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Homebase Reviews

1.9 Rating 953 Reviews
21 %
of reviewers recommend Homebase
1.9
Based on 953 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
Waited in all day for delivery on Sat 23rd. Called twice to confirm order and told it was on its way. Phoned at 3.45 pm from DHL Enfield to be told it's not coming but would be delivered tomorrow and we would get a call 1 hr before to confirm time. Called homebase 4 times to be told it is definitely coming. Waited in all day and still no delivery. Furious! Will definitely not be ordering anything else from homebase.
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered a shed, money taken out immediately and delivery date set up, Due date x2 of the SAME boxes turned up so i rang and they scheduled delivery for 2 days later having to take time off from work, 1 hour prior to delivery a text cancelling the delivery, long wait on the phone eventually answered and told delivery would be today........... GUESS WHAT !!!!!! NO shed delivered!!!! called and they hadnt even dispatched it. Worst customer service experience, will avoid homebase at all times.
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Posted 9 years ago
Absolutely shocking after sales service, still waiting for order placed 4 weeks ago, now to add insult to injury, received text this morning advising delivery between 13.30 - 15.30 .. Guess what ... 17.00 .... Still No Delivery, I will never ever shop at Homebase again.
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Posted 9 years ago
Non Existent Delivery Service – very disappointing We placed an order on 2nd January 2016, paid for home delivery service? We received a telephone call to arrange delivery and agreed the first slot which was Sunday 17th January 2016. Wednesday 13th January 2016 10.46am received a text confirming delivery on 17.01.16 between 13.30 – 15.30. Saturday 16th January 2016 10.49am received another text – “Happy to advise your order will be with you tomorrow between 13.30 -15.30. Our driver will call you in the morning to give more accurate time of arrival”. Also received a letter dated 5th January 2016 confirming delivery would be on Sunday 17th January 2016. So far so good, we thought this was quite good service informing us in advance and driver would confirm on the day. Sunday 17th January 2016 we didn’t receive a call in the morning from the delivery driver but thought not to worry we would be in all day and happy with the two hour delivery slot. At about 2.45pm we thought it was strange we had not had a call from the driver to confirm time so I rang the call centre, very pleasant gentleman confirmed the order was on for delivery but running a bit late and said the driver would call before he was due to deliver. We didn’t receive a phone call and the delivery didn’t arrive, it is now Monday morning and we haven’t received any phone calls or texts to say why the order wasn’t delivered. Very disappointing service after starting so well.
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered a bathroom suite over 6 weeks ago.Three times the delivery date has been cancelled.Last time three texts were received the day before to say what time it was being deliveredNot only was it not delivered no one rang to say why. Clearly you order goods with Homebase at your peril be warned. I will now be issuing a writ against them. .
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Posted 9 years ago
I couldn't find the item I was looking for in the crescent link store on a busy Boxing Day but a very helpful Bernie found the item saving me a lot of time , so thank you
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Posted 9 years ago
I am so furious with the service I have got from this company!! A bed which was ordered 6 weeks ago and payment taken immediately has been cancelled today , a day before it was due to be delivered! I have 3 days to get a replacement before family arrive!! Terrible I am awaiting a manager to ring me back regarding compensation, and I have cancelled the order!! Have been told the managers are very busy and it may take 48 hrs for them to call me back ! I'm not surprised they are busy , having to deal with irate customers . Don't use them ! I won't be back
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Posted 9 years ago
After spending over a £1000 on internal doors I contacted them to enquire what was happening as the 5 days of expected delivery had passed and I had heard nothing. I spoke to someone called Amy who said it was 5 working days and it would probably be Thursday. I pointed out that it did not say this and that I would have still expected to have heard something to arrange a delivery time slot and she was very disinterested when she said there was nothing they could do as the company was closed and I would have to call back the next day after 9. I pointed out that I had spent my lunch hour that day trying to get through to them and a further 30 mins on this call. Again not interested. Asked to speak to a supervisor, Ben, who was quite argumentative when I said I would be billing them for my calls and time. Anyway I eventually got a call back arranged which happened the next day and I was told the doors would be delivered the next day at 10 am but that someone would call me the next day when they were on their way. I enquired if there would be any issues with the stairs leading to my house I was assured that there wouldnt be. They didnt call and turned up at 9.15 without warning and refused to deliver and only my young step son was in. The delivery driver refused to take the doors up to my house at first saying it was company policy and then later saying "I just couldnt be bothered carrying them up the stairs". Instead he put my new oak doors in my garage which is very damp due to it being dug out of the garden and having a leak. I called and spoke to Jane at the resolutions team who said she would investigate but didnt. I then received a message saying if the doors had been delivered they would send me a £30 pound home base gift voucher (by this point I was nearly crying with laughter) which I didnt want. due to the delays my joiner had to move onto another job so I called to tell them this wasnt good enough only to be told again that someone would call within 24 to 48 hours....they didnt but said they did. So I contacted them on Facebook and then was told they had called so I sent them a screen shot of my phone call list to prove this was not the case but they still argued with me and would not confirm a time slot for the call ie that day the next or next week. They ignored my questions and everytime I asked them to give me a rough idea they would send me a message that didnt answer my questions. This was Tracey and Lorna at the resolutions team. They were supposed to be sorting it out but were making the situation worse. They were obstructive and patronising responding with comments like "im sorry you feel that way" which isnt an apology at all and puts the responsibility back onto the customer. The hours they spent private messaging me yesterday someone could have called but again they didnt so messaged no call received and got a message back saying someone would call me asap....they didnt. So I waited again all day today and no call. So I messaged again and was told that it would be likely be tomorrow but I cant take anymore calls in working time so god knows when i will eventually be called but I suspect they are avoiding it as I have requested a refund. I also pointed out that they were treating me like I was stupid and I received a very argumentative message back from Tracey at the resolutions team. So 11 days after order and 6 days after first contact I am no further forward and still waiting on being called back. I am absolutely raging to say the least.
