JO

John

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of eSpares.co.uk

Review of Recordstore.co.uk


Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Problematic customer service

Dismal customer service. Sent a £250+ box set out damaged. Was returned to them almost two weeks ago. Still no sign of a replacement or a refund despite multiple attempts at communicating with them. Online customer service seems to be staffed by AI bots rather than humans, and there is no live chat or phone number available. Now having to go through a chargeback claim to get refunded.

Edited to add: By coincidence, the day this review was published they finally dispatched a new set, which arrived safe and well. As a result I’ve knocked the rating up to three stars - they got the job done in the end, but still way too much hassle involved.

21 November 2025
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Reply from Recordstore.co.uk

Hi John,

Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us.

I’m truly sorry to hear about your negative experience with our service. We genuinely value our customers, and it’s disheartening to know that we fell short in your situation. Please know that we are real people dedicated to helping you, and while our only current communication method is email, we are actively exploring options to improve it.

We’re currently experiencing a high volume of inquiries, and our team is working tirelessly to address each one. I understand how frustrating it can be to wait for a response, and I sincerely appreciate your patience and understanding during this busy time.

Kind Regards,

Jessica
UMUK Store Support

Review of Peter Tyson


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service

Competitive pricing, great delivery options, including weekends. All good - would certainly recommend and will use again.

19 January 2024

Reply from Peter Tyson

Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback, John! We're so pleased you had a great experience shopping with us. Thank you for choosing us and we hope you come back to us in the future!

Review of hmv (UK)


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service, fast delivery.

24 March 2023

Reply from hmv (UK)

Hi John

Thanks for your review, we love seeing 5 stars and happy customers!

Hope you choose to shop with us again soon,

Thanks.

Review of Sala Phones


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Highly Recommended

Excellent service from the start to the end of the trade-in process. Fast payment and good info throughout.

8 March 2023
Unprompted review

Reply from Sala Phones

Hi John,

Thank you for this awesome feedback! It's great to hear we're doing well on our time keeping and customer service!

Kind regards

The Sala Team

Review of SMS


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Unfinished Job

Installer was on time and courteous. However, smart meter display not connected up by the time he left - told it would take an hour to connect. Three days on, still not connected to display - which is doubtless going to lead to another visit to resolve.

2 September 2022

Review of Ancestry.com


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Level of detail pretty poor for the…

Level of detail pretty poor for the price paid. Wasn’t expecting the full Who Do You Think You Are experience, but the results were incredibly general. Wouldn’t really recommend.

11 August 2022
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Reply from Ancestry.com

Hi John and thanks for taking the time to share this review with us. We are sorry to hear that you were disappointed with your results. We want to address this with you.

Remember AncestryDNA ethnicity estimates are based on available data. Ancestry uses established baseline ethnicities taken from living people with verified roots in a particular area. This is otherwise known as our reference panel. We calculate your ethnicity estimate by comparing your DNA to this reference panel made up of DNA samples from over 68,000 people, representing 84 different global regions and over 1,800 communities.

The more information on a certain region we have, the more detail we can provide with regards to that region. As a result, if your estimate is currently quite broad, we expect your results will become even more precise with time. Because our reference panel and the way we analyze your DNA both change as we get more data, your ethnicity results will change too and become even more precise. We hope to be able to identify more precise geographies in your estimate over time and so would encourage you to keep an eye on your results for any updates.

Review of Avenue 85

Review of eSpares.co.uk

Review of Chain Reaction

Review of HSS ProService


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent all round service

Excellent service. Tools delivered and collected as promised. Great communication and very friendly and helpful delivery driver. Top service.

5 August 2020
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Review of Thortful


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service, great product. Fast delivery and great quality. Highly recommended.

17 June 2019
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Review of SmartFoneStore

Review of Mazuma Mobile


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Superb service

Superb service. The whole process from sending the phone to receiving payment took just over 24 hours. Had to contact the company over a mistake I made on the online form - couldn't have been more helpful. Exemplary. Have had some bad experiences with mobile phone recycling in the past - this couldn't have gone better.

16 May 2019
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Review of MyMemory

Review of What Records


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

5 Star Experience

Have used a couple of times in the last couple of months. Best price for the recent Beatles White Album set at the time of release and very fast delivery. Some great vinyl bargains this month and, again, fast delivery. Excellent packaging. No complaints at all. Who needs Amazon?

14 January 2019
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Review of Fonebank.com


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not answering emails or the phone - and no payment

According to the tracking info, my phone was received by Fonebank over two weeks ago. Still waiting for it to be tested/for the payment to be made. No response to email sent, phone rings out continually or is picked up and put down. Very disappointing lack of service.

3 January 2017
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Review of mobilecashmate.co.uk


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service - very impressed. Good price received for my phone and very helpful customer service.

20 January 2016
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Review of CeX/WeBuy - United Kingdom


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Not the best experience - but resolved

Delivery was quick, but it was the wrong item. Emails to resolve the situation were ignored. Had to go through Paypal to get any response from CEX. Hopefully just a blip as they've been great in the past and I'd like to use them again.

Edit: resolved following the posting of original review. It was just a blip then - good stuff.

29 August 2015
Unprompted review

Reply from CeX/WeBuy - United Kingdom

Hi John,

I'm glad to hear that you're happy with the delivery time and would like to apologise for any inconvenience it has caused you due receiving the incorrect item.

I've now replied to your email and if you could please reply to that, I'll be able to resolve this issue for you.

Regards,
Namita

Review of SerenataFlowers.com


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Perfect

Very happy with the excellent customer service and product.

29 April 2015
Unprompted review