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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
Having ordered from John Lewis for the first time I then went on to received 126 emails concerning the delivery totally clogging up my mailbox. All customer service could say was; remove yourself from the marketing ,but I never signed into the marketing in the first place
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Posted 5 years ago
I ordered a washing machine on16th april,to be fitted and tho old one taken away(an extra £40.00) Now after a lot of phone calls and 2 different delivery dates,I still cant get the problem of taking the old one away solved,I asked to speak to a manager and even that was to much trouble,So I told the operator I was speaking to ,To cancel the order56227982,John Lewis has just lost a customer
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Posted 5 years ago
I dont know what has happened to john lewis customer service it used to be the best. But when returning an item not used l was treated like a idiot and felt very uncomfortable. Will never set foot in another john lewis store again.
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Posted 5 years ago
I'm not going to write abusive remarks but just tell it as it is. JL Customer Service is truly appalling. Last Saturday, an adviser told me to dispose of faulty FitBit (4th one but that's not JL's fault) and refund already being processed. That was after 30+ mins of MY phone costs. This morning, after a further 30 mins, I was told product to be collected and refund not yet processed. A manager came on the phone and told me that a refund had been made in 2017!!! I asked if she had read most recent emails between us. What would a normal intelligent person expect the answer to be. Well, it wasn't, she said "No". Unbelievable. I am now waiting for another department to call me back to resolve the problem but I am not holding my breath. I have shopped at JL for 40 years and remember when it was a great organisation, I fear it is now utterly out of control and needs radical overhaul. CEO, Chair - why are you not taking action?
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Posted 5 years ago
Absolutely outrages service! I was sent a used item and a wrong item and when I complained they didn’t do anything, other than mild apology! It was such a hassle to go to collect it and carry it home without any bag as the box was quite heavy and then I had to return everything! My partner also purchased a juicer for £500 and was faulty and we got it swapped and again was faulty and they wouldn’t help and bin us off to the brand manufacturer so basically JLS 5tears warranty is scam and not to forget under EU law is actually 6 years. I am now in a process of taking this to small claim court as they are way out of order. They don’t care anymore other than taking people’s money, their service and attitude has changed! Just buy your stuff from the actual brand as these third parties are just making the whole process a nightmare and the stress it’s juts not worth it. It’s not healthy to go through arguments.
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Posted 5 years ago
I recently moved into a flat, but dont have a car and have a busy work schedule, so opted for delivery of a few bulky home items on a selected date when I knew that I could be home. I particularly wanted a bin delivered because it is big and was very much needed after a week of rubbish building up. The delivery came, but I discovered that the two section kitchen bin was missing. I rang John Lewis immediately and customer service said that it was DHL's error (package left in depot) and DHL would get back to me some time in the next week. Considering I had elected a specific delivery slot and the bin felt urgent to me (and I expressed this), I would have expected more than a vague answer like that and was surprised at the lack of overall ownership from John Lewis for this failed delivery. It may have been a DHL mistake, but the delivery service falls under the "product" that John Lewis is offering and customers are paying for. There was hardly an apology or interest in getting it to me sooner from the gentleman the line. I think he even laughed at one point because the item happened to be a rubbish bin. I took his name because I felt annoyed by his attitude then already. The following day I never got a call from DHL. Just a text in the middle of my work day to say the bin would be delivered between 6-8pm. There was no link or number to call if the time didn't suit me. I was not due to be home (this is why I had paid for a particular delivery day), so now this delivery was causing me hassles rather than being a convenience for which I paid £10. I may as well have got standard delivery. I ended up leaving work early to try and get home (i didnt feel like more hassle if I missed this delivery) and just caught the delivery man in time, but it inconvenienced my employer and it meant that I was late for an event in another part of London for which I had booked. Of course, the DHL delivery man said it was not his fault. More blame shifting. I got sent an email from John Lewis asking how I felt my case was handled. I was honest and said I was not happy with John Lewis service and asked for my £10 delivery fee to be reimbursed. I got a terse reply saying that DHL delivered the order on the selected day. The implication was that I had got my facts wrong - really poor. I then sent back a screenshot of the DHL text about the delivery slot from my phone to prove that the bin came a day late and that the delivery was not confirmed with me at a convenient time. No response. I rang John Lewis and asked tonspeak tons supervisor as I felt their service was poor and email unacceptable. The girl in the phone was at the best incompetent and took ages typing my statement and reading it back to me as though I was part of some formal hr grievance hearing. I said several times I would like to speak to someone and in principal I felt my £10 should be reimbursed as the delivery failed to be the service being offered. I have still not heard from John Lewis. I will never get a delivery from John Lewis again. I am really surprised at how bad the service is for a company which is on the quality, pricier end of the market and who promote themselves as having good service.
