Wickes Reviews

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

1.5 Rating 1,702 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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Wickes Building Supplies, Rhosilli Road
Northampton
NN4 7JE

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Wickes 1 star review on 14th November 2024

Mr J M Madin

Wickes 1 star review on 23rd October 2024

Alan

"My review has to do more with Wickes in general. The staff in store are lovely and really know their stuff. However, our experience with Wickes as a whole has been completely shocking. Almost 3 years ago we had our bathroom redone and decided to use Wickes for supply and install as thought this would be the least hassle route. However, this was a HUGE mistake. Firstly, the installer completely messed up the initial install. We left him for a day and came back to find out that he had full tiled rather than half tiled, he installed the showerhead on the wrong side, leaky tap and a whole host of other issues. Took us over a year to get those issues sorted (and we ended up just accepting the tiling as it was). We thought things we sorted, then noticed that some wallpaper in the room adjoining the bathroom was starting to peel. On inspection, we discovered significant damp and mould developing due to the shower leaking. We chased for months for them to come out and resolve. They did come out and stated that they had resolved the issues and it did seem better for a while. However, last autumn we were getting flooring replaced in the rooms adjoining the bathroom and, on taking the current floor up, discovered the entire skirting board was rotten and half the plasterboard. Turns out the leaks weren't all fixed and there has been a slow leak for months behind the wall. We got send out replacement items (as they determined they needed to replace the shower (it turned out the original installer hadn't put proper supports under the shower and the flex in the tray was causing small, unnoticeable gaps in the seals), but these arrived well before Christmas and we are still waiting for an installer (towards the end of April). We have been given provisional dates but these never pan out. This was our only shower in the house. Last autumn, because of the issues, we paid over \u00a33k to get our small toilet redone to fit a little shower. This expenditure was solely down to the issues in the main bathroom. I'm now desperate to have the issues resolved but am at my wits ends as to what to do. :-( We've been living without a main shower and with a gaping hole in the wall in the adjoining room.\r\nAs another negative to Wickes. We needed our kitchen redoing last summer and, while we would never use Wickes again for install, we liked some of their kitchen units and decided to purchase and get our own installer to put them in. The units are lovely, but the process of getting the right items delivered was horrific. Half the items missing on first delivery, then several incorrect items delivered. Took so much back and forth to eventually get the correct items. How hard can it be to deliver what is on a clear inventory of items?!?!? To add to this, Wickes refused to collect many of the incorrect items - mainly really long kickboards. So now we are left with the cost of disposing of these?!? This is simply not right. I don't understand how such a company can be so completely shocking at customer service, delivery, etc., in what they do as a business!!!!!"

