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6 Aug 2023
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My experience with fishdeal has been excellent, i purchased reels and spare spools at very competative prices (by far the cheapest anywhere I looked). Postage was free and fairly quick, (I ordered on a sunday night and they arrived by tracked courior Saturday morning, thats 6 days from the Netherlands to the UK) I think that is pretty good considering I was notified it could be longer due to heavy work loads at the warehouse. The reels are very good quality from a well established company and were well packaged. What`s not to like.
Despite all the negative feedback from other customers, I would buy from them again, without hesitation
Zamówiłem po rez kolejny rzeczy z fishdel zamówienie zostało opłacone i miało być dostarczone od 2 do 5 dni roboczych. Minęło 7 dni roboczych i nie dostałem swego zamówienia więc złożyłem reklamację i otrzymałem je po 3 dniach lecz było nie kompletne i pewna rzecz była pęknięta. Zrobiłem zdjęcia i wysłałem je prosząc o wysłanie mi rzeczy brakującej i całej części w zamian za pękniętą. Kazano mi wszystko odesłać z powrotem. Ja nie chciałem zwracać tego lecz dostać rzecz brakującą i całą z które zapłaciłem i to mi się nie podoba że tak ze mną postąpiono
Worst experience ever...First i got fouled be the name(co.uk) made me think they are based in UK. Placed an order(around £400), didn't arrived after 5 days. I get in touch with them, they said as there is one extra large item(false) and will take longer. After 2 weeks may order was still in courier depot(GLS). According to tracking reference, one of the parcels (they split my order in 3 parcels) was incorrect labeled, and sent back to Fishdeal. After 3 weeks, a second parcel was sent back to them due packing damage.
They refund my money, and offer me a free delivery on my next order(which is free anyway if the order is £90+), i don't know what make them think as i will ever order again from them, after such an experience.
So if you order for your next fishing session, and this is in the next month time, don't bother.
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
22 May 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear you have had a problem in the order.
In our site, there products that are scanned in the system as extra late products. These products need to be shipped with a special courier that can ship extra large products towards the UK. Normally, orders with extra large products take longer to be ldeivred and this is specified at the meant go checkout before making the payment for the order.
Our company is based in the Netherlands and you can find all our information in the site. We are sorry that the website ending ".co.uk" caused any type of confusion.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal
13 May 2023
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Would have given zero if I could
Emailed fishdeal 10 days after I placed the order, to say the parcel had been sitting in Evri's depot for 6 days and hadn't been scanned or moved since,fishdeals response was that they needed to leave it another 2 days to contact evri ,emailed fishdeal after 2 days to say it still hadn't arrived and still hadn't been scanned,since then ive had no response from fishdeal or parcel received ,I have emailed fishdeal everyday for the last 3 days asking for them to respond but I've had nothing .I would not recommend buying from this company and I would have never placed the order if I knew they used Evri,as they are by far the worst courier in th UK.
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
15 May 2023
Hi,
Thank you for you review.
We are sorry you have had a bad experience with us.
From our side we do our best to ensure parcels are delivered on time and undamaged. However, we also depend on the couriers and when they have problems, then that affects our parcels as well.
When you experience any problem with the parcel, it is necessary to contact our team and they will follow the process, depending on the situation, to fix things the fastest way possible.
Part of the process, is to contact the couriers and get more information regarding the parcel so then we can find the best solution. This sometimes take between 10-14 working days depending in the courier.
Of course we will always find a solution for you as we want our customers to be happy with their order and us.
If you decide to give us a new opportunity in the future, please contact our team and they will fix something for you for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal
15 Jun 2023
Verified review
AVOID AVOID AVOID
Avoid at all cost, items returned to sender on 2 occasions, I thought that Co.uk would be UK based, how wrong was I, based in the Netherlands, sent from the Netherlands, items didn't even reach the UK, phone lines only open about an hour each day, and only on about 3 days each week, I did manage to get through, after phoning every hour on the hour, not even an apology from customer service, buy whatever you want elsewhere, then you might actually receive your goods
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have a had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse. This has caused our inboxes and phones lines to be extremely busy and has taken us longer than usual to attend this situations.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
We would like to help you in your next order in case you decide to give us another opportunity.
