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John Lewis Reviews

2.7 Rating 2,416 Reviews
41 %
of reviewers recommend John Lewis
2.7
Based on 2,416 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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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Bought washing machine excellent service from hotpoint and John Lewis start to finish emails frequently and delivery excellent
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Posted 6 years ago
Ordered kettle and toaster it was delivered extremely quick and was very pleased with the products.
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Posted 6 years ago
Appalling service throughout and a terrible customer experience. Firstly, I'd just like to say that, like many people, I held John lewis in high regard for many years. That was until my recent purchase for my business of a Dell Inspiron 13 5000 Series Convertible Laptop. I now feel the opposite and have no faith in their customer service at all. I actually now think they have a disdain for their customers and are confident they'll keep coming no matter what. Well I won't now and this is why. I have 2 main complaints. One relates to my in store service, the other relates to my treatment by technical support. Complaint 1) - In March I purchased the laptop. In June I was in a business meeting displaying our portfolio of videos to a client. (The laptop in question is designed to rotate 360 degrees into a tablet. However, I must have used that function two or three times in less than 4 months, preferring to use the standard laptop functionality. In that time it received the best care, being kept in the office the majority of time and when it left the office it was transported in a high quality case). As I closed the laptop, to my surprise it closed on an angle. I thought that's strange for a laptop that has been well looked after. For a laptop that should rotate 360 degrees I was shocked at how flimsy the hinges must be to malfunction in that way. It made me think that the laptop was not fit for purpose and John Lewis would fix it under warranty or replace it as there was clearly a fault. I phoned the number on my guarantee. This was the only point I received good customer service from John Lewis. The call centre advised me to attend my local store at the Trafford Centre where the Technical Support department would handle my problem. On arrival at John Lewis, I was met by a customer service representative called Jackie. I told her about the problem and her immediate response was to tell me that I must deal with Dell directly and Dell were not known to be accommodating when it came to damage. I was taken aback by her response, one because of her tone and two because it felt like John Lewis were already washing their hands with me, despite me buying the laptop off them in the first place because of their customer service reputation. I told her that I had been told by her own colleagues at the support number to come down there and speak to somebody in technical support. At this point she began to backtrack and at least started to take down some details. During the conversation she asked if I had any important files on the laptop and I said I had but I was going to buy a USB drive from the store and, if it was ok, I would transfer the data in the store as it was a weekday evening when there was no one there with many chairs for me to sit on whilst I did so. To this she replied that she would prefer that I did the transfer outside of the store as I may be taking up a seat of a potential customer. I was very angry with this as there was literally no one around and I had to leave the store. Thanks John Lewis! Love you too! I reluctantly left the store, still buying a USB drive on the way (as it was the only option) and went into the Starbucks outside where I had to purchase a coffee just to do so. On my return Jackie had conveniently vanished. I complained to the other manager there who repeated that it is company policy but she should have shown some discretion. However, she didn't and I felt pretty worthless to them as a result. At that point I decided not to hand them my laptop as she gave me no confidence that they would deal with the situation properly. I decided to go home and make a complaint online. I received a response fairly promptly saying that it most certainly wasn't John Lewis policy (apparently) and that they were very sorry. Could I bring my laptop back in at a time when Jackie was not working. I thought fair enough, they've dealt with it, so I was willing to look beyond the incident if my laptop repair was dealt with properly. It most certainly wasn't and herein lies complaint number 2! Complaint 2) As mentioned previously the laptop is supposed to rotate 360 degrees to form a tablet. I therefore believe it should have durable hinges. Never was the laptop mishandled and it spent most of the little time I had it sat on my desk in the office. It was always handled with care and transported in a high quality laptop case. Having returned to the store with the damaged laptop they took some details and sent the laptop off to Dell. I didn't hear anything for a few weeks but they tried to contact me when I was on holiday. On my return I received an email saying that the laptop damage was not under warranty and that I was liable for a repair bill of £368 - this was well over half the price of the original amount I paid! I was disgusted by the insinuation that I had damaged it and that it was not a defect and the ridiculous repair bill only served to rub salt in the wounds. They sent photos which didn't prove anything other than that the hinges were broken which I already knew full well. I am not disputing that there is damage to the hinge, that is why I brought it to John Lewis for repair. As explained before the hinge broke whilst I was utilising the laptops hybrid function from a tablet to closure. I was not applying excessive pressure and I was carrying out normal functionality. The reason I brought it to them is that a laptop should not break so soon after purchase whilst being used in the way in which it was intended. There must be a fault with the design or the manufacturing for a laptop to break whilst being used as intended. If Dell had evidence that the laptop was being used in any other way or that excessive force was used I would be interested to see it but so far none has been put forward. However, John Lewis's attitude is to not question their suppliers nor find a resolution. I didn't buy the laptop off Dell, I bought it off John Lewis and there was no aftercare whatsoever. Consumers have no protection whatsoever in this situation. I am now left with a damaged laptop that I don't believe is fit for purpose and the prospect of spending £368 repairing something of such poor build quality is unappealing in the extreme. My advice to anyone buying a laptop off John Lewis is don't - they endorse poor quality products and offer you no protection when they go wrong.
