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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
Incompetent staff at John Lewis Reading children's department tills. Customers left queuing, served others who just turned up ignoring existing queue and then blamed the customers! Over stretched staff were inadequately supported by a rude and incompetent young supervisor without ability and customer service skills. Dreadful shopping experience. Will avoid in future!
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Posted 5 years ago
Very awful experience in Oxford St store. I use to love John Lewis. They have gone down hill. No proper customer service at all. I’m flabbergasted! I will shop online elsewhere now
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Posted 5 years ago
Sales force misinformation to clinch a sale, followed by general mismanagement. Preparing to move house we bought a king size ottoman bed from JL. When they received the mattress from the manufacturer they realised they had forgotten to order the bed! Fortunately we were in no hurry. We had been told that when a delivery date was being arranged they would ask whether we wanted it delivered or also assembled. They forgot to ask, so they just delivered it. We were then charged more for the assembly team to come. We had known that we would need to refit our bedroom once we settled in. JL told us they would be able to move the bed for us at a charge. Now they have changed their mind; “We do not offer that service”. Customer service no longer seems to be their forte.normanburnell@gmail.com
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Posted 5 years ago
Product after sales support second to none. Customer service excellent. Competitively priced. 5 year qurantee excellent used twice with no issues .
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Posted 5 years ago
Bad is not even bad enough to rate this company at the moment!! Absolutely flabbergasted at the lack of customer service .. one individual has just had the audacity to put the phone down on me because I insisted on talking to a manager. I have been holding on for 15 minutes now whilst someone is trying to 'look into my case' agaiin! On 6 July 2019 my husband & I ordered a television and a washing machine for my mother in law who lives just outside Glasgow. As we live in London, and having ordered numerous things from John Lewis over the years, we thought that this would be the most foolproof way of getting quality goods to her with a quality service. On 13 July 2019 the television was duly delivered in the morning with no problems whatsoever .. the courteous & efficient service we have come to expect. At 17.45 I get a phone call from my very upset mother in law to say that they are there with the washing machine but cannot fit it; we had paid for the machine to be fitted and the old machine removed. Apparently the delivery men were unable to fit the machine because there were no jubiliee clips and they didn't carry them ????? My mother in law had been told that they could leave the machine in the middle of her very small kitchen or alternatively in the middle of her not much bigger hallway!!!!! At 78yrs old she was severely stressed by all of this. Long story short I spoke to the delivery men who said they could take it away & I would receive a total refund for the washing machine. As it was the only alternative I agreed to this and was reassured several times that John Lewis would be in contact with me to issue the refund. On 23 July I emailed John Lewis as I had heard nothing; no response. This led to a series of phone calls over the last few weeks; each time I was reassured that a refund would be organised and that somebody would call me back to action this. It will be of no surprise given the context of my review that no-one has ever called me back. Today at 15.20 I called again and spoke to a man who got rather irritated, to put it mildly, at my insistence on speaking to a manager - he repeatedly said that the manager would only tell me the same thing. His customer service skills were exemplary & his training obviously has been very robust as he PUT THE PHONE DOWN ON ME! I called back and asked to speak to a manager, this time I was transferred and after 2 more transfers I was speaking to someone in Finance who wanted to refund the money! At last someone who wanted to do what I have been asking them to do for all of these weeks. After 32 minutes on the telephone today, as far as I am aware, that refund has been transferred to me ... if it hasn't I will be back on here to update. For your information I was given a case number a few weeks ago - the lady in the Finance Section looked up the case number, just out of interest, as she didn't understand why I hadn't been refunded ..... SOMEONE HAD CLOSED MY CASE ON 07.08.19 ... I WOULD NEVER HAVE RECEIVED THAT PROMISED PHONE CALL, LET ALONE MY MONEY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am hoping that this is now the end of a diabolical fiasco. I am sorry to say that John Lewis will never get another penny of my money; the treatment of my mother in law that the delivery drivers saw no problem in dealing out & the down right lies I have been spun over the last few weeks have put paid to that. When I initially contacted John Lewis to request a full refund I was promised a one off payment to make up for the total inconvenience and lack of service that we experienced, obviously that has not been forthcoming either. A cynical view maybe, but John Lewis have been earning interest on my money for 5 weeks (6 weeks by the time I receive my refund), are sales really that bad that you need to put off refunding customers who are not sold what they were promised to earn thousands & thousands in interest? Surely this illegal - it is certainly totally & utterly immoral. What a terrible shame that a company that was respected by so many for the level of service has sunk to such low levels.
