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John Lewis Reviews

2.7 Rating 2,432 Reviews
41 %
of reviewers recommend John Lewis
2.7
Based on 2,432 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
Appalling, unprofessional, disorganised, haphazard after sales customer service. Ordered black out blind from Peter Jones in January and still don't have a black out blind 5 months later - so have cancelled the order. Request for compensation or goodwill gesture denied. I'll never shop at Peter Jones again.
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Posted 5 years ago
Appalling, unprofessional, disorganised, haphazard after sales customer service. Ordered black out blind from Peter Jones in January and still don't have a black out blind 5 months later - so have cancelled the order. Request for compensation or goodwill gesture denied. I'll never shop at Peter Jones again.
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Posted 5 years ago
Rude and abrupt customer service when my daughter and myself took some items to a cash till to pay. It was only half six and we were rudely told that this particular cash till was closed, but there was no sign to say as such. It was like we were stupid for not realising this was the case. A few manners wouldn’t have gone amiss.
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Posted 5 years ago
Great customer service, very helpful as always.
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Posted 5 years ago
Did not surprise me to come on here and read the negative reviews about John Lewis. Level of service I have received in the last month has completely changed my perception of this company. I bought a John Lewis washing machine in November 2017. It is still under guarantee and the lock mechanism on the door is faulty. It has been a month, and I am still unable to use the machine. I called John Lewis customer services when I first had the issue, and all they did was hand over a number for a repair company. I have had 4 visits from this company and I am no closer to having the issue resolved. And John Lewis have completely washed their hands of my issue, and have done nothing to assist in resolving it. I bought this machine because I thought it was backed by the name and reputation of John Lewis, but was seriously mislead!! This has now cost me a fortune in missed work waiting for repair men, and I would have been far better off buying a more expensive machine from a company that values it's customers. They might have "Never Knowingly Undersold" on price, but they definitely oversell the level of service they provide once they have your money! Should be ashamed!!
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Posted 5 years ago
Sold a dishwasher that was from a third party, unknown to me at time of purchase. The dishwasher broke within a week and because it didn't come directly from John Lewis, I am still awaiting an engineer 3 weeks later. John Lewis Customer Service are a waste of time and do not action things when asked to.
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Posted 5 years ago
A few months ago I have a bought the latest Apple laptop , paid 1300 pounds for it and it doesnt work !!! They offered to repair it even this is how they sold it to me, broken!!!!!!! I called Customer Services and they just mock you around, they dont care!!! Once you give you money away there is no more customer services and John Lewis!!! Be careful!!!!
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Posted 5 years ago
Oh dear. Appalling customer service on the phone. Confused, chaotic and downright rude. I thought JL customer service was supposed to be second to none? And my latest experience is that I can't even get through to customer services: a total of 25 minutes sitting in a holding queue, no idea where I am in the queue or how long it will take to answer the call. Pull your socks up, John Lewis.
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Posted 5 years ago
HORRIBLE experience with JL delivery and installation service. The nightmare started at the shop in Southsea with incompetent lazy team. No wonder the shop is closing soon!!! After almost two months of absurd discussions my appliance (Belling Cooking Range) was not delivered and installed as it was supposed to. The delivery boys simply left it in my living room. I have spent 2 hours over the phone with equally incompetent team. Only solution is to find a solution on my own!!! Surreal, extremely unpleasant and in direct violation of basic customers rights. PLEASE DO NOT SHOP THERE.
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Posted 5 years ago
Really bad service. Arrogance and rudeness of the Technical customer support service managers is beyond belief! No remorse on how they undermine and manipulate customers. They definitely need correct training and need to be put through disciplinary. I have made a customer compliant and let’s see how they try to brush it under the carpet. AVOID JOHN LEWIS AT ALL COSTS!
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Posted 5 years ago
Best TV prices around very knowledgeable staff, Free 5 year guarantee fast free delivery.
