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House Of Fraser Reviews

3.0 Rating 7,515 Reviews
46 %
of reviewers recommend House Of Fraser
3.0
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About House Of Fraser:

We are the leading, national premium department store group in the UK and Ireland trading principally under the iconic House of Fraser brand name through a portfolio of 62 well-invested stores as well as through our rapidly growing web-store, www.houseoffraser.co.uk. The House of Fraser brand is differentiated from other department store groups in the UK by our 160 year history in the UK retail market, our wide geographic reach (across the UK and on-line), our broad range of high quality premium branded merchandise offered at attractive prices, our increasing exclusive House Brand offering and our commitment to providing an imaginative, exciting and relevant shopping experience to our customers.

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House of Fraser Unit D Brook Park East Shirebrook
NG20 8RY

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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
An in-store order of a two piece suit resulted in delivery only of the jacket. It has taken a for night and over 25 emails and numerous calls to your Customer Service Department to resolve. In the end I simply asked for a refund. The emails I received were without exception misleading, contained inaccurate information or gave assurances that were simply not delivered. I received no explanation and no apology. I will not be shopping in House of Fraser again under any circumstances.
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Posted 7 years ago
My daughter ordered 7 items before Christmas 2017. Only a couple of items arrived. HOF state she has had all of the items she received. There were only 2 packages supposedly containing the said 7 items, three of which were handbags (not small ones) and a pair of shoes. She didn't receive the shoes, bags, a jumper etc. The packaging would have struggled to contain all of the items (one package was just big enough to contain a wallet). The package would have had stretch marks on the bag had it contained all of the items, but none showing. The ombudsmen says no refund as do House of Fraser. They have £162 pounds of her money, with five items short. She has kept all of the bags and sent pictures with measurements with a tape measure. DISGUSTED at their treatment. BE WARNED DO NOT BUY FROM THEM ONLINE!!! spread the word...
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Posted 7 years ago
I bought few items, I was pretty sure that the website which selling things worth few hundreds pounds is worth to trust. I WAS WRONG as never before! The courier left my parcel with my neighbour, she was going away so she left it anyway the front of my door. I haven't received anything, after 4 days the other neighbour brought me my parcel and there was missing 2 things (worth £36.50). I've had many conversations and... they said that there is no chances for refund.. all what I can do is to contact Police.... UNBELIEVEABLE. I'LL NEVER EVER BUY ANYTHING from this shop! It's disgusting how they treat their customers. Expensive shop, cheap treatment. I'VE LOST MY MONEY. : [
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Posted 7 years ago
We spent over £3,500 and hours deliberating our carpet choice to match the sofa we had ordered. The carpet was laid in December and looks nothing at all like the sample in store. 3 months on and we have been pushed from pillar to post. No one with any authority is prepared to speak with us or understand the issue. Every time I do speak to someone I have to explain the whole problem again. I’m now convinced that they think if they continue to give us the run around we will give up and go away. I am yet to speak with someone with any professionalism. The Maidstone branch in particular.
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Posted 7 years ago
bought a coat on internet went on holiday before it arrived when i returned the coat did not fit went to local store to ask for an exchange told no out of time , complained to head office told no again company policy . great customer service for a long term customer never again . give them a miss they dont care !!!!
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Posted 7 years ago
no contact email, very poor website in general. This store has dramatically gone downhill since Xmas 2017
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Posted 7 years ago
Denied statutory rights Refunded for wrong items Refunded in wrong format (not original payment method) Passed around 7 different advisors All will dodge your legitimate questions and line of argument They DO NOT CARE ABOUT YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS So they can keep the goods and pocket your money too, fobbing everybody off with illegally administered e-vouchers DO NOT SHOP WITH THIS CROOKED BUSINESS
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Posted 7 years ago
House of Fraser customer service policy = ‘THE CUSTOMER IS ALWAYS WRONG”. My wife bought me an expensive toilet bag for my birthday via the HoF website. Just before my birthday a random Farah t-shirt turned up. So random no connection was made with the bag and we assumed it was a gift from a friend. When we eventually made the connection a few weeks later (having opened and binned the packaging) we called HoF who conducted a ‘warehouse investigation’ and emailed (rather than called us back) to tell us that we had definitely been sent the toilet bag therefore we would receive no refund. They posted back the t-shirt we had returned and hadn't ordered. Take the customer’s word for it? No chance. My wife has since spoken to you three times to try and explain what happened. You believed your warehouse rather than us and as a result you have effectively stolen £155 from us and left us with a worthless t-shirt we couldn’t give away. The inference from you is that we are trying to steal from you. Warehouses / distribution centres never make mistakes do they? Yeah right. Try putting your customers first for a change. This is appalling customer service. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY. We won’t ever again. John Lewis would never behave in this manner towards their customers, which is why John Lewis is a thriving business and this one isn't.
