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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a pair of work books on the 19th of January and have never received them, I got responses from them when I queried their whereabouts at first but that’s now stopped. DO NOT PURCHASE FROM TJIS... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased a pair of boots which unfortunately were too big. Contacted them online for return which was approved on 8th Feb. I sent item back as instructed which they received on 12th Feb saying once... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY, my boots costing over £100.00 DID NOT ARRIVE. Despite sending around 10 emails and making copious number of phone calls, no one ever contacted me back. THIS IS BASICALLY THEF... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting DO NOT ORDER ANYTHING Ordered Boots - NO BOOTS - tried multiple times (20+) to make contact - NOTHING - totally blanked CHARNWOOD footwear = Theft of my £108 Why are companies l... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Returned timberland safety boots over a…

My partner returned timberland safety boots over a month ago due to them being too big and still no refund but I have received an email saying they’ve got my return. I am yet to receive the money back in my bank. I ordered the same pair in another size and they have come without the free gifts what are meant to come with it.

-Very awkward returns process.
-Customer service not the best

RMA #200000231

6 July 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Returned an item over a month ago and…

Returned an item over a month ago and have still not received my refund.
Have contacted them on multiple occasions with no response.
They now have my £140 as well as the shoes so robbed me of my money and more importantly my time trying to get this sorted.
Hands down the worst company I have ever dealt with..even evri(Hermes) can do a better job.

5 July 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful service

Ordered a pair of Timberland Safety boots, arrived a couple of days late, not the end of the world, despatch email and delivered email arrived at same time after the delivery,again, not the end of the world. Boots were too big so wanted to return, returns part of website not working so spoke to someone on the phone who advised me to post back with a note in with order number and what exchange i wanted to do. Sent items back tracked, can see they were received on 5/07/23, no email to tell me they have been recieved, no update on the returns link. It is now 20/7/23 and i still have no boots, no update, no email and no idea what is going on, this is after 3 phone calls in which ive been promised a phone call bsck within 24 hours. Terrible service

20 July 2023
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Reply from Charnwoodfootwear

Thank you for your review. Yes, we had some temporary technical issues with our online returns system and we apologise for this issue which is now fixed. Your return and refund it has been processed, the refund can take a few days to show in your bank account which we have no influence on but it has all been sorted. We apologise for this temporary technical issue which has now been sorted. Any further issues please do not hesitate to contact us and we will be happy to help.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wish I came here first....

As with others on here I too am absolutely shocked at the customer service (or lack of) from charnwood, ordered a pair of top branded safety boots, over a week later had to contact them to see where they were (had not even been sent yet by the way) when I finally did receive them they fell apart as I put them on.

Looked at the "returns" process and how they get away with that I don't know!....faulty goods should be free returns!

Contact again and they said they would send another pair out asap......that was over a week ago, several emails/contact forms/calls ignored too.

AN ABSOLUTELY VILE WAY TO TREAT PEOPLE!

#UPDATE

Very quick to reply here I see? I already mentioned the contact we had, it's the several attempts since. Also, not misleading if others are saying the same things.

*Update on update

It clearly states in your returns policy, several different fees and charges including return postage so no, that's not free.

And I did not say about the replacement pair as I am yet to receive them, or the tracking number, or a reply from you other than here.....so not misleading but factual and evidential.

3 July 2023
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Reply from Charnwoodfootwear

Thank you for your review. We have not asked you to return the faulty goods at all. We evaluated the issue and said there was no need to return them as it is clearly a manufacturing fault. We have not asked you to return them or would expect you too as they are clearly faulty. A new pair has been sent out to you, if you need a tracking reference to trace the delivery please let us know. We apologised for the faulty goods you have recieved and have re sent you a new pair. It is inaccurate and misleading to suggest that we have not contacted you or for you to suggest you pay for a return which we have not requested. We have done everything we could sent out a new pair and did not even want the faulty pair back. Unfair and misleading review.

Thank you for editing your review. It is misleading to state we do not offer free returns for faulty goods or to state you have not had a replacement pair sent. We have never charged anyone ever for sending back faulty goods, in fact in the majority of cases we do not even ask for the goods back just like in your case. We dealt with your complaint about faulty goods, did not charge you for the return (infact we did not want them back) and we have sent out replacements. Not sure what else we could of done. We are sorry that you feel this way.

Thank you for updating your review. We have checked the tracking on your replacements. They are out for delivery to you today on a tracked service. It is worth noting that in our terms and conditions we do state the following. "Warranty claims are handled separately to the returns and exchanges policy for refunds and exchanges. If you have a warranty claim please contact us and this will be handled by a member of our quality control team. You claim will be evaluated and if deemed necessary we require the goods back for further evaluation we will issue you with the relevant paperwork and shipping labels." As previously stated we have never charged anyone or expected anyone to pay for a return for a warrenty claim to suggest other wise is misleading. Thank you and if you could please let us know you have recieved the replacements later today it would be appreciated.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid: awful service, missing refunds

Items returned and refund requested. Despite acknowledging that the items were received and that the refund would be processed, no money was ever returned. Several chasers but no response. In the end it took the bank to become involved with a dispute, with said bank refunding the money and Charnwood doing/saying nothing. Avoid like the plague.

