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Matalan Reviews

3.6 Rating 1,870 Reviews
65 %
of reviewers recommend Matalan
3.6
Based on 1,870 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Courier
Average Delivery Time
Over 7 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 31%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 79%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.2 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better

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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
As embarrassing as this is I feel I have to share my experience of one member of staff and management in Matalan Hayes yesterday evening. I am sorry to say I have an incontinence problem which means I need to get to a toilet urgently when it comes on. I try understandably not to broadcast this in normal circumstances. When I went in the store I was perfectly fine. I had two baby hats I wanted to exchange not in a bag but visibly on show. I paid £7.50 approximately for them in Bracknell as part of a larger purchase. Armed with the receipt I immediately approached a female member of staff who was standing near the door. I had both hats in my hand and I informed her I wanted to exchange them. Not sure why I would have done that if I was a thief. She told me that was fine and to choose the item I wanted and take it to the pay desk. I went to the baby section and as I was looking it came on. I went to the lady still with the hats on show and asked if I could please use the toilet as I had started to mess myself. She told me they were not allowed to let customers use their toilets. I asked her where I could go and she said she didn't know that there might be a cafe over the road. I decided stupidly to try to manage it and went back to the baby section to try to finish what I was doing and not have to come back. It got far worse. I went back to her with the hats on show and pretty much begged her to use the toilet. The same answer came and she didn't know where the toilet was. I was embarrassed and in a humiliating situation. I went to walk out the door and she asked to see the receipt. She then started to say she hadn't seen me bring two hats in and went off with the receipt by which time I was shouting because I had now fully messed myself. She said she couldn't see the items on the receipt and was holding it up to the light while I had in the indignation of standing like this. I was shouting I have messed myself more than once. Another lady came and said leave it. I told the first lady I would be back to make a complaint. I went across the road to the working men's club and got no answer. I then turned to B&M and I actually thought as I was not buying anything there I wouldn't be allowed to use their toilet if they had one. I asked a man to help me in the store. He took me to the toilet. He was so nice. I had to dispose of my underwear and I smelt. I looked at the receipt and saw the two items at the top of the receipt. I went back into the store and approached the lady and said I wanted to make a complaint and she then turned round and said she was ever so sorry. I told her it was not good enough in the circumstances. I said that if she was that concerned she should have been so when I came in the store, that she could have held on to the hats while I found a toilet. She could have even gone to the toilet with me and stood outside and shown some compassion and humanity, or she could have taken the things to the counter when I entered. I asked for the address of the managing director. Instead I got the manager. I explained to him the situation and he said if I had gone to her when I came in then he would have a word with her. No sorry. He gave me an email address. That was it. I exchanged the items with the receipt. I left feeling absolutely distraught and in a mess. I have never been treated like a thief, been humiliated in such a way, felt dirty and the lowest of the low like this before. I share this because of how it has made me feel. What has it come to? Are we more interested in thieves than customers? Are staff not able to apply some commonsense. I was degraded on every level. Please don't come up with excuses. If other stores can treat people with dignity and respect as customers when you are not even using their store then why can't Matalan? I want a formal sincere apology at the very very least and a commitment to never let a situation like this ever happen to any other customer. I'm 65 years old. I have shopped at matalan for years and have spent a fair bit with you. If it was you, would you continue to do so? To add to this I contacted the customer service unit and read this out. The line I got was they didn't need to provide toilets. I also could not send the complaint by email as it said there were unsuitable words in it and they could not give me details for the managing director. No wonder you don't see bad reviews
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Posted 1 year ago
Self service tills are horrendous. Second time now I’ve missed a security tag on clothes for my holiday. A jacket I can’t ware. Last time is was a pain as I hadn’t my receipt. Now I’ll face it again when I get home. Last time I serve myself, they either do it for me or ll walk out leaving them to put it all back. Used to be good, wouldn’t care they are not even quicker as people fumble to find bar codes etc. Apparantly new owners after original owners sold up. Doomed to fail unless they get their act together.
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Posted 1 year ago
Self service tills!!! Absolutely horrendous. These are not for the convenience of the customers. Totally stressful, spent ages having to search for hidden bar codes (multiple items bought), had to get assistance as it didn’t recognise my Matalan card, then again to prove I was over 18 because there was whisky in some truffles I had bought! Then it declined my card despite there being nothing wrong with it so it had to be processed through another card machine. One poor woman having to supervise numerous checkouts! Ruined what had been until then a pleasant morning. Total self service is not the way forward, not appropriate for the elderly, disabled, dyslexic, and probably a whole lot more. What the heck happened to genuine customer service when items would be handed over to a real human and all we had to do was pay?! I won’t be back!!
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Posted 1 year ago
This is a 5 Star plus Review for Lynn from Matalan CO office After placing an order with Matalan one of my item’s arrived broken, so I contacted customer services to ask for a replacement but Matalan don’t do replacement’s they refund and you reorder and yes, I did find that a bit strange but when the item came back in stock, I reordered it only to get an email a few days later to say it was not in stock and I would get a refund for that order. At this point I contacted customer services as this item was to make a pair and they had gone out of stock again. After sending just 1 email to customer services I spoke to (and yes, I do mean spoke to a real person, NO BOTS, NO LIVE CHAT, NO MORE EMAILS, just actual physical verbal conversation, and that’s all people are asking for). Lynn from Matalan CO Office was amazing I do believe she went above and beyond doing her job, she contacted different stores until she found 1 and then she arranged the delivery. Thanks very much for been able to have a verbal conversation with a real person and you did what NO BOT could have done.
