John Lewis Reviews

Name: John Lewis
Rating: 2.65

2.7 Rating 2,445 Reviews

41 %

of reviewers recommend John Lewis

2.7

Based on 2,445 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 26th June 2025

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John Lewis 1 star review on 26th December 2024

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John Lewis 1 star review on 23rd October 2024

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“I received a phone call at 16:15 to say that my delivery (due to be delivered in the 11:00-17:00 delivery window) was not going to be delivered today due to an electrics issue in the delivery van. The driver advised that I call customer services to arrange a courier delivery or to set up a new delivery slot. When we called customer services, they said that they were unable to rearrange delivery as the issue has not been registered yet. I asked if there was anything else they could do to help us rearrange as we had already stayed in all day for the delivery and now had to cancel plans for the evening as we had invited friends over for a BBQ which wouldn't be delivered now. The agent put us through to somebody else who explained that the driver actually must have "run out of time" and couldn't deliver our BBQ today which wasn't helpful. We asked if he could try to help us with rearranging a delivery and he said that he would try and would contact us before their 6pm closing time. This conversation terminated at 4.30pm. After not having heard back, I called again at 5.45pm and the agent tried to call delivery to find out why they hadn't called us back to find that they were already closed. The agent put us on hold three times to find out what else he could do to help us but to no avail. He then told us that we would be contacted first thing on Monday morning to rearrange. I work full time and will not be able to take the call and stressed this on the phone but there was nothing the agent could do to resolve this either. Appalling customer service from all three agents I have spoken to today and still do not know when our already paid for BBQ will be arriving.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Poor customer service, and faulty goods installed which apparently I have to lose work and time to resolve. NEVER AGAIN . £5500 down the drain”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Wish I could give no stars years of trying to have my fitted bedroom furniture installed correctly .customer service even by so called managers appalling . Use at your peril”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Hungarian down duvet costing £110 was almost devoid of filling. Customer Services were, however, very efficient and duvet was repacked and ready for collection within twenty minutes of receipt. Will make sure I see and feel anything of this nature if I ever buy another. Joan Key”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I purchased a replacement gas hob with installation for my 8 yr old property. After waiting weeks for the installation, when he finally turned up the John Lewis engineer said he could not do it since he considered the ventilation in the kitchen was inadequate due to a conservatory having been built since the last hob was installed. We ordered an electric hob with installation by John Lewis instead. This time the engineer said the hob was too powerful to have the double oven on at the same time so wouldn't fit it! At no point did the John Lewis website give any guidance on power requirements. After reverting back to the decision to fit a gas hob and getting an independent gas engineer in to do the necessary modifications, I was informed that the ventilation WAS adequate. When I complained to John Lewis about the waste of time and money involved, they were unapologetic and refused any compensation. I expected better customer service from John Lewis, have cancelled my membership card and will never buy anything from them again.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Very poor customer service at John Lewis Reading. I bought a laptop which had various problems in 3 months but I received little or no support from the team leader, wrong information given me by an employee. Go buy a laptop somewhere else.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Abysmal delivery service. Poor customer service when trying to solve the problems. No reply to latest email. No reply from so called 'delivery team'. And to add insult to injury the dishwasher has developed a fault.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I ordered a dress for my daughter's prom online on April 14. Delivery was meant to go to my local Waitrose store that weekend. I received an email on the Saturday that delivery was due to say that delivery would not arrive that day and to await further notification. A couple of days later I received a voicemail to call back. I was told that my dress had been sent to the wrong store , no more stock was available but that they were expecting more stock in a week. So I said i would wait for the new stock. A week later I make contact again and am then told the truth that I will not be receiving this dress. No apology. A refund was promised on 21 April . Only after I have chased this up did I get a refund today 23 May. no apology except to say someone had put a note on my case and forgot about it. Such shameful customer service. I am owed an apology for shoddy service, the fact that my money has been taken and accruing interest in your account/ cost of calls and effort to chase up my money.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Terrible communication and coordination from their customer service delivery team.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Terrible company policies, do read all terms and conditions and even then ensure you ask for any further terms and conditions that aren't listed. Example "Never Knowingly Undersold" they claim this to be part of the policy with regards to this but this is noted stated anywhere in the terms and conditions.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I ordered a dishwasher from them, which was to be installed and the old one removed for an extra 100 pounds(approx.). The delivery team were unable to remove my old dishwasher (they didn't even try) as the cold water feed was a little hard to get to. You would have thought that 100 pounds would have paid for someone with a little bit more knowledge of how to remove and replace a dishwasher. I wasted most of the day waiting for the bad news. I complained to John Lewis and they said there delivery people cant install anything that is nothing but straight forward. Rubbish!!”