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Posted 5 years ago
Just wanted post my utter dissatisfaction with John Lewis. Having bought an Apple MacPro from you in Christmas 2016 + extended warranty, the machine screen failed. Apple tech stated on record after undertaking tests there was no evidence of user fault, water ingress etc and stated although it cannot be 100% that there was an inherent manufacturing fault. Despite the great tech support Apple provided in stating they would repair FOC if the machine had been purchased directly from them and at one stage John Lewis stating even in writing that they questioned the validity of the original tech assessment from Apple John Lewis refused to undertake the repair offering a miserly £100 for my troubles. After taking legal advice I was told JL were quoting consumer law incorrectly and it was beholden on them to accept responsibility for the repair. I threatened to pursue them legally as a consequence but sometimes in life you have to accept it really isn't worth it. Reviewing John Lewis customer service there does appear to be a concerted push back on customer queries.Buyers beware. And if you are going to buy great brands buy them direct and not from resellers. Lesson learn
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Posted 5 years ago
Contact with them was quick, simple and efficient.
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Posted 5 years ago
what a terrible aftersales experience bought a 65 inch Samsung tv in under 12 weeks the tv just stopped working not what you expect after buying a top brand tv like Samsung........parts had to be ordered for tv to be fixed we sat weeks without having a tv.......when a tv goes that quick after buying it john lewis should of replaced straight away.........there customer service is terrible they don't care the fact you sit without a tv for weeks once they have your money they don't give a monkeys........we bought from john lewis simply because unlike other retailers they give you a 5 year gurentee but it aint worth the paper its written on.......would never buy this type of goods from john lewis again and would never buy Samsung again either.......left very disappointed indeed
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Posted 5 years ago
DO YOU KNOW YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS? This maybe another negative review about John Lewis (JL) but if you take anything away from my review, make sure you know your consumer rights! There is an important and powerful law that is called “The Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013”, this piece of law came into force in June 2013 and merged together other previous laws. One of them was the Distance Selling Regulations which was designed for Online transactions. In summary your consumer rights falls under 3 category, 1) Off Premise – This is when they come to your home and sell you stuff (e.g. Conservatory), 2) On Premise – This is when you walk into the shop 3) Distance Contracts – This is when you purchase an item online and has the most protection. In our digital society we are increasingly buying items online which falls under 3, there are certain exceptions (some listed below) but essentially you have 14 days to cancel and request a refund. (Technically you have 14 days to notify them that you want a refund then another 14 days to return the item, once receive they have 14 days to give you the refund) Some exceptions when you cannot get a refund a) Customised & bespoke items b) Perishable goods c) Faulty item that is known before purchase d) Health reasons like underwear e) no longer want an item (e.g. because it’s the wrong size or colour) unless they bought it without seeing it Distance Contracts give consumers the most protection and I suggest before you go down this route check the “exceptions” and that it is classified as online transactions. Some useful websites that I have found listed below https://www.gov.uk/accepting-returns-and-giving-refunds Government website telling you your rights, although it does not mention the consumer contracts regs you can see it has been incorporated in the advice https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/consumer-contracts-regulations Which website explaining your rights https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/template-letters/letters/cancelling-goods-or-services/letter-to-cancel-or-return-goods-bought-online-over-the-phone-or-by-mail-order/ Citizen advice Bureau giving same advice plus a link to a letter template if required. My experience with John Lewis I have been shopping with JL for many decades and have always valued their good customer service and rate JL as one of the best retailers in the UK. I have read the increasing bad reviews that started to appear about them and I was in denial for a long time, I am now one of the people putting up a really bad experience about JL and I am very saddened and disappointed what JL has become. 26/05/19 – Ordered a Dyson Fan on their website for “Click & Collect” 29/05/19 – Picked up the item in their Bluewater branch 03/06/19 – Went to the store to get a refund. The fan I found to be noisy contrary to the description of the fan on JL website saying that it was quiet. The manager refused the refunds as it has breached their refund policy on 2 counts. 