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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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John Lewis 1 star review on 9th July 2023
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John Lewis 1 star review on 8th January 2023
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John Lewis 1 star review on 5th January 2023
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John Lewis 1 star review on 4th October 2022
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John Lewis 1 star review on 22nd November 2018
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John Lewis 1 star review on 10th September 2018
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Went to Cribs Causway to John Lewis to purchase an electric floor polished only to be told by the sales person for that product,she didn't have time to talk to us as would.miss her Christmas dinner Cardiff John Lewis we purchase a wedding present .We asked to have it specially packed as it was going to Australia. They lost it and it took a very long time to find it again. Cardiff John Lewis tried to buy a very expensive range cooker in olive green only to be told they would only sell one in black or cream, even though the manufacturer made them in olive green and about six other colours They did however phone us to say that they were now prepared to sell us a green one but was £500 pounds dearer. This all hapend a while ago so I hope things have improved
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Posted 6 years ago
Dire company and dire service Received a voucher for poor service on my last order, had no choice but to use the voucher so I placed a new order! Item not in stock so waited several weeks - chased a few weeks later and was told it would be in stock soon and I would receive a call to arrange delivery! In the interim I went online and found new customers could order and take delivery within 48 hrs! Staff member thought this was a website error and said if I cancelled my order and it was an error I would go to the back of the queue again! I placed a new order and found I could get the item within 48 hrs! However if I left this in place i couldn’t use the JL voucher so I have to pay in full again! Madness! I asked to speak to a manager and was advised I would be called back...... no call so I escalated the complaint and was told I’d be likely contacted in 24 hours! Approx three days later I receive a text saying the order was going to be delivered a week later (no way to contact or change the day.) logged online and no record of any delivery scheduled - No way to contact them and if I used the order number on the text it related to nothing I had ordered) I emailed again and another day passed! I emailed again and another day passed! I emailed again finally today I received a curt email saying thanks we have fed back internally, your order is now on it’s way and thanks very much! I called them - I fed back this isn’t acceptable, I’ve had to book another day of work I’ve been given incorrect info in writing twice and verbally three times! Response: it seems sometimes we just can’t make our customers happy! I have to agree I’m not happy and if I cancel I still end up with a useless JL voucher! So there is nothing I can do, perhaps that’s part of their stance! I am sure I will get a trite response to this feedback but hey ho if they wanted to assist I’m sure they would have done so in the numerous contacts I made to them NEVER AGAIN,
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Posted 6 years ago
Having come from a terrible experience in PC World, John Lewis was picture perfect from the moment I walked in. Staff were very friendly, knowledgeable and helpful. I quickly found the perfect computer for me; a discounted ex display desktop. The staff went above and beyond to make my experience picture perfect. I absolutely recommend John Lewis.
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Posted 6 years ago
I visited my nearest John Lewis store and I purchased £3,000 of kitchen appliances for my new kitchen; the sales lady arranged for all the items to be delivered to the store, and she linked them together so that they would be delivered to my home address all in one go. But it went dreadfully wrong, and they only delivered the cooker induction hob, leaving the all the other appliances in their store, for me to arrange individual delivery. This almost ruined the installation of my new kitchen and caused a lot of stress and anxiety. I might as well have bought the appliances separately, on-line, from the cheapest suppliers. What is the point of visiting the John Lewis store when they add no extra value? I still have to buy fridge freezer and washing machine - I don't be going back to John Lewis!
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Posted 6 years ago
They don't have the half size, which is very inconvenient.
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Posted 6 years ago
I recently purchased a Megamix Nepresso coffee machine from John Lewis. The machine was cheaper on the JL website than on Nespresso's own. I also chose JL thanks to their 3 year warranty over Nepresso's 1. Delivery time was 3-5 working days and the machine came in 3. Very happy with the product and service.
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Posted 6 years ago
Excellent service & 2yr guarantee on my smoothie maker... win win
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Posted 6 years ago
Always speedy first class service, with a great range of products and fantastic guarantees.
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Posted 6 years ago
There was an issue with one of the carpets I ordered but they didn't bother to let me know there would be a significant delay - it took for me to contact there numerous times to find out. Waited weeks to have it fitted, and now that it has, it smells of cigarette smoke and is awful - four days on and the smell is not abating. Have emailed Head of Cust. Services twice but no response. So disappointing - would not recommend JL for carpets of customer care. Dreading last carpet being fitted this week.
