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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 23rd October 2024
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John Lewis 1 star review on 23rd October 2024
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John Lewis 1 star review on 18th October 2024
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John Lewis 1 star review on 18th October 2024
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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
Purchased a tv off dog is couldn't use for 5 months as no building work completed. Opened tv installed and a fault on the lighting. Called after 40 minute wait booked wrong third party to visit. Called back another 35 mins wait to b e told to deal with LG direct. Have now sent 7 photos and still waiting for a response. Told John Lewis no interest and confirmed their engineers take 28 days . This is their standard response so no more electrical products or any other from this misleading un ethical company.
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Posted 4 years ago
Bought an expensive aircon, arrived with a hole in the box and two previous delivery stickers stripped off the box. Had obviously been used before, remote control scratched, stickers on aircon been pealed off. John Lewis customer service didn't seem too bothered by this, just arranged collection to return it which took a week, was told I'd get a call 30 mins before collection, no-one bothered and I missed it (having to shop for an elderly relative before work, was 5 mins away from home). Now have to wait another week for John Lewis to collect it. Shoddy near second hand product, terrible customer service
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Posted 4 years ago
I bought an HP printer online after several months of waiting because that particular one was out of stock. The setup didn't go well and the carriage return with ink cartridges got stuck, with a bit of the plastic ribbon coming off in my hand. I went to Brent Cross Tech Department of JLP firstly for advice and next day to take the printer back. On both occasions I waited less than 10 minutes to be seen. The second time a very pleasant and cheerful young man looked at the printer briefly, checked my receipt, looked something up on his computer and went and got me a new one. He also gave me a number to to ring to ensure that the two-year extra cover I'd paid for would be transferred. This was in the space of about 15 minutes. The new printer is now set up and I have already printed out some documents and scanned some photos in. I have always had good service from JLP and have been a customer since the early 70s. I hope this goes some way to offsetting the negative reviews that have been posted recently.
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Posted 4 years ago
Your selling Grated Electrical appliances as New . This is dishonest and I'm not the first either. Your customer services did not denied this fact. I was made aware by the manufacturer. People should be made aware that you are deceiving them when buying items at full Brand New Prices. This is Theft! Shame on you John Lewis! Never buying from John Lewis again.
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Posted 4 years ago
Your selling Grated Electrical appliances as New . This is dishonest and I'm not the first either. Your customer services did not denied this fact. I was made aware by the manufacturer. People should be made aware that you are deceiving them when buying items at full Brand New Prices. This is Theft! Shame on you John Lewis! Never buying from John Lewis again.
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Posted 4 years ago
Your selling Grated Electrical appliances as New. This is dishonest and I'm not the first either to have purchased these so-called New items. Your customer services did not deny this fact. I was made aware by the manufacturer. People should be made aware that you are deceiving them when buying items at full Brand New Prices. This is Theft! Shame on you John Lewis! Never buying from John Lewis again.
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Posted 4 years ago
I have been a John Lewis customer for years and they are our default shop for a range of both homewear and clothes. However the experience with customer services over the last 12 months has been terrible. Bought fridge freezer that is faulty and have not been able to get anyone out to fix it for 5 months. Cannot get through to the technical department. Also have purchased dining table that is faulty and have same issue- cannot get through to anyone. Very disappointed and will have to re-consider shopping there again
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Posted 4 years ago
Placed order never received, then told lies when calling , Never use John Lewis waist of time
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Posted 4 years ago
It pains me to leave this review as I have been a customer of John Lewis for as long as I can remember. I bought all my Apple devices from them as they offer a 2-year warranty. The warranty is, in fact, worthless as they will try every trick in the book to negate responsibility. In my case, my 18-month-old Apple watch developed a fault with the crown whereby it was constantly scrolling by itself. JL accepted the return and after a month of delay and dither, they informed me that I would have to pay £314 because the watch face had a (completely unrelated) cosmetic scratch! This is a wearable product, it's going to be subject to wear and tear. Honestly, this is like taking a car back to the dealer with a broken gearbox and the dealer refusing to honour the warranty because it has a stone chip in the paintwork! I will now take this to the small claims court and I would urge others to do the same, don't be intimidated and don't give up. This is covered by the Sale of Goods Act and in this case the product warranty (failure to honour this is a breach of contract). The Department of Trade & Industry says the rules are clear and as long as you have evidence of a fault the judge will be sympathetic. How and why JL has let it come to this is beyond me, they have sullied their good name and lost a loyal customer for life.
