SCS Reviews

Name: SCS
Address: 45 49 Villiers Street, Sunderland
Rating: 1.46

1.5 Rating 1,886 Reviews

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of reviewers recommend SCS

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1.5

Based on 1,886 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Own Driver, Courier
Average Delivery Time	Over A Month
On-time Delivery	Greater than 34%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 62%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Live Chat, Email
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week
Customer Service	1.3 out of 5
Avg Email Response Time	-1 hours
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

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0800 731 0048

Email:

scsonline@scs.co.uk

Location:

45 49 Villiers Street
Sunderland
SR1 1HA

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SCS 1 star review on 22nd September 2025

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Mrs Rosalind Newton

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“Went to my local SCS today at silverlink Wallsend the sales man on the floor would not leave us alone to look and make our own decision he drove us out the door because he was so pushy”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Bought 2 G Plan sofas which still smell 6 months after delivery. I have raised the issue 3 times, received a visit from a technician who advised he never smells an issue. In my opinion they are charlatans!”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Poor customer service. After care waste of time, wife rang wrong number but was transferred to after care, no answer 50 minutes. rang further twice same result. Asked for a call bk twice. Both times called and hung up. 3months old felix 3 seater power and power chair. Stuck in upright position, there is power to the chair but no operation from buttons. Even called at local store Drakehouse sheffield. No help there either. I wish I'd gone to Dfs. 🙄. Poor customer service when it comes to aftercare. I assume I'm going to have to make yet another phone call.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Had our settee 4 weeks and leather has stretched so much you can't get comfy on it. Think it is called puddling. It's absolutely dis gusting that SCS won't do anything about it. Its like sitting on a very lumpy cushion. The leather is stretching all over the settee.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Just had carpet fitted, the fitters say it is faulty as it is coming away from the backing. Have rung Scs and have to send pictures. Very disappointed as not a cheap carpet and will have to go to trouble of moving all the furniture again. They say that someone will be in touch, I hope this is settled quickly.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Absolutely and totally unsatisfactory service from ordering to installation of our carpet,we ordered living room and stair carpet from scs Ipswich we paid in full received an email with wrong carpet quoted on order,to be fair I should of cancelled at that point,rang scs they assured me it would be the right carpet and it was an error,when carpet was to be laid carpet fitter rang to say the stair carpet had delaminated but he came and laid living room carpet which was ok,rang scs to find out when stair carpet would be here they said needed to reorder 6 weeks later it was ready arranged a time for fitter on the day carpet fitter rang said van broke down and he wouldn't be coming to be fair he came on the Saturday to fit it,next day my daughter cut her foot on inspection all the spikes are coming through gripper rod rang carpet fitter he said he would come back never has-so there you have it very poor service, customer service are very poor,regret the whole experience. Please be warned I may have been unlucky but reading other reviews sounds like this is the standard.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Waited 4 months for our sofas to arrive (10 weeks overdue) they arrived today one of the sofas had a rip down the side the other had a foot long black mark on one side both had to go back . I wish I had read all the 1 star reviews on trust pilot before I set foot in the SCS store never again will I buy from SCS”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Went along to my local scs to find a good quality solid sofa and chair the saleswoman recommended the Griffin range stating it was a good investment and would last many years. On inspection in the shop it was good solid high sofa but when delivered not the same quality within 3 days of my partner sitting on sofa the seats had gone soft and he felt as though he was sitting on the floor and struggled to get out of seat. I paid £2,600 for something that can't be used because its uncomfortable to sit on.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I have not had my sofas for a year.i complained about it and they said to replace a part (the material) i would have to pay £200 !! NEVER BUY FROM THIS COMPANY! I was told i was being too fussy !”

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Posted 2 years ago

“What an absolute shitshower this company is, low grade substandard products and absolutely no recourse if you complain,DO NOT PURCHASE ANYTHING FROM THEM BE WARNED”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I went into my local SCS to look for a staircarpet. The first assistant was helpful and gave me the information about their current offers and discounts and talked through the type of carpet i wanted. But I can only assume that their pay is commission based: another assistant barged in and tried to take over; called me "luv" in a patronising manner and kept trying to get my attention by showing me carpets that were not at all what i wanted. In the end, he drove me out of the store with no sale for anybody!”

