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John Lewis Reviews

2.7 Rating 2,434 Reviews
41 %
of reviewers recommend John Lewis
2.7
Based on 2,434 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier, Own Driver
Average Delivery Time
Over A Month
On-time Delivery
Greater than 40%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 67%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.3 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Be very wary of buying from John Lewis on line. From our recent experience, if anything goes wrong, they don't want to know. After failed delivery slots and the eventual delivery of damaged goods by incompetent installers I have wasted hours of my time on the phone being put on hold, waiting for return calls that never came and waiting for replies to emails with something other than a standard assurance that 'someone will get back to me' which, in spite of their own time limits, they fail to do. We have been treated with utter contempt and given endless, stalling platitudes and promises that they are 'looking in to it' The truth seems to be that once they have your money, that is that! Their customer service stinks and makes a complete joke of their customer care ethic. I have all the above supported with documentation and am trying to get contact with a senior manager in the company who may actually care! Take a chance if you like with your purchase but expect nothing but problems if anything goes wrong!
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Posted 8 years ago
Delivery guys came to my place at the wrong time despite my attempts to warn them there won't be anyone when they come. So I had to adapt and go late for work because they would not return my calls or message. Once they arrived they were just extremely rude yelling and swearing at me while I was getting ready for work. They were not able to replace the dishwasher because they have no knowledge in plumbery whatsoever. So they left the old one plugged and the new one unplugged. Thanks! Next time I'll just call amazon. If people are still maybe ordering with John Lewis because they expect some service and customer care just stop right away, they are just here to deliver nothing more. Oh and they also will be more expensive than amazon because you have to pay a full chain of useless people (including the ones who will read this review) in the company anytime you buy from them.
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Posted 8 years ago
I urge everyone to not shop at the john lewis in chelmsford essex, i went to buy some perfume and the woman on the fragrance department called Victoria was so rude and nasty i ended up in tears and just left without buying what i wanted, i wont be back until shes gone and so far ive got 11 people to bycot here and im hoping to get more. Shame on you john lewis.
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Posted 8 years ago
Husband bought a mac book air for Christmas. Been using two weeks and on opening the led screen shattered. On calling the helpline I was advised to return it to the store. I was advised it would have to be sent off for assessment with Apple and the laptop was taken by the store. Week later and after no update or further info I contacted JL who told me someone would get in touch .... waited ... waited so posted on Facebook and after another day finally had a call today. The laptop would cost nearly the price I paid to have it repaired as it was deemed to be damaged on my part !!!! If you count opening the laptop as me damaging it ! How can I argue or get any other result ? No customer reassurance or trust at all just go back to Apple. I was told I could have the laptop back without repairs not told how or when ? Totally let down, disappointed and disgusted by JL . Will not buy again go straight to Apple !
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Posted 8 years ago
I ordered a few items in the sale, two parcels in total! After a few days, I contacted john lewis as I'd not received them! To find out they'd been delivered? Confused! Yes I was too! I used parcel motel to deliver my goods to Southern Ireland ( as jl) wouldn't go past the border! I was then told using parcel motel was against their t&c and it was my fault! I contacted parcel motel who did a sweep of the warehouse, found 1 parcel! Turned out jl hadn't labelled it correctly hence I hadn't got it! Missed half the address off! I got parcel 1! Unfortunately parcel 2 is still missing is worth £100, jl are giving me mixed responses! 1 customer service person offers a refund another takes that offer away! Disgraceful! I'm £90 put of pocket! The only people in this whole story who've been helpful are parcel motel! Avoid john lewis! The customer service telephone line is awful! Muppets! They even agreed with me that this will go on for ever and I'll be pushed from pillar to post! It's now been nearly 1 month, parcel still missing no refund! AVOID!
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Posted 8 years ago
Really disappointed!!! Not recommended I've been in the UK for about 4 years. My experience with John Lewis is the most horrible, annoying, bad experience. Especially with their online customer service . One minor thing could be considered good is that they answer quicly, but they can't find any solution. An item that I bought online was delivered by Hermes to the wrong address or disappeared and after five calls in two days nothing has happened. My item still missing and whenever I call again they say the same story the same bla bla....My First and the last experience with John Lewis as I don't need any further headache!!!