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Posted 6 years ago
Never, Never again would I buy anything from John Lewis, missed delivery days, lost items, a customer service that don't give a dame. Unfortunately John Lewis that's what happens when you subcontract all these services out to the cheapest bidder.
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Posted 6 years ago
Always helpful and courteous and always ready to remedy any faults
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Posted 6 years ago
I can’t begin to say how disappointed and angry I am with the appalling service I have had or rather not had from this company, and looking at the other reviews it would appear that I am not the only one by any means. Over the years we have bought many things from John Lewis, freezers, TVs, iPads and our daughter and our son both had their Wedding present lists there.In October of last year we decided to change our TV having had the previous one for many years. We purchased a Sony smart TV which cost us £1,250. We also paid extra to have it all set up. It was delivered and installed but I have to say the men were in a great hurry to leave ASAP and we received the briefest of instructions. From day one there was a problem. At first we thought it was our internet connection but we had our provider out to check everything and upgrade the broadband but there was still a problem with the internet side of the TV. I’ve lost count of the number of phone calls made to customer services. We had an engineer out to look at it, then a few weeks later it was taken away for repair ( we weren’t provided with a replacement) Apparently it only has three parts to it and two were replaced. It was eventually brought back after about a week or more, I really can’t remember. Did it work? No, still the same problem. More phone calls, hours wasted, also emails. Now they, John Lewis, have referred us to the manufacturer but not much joy there either so far. Two weeks ago JL said they would post us the details showing proof of purchase but we haven’t received anything. Someone else said they would email us the proof of purchase, that was 10 days ago and we have received nothing. John Lewis used to be a top company but very sadly they are rapidly going down the drain. We certainly won’t be purchasing anything more from John Lewis and I would advise anyone else to think carefully before they do.
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Posted 6 years ago
Such bad customer service, completely messed up my order. John Lewis you have lost your way in the ever changing retail industry
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Posted 6 years ago
I recently bought some sunglasses from John Lewis and had excellent service. It was very difficult to tell the difference in the colour of the lenses on the laptop screen. The assistant went out of her way to look up the codes and to actually find the sunglasses in the store so she could advise on the specific lenses. I was very impressed with the help I received and got them posted for free the next day to my nearest Waitrose.
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Posted 6 years ago
easy to order on line. collected from waitrose store for free.
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Posted 6 years ago
Click and collect service at Waitrose is amazing. Ordered and was able to pick up my item the next morning, so convenient!
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Posted 6 years ago
Great when they take your money in the shops and on-line, but the moment you have a problem, they simply don’t care. Bought a brand new Miele Fridge Freezer for £770.00, paid extra for next day delivery, took a half day’s unpaid leave to wait for the delivery, the unit arrived, was told not to switch it on for 6 hours so was not able to check the unit was OK before the delivery driver left. The unit simply did not work from day one, the digital just went blank and it never cooled either the fridge or freezer. Reported the fault the next morning and was told by their technical services department that they would not be able to help until I gave them the serial number. Explained I was at work and they said without that they could do nothing to help, asked to speak to the manager and it was the same story. I left work finally found the serial number (not on the door, or on the back wall of the freezer section but on the wall of the fridge underneath the cold draw)- how would they have expected an elderly person to jump through all these hoops I don’t know! They told me that I would have to wait another 6 days before they could deliver a replacement and pick up the faulty unit - I explained that to expect me to wait another 6 days for an essential item such as a Fridge Freezer was unacceptable and they basically said tough thats all they could do or I could cancel the order. I cancelled the order, was told I would have to wait 5 to 7 days after they had collected the faulty unit to get my money back - strange as they took it out within hours of me buying the fridge freezer! This means I would have to wait nearly 2 weeks to get money back in my account, crazy! Incidentally , I called John Lewis Ipswich and surprise surprise, if I bought a new one that could be done on next day delivery! I subsequently bought a replacement from another high street retailer, not only were they cheaper but gave me a one hour delivery slot the night before and were able to deliver on within 3 days Lesson learnt, John Lewis are inflexible when it comes to helping their customers and have a very poor attitude to helping customers after sales. I would usually spend around £2500 each year with them, however going forwards I will never shop with them again or recommend them to anyone. Customer service is all about going outside of normal terms of business to resolve problems, its what the retailer does when there is a problem that defines how good they are.