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Posted 5 years ago
Absolutely awful company, took my money happily and then handed my order off to Yamaha who strung me along for weeks promising delivery which has yet to materialize. The only solution they could come up with was a refund in which I would get the money back after a processing period leaving me almost £900 out of pocket for almost a month. Left empty handed for my partner's birthday tomorrow which I had promised a huge surprise for. Totally gutted and will never ever buy anything else from them again. You would be wise to avoid them too.
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Posted 5 years ago
After being advised that we could return our tv for repair via Waitrose, it now appears they have lost it. We checked that we could use this service before doing so. Clearly John Lewis no longer provide adequate customer care. John Lewis are now denying that they advised us we could use Waitrose to return it and that everything is our fault!! During this dispute I informed the complaints department that our telephone line was down and that I could however receive emails. Despite having an acknowledgment of the receipt of the email I sent they are saying that I did not send it! The tv is supposed to have 5 year guarantee, but it appears that this is useless as Waitrose or John Lewis has lost the tv, After many years of being a loyal customer I somewhat alarmed at their attitude, and their failure to give an appropriate level of customer care.
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Posted 5 years ago
The plastic handle on our freezer door handle snapped off leaving a jagged edge which injured my hand. Although it was just out of warrantry, this should have resulted in an apology for substandard goods and a more robust replacement. Sadly, our experience with John Lewis customer services only made matters worse. In the first place it was impossible to get an answer by phone, using the number in the manual which came with the freezer so, I returned the broken part to their customer services in Cheadle. After three weeks, when I did not receive a reply I wrote again including copy of the original letter. I requested a letter or phone call. Instead John Lewis emailed me ( presumably locating this in old records), denying receipt of the original parcel, and giving me a phone number which after two 15 minute waits, went unanswered. I replied to the email asking for the courtesy of a phone call, only to receive another unsigned email repeating the need to phone technical service. This lack of courtesy only added to the dissatisfaction with the poor quality of the goods. I finally reached technical services, only to be told that I needed to contact the manufacturers myself, Electrolux, and pay for a spare part. We did not know this was an Electrolux freezer until then as it carries a John Lewis brand. I asked for details of complaint department which I was not given, being asked to contact the original technical services. This begged all kind of questions. Why do John Lewis not take responsibility for the quality of the goods you sell under your brand name? It is surely normal practice for the seller of goods to accept such responsibility. If I needed to contact the manufacturers why didn’t customer services tell me that in the first place? Why don’t customer services give their names when they send emails, and why can’t they give me the courtesy of a phone call? I finally obtained an email for complaints from an internet site. After a few days we received a phone call. The caller insisted John Lewis had nothing to reproach themselves with. He told me he was the highest authority in John Lewis complaints and there was no one else I could take the complaint to. Like other reviewers who have had trouble communicating with this company, we grieve for what used to be a well respected brand.
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Posted 5 years ago
A wonderful store with everything for the home and excellent fashions for men, women, teens and toddlers. A store you can be sure of with prices to match.
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Posted 5 years ago
we bought our television from john lewis because of the 5 year warranty rather than using cheaper retailers, unfortunately our television has gone wrong despite the warranty leading you to believe they would replace with a similar spec from the manufacturer you originally chose if this happened, they replace with the unbranded cheapest television they have on their site rather than the premium brand we paid for, and then suggest you are lucky they are doing that because it's more than your statutory rights say they have to! Very disappointed with the attitude of the customer service, another customer lost john lewis well done i can see financial trouble in your future such a shame, customer service and your promises were the reason people shop with you without those why should we?
