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Photospecialist.co.uk
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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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12 Mar 2024
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Good company let down by the courier service

Excellent company as regards price and contact with staff BUT used a very poor courier company.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
13 Mar 2024
Thank you for your feedback. I am sorry to read that the courier didn't deliver as expected. Sadly we do not have other options at the moment.
22 Mar 2024
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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.
5 Feb 2024
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Great Price.

Apart from a mistake on the delivery address which had to be corrected by me making the parcel a tad late. Everything was perfect and the bag i bought was excellent quality and Price.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
5 Feb 2024
Glad to read that this small issue has been resolved. Enjoy your new bag!
22 Feb 2024
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I had to return an item. They were a little slow to react, but after a few emails I got the right advice and forms, then the refund was made.
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18 Feb 2024
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A lot cheaper than Amazon

Saw product on Amazon, found on here, even with postage I still saved almost £50
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16 Feb 2024
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
16 Feb 2024
Thank you for the 4 stars!
14 Feb 2024
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
14 Feb 2024
Thank you!
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.
27 Jan 2024
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Great choice and prices, legitimate business with real stores around EU, customer service responding to emails in timely manner Delays and difficulties in handling my parcel were rather down to faulty e-commerce service they use, which doesn't give option to enter the UK address manually, forcing to choose nearest one from some outdated address book, then regardless of what chosen, address data sent to UPS goes completely upside down Secondly, reaching out UPS to clear mentioned addressing error and release my parcel took forever of listening to automated customer service messages leading nowhere I guess UPS is the only available courier choice since their inner logistics are seamlessly handling the post Brexit mess I hope they'll fix it at some point, looking forward to buy for them again
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30 Jan 2024
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Great price but a rather anxious wait for delivery

The price for the Lowepro Whistler 350 camera was half that of other retailers at the time. Granted, I had to endure a rather anxious wait for a week. Never having used this company before I felt the Trusted Shops concept reassuring. The price for the item was so cheap that I had a niggling feeling that it was a scam. With that in mind it might be a good idea for the company to keep the purchaser better informed as to what is going on during the week when the item was being sourced and delivered. The DPD tracking number did not work for three days which added further anxiety. Thankfully, that is all in the past and I am delighted with the purchase at such a reasonable price.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
31 Jan 2024
Thank you for your feedback! We are improving our communication at this moment, so I will take your feedback into those conversations. I am happy to read that it got to you.
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!
18 Jan 2024
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Plustek film scanner delivered promptly.

I ordered a Plustek film scanner which was deliverd promptly and works well. I will probably use them again.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
19 Jan 2024
Great to read, thanks for the review. I wish you lots of fun with the scanner!
5 Jan 2024
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Camera arrived, it works Manual bit short of detail, but have managed to perform basics.
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4 Jan 2024
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Good
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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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Aaron F.
Leicestershire
26 Aug 2023
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A nightmare but it was resolved. Ordered the Sony A6700 dispatched in a day and ups tracking said arrived in the UK 🇬🇧. Then the problems started for 2 weeks issues with customs eventually it sorted its self out and it arrived with the lens. Very well packaged and the customer service was a little slow due having to wait for reply’s from UPS. I’ve ordered multiple orders from here before and this is my first issue.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
28 Aug 2023
Thank you for leaving this review. I am so sorry this has happened. We have found the solution and are working hard to get everything delivered for you. You have recieved an email last week about this. Again I am very sorry about this.
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.
19 Sept 2023
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Great Product, Delivery was Iffy

I ordered a Canon G650 printer from Photospecialist, which works great, very happy with the quality and it was the cheapest price for it that I found online. Two negatives however: The order was delivered by UPS, and their customer service is terrible. The website linked in the email I received from Photospecialist took me to the US site, which meant for ages I couldn't figure out why the tracking wasn't working. UPS has no way of rescheduling delivery, which meant that I was really worried they would try to deliver to my house and just leave it outside on my busy street as I wasn't in on that day. Fortunately they reattempted delivery the following day instead but then that delivery just left it outside before I could answer the door! They also left it on its side, not the right way round, which can be fatal for a printer! Please please change your delivery supplier away from UPS, they are dreadful. Secondly the product arrived with an EU plug (not UK), which I hadn't realised would happen. It would be nice if they warned you of this, given that its a .co.uk website (though I presume the company is European?). Printer is great though.
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