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Posted 6 years ago
Utterly appalling service and customer support. Many years ago, John Lewis were known for their great service and customer support. Unfortunately this is now no longer the case, and they are hands down the worst high street retailer I have ever dealt with. To anyone thinking of ordering a made to measure product, or made to order product from John Lewis - do not do it. You have been warned. We ordered £4,000 of carpet and flooring over 2 months ago, with the promise that we'd have it fitted within 5 weeks of making the payment. It took a total of 3 entire hours on the phone and 7 days of calling everyday just to make the initial payment for our flooring after accepting the quote. Countless time on hold, unhelpful staff. Every single time we were told that somebody would call back guaranteed within 24 hours to take payment - but on all occasions, we received no call. It then because our problem to chase them, simply to pay for our order! After making payment, we were then told that everything looked good with the order and they would call back within 3 weeks to arrange a fitting date for our flooring. Surprise - nobody called. I then called them and they couldn't help me, and again I spent over an hour on the phone trying to progress the order. I called again a few days after to check progress, and was told that everything is progressing well, on order and that everything is looking to be in stock and ready for fitting very soon - and that I'd receive a call back very shortly to arrange a fitting date. The following week I received a call to say that actually they had forgotten to order the flooring altogether. So, 5 weeks after paying for the order, and being told multiple times that it is progressing well, I finally find out that the team at John Lewis hadn't in fact placed the order at all! I then received another call (and spent countless hours on the phone) being advised that another area of flooring was actually now not in stock either, and this is now expected to be fitted 3 months later than expected. At the same time as placing the flooring order (start of June), we unfortunately made the mistake of ordering a Sofa too. We were guaranteed that the fabric for this sofa was in stock and the lead time was 5 weeks from payment (early June). Of course, this still hasn't been made or delivered. After countless hours on the phone trying to progress this order over the past 8 weeks, we finally received a more positive call last week to say that everything is now in stock and that we'd receive a call specifically on the 13th August to arrange the delivery date for our sofa. We have a written guarantee of this, and due to the other mix-ups we insisted that John Lewis confirmed and guaranteed this to us in writing. They confirmed in writing that we'd be contacted on the 13th August to arrange the delivery of our sofa. One week after this promise, we have received a call to tell us that in fact the sofa / fabric is not in stock at all, and perhaps not even been ordered - directly contradicting their previous written guarantee. They now tell us that they 'expect' the sofa to be available for the end of September, with a delivery date sometime in October. Of course, we do not trust this. We have of course escalated these complaints to multiple seniors at John Lewis, but I wanted to share our experience here so that other potential customers are aware of how things are dealt with at John Lewis.
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Posted 6 years ago
Great company. Buy all our electrical goods from them. When our TV developed a fault (think it was 4 years old) they exchanged with no quibble. Think their guarantee is for 5 years
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Posted 6 years ago
They are an excellent company I recently ordered a product it was delivered when they said and put into place nothing was too much trouble for them
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Posted 6 years ago
Online order paid for, no communication, no delivery of Fridge Freezer on booked day. So far told fridge freezer was in stock on ordering, then in stock again when called initially chasing missed delivery but customer care unable to chase delivery people because a Saturday but said could rearrange delivery for next Saturday. Fridge Freezer now out of stock again on Monday (told could be in stock in 3 weeks) - why book delivery and take my money? I offered to use my now credit balance in local John Lewis store to buy an alternative and collect myself - Customer service advised not allowed and have to wait up to a week for my refund and then I can visit local store to buy fridge freezer! Very; very poor customer service - luckily paid by PalPal so should get refund by opening item not received dispute. John Lewis now appear to outsource their USP of customer care - won't be using again - I was a long standing customer. Another previously excellent retailer to avoid.
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Posted 6 years ago
Called in to John Lewis opticians for some advice on sun glasses , the lady's name that served me was Susan , Her service was excellent, professional and friendly . Thank you I would definitely recommend John Lewis opticians 😊 06/08/2018 Leeds West Yorkshire
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Posted 6 years ago
Ordered a Zanussi Fridge and agreed delivery. Received all of the appropriate communication, including the night before scheduled delivery advising a 15:00 to 17:00 window. Great! Cleared space, arranged for removal of old fridge this intended to replace, and on the morning of delivery (at 08:28) received confirmation that delivery under way and re-confirming delivery window and advising that driver would contact 30 minutes prior to arrival..... By 16:45 had heard nothing until call came (OK I thought - better a bit later than forecast but at least a fridge) "sorry, but traffic has been heavy and running late and won't be able to deliver today". No alternative offered - left to me to try to sort out an alternative. For the record I sorted out in the most appropriate way and told them to keep their fridge! I work in a customer focused environment, and we would have shifted heaven and earth to ensure that even if late, we would have got the product to our customer, even if it meant sending out another van or a manager - but clearly not the John Lewis ethos! To have let it get as late as they did to make contact is both unprofessional and unforgivable.
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Posted 6 years ago
Good quality clothes, daughter very happy with her new clothes and good service.
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Posted 6 years ago
A great price on some exquisite king size linen sheets. Perfect for the hot weather recently.
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Posted 6 years ago
It's hit and miss with John Lewis. They have a good range of products at affordable prices, and have good sales/clearance. However, once you have informed them of not 'knowingly undersold' items they reduce it for you but don't change the price on their site for everyone else to benefit. So, their tag line is a lie. Furthermore, they should stop using Myhermes. This 're-delivery' service isn't up to the standard of John Lewis, thus stains their brand. JL customer service team contradict each other and keep you on hold for an unacceptable length of time. But they aren't as bad as other companies.
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Posted 6 years ago
Never going to use john lewis car insurance ever again Treated my husband like a crimal Rude and unhelpful call centre staff Even thou my complaint was upheld I am still going to the financial ombudsmen
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Posted 6 years ago
We purchased a stainless steel flip top bin. It is very well designed, having a piece of plastic protruding beyond the base and immediately beneath the foot pedal. So, when the foot pedal is depressed the bin does not tilt forward, unlike similar bins from other retailers, brick & mortar, as well as online. Furthermore, the bin was boxed, and less cost than similar from Dunelm and Amazon. The service was good, as one normally enjoys in John Lewis and we did not have to endure the awful noise masquerading as music.
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Posted 6 years ago
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,416 reviews