Wickes Reviews

Name: Wickes
Address: Wickes Building Supplies, Rhosilli Road, Northampton
Rating: 1.50

1.5 Rating 1,737 Reviews

11 %

of reviewers recommend Wickes

About Wickes:

Wickes continues to be one of the major brands in the DIY and Home Improvement sector. We have a range of over 10,000 products (98% own brand), and are able to offer our customers everyday low prices by sourcing the best quality products at the lowest possible cost. Most of our products are available for next-day delivery, including big & bulky stuff. At Wickes you can discover a whole host of inspirational ideas for your Home and Garden, with some of our key products being doors, flooring, tiles, kitchens and gardens. Launched in 2006, the Wickes transactional website features product details covering the complete Wickes range. Our website is constantly being enhanced to help improve customer satisfaction, so why not be a part of that journey by helping customers find us.

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0330 123 4123

Email:

enquiries@wickes.co.uk

Location:

Wickes Building Supplies, Rhosilli Road
Northampton
NN4 7JE

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“Since changing Wickes stores to collect and pay they have completley lost the plot. Un-helpful staff who refer competent tradespeople to locate things in their 'laminated book of dreams' instead of real customer service. I will go elsewhere, either a dedicted builders merchant, electrical wholsale, plumbers merchant. Even Toolstation who have a smililar laminated book setup are far more helpful. If I want to flick through a book I will spend my time in Argos. When I want to pick up someting quickly from a building supply chain store it wont be from Wickes anymore. I tried to buy some electrical items (Some cable and sockets) I had a list in my hand. I was told that I need to look up the product codes in their book. I said I know exatcly what I want. The reply was 'look it up in the book' I said I know exatcly what I want. 'but I would have to look up the codes for you' Bad Customer Service. = No more buisness from me. Wickes used to okay. Things change.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Nearly 2 years on and still a bodged bathroom they can't fix despite designing, supplying and installing it!”

Wickes 1 star review on 1st November 2016

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Posted 8 years ago

“Not a good experience, ordered a bathroom suite with P shaped bath - See here http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Priveno-with-Asuni-Right-Hand-Shower-Bath/p/144036#tab-reviews_content First thing to be aware of is that the suite is from a "supplier" not Wickes itself. On the day of delivery the Sink was missing! Was told I had to phone customer service and arrange another delivery. Had to fight to get this delivered within a few days. ( they wanted weeks") The suite itself installed ok (fitted by professionals) and quality is acceptable, until we got to the shower screen..... Firstly they sent a left hand shower seal bath kit for a right handed bath. Again I had to phone customer services, who then put me in contact with the "Kitchen and Bath" customer services so I could arrange for the correct items to be shipped. Again this took another few days to arrive as it comes from the "supplier" not Wickes (which they are keen to point out) Once fitted the shower screen leaks around the hinge. The hinge design seems poor and water can get between the seal and hinge system. I rang the "kitchen and Bathroom" services number who kept me on hold while they rang the "supplier" to see what could be done. They advised there was no answer from the supplier so they said they would email them and get back to me later that day. Needless to say no one got back to me so the next day I called again and the person I spoke to said there was no record of the initial conversation and so asked around the team. She got back to me to advise that the person who was going to call me had gone for the day and that I would be called tomorrow. Needless to say this never happened. So, a lot of clear sealant later and I think it is as good as I am going to get it without assistance from Wickes or the "supplier". Based on my experience and the issues with the shower screen I could not recommend this to anyone. My other tip would be if you choose to by anything through Wickes clarify if the item is supplied by themselves or a "supplier"”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Due to a computer error at Wickes, they took the money from my account but did not process it and so cancelled delivery without returning the money. Five days later I got the money back by reporting to my bank's fraud department. Ihave had payment issues with them previously and won't use them again because they refused to help.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I arranged a deli every for next day and it came 3 days later. I wanted to return the item as I had already made other arrangements and I waited in 4 times for them to. Ok levy and they never came!! DISGUSTING don't order from wicked ever !!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Ordered Oak Floor and membrane, (both Wickes own brand) and Westco underlay on 17th October. The first two items arrived fine on 19th. But not the underlay. We had 2 text messages from Wickes asking if there was a delivery (YES) and if everything was delivered, to which we clearly replied NO. That was it. No further corrrespondance from Wickes at all. Emailed on the 24th to complain, and again today - morning of the 26th, but met with a resounding silence. Where is our underlay? As far as customer service goes, they rate a zero.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“New bathroom suite from wickes but shower screen leaked dreadfully. Phoned wickes, promised parts, nothing. Called again promised phone call in 24 hours, nothing. Recd a call 2 weeks later still nothing!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I ordered a number of units for a kitchen 40 days ago. After initial delivery a number of items were missing or damaged. Since then there have been a long list of errors: 1. Delivery attempt 2 didn't happen because they 'forgot' to schedule it 2. Delivery attempt 3 didn't happen because their systems failed and planned it for the wrong date 3. Delivery attempt 4 didn't happen because 'all the items in the store are damaged' On all occasions they didn't tell me anything until I chased them so I have wasted 4 days waiting for deliveries. I have a half complete kitchen and wickes cannot care less as they have taken my money so they are done.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Ordered 15 items to fit my new kitchen, 3 separate vans came. 3 items missing, nobody taking responsibility for it. 2 of the items were cancelled for being out of stock, they let me know this after delivery and my sink which they said was delivered wasnt, to this day im still chasing it and have no idea whats going on, Since had to buy another as my kithcen fitter was waiting for it... Will never ever use Wickes again”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Ordered material 8 days ago for delivery tomorrow, was contacted by WIckes today to explain that the items ordered online should not be on the web site and should not have beenj sold. Not ideal to be told the day before a delivery. Plant on hire, labour booked, client very unhappy. Customer fuming, will never walk into a WIckes again, disgrace.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I ordered over £1k of wood flooring and given a delivery date, 03/10/16, I took the day of work only to to get a phone call stating that wicks was "very sorry" but 10 packs of my 40 packs of flooring, was "left in their rear yard" and that they could deliver the next day 04/10/16 On the next delivery a totally different type of flooring arrived, on calling wicks all I got was a another "sorry" and told they were out of stock till the next day 05//10/16 so they could redeliver on 07/10/16 which was no acceptable as I was not taking a third day off work, so delivery has been arraigned for Saturday 08/10/16 with no time slot. So all in all I've taken 2 days of work sent my builder away and have to live with a stripped floor, probably until Monday 10/10/16 and all I get is "SORRY". Not good enough”