27 March 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Service

Just received my order,great boots from Helly Hansen,arrived quick and in the box was a pair of Timberland Work Socks and Working Sunglasses.. now that is excellent marketing..
Highly recommend and will definitely be returning..
Thanks Charnwood.

16 June 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Received my order of boots today

Received my order of boots today, very happy with the product.
They where a little late being sent but when I emailed them they responded in less than 24hrs and boots where with me within the week! Very happy and will definitely go back to them in the future. Thanks Charnwood.

2 June 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Slowest delivery (over a week) even…

Order number 100063159

Slowest delivery (over a week) even though I paid for a next day service, having spent £120 on timberland pro work boots i did not expect the soles to come off after a few weeks nor did i expect the slowest customer service, constantly chasing this complaint to no avail- do not use this company, absolute jokers

UPDATE, my partner sent images on Thursday, chased you Friday and 3 times today before you eventually called back.
No attempts were made to deliver the item my partner works from home and we have ring door bell. This is incorrect, not my review.
I do not appreciate your untruthful response.

4 March 2023
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Reply from Charnwoodfootwear

Thank you for your review. We are sorry you felt the need to leave a negative inaccurate review.

You in fact ordered a pair of Timberland Iconic honey size 10 ½ on Saturday 4th March. You paid us £118.70 and opted for the free delivery which is a 3-5 working day service (Monday to Friday). You did not upgrade your, courier option and you did not pay for or opt for next working day delivery.

We despatched your order on Thursday 9th March with Parcelforce who made multiple attempts to deliver from the 10th March onwards and also sent customer SMS messages regarding your parcel. This was within the time frame of the service you selected. We cannot be held responsible for customers not being at home or work when the delivery is attempted.

Your partner called us to advise of the fault and warranty claim on the 17th May, we requested during this phone call that you send us images by email of the said fault and we also confirmed this request by email. Your partner sent us the images the following day on Thursday 18th May. Today is Monday 22nd May and we have already upheld your claim and we are replacing the footwear, which will be with you in due course.

We take all warranty claims seriously and we work closely with the brands and report directly to them any faults and claims so they can take the appropriate action to minimise possible quality issues.

It is worth noting that as a professional business, all calls, emails, and courier logs on delivery are saved for referencing and customer service purposes. Our response is truthful, factual account and not based upon opinon. You still claim you paid for Next Working day delivery which is completely incorrect. You also recieved email and SMS notifcation from Parcelforce regarding your delivery. It is Interesting how since we posted our response you have chosen to edit your review. It is also a factual account that we reviewed your case and a upheld your warrenty claim in a resonable time frame. We are sorry that this was not to your satisfaction but we do have proceedures in place to evalute all claims in a professional manner.

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"Slowest delivery (over a week) even though I paid for a next day service, having spent £155 on timberland pro work boots i did not expect the soles to come off after a few weeks nor did i expect the slowest customer service, constantly chasing this complaint to no avail- do not use this company, absolute jokers"

We are sorry that you felt the need to leave this review. We are not infallible and we do occasionally make mistakes and we genuinely sorry when we do and we endeavour to put things right. However, we do feel it is unfair to leave reviews that are clearly misleading and not a true reflection of what actually happened. Thank you.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Only given this company 2 stars and…

Only given this company 2 stars and this is because my item finally delivered. Took 6 days to arrive, when it says between 4-5 days. Anyway when on the 5th day this was still showing as processing, I decided to call customer service to see what the hold up was, customer services "what a joke" for a start off all they wanted from me was the order number and a contact number, when I asked why can't you tell me now what the hold up was again they said they would look into it and ring me back in 1 hours time, again I said well why can't you tell me now and again they said I'd get a call back in 1 hours time. I then said it didn't matter cancel my order and refund me in full, and yet again all they would say is we'll look into this and ring you back in 1 hours time. By this time I knew I wasn't going to get anywhere so I said okay and hung up. A few hours later NOT 1 hour, I got a call and they said my order had been picked up and was due out for delivery tomorrow (which was today) by DPD. Anyway the item was delivered this morning by DPD and on the delivery label it had "Next Day Delivery" with yesterday's date on. Now considering I didn't pay for next day delivery, but it was delivered this way doesn't this say if I hadn't contacted customer services yesterday, this would have still been showing as Processing. It looks like this company for a start off have the worse customer services I've ever came across, and it also looks like they are NOT dispatching items until people complain to them. All in all it's the 1st time I have ordered from this company, it'll be the last. Stay well clear of this crap company. Look for a one that is trusted and has good reviews and positive feedback, this company hasn't and I wish I had came on Trustpilot 1st to see this.

12 May 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SHOCKING CUSTOMER SERVICE

Ordered an item back in January, returned the item which was received on 8th February 2023, still waiting for a refund. Called at least 5 times, always get through to a call centre, someone takes my details and don't return my call. AND NO REFUND.
ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING SERVICE AVOID!!!

