Patrol Store Reviews 508

TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

So i orderd a AGM MP44 with plastic stock And i went to change the stock hop rubber which are poor i understand this voids the warrenty but once i started to strip it down its clear that th... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always have been a fan of Magnum kit,great boots & under uniform items,I am very impressed with my new Spider Elites,excellent boot for regimental duty/driving details/general duties in barracks.... See more

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor customer service. Ordered a pair of magnums on clearance. Money was taken, received confirmation email, but after 5 days no other communication. I emailed to see when I might receive said bo... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was looking for my first tabbing boots and patrol store had LOADS of info on each pair on the website, most accompanied by videos. They offered no quibble returns / refunds which was great seeing as... See more

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  1. Security equipment

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Securely buy low priced police equipment, military clothing and security clothing, including police clothing, army surplus, belt equipment, military boots, police boots and police accessories. Fast delivery from an experienced ex police and military team with superb product knowledge. Patrol Store can cater for your requests.


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2.8

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

POOR CUSTOMER SERIVCE

POOR CUSTOMER SERIVCE
Order made on the 11/05/18. To this day I have not recieved my order. Patrol Store customer services cannot explain why the delievery has failed twice. Poor communication; leaving me to repeatedly chase up the ongoing issues. Failed to respond to emails and did not apologise.

12 June 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

POOR SERVICE WORSE WHEN IT COMES TO AFTER SALES!!

1. Website stated 'order by (date) and you'll recieve the product by (date)' - pair of boots I ordered did not arrive on time.

2. A few weeks after receiving it discovered one of the boot was defective, on a normal wet day water would go into one of the boots.

3. Emailed customer service - no response

4. Called customer service - management sent me a pr e-paid return slip and asked me to return, for them to test it and based on the result they will make a decision. I told them that I do not have a second pair management expects me to buy another pair and send defective one back for testing, which also means I could be left in a lose lose situation.

5. Didn't bother going through the long process and purchased another pair from another company.

6. It's been few weeks now management didn't bother checking on me why I hadn't sent the boots for them to test.

ALL IN ALL POOR SERVICE!!

31 March 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Rahim,

Thank you for your feedback and I do apologize that you are not happy with the standard of service that you expected on this occasion.

In order to give you an explanation of the points you have made please see below.

1. If you order on our website it gives you a prompt to say “order within (hours + minutes til 3pm) and receive your order by (next working day) when selecting Priority Delivery at the checkout”. I can confirm that you did not select Priority Delivery at the checkout which would be why you did not receive your order in the expected time frame.
2. The boots you have ordered do not have a waterproof lining and therefore give no guarantee of any kind of waterproof protection.
3. Having checked, there is no previous email correspondence from yourself prior to the emails between our customer service staff on 20/02/2018.
4. As with all suspected faulty items we need to test them and we are unable to do so without the boots being returned. Unfortunately we are not able to come to you as we do not have this kind of facility available. We did explain that you could do this when you are able to do so and when it was convenient for you and that we would do this as quickly as possible and that a test could be done the same day we receive them so that you are without boots for as little time as possible.
5. As you did not wish to follow a simple procedure that would have taken less than 3 working days for a pair of boots to be back with you we cannot take responsibility for your decision to purchase new boots.
6. We issued you with a Royal Mail pre paid returns label that you could use any time to return the boots back to us for testing so no follow up email was required.

If you have any problems or questions please do not hesitate to contact our customer service team who will be happy to help.

Regards

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Terrible experience with PayPal payment…

Terrible experience with PayPal payment - PayPal transaction completed, PayPal receipt received. No order on site, no confirmation e-mail, nothing.

No reply for my request via Contact Us form onsite.

Update: The order was received timely, Thank you.

23 March 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hello Valeri,

We do apologise if you feel that we did not take the appropriate steps when sorting out this issue. We can confirm that during our phone call with yourself, the order was put through with the items discussed and as a gesture of good will your delivery was upgraded to our priority delivery service to ensure that you received this order as quickly as possible.

