John Lewis Reviews

2.7 Rating 2,394 Reviews
41 %
of reviewers recommend John Lewis
2.7
Based on 2,394 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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John Lewis 1 star review on 9th July 2023
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John Lewis 1 star review on 8th January 2023
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John Lewis 1 star review on 5th January 2023
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John Lewis 1 star review on 4th October 2022
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John Lewis 1 star review on 22nd November 2018
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John Lewis 1 star review on 10th September 2018
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
One of the worst orders I have ever made. Missing item and told this needs to be investigated. Ok I can accept that even though regardless of the investigation I am still missing an item. This started the end of November and as of yet no real update. I have called, spoke by email and online chat and always the same 'still being investigated'. Absolutely shocking service won't use John Lewis again UPDATE: Thought I would update daily to show the customer support offered by John Lewis. After one day of Gina's response still nothing from the company. UPDATE: Another day still no update or resolution from John Lewis. Called again and Facebook messaged and Twitter DM sent with no response either. UPDATE: Just had a Twitter dm from John Lewis asking me what item is missing now. Over a month now, no resolution and absolutely shocking service. UPDATE: New year and still nothing from John Lewis. Matter is still being investigated coming up to 6 weeks now. UPDATE: So still no update from John Lewis so I started the case through PayPal. John Lewis now respond within hours? They have asked now I raise to the police. Which I have done but now it's show John Lewis have wasted a whole month and I have resolve their issue myself. Fantastic service by John lewis. UPDATE: Another update from John Lewis today letting me know they are still looking in the matter. 6th January 2022 order placed end of November. Please steer clear of John Lewis cause if you have an issue they won't help. UPDATE: After 6 weeks I got a response from John Lewis. In short we delivered something so tough. Great company Good afternoon Mr Ball, I hope this email finds you well. I am mailing you with regards to your recent order. After looking into this we can see that the item was shipped out in the parcel. As our investigation has confirmed that the item was delivered to your address, we will not be able to issue a refund or replacement on this order. It is always disappointing when we are unable to reach a conclusion which is satisfactory for our customers however occasionally this is unavoidable. I am sorry this has proved to be such an occasion. If you are still disputing this, you will need to contact your card provider and raise a retail dispute for non delivery of goods. As part of this your card provider will look to reimburse you for the cost of this order and will also contact us on your behalf If you have any questions regarding this process, please contact our customer services team on the number below. Kind regards,
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Posted 2 years ago
I want to buy a fire stick from your shop in Nottingham it is out of stock if I buy it on line you will charge me £2 to collect from same store because it is under £30:that is not acceptable Mrs Teresa moseley
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Posted 2 years ago
Never Knowingly Undersold" is a big lie I've place an order with JL. A week later I saw that JL was selling the same item for a lesser price. Since I have not yet received the item, I asked for a price match as they proudly claim that they Never Knowingly Undersold since 1925. It was rejected with a lame excuse. Had several email communications, each person came up with a different excuse. My request satisfied all your price matching criteria, yet you did not honor it. If you cannot upheld your claim, do the decent thing and remove it from your web. This is false advertisement. Shame !!
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Posted 2 years ago
Parcel delivered with no item inside just an empty sealed box.
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Posted 2 years ago
Beware of John Lewis 5 year TV GUARANTEES it is a scam! they won't offer you a like for like replacement TV brand but rather a cheaper brand & spec! If you spent £700 on a TV & it is faulty you will not get the money paid! Shocking! Their customer services is extremely rude & never get back to you on an update or investigation! Spoke to Jakub who never came back to me on an investigation! Claire a rude manager who wouldn't let me complete my sentences! She was extremely rude, raised a voice and would just cut me out while I spoke!! Shocking appalling service from a huge brand and company!