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Posted 7 years ago
We bought a very expensive Sisi Italia 4 seater sofa bed. The metal structure which supports the mattress is too weak and after 6 weeks of regular normal use as a bed by a non overweight person it has now a dent and taken the shape of the body. I have contacted House of Fraser and so far they have been very unhelpful, dismissive and rude. Be aware if you buy this sofa. Looking at other feed back it looks like it is a common treatment of customers by House of Fraser....I assumed they were a good and reputable company!
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Posted 7 years ago
order ref 44906480. disgusting customer service, emails issued in response and webchat engaged and the seriousness of the complaint has been totally ignored. You cannot treat people and accuse them of being fraudsters and expect your findings to be accepted. DO NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY. You have not heard the end of this
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Posted 7 years ago
Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: Mash Roberts Date: 15 February 2018 at 15:41:12 GMT To: Mash Roberts Subject: House of Fraser review I thought House of Fraser a reputable company how wrong l was!!!!!!! I went into the Maidstone store to purchase a new sofa. I was served by Peter (apparently the furniture manager ??????) I ordered a set of the sofas to be exactly the same as the ones they had on display. Whilst Peter was gathering the paperwork he was telling me all about the evening he had had the night before, how he hadn't had any sleep at all as he had been at the vets with his dog until 4am and then been up early for work. So, I signed all the paperwork and left. Delivery was scheduled for sometime in February. I then received a phone call from the delivery company on Monday 5th February saying that they would deliver on Saturday 10th between 7am and 7pm. Unfortunately there was no way I could be in that day but they said there was no option "Saturday or nothing!" They said if I couldn't be in to take delivery I would need to contact the store I purchased from for a refund as they would not deliver any other day ???? I then had to contact HOF head office but they had no record of my purchase ??? So I had to contact the Maidstone store who finally managed to arrange delivery at a more convenient time. The sofas were then delivered on Wednesday 7th February. To my surprise when the delivery men unwrapped the sofas, they were not the same as the ones I had ordered from the store. The feet were a very dark wood, the ones in the store were oak. I ordered exactly what I had seen on the shop floor! I phoned HOF head office and was told I needed to contact the Maidstone store directly. I then called the Maidstone store directly and they told me I needed to call the head office and they gave me a different number. I called this number and they took my details and assured me someone would call me back. A sales assistant then called me to tell me that Peter was away until the following week and he would call me back upon his return. By the Tuesday I had still not heard anything so I called the store back.........this time I got to spoke to Peter. He was rude and aggressive with me. On three separate occasions I had to ask him to stop shouting at me. By this time I was feeling very uncomfortable and had to hang the phone up. After I had stopped shaking I called HOF head office which was in Sunderland, with a Sunderland area code and who answered ............. Peter from the Maidstone store???? Brilliant, he then started shouting at me again. He was saying I had specified the dark feet, why would I do this when I wasn't even given a choice of the colour of the feet. I ordered the same as in the store, which was oak. Had I known there was a choice and been given the option, I still would have ordered the oak as that is what I wanted. I then remembered back to him telling me how on the day I had ordered my sofa he had had no sleep the night before, maybe he should have not gone into work that day as it appears HE has made mistakes ! This dispute is ongoing and they have now said that I can have the feet that I first ordered but at an extra cost to myself ? The emails I receive regarding this are unsympathetic and patronising. For something that was their mistake in the first place the customer service is appalling! To summarise I have had an extremely disappointing experience (that I fear is not over yet) and I would like to warn people to steer clear of this company as they are unknowledgeable, unprofessional, rude and aggressive!!!!!!!!!!!
