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21 Aug 2023
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The order I made was despatched quickly and collected by the couriers you use and it arrived in the UK alright but everything has gone wrong from there. UPS the UK side of the delivery are totally useless. They have not delivered the package yet and it has been in their hands since 08/08/2023. They are blaming a Customs hold up in the release of my delivery. They have so far sent me 14 stupid messages telling me that the package will be delivered the next day but nothing happens. It appears that the UPS staff in the UK and their computer system are totally useless. Do not use UPS UK for anything. I have made 2 phone calls to them and the staff in the UPS office just keep telling me that the package needs Customs clearance for a £14 lens hood!

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10 Aug 2023
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Absolutely disgraceful customer service. Firstly our first order with the company does not show in our account, having been assured it would be fixed straight away, it still does not show. The items arrived and so far seem ok, so we made another purchase giving them the benefit of the doubt. BIG MISTAKE. Having identified our email address had been added incorrectly and not being able to update it via the website, we were told they would fix it straight away, we are now locked out of our account. The second order we made got stuck in customs, it was very clear from the UPS tracker this had happened, having contacted Photospecialist the first day it did not arrive we were told they would fix it straight away. The next day the same thing happened, it was clear the item was still stuck in customs. We contacted their support again and after around half an hour wasted time found out not only had the previous support agent not even bothered to contact UPS, they were refusing to speak to us and refusing to give UPS a telephone call. The person responsible was hiding behind one of the girls who was speaking to me (Who we thank for trying her best) they were literally refusing to speak to us and sending messages to and from via this poor girl who was landed in the middle of all this. Our emails regarding this subject were all ignored and we received no written response regarding the issue. We were told we would be called back in two hours with a solution, when that call happened we were told they still had not contacted UPS. We went back and forth for over an hour trying to get the person dealing with this speak to us, who continued to refuse, and trying to get them to agree to pick up the phone and contact UPS. We were continually told it was impossible for them to call UPS, a straight out lie. I informed them multiple times all they need to do is pick up the phone and call them, they continued to refuse to do that, and the person responsible continued to refuse to speak to me. Bearing in mind this is how they treat customers that have spent nearly 1000 GBP with them in the last 3 weeks. We contacted UPS ourselves, and within 5 minutes had found out the item was indeed stuck at customs, and that it should be arriving tomorrow. Instead of Photospecialist picking up the phone to try and resolve this, it took two days of being messed around before we finally got the answer ourselves. Photospecialist gained and lost a customer within the space of 3 weeks due to their pathetic customer service (Aside from the girl we spoke to). Do not buy with this company, their company, website and customer support is an absolute joke.
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18 Dec 2023
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Send my order
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
19 Dec 2023
We have shipped your parcel, there are some delays at UPS which we are working hard to resolve. Sorry for the inconvenience.
18 Dec 2023
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Missing items I've bought Ricoh GR III Street Edition with two batteries but just received one battery. Ask their customer service for help, said to request a new battery for me but one week passed without any updates and Emails.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
19 Dec 2023
Thanks for the review, we have emailed you with that we are going to send another battery, due to busyness my colleagues have not gotten around to it yet. Sorry about this. I will put urgency behind it.
18 Dec 2023
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Its been 3 weeks since my order and they haven't sent the item. Further more, they haven't got back to any emails regarding this and the phone number doesn't seem to ring? This telescope was supposed to be a Christmas present for my son and therefore I have had to make a second order elsewhere. I'm currently trying to contact them to cancel this order but they aren't replying to my emails and again, the phone option seems pointless. If I could give them 0 stars I would. Absolute joke company.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
19 Dec 2023
Sorry to read that it went the way it did. I see that we did request the delivery time, but with the mail to you it didn't go quite right which meant you never got a message from us, Sorry about this!!! I see the order has been cancelled. You will get a refund soon.
16 Dec 2023
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Still waiting for delivery of a bag I ordered two weeks ago. Customer Services do not answer the phone and you are cut off after waiting 10 minutes. Live Chat not working and two emails have gone unanswered. Not impressed.
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15 Dec 2023
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Item ordered 2 weeks ago from what appeared to be a uk shop. Been stuck in customs waiting for you to clear it for nearly a week. Very unimpressed
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
18 Dec 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I am so sorry to read that it has been stuck. I will contact UPS to see what is going on. We are a store located in the Netherlands, this also state on our website. I am sorry that you didn't see this.
12 Dec 2023
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Better packaging
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
13 Dec 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this feedback. I will let the correct people know.
8 Dec 2023
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They are a disaster. No words.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
8 Dec 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I see that you ordered the Powershot. Sadly due to a chipshortage these are hard to come by. Every supplier has trouble with this issue. I am so sorry we can't deliver this for you.
7 Dec 2023
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Nice monitor shame about the plug!