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Posted 5 years ago
ordered washing machine to be delivered, installed and old machine to be taken away. On day of delivery having waited until 3.15 the delivery men said they couldnt install because it was in a wet room (its not a wetroom its a large cupboard in a bathroom which has accommodated a washing machine and tumble dryer for 30years). I cancelled the whole order.
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Posted 5 years ago
no stars if I could post minus 10 stars I would have had a smart tv just over a year. the colour is not working right.called them asked if it could be replaced was told no they would have to come and take it away and I could be without it for 28 days no loan tv. then after around 20 phone calls this is still on going.they were supposed to come to our house on the first of august we waited in all day up to 8 pm ,they never came.when I called up day after the woman called Julie said they said she had tried to call us a number of times///rubbish my phone is new and I had no missed calls I have called again and told they want to come again and take it away //they had the chance and did not turn up. arrogance ignorance broken promises lies and icompetent people and all they want to do is fob you off. the latest call from me is about an hour ago and told a manager will call me back ,would not say when and had the phone put down on me again BEST TIP DO NOT ENTERTAIN THESE INCOMPETENT IDIOTS FOR ANYTHING
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Posted 5 years ago
I had a problem with DHL not delivering a baby car seat and saying they had. I couldn’t get any response from DHL but the John Lewis customer service team rang them whilst I was on the line and sorted the whole thing out whilst I was still on the phone. They also made sure that my car seat was delivered the next day. Everyone I spoke to was kind and friendly which is important when your 9 months pregnant and worrying about £200 worth of car seat!
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Posted 5 years ago
I saw an item in the Liverpool store but it was heavy and my car was miles away so I decided to order online. When I came to do do I couldn’t find it on line so I rang customer serviced who couldn’t find it and were unable to find it and unable to contact the shop to find out what tbd item was. The sales assistant in the store would have been able to tell them immediately I live two hours away from a store do unable to go in very disappointing service!!
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Posted 5 years ago
Awful service, do yourself favour, if you are going to buy anything remotely expensive DO NOT buy from John Lewis. Their service is terrible, and they refuse to honour warranty claims. I would highly recommend buying from Amazon, who's service is a million times better, and who does honour their warranty.
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Posted 5 years ago
I am not happy with a Dyson fan I purchased at JL. When trying to return it at the store, my return was not authorised. I believe that this product was mis sold to me. I inspected it before purchase, it was deliberately made to feel very efficient working together with five other fans and under air conditioning at the store. I felt it was very powerful. The store was also very noisy and I was under the impression that the fan was very quiet. However, when I opened it at my home conditions, I realised that this fan was not powerful enough and it was also very noisy. It was my great disappointment to hear that because I have opened the fan and although it was in it's original packaging and have not been used, just tested, I was not allowed to return it. I was also misinformed by the wrong information on the purchase receipt that I could return this item within 35 days. This is very wrong. Any other store would have authorised my return. I am very unhappy and feel that my customer rights have been breached.
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Posted 5 years ago
No stars. I don't know how their online shop is still in business. Their customer services staff are rude, unhelpful and tried to blame PayPal for issues with their own website. I will be taking my custom elsewhere, again.
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Posted 5 years ago
Faulty goods blamed on customer - appalling customer services and rude help line. No recourse, complaints procedure 'hidden'. John Lewis have lost their way Please don't bother
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Posted 5 years ago
John Lewis used to be the shop to go to. Top notch gods with top notch staff and dressed impeccably. Last Sunday I went shopping there I had to leave after a couple of minutes. There was loudspeakers everywhere playing very very loud awful music and the staff where dressed as if they were going on holiday. Come on John Lewis Welwyn you were always a cut above the rest. If you take this stance you will lose a lot of customers. I go there to shop quietly, if I wanted to go to a disco I would.
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Posted 5 years ago
Sent me the wrong thing and expected me to wait 2 days before they'll bother to do anything about it. Use Amazon.
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Posted 5 years ago
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,416 reviews