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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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5 Mar 2024
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Panasonic Lumix fz 330

Camera and accesories came on time but instructions for use were in French and German ( no English) and no AC adaptor included in the package as there should have been so couldn't charge battery to use the camera Contacted company and was told to download instructions as they couldn't provide printed copy. They said they would send an adaptor but it didn't arrive so had to contact again. It eventually arrived via Amazon!! It was a Uk tourist adaptor freely available on the amazon website, not a Panasonic one as I had expected. Not very happy!
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
6 Mar 2024
Thank you for taking the time for leaving this review. I am so sorry to read that this had gone this way. This was information we were not aware off and will look into this to see how we can do that better for our customers. I do see that my colleague send you an Enlgish manuel. More and more suppliers and factories are make the concious choice to produce less paper, because the manuels are digital availlible. Also i will contact you via email, to see if there is anything else I can do for you.
23 Feb 2024
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No English paper manual available!!

Originally out of stock but I was kept informed and advised when the camera was back in stock. The down side was there were two manuals neither of which had an English translation. It also came with a two pin continental plug and no adapter. Having contacted yourselves an adapter was forwarded to me but was surprised that you could not supply an English paper manual. I find this difficult to understand as you are selling and dealing with English customers. Customer service were easy to contact and I received a plug adapter within a few days....but no English paper manual.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
23 Feb 2024
Hi Raymond, thank you for your honest review. I've just sent you an e-mail.
11 Feb 2024
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
12 Feb 2024
Thank you for your review! We would love to know what we can do even better for you to give you the best service.
12 Feb 2024
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Really poor customer service, I ordered the monitor and it was shipped quickly however it's been shipped without the paperwork so its been held at a UPS warehouse for now 4 days, UPS say they have contacted these guys as have I, but get no responses. How can people forget to ship things with the correct paperwork? Every email responded with we will investigate. Never received item.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
13 Feb 2024
Sorry to read that it went this way, indeed we should have paid better attention to this, I am sorry to read that you did not receive proper information back from us, I would like to find out why this went this way so that we can make our service better. I would like to get in touch with you to make sure that the refund will be made promptly once the package has been returned. My apologies for this experience and the inconvenience it has brought.
4 Feb 2024
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No order updates after placing order. Emailed customer support and they confirmed order had not yet been sent. Requested a refund as item would not arrived by due date. Had no confirmation of refund being processed and they stopped responding to my emails. Still awaiting refund.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
5 Feb 2024
Hi Kiran, So sorry for the unpleasant experience, i've looked at your order and everything is being processed as we speak, i've just send you an e-mail with more info.
20 Feb 2024
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Still waiting for the delivery

Placed an order for an in item that was showing as in-stock. I heard and received nothing for 10 days so I emailed to find out what had happened. I was informed the item wasn’t in stock and they hope to deliver by the end of the month. I’m still waiting for my order almost 3 weeks later with no more updates.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
21 Feb 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave the review. I am so sorry to read this. When you went into the payment process, another customer ended this and bought the last one on stock. Normally you would recieve an email from my colleague that it is taking longer, but something went wrong in our system. We are looking into this. I will contact you via email about this.
15 Feb 2024
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Still not recieved my item, no update on it at all. I made payment and took them a week or more with lots of chasing to verify they had it even though the transfer went through immediately.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
15 Feb 2024
Sorry to read that the item has not arrived yet. We previously informed you via email that the delivery time will be late February/early March. Sorry for the inconvenience.
7 Feb 2024
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I purchased a monitor which was delivered without UK power supply and since then it has been impossible to get Photospecialist to take any action.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
8 Feb 2024
I'm sorry to read that it didn't go right away, I see that it was solved today by my colleague, again our apologies and for the long wait. I hope you enjoy the monitor as soon as you can use it!
5 Feb 2024
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Way way longer than stated for delivery.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
5 Feb 2024
Hi James, We're sorry for the lengthy delivery time. I've just contacted you by e-mail.
23 Feb 2024
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Lengthy despatch poorly packaged.

Quicker despatch and better packaging.
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29 Dec 2023
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Terrible customer service

Tried to order cameras on 2 separate occasions over 2 weeks before Christmas and due to their abysmal customer service (no contact to say they had no stock until I called them)and website (shows “in stock” when they don’t have any) I had no camera for my wife and almost £900 out of pocket 5 days before Christmas. By this time I had to take what I could and ended up paying double what I intended. STAY AWAY!!
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
2 Jan 2024
Sorry to read that this happens, due to black friday and the hustle and bustle around that and the holidays we were indeed a bit slower in responding. Sorry for this. I see there was contact 1 day after your email and we eventually cancelled the order.
6 Jan 2024
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Still waiting for my item. No updates or information. Really disappointing.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
8 Jan 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I am so sorry to read that it wasn't delivered yet, there was a problem with Customs at UPS, but it has been send back. I see that you want to cancel the order, due to a birthday gift and I understand. I will contact you via email to make sure everything will be handled for you.
3 Jan 2024
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Still not received my goods
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2 Aug 2023
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Communication could be better.

Although I had no email confirmation of my order or dispatch of my order, it did arrive five days later, reasonably well packed and in perfect condition. I was rather put off by some of the negative comments online regarding dealings with PhotoSpecialist, however, in this instance all was ok in the end.
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15 Aug 2023
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The web site gives confused descriptions.

The web site gives descriptions partly in Dutch and partly in English!!! The currency is not displayed. Stirling or Euros? Queries are never thoroughly read. Product depictions need to be from all directions. Just the manufacturers view from the front is not enough. It needs to be possible to search by manufacturers code alone. Prices are generally but not always competitive. Delivery is usually prompt.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
16 Aug 2023
Thank you for your feedback. I will take this with the conversations to improve our services.
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.
27 Oct 2023
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I ordered a printer online

I ordered online, but when I tried to add a different delivery address from the billing address. The system repeatedly tried to put in a Birmingham address that I had never heard of. Finally deciding that the address was this time correct, I continued with to order, only to find in the. Confirmation that it had substituted the Birmingham address. After contacting and getting conflicting messages from customer services this was eventually sorted out and the printer delivered to me within a week of ordering..
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2 Jul 2023
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Delivery Issues

Need to make it clear where items will be shipped from. It seems that my item came from abroad (USA?). Received confirmation of shipping on the Friday, UPS advised delivery would be Wednesday - didn’t arrive. Went to UPS tracking which said it was being “relocated”. Parcel finally arrived on the Friday afternoon, unfortunately after we had left for our holiday.
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10 Sept 2023
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When a problem isn't a problem

After a small issue, and through communication issues. What mattered is the lengths this company went to help solve the issue. It's not the problems or blame, it's how we fix them. I have answers and now promises. Just waiting for it to happen. Thank you
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
22 Sept 2023
Thank you for your review and for our phone call. As promised I have made the credit for you, but I will send you the credit.
8 Jul 2023
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Late, late, late

Order due to be delivered on Wednesday (delivery firm web site); didn't arrive, changed to Thursday. Thursday: didn't arrive, changed to Friday. Friday: didn't arrive, changed to "we'll let you know" when we can be bothered. ** update ** On reading my review, the firm has refunded my delivery charge. It may be that they're decent, let down by a rogue unhelpful employee and poor delivery.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
15 Jul 2023
Thanks for your review, how unpleasant to read that the package was so delayed, I'm glad we've been in touch and it's now resolved. Enjoy your order