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Posted 2 years ago
Note: the following negative review is customer service related and not about the products I purchased. This review is based on my earlier experience today at the Cribbs Causeway store in Bristol. I was initially speaking to a very nice staff member called Wayne who was providing further assistance regarding a top of the range LG television I had already bought along with an LG sound bar. Mid conversation, a manager called Nicky interrupts us and asks if she can take Wayne away as another customer is waiting to speak with him. I had already waited over 20 minutes at this point to speak with someone. I replied, “…not really, we are in the middle of a conversation, don’t you think that’s a bit rude?” Nicky (who later refused to give me her surname when I said I wished to raise a complaint) was persuasive and determined and pretty much ignored what I said and took him away regardless, mentioning that someone else would speak to me later. I was so upset by this that I left the shop immediately and went to Curry’s next door instead. About half an hour later I returned to John Lewis as I wanted to speak to this manager about what had happened and was hoping she would have reflected on her awful ‘customer service’ and offer an apology. Alas, the complete opposite happened. When I approached her and asked her to deal with me she shunned me off and said speak to another manager instead. I said that I wished to speak to her. She walked away. I followed her and asked her to speak to me but she completely ignored me and just walked off. I raised my voice (not shouting) asking her to talk to me as I just couldn’t stand the fact I was being ignored like that. At that point, the situation took a downward spiral as she turned round and accused me of following her and of being aggressive. She then asked the security guards to come and remove me from the store. I can honestly say I have never felt so humiliated before and would never have expected to have been talked to or treated like this in somewhere like John Lewis. I caught on video some of the events that took place but not all unfortunately. An older couple who had witnessed everything that happened approached me afterwards in the main mall offering to swap numbers as they said they would help support my case should I wish to take it further with John Lewis but I said I wasn’t going to and would simply shop elsewhere. I leave this review to say that based on today’s awful experience I cannot say that John Lewis offer the customer service they once used to and that many of us have become accustomed to over the years. Clearly their standards have dropped significantly. While on point, it is also unlike John Lewis to keep people waiting for so long and not have enough colleagues to talk with customers. I also waited 35 minutes on the phone later before a customer service representative answered the call to cancel and refund my orders in full. This is just not the John Lewis I used to know and like. Perhaps I was unlucky with this particular manager today; maybe she was having a bad day herself? Either way, I felt she was extremely rude by refusing to talk and walking away from me. This was completely unprofessional but more to my mind she displayed anything but managerial skills; instead behaving like someone with no training straight out of school. A competent manager would recognise that a customer is unhappy and want to address that and find out why. They would be interested to find out what the problem is and do everything they could to de-escalate a situation. At the very least they would be polite and helpful in their exchanges with the customer. I have to say I am absolutely amazed and rather taken back by what happened today and it won’t come as a surprise that I cannot and would not possibly rate John Lewis anymore. I am left feeling utterly disappointed.
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Posted 2 years ago
What ever has happened to John Lewis shopped a lot in the store i Went Milton Keynes today it is very disappointing Wanted to buy a coffee machine stoo there for ages there was a male looking a machines for a lady I stood there like a lemon not one was I acknowledged there was no staff anywhere on the floor a male went past with step ladders on his way back I stopped he he called a female fro the white goods I explained I wanted to look at a John Lewis and a lavazza it was a pump she was adamant lavazza only did pods there is one on the Webb site I’m sure you could order an pay in store from on line John Lewis. Is definitely not what is was very ☹️ Not a good instore experience
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Posted 2 years ago
Appalling service - happily prepared to Sell a faulty suitcase in the Oxford Street store . John Lewis label is attached upside down .
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Posted 2 years ago
Should have gone to Trading Standards. I place this company alongside Aldi for customer service meaning it is awful and at times illegal with their refusal to replace or refund when they clearly HAVE to. Don't let it drop!! Have you noticed the review prior to this one? A company selfie.
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Posted 2 years ago
Newsflash JL Now ignoring Consumer Law This great company that it WAS is now acting like some backstreet car dealer from decades ago. We have been loyal to John Lewis for over 20 years, never again. A little over a week ago we ordered on-line an LG C1 TV @ £1300.00, after we plugged it in, we find it will not accept a Sky Q box, hardly rare. After a little research we find that lots of people have this same problem, LG and John Lewis have been aware of this fault for some time but as you will find they are still selling it without any warnings, why? … to take your money I assume. We contacted JL to finally be contacted by their technical department who said they ARE aware but it’s not their problem because it a software issue, they told us to contact LG! as a fix was probably coming soon and they will not accept returns and refunds for this type of issue. A Lie, their own reviews (and lots of forums) are full of people who have indeed been refunded in full for this very problem, now they don’t want to do this anymore. I suggested they should state it will not work with such a common TV receiver, especially on-line, we were told, and I quote ‘We never said it would work with sky’ childish and immature at best. Okay I told them I don’t accept their reasons but anyway I will return it within out 14 days cooling off period as per the The Consumer Contracts (Information, Cancellation and Additional Charges) Regulations 2013. This law states a consumer who buys on-line can test any product in a reasonable manner to ensure it is as the consumer expected and requires. In this case with a TV it is reasonable to touch, feel, turn on, check the picture and sound etc. Just the same as if you are a TV showroom. NOPE they said their policy is that once you open the box you can’t return it. I took from that they we saying sod The Consumer Contracts Law. In reality the only check you are allowed to make is to look at the ‘pretty picture on the box’ before deciding to return the item. Here we are just over a week later and I guess they are not going to comply with the law. In the short term they can pat themselves on the back for gaining a few hundred pounds profit, have a laugh and joke in the office “we got another sucker” (temporarily) without any thought of the ongoing thousands they will make from us in the future. Then we will charge back the credit card (which we have confirmed we can) and what have they gained, nothing, lost us as customers and this once great company continues down the very quick slippery slope. The irony was we stayed with John Lewis for loyalty and customer service. JL – enjoy for now!
