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Posted 10 years ago
i worked for hombase and my experience was an awful one and was a complete nightmare. it was my first job and no training was given to be working on the shop floor 2 and a half months later i was told we have not had any feedback from customers telling us you are phenomenal and amazing in your knowledge so they got rid of me
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Posted 10 years ago
Ordered a bbq which gave a lead time of 6 weeks; not ideal but I was in no hurry so prepared to wait. Nine weeks later and I still hadn't received the item so I emailed Homebase to find the reason for the delay. I was told that the item had been discontinued and that they couldn't fulfil the order, however, there was not one word of an apology. I sent another email for clarification and received a very apologetic reply with a promise of a full refund and a discount to be used on a future purchase. After another lengthy wait this was still not received so another email ensued. Finally I received my refund and a promotional code that was only valid for SIX days!!! To summarise, appalling service from start to finish
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Posted 10 years ago
Ordered several building items on line for collection instore today. Stock unavailable at our nearest store, but shows all items available from a store a distance away. Confirmation text received to give collection details. Upon arrival, they have only 3 items out of a total of 11. Complete waste of time!! Sorry for the assistants who desperately tried to complete order to no avail, but come on Homebase, if you order on line showing items available, you also expect the store to double check they can complete the order. If they can't, they should use the contact number provided to inform the customer. It's hardly rocket science! Wasted a whole morning due to Homebase's inefficiency,. What a rubbish system!! Won't use again.
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Posted 10 years ago
Homebase provides poor quality furniture (some of which cannot actually be assembled), late deliveries with no courtesy call or email informing you of a late delivery, missing components and broken furniture. I had all this in one order and the customer services team were unhelpful and patronising. They will take no liability for wasting days of your time and money. This was the most APPALLING shopping experience I have ever had.
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Posted 10 years ago
Beware of them charging for the assembley of schreiber furniture. I did and the assemblers did not turn up as promised, I had to take another day off work so they could come the following day and when they did and opened the boxes, all were pre assembled . £80 I paid as they told me they were flat packed. Beware of this shark practice. Bad company unreliabke and false information given .............avoid
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Posted 10 years ago
Homebase is rated 1.9 based on 957 reviews