Our apologies for the stressing and annoying time you have experienced.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
8 Aug 2023
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Delivery time to the UK is absolutely shocking
I've ordered from here few times now. I find they have good products and at reasonable prices. The issue is delivery! If you live in the UK and order something from fishdeal make sure you order well in advance, you may be waiting for 3 or more weeks for your stuff to actually be delivered! I always get anxiety ones my payment has been submitted because I simply have no idea when or if my order will arrive. The carrier evri used by fishdeal is useless and I think hurting the business. After 3 week I still await my order. I'm highly unlikely to use fishdeal again purely for this reason.
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28 Jun 2023
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Waited for the 5 working days before i had to call them to find out where my parcel is. They then told me it wasnt in stock any more but never informed me of anything no tracking info no sorry we dont have in stock anymore. Inwas then offered a refund and within 2 mins of that call ending I received tracking info for the parcel which i was just told was being refunded. Now another week later and ive had to contact them again and im now being told its been stopped since the 22nd at some port! Which means they never had it in stock to begin with absolute jokers they are
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse. As consequence, this caused stock errors and failed notifications from our part and we apologise for that. However, we can assure you that none of the information provided at the time was a lie nor intended to be rude towards you.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
8 Jun 2023
Verified review
Didn’t have the item I had purchased in stock despite showing in stock on the website. They didn’t inform me of this until a few days later when I emailed them to ask where my order was. Also very slow to respond to emails. You get one reply a day. And don’t bother trying to call them, I was waiting for them to answer 45 min and no response.
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have a had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse. Due to this, we also experienced delays in answering emails and phones were ringing non stop which made not possible to attend all the calls.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
We apologise for the stressing and annoying time you experienced.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
21 Jul 2023
Verified review
try contacting customers and explaining why their order was cancelled before just issuing a refund with no explanation as to why and no reply to customers queries i have spent £100s on you fishing stuff but i can safely say i will not be spending an other penny on your website
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
26 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We sorry to hear you have had a bad experience with us.
We have reviewed this situation and we see that our team contacted you on July 13th informing you about the reason why the order was cancelled and refunded.
We also see that you contacted them asking about the order on the 14th and they replied to your email on the 17th explaining that they sent you the email on the 13 and added the explanation once again.
Until now, those emails have not received any reply from your side.
Can you tell us if you received any of our team's emails?
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal
7 Jun 2023
Verified review
very poor dispatch time , tell lies about orders stating its been despatch even stating a tracking number . when it was still in there wearhouse.
then giving an excuss about the Rod being to big to ship to the UK, unbelieveable statement.
Will never use this company ever again .
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have a had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
11 Jun 2023
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dissapointing
ordered items on buy one get one free promotion, 3 days later got an email theyre out of stock, unable to contact them for another week, after this the advisor was unable to offer me any solution other than wait 2-3 weeks or get a refund.
Really dissapointing
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have a had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
5 May 2023
Verified review
Built and marketed on a subterfuge.
They use an English name and have a .uk website but they are based in The Netherlands. Delivery times to the U.K. are derisory I ordered on the 22nd of April and am still waiting! (05/05/2023). If they were honest I might not be so scathing but they are not.
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
5 May 2023
Hi,
Thank you for you review.
We are sorry you have had a bad experience with us.
From our side we do our best to ensure parcels are delivered on time and undamaged. However, we also depend on the couriers and when they have problems, then that affects our parcels as well.
When you experience any problem with the parcel, it is necessary to contact our team and they will follow the process, depending on the situation, to fix things the fastest way possible.
Part of the process, is to contact the couriers and get more information regarding the parcel so then we can find the best solution. This sometimes take between 10-14 working days depending in the courier.
Of course we will always find a solution for you as we want our customers to be happy with their order and us.
If you have not already contacted our team, please do so so that they can start enquiring with the courier about your shipment.
You can also find all our information regarding where are we based in our terms that you read and accept before placing the order.