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Posted 2 years ago
No more shopping for me with this company due to the disgraceful Christmas TV ad appearing on your sets right now. Shocking, out of touch, insensitive, racist and seriously nastily woke. Shows just how out of touch this company is. On top of that it must have cost an absolute fortune to produce. Thought they were in financial difficulties.
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Posted 2 years ago
DO NOT BUY FROM JOHN LEWIS! I urge anybody considering buying from John Lewis to buy elsewhere! And this is why: I brought a washing machine from John Lewis as I was under the impression that John Lewis was a major retail company that looked after their customers and would be a pleasure to buy from. How wrong I was! My washing machine was installed by a professional plumber, it was levelled to the ground and connected perfectly. Since the first use, the washing machine has banged from within the drum - sometimes at the beginning of a cycle, sometimes in the middle and always at the end. I have clearly been sold a faulty product! I contacted John Lewis within the time frame they advise that I can return my item and I am disgusted at the level of customer service I received! No one should ever be treated with as much disrespect and be helped as little as I was- not to mention how rude, obnoxious, and disinterested the customer service team at John Lewis were - especially @ Aaron Partridge and Gemma Manley! My experience has been horrendous, and especially considering my circumstances: Just a a few weeks ago, my partner had major brain surgery to remove a cancerous tumour. He lost all movement on his left hand side and is currently undergoing radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment. When John Lewis delivered our machine, my partner wore a mask, and asked the delivery men to please wear masks - My partner explained his situation to them and asked for some help getting the machine into the kitchen considering his circumstances at the moment. They didn’t have masks to wear, and they also wore no shoe coverings and were off hand at my partner asking them to hand sanitise on their way into our house. They thought that it was acceptable to move a large and very heavy chest of drawers out of the way in order to get the machine into the kitchen and then claim that they can’t help to move it back - instead leave it in the middle of the kitchen with barely room to move. You can imagine my struggle at moving it back to the front door! John Lewis response to my concerns over the delivery of the product was that “regardless of my circumstances, masks are not mandatory anymore”. Never mind that my partner is extremely vulnerable and should he catch so much as a sniffle at the moment, he could find himself in a very serious situation. Things just got worse from here … I phoned John Lewis customer service to return my washing machine, and I explained that it is faulty, and that I’d like a refund. John Lewis told me that I need to arrange an engineer visit and have the machine taken apart, the fault found, and either repaired or replaced. I didn’t want the machine repaired (it was brand new!!) or replaced, I wanted to return it for a full refund to buy a different machine. Why was I not allowed to do this? I still don’t know the answer to that! I expressed my concern at having to have engineers visit the house, and also how difficult this would be for me to arrange at the moment - I am taking my partner to and from radiotherapy and chemotherapy treatment appointments Monday to Friday for the next six and a half weeks, and I work weekends. We have an 11 month old daughter as well! I asked John Lewis if there was anything they could do to help me - to provide an alternative resolution than having to have engineers in the house. You would assume that once someone is told they are dealing with a vulnerable cancer patient that they would not hesitate to take precautionary measures but following the shocking delivery of our product, I had my reservations! And understandably so! John Lewis refused to help me, they told me that my circumstances are irrelevant. I asked them what is going to happen if I can’t arrange an engineer visit for the next two months at least and they unbelievably told me that that would only make the situation harder to deal with. I wish anyone who tries to contact John Lewis all the luck that I can - at this point I had been on and off the phone to the customer service team for days and hours at a time - continually put on hold and the call put down on me more times than I can count on both hands. As you can imagine, with our life already turned upside down at the moment, that was all I needed! I reluctantly agreed to an engineer visit, which John Lewis claimed they had booked for me with Bosch, for the 11th. I phoned Bosch and they were gobsmacked that John Lewis had told me the information they had, and that I am within my consumer rights to be able to return my product but that John Lewis will do everything that they can to avoid this so that they don’t have to foot the bill. They also hadn’t booked a visit for me, like they had assured me and the next available visit was the 19th. I had been being put on hold for almost an hour at a time on numerous occasions while John Lewis supposedly spoke with Bosh - yet Bosch had no recollection of our faulty product or an engineer visit being booked on our behalf. I have been left having been sold a faulty product, given no help or support in rectifying the issue, given false information and lied to. My complaint with John Lewis was risen to the most senior member of staff who barely responded to me when I spoke to him, had nothing more to say than “there is nothing they can do to help me” and spent the entire phone call coughing over me as I spoke. In the midst of speaking to an unhappy customer who was asking for help partly because her partner was undergoing cancer treatment, the manager of John Lewis thought it acceptable to complain that he himself was “not very well at the moment with a cold” and his tone