As the order was taken over the phone the order confirmation was done verbally. As your delivery service was upgraded you have also received both an SMS confirmation and email notification both when the order was dispatched and again when the order was out to delivery to the requested delivery address.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

You won’t believe it.

I ordered a pair of magnum boots size 6 from patrolstore.
I received two boots ok, only thing is;
THEY ARE BOTH LEFT FEET AND ONE IS TWO SIZES LARGER THAN THE OTHER!!!
Would you shop there ???
Let’s see what sort of excuse they will give for that?
The size 9 they sent instead of the RIGHT 6 must’ve been upside down on the rack!!!

24 January 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Melvin,

Thank you for your feedback, I do apologize for the error with your order. From time to time mistakes can happen from our warehouse and from the manufacturer's of the items or boots that we sell.

I would like to offer an apology on behalf of Patrol Store for any inconvenience this may have caused for you.

I can see from your order notes that you have now been in contact with our Customer Service department and that this is being resolved for you as quickly as possible and I hope that we can restore your faith in our service.

Kind Regards
James

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Payed for item listed as in-stock. Item was not in-stock and then company sends Echeque refund when i payed by debit!!

Payed for item online. Company then tells me item was not in-stock and will issue refund. I have been told i need to wait 5 days by my bank due to a echeque now. So let me get this straight... I use my money on a item that said company is listing as available and they don't have it. Then after requesting a refund for a item that i payed 'instantly' for and now i have to wait?! i have been waiting 8 days so far to get my money back. This is not just wrong as a business but also completely morally wrong on principles as a human being. If i pay for something that is not available then ok i understand mistakes are made as we are all human and a website cannot be 100% updated all the time. But to then keep my money for 8 days and not send it back to me instantly when i have to pay for it instantly is disgusting and bad business practices. I don't care about your procedures or methods, If you cannot provide a service to a customer then give their money back as soon as possible! If services were not for-filled than it is not yours to keep! Very unhappy with this company and their refunding practices

2 January 2018
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi John,

Thank you for your feedback regarding your experience, I understand that you are not happy with the refund procedure in place. All refunds that are paid by debit card will take up to 3-5 working days to clear with your bank whether they are purchased online or in a store, the only time a refund will be done instantly is if you make the purchase via the PayPal checkout.

I do apologize that your experience was not a good one on this occasion and listening to your feedback will help us improve our services in the future.

If there is anything further that I can help with please do not hesitate to contact us on 08009994411 or by email to info@patrolstore.com

Kind Regards
James

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Second to none

My go to place for all my security equipment. Never had an ounce of bad service. Take recently for example i placed an order and there was an offer of a free magnum beanie. Unfortunately i did not receive it but 1 very short phone call and they sent me it without question covering all delievery costs. Never had to return an item but im certain their Customer service would be second to none in this area also.

2 November 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Good value but incorrect item delivered

The cost of the product I purchased was fantastic. I ordered a few minutes past 15:00, and being just a few minutes I called in to ensure I'd still get the order next day. The reaction was of shock, but he called the Warehouse Manager and said he'd be happy to make an expection.

The order arrived perfectly with DPD, however the Velcro backed badges, arrived without Velcro badges. It made the weekend event I was covering difficult as I needed to be clearly identified as my role as the badges would have done.

On calling to let them know, I was asked for photos, and it was suggested that they were fine and that I'd simply missed the fact they had a "special type of Velcro on". I had to email photos and assure them I can identify if the badges were able to be applied onto the Velcro patch on the vest or not. I felt as if I was being called stupid and I wasn't exactly offered an apology.

Nonetheless prompt action was taken and a replacement was ordered and promised to arrive before the next weekend. All in all a mixed experience, 2.5/5.0 and I'd probably try to avoid in the future, although I appreciate mistakes happen - we're all human.