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“We ordered a kitchen supplies and fitted. Cost us 13k. After 3 months waiting. They couldn't deliver all our goods. They fitted half the kitchen and left another half. We had to wait another 2 months. Very poor installation. Wish we didn't go with them.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Kitchen was great. Bathroom has been appalling. I believe they've installed the shower tray incorrectly. Mastic and grouting was missed off around the shower enclosure and at the top of one the walls. They didn't secure the loo to the floor. They've put up wall tiles that were cracked, misprinted or chipped. The loo seat has broken, as has the click clack in the sink, the tap leaks, the u-bend also leaks, 'blowing' the shelves in the cabinet below. But, worst of all, when filling in gaps in the bathroom floor left from removing the bath and pipework, they used untreated fibre board! This has absorbed water (and continues to do so as I'm still trying to get them to sort out the issues 18 months later) from the leaking u-bend. As a result there is now a square metre of the floor in imminent danger of giving way. The flat is currently occupied by a young woman and her 2-year old. If they, or anyone else falls through the floor I will be suing Wickes's asses off!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Terrible service from Wickes. Was given a delivery date - they cancelled delivery the day before. A week later on next provided delivery date - no delivery. Next day Customer Service emailed to say that I would receive a telephone call by 4:00pm. No phone call, no contact, no excuse. Two days wasted to go along with the two weeks of nothing! Their Website shows "Delivery from AINTREE Store These item(s) have been delivered". If Wickes read this, cancel and refund right away. Citysprint (courier) just as bad - switched off tracking map when they knew they wouldn't deliver - never a thought to let customer know.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I would ask why wicks even have a review platform, not complaining about the kitchen and bathroom we had installed looks really nice, a few outstanding bits to finish off, still waiting for parts that were damaged, now we have a second leak in the shower, customer and after sales service is an absolute joke, constantly being fobbed off, passed to many others over the phone, huge amount of rubbish left on the drive, no one we have spoken to have a clue who does what, should have read the many shocking reviews on line first, quick enough to take your money, constantly have people with torches at night going through the rubbish that should have been taken 2 weeks ago, just getting ready to go to the store for more fobbing off (what a joke)”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Door delivered a day late and when it finally arrived it was the wrong door, too small and not the same Part Number. We were asked to keep the door somewhere safe and they would collect 3 days later between the hours of 7am to 7pm. If sitting in 2 days wasn't enough in one week. No refund until they received their error back and no replacement available for a further 2 weeks, refunds also take 2 weeks to process seemingly. One of their call representatives was extremely rude and laughed at us. 1st and last time we attempt ordering anything from Wickes.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Been looking for one of these purchased from wickes showing in stock for collection so paid for item. and waited for text to collect. but later i was refunded for item. total waste of my time as you are selling stock you don't have. so later in the day i searched for item on google and wickes came up again. so thinking my first refund may have been an error i purchased and paid for the item again. as they were clearly showing in stock and my thought was wickes would have removed item from there site if not available. and they refunded me some time after purchasing item Again total waste of time dealing with wickes trying to buy Einhell GE-LC 36/35 Li Solo Cordless 36v Chainsaw - Bare i have had many item from store and delivered as i am doing my house up over the next year. but why should i give my hard earned money to a company that dose not care for its customers better of using a company that dose and there are many to chose from MR Wickes.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Complete cowboys. Kitchen is falling apart, problems since day one. Kings Lynn designers and installers not fit for purpose. Now less then a year on it’s falling apart. Refuse to remedy as already been patched up once by their own bodgers! Avoid this awful company. RIM hides behind Covid as he’s too scared to face the ooor workmanship with his own eyes. Joke of a company as you can see by the shear volume of complaints. Carcass now separating below and look how square it is! Not! Wickes say there is nothing wrong.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I ordered on the 6th for delivery on the 9th 1 bucket of mortar was delivered cracked so spilt everywhere. The other 3x sand were damaged before they got to me and returned. Next delivery 22nd ! Tracking service said all items had been delivered. If I hadn’t spent ages waiting for ‘chat’ person I would never have known the situation. Never again!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Should be no stars..what a dreadful company and total waste of time. Ordered a bath panel to be delivered 7th April..did not show up made numerous calls to idiots..today 8th out for delivery..tracker showing as delivered and signed by Carol being me..no bath panel delivered. Will cancel tomorrow and refund..total joke the company surprised they are still in business.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“worst experience ever! Very stressful and distressing experience. Customer chat and customer service are impossible to communicate and deliver any service. my money is still stolen and(or) my product not received for over 3 weeks with no email to confirm anything or any fault and says delivered but nothing received and they said it was damaged and returned. A VERY PAINFUL EXPERIENCE INDEED. SPENT”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I use Wickes ( London Rd, Glasgow) every year as I have applied the same Wickes wood care to my decking over the years. I always use the Red Mahogany but two years ago they changed the colour as many of the reviewers complained about. I had taken it back and got £40 a gift card as a refund. I went today to buy for this year and was told the gift card had expired, WHY SHOULD IT NEED TO EXPIRE. When I expressed my disappointment and frustration I was given a ticking off. We had been looking at a new kitchen, guess who is NOT GETTING THE BUSINESS !! Got to say, "I truly hate dealing with this place".”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Stole cash of me missing underlay out my delivery with laminate then resent underlay had a txt saying delivery canceled. Refusing me a refund for underlay saying the underlay was from dx delivery even though I bought it from wickes been emailing them and saying they can't refund me for the underlay because the underlay never came from there shop . Last time I checked the underlay was purchase from wickes with my laminate and comes up transaction from wickes edinburgh . Txt saying delivery canceled stolen my cash im going through bank to take it back as a dispute have the txt on my phone saying delivery was canceled so they haven't a leg to stand on . This is the way wickes treat there customers sent me bent packets of laminate struggled to fit them to the floor had ti buy 2 packs of underlay from b and q aswell so I'm out if pocket because of them by atleast 45 pounds plus the petrol it cost me ti drive to b and q”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Hello I'm not impressed if you want a 300 unit you get a 600 and the paper work tells you too cut down the back a cut of all most 2000 the plinth has to be cut on inside to give clearance because there is not enough set off. I don't expect to put the wires in a tv when I get it”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Simply the worst customer experience I have ever had. Kitchen fitted 6 months late and is falling apart already - 2 years after installation. Please please please avoid.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“So. After spending £12000—£13000 on a kitchen from Wickes 2 years ago, we are still left with a hippo bag on our property and a plug socket hanging from the wall. Not to mention the original rushed job (still have photos) as well as other problems from the fitters WICKES hire. visited the store and phoned customer services 30+ times to be told we are priority (in December)... STILL waiting. The moral of this story.... Don't buy a kitchen or bathroom and have it fitted through WICKES FAREHAM!!! Next stop CEO of the company, local press and trading standards.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I am not a builder or trader as such, but I found the products and website/prices to be unbeatable. I have ordered so far about 7 times as I recently took on a allotment. What can I say...easy to follow you're order, heads up on times and especially the last order was delivered by Peter...amazing service...polite, professional and willing to help with the delivery. Honestly, from a restaurateur that never ordered building stuff was and I'm sure will be so easy to find what I want for a decent price. Thank you wickes and THANK YOU Peter”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Awful customer experience. I ordered a radiator and a shower, at 2pm on the day of delivery, half way through the 7-7 delivery window, I receive a phone call telling me it won't be delivered and they can't tell me when it will be delivered. So I had to cancel the plumber I'd booked and am now playing a waiting game to see when it'll arrive. I'll track my order on their order tracking system, oh wait, no I won't, it's marked as complete and delivered in the order tracking system. What do I have to do to get an update on my order? I have to contact them. Puts the onus completely on me to track my delivery, so a terrible customer experience and a lesson learnt - if it says it's in stock on the Wickes website, it might not be and you won't know when it will delivered. Better order from somewhere else next time to save time and effort.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“1 year later and 2 week kitchen installation is still not finished.. shocking service and excuses. We’re on the fourth attempt to finish it and spending our own money.. no support from wickes at all.. it’s frankly disgusting”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Bought an Orlando kitchen from Wicks handle from a cupboard missing chips to cupboards and screws missing. Trying to speak to someone at customer services is just a joke and waste of time. The whole debacle has been so stressful yet still no acknowledgement from Wicks. Avoid at all costs.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Customer service very poor. I am a single lady of slight older years just wanting to repair a couple of small outside rendering patches Apparently they are unable to help or reccomend a product, as it “ might not be suitable” but I can read the instructions !!! Train your staff To basic products. I was not wanting instructions to build a house !!! Will never shop here again .Awful experience.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Wickes is rated 1.5 based on 1,702 reviews