reflected that he couldn’t care less that I was struggling to meet his requirements in order to return the faulty product that they had sold me! I asked to speak to a senior member of staff, or for contact details of either head office or the managing director, Pippa Wicks - to which I was laughed at and told they had no contact details for and that the manager - Aaron Partridge was the highest level of staff I would be able to speak to. By the time an engineer visits on the 19th, I will have been without a washing machine for the best part of 6 weeks, through no fault of my own. I brought what I thought would be a reliable machine from a reliable store, paying over £400. The level of stress and upset that John Lewis have caused us is so upsetting, we have been reduced to tears! I don’t wish anyone have to be made to feel as unworthy and disregarded as we have by this company. *So please, don’t buy from John Lewis without caution!! *
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Posted 2 years ago
Never buy an apple product from John Lewis 1. Bought apple MacBook pro online from JLP and received it on Saturday (16/10). 2. Opened it on Sunday and used it for 24 hrs. Its completely different to my previous macs. Even if the computer is completely shut down and I accidentally press any key or trackpad the computer switches on… there were few features that I didn’t like. 3. Since it was an online order, I couldn’t check these features, before buying this. I wouldn’t be able to check this with an online order unless I open and use the product. 4. I also noticed that the battery performance wasn’t great, the battery with 7-8 hrs of surfing went down to
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Posted 2 years ago
Appalling customer service..no txt confirming 2hr delivery slot for today arrived last night..phoned today at 10.39 delivery and installation cancelled..old cooker disconnected yesterday..no cooker until at least next Tuesday..NEVER AGAIN
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Posted 2 years ago
Dont pick up the phone for 10 plus minutes and when they do their attitude is unhelpful. Maybe the company is on its last legs ?
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Posted 2 years ago
I collected my order today and the pair of trousers which was part of my order was definitely worn before by someone and the belt was missing. I contacted customer service and spent a long time on the phone, talking to someone and sending the picture to show the state of the trousers. I have been told that I can return this item. Totally unacceptable and I am really disappointed that John Lewis didn't check the state of the trousers before sending them to me. I have decided to make a journey to my local Waitrose to return rather than the collection as I work full time and would like to take time for someone collecting it.
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Posted 2 years ago
Engaged John Lewis to provide and fit kitchen. Their plan stated 11 working days start to finish, concluding 21 July. Simple, non-complex job. Still no where near finished and the kitchen fitter further delayed completion yesterday due to 'unforeseen circumstances'. The company mistakes internal management escalation with customer resolution. I would recommend that anybody in the South West does not use JL for kitchen installation. Three months late, no path to resolution, poor workmanship and staff that are not empowered to deliver resolution. We have now had to source kitchen fitters beyond John Lewis to complete the job. The website and words say good things, but it is not a lived experience.
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Posted 2 years ago
I ordered 2 table lamps from JL and received 5, 3 of which I had not paid for. I informed customer services (after a long wait) to be spoken to aggressively but eventually instructed that I needed to print out a return label and wait for Hermes to collect the goods on Tuesday. This has not happened. I received no thanks from your colleague for offering to return the goods and no apology for your mistake. I am now intending to keep the extra lamps!!
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Posted 2 years ago
Visited the Oxford store and decided to buy my Clarins from there as Debenhams had closed. The assistant at the Clarins desk ignored me as I waited for several minutes, she was dealing with another customer but ignored the fact I was waiting for a long time which I felt was bad manners. I went to Boots and they were lovely and will get my business in the future.
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Posted 2 years ago
Placing the order and paying in excess of £1400 for a Sony Bravia OLED TV was the easy part, but trying to resolve an issue is proving to be more difficult or should I say impossible. My TV is 8 months old and started displaying lines within the screen. I called John Lewis and they collected the TV only to be told days later that the TV had suffered an impact and would not be covered under their Warranty. There are no scratches, dents or marks on the screen or entire TV. Where on earth do John Lewis get by in accusing valued customers of causing damage to avoid adhering to the terms of their Warranty? The TV has been placed on an oak cabinet for 8 months and treated with the respect that John Lewis should give to their customers. John Lewis appear to be encouraging customers to use their home contents insurance to resolve their issues. NO !!!! It will not happen. John Lewis has stopped responding to e-mails and have failed to send a copy of the requested report numerous times. NEVER use this Company to purchase ANYTHING - they will use all means to avoid repairing, replacing or refunding for faulty goods. The renown Christmas advertising is paid for by valued customers who they fail on a daily basis. Spreading the word of good tidings and good will to all men - You are having a joke !!! PAY UP JOHN LEWIS
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Posted 2 years ago
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,394 reviews