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Australia
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This company is a joke. Sent clothing out with security tags attached. Then they refused to send replacements and take items back. Absolutely disgraceful. Do yourself a favour and avoid this company at all costs

Date of experience: May 10, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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For my son I ordered some football boots with screw on studs and we realised one stud missing. Customer services said they will send out asap the missing stud. I am still waiting 2 weeks later. Do they check their stock before it leaves their premises? If they do then why are so many customers orders incorrect or incomplete? Do they hold anyone accountable on their end? Or happy to lose customers but know they can get more because of the cheapness of the stock they sell?

Date of experience: April 2, 2017
California
1 review
2 helpful votes
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After receiving the wrong size due to the product being incorrectly labeled online, I have emailed a number of times with limited responses. The product was returned to be exchanged for the correct size and the automatic email states it is being exchanged due to being faulty. When that wasn't the case nor what I wrote on the return slip. I have emailed 5 times in the last 4 days and have received no replies. I wanted confirmation that the order was being exchanged for the correct size. I now wish I asked for a refund and took my business elsewhere. I'm extremely pissed off. Its not that hard to return an email and answer a customers question.

Date of experience: April 1, 2017
Gibraltar
9 reviews
29 helpful votes
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Very Poor Customer service
April 1, 2017

They do not even reply when you email them.
They removed things from my order, 3 Slow-Cookers, which I had ordered as Xmas presents, saying that items were not for international orders, but they leave the same postage cost, which should be very reduced once the 3 heavier items were not allowed to be posted.
How unfair.

Date of experience: April 1, 2017
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Next day delivery SCAM!
April 1, 2017

NEVER USE THE NEXT DAY DELIVERY OPTION! THE COMPANY TAKE YOUR MONEY AND DELIVER THE ITEM AS STANDARD!
I ordered some work boots and paid extra for 'next day delivery' and the items never turned up?
I lost a days work and also waited in the previous day for the delivery.
I have read many review with people who have suffered from the same problem, hence why I think the 'next day delivery' option is a SCAM!
I also want to add that the click and collect option is £4.99! (Robbery!)

Date of experience: April 1, 2017
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great service from Garry
March 27, 2017

Was in the Fort Kinnaird Edinburgh store and can, t praise Garry enough, he was so helpful and went out of his way to make sure I was happy, please make sure he knows how much I appreciated his care and attention thank you again, *******@gmail.com

Date of experience: March 27, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Dot not order online to sports direct
March 27, 2017

So angry with sports direct! After a month of calling and emailing customer service and even getting in contact with the management I finally received the bike i orderd just to find out that the thing was 1.) Clearly not brand new it has marks all over the frame and 2.) the front wheel ain't even for the bike i ordered. There customer service is a bloody joke there not helpfull at all and at time even rude and ignorant it's funny how it took so long for the bike two come yet when I just rung them they are sending people to collect it on Wednesday! It's absolutely disgusting! Will never be using then again

Date of experience: March 27, 2017
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Sports direct is a shambles
March 25, 2017

Waited 8 days for a parcel. After numerous emails with them failing to reply I telephoned them today and it appears to be lost. They blamed the courier but they had never passed the parcel onto the courier. Up to 5 days for a refund or wait another week for them to send out again. No thank you I will take my money elsewhere!
The only way to post this review is to click on a star. They don't deserve any stars.

Date of experience: March 25, 2017
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Sports Direct "You are a disgrace"
March 9, 2017

Sports Direct owe me thirty six pounds and they are refusing to give me a refund.
I have just read ninety two reviews and ninety customers are unhappy or angry with sports direct. Why is this company being allowed to stay in business? I should have read these reviews before I purchased from them. If I had I would never have stepped into the store. They have met their match with me and I won't stop until I get my refund. Sports Direct "You are a disgrace"

Date of experience: March 9, 2017
Sweden
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Useless after sales and customer service
January 31, 2017

Very poor online shopping experience. Customer Service (CS) does not exist in this company. If you are placing and order online and if anything goes wrong with the order (even if its not your fault) - don't even waste your time contacting customer service via email or phone. Without a doubt worst shopping experience I have had over years. Placed an order nearly for £100, only to find out that couple of items I requested were out of stock (even through website was showing them available so not my fault if website was not updated). Hence as a result I wanted to cancel my order to avoid items being shipped to me only for them to be returned back. Tried multiple emails to CS team, no reply. Tried calling them, after over half an hour wait on premium number, finally got to a CS agent who believe it or not didn't even listen to my issue fully and hung up on me and at the ended up the order which I didn't really want and only way is to post them back which will cost me arm and a leg.
So in a nutshell poor very poor experience. Word of advice for others:
- be absolutely sure when you placing order as order amendments will never work in this company,
- even the website shows available, don't have high hopes as their website is not reflecting the actual items whether if they are or aren't in stock,
- Even if sports direct messes the order up from their side, definitely don't hold your breath in getting any sort response form their CS team via email.
- Even if you find their number - don't waste your time and money calling their CS premium number. After waiting for ages in the queue, they have tendency to just dis-connect the call when you are talking to them.
Though can be good bargains on the website - but after-sales and customer service is not even quality of a 3rd/4th/5th or even 6th world retailer. Piss poor.

