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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
Usless, not willing to accept their mistake. Far better high street retailers..
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Posted 6 years ago
Lovely quality cotton pyjamas from John Lewis. Excellent service with email updates.
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Posted 6 years ago
Their range of wireless earphone are amazing!
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Posted 6 years ago
Bought a large samsonite luggage and was told that the free delivery is basically within a week and there will be no notice when they will deliver within that timeframe. So, I opted for it to be delivered to a Witrose collection closer to my apartment. I was concerned about handling such a large luggage on a 20 minutes walk home. She said that they will tie it such that I can take it easily. She also said that the VAT invoice will be placed inside the box. Went to collect it today and there was no ropes tied and I had to hug the large luggage, walking awkwardly back home. Opened it up and there was no VAT invoice enclosed. Absolutely frustrating.Called customer service and spoke to a Rachael. She has absolutely zero understanding of customer's frustration, and absolutely zero customer service DNA. What a disappointing buying experience.
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Posted 6 years ago
Three weeks ago I purchased a Fitbit ,an xmas present from my son, first week I was delighted with purchase then it began sending false readings, very disappointing, contacted John Lewis by email,very quick response,they immediately offered a replacement,however I had lost faith in the Fitbit and asked if it would be possible to swap for a completely different item, I have to commend them ,they immediately agreed to this absolutely no quibble. Thank you very much John Lewis
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Posted 6 years ago
Audio and video Department Oxford Street(Headphones): Staff should be more professional and have more empathy with customers..
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Posted 6 years ago
very good experience, very friendly and professional. Highly appreciate it.
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Posted 6 years ago
Not for the first time we have had problems with John Lewis delivering faulty goods (which can happen we understand) but the issue is with the aftersales service or lack of it. We ordered a linen basket online as the nearest store is 7 miles away so why bother driving over then when we don't need to? The basket was faulty but they won't replace it until we have returned the faulty one to the nearest store ourselves! Could understand this if we had bought it from the store but we used ONLINE to save us the hassle of going to the store. I will ask but I'm sure I know the reply as to whether they are going to pay me for my time and petrol!!!!
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Posted 6 years ago
Easy ordering process with next day delivery without issue
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Posted 6 years ago
Ordered a photo frame as a click and collect order. I was told it would arrive in my chosen store in 2 day's time, but received the email/text to confirm it had arrive in 3 days. Wasn't a problem, but if I had needed it in the 2 day timeframe I would've had a problem. Frame was in perfect condition and is lovely, but the amount of packaging it came in was ridiculous! It was in this enormous box which was about 3 times the size of the actual frame which made getting it home really hard, not to mention the complete waste of cardboard and plastic being used. Please try to use less packaging JL.
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Posted 6 years ago
For the second time John Lewis failed to pass on information about how to deliver to our property which is up a steep drive. We ordered a fridge last year. We specifically rang them up before ordering to ask if they were able to deliver the item. We would have totally understood if they had said no. But they said of course, they could deliver in small van. The customer service told me what to do when I ordered the item. But on the day of delivery the item came in the bigger lorry. Poor driver was very keen to try to get the fridge up but not possible. Hours on the phone bascially being lied to as each customer service person told a different story. A second failed delivery, more phone calls. Eventually we got our fridge. We had been without a firdge for two weeks as they had taken our old one away on the first delivery attempt as they were sure they could get the fridge to us. No apologies. So you would think I would have learnt my lesson. However, when our washing machine broke down last week and with money tight after Christmas I was keen to use a large some of JL gift vouchers to reduce the outlay. Again made sure information about needing a small van passed on. Rang customer services. Was assured would be ok. Yesterday driver turned up to deliver in 7t lorry! Rang number given, 1hr waiting..no joy. Rang customer services, they can't do anything we have to wait to get through to the number. Apparently they are experiencing a high volume of calls. No surprise there then!!! Will not be using again for any large items. Will use companies who have a better service.
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Posted 6 years ago
Television smashed when delivered - will not refund or replace the item, say they assume that I smashed it so they don't have to give refund. Very sad 7 year old daughter as her Christmas present this year turned out to be a broken television that I cannot get replaced. I question how the returns policy for faulty goods is compliant with the Consumer Rights Act - the adviser told me those rights simply didn't apply to me! I have applied to the Alternative Dispute Resolution forum.
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Posted 6 years ago
My daughter and I visited Cambridge store yesterday as a birthday treat for me and to purchase some new cosmetics. We first visited Charlotte Tilbury as I needed new foundation, the assistant advised a particular shade but advised they were out of stock and I should try online. We then went to LauraMercier stand. This was unattended, we tried several samples and decided upon a few products we wanted to buy but there was no one to help. We opened all the drawers to try and find ourselves without success. There were two other customers also seeking help. We also wanted to know the price, but could not find listings. I usually love shopping at John Lewis Cambridge and try to buy in store as opposed to online, unfortunately on this occasion it was not a stress free experience. I have since purchased from another provider on line.
