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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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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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4 Nov 2023
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Item delivered as expected and on-time
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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.
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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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.
21 Oct 2023
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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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13 Oct 2023
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9 Oct 2023
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
9 Oct 2023
Thank you!
7 Oct 2023
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3 Oct 2023
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Glitchy website but great price and quick delivery

Great price. The website was very glitchy and it took me many attempts for my order to go through successfully. Once it did, quick dispatch and delivery with good updates by email.
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29 Sept 2023
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when there was a query or problem you were quick to sort the matter out - this is appreciated.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
30 Sept 2023
Thank you for this review. I am sorry that something went wrong with your order, but I think it is important that it shows character how a company solves problems. I am glad that we could solve it for you. Thank you for your trust in us.
27 Sept 2023
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They provide good feedback when there is a problem and try to resolve it for you
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26 Sept 2023
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26 Sept 2023
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Almost 5 stars

My only reason for four stars is that the info on UK customs fees was wrong on the website (I.e. the website said UK customs would apply when in fact they didn’t). Obviously this is good news for UK residents, but it took a couple of calls to the retailer to find out that the online info was wrong. Otherwise a really good experience, good pricing and fast shipping.
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
27 Sept 2023
I am sorry to hear that, thank you for letting us know. I am happy to read that everything else went well and smooth.
25 Sept 2023
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Thanks 🙏
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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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19 Sept 2023
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Better communication when there is a delay to delivery
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Answer by Photospecialist.co.uk
22 Sept 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We are working on this aspect.
17 Sept 2023
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Variable delivery performance
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