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Posted 4 years ago
I find them Shops with stuck up Staff ie Yesterday went John Lewis MK over the Years spent quite a bit of Money there my friend same thing She born here but Family roots Jamaica anyway She like me that Shop MK Profiles People i not wear posh clothes tracke Bottoms and track top She has been a Manager for anouther retailer for years makes me angry and the staff attitude i not only one they look down on none posh Custermers i went there yesterday regarding exsended Garentee on Fridge Freezer they were supposed to right me or email 6 Weeks before Gareentee run out no go WGCity John Lawis Better service told me there right me never did they said it becouse change providers for Exsended Garentee there Write never did that store Staff do not Judge MK one do Judge ok Yesterday Sorry no Exsended Garentee your 2 Year Gareentee run out 4 Weeks ago i pointed out should have contacted me any at that point lost temper swear at staff ask for Manager I done nothing wrong anyway this is What I get from MK John Lewis After spending £5000 over the years Two big Security Guys threton me touch me throw me from Shop i said you not Police not aloud to do that the thugs then follow me from Shop Ban me all becouse for the First time I reised my voice for the Staff stuck up attitude and these Clown's threatened to call Police I done nothing Wroug apart from speak my Mind
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Posted 4 years ago
Delivery service damage property of pensioner whilst delivering fridge freezer. John lewis has rejected the complaint and told 79year old widowed pensioner to seek legal advise if she wishes to pursue further ! Disgraceful !
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Posted 4 years ago
Calls to customer service take 30-50 minutes on hold. Bought a Miele washing machine that broke down after 36 days. Miele has a 5-week wait for a technician to come around to repair. Phoned John Lewis to see how they could assist. Was told there was nothing they can do. If I had purchased online, there are companies that give a 100day refund guarantee. (the online company has 2 letters and both are vowels.)
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Posted 4 years ago
Having bought from John Lewis over many years and only really shopped there due to the reputation about customer services I'm not sure I will be shopping there again. We bought a fridge before lockdown but it had a faulty door that wouldn't stay shut, was wonky and so the temp wouldn't stay cold. We wished to return the fridge and get a replacement or refund...both within our rights to return/reject a product within 14 days under consumer rights law. However we were told consistently by JL we had to deal direct with the manufacturer as it wasn't JL's responsibility as they didn't hold the stock. Despite arguing we had a contract with them JL as they had received our money we still had to go to the manufacturer and arrange for an engineer to visit. To be honest we should have bought direct from manufacturer as John Lewis appear simply to be a middle seller with no responsibility. I won't be buying from them again as they have proved themselves to be no different from any other high street retailer...just a bit more expensive!
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Posted 4 years ago
I bought a desktop computer that has not properly worked since I purchased it. The computer was repaired and had just the software reinstalled soon after I first set it up. Several months later after experiencing the same issues and more recently worse problems John Lewis arranged to collect the computer. I waited in and nobody came to collect. I was told that the collection; “I can see it’s fallen off.” Which means I waited in unnecessarily. I am still waiting for an explanation. John Lewis is not what it used to be. I wished that I had purchased the computer direct or with Amazon UK.
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Posted 4 years ago
I am very disappointed with John Lewis and their Customer service. I bought a sofa 7 years ago and got told it had a 10 year guarantee. It also states this on their website if bought before the 1st of November 2018. It was a leather sofa not cheap and in our best room so only used on special occasions (Christmas and a few times in the winter) the frame seems to have collapsed the sofa is dipping to one side the zip has broken on the cushion and to end it all off the leather is flaking. In the last few years we have spent over £15,000 with John Lewis. After ringing a number of times and finally getting through after 45 minutes customer service were not helpful at all and stated if it had a 10 year guarantee it would have been on your receipt there is nothing we can do oh yes our wording on our website is not very good. Goodbye. If I could I would not have given any stars very very disappointed with John Lewis to say the least.