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Posted 8 years ago

“As you can see by the numerous complaints Wickes have had, they are not a company that should be trusted. I've been left with a disaster of a bathroom and their customer service is very unprofessional.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Rating should be lower than 1. Most rubbish company I've ever dealt with. Non existent communications. Read all the reviews on this site everyone else says the same.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Just told my fence posts didn't come in. Why was I not told this yesterday morning when my delivery was due. Dont believe it load of rubbish and excuses. Got a refund so I will order from homebase when I get the money. DON'T BUY FROM WICKES USE SOMEONE ELSE.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Ordered fence posts and panels didn't turn up. No phone call. Phoned and told someone would ring me and no one did. Waiting for a refund. Will order from homebase.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Wickes' online service is entirely unreliable. Wickes' doles out the order to a local shop and then if anything goes wrong - in my case they only delivered part of the order which was paid in full - they disavow any responsibility. They are very polite, but they insist it is down to the shop to whom they have forwarded the order to fulfill it. This is patently absurd. I have called, emailed and used Facebook, but they will take any action. My next step is to drive to the shop at hand and confront the manager. I know sites like this often reflect only bad experiences, but how else to express one's unhappiness? Do not order online from Wickes.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Terrible experience with kitchen from Wickes, ordered November 2015 only just fitted. Design all wrong for fitter to follow. Many phone calls made to resolve issues, fitter not replying or answering. Overall did good job still not properly finished, stupid mistake of paying money for installation, now not intrested once money received. Lots of other issues would avoid buying kitchen from Wickes, can they be trusted. More money to pay to an independent fitter to resolve issues and have the kitchen we wanted.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Ordered fence panels and 1 fence post as the existing post were good. Wickes delivered the fence panels on the day arranged but without the fence post. I phoned the store and I was assured that the post would be delivered by noon the next day. It was not delivered so I phoned the store again to speak to the manager to find out when the ost would be delivered but I was put on hold and after 15 minutes I hung up. I went on the website and cancelled the order and within a few minutes received an email for a refund on the post. I was lucky that I could reuse all of the existing fence posts. I will never order from wickes online again the service was terrible.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Went to the new Stowmarket store in Suffolk today, its been open about a month pay & collect what a joke, fill in card as required, take to till, girl put in numbers into computer but 4 sets of numbers were not in the computer system so she spent 25 min looking for items in the back of store and the couldn't fine 2 items so left with out them, when I got the invoice some items where totally different prices than shown in the book did get 15% discount for the wait but still cost a lot more than thought, good job I had not priced job beforehand. Used customer toilet what a mess, toilet filthy no hot water or hand soap the store had only been open 30 min whats wrong with the old fashioned way of putting items on shelves and customers picking the off 100, times quicker.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Absolutely shocking. Who in the right mind thought it would be a good idea to supply trolleys without baby seats and a click an collect service where you order on Lin to collect in an hour only to go down there to find out your order hadn't even been picked. The staffs manors are disgusting with no customer service skills and hardly any of them know anything about the products they sell or even if they have them in stock. Very disappointed with the company you should be ashamed. Do not shop at Wickes in Lincoln!!!!!”

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Posted 8 years ago

Wickes is rated 1.5 based on 1,737 reviews