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Posted 5 years ago
John Lewis have completely lost their way. We ordered and paid for an integrated washing machine, plus fitting at £90, in the Sheffield store. The assistant was knowledgeable and pleasant. We were contacted regarding fitting and that was efficient. Downhill all the way after that. I haven't the time to go into too much detail regarding the fitting but they sent out someone who was rude, critical and wouldn't fit my washing machine!! Said the dishwasher had to come out, said it should be easy in easy out and we should get a plumber as, to cut a long story short, he wasn't going to fit it. We phoned out plumber and he was leaving for Australia the following day but came early evening to take a look. Said there was loads of room and the dishwasher didn't need to come out. As there had been a washing machine in-situ for 8 years our plumber had no idea why JL were behaving in such a way. Our plumber said he would have stayed and fitted it for us but the hoses supplied with the washer were too short. Next day my husband was driving all over the place to get extended hoses (the JL guy said the washing machine was too far from the sink - he said 3 meters - it is actually 1.25 meters but is was clear that the hoses supplied were very short). We then set about trying to find a fitter. Then, we got a call from JL to arrange to come back and fit the washing machine - we thought they were ringing to refund the fitting fee - and we were told that if the dishwasher was removed they would fit it. A long conversation ensued but JL insisted they would come back and fit it. We agreed for a new fitter to come from JL and they arrived few days later, and what nice guys they were. No problem to fit the washing machine. Didn't need the extended hoses as they had them on the van and they had no idea why the previous fitter had been so rude and hadn't fitted the washer. All this resulted in wasted money on our part. Wasted time, stress and no washing machine for longer than had been necessary. I wrote to JL to complain 4.5 weeks ago. Got a nice email back saying they were sending a gift card for compensation. Two weeks, two phone calls and one email later they constantly assured me that the card had been sent before finally admitting that they had sent it to an address we vacated 2 years ago. Bear in mind that we paid for the washer in Sheffield, live near Sheffield, it was despatched from Leeds and delivered to our address near Sheffield and they sent the gift card to NORTH SHROPSHIRE. Then the whole saga started again. Constantly told the card was coming - told 'ring back' next week. Today I have spent nearly 2 hours on the phone to 2 different people. After all this time, being told the card is coming, they told me today that they had to wait for the other card to be returned to them (what if it had been chucked in a bin? I am amazed the occupiers of our old address bothered to send it back) before sending another one out. Now they can confirm they have sent the card to - wait for it - another department who will send it out??? - and they don't know where in the process it is. They will not let me speak to a manager. They just have me running around in circles. I have asked for a call back but at the time of writing I am not holding my breath. 4.5 weeks being told the card is coming - me like a fool waiting for the postman. As far as I am concerned they have just made a very bad situation regarding the abysmal aborted fitting service much, much worse. I could have bought at Curry's and paid £44 for the fitting and I honestly wish that I had. 42 years of loyalty to JL and here I am writing a bad review. Sad really. Thanks for reading my rant!!