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Posted 6 years ago
Very happy to write this review, ordered a bouquet of flowers for my mum as a thank you for a family do. Unfortunately the delivery company didn't deliver them, we were very disappointed, I called JL customer service and received a full refund and my mum received a gift card, very helpful lady and excellent customer service. I was then very happy to order a new washing machine, a couple of days after delivery, looking on JL website I saw the same make and model washing machine was reduced in price, I called JL customer service and was again delighted to say they matched the lower price. Outstanding customer service 10/10
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Posted 6 years ago
DO NOT BUY ANYTHING OF IMPORTANCE FROM THIS COMPANY EVER. Below was my complaint letter sent and emailed. I have now had no response two days later but a number of unhelpful phone calls (that I have made), also no response on twitter. I am now in a situation that I have built an oven around one of their products, They have now put the price up by £200 despite me previously having brought this!! I wish I looked at the reviews previously. I am extremely upset and angry. I ordered a rangemaster fridge and rangemaster oven from yourselves last week. I spent four hours on the phone to yourselves and the fraud squad as it was a £3498 order. The bank told me that the money had gone through as did you and I left the conversation with my order placed. I asked on the phone when I would get my email order conformation and they said it would come through but just not yet and gave me an order number of 134440043. I found this rather strange, but trusted you as you are such a large company. The money has now been pending in my bank for this whole time period, still with no email received or call to book my delivery as promised I chased you today via phone to find out that my order has been cancelled. I called on 0345 6048835 at 12.46 and spoke to Josh. Josh informed me that my order had in fact been cancelled and that this was due to john Lewis security. When I asked what he meant by this he could not answer my question. I then asked why I have not been informed of this at all via telephone or email, another question that Josh could not answer. I asked to speak with a manager; to this Josh repeatedly ignored me or refused. He told me that he could not tell me the meaning of failing John Lewis security in case I by passed it, but told me that for the third time, I could place another order via him. I explained to Josh that I could not do that as I already have £3498 pending from my account so therefore could not just make another order! He again refused to put me through to a manager and told me that no one would speak to me to help. He also advised that there was no complaint line that I could call, upon googling, I found that this was a lie. He gave me an email (****************) and refused to give me another number and did not even offer me a call back. The email address bounced. I had already been told that this order would take 7 weeks to arrive, upon having ordered, which I was unhappy about but I had told been told that John Lewis gave fantastic service so I had gone with you already. How wrong I was. I had ordered these products a week ago and have since spent £3000 building a kitchen for myself around these appliances. This kitchen, custom built, arrived yesterday and cannot be returned. So as you can understand I am absolutely furious. I will also add that I am six months pregnant so stress at this stage is not great for me at all and if anything dangerous. If I had not of called today, nobody would of even contacted me, I could of waited 7 weeks for these not to arrive. This is absolutely disgraceful. What do you expect me to do in this instance? How will this be resolved? This is a waste of my time, money and extremely stressful for a 6 month pregnant lady to be going through and if I have any health consequences due to this, I will make sure that this complaint is escalated even further. I can assure you/. What if these are no longer in stock. What will I do about my already purchased kitchen??? I am now trying to contact my bank to get to the bottom of this. I need somebody to get back to me ASAP from John Lewis and resolve this issue. If I do not hear back today I will be contacting the Newspaper, rangemaster and plastering my circumstances all over twitter. I would also like a personal complaint putting in against Josh from your customer service team for his unhelpfulness, and ill manors. I Look forward to swiftly hearing your resolution on the matter.
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Posted 6 years ago
Excellent
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Posted 6 years ago
I have just purchased a new Bosch dishwasher and am extremely happy with the price paid and the first class service from the two delivery guys (Rhys and Dave).
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Posted 6 years ago
a litany of bad service, but what was really shocking was the appalling customer service. Wrong items delivered, bad packaging meant other items smashed. it has taken over a month, and 45 minutes on the phone to a very ill-suited customer service rep to get a refund. On investigation, stories similar to mine are commonplace...everyone knows, apparently, that John Lewis isn't what it was. No kidding.
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Posted 6 years ago
Poor service. John Lewis will be the next big retailer to disappear from the high-street and online. Their online customer service is absolutely pathetic. Ignore issues and emails repeatedly.
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Posted 6 years ago
Items arrived quickly and in good condition. Very happy with the baby products on offer.
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Posted 6 years ago
John Lewis is rated 2.7 based on 2,432 reviews