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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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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.
15 Oct 2023
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Watch out for European plugs

Ordered a Fuji camera which included a charger, and received it quckly. However, the Fuji charger only had a European two-pin plug adaptor attached, no UK adaptor. When contacted they responded quickly but they sent a UK travel adaptor rather than the actual Fuji adaptor for the charger - it works but is an inelegant "cobbled together" solution.
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8 Aug 2023
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Update to my previous review. There have been several further emails to and fro. However, I am relieved to report that I have now received a refund for the binoculars I purchased, albeit 4 weeks after I first asked how to return the product. I feel it is appropriate to increase my rating from 2 stars ('poor') to 3 stars ('fair').
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
9 Aug 2023
We are glad we were able to resolve it together. Thanks again for your feedback.
25 Aug 2023
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Great prices but they use UPS for delivery so expect delays if you are importing into the UK. The UPS tracking system is useless and their help operatives will tell you anything to get you off the line as they know the next time you ring you will get someone else who will spin you another fairy tail about where your parcel is.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
26 Aug 2023
Thank you for leaving this review. I am so sorry that you feel that way. That is not our intention of course. There were issues with UPS with the papers for the packaging and it has been solved. So the shipping will be better then this, thankfully. Again my apologies that this has gone this way. It was a true investigation for us to found out what was going on and how we could fix this fast for our customers.
8 Dec 2023
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The first thing I noticed was no memory card, if I lived away from shops I would have been very disappointed but luckily we always have a spare card, and the parcel took longer than I thought it would (not you're fault) haven't had time to try the camera out but what I've seen so far I'm very pleased. Regards Mike Evans.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
9 Dec 2023
Thank you for your feedback Mike. There was not memory card in the order, so that explained why it was not with your order. Thank you for your understanding that the parcel delivery is out of our control. I am happy that in spit of these issues, you are satisfied with us. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
9 Sept 2023
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Terrible packing around expensive item

Packing around a very expensive item was none existent and consequently items were damaged in transit. Approached company and they only offered for me to return the item in a box that was already damaged and without an offer to meet the cost . No apology no compensation no promise to do better.
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4 Jun 2023
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Poor after sales service

The price was good for what I wanted but the delivery was terrible and when I tried to get some help from the seller they were not interested and after two emails didn’t even answer my enquiry or seem interested so I wouldn’t actually buy anything from this company again unfortunately.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
5 Jun 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I am sorry to hear that the respons time is not what you are used to from us. At this moment we have a low of staff and it is vacation time, it is hard to get to everyone on time. If you would love to try it again with us in the future, I am sure we can do better.
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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26 Oct 2023
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The company is good except they need to look at the courier they use as this reflects badly on their business. Had my delivery experience been better they would have got more than three stars. They need to look at their website as to how they can improve on the address input.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
27 Oct 2023
Thank you for you honesty! I will take your feedback to the meetings to improve our services.
30 Nov 2023
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Glad to find the camera I wanted as they are few and far between. It wasn’t until checkout that I realised it was coming from Germany. On arrival all the instruction manuals were obviously in German. Panasonic uk assisted with links to the English version.
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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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28 Jun 2023
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I was delighted that my purchase arrived quickly, and was of good quality. I did have some anxious moments during my attempts at following the international tracking with UPS which was not successful. But the parcel arrived, so that was OK.
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29 Oct 2023
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Did not respond to email - unclear about import duties and taxes to the UK

Did not respond to email. I wanted to cancel the order because on the website it said I would have taxes/duties to pay. They did not reply. Luckily, when the item was delivered, there were no taxes/duties, but this was not clear at all.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
30 Oct 2023
Hello Phil, I am so sorry about that, when you order with me you NEVER have to pay taxes. If the courier would charge this, you can always contact us, then we will reimburse you for this.
24 Jun 2023
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Product great and exactly as described and delivered promptly, just lost a star because didn’t receive an email response when ordered until I emailed 3 days later then received an email 5 mins before the product came through the letterbox.
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11 Sept 2023
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Great pricing but can get stuck in customs sometimes

Great pricing of product and customer service, good stock or source the items quickly when necessary. Although the problem could be sometimes the goods are stopped for customs clearance and they are delayed for unknown amount of time
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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.
27 Jun 2023
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Cheaper than elsewhere but poor communication

Took over a week to arrive, so took longer than they advertised the communication wasn’t the best but for the price I can’t complain too much, would’ve been happier if they told me or provided tracking information
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12 Jan 2024
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Everything was fine. If I was picky, it would be that I received only one email from them with no updates about progress. Would have preferred a bit more correspondence e.g. when they had dispatched it.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
15 Jan 2024
Thank you for the feedback. I will take it to the correct department to work with this good idea!
4 Jun 2023
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No needed to worry...

Was very sceptical after seeing some reviews but in the end was very impressed! A great lens at a bargain price. Yes, delivery took a little longer than was quoted (2 weeks) but in the end all was well!
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10 Jul 2023
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Everything is good except for the lack of information that the equipment is shipped from the Netherlands and there are no English plugs, also no response to an e-mail asking about this situation.
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