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Posted 6 years ago
Customer service is very poor, brand new fridge freezer not working from day one, 6 days before they can replace
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Posted 6 years ago
Shockingly bad lost 2k thanks to disgraceful customer service and no returns. Have bought a Sony 65” tv that has not worked since we had it. John Lewis are full of excuses and have robbed us off. Nearly a year later it still doesn’t work. They refuse to replace disgusting attitude and non existent customer services. Escalated to complaint and 3m on - still no one calls us back!! We just want a working tv which is what we paid for. Avoid this company if you want a good warranty or refund or exchange as they won’t do any of this!
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Posted 6 years ago
never have anything delivered by John Lewis in Croydon- they will mess it up for sure. I bought a microwave which was to be delivered to the store for a pick up the next day. It didn't turn up for a week, which I had to chase up and eventually on the 8th day from order after a call to customer services it was delivered at home. I Also ordered a double oven which was to be delivered to at home on a specific day. I received a call at 2pm in the afternoon to say due to lost paper work the item is not being delivered. However the section manager came through for me a delivered it. Thank you.
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Posted 6 years ago
great service bought x display lights went extra mile to make sure all okay
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Posted 6 years ago
Always reliable, good product range
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Posted 6 years ago
After shopping at John Lewis Oxford Street & Peter Jones for 40 years I am shocked at the deterioration in the standards of the sales staff and customer service generally, which used to be second to none. Your customers do not need gimmickry to encourage them into your stores all they need is good old fashioned, good customer service, experienced helpful sales staff that are intent on providing good service and who are knowledgeable about the products which they are selling, they most certainly do not need to attend acting school to connect with customers just well stocked stores with items that are available. Our recent experience when we visited your carpet dep., at Peter Jones last Sunday is an example. We were met with a dismissive, unhelpful, rude sales assistant, even though my husband and myself were the only customers in the dept., and so she was not exactly run off her feet, this is the second time that we have had the misfortune to have been served by her and all we were trying to do on Sunday was to give your company £6,000 to pay for the carpet which had been quoted for. Looking on this page I see that we `are not alone in recognising the deterioration of service in your stores and it is little wonder that customers are choosing to go elsewhere for better service generally. I have tried dozens of times to complain and try to give constructive criticism but that has not been taken seriously so may I suggest that you start to listen to your customers and save The Partnership going down the same route as House of Fraser.
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Posted 6 years ago
I got a wallet, leather one from diesel , very nice!
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Posted 6 years ago
Shockingly poor customer service. There was a manufacturing fault with a bed base I purchased from Peter Jones. It has taken well over 13 phone calls, 2 emails and almost a month to get a replacement. The entire length of the bed had collapsed. I even had to contact the manufacturers myself to arrange the inspection as Customer Service had sent the wrong information. When the delivery didn't turn up at the arranged morning time slot I had to call again. I was rudely dealt with by a member of your customer care team who informed me that he was unable to track the delivery but I should get it by 9pm I was told that if I had a problem I should email. When I asked to speak to manager he absolutely refused to either transfer me or to get a manager to call me back. It took another 4 calls before I was able to track the delivery. Appallingly poor service.
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Posted 6 years ago
Purchased a 50" Smart Panasonic TV recently. The TV was carefully delivered unpacked and set up by the delivery staff. Very pleased.
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Posted 6 years ago
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,416 reviews