Wickes Reviews

Name: Wickes
Address: Wickes Building Supplies, Rhosilli Road, Northampton
Rating: 1.50

1.5 Rating 1,707 Reviews

11 %

of reviewers recommend Wickes

About Wickes:

Wickes continues to be one of the major brands in the DIY and Home Improvement sector. We have a range of over 10,000 products (98% own brand), and are able to offer our customers everyday low prices by sourcing the best quality products at the lowest possible cost. Most of our products are available for next-day delivery, including big & bulky stuff. At Wickes you can discover a whole host of inspirational ideas for your Home and Garden, with some of our key products being doors, flooring, tiles, kitchens and gardens. Launched in 2006, the Wickes transactional website features product details covering the complete Wickes range. Our website is constantly being enhanced to help improve customer satisfaction, so why not be a part of that journey by helping customers find us.

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0330 123 4123

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enquiries@wickes.co.uk

Location:

Wickes Building Supplies, Rhosilli Road
Northampton
NN4 7JE

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“We ordered a bathroom suite from Wickes with 4 weeks’ notice, the delivery day comes and no cistern for the toilet! We were only informed of this by the delivery driver when he handed us the note stating “cistern to follow”, not a great start! We contacted customer services and were told by John in the Chorley store and customer services that they had sourced an alternative cistern that would fit, next day delivery, great! Did it fit? No, not even remotely compatible. After raising my concerns a cistern for the pan was found in the Chorley store, I took the replacement that didn’t fit down to the store to swap them over, once in the store I was told everything had been checked and that’s why the box was opened, at 70 years of age I instinctively asked to see the cistern in store before leaving, low and behold the cistern was cracked! So much for being checked by staff. The day after in the afternoon the cistern for the pan does arrive via courier, finally the plumber can start. Toilet and sink in, next the bath.. oh wait, the corner has been damaged in transit. I spoke to Tom at the Chorley store on Sunday 16/7/17 and I was assured it would be his priority on Monday as customer services weren't open. Monday 17/7/17 I hear nothing so ring the Chorley store in the morning at approximately 11am, Wendy advised me that Tom was out on sales calls and the bath would be Thursday! I stated that absolutely would not do due to the delays and difficulty getting the plumber back, Wendy spoke to customer services and assured me it would be Tuesday 18/7/17 in the AM and that she would liaise with Tom and have him ring us. At 15:45 Monday 17/7/17 we visited the store to speak to Tom, he wasn't available as he hadn't finished his appointments, queue Jack the 'operations manager'; Jack stated he would have to contact Tom, upon questioning if he could ascertain if the Bath would be coming tomorrow as per Wendy he stipulated that, and I quote.. "he didn't have the authority to check the system and would need to speak to Tom". I found this odd, an 'operations manager' without the authority to speak to his own customer service or supplier? Come on! After waiting fifteen minutes in store, Jack couldn't contact Tom so Jack took our details to call us once Tom arrived back at the store, Tom was due back at 16:30. Guess what, no call, this is beginning to become a regular thing with Wickes Chorley so at 17:51 I call the store and ask for Tom, he still isn't back, so I ask for Jack.. After waiting ten minutes Sam eventually manages to get Jack to answer his extension, Jack stated that the Bath would be delivered Thursday, no word of why they couldn't get the replacement to me Tuesday as stated by Wendy and customer service or any word of an apology, just the contact number for customer services, clearly Jack was as interested as he was instore. I do ask myself what Wickes Chorley have actually done to ensure the expediency of a replacement bath. The showroom didn't have a member of staff available with Tom out on sales calls and Wendy finishing half day and with John presumably on a day off. How on earth do you run a showroom like this? I asked Jack the question and received a rather nonchalant response of "we don't have the budget for it, today is only Monday and it’s not Peak”, my response was its peak anytime there’s a customer waiting for a response, Jack said he didn’t wish to discuss Wickes operational systems and policies and seemed disinterested by his demeanour and body language, I pointed this out at the time. I can only conclude that the premium Wickes charge is to cover the staff commission and once the sales done, so are the staff. The whole experience of dealing with Wickes after the initial sale has been horrendous, I've shopped with Wickes for years and also Travis Perkins but moving forward this will not be the case due to the lack of honesty, disinterest and ultimately the extra costs I’m incurring from Tradesmen for having to come backwards and forwards on Wickes timescale. I now wish I’d ordered from Victoria Plumb who offer next day delivery, it just goes to show that loyalty is never rewarded.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Had the materials i needed on click and collect ready and waiting for me within the hour. Received text message confirming C&C was ready. Helpful lady on check out arranged bring materials to desk. In and out of store in few scant minutes getting back on with the job in the shortest amount of time possible.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Bath, curved glass shower screen and bath legs were on special offer at our local store, all stacked together and shower screen and legs boxed, so my son bought them as he is moving into a starter home. Delivery charge of £30 extra. Delivery date and time agreed but despite my son taking time off work they didn't turn up. It turned out Wickes cancelled the delivery but forgot to tell my son! Arranged another delivery date and they did turn up. One day later my son, after unpacking the legs, discovered that they were for a shower. Nothing on the box to signify that the legs did not go with the bath. Now the tricky bit. Went back to the store and after some discussions with store staff eventually talked to the manager. He gave a refund for the legs but not for the other two items. What!!!! Of what use would a bath be without the support legs? He scoured other stores but could not find any and they could not find the items on their stock list either. I stated quite forcefully that we would not leave the store without a full refund. After a while, by luck or by a phone call from the store, the operations manager came down and we were initially asked to deliver the bath and screen before we had the refund. What!!! After more discussion my son received a full refund for the bath and screen. This took up more than 2 hours of our time. Extremely disappointed.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Very happy with Wickes as they are local and stock a large range of items. Often very good prices and easy to return items too.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“ATROCIOUS! Where to start? Order placed or delivery from Maidstone store, now waiting over three weeks since original order was placed. What's the point in providing an option of a delivery date when the store can't even print the delivery note to provide it to the drivers meaning the delivery is delayed again for the 4th time...the store's attitude stinks; it's along the lines of 'there's nothing I can do' Store staff lying about delivery date despite going to the store in person to confirm dates and times. I'm surprised the staff can manage to get themselves to work everyday given the state of the shop floor - items in the wrong places, no clue about how many items they have in stock. Large advert outside the store mentioning one hour delivery time - I am sure they must be referring to the delivery slot rather than the option to choose as I am waiting well over four days since the original date. An absolutely shocking system - couldn't organise the proverbial!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Atrocious”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Terrible customer service, Wickes have really gone down hill since they have lost their own delivery drivers and Clueless and Collect... We have been let down 4 times for delivery from Maidstone and are still waiting! Poor excuses, blatant lies from the staff and now its not coming because the advice was not printed!! Clueless and Collect is just as bad, order a 90deg gutter bend, get a 110deg downpipe bend. Order 50mm insulation, go to collect and they have selected 25mm and are still offering the 50mm up for sale despite having none in stock. Its not suprising because after visiting Maidstone the guttering parts were in the wrong place, seems like the staff are either incompetent or just cant be bothered. Come on Wickes. Its got your name on it so sort it out!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Paint machine never works,all decorating tools are now something you would buy from a pound shop,and there are just no staff. As a decorator I used to use Wickes a lot but now only when desperate and always leave frustrated. Its basically now focused on selling tat to the naive DIYer.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Good quality products as ever. The timber is always better quality than other suppliers and I depend on this.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Delivered to the precise time excellent”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Absolutely shocking service in store ! And even worse deliver ! When called to find out where the delivery was ( 4 hours late ) got the attitude of it is what is ! Will not be using again”