3 April 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ABSOLUTELY SCUMBAGS!!!!

ABSOLUTELY SCUMBAGS!!!!! Avoid this company, if you decide to send your item back for any reason, they won’t give you any refund. After 3 weeks they received my return I’m still begging for my refund.

6 March 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Very slow to dispatch items.

Placed my order online and was told shipping would be 3-5 days. Waited 5 days and still hadn't had any contact to say if it had even been dispatched. Phoned customer service and got told "it will probably be there at the weekend". It wouldn't have, because the courier they used don't deliver at the weekend. Order finally turned up the following week. Little bit frustrated because I thought 3-5 day shipping meant you should receive the item in 3-5 days. Not that it will take them 3-5 days to send it. Price wasn't very competetive either, so overall not a great experience.

5 March 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ignore the bad reviews

I placed an order late Thursday night and received my boots on the Saturday. This was amazing delivery especially as I only paid for standard shipping. The boots I ordered were the Lucy and they fit true to size without being to wide or bulky like most safety boots. It is nice to have a stylish pair of boots but still complies with the safety standards. I will definitely be buying from them again.

28 January 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst customer and returns policy.

The worst customer and returns policy.
Have to ring 6 times to chase a refund that's taken 3 months
Each time to be told they have to "forward a callback"
No direct number
Avoid this company they are cowboys

1 December 2022
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Reply from Charnwoodfootwear

Thank you for your Review. We have apologised for the delay in your refund which was caused by Christmas shutdown and Staff Shortages. We recieved your goods back to us at the begining of December and you have been refunded back. There is a Direct Number which is clearly displayed on every page of the website. Occasionally we use a UK based call centre for over flow calls. We apologise for the delay and a Member of our Customer service team did ring you and speak to you and apologise in person. Thank you.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service but communication could be better

Ordered 2 pairs of Timberland Pro boots on Jan 2nd which was a Bank Holiday. By Friday I was getting worried that there had been no update so I called them. The lady took my details and said someone would call back, but they didn't.
Decided to just wait it out and the boots arrived a few days later. I imagine they had a bit of a backlog after the Christmas holidays. I would definitely use them again. Remember folks, they're not Amazon with massive resources and comprehensive It systems so be patient.
The only minor disappointment I had is I only got one free torch despite buying 2 pairs of boots. The torch is for my short sighted mum who will probably lose it in due course.
Edit - as per reply below, I received the torch and socks and a lovely hat a few days later.

2 January 2023
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Reply from Charnwoodfootwear

Thank you for your review. We have been under pressure due to staff shortages and we occasionally use an outsourced UK based call centre to take overflow calls. We will send your feedback to them so they can improve. We have also sent you in the post the missing Torch which you should receive in the next few days.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Ordered timberland safety shoes,shoes…

Ordered timberland safety shoes,shoes supposed to come with free socks and 150 lumens pocket torch,unfortunately came shoes only,emailed -no answers,call to customer service next day and been told/promised someone will contact me within 24 hours,didn’t happened,so disappointed.
They said the free items will follow and will be delivered separately:))),but of course didn’t say anything when,but 100% they haven’t added anything,they not honest at all.Just an update:
Free gifts arrived but 3 weeks late.

21 December 2022
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Reply from Charnwoodfootwear

Thank you for your review.
We have emailed you regarding your query with the Time limited offer of Timberland Socks and Pocket Torch. These have been shipped. We do state"Time Limited Offers which may include Free Items with your purchase maybe delivered under seperate cover" You should receive these items shortly but please allow for the current Royal Mail Industrial Action. Thank you

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought some boots online and was…

Bought some boots online and was promised 4-5 working days delivery. No delivery so sent 3 emails which were ignored, called and spoke to a third party who couldn’t update me. Then received an email from Jane saying the boots would be with me for the weekend and offered me some free socks and torch. Boots showed up but gifts didn’t so cancelled order and bought boots cheaper direct with Timberland. This company’s customer service has changed severely over the past 2 years.

26 November 2022
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Reply from Charnwoodfootwear

Thank you for your review. You were informed that your Gift with purchase will follow under seperate cover as we do ship in majority of cases the gift with purchase seperately. You also constanty by email stated you would leave a bad review if we did not knock off £14 to match another offer online. We did state that we could not match that and stated if you wish you could return them. it turned out the alleged offer at Timberland was no longer valid. You have since emailed us and stated you have decided to keep the boots. Therefore your review is factually incorrect as you have not cancelled your order and purchased elsewhere.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Returned a pair of safety shoes at my…

Returned a pair of safety shoes at my own cost in September and still waiting for a refund. Called and emailed numerous times but no one called me back as promised. I don’t normally leave reviews but this is worse customer service I’ve ever experienced .

14 October 2022
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Reply from Charnwoodfootwear

Thank you for your review. We would ask you to please contact us as we have looked into this and you were refunded at the beginning of October. Therefore, you are not waiting for a refund and we would like the opportunity to discuss this with you. Thank you.

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