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Homebase Reviews

1.9 Rating 952 Reviews
21 %
of reviewers recommend Homebase
1.9
Based on 952 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
Appalled to discover that homebase feels that in less than 2 years it is acceptable for the grout to be coming out between the floor tiles, and they call it wear and tear. In under 2 years I have had to request 4 repairs their clearly sub standard workmanship. The last one took over 3 months of chasing before someone finally fixed it. This is a disgrace homebase should be ashamed. I will never use this company again
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Posted 8 years ago
We had a problem with our shower unit leaking behind the storm wall. It took over 4 weeks to complete the repair. we were without a shower for that time and if we did not constantly contact Homebase nothing would have been done. to add insult to injury there has been no response to our emails to their so called customer services, including the Managing Director of Customer Services. what a pathetic company!!
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Posted 8 years ago
Can't be worse.. as simple as that. After complaining and receiving promises that they are going to look into my complaint, I received an email addressed to another person, to apologise and giving me the details of that person's complaint!!!!!!!!!! hahaha can't believe how poor the management is in Homebase.. In addition that would be classified as breach of confidentiality. God knows who has got my email explaining my details to other people...
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Posted 8 years ago
In October 2015 my Wife and I went to Homebase in Bodmin and ordered a new bathroom suite. The contractor, assigned by Homebase, came to do a Pre-Installation Survey and told us what they would be doing. On the 4th January 2016 the contractor arrived and started to take out the old suite and do some prep work on the walls and floor. Bearing in mind the job was estimated to take only 6 days, on the 18th January 2016, 5 days behind schedule, I forwarded some photographs I had taken of the poor workmanship to Homebase. Another email and photographs was sent on 26th January 2016. Then on 28th January 2016 another email was sent to Homebase showing tiles that were supposed to replace ones we had identified previously as being of poor quality. These were worse than the ones originally there. Most of the work was carried out by an apprentice, with little or no supervision. He used a system of Dot and Dab to fix the tiles to the walls. That meant there was only a small amount of adhesive applied to the back of each tile. Pipework is of poor quality, during soldering part of a wall was scorched and the pipe is not long enough for the job. The contractor threatened to walk off the job because I made my house an intimidating environment for them to work. When asked what they planned on doing that day I happened to write this on a piece of paper. I was accused of making a list of what they had to do. I also told them I was not supplying them with tea/coffee because I was unhappy with their work. The contractor eventually left without completing the job. Since then there have been a number of emails and texts to and from various Homebase managers. In these I have asked for various things to be done, tiles to be replaced or the shower door hung properly. This has not been done. After a lot of negotiating it has eventually been agreed the bathroom has to be re-fitted. The bathroom has just been re-fitted, 8 months behind schedule. I said in one of my emails to Homebase, there appears to be a pattern emerging here. I make a complaint, they say they will look into it and monitor the situation. Then ultimately, nothing gets done. I am not saying they have finally got their brains into gear because I have complained to the Furniture Ombudsman, The Financial Ombudsman and got a solicitor on the job. But it does seem to have got them to finally do something, or at least chivvied them along a bit. Would I buy anything from Homebase again? Not if they were the last DIY outlet on this planet.
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Posted 8 years ago
We bought an Andorran 11 piece garden set and arranged delivery which was through Argos. On opening the box we found the necessary nuts and bolts missing for everything but the table. We went into store to resolve and the customer service lady called the parts people to arrange replacements. These have come this morning but they have sent us the parts for the table which we already had.This set cost us £300 so expected a quality item with no issues. Totally useless and inept service from a company we expected more from. We have a family BBQ arranged for this weekend and no garden furniture to sit on. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANYTHING FROM HOMEBASE AGAIN!!
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Posted 8 years ago
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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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 8 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
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 952 reviews