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Posted 8 years ago
Really disappointed!!! Not recommended I've been in the UK for about 4 years. My experience with John Lewis is the most horrible, annoying, bad experience. Especially with their online customer service . One minor thing could be considered good is that they answer quicly, but they can't find any solution. An item that I bought online was delivered by Hermes to the wrong address or disappeared and after five calls in two days nothing has happened. My item still missing and whenever I call again they say the same story the same bla bla....My First and the last experience with John Lewis as I don't need any further headache!!!
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Posted 8 years ago
I ordered (no: 105612423) a washing machine and selected a delivery date. Waited one week for my delivery date to arrive and arranged a family member to stay in for collection. I even called up twice during the day to confirm delivery will be taking place, customer services confirm this. Then at 7pm I call up again, to be informed a third party will be arranging delivery. I call up the third party who know nothing about my pre-arranged delivery date and now want me to commit to another date the following week. Complete shambles. Over a week without a washing machine to then be messed around. I really did expect better from John Lewis. In future I shall be taking my business elsewhere.
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Posted 8 years ago
Having always shopped at John Lewis, safe in the knowledge that if ever I had a problem with any goods purchased, it would be resolved. However, this is no longer the case! Having spent thousands with John Lewis over the last 2 years alone, having completely refurbished my property from scratch, I thought that when a problem with an integrated Zanussi Fridge/Freezer purchased last year occurred a few weeks ago, that the problem would be dealt with and resolved. How wrong was I? The engineer visited and I was told that the circuit board was faulty and he therefore, replaced it, but said that in order to complete the repair, I had to defrost the entire unit for 24 hours with both doors open. So, what happens to my food you may ask? It gets spoiled, that's what! John Lewis accept NO responsibility for loss of food in a fridge or a freezer as it is stated in their terms and conditions that they accept no liability for this. This is what a particularly ignorant individual in their customer service team, Gurmet, who, in her droning, monotonous voice kept repeating as if she was some sort of robot. Her only advice to me was that I defrost it when I have less food in it! What sort of advice is that? She continually talked over the top of me and would not listen to what I was saying because as far as I am concerned, if a product is under guarantee, the consumer should not incur any loss whatsoever - regardless of their policy. Sometimes, it is just common sense to waive such ridiculous terms. She also kept harping on that their terms and conditions complied with Trading Standards. Not sure, in this instance, how accurate that is. I also asked what if I didn't defrost the appliance and her answer was "well, the engineer will have to visit again". Eventually, as I felt like punching this condescending idiot, I hung up and since then, I have sent two emails, but of course, to date, they have been ignored. So, anybody thinking that John Lewis is a safe bet to purchase any goods from, I strongly advise you to think again. They are utterly useless! I expect they'll reply and repeat themselves again regarding their terms and conditions, or they'll complain that I've used an individual's name. Why, I don't know because this is a review site and any seeing as John Lewis do not reply to my emails regarding a complaint about a staff member, then they should be named and shamed on public review sites.
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Posted 8 years ago
This company really needs to wake up. They are stuck in the last century and still being kept afloat by people who like to pay top dollar for a poor service. They cannot deliver on time as they seem to only work Monday to Friday. A Saturday does not seem to count for a working day at the distribution department. I will stick to Amazon on the future.
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Posted 8 years ago
I.placed an order on 28.12.2016 for a double divan bed and the order was confirmed and I was given a delivery date of 05.01.2017, I then received a call on the 04.01.2017 to say that they could not deliver as they have no stock and that I needed to contact John Lewis.com? I found that a bit strange as I had placed the order thru the Liverpool Store. I then called John Lewis .Com and guess what they couldn't help as the order was placed in store . I then had to wait a further 3 hours for a call back to be told that something has gone wrong (obviously). I was then told that I would have to choose another item and If it was in stock they would try and deliver on the arranged date,as I needed the bed delivering before the weekend as I am moving into a new house I had no alternative but to choose another bed (not the one I wanted) appalling service.
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Posted 8 years ago
I've been promted to write this review after the terrible service received regarding an order my brother placed for my Christmas present. An email was sent confirming the items were due to arrive in the Abingdon branch of Waitrose on the 28th of November. On the 28th of November the order wasn't in store and they had no record of the order. Nor was it in store the next day ( and on a third occasion they tried lying about 'being too late to collect it'.) I contacted customer services with the order number but they 'could only deal with the email address from which the order was placed.' When my brother contacted them, the response was priceless 'someone could have contacted you to tell you that there was a problem processing the order - you'll have to cancel and reorder.' No thanks. I wrote another email to which I received no reply. Appalling.
