“Good deals on a good range of products, depends how much you order to get the value out of the monthly membership fee of £8.99
For those who state it doesn't tell you about them membership fee, it clearly does when you sign up or checkout.. These people obviously don't read or take notice of what's on a screen in front of them..”
“Avoid this company at all costs! Unknowingly make you a member upon purchasing something, therefore take £8.99 from you every month. I only just realised today, luckily, but they have essentially been stealing from me for months.”
“Please never ever do any shopping on this site . This is the fraud company and they will debit the amount from your account saying membership charge .I never took any membership and they have debited the amount from my account . fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud fraud ,Big fraud .Big fraud .Big fraud .”
“Luxplus is trying to block this review on Trustpilot and has reported me to Trustpilot, despite it being entirely factual. As summary, to save you reading:
Luxplus.co.uk sells products. When a buyer purchases said product/s the checkout process is opaquely written and dupes the buyer into agreeing to become a member of a buying club with a monthly subscription of £8.99. By any measure or metric, this is not clear unless someone warns you in advance, although I take responsibility for not understanding their T&Cs, so I suppose you could say I was honestly tricked. Anyway, I bought some spectacle wipes to clean my glasses, which I paid for and received. The following month, I was charged a further £8.99, despite not purchasing anything else from them. Had I not purchased on PayPal, I would have been unlikely to notice, but PayPal emails me every time it's used, luckily. So they only got away with £8.99 before I cancelled the subscription. Paypal wouldn't refund it, as I'd inadvertently agreed to this in their T&Cs. Avoid this company like the plague.
If you want to read my interaction between Luxplus.co.uk and me, see below.
Hi Mette
Judging by your speedy and detailed response this sounds like a common complaint. As you know, your reviews also confirm this with almost all 678 complaining about your methods on Trustpilot.
Why on earth want to be committed to a subscription for disposable wipes?
Anyway, aside from the sharp practice, please ensure any subscription you believe I have with you is cancelled with immediate effect.
I do not require your services, just a box of spectacle wipes.
Thanks
Begin forwarded message:
From: "Mette Luxplus>
Subject: Update: Re: Send Confirmation (Order number: 4342609)
Date: 27 July 2020 at 11:48:39 BST
To: Matthew Crawford
Reply-To: “Luxplus
##- Please type your reply above this line -##
Hello Matthew
Your query about "Re: Send Confirmation (Order number: 4342609)" has now been answered. To add further comments, simply reply to this mail.
Mette (Luxplus)
Jul 27, 2020, 12:48 PM GMT+2
Hi Matthew
Thank you for contacting us.
You are a member of Luxplus and therefore the monthly membership fee of 8,99 GBP has been deducted from your account. You became a member when you chose to purchase products for our membership prices and accepted the terms and conditions of a membership
The 30 first days of membership are free of charge, thereafter the membership will continue automatically for a fee of 8,99 GBP per month until you cancel it.
It is stated in several places on Luxplus that the membership prices are only for members and that one becomes a member when purchasing products for membership prices. It is stated for example on the starting page, next to every product, under the section “subscription” and “terms”. As a customer you actively have to choose whether you want to buy a product for membership price or normal price. Under the membership price we inform that you start a membership when you purchase a product for a membership price. A membership is also added to your shopping cart when you purchase products for membership prices for the first time. Furthermore, you have received a confirmation to your email with information about your membership when you placed your first order.
I am sorry if you have not seen this and misunderstood our concept, but we do not issue refunds for membership, as we give able information about the membership.
Instead of cancelling your membership I can see that I have the possibility to offer you 30 days of membership free of charge. During this free period you can shop for our member prices and get free shipping without paying for the membership.
Would you like us to activate these free days?
We look forward to your reply.
Mette
Matthew Crawford
Jul 27, 2020, 12:35 PM GMT+2
Hi there
You seem to have charged my card again.
If you’ve signed me up for some sort of subscription, it’s not something I’d have agreed to, unless you hide it within your T&Cs.
I don’t need anymore spectacle cleaning cloths so please don’t send any and cancel any subscription you believe I have with you.