7 August 2017
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful Customer Service

Terrible experince with this company, quick to take your payment on ordering, however website does not tell you items out of stock untill after you have paid, did receive an email offering to send part order and wait 1-2 weeks for out of stock items, or have that element refunded of wait for the full stock to be in for them to fulfil the order, opted by email response to wait u till they could fulfill the whole order as long as reasonable time and to be kept updated, no further response or contact for over two weeks, on my calling the listed phone number a very pleasant female answered in the company name and then stated once she realised I was unhappy that she was only covering the phones!!!, and someone would call me back, it took my threatening legal action to get any form of response, obviously once I did that they did contact me and provide proof of refund, would never order from this company again, might be nice if they were upfront on their stock levels before before they take your money!!!!!!

29 November 2016
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

As a security guard in Belgium I order some products from patrolstore and untill now all the products I recieved where good quality and fast shipping. The people working there are verry kind and I get full information about the product, shipment and price every time. For me it's a wonderfull store and with my 'poor' english I would like to recommend this company to all my co-workers.

Jurgen

10 July 2016
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Black Military Boots

Put my order in online on the Sunday afternoon ( Store Closed no one working) so it would have been a Monday order, received my order the next day even though it was a standard delivery. Very happy with the service and the boots just what I wanted.

12 February 2016
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Alan,

Thank you for your great review. We're glad you were happy with the service provided and the boots you ordered.

Take a look at our Facebook page for some great competitions!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Boots

I needed an online store that catered for my specific needs, so I purchased from Patrol Store a pair Magnum Boot Panther - 8.0 with Side Zip, a Web-Tex Army Boot Care Kit and a pair of
Lowa Boots Patrol, the transaction was smooth and I was informed by email of the impending delivery, my purchase arrived within a few days and the boots that I brought were well package and of top grade it was obvious that there was a quality control check in place before they were dispatched, will definitely buy again!!

12 February 2016
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Call,

Thank you for taking the time to write such a great review. We're happy you found the ordering process smooth and was happy with the service provided. If you ever need help with anything on Patrolstore, please do not hesitate to contact the customer service team.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and reliable

Not much to say - what I ordered turned up very promptly (and by a stroke of fortune fitted - shoes always a bit of a gamble). Would use them again.

11 February 2016
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Simon,

Thank you for your excellent review. We're glad the boots fitted and you received them promptly.

Take a look at our YouTube page for some great product videos!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quality product,fast delivery

I have bought Working shoes before and quality of the shoes,product are exceptional, delivery also good.

8 February 2016
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Hussein,

Thank you for your 5* review. It's great to hear that you are happy with the quality of our products and the delivery provided.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Next day delivery as promised. Will be shopping with you again.

7 February 2016
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Andrew,

Thank you for your great review, we are happy you are pleased with the service provided and will be coming back to shop with us again.

Take a look at our Twitter page for some great offers!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good service

Excellent quick service and kept up to date on an item not in stock

6 February 2016
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Anthony,

Thank you for your excellent review. We aim to keep all customers as up to date as possible especially when items are out of stock so its great that you were happy with the service.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Guaranteed satisfaction

I have always bought Lowa boots and always from Patrol Store. Arrived when expected. Well packaged. Good price for a quality boot. Nice friendly and professional staff.

6 February 2016
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Dave,

Thank you for taking the time to write a 5 * review. We're glad you were happy with your boots and the service provided by Patrolstore.

Take a look at our Pinterest page for offers.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Wrong Magnum Boots Delivered

Ordered Magnum Boots with Side Zip, the boots arrived with no side zip , albeit the invoice said side zip.
I couldn't be bothered being with the hassle and cost of returning the boots back and I urgently needed new boots so held onto them.

6 February 2016
Unprompted review
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Jennifer,

I do apologise that you received the wrong boots. We have contacted you about this to try to come to a suitable solution for you. If it is our mistake then you would not have to pay anything extra as we would cover all costs. If you would like to respond the the email we can get this sorted for you or you can call us on 0800 999 4411 to speak to us directly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great!

Great products, great prices and amazing service! Will definitely be using again

5 February 2016
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Reply from Patrol Store

Hi Markk,

Thank you for you great review, we really appreciate it.

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