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Posted 5 years ago
Beyond shocked at how much John Lewis has lost its way. I ordered a leather sofa in January that was delivered damaged in two places one week ago. Could not fault the delivery drivers as it was damaged when they unwrapped it. One of the drivers immediately offered £100 compensation for one of the marks but had to return to the lorry which was on a yellow line. When the other delivery driver finished unwrapping the sofa there was another mark on the armwrest. I said please take the sofa away and replace with undamaged option. I was rung that evening to discuss but customer services did not have the photos that the delivery people had taken. They said they would ring in the morning. They did not. I left it two days then I rang again and was told the pictures would be assessed and somebody would come back to me within 24 hours. They did not. Then on Monday I was rung and had a ridiculous conversation about sending somebody out to see if they could clean the sofa. I sais no. I was prepared for a replacement or compensation as I would buy throw and cushions to cover up the damage. £100 again was offered. I complained and said it just was not enough for a sofa at a cost of £1,400 damaged in two places. I said I would be making a formal complaint and the woman said she would ring back in 10 minutes. She didn't. Two days later I ring yet again and am told by customer services that despatch is dealing with this and that I did not have my card to hand for a refund to be made to me. This is an UTTER LIE. I work from home and have my cards here. Then I was told despatch rang me back on Monday at 4.30pm. They did not. I am beyond speechless that customer services at John Lewis is both this shoddy and they actually now lie as well. I trusted them to be a better company than this and will now not be placing the additional furniture order that I had wanted for a matching leather footstall, armchair and dining table. I cannot trust them anymore for big ticket items. How sad is that to say about this company? I still await to hear the outcome regarding this damaged leather sofa as well. Buyers beware when purchasing large items from JL. I've learnt my lesson and will not be repeating it.
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Posted 5 years ago
Bought integrated dishwasher with full fitting service. Fitting poor, damaged new appliance and surrounding cupboards fitting. Minor leak since fitting. Leak worse over weekend. Called JL, 1hr later and 3 different departments = 5 day wait to get someone to look at leak. Refused to pay for emergency plumber/ faster call out despite water damaging kitchen. Refused to let me speak to a more senior person. PLEASE DONT PAY USE JL believing you get better customer service. This is untrue
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Posted 5 years ago
Have recently made a purchase of a Ted Baker bag. Selected free standard delivery. Ordered on Sunday and delivered on Tuesday. Fantastic service always packaged well and includes free returns. Well done John Lewis!!
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Posted 5 years ago
Terrible so so bad rip off we paid £3200 for a TV and it broke and we received one worth only £1,700 and refuse to pay the remainder really bad we have had to contact watchdog
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Posted 5 years ago
Really bad customer service the worst ever, lies and lies for months they are bad and have ripped us off terribly
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Posted 5 years ago
I have tried calling and get cut off - emailing and get ignored - it is illegal to take other peoples money and provide nothing - it is outrageous John Lewis are obviously happy to provide a dreadful service but I am not and am trying to get this sorted as I am working on behalf of a client but they still won't help I would heavily guide against ever using John Lewis - they are UNHELPFUL ILLEGAL AND CAUSE HUGE AND UNNECESSARY STRESS
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Posted 5 years ago
Every step of the process is poor. Unfortunately John Lewis blinds customer service is slow, poor, ineffective, inefficient, and I do not recommend anybody to buy made to measure blinds from John Lewis. It is now april 2019 and I had these blinds measured in September 2018, I paid over £4000 in October 2018 for these Luxaflex blinds, and they still have not been fitted. The main problem is that nobody in customer services takes ownership of an order which has problems, so when I wait a couple of weeks patiently for progress, I then phone up and find nothing has happened. ie you have to chase these people daily if you want to get anything done, and even then things they say will happen do not happen. Really poor service, and we buy lots of other home and electrical items from John Lewis, I have finally lost patience with John Lewis. And, it takes about half an hour waiting on the phone to get to speak to anybody, honestly, buy your blinds from somewhere else.
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Posted 5 years ago
John Lewis generally have a reputation for customer service but unfortunately, this time round at this Kingston branch we felt let down. Instead of buying online, we chose to reserve/buy at the store (which we now see as a mistake- we should have just ordered online and collected locally). Instead, we decided to reserve a Brother sewing machine Saturday morning and was given a reservation number. We arrived in the afternoon, paid for it at the tills; went to the collection desks 15 minutes after paying and was told it wasn't ready (he normal duration between payment and pickup we are told is 15mins). Come back later said the gentlemen. We then came back 1.5hrs later and we were told that system did not recognized that we paid and it was still "reserved but not paid". We asked for our parking to be validated only to be told that only "online orders" and not reserved orders were allowed. All in all, we feel like we have been given the run around for what is, in our mind, a straightforward transaction. Overall, I can see why the stores and the high street are losingout to online places like Amazon after this experience. Unfortunately for the John Lewis brand, this has not been a positive experience for us. Disappointed.