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Posted 1 year ago
NO STARS !!! Awful service thought shop if any kind of service at all Very rude grumpy staff Self service machines need the bag option taken off paid for a bag only to have to ask for one then be told it’s not an option any longer after paying for one Had to waste time queuing up for a refund on the one manned till to be greeted by most miserable person on the planet
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Posted 1 year ago
They make you serve yourself now but then check your bags when you leave, I saw this happen to someone.
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Posted 1 year ago
Very poor service at tills. No smile or courtesy from staff, no thank you. Not the first time either I've had 'no service ' in fact it's every time. Why am I even going back? Never again.
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Posted 1 year ago
If I could give no stars I would. Customer care is customer don't care. I tripped in a pothole outside matalan And needed assistance with a chair and a drink which there wasn't any to help me as I felt pain. A report was filled out and I complained that there wasn't anything to help me in store. Customer don't care service turned it on me and said I declined all refreshments,a chair abd bandages.REALLY!!!! talk about gaslighting me.reversed on me.and I called several times so I can say that I wasn't lying And could someone ring me. 3 weeks on and I'm left as a liar. They really do not care.i csn never shop there again. No empathy. I was glad to get out of there yo get my own drink with my friend who was driving sbd lucky she was. One unhappy customer.
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Posted 1 year ago
I made an order online, and it has been 6 working days and I hered nothing not even a call or email to what's been happening with my order I call customer service to here what's going on the customer service said that my item should be in store and I can go to the Matalan store to collect it because customer service took my order number I went to the store there was no order there which wasted my time, I call back the customer service with my order number they said I have to wait another 2 days which will be 11 days in total why should I wait that long for 1 item then I get a message saying my item is refunded, as long as I live I will not buy from Matalan store or online after all the years of buying from them YOU HAVE NOW LOST A CUSTOMER.
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Posted 1 year ago
Stuck will a birthday present of a lovely item of clothing which is too big but because of the 14 day exchange policy they won’t change it for a smaller size, dreadful customer service, won’t bother with them again
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Posted 1 year ago
Ordered several items to be delivered to Devon which was sent to me in Hampshire Tried to find a Phone number but That was useless im getting VeryFrusted
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Posted 1 year ago
Absolutely shocking. Be very careful this store be it in person or online will steal from you. Bought item in sale. Store had closed changing rooms but failed to put up any signs or have staff at self checkout to tell people that their standard return policy had changed and sale goods were non refundable. Despite this would only give refund on a gift card. Then purchased online using gift card. Bought goods for ££60, paid £10 gift card and rest on credit card. Kept goods worth £20 so well in excess of gift card. When checked refund they had only returned £30 to card and £10 to gift card. Absolute rip off. Contacted them to which they vaguely referred to their T&Cs allowing them to do this. Checked T&C and they most certainly don’t. Since pointing this out Matalan has refused to respond to any further messages and won’t provide a postal address for a written complaint. This is basically outright theft. BE VERY CAREFUL BEFORE PURCHASING AS THEY APPEAR TO THINK UK LAW DOES NOT APPLY TO THEM.
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Posted 1 year ago
I’m disabled and live in Boston Lincolnshire, I’ve had a lovely lady called Sarah May help me today and most of my visits it’s mainly her who comes she’s amazing even offers to help me try clothes on in the changing rooms, She got a good sense when it comes to style and what goes with certain clothes and really goes above and beyond.
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Posted 1 year ago
Went to Beaumont leys Matalan Leicester, we asked a question about a voucher, before we knew it the store manager jumped into conversation, he was confrontational,rude, abrupt, Absolutely shocking service from someone who calls himself a manager, what an absolute joke of a store, never returning again. Terrible!
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Posted 1 year ago
I took my wheelchair bound mum in-law today to buy a dress. Catherine the assistant went above and beyond to help us order the one mum had seen but didn't have in her size. Thank you Catherine so grateful for your help. Halton branch Leeds 15
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Posted 1 year ago
I purchased 3 sets of bikinis for my holidays, one set the stitching broke on the first time of wearng, the 2nd set went all saggy went it got wet, I didn't bother wearing the last set, on my return from my holidays I went back to complain and get a refund on the goods but was refused as 14 days had passed. My advice to prospective shoppers is to shop elsewhere, poor quality and disappointing service.
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Posted 1 year ago
Bad experience doesn't count it !! its the 3rd time that my parcel as got lost in transit for a click and collect .. its been 10 days now and i still haven't had a refund. i have to keep ringing up and they tell me the same thing. i RECOMMEND YOU GO TO SHOP AND DONT ORDER ON LINE ... I WILL ONCE I FINALLY GET ME REFUND !! AFTER NUMEROUS CALLS
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Posted 1 year ago
Terrible customer service and returns policy
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Posted 1 year ago
Terrible service in Livingston at the checkouts. We waited a full 5 minutes for someone to come after we pressed the `Help` button, then we waited another full 5 minutes after our card was not accepted. This was a full 10 minutes, despite 3 staff at the tills. admittedly only 1 of them stood like a showroom dummy. We asked to speak with the manager and the checkout girl said she will `ask James to come down`. After yet another 5 minutes Mary arrived - but she did not identify herself to us as a Manager. She genuinely could have been the toilet cleaner pretending to be a manager. We don`t know. Naturally, she defended her staff and even told me " have you nothing better to do " when I told her I was going to put up a bad review. Highly unprofessional and rude to say such a thing to a customer.
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Posted 1 year ago
Very very disappointed with MATALAN, I have been shopping in this store for many years! The store in Oxford Street is a disgrace to London ... waited in the queue to be served for a long time, change rooms were locked so I am now having to post clothing back to the store at my cost ...
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Posted 1 year ago
Matalan is rated 3.6 based on 1,870 reviews