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Posted 7 years ago
Absolutely UNBELIEVABLE disgusting customer service. AVOID BUYING FROM THIS COMPANY. Treat the customer like dirt and don't take any responsibility. Suggested that they take a look at their feedback in the last few weeks on Trustpilot and was told "we do not have to". I have NEVER been treated so shoddily by any other retailer. This is the second time I have had a dreadful experience with House of Fraser who clearly do NOT put the customer first. The arrogance is incredible! The South African customer service reps are very rude and unhelpful. Might as well give up. They have no interest in trying to help with issues, using YODEL in order to keep their costs down. Was charged £6 for a next day delivery and package was delivered opened and resealed with tape, tampered with definitely as only part of the order was in the jiffy bag. Tried to order the items I needed for presents four days ago and the website would not accept the order, nothing wrong with my credit card as other stores had accepted it that day before and after the order. Two days later the order was still not accepted and finally when I did get someone that wanted to actually try and help after about 15 calls to customer services I did managed to put the order through only to get an email 2 minutes later saying it was cancelled again. This then prompted me to ring my credit card (John Lewis Partnership) who said there were not issues at all with the card and that the problem was at the retailers end. I called H of F again and was spoken to rudely - a woman insisted it was a card issue and the phone was put slammed down on me. Since then the items I wanted to buy had sold out online so I had to order two different items instead. These have today arrived in a pre opened jiffy bag and not all contents are there. Disgraceful behaviour on behalf of both YODEL and more to the point House of Fraser have no idea at all how to treat their customers. Dreadful, non customer focused company. So today I have cut up my recognition card and have no intention of ever shopping with House of Fraser again.
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Posted 7 years ago
Warning to Irish Shoppers DO NOT BUY ONLINE WITH THIS COMPANY. My thirteen year old daughter decided to buy me a special Christmas present of a pair of boots. She found them online with House of Fraser, they cost £55 including postage to Ireland. This was a lot of money to her (she was spending birthday money that she had saved). It was gift wrapped and the first gift under the tree and everyone in the family was told how special it was. On Christmas morning I opened the gift and saw that the boots were too small for me. I told her that they were lovely and we left it until the 2nd of January, to return them. The return choices were bring them to the shop in Dundrum or use the freepost option. We don't live in Dublin, so decided to use the freepost. We repackaged the boots and brought them to our local An Post office. The people working there had a discussion on how to accept a freepost package and decided just to put them in the post bag as the label was clear that postage was free. We didn't get an immediate reply but assumed that this was due to the Christmas rush and gave the company some time. Last week we queried the delay. The outcome of our query was that they had no registration of receipt of the boots and refused to investigate it, as we had no proof of postage!!! Apparently this was all in the small print. I understand that people will try to scam the company. However, I am an honest customer. That should be assumed. I asked the company to look for the boots and find out who dropped the ball. They refused to do this without proof of postage. No goodwill was displayed, most businesses exercise customer care and attempt to resolve a difficulty. They had proof of purchase, product ID etc. I would accept (but still be annoyed) if they researched and still couldn't find the boots, but, not to look is unforgiveable. I wish them luck with our money and returns. Don't shop here, we never will again.
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Posted 7 years ago
**WARNING** Do not , I repeat do not buy or order anything from these chancers!!
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Posted 7 years ago
Very unsympathetic and inadequate response to complaints. My Christmas presents were delivered to an overseas address that I have not worked at for 5 years. I noticed that I had entered the incorrect address (due in part to the fact I had an 8week old baby but also because the website offers inadequate prompts to check your addresses before you finalise your order) when the delivery notification said my goods were en route to Gatwick. I rang customer services who informed me that they could stop the transport, return to their warehouse and refund me in full. As a result I re-ordered my entire order as I wanted my family to get their Christmas presents! The stop did not go through and my goods were delivered to Switzerland. I have had to pay a Swiss import bill as well as locate my goods and pay an exorbitant amount to have them returned to me. House of Fraser have just said its my liability and offered me no form of assistance or compensation, despite some of the fault lies with their customer service team. For such a "high end" retailer this is appalling and I will not shop online with them again.