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Posted 4 years ago
Last Saturday my partner and I visited the John Lewis store in High Wycombe, to choose some pencil pleated curtains to match our new settees. We had brought with us a cushion to aid our selection & began our search in the ready made section but with no success wandered into the "custom made" area. We asked the assistant standing close to us for some advice but she offered very little help & appeared to be reluctant to leave her podium. Frustrated that we could not find anything we liked, I decided to approach a gentleman sitting behind a desk in the carpet department. I explained that we were having difficulty finding curtains that suited our furniture & asked if he was good with colours . Initially he looked unsure but rose to his feet and took us on an extensive trip, considering every possible contender in stock. To help further, he choose a carpet sample which contrasted perfectly with our cushion. Just when we thought we would not find anything, he suggested we return to the ready made section where to our amazement & delight he picked a pair of curtains we had not even considered by ourselves, that was perfect. Sadly there was only one pair of these curtains left on the shelf and we needed two pairs. Straight away he searched through the stock level record and declared there were another two sets in the stock room. Off he went and returned with the second pair.The finished sitting room is now stylish and beautiful. We can not thank him enough for all the time he spared us from his own department and for his expertise. I do hope this review is passed on to him and he gets some praise from the bosses.
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Posted 4 years ago
Nightmare to contact anyone just not interested
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Posted 4 years ago
First, my account was hacked. Following this, a series of accounts with the same login details were hacked. Every owner of the other accounts resolved the problem within a matter of days. John Lewis took three months of constant calls, promised call backs that didn't materialise etc and even then could only offer to delete my account and all history rather than fix the problem. They don't seem to take data privacy at all seriously. Second, I had a garden sofa that snapped in two after minimal use (and I am only 8.5 stone). John Lewis referred me to their experts, Ecomaster, who attended my property and told me that the sofa was terribly made and should never have been sold (this is obvious from looking at it - the front load bearing edge is made from 7 irregular sized pieces of wood linked together in six irregularly spaced zigzag joins, and would obviously have broken). They wrote a report (attached) stating that this was a manufacturing fault. Despite this, John Lewis have offered me a derisory £75 of the £600 or so the furniture cost me, most of which will be spent on having someone come to take the furniture away. I shopped with John Lewis as I expected decent quality and feel I have paid a premium for junk. I would never shop with them again - if I wanted cheap, poor quality I could have purchased elsewhere. So it seems that it's no longer a reassurance on quality to stop at this store, and they couldn't care less if their products are faulty, even when there own appointed expert is telling them so.
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Posted 4 years ago
took my laptop into JL milton keynes, still under gurantee on july 20th told it would be up to 28 days, Rang to see what was happening as they said thewould let us knowwhat was wrong. Then told it needed a battery but it hadn't arrived yet and they couldn't tell us when to expect it plus!! thet meany 28 working days. Not happy that the agent couldn't help and asked to speak to someone senior, came on went through it al and when I said it was not acceptable they put the phone down. To cut a long story short, went all through today from8.30 intil 10.31 and still no joy. Will never deal with them again. We have been loyal customer for 40 years but will stick to amazon and costco from now on, a problem is always resolved. No wonder the high street is dying..
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Posted 4 years ago
I bought some chairs I was given a delivery date and now they have changed it because they have some stupid policy about chairs having to be kept for 72 hours before they can be delivered. Given that I bought them on Saturday and they weren’t being delivered till Thursday that is 72 hours plus. I then telephoned and waited 22 minutes for the phone to be answered I was then put on hold for a further 31 minutes and then somebody left a message on my phone, and when I recall them back they said that I had hung up which was completely on true. I was assertive in my complaint but not rude and this produced the usual tactic of saying that he appreciated I was unhappy but I should not take it out on him. My response to that is to say if you provided good service nobody would take anything out on you and this is a new tactic in Europe create the member of staff has been incompetent into some kind of victim. Some John Lewis stores have closed and some staff I’m not getting bonuses and frankly they deserve all they get
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Posted 4 years ago
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,416 reviews