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Posted 5 years ago
I placed an order online for a Microwave. The delivery confirmation says 3 day supplier delivery. No communication of what the date would be. After 3 working days, I rang to enquire about the delivery. I spoke to a man who told me to ring another number, although he was polite, I thought he really should have been finding out for me. I rang this other number, which was still John Lewis and spoke to a really rude woman (think her name was Sarah) who shouldn't be in the job, she kept saying the delivery varies and she can't tell me when. I rang back on the original number to cancel my order, I was told they have to email the supplier first and then they will process the refund, it should take 48 hours. This was Thursday and by Tuesday, I didn't hear a thing. I rang back again, to be told to ring this other number to cancel with their supplier, but I refused and said they need to be chasing this for me as they are customer services. She was polite, however I felt she was trying to palm me off. Eventually after being on hold, they processed my refund. If I hadn't called I wonder how long I would have had to wait for it. I expect better from John Lewis and it has put me off ever ordering from them again. There should be clear communications about deliveries, after all people do work and I speak to the general public all the time and there is no need to be rude. Word of advice some of your staff need to be trained on having manners!
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Posted 5 years ago
I recently purchased a sound bar from JL online. After 5 months it stopped working. When I called technical support I was told that the replacement guarantee was only for 30 days. And, I would have to take it back to a JL shop to have it repaired, which would take 4-6 weeks. When I pointed out that a) I’d purchased it online so why should I take it back to the shop and b) that the nearest shop is a 50 mile round trip I was told, very politely, to take it or leave it. I then took it to the nearest JL store where I spent 20 minutes while the assistant logged my details (even though I’m a JL cardholder). When I asked whether they would send it back to me I was told they use ParcelForce but they would need to find a box and bubble wrap so it could sent to me. As you can imagine I’m waiting to see how it eventually returns. I would have expected JL to have simply replaced the sound bar and to have sent it to my house. Instead they have put the onus on me to transport the faulty product, to wait 4-6 weeks and then to still be unsure of the condition it will come back to me. It’s clear that JL haven’t got their act together with online selling and aren’t very customer focused. It was a bit like the 1990s. I like JL and will continue to buy stuff-from them. It just won’t include any electrical products or frankly anything that could conceivably need repairing.
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Posted 5 years ago
Lynn on bedding at Cheadle John Lewis today was absolutely brilliant today in helping us choose a complete new set of bedding. Thank you Lynn your expertise was greatly appreciated.
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Posted 5 years ago
Item I wanted was out of stock. But a few weeks later I had an email to say it was in stock. So I ordered it and was ready the next day to pick up from the store. Very pleased with the service.
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Posted 5 years ago
Absolutely Terrible I am appalled at the terrible service my partner and I have received from John Lewis and Partners Confident in the name, we went to our local John Lewis store at Bluewater Kent to look for new curtains early January. What a mistake that turned out to be: 1) Samples that we had ordered never arrived causing weeks of pointless delay – computer system changeover was blamed by the shop assistant when we returned to store to ask why we had received nothing. 2) During this wasted time our second choice fabric had gone “out-of-stock” so we were told that it would be 6 weeks for order, manufacture and delivery. We agreed, ordered and paid in full. 3) The day before the 6 weeks was up we called the store to check when the delivery was due. Only at this point were we informed that there had been an error in fabrication and that we had no curtains! No attempt to contact us about this had been made in all this time. 4) I wrote a formal letter of complaint to customer services regarding this poor level of service. This letter has neither been acknowledged nor replied to. 5) In desperation, I phoned customer services, only to queue for over an hour listening to how much they valued my custom! I gave up, insulted by the mockery of that message. 6) A call to head office was more successful, I stressed that it had already taken ages and that I had a deadline. They said that they would look into it, THEN that they had a solution, and THEN that more curtains would be “prioritised” for us to meet our date. Days later, we were told that the new batch of fabric was “faulty” and that they would need to find a branch that had stock left to start again and AMAZINGLY that they would not guarantee a delivery date. 7) The final email from John Lewis stated “At John Lewis we believe in managing our customers’ expectations” perhaps they should focus on meeting customer commitments and delivering on their contracts. I have cancelled the order and requested a refund. What a pity I can’t rate them as zero as that’s exactly what we got!
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Posted 5 years ago
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,416 reviews