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Posted 2 years ago

“disgusting customer care , had to travel had no internet and wanted to make changes to my order . when I rang them they said had to come in store. Explained that I couldn't and would they wait until I could come to store . was told sorry can't do anything about that .Now i got sofas the colour i didn't want .”

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Posted 2 years ago

“My appalling customer experience included floor product not being to sample delivered direct to home, thus no SCS quality assurance/re-assessment of job, unimaginative and inflexible fitters, who aggravated fitting of not-to-sample product, very difficult three-way discussions, against the backdrop of poor communications and no follow-through, about partial re-fitting and further charges, and ultimately substantial unexpected personal costs of about 15% over initial price, finally to get a 3 week job done in less than 3 months, and after having to pay a final fee to the fitter who otherwise would not keep a previously agreed appointment; all rounded off by not being able to get through to SCS on the phone to try to talk rather than post this. Caveat Emptor”

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Posted 2 years ago

“I purchased a sofa on 2nd October and still haven't received it. We changed the design 8 days after purchase because we couldn't cancel after 7 days and as such our statutory rights were invalid. Promised November, December, 13th January and after an email was sent to instruct me to pay the balance by the 13th of January to avoid delays to be followed two days later by an email stating it would be the 30th of January now but actually. All I get when I say I want to complain is a customer service person saying its not their fault its the supply chain and that we have to observe the contractual payment but they can make it up and mislead as they like. Oh and its my fault they had ordered a wrong chair and had to change it which caused more delays. They did give me a terrible sofa and chair to sit on at Christmas. And offered compensation of £50, then £100 on an order over £2000. Complete shambles. I hope Mr Llewyllen Bowen knows what a mockery they make of supplying a product carrying his name.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“We bought a lazy boy sofa 9 months ago it cost just over £2000 it's the most we have ever spent on a sofa but we liked it and got told SCS are good 7 months later we noticed every time we got up it was leaving the seating area all wrinkly and creased it looks awful so I called aftercare team up they sent someone out there reply there was nothing wrong was it mechanically I said I know that but what about the wrinkles he said we have to straighten it out every time we sit on it that's not normal I know I would never buy from SCS again I am still trying to sort this out but getting know where they keep passing me to some one else then they say they can't do nothing about it it's all ok”

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Posted 2 years ago

“ScS are to be avoided unless you want loads of hassle and substandard furniture carpets not fit for purpose, when you contact them they dont give a dam i had to take them to court i won all my money back through the court, scs messed us around for nearly a year they try to wear you down so they dont have to deal with you and give you your money back they are the worst company i have ever dealt with.”

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Posted 2 years ago

“bought sofa set from scs never again several faults arms on sofa and chair not enough foam in them material been stitched all wrong so noticable scs sent out technician he agreed with me ,but then scs sent out someone else out as they said the first report had been mislaid the next technician was useless never took photos of the main faults so therefore scs agreed with that technician so i went to furniture ombusman and they were not much better. as i live in suffolk i have not been able to find a independant furniture technition as i would be taking it even furtheri paid £2500 do not buy this was bought only last year .”

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Posted 2 years ago

“Made in store order which delivery was fine start of Oct then realised the premium care kit was missing. After many emails and phone calls between myself and SCS I am STILL waiting for something that I paid for and they haven’t given me. All I get every time when in contact with them is “sorry, but dispatch are sending again and will be with you in a few days”. Have even been given exact date of delivery and still not received. This is now coming up to THREE months from when the product should have been delivered. After cafe service is appalling…be careful”

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Posted 2 years ago

“20 warranty worth nothing! BEWARE! 20 year warranty against manufacturing faults on sofa frames does not apply after 6 years as after then (their words) "it cannot be a manufacturing fault".”

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Posted 2 years ago

“You do the selling very well but when it comes to maintenance you are very below the standard I had my suite 3 years it was paid for and I reported the sagging in the 2 chairs seats,the sofa fine.i had to pay £75 for someone to come out and look at it after several weeks I got in touch and after a bit of rigmaroll you informed me it was normal wear and tear,there was no offer of help even if I had to pay .in fact you were not interested..I know I will never recomend your company to anyone .you are a big disappointment.”

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Posted 2 years ago

SCS is rated 1.5 based on 1,886 reviews