Happy with the monitor. Good price. European mains plug on it. As it was integrated into a power supply I had to buy an adapter to UK 3 pin before I could plug it in. The delivery was held up by over a week by some customs hold up leaving the Netherlands, then delivered in a day or so. As a result it was difficult to arrange to be there for the delivery.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
8 Dec 2023
Thank you so much for your feedback. I am so sorry to read that. This should be automaticly with the order. I will arrange that one will be send to you asap.
7 Dec 2023
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Long wait for shipment. Was not aware product was coming from outside UK and needed customs clearance and after that UPS took its time. It was not immediately visible that the product would required international processes, no thanks to Brexit obviously.
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7 Dec 2023
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I received a bad camera, feedback was ignored.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
7 Dec 2023
Thanks for your review, what a shame to read! We certainly don't want to ignore you, but unfortunately we haven't received an email from you. I have contacted you so that I can help you further.
5 Dec 2023
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Very late delivery, 5 days late for a birthday. no communication from the seller, Percel tracking site useless.
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3 Dec 2023
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Good website and product selection, poor delivery service.

The website and product selection was great. I wanted to purchase a large printer as a surprise Christmas present for my partner as she had wanted the printer for a few months but had held off buying one until the new year to see if they would be reduced in price at all. Dispatch was quick from Photospecialist and I was notified who the carrier was and when it would be delivered. Awesome service so far. This is where the great service ended though. UPS were the chosen carrier through which I have had things delivered before and they've been great, this time though, not so much. I was informed by UPS that I couldn't change the delivery day until the 1st attempt and someone would have to be in to sign for the package, fine. Or they would attempt to deliver to a neighbour, again fine. If my neighbour wasn't home I was going to rearrange delivery for a day I would be home later that week. During the morning of the delivery day I received an email to say the item had been delivered to my address, which was a surprise. And the surprise continued when I looked at the picture of the delivery and it was left on my doorstep for the world to see. Not only had UPS left the very large printer on display for everyone to see, but Photospecialist hadn't bothered putting the item in another box and so you could see exactly what it was. And this is where yet more fun continues. My partner finished work before me for the first time in a long while and of course she got home to be greeted by her Christmas surprise. The most annoying thing about it all, is that we have a cupboard literally right next to the front door, in which there was more than enough room for UPS to have left it out of sight. Awesome work UPS and Photospecialist, I won't be using your services again.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
4 Dec 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I am sorry to read that this has gone this way. Because the printer is already in a extreme large box, we do not put another box around it. So I am sorry that your partner came home sooner then you.
1 Dec 2023
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Excellent product and price but a bit disappointed

Excellent product and price. Just a bit disappointed with delivery dates (it took nearly 2 weeks from order to arrive in the UK but I guess due to black Friday sales and issues with UPS clearing customs it took longer than expected. Also the item didn't come in a sealed box, I could see a couple of very little marks as if someone had opened the box before.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
3 Dec 2023
Thanks for the review, what a shame to read that it took longer. Sometimes they do indeed let us down at customs which can cause a delay. Not so nice to read that your item arrived in this condition. Have you contacted us about this? We can always look into a solution. Would you please email to: Reviews@kamera-express.nl ?
1 Dec 2023
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Gives the impression that they are based in the UK when in fact they are based in the Netherlands.
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30 Nov 2023
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Quickly to blame courier and all the usual excuses why there is a delay in my items never will buy again
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
3 Dec 2023
Thanks for your review, I can indeed see that your package took a few more days to deliver. I see that the parcel spent 3 days in customs before it was allowed to enter the country, sorry about this. I am happy to read that it has now been delivered. I hope you enjoy it a lot.
28 Nov 2023
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UK plug not supplied + slow delivery

Despite ordering from a UK site, product was supplied with an EU plug so had to buy an adapter. Delivery was disappointingly slow too (especially considering £9.99 charge!). On the plus side, product price was very good.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
29 Nov 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I am so sorry to read these disappointments. I will make sure a plug will send for you, normally this is with your order. The couriers are getting a bit fludded due to Black Friday and Cyber Monday and with the coming holidays, I expect that it will be getting busier with their services. Thank you for you feedback, I will take them into the improvements.
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Bob B.
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18 Nov 2023
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Really bad customer service on returns

Bought an Orca bag and they sent the wrong one. Emailed 3 times and heard absolutely nothing in over a week. Had to return the bag and that cost me £40 still heard nothing from them. Very very poor customer service and very disappointing as a loyal customer. Not sure it takes a lot to reply to an email these days so why over a week to respond. Hoping they will refund for the bag and the postage and make an apology .......fingers crossed.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
19 Nov 2023
Thanks for the review, I am afraid you missed emails from us, you received a return label from us early last week. Has this one arrived ? I will contact you!
10 Nov 2023
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Not great comun

Not great communication
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
11 Nov 2023
Thank you for your feedback. I am so sorry to read that and your request has been send to the correct deparment. We will send you the 5 year warrenty as soon as possible.
4 Nov 2023
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Communication was lacking. No confirmation of order, no email advising when order was to be dispatched. I had to email to ask for this information. Was advised of a system problem on day of order. Received an email giving a delivery date but order didn’t arrive till 2 days later.
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4 Nov 2023
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Order never went through and I never found out until 3 Days later
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
5 Nov 2023
I'm sorry to read that the order did not go through properly, unfortunately we do not get notifications of this because you can also reserve with us and pay in shop. Because this works together with 1 system, we do not receive notifications of this. Sorry for the inconvenience.