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Posted 8 years ago
So we order a TV before Christmas on the #JohnLewis website, they sent us an email and text message confirming that the TV will arrive on the 30th of December 2016, between 7am and 2pm. No TV arrived in that time slot, so we called them and they said TV is out of stock!! They failed to notify us in anyway. The TV is now not available and will not be back in stock. They didn't care that they had made an error on their end up in a major way. The customer service standards are so poor. Well you just lost a valuable customer #JohnLewis we will gladly take my money elsewhere!!! #JohnLewis #JohnLeiwspoorservice #JohnLewisbadattitude
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Posted 8 years ago
John Lewis Installation service very poor. Our washing machine packed up shortly before Christmas and so we had to quickly shop for a new one. We chose John Lewis as they had the best choice available to us and also offered an installation and recycle service (at extra cost) which appeared to be ideal as we have little experience in this issue. Because of Christmas, we obviously had to wait for the delivery, scheduled on December 29th. The installers were polite and friendly (and actually arrived earlier than expected) but on checking the environment for the installation, the senior guy stated that they couldn't complete it because there was "no access to the cold feed" and that "a plumber was required to replace the valve tap". They seemed unable (or unwilling) to try anything to improve the situation and abandoned the installation. They brought in the new machine and a Installation Service Note detailing the situation, and the promise of a refund for the installation. I was told that when the old machine was ready for recycling, I could arrange for them to return. So - at that point, we were left with two (non-working) machines and the prospect of a hefty cost and/or lengthy wait for a plumber. MADNESS!!! Fortunately, a family friend came round to look at the situation and quickly determined that THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VALVE. The plastic tap had been removed from the valve owing to space restrictions under the sink, but the valve itself was perfectly servicable using a spanner. Our friend completed the installation in under an hour. Of course, on contacting John Lewis Customer Services, the first available slot to remove the old machine is 5th January, so we have an unwanted guest in the hallway for New Year! So, in conclusion, the installers need to be a bit more clued-up and less risk-averse than these guys were. Were it not for a more knowledgeable friend, we might still be waiting for a plumber and a hefty bill!
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Posted 8 years ago
Washing machine delivered did not work. Had to wait a week for a new one (appointment then cancelled!) Then had to wait further week for replacement. £30 offered as good will gesture which just about covered laundry bills, never mind inconvenience, time off work and hassle. After two phone calls which I had to chase up £70 begrudgingly offered. Really disappointed, thought John Lewis products and customer service "a cut above" other high street retailers. Obviously mistaken about that!!! Would not recommend to friends or family if purchasing major appliance. Mrs Angelosanto
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Posted 8 years ago
Purchased a sports shirt today and asked if I could pay contact less, 'no, we don't do contact less, most of our customers spend more than £30' oh dear, I must be a cheapskate!
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Posted 8 years ago
The worst! Guaranteed delivery before Christmas, by them and equally as bad delivery service Hermes. Nothing arrived. Made two 20 minute calls from the USA to two idiots. Then received an email wanting my CC details. No refund, no product. That's it.
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Posted 8 years ago
We have purchased 2 lots of furniture both delivered separatley and the service at the point of sale to the texts to notify us of the delivery time as well as the 30 minute pre delivery call and then the polite professional delivery men .nothing was too much trouble .This is why we buy from john lewis .????
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Posted 8 years ago
- I purchased a mattress via the John Lewis website and set a delivery date for 6 days later. - On the scheduled morning of the delivery I received a call from John Lewis dispatch to say the product had not been put on the delivery truck. She said she would find out why and call me back to re-schedule another delivery date and time at my convenience. - However, another 3 days went by without any follow-up call. When I phoned JL Customer services to find out what was going on, I was told that the reason the mattress wasn't with dispatch was that it was not only out of stock it was also a discontinued product! I asked why this wasn't flagged-up on the date of purchase and also why I'd not received any follow-up call? He couldn't explain. - I declined the offer of ordering a replacement product and took a full refund. I was not offered anything in compensation (like vouchers), just a limp apology. - Instead, I ordered a similar mattress from MATTRESSMAN whose communication and delivery were excellent. Not only that, it was £25 cheaper and they delivered in 3 days. - I'm afraid my previously good view of John Lewis has changed considerably and I'll be reluctant to order anything online from them in the future.
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Posted 8 years ago
excellent service
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Posted 8 years ago
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,434 reviews