Foyles Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great variety of books, very reasonable prices and fantastic service customer where you actually talk to PEOPLE, rather than bots and automated systems!!!Be mindful that you may need to wait a bit l... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Been waiting over 2 weeks for a refund of an event that was cancelled when we got there, Scarlett has more excuses than anyone I’ve met

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic customer service (Thank you Georgina) - I got a reply within a short time frame that answered my query entirely and politely. I've only ever had a good experience with Foyles as a store, my... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I absolutely love the customer service at Foyles! I live in Italy and regularly contact them to pre-order books so I can collect them when I arrive in London. Every time, their responses are qu... See more

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London’s most famous bookshop offers a huge range of fiction and non-fiction, including medical, business and textbooks, as well as signed copies, gifts, stationery, sheet music and Ray’s Jazz, all available instore and online with savings of up to 40% and free postage on orders over £15 , plus in-store signings and author readings


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TrustScore 4 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just appalling

Just appalling. I used a book token and Paypal to place an order in July. One book was never sent. They have closed the phone line for "customer services" (non existent in my view) and refuse to reply to emails. To add insult to injury a further payment has been taken. The excuse of a new warehouse system holds no water after all this time. If it is new, it certainly isn't working!

15 July 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disastrous. No response whatsoever.

I made an order last week. No response. The book is now listed as unavailable and its price is significantly (!) higher. I followed up with them -- again, nothing. Silence.

18 October 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I wish I had checked Trust Pilot before…

I wish I had checked Trust Pilot before placing my order as it seems I've had a familiar experience.

I placed an order 3 weeks ago and spent nearly £200 on books only for part of the order ot be fulfilled. I've contacted 'Customer Service' over emails and had no response.

Utterly shocking and completely appalling, I won't be ordering from them again.

11 October 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Placed an online order end of August

Placed an online order end of August. They took payment, I haven’t received it and it’s 8th October. No one responding to my emails. I could have easily bought it in a bookshop and not paid postage.

8 October 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling

Appalling, don’t buy online they take your money, don’t send the goods and then ignore any emails.
Shame used to be a brilliant store would not put a foot inside now

26 September 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

TERRIBLE.Ordered a book at the…

TERRIBLE.Ordered a book at the beginning of August and still awaiting delivery at the end of September.Customer service is a joke.I only ordered from Foyles because I had a book token.The same book on Amazon was 25% cheaper with next day delivery.

26 September 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bought a book on the 28th August

Bought a book on the 28th August, it finally arrived almost half way through September but was damaged. Customer service took ages to reply, though when they did they quickly sent out a replacement that arrived the next day... also damaged.

Another book I bought on the 28th August I was only just informed a couple of days ago that I will not be getting because it is no longer in stock now.

Will never be using them again.

21 September 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible service

Terrible service
No number to call for online
No reply to emails
Noone answers phone in store
No update on order
Awful Awful Awful

14 September 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shockingly bad service for online orders

Ordered a book, delivery due 11th-16th August, payment taken but item not dispatched and no updates from Foyles... two emails to customer service with no response. Book showing as in stock so why not delivery? Reminded them of the Consumer Rights Act but still nothing. What on earth are they playing at taking money but no attempt at dispatching the item? Criminal!

27 August 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered four books on website on the…

Ordered four books on website on the 20th July. Two arrived but the other two are apparently "on order" despite showing up as being available and in stock ...
I emailed customer "service" two days ago ("we aim to reply in 48 hours") and have emailed again today-not even an automated acknowledgement.

20 August 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant Foyles

I bought a product from Foyles and the manufacturer had not included an essential part in the box.The manufacturer did not help me but Foyles customer service sent a replacement in the post as I do not in London.There were no quibbles and it was replaced in a timely fashion. Excellent service.

5 July 2022
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Reply from Foyles

Thank you for taking the time to write this review Rachel. Should anything be missing from a product we would expect to be the first point of contact and we'll always look to put things right.

Regards
Foyles Customer Support.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Utterly appalling- rang to check if…

Utterly appalling- rang to check if email received was a scam as apparently payment had not gone through. Rang Children's Dept as 3 out of 4 books were Children's- rude woman who not only did not listen but gabbled at me, interrupted and said I ought to cancel my order and she was putting down the phone as she 'cannot deal with calls like this today!' I could NOT believe it!! Online service utterly appalling. No complaints procedures, no numbers to call. Paypal system is horrible if you don't use Paypal. You have lost a customer who has spent £100's with you.

18 May 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

FORCED To order multiple items or LEAVE

Attended on sunday 28th afternoon for a few hours, and after 2 coffees, I moved tables to get to the charging ports in order to do some work.

The waiter approaches and asks me "are you eating and drinking?" I said that I'd ordered 2 coffees already. He leaves without saying another word. 30minutes later he comes back and says "If you don't order anything I am going to have to ask you to leave, I can't have you treating this place like a library." I informed him of the fact that I'd ordered coffees previously and he didn't care: I said "really?", he said "really".

Absolutely disgusted, particularly given how high the prices were already.

I've been to foyles many times but now I'll never be returning - the staff literally don't care about you.

28 November 2021
Unprompted review

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