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Posted 7 years ago
House of Frazer made me very unhappy..You can never find staff when you want them.After being a loyal customer for yonks Found out every year they cancel points you earn on your card. Only realised when we phoned up to find out how to redeem them we had to have a certain amount before we receive a voucher. (Thousands)
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Posted 7 years ago
I ordered a pair of Fitflops online and paid £63. The original selling price was over £90 so I was very happy with this price. I received a message the next day saying they were ready for collection at my chosen store (City). I left work early and went straight to the fourth floor to collect them. The lady was very helpful and offered to open them. Straight away I could see they were the wrong ones, a completley different style. She rang somebody up and they said they would sent the correct ones the next day which meant I had to return to the store on a Saturday. I agreed as really wanted the ones I had ordered. I left the store empty handed. Later that day I received a voicemail from the store saying my chosen sandals were unavailable and that the item was wrong on the website. He also said I would need to return the item via the postoffice as I had paid by paypal. I rang the store straight away to tell them I did not have them, they had been retained at the collection point. The person I spoke to said I needed to return to the store to pick up the wrong item and then send them back myself. I queried the logic in this as it was not my error and I had already spent a lot of time and energy on this. He said this is what I had to do so I telephoned customer services who said no, I did not need to do this. The store should return them and then a refund would be given. This was a week ago, no refund. Shockingly bad customer service. I am not confident I will get a refund as I do not think anyone has a clue what they are doing or what anyone else is doing.
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Posted 7 years ago
Absolutely dreadful customer service. As far as the staff are concerned, in all areas, Customer Service Glasgow, the store in Altrincham Cheshire and Head Office, feel that they are right and never the customer. As the Altrincham store was empty of customers this week, perhaps the staff would prefer to be signing on when it shuts down instead of dealing with customer issue. On calling the call centre, despite the individual that I spoke to asking me no less than 6 times which store I had been to, he still managed to put Chichester instead of Altrincham - not even remotely similar and a complete waste of a call. He definitley should not be emplyed in customer care. Will not shop at HOF again as I do not need the stress and lack of care.
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Posted 7 years ago
Rude and unhelpful staff
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Posted 7 years ago
I bought seven different products in House of Fraser website on the 28/12/17. I found two products were not suitable for me, so I returned then (a jumper ALLSaints and the concentrate 30ml La Mer). In the returning order receipt you can see my reason and my returning items information. I took photo for it before sending. I got refund confirmation email on the 14/01/2018, but the refund is wrong. They gave me the refund of a jumper (that is correct) and the eye concentrate 15ml (that is wrong). In the refund confirmation email they promised me I would get 175.95 pounds. Actually I should get 273.15 pounds due to the wrong refund. I contacted them in online chatting. They told me they would solve this problem for me. Finally I got email that they require proof of postage. The proof of postage is the receipt of postage. However, when I knew my parcel was safely delivered to house of fraser store, I throw it. I think it was not useful, because it was delivered. In the Terms and condition, it said the valid proof-of posting will be required, if items lost or damaged! I am different, my items were perfect and no damaged or lost! The only mistake is from the warehouse careless. I have no idea why they need check the post receipt! I It is not the post office problem. I try my best to provide my proof of postage such as tracking number, but they did not accept it! The tracking number can prove they got my items. I still provide the eye cream picture which can prove I still keep it and I did not return it. Now even though the original wrong 170 pounds refund, house of fraser does not want to give me, until I provide my proof! I got refund remaining by email. The refund email I got and tracking number can prove they got my items. I think it is not legal to refuse refund after receiving returning items! I told them again and again, I do not have receipt of post. They just said sorry and cannot solve it. I need bear 270 pounds lost, even though it is not my problem. I cannot understand that how can they refuse giving my refund after getting my items (Proved in the refund confirmation)! 270 pounds lost is a huge burden for a graduated student with lower salaries. Whenever I think I will lose 270 pounds without any reasons, I cannot work or sleep well, because I am helplessness . I love House of fraser. I always go shopping in there! I will send all of the proof to you including their returning rules. I really need your help. I try to contact them by email, phone and webchat, but no rely. The only online chatting answer is without post receipt no refund! WHAT CAN I DO NOW
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Posted 7 years ago
House Of Fraser is rated 3.0 based on 7,515 reviews