1) As I had turned on the fan, it was now classed as “Used”. 2) As I did not return the item without the clear shrink-wrap plastic film around the box it was deemed “Not original packaging” and hence it was not resalable. The manager did not even open the box to examine the parts and had deemed the item not resalable. These conditions were printed in the small terms and conditions on the back of the invoice that came with the fan and is their company policy. At this point in time I did not know my rights and was really fuming, I rang their customer service that same evening and stated that I was very unhappy with what happened. The customer service representative rang the store and told me no one was there and that it was closed, she said she spoke to the cleaner. This was at 8.36pm and the store is scheduled to stay open to 9pm, do you think a big departmental store would close early in the Bluewater shopping centre??? The customer service representative said she would get someone to ring me back from the branch the following day. Nobody rang me back. I then did my research and found out my rights, I also rang up Citizen advice Bureau to verify my rights. The piece of advice that I was given was to check that “Click & Collect” is classed as online transaction as sometimes they will have something in the small print somewhere. 05/06/19 – Email sent to customer service with letter (based on Citizen advice Bureau link) requesting refund under “The Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013”. Letter sent for “Next day signed recorded delivery” by royal mail for back up. 07/06/19 – After a few emails I was asked to bring back the fan for a refund. This was from the duty floor manager at JL at Bluewater. There was no apology from JL, for not returning the call, not about their refusal for the refund. Let’s be clear about something here people, JL knows the law and what our consumer rights are. However they will still not honour this and refuse the refund. This is the most disappointing thing, I have had to threaten to use my consumer rights just to get a refund.
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Posted 5 years ago
DO YOU KNOW YOUR CONSUMER RIGHTS? This maybe another negative review about John Lewis (JL) but if you take anything away from my review, make sure you know your consumer rights! There is an important and powerful law that is called “The Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013”, this piece of law came into force in June 2013 and merged together other previous laws. One of them was the Distance Selling Regulations which was designed for Online transactions. In summary your consumer rights falls under 3 category, 1) Off Premise – This is when they come to your home and sell you stuff (e.g. Conservatory), 2) On Premise – This is when you walk into the shop 3) Distance Contracts – This is when you purchase an item online and has the most protection. In our digital society we are increasingly buying items online which falls under 3, there are certain exceptions (some listed below) but essentially you have 14 days to cancel and request a refund. (Technically you have 14 days to notify them that you want a refund then another 14 days to return the item, once receive they have 14 days to give you the refund) Some exceptions when you cannot get a refund a) Customised & bespoke items b) Perishable goods c) Faulty item that is known before purchase d) Health reasons like underwear e) no longer want an item (e.g. because it’s the wrong size or colour) unless they bought it without seeing it Distance Contracts give consumers the most protection and I suggest before you go down this route check the “exceptions” and that it is classified as online transactions. Some useful websites that I have found listed below https://www.gov.uk/accepting-returns-and-giving-refunds Government website telling you your rights, although it does not mention the consumer contracts regs you can see it has been incorporated in the advice https://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/regulation/consumer-contracts-regulations Which website explaining your rights https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/consumer/template-letters/letters/cancelling-goods-or-services/letter-to-cancel-or-return-goods-bought-online-over-the-phone-or-by-mail-order/ Citizen advice Bureau giving same advice plus a link to a letter template if required. My experience with John Lewis I have been shopping with JL for many decades and have always valued their good customer service and rate JL as one of the best retailers in the UK. I have read the increasing bad reviews that started to appear about them and I was in denial for a long time, I am now one of the people putting up a really bad experience about JL and I am very saddened and disappointed what JL has become. 26/05/19 – Ordered a Dyson Fan on their website for “Click & Collect” 29/05/19 – Picked up the item in their Bluewater branch 03/06/19 – Went to the store to get a refund. The fan I found to be noisy contrary to the description of the fan on JL website saying that it was quiet. The manager refused the refunds as it has breached their refund policy on 2 counts. 