We apologise for any misunderstanding regarding our location.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal
29 May 2023
Verified review
Still waiting for item's that should have arrived over a week ago...postage paid not happy... item's needed for 24/5 /23 ... won't order anything else picture shows nothing as its what I have received
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have a had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
31 Jul 2023
Verified review
Very slow delivery
I can't really say alot because after 2weeks of waiting for my delivery I cancelled it and got my money back, at fishdeal.co.uk, but the delivery was coming on a very slow boat from Netherlands,
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21 Jun 2023
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Poor shipping and complications
I’m still waiting for my rod to turn up after 3 weeks and find it very difficult to get a response from the company about where my order is or why it hasn’t turned up yet!
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have a had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
6 Jun 2023
Verified review
Answer the bloody phone.. waited almost 2hrs…
Reply to emails.. that would be good
You said max 2-5 days.. mine took nearly ten..
No more of my custom
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have a had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse. Due to this, we also experienced delays in answering emails and phones were ringing non stop which was not possible to attend all the calls.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
We apologise for the stressing and annoying time you experienced.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
16 Jun 2023
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Goods never arrived and poor communication.
At least refund promised quickly, although still waiting….
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have a had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
14 Jul 2023
Verified review
Shocking service
State 2-5 days delivery, but state delays when order placed, and it was much longer, and missed a birthday because of this; customer service defended timing because "I'd been informed with the order acknowledgement' - no apology though. Site gives the impression they're in based UK but are actually based in Holland. Packaging literally 3 times bigger than it needed to be. Very poor
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear that you have had a bad experience with us.
The past few months we have been experiencing delays because of IT errors with couriers and high pressure in our warehouse.
We ask you to please contact our customer service team to get a possible compensation for the inconvenience.
Our apologies for the stressing and annoying time you have experienced as consequence of this inconvenient.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
14 Aug 2023
Verified review
ordered ultimate 3 rod pod, didn't come with back rests, so ordered them. as it was a 3 rod pod, seem to me the back rest to accompany the rodpod would also come in 3's. had many discussions with one staff member who fin ally came up with I only ordered 1, why would I do that for 3 rods. No common sense, if they came singly that should have been made clear.
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18 Jul 2023
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Unhappy
Order took to long. No communication unless I followed up. Package came and rod wasnt even properly packaged against breakage. Reel box was so damaged from improper packaging i had to throw it away. Fishdeal also stick with Evri couriers which is a total disaster. Again my package was delivered to the wrong address and I had to go look for it
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for you review.
We are sorry you have had a bad experience with us.
From our side we do our best to ensure parcels are delivered on time and undamaged. However, we also depend on the couriers and when they have problems, then that affects our parcels as well.
When you experience any problem with the parcel, it is necessary to contact our team and they will follow the process, depending on the situation, to fix things the fastest way possible.
Of course we will always find a solution for you as we want our customers to be happy with their order and us.
If you decide to give us a new opportunity in the future, please contact our team and they will fix something for you for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal
8 Oct 2023
Verified review
Undelivered
I do understand that this is not the issue of the supplier and more the delivery company but the parcel was never attempted to be delivered as it was too big to fit in the delivery vehicle, now to be more specific I’m not too sure how a rod bag wouldn’t fit in the back of a car or van as I’ve travelled with rods and cases much larger
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16 Jun 2023
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Ordered and payd for a fishing rod needed for an upcoming trip, then after 4 days I contacted customer service to ask when is going to be posted, and assured will be done soon. Hour later got money refunded as my address is on Isle of man, even though the postage charge was different from UK mainland. Disappointed
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Answer by fishdeal.co.uk
18 Jul 2023
Hi,
Thank you for your review.
We are sorry to hear you have had a bad experience with us.
Unfortunately, it is true that we can only send orders to mainland UK. On top of that, we only receive the notification of the address problem when we are about to print the shipping label.
Normally, you get a notification before you place the order, however, it seems that your postcode was not known by our system and therefore it created a problem.
We keep working hard to one day be able to deliver to your postcode.
Our apologies for the inconvenience.
Kind regards,
Team Fishdeal.
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