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John Lewis Reviews

2.7 Rating 2,425 Reviews
41 %
of reviewers recommend John Lewis
2.7
Based on 2,425 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
This company is a joke and deserves to go out of business! 2 months waiting for a "john Louis" fridge for my "John Louis" kitchen. 3 times they have come with the WRONG fridge giving the WRONG information back just to make the SAME mistake for a 3rd time. 2 months without a fridge is impossible so is John Louis!! NEVER AGAIN!!!!
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Posted 4 years ago
if i could give zero i would! staff are rude and know nothing regarding processes, customer service or their company! staff pretending to be managers, refusing to escalate calls when they clearly cannot deal with issues or give resolutions. if you get Reece on a call, hang up! he is nothing short of useless and rude.
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Posted 4 years ago
I am a kind of loyal JL customer for at least a decade but sadly found that in recent months JL service goes down sharply. One delivery I got one item missing out. The second order I returned a desk I purchased but still haven't received the refund after one month. They promised to contact me at least twice but I received nothing. The third order I just found they got the wrong size for my kid's school uniform. I could understand things are difficult in current situation but it really disappoints people. I think in the future I'll try to avoid purchase at JL as it failed again and again and I simply can not accept it.
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Posted 4 years ago
Useless customer service and very rude. over 25 years I have purchased may goods from JL. Recently purchased a TV online which was faulty (you can see black line). Took it to the store to return as it was only purchased 4 days a go. The staff including Manager was very rude and will not take it back, keep saying we can only get it repair. I have spoken to four people who played the same record in a loop. I am going to send it back via post for full refund. After this I will never go to John Lewis again. No wonder its going down. I will be using ao.com from now on who have a good customer service. JL service personal: Please do not send me a message asking for further information or trying to help as you have lost me forever. Not only one person was rude, whole team was.
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Posted 4 years ago
If I could I would not assign any stars at all. We bought a Hotpoint washing machine online and unbeknown to us were sold a "graded washing machine" at the full price. The appliance broke down after a year and a half and eventually after three weeks we did manage to get an engineer from Hotpoint at the suggestion of John Lewis. We had the customary two years guarantee but JL didn't offer us a replacement but elected to pass the problem on to Hotpoint repairs department. We have been customers of John Lewis for over twenty-five years and have spent in excess of £20,000 from computers, furniture, white goods, etc.. and they were the first choice for us, for reliability, customer service and honesty but I am afraid this is not any longer the case! The engineer from Hotpoint came and after a quick assessment of the machine, came back from the van with a tube of silicon and said that the machine was leaking water from the inflow and he would fix the part which then he removed from the inside of the machine. At this point we were very surprised because in these instances the part must be new and replaced to avoid problems in the future. Covid19 was becoming more widespread in the UK, so the repair was carried out and immediately we noticed that the water in the dispenser was actually coming through three compartments (pre-wash, wash and rinse) rather then from the main compartment so we called immediately Hotpoint who said that they often did "rush repairs" and used silicon in instead replacing the part and it would be OK. In August the machine broke down again and we found a big pool of water in the kitchen. At this point we were so disappointed and desperately in need of a washing machine fast that rather that going again through the process of trying to have it repaired and all the stress it entailed we opted to get another one from John Lewis online. Bad mistake, as regards the delivery! No problem with the new machine, but the behaviour of the installing engineer was appalling! Rude, impatient, to say the least! He found problems connecting up the pipes and electrical cable because he would not listen in the first place to our explanation as to where the latter was to be connected, and was looking for an excuse not to finish the installation. No previous installer had had any such problem. He cursed and swore throughout the installation all his tools were scattered all over the tiled floor and alleged that he had cut himself on glass on the floor which we had just cleaned beforehand. We have dogs so certainly no glass has been broken for years! They had not face masks on whilst we did but at least three times he said to us "keep well away" whilst we were two meters away from them in the dining area. The whole performance was deliberately designed to intimidate, bully and harass people in their home! We couldn't be happier when they left, with no apologies at all. We have written to JL explaining the all sorry saga accordingly but to this day we have not received an answer to the letter, nor an apology. Needless to say but this ended our long association with JL, we will not be shopping there ever again, be aware that what happened to us will happen again to some other unfortunate customer. Don't use them, if you can avoid doing so!
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Posted 4 years ago
Long story short - I have had no updates in my order (£1,000 pram). It was supposed to be delivered within 7 days, Friday, Saturday, (minus Sunday and bank holiday) Tuesday... meaning they got 4 more days... yet customer services told me that they gave up until the 6th before I can complain about it. Well... they’ve added themselves on a few more days there !!! I sold my old one because I was promised a pram Within 7 days. Can’t go out for walks either because I’ve no idea when it’ll turn up
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Posted 4 years ago
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
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,425 reviews