“St Austell, Cornwall.
I had booked a back to school shoe fitting for 4 children. My 2 and my 2 nephews we entered to shop on time and one sales assistant was going to assist with all 4 children. There were 5 sales assistants in the shop. As one of the children was being seen to I asked another employee to get a shoe for another child. They asked if I was being served by the one sales assistant. So I answered that one of the children were being seen but it would speed up the process for them to help out as there were no other customers in the shop. When she had finished I asked if she could find a shoe for another child. She then huffed and said that we were confusing the system due to the person who was dealing with us was the only one who could deal with us and if more customers came in with bookings that it wouldn’t be fair. There was no one else in the shop. There was one employee who couldn’t assist as she “had to watch the door!”
My daughter has wide feet and they were unable to accommodate finding shoes for her. When I asked for suggestions they explained that one pair was too big and the other was too small.
When I went to pay for my sons shoes at the till the employee who was standing there said she wasn’t able to put the payment though as it needed to be the original person who measured. When I challenged this I was met with remarks about that being the system.
I felt that it was very poor customer service and the whole system did not work. I had booked an appointment for 4 children and expected service for all children rather than one at a time. Especially as the shop was empty.”
“We went to Clark’s Church Street store in Liverpool for my little girls school shoes on Wednesday 30th August. Mela was so helpful and gave great customer service and care. Nothing was too much trouble for her. Thanks very much Mela.”
“First time buyer. Love flip flops and was thrilled to have a friend recommend clarks. Purchased in June, wear everyday. Love the thicker sole for extra cushioning. Unfortunately my sandals are splitting apart on the sides of heels where it looks like there was air pockets that made for the extra comfort and spring when first purchased. Very disappointed with quality”
“Fell apart after a term. Stopped buying them as price no longer reflects quaility. I think the brand is on the way out. Lost its identity for quality”
“Used to be a good brand. Poor quality control on the India made shoes. Completely useless customer service does not help at all. Overall a poor quality choice for the money”
“Went to get shoes for 3 kids and Edgar at the Derby Derbion branch was brilliant and went above and beyond to help us and got us exactly what we wanted and gave us good advice too.”
“I have worn Clark's shoes for years and found them to be of high quality. However, my recent purchase of sandals was very disappointing. The adjustment strap was so short I could not close it. The leather was very stiff and cheaply made. I will not order Clarks online again.”
“Quality of product is very bad... the so-claimed Leather is poor quality and has changed color rendering my product non-usable. Waste of money buying Clarks shoes... see pics for validation. Over and above that when I approached the Customer service for a solution, they quoted a 90 day warranty and nothing can be done now.”
“I brought a pair of Clarks from Macy's and the quality is horrible they're ruined in less than a month and they refuse to do anything about them telling me I've to contact Macy's why when Macy's just sell them for Clark I'm very disappointed and will never buy another pair of Clarks”
“Their online store suck, no flexibility given.
1. After I realize I buy wrong shoe size, I quickly write an email to ask for change of size, and they replied 2 days later and say due to their backend process, they are unable to change.
2. Once the item arrived, I cannot bring it to any outlet to do the exchange, instead, I need to fit their time to arrange for collection, ( they can only collect 9-5 workday, which is unreasonable for people staying alone), and u need to wait 30 days for them to verify the status, and another 30’days for refund.
3. They don’t even have a proper live chat session to contact or leaving review, they are kinda ignorant on their online store business.”
“Any sandal I liked was sold out in May (Size 7.5.) Most never came in stock again. Middle of June has only left overs (tat) on sale. This leaves the rest of the summer with little to sell and no choice for customers I suppose hundreds of boot styles will fill the shelves before summer holidays begin. Have you ever considered starting summer styles later by a month maybe? Then you could sell summer shoes in THE SUMMER. Wow! Revolutionary!”
“I have worn Clarks shoes since I was a young child. That's well over 50 years. Whenever I do find a store now I always walk away empty handed. The quality has gone. I would put the quality of the offerings on a par with Shoezone but not at Shoezone prices. Cheap lightweight tat is what is on offer today. The sturdy Clarks shoe has gone. No wonder most of the stores are gone now too. It seems extremely bad management decisions have been made in recent years. It is such a shame.”
“We were helped by Dani today at Rushden Lakes (6/6/23) I was so pleased that Dani pointed out that the shoes I wanted came in a wider fit that fitted me perfectly, thankyou very much for your help Dani and for her help in purchasing my husbands trainers.”
“The wrong shoes were shipped to us-- and we've been trying for practically weeks now to try and just get a hold of them, but their customer service is non-responsive. Just today we've been on hold for 30+ minutes on two different occasions, long enough that their customer support hours literally passed. Absolutely awful :(”
“In Stevenage Clark’s store there is a delightful young lady with a sweet smile called Gracie who managed to find a perfect fitting shoe for me without any trouble
So lovely to find a happy youngster.”
“I ordered 2 pr of sandles. Not cheap. Rec'd 3 wks later...such garbage. I could not believe they were Clarks. I trusted Clarks name. Nowhere on them do they indicate Clarks. I think I was scammed by believing the ads on FB. Never again. I can't even give them away. So very hurt and disappointed. And $80.00 poorer.”