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Posted 7 years ago

“ordered a toilet, a bath and a ele shower 10 days ago and booked the delivery. However, noone turned up on the delivery day and no message and no call. We tried numerous time to contact company and the shop and been told there is no stock!!! Shouldn't they tell us long time ago?”

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Posted 7 years ago

“My elderly mother ordered a kitchen, it took 3 monts to fit, once fitted the standard of work was terrible. Wonky plug sockets, uneven tiling and the fitter "Jay" just laid the new floor on top of the old one. Didnt even bother taking te old floor up. My mother not long after passed away, probably due to the fact of the stress an elderly women without a working kitchen for months would bring. The way they have handled things afterwards is even worse. My advice. avoid, avoid, avoid. They have ruined my life for the past two years.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Did a legit amusing job on our bathrooms”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Delivering our bathroom furniture turned in to a night mare, firstly we where told we could arrange delivery for £25 which we did, we where then told that we couldn't have this (after we paid) due to ordering on finance (WTF) This took a week to sort out!!! Once the furniture FINALLY got delivered the drivers accidentally hit our ceiling and caused substantial damage to the plaster. These things happen Why has it taken 13 weeks AND Counting to arrange the compensation to sort this issue out WORST CUSTOMER SERVICE EVER why is their no 0 out of 5 option !!!”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Good product reasonably priced”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I placed an order with Wickes for some timber. The money was taken off the credit card. After a few days as I hadn't received confirmation I contacted Wickes who told me that the order was lost somewhere in the system and they would contact IT. I cannot cancel because the order even though they can see it is lost. I cannot get a refund even though they have the money, they say they haven't, and IT have done nothing! Next step Credit Card company and never buy again from Wickes.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Bought paint from the Dulux mix lab. We selected two colours from their swatches. The lady in store was really helpful with talking us through the best size tins to buy, as one was out of stock she gave us a discount, she showed us other items we needed in the store and suggested the best pack size to buy for dust sheets, she also reassured us that the colour dries slightly darker (it looked bright!). It did dry darker (phew!) and the Dulux mix lab paint is the best paint I have ever used - dries quickly, hardly any odour and it went quickly, only needed one coat as was nice and thick and edges were easy to do.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“Complaint ignored even after assurances that customer services would be in touch - never did even after further requests for help.”

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Posted 7 years ago

“I have just had a new kitchen installed and I am extremely happy with it. The fitter Adam Whitely was incredible and his co worker Kevin, they fixed the wall that wasn't even,nothing was to much trouble.We have just moved in and the kitchen is exactly what I had wanted, thank you to Wickes and the fitters.”

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Posted 7 years ago

Wickes is rated 1.5 based on 1,707 reviews