Thanks
Matthew Crawford
> On 26 Jun 2020, at 12:30, Luxplus wrote:
>
> Your order is now complete
>
> Dear Matthew Crawford
>
> Order number 4342609 has now been dispatched. Thank you for choosing Luxplus. You will receive your parcel within 2-7 work days.
>
> Track & Trace: Royal Mail
> Once again, thank you for shopping with Luxplus. We hope you enjoy your new purchase.
>
> Best Regards,
>Luxplus
Best Regards Luxplus Customer Support
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“I must be the worst case on here reading the comments. I have had 26 payments taken of £8.99 I did not check this out and now Iam devastated and so angry. I will take this the courts if I have to. They owe me hundreds. I never signed up to anything all I do is buy my shampoo online nothing else. Fuming”
“I have been victim of their membership fee £9.99. I realised I was being charged after a few months. I was never made aware of it. They refused to make a refund with a lame explanation. The membership is not worth it in any case. What they sell can be purchased from other reliable website at similar or better prices without any membership fee. Be WARNED keep away from them. They are thieves.”
“Much like other reviews I've been paying £8.99 for several months without realising. I realised today that my membership renewed yesterday but they refused to refund me.
The way they sign you up to the membership is very cunning and sneaky. They say that they are a membership service, but if they were, it would be very clear from the beginning and throughout the process. This is simply not the case. You can buy a one-off product and they’ll automatically enrol you into what appears to be a pointless membership. The prices are the very similar if not more expensive than competitor sites which don’t have this membership fee. They still charge for P&P. So it’s unclear to me what this £8.99 a month is for. I’ve even spotted in the ‘Luxliving’ section of the site that some of the ‘membership’ prices were more expensive than the ‘normal’ price, so their algorithms don’t even work properly. Having worked in the e-commerce industry for 15 years this site is very poor designed for the end-user but cleverly designed to trick the end-user into losing £8.99 a month. I expect this makes up a large amount of their monthly income.
This company doesn’t deserve any of your money. Use on it a reputable, honest company that will do some good to the world.”
“Just like everybody has written here, the scam is real. When you buy 1 product, you get auto enrolled into their membership and you will pay £8.99 a month for the rest of time. I tried to get a refund on the £8.99 that had just come out of my account (1 day ago) and they refused. Their prices are even that competitive and sometimes the 'membership price' is more than their 'normal price' which is a total joke.”
“They are a scam. Nowhere on their website when you buy a product is there any information of you joining a membership scheme... £8.99 was being taken out of my account every month unauthorised. BEWARE!”
“Fraudulent, thieving, scammers! Your apparently an automatically a member when you buy something and they steal £8.99out of your account every month! C... Ts! You never get a confirmation email to say that you are a member or any emails when they rob you. Laughing all the way to the bank. Taking small amounts so people dont notice. This scamming coming is in Finland. I have written to thier government. Do the same. Thieving bastards.”
“SCAMMERS!! THIEVES! Stealing £8.99out of people's account for buying NOTHING!!
This company is in Finland.. Use a trusted site like Amazon instead..
Repetitive replies to complaints. F...... G fraudulent s... S”
“Wow I didn't think consumer companies can get away with these dirty tactics these days but unfortunately I was also scammed by them too. Ordered a product last year, which never arrived. I had to chase them up for a refund. This is the only transaction I've ever had with them.
Then I have just realised they have been taking £8.99 from my bank account ever since!! Disgraceful behaviour!!”
“The only reason I gave 1 star is because there is no lower. BE CAREFUL. They absolutely will SCAM YOU. It is very rare people read fine prints and Luxplus.nl uses this to their advantage. If you cant read dutch, even more screwed.
What they do with new clients is they automatically sign you up to deduct money from the bank account on a monthly basis. Without you signing anything extra. It is like how you accidentally sign up for newsletters when buying online but in their case, they steal money from you. Worst experience I have had online shopping and my very first bad review. STAY AWAY FROM THEM”
“Avoid , took Payment out for a membership when I didn’t even sign up to it. I also sent them an email asking for the payment to be sent back to me and they ignored me !”
“I wouldn’t even give them 1 star but I have to to leave this review. Avoid this company whenever you buy something off them they sign you up to a membership and take payment per month hoping you don’t notice! Ridiculous!!! Avoid this company”