Date of experience: January 31, 2017
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I paid for an order last year
January 11, 2017

I paid for an order last year, had to cancel due to the delivery for xmas not until 23/01/16. I went down to their shop down the road & bought extra goods for my son, im still waiting on my refund for over a month. Have phoned, emailed with no success can I get my money put back into my account or wil have to take this further.
*******@outlook.com

Date of experience: January 11, 2017
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Returns
January 10, 2017

If I keep posting this someone will eventually deal with my complaint, won't they?
You can't even shame them in to action. They get so much negative feedback that they just ignore it, like water off a duck's back!
I returned some faulty golf shoes and socks to Sports Direct.
They wouldn't replace them. They said they were out of stock although they're still showing on their website. I presume that it is because the shoes have increased in price since I bought them.
They replaced the part that was paid by a gift voucher with another voucher.
They haven't refunded the balance, which was paid with a Credit Card that I no longer use.
They completely ignore repeated emails about the balance due to me.
I wouldn't deal with them again, you can decide for yourselves

Date of experience: January 10, 2017
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Liars and awful service
December 23, 2016

So I ordered some children's Christmas presents - 13th December, they were still advertising purchases for Christmas. Chased it and was told going out that day or next. Chased it again to be told just received, would deal asap (so completely different) chased it again 2 days before to be told not dealt with and not likely to get for Christmas. Too late to order replacement. Do yourself a favour, pay a bit more and get a company that has some interest in you as a consumer, doesn't lie to you and gives you better than one line answers. Shame there isn't a zero stars option...

Date of experience: December 23, 2016
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Still waiting
December 17, 2016

I ordered a bike to be delivered to my home Fri 16th couldn't track as no tracking number till later on in the day when after several calls to customer service and being told "we are experiencing a high number of calls please call back later" and then disconnecting then I sent an email and got the training number and lo and behold the bike was in the wrong depot and had been for 36hrs before it went back to where it started. 9pm office closed so this morning I am on redial from 8.50 and I finally get someone to talk to who is about as much help as tooth ache all she can tell me is that it may be delivered Tue or Wednesday but an hour after it is now "with customers local depot" and guess what I get through to customer service again to be told it will be delivered today WE WILL SEE an official complaint is already in who will take a bet on whether i get any response?

Date of experience: December 17, 2016
Texas
4 reviews
1 helpful vote
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MustGO->Must Buy
December 13, 2016

Definitely my number one website! I ordered once wrong size of a shirt but from then I always scroll to the comments below and see other people opinions :)

Date of experience: December 13, 2016
Greece
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Unacceptable customer care service.
November 24, 2016

If you have extra money and you like to loose them by buying from Sports Direct then probably you get most items at the wrong side.

If then you want to contact their customer care service, you will find that frustrating and 99.9% they would not give any sollution.

Very strong seller protection policy, buyer protection policy does not exist at their e-shop.

Date of experience: November 24, 2016
Sweden
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Pay now get never
November 23, 2016

If you have extra money and just want to burn them buy from this company. I made a purchase 2 months ago and got nothing yet. I only got a negative amount of money in my bank account

Date of experience: November 23, 2016
GB
4 reviews
4 helpful votes
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Affordable quality
November 18, 2016

Superb range of all sorts of ladies, gents and kids clothing and accessories at great prices and speedy delivery too.

Date of experience: November 17, 2016
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Awfyl place to work
November 10, 2016

This has to be the most Horrible place to work for, from all my jobs i have never seen worse. For a start all the safety equipment and procedures are out of order at the preston fishergate store, they are ungrateful for the amount of work you do and also are very unhelpful, when i asked for help i was told to get on with it and serve customers because we are ment to leech of them as told by liz the manager (short with dark hair and a ugly 2 faced personality) also the fire exits were blocked and the staff room had leaks which they didnt bother fixing. I have seen staff (david riley cocky little $#*!stain) talking to customers in an awful manner and being rude towards them. Definately would advise to stay clear of this $#*!hole as its a site of hell.

Date of experience: November 10, 2016
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Sports Direct staff are making it impossible for me to return purchased goods that are not fit for purpose. According to Consumer Rights Act 2015 I have a right to request repair or replacement of faulty goods and goods not fit for purpose within 6 months from purchase. After four months I took my purchase to my nearest store with the aim of getting a replacement or refund. The manager was not there and staff told me that after 28 days from date of purchase i have no rights. This is incorrect so I contacted Sports Direct Customer Services via an online form. A member of Customer Service team advised me to email photos of faulty items and proof of purchase, which I did. I then had to wait almost two weeks for reply, which advised me to take the goods to a store and speak to a manager. I went back to my nearest store, manager again was not there and member of staff repeated that after 28 days from date of purchase I have no rights. I emailed Customer Services who replied that I should post the goods with Royal Mail recorded delivery. Even though I as a customer should not loose out financially when returning faulty goods Sports Direct did not state that they will cover postage. Their response is designed to put customers off from returning bad quality goods. Staff provide misleading information about consumer rights. I would not recommend shopping at Sports Direct!

Date of experience: October 26, 2016