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Over ran by nearly 2 weeks on lead time which is bad enough but the customer service staff are a joke - rude and don't care”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Bought a sofa from John Lewis two years ago. After a year of having the sofa the fabric started to go bobbly which has progressively got worse to the point where I have now contacted them to see what they can do about this after only having the sofa a short period of time. Their response: It is now out of the guarantee and this is down to general wear and tear on the fabric, this would not be covered by our inspection and John Lewis would not be taking this any further. Known for their quality products and good customer service are they!? What kind of guarantee do they offer of a sofa isn't even under guarantee after only two years! Three misleading quotes from this 'high quality' retailer to further add to their non existent aftercare: "All our fabrics exceed the British standard rub test, ensuring longevity" 2 years is classed as 'longevity' for a sofa!? "Our covers are overlocked inside and out, so they won't fray and will last longer" "Last longer"....don't even last a year! "Seat webbing is pulled to the same tension on all products, to make sure the seat wears evenly, no matter how you sit on the seat pad" Complete lie Don't make the same mistake I did and fall for their false customer commitments. You'll pay over the odds for something you can get elsewhere for much cheaper and with better after care”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Visit date : 04/05/2017 Time: 14:27PM oxford john Lewis Section: child wear As i always go for my cup of tea to oxford john Lewis , Mostly i buy cloths and toys for my kids from john Lewis. All of us including my parents and kids love john Lewis . But i had worst experience made me so much upset. I pulled out on t-shirt from child wear and looked at it. Suddenly from no where one the staff member approach to me and accuse me for making a mess which is i did not even do it. And start telling me in order sense to clean and tidy all the mess. I was shocked , I looked at his face and he order me again then i replied to him why would i clean someone mess. Lack of training or may be he was not fit for job. But it made me wonder what kind of staff they have on the front line but the other side Manager called Denis(MANAGER) was amazing guy , His approach was very professional and he made me happy by apologizing which was not even his fault.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I have purchased a Sony lens SEL55-210 online order 109648568. When received the lens, it was not sealed box and not authentic. So range customer service and requested replacement in the Solihull branch for next day after 2pm (because I live in Solihull). And next day after confirming through customer service, went to the Solihull branch with the lens to collect replacement. At the Solihull branch technical manager said that they haven't received any replacement. They had same lens in the stock but still they refused to replace. After one hour argument, they replace the lens. It was a terrible experience of my life. Yesterday I checked my bank and found that John Lewis have charged me twice for one lens. It's discussing that John Lewis are so deceiving tried to rob me. I was lucky that I checked my bank. Then I rang customer service and agent said cannot do anything. So I request to talk with manager. Finally, manager apologised and confirmed refund in 4 days. Since I have purchased this lens, receiving emails and received this second order number 75518695. Customer service replied to my inquiry and they just didn't bother about my complaint. Just copy and paste their usual reply. They are not trusted at all. Please be careful.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Ordered a pair of curtains, track and fitting a few weeks ago (John Lewis Cheadle). I am still waiting.... The communication has been very poor. We were waiting for some parts for the track however I never received a phone call explaining why there was a delay. I have made a number of phone calls chasing progress and on 2 occasions was told I would receive a phone call back, one from the progress team and another from the 'diary' team. I am still waiting. Furthermore, when I ring to chase I am waiting on the line for a significant period of time before anyone answers, I don't want to leave a message for call back as I have no confidence that anyone will ring me back! I have spent over £1000 and would have expected much better from John Lewis. Last time I shop with them....”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Bad customer service at the Newcastle store of late. Went in looking to buy a sofa had a £5-6k budget was left standing looking for assistance for ages then when an assistant did come they where not very helpful or forthcoming so left empty handed. Next stop was the Nars counter where I was sold a £30+ foundation on the advice of the make up artist , later realised the colour match was totally different to my skin tone so went back to ask for a sample of a darker colour to try bearing in mind I'd just been sold one, but was told no testers available but I can book in an appointment for a colour match !!!! No thanks I already wasted my time doing that and ended up with a pink tone foundation for my dark skin tone. Disappointing not the service I come to expect from John Lewis.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“After 20 years our old cooker needed replacement, though it was still working. After much research we opted for a John Lewis brand cooker and buying from JL. The cooker conked within days. After much too-ing and fro-ing between my husband and customer services, a workman was finally sent out who advised getting a replacement. Again much too-ing and fro-ing with an email saying one thing and a text another until finally workmen arrived to remove the faulty cooker - with no replacement and no idea as to when we'd receive a replacement. THIS WAS DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS. Faced with the prospect of no baking or cooking over the festive season, we insisted on a replacement at the same time as removal. Finally the two things were arranged to coincide in the new year. The replacement has now, within months, shown all manner of faults. JL arranged to send a workman in between 2 and 5 on a given date. My husband waited at home for the entire afternoon and finally at 5:30 the workman called to say he might be with us in a further half hour. At 6:30, when my husband had finally been forced to leave for an important engagement, the workman called again to say he was on his way. JL's website says that if an arrangement is made and we are not home they will charge us. i.e. their time is important and worth money. Apparently this doesn't work the other way around. Now we have to await another call or email again to make another arrangement, wait again and hope because apparently our time, the time of paying customers, is not important and not worth anything. I went onto the JL website to say all this and received an email rejecting my review as unsuitable. AND TELLING ME THAT IF I HAD A PROBLEM TO TAKE IT UP WITH CUSTOMER SERVICES. I think that either the moderator is functionally illiterate or totally stupid - or perhaps it's just JL continuing to treat us like we not only don't matter but we cannot even have a voice to protest being treated like rubbish”