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Posted 9 years ago
Purchased table and chairs on line 3wks ago, i recieved a call about a week later stating my delivery details etc 7/12/15 . On sunday 6/12/15 i recieved a msg stating my deliverly slot 0930/1130. Around 1030 that day got a msg saying unfortunately unable to deliver table/chairs due to adverse wheather conditions , call this number ------ called the number to find a technical fault on the line. I rang customer services after 25 minutes of geting through i was told these werent in stock , i spoke to manager to be told i could get this item 8 days later, and all they could do was apologise . I will never use homebase again total inconsiderate company when you have paid for your items and deliverly charge, they tell you a pack of lies utterly disgracefull
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Posted 9 years ago
Ordered & paid for a dining table & chairs on 21/11/15 delivery to be 26/11/15 between 10 and 2.00pm. made arrangements to be in & then delivery changed to 03/12/15 between 12&6.0pm. arrangements made to be in for delivery no delivery.30 minutes on phone to be told not being delivered next delivery 15/12/15. asked why had not been notified no reponse.asked for number of complaints dept. told they had not got one.asked to speak to manager told she was on phone.said i would wait to talk to her when she was free this was not possible. money taken no goods no customer care beware buying from this company in fact go to b&q.
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Posted 9 years ago
Absolutely the worst customer experience in a long while. Basically its so difficult to get hold of anyone to rearrange delivery. Automated response saying cant deliver on date agreed so please call. Tried several times and waited for ages and gave up. Was called by Homebase numerous times - again an automated system - choose 1 to wait on line for an adviser - after frequently trying this for 5 minutes at a time . Gave up. Will visit the Homebase store in Weston-Super-Mare wher made the order to see if they can help! My job Title is Customer Engagement Manager and I spend my life ensuring customers get the best possible journey. I'd be happy to offer Homebase my assistance - it would be money well spent and I am sure customers would be happier and then potentially recommend , refer , retransact and Homebase profits would grow !! Will I ever want to go through this experience again ? I wonder ?
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Posted 9 years ago
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 9 years ago
We ordered a kitchen from Homebase Inverness and from visiting the Store we found Danny MacDonald to be very efficient and helpful. The Kitchen fitters were Ashley Dickenson and Paul and we cannot speak highly enough about there workmanship and a pleasure to have working in the house, would certainly recommend them. Rhona Morrison
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Posted 9 years ago
We made the mistake of ordering a new Kitchen from Homebase. We were cash buyers but we're not told by the Sales Manager that they would want cash up front.We turned up for the final meeting after the fitter had been round and had corrected the errors the salesman had made to be told they wanted paying that day. I did not have the money ready so was talked into a finance arrangement with Barclays Finance. Then had trouble trying to pay it off when the fitter had finished. In addition the the Salesman had ordered twice the number of wall tiles needed and too much flooring, when we took them back we were told we could not have a refund, only a credit due to the finance arrangement. We had been assured by the Sales Manager that all problems would be corrected by the time fitter had finished but not so.Hob did not work properly from day of fitting, now been waiting over a month for replacement. Was promised stock would be in this week, today told it will be at least another week. Sick of ringing their helpline and being promised calls back to let us know what was happening,only had one call back and that was to tell us of another delay.I was given mobile number of Area manager, she does not answer the telephone and does not respond to messages left on her phone. Should not have placed order in first place but kitchen did look nice. Their fitting charge is very expensive and the fitter does not get paid anywhere near what they are charging. The only redeeming feature was that we had a very experienced and competent fitter who did an excellent job. No more Homebase for me.
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Posted 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 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 9 years ago
Homebase is rated 1.9 based on 953 reviews