1) As I had turned on the fan, it was now classed as “Used”. 2) As I did not return the item without the clear shrink-wrap plastic film around the box it was deemed “Not original packaging” and hence it was not resalable. The manager did not even open the box to examine the parts and had deemed the item not resalable. These conditions were printed in the small terms and conditions on the back of the invoice that came with the fan and is their company policy. At this point in time I did not know my rights and was really fuming, I rang their customer service that same evening and stated that I was very unhappy with what happened. The customer service representative rang the store and told me no one was there and that it was closed, she said she spoke to the cleaner. This was at 8.36pm and the store is scheduled to stay open to 9pm, do you think a big departmental store would close early in the Bluewater shopping centre??? The customer service representative said she would get someone to ring me back from the branch the following day. Nobody rang me back. I then did my research and found out my rights, I also rang up Citizen advice Bureau to verify my rights. The piece of advice that I was given was to check that “Click & Collect” is classed as online transaction as sometimes they will have something in the small print somewhere. 05/06/19 – Email sent to customer service with letter (based on Citizen advice Bureau link) requesting refund under “The Consumer Contracts Regulations 2013”. Letter sent for “Next day signed recorded delivery” by royal mail for back up. 07/06/19 – After a few emails I was asked to bring back the fan for a refund. This was from the duty floor manager at JL at Bluewater. There was no apology from JL, for not returning the call, not about their refusal for the refund. Let’s be clear about something here people, JL knows the law and what our consumer rights are. However they will still not honour this and refuse the refund. This is the most disappointing thing, I have had to threaten to use my consumer rights just to get a refund.
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Posted 5 years ago
I tried "John Lewis & Partners Essentials Collection Pocket 1000, Ortho Support, Pocket Spring Turnable Mattress" at Johnlewis, reached home. ordered one of them online for my master bed. Post delivery i noticed the mattress quality is more firmer compared to the one i checked in the shop. I told to myself the one in showroom must have been used my many visitors, convinced myself & i made second order for the same mattresses for my another bed on the same day. The nightmare started on the first night i started using the mattresses, I couldn't enzoy after couple of hours, it start with light headache and then vomiting sensations. In the morning I look awkward and took paracetamols and headed to my work. Being stupid i thought the root cause could be with my pillows. so next night i changed pillows & there was no luck. same headache and voting sensations on the second night. third day morning slept almost whole day in my old mattress for many hours and again for the last time tried one more night with no change in experience. I vomited in the night on the 3rd day. Whilst writing this - its my fourth day i am still feeling sick & body pain. I am meeting my GP tomorrow. Today first thing then I called John lewis and cancelled my second mattresses order. Being a blind beleiver of john lewis quality and its customer service I called and shared the experience with their customer service to check my options on the first mattress for a return. you will not beleive the person on the phone after hearing the whole story asked to sleep in the same john lewis mattresses as i will get used to it and it becomes better day by day. There bluntly said is no other options they can provide. (JL can replay the recorded CS audio if they have any doubt) I really got upset and asked myself is it worth doing any businses with John lewis again? ever again? John lewis - you are not even ready to listen my experience, not even tried to understand the gaps with the product i am complaining about. There is no interest for your processes to close the product gaps that made me sick. You never tried to understand and give a better experience to the people you blindly trusted. Good bye John Lewis, I am one of the loyal john lewis customer like to end the blind trust i had with your company & products. May be you might get businesses but if you continue the same i don't think you as a company will survive.
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Posted 5 years ago
Extremely happy with delivery service. Quick and efficient!
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Posted 5 years ago
Just had a bedroom fitted and the fitter has done a great job. He cleaned up as he went along and worked carefully and contiencously. Also, turned up on time and generally, worked hard.
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Posted 5 years ago
Every purchase has been the cheapest even with longer product guarantee suplied.
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Posted 5 years ago
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,432 reviews