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Posted 8 years ago

“Bought 65" inch tv from "the reputable" John Lewis. Delivery arranged between 2pm and 9pm. Driver rang about 1.40pm to say they will be there in 20 to 30 mins. My husband took half day off work and arrived at 2pm. Delivery arrived soon afterwards. They made a mess with polystyrene everywhere and took tv out of box on its side which was worrying in case it bent anything. They then realised that there was no lead with the tv. They rang JL customer service and were told by person on the phone, take the tv away if customer doesnt want it!!!!! The delivery chap said that the customer wants the tv. They left. We rang the shop and were told that someone will call back once they find the lead. We received call 45 mins later from someone else who asked "what lead did we want?!!" I explained the lead that should have come with the tv. 45 mins later, no call so we called them to be told that they had found a lead and that it will done today as I explained that I have taken half day off work and am here waiting and am too busy tomorrow. I phoned again in 45 mins to ask if they could tell me when someone will arrive and they said that he will be leaving in about 35 mins and he will come and install tv. I asked if I could have the installers number incase he didnt turn up as by that time the shop will be closed. I was told that nothing will go wrong as he will be passing our way to go home. An hour later I received call from the installer to say that he can,t come as he is not insured to come and do anything at our house after work hours or carry the "magic cable / lead" in his vehicle!!! It was appearing that John Lewis have policies for everything else but policies on customer relations and service!! Following conversation, we now have to take time off work to wait to hear from them tomorrow morning for them to come and install the tv. We have have promised that someone will ring no later than 9.30am and then come as soon as possible after ( not that we are holding our breath). We thought JL were renowned for their customer service but we are unable to agree with this as this is not the first time that this kind of thing has happened. We understand that sometimes things go wrong but then the saviour is usually how the issue is resolved but on this instance, having given them the benefit of the doubt from our last bad experience with them, things have gone from bad to worse!! Lets wait and see what happens tomorrow.”

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Posted 8 years ago

“I tend to do a lot of online shopping when it comes to John Lewis due to disgusting customer service on several occasions in the peterborough store. I once returned a ted baker purse simple because I didn't like the colour. It was bought as a present.And the lady was like "oh you must be a primark sort of girl" I took my refund and bought it else wear no one should be spoke to like that. Also again my boyfriend bought me some mac mascara and a bottle of perfume. I took it in to get a refund and I didn't like the perfume as previously smelt it the perfume shop and I own far to much mac make up. For her to tell me she wouldn't refund the mac make up as it has no plastic on it.. no mac make up comes with plastic it all comes in just a mac box. Then argued with me over it. Called her supervisor over. Who said she would give me the refund. After calling me a liar. To then tell me they can't because I wasn't my boyfriend for fraud reasons. What kind of a con artist would return goods. If she couldn't do it she should of told me that from the beginning instead of wasting an hour of my time. Here's a tip.. sack all of your employees.. at John Lewis peterborough store and start again. No one I know of as ever had anything good to say about this store.”

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Posted 8 years ago

John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,445 reviews