The company has garnered a mixed reputation among customers, with notable strengths in competitive pricing and a wide product selection. Many users appreciate the reliability of orders and the ease of transactions, especially regarding payment processes. However, significant concerns arise around customer service, particularly in handling delays, incorrect items, and insufficient support during issues. Customers frequently report long wait times for deliveries, difficulties in obtaining refunds, and a lack of effective communication. Overall, while the company is favored for its product range and pricing, its customer service approach requires substantial improvement to enhance customer satisfaction.
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Stay away, their customer service is shambolic when it happens at all, their attitude towards their customers is one of total disdain and they basically try and rob you when offering a 'refund' - less than a quarter of what I spent was offered.
No apology, no explanation, barely any communication at all in fact.
Ordered from these many times before and not had any problems at all
Purchasing was originally ok. I then had the points to spend but none of my orders would go through all came up with same error message. After four months of emails they have been unable to resolve say it is not their end but my credit card company can see the orders cancelled from rakuten end. Have also spoken to them on phone hopeless!
I purchased a monitor during a promotion they were running. They cancelled the order stating "invalid credentials". Not only was the actual seller unaware of what that means, Rakuten's support had no clue either. Nevertheless, they pulled out the terms and conditions and stated that they won't fulfil the order.
To top it all up, a week later the amount is still blocked on my card.
Their website is terrible as well and the checkout procedure is bad to say the least. I'll keep to reputable sellers such as Amazon from now on, never again Rakuten. Avoid at all costs.
Good site, it's been redesigned recently by the looks of it. It was hard to find the film I was looking for as there's loads of toys and groceries on the homepage now. Still its good old play.com as my dvd arrived quickly and it was a cheapest on the internet. I still prefer these guys to Amazon though I'm not sure about buying penny sweets from them...
Love play.com, just make sure you leave plenty of time for stuff to arrive around Christmas, posties get a bit "light fingered" lol
This is a cool site. I`ve bought a bunch of movies from this site for several years.
The only negative I can think of is that it sometimes takes really long time recieving your items, but the good thing is that they don`t charge you for money before it`s been sent.
Still waiting for refund over 2 months, they should be quicker being big boys, a very shoddy company that we all buy from
A good company prices are very competitive the only problem they sometimes have and i see other reviewers have picked up on this is if an item is out of stock it sometimes takes a very long time but to be fair on the other hand you are notified and no money is taken until they have the item so it is really your choice to wait but sometimes i frustrating, overall a decent company who i have used many times.
Have ordered many things from this site. I must say honestly that I have never had any problems at all. Everything I ordered was as it said on the tin and delivered within 3 working days. Prices were competitive too. This site is usually my first port of call.
Sent me the wrong item initially- something that was no where near what I had originally ordered! Very hard to get someone to understand what had happened on the phone. I eventually just asked for my money back. The experience is a shame!
Placed order waited 6 weeks and items never arrived and refund never recieved, customer service is terrible and do not recommend this site, they seem to have a bunch of school kids running this site
Great Site...
What else can I say, if I can't find it on Amazon, then I'll find it on Play.com. Their both pretty much the same to me. I've found problems with it like slow delivery (games coming a few days later when I pre ordered them,) but they are safe, reliable and mostly get the job done.
This is a fantastic website. They are quick, efficient and very helpful. Only once have I recieved an item that was damaged in the post and when I rang them I could not find the receipt and yet they sent me a replacement and told me to throw away the other one! I cannot praise them enough!
Never received goods, customer service non existent, and would not recommend this site, a bunch of amaters running this company, and alot of there stuff they don't hold in stock like most company's. Disgraceful this company in every way, you wait 3 months for items or never receive and take your money and don't refund
Ordered a large EXPENSIVE item with PLAY.COM- they sent small CHEAP wrong item in a jiffy bag (Total incompetence). Many submissions to them informing them of the error- they totally ignored me. Had to send back wrong item by Royal mail special delivery due to their lack of reponse with a detailed letter including photos of packaging etc. Even the jiffy bag had the correct price for the large item which would never fit into a small jiffy bag. After a great deal of time the money appeared
In my bank account-No reimbursement for the royal mail costs.No appology-No communication from them whatssoever. They are based offshore- DO NOT TOUCH-its just not worth the hassle. Use a UK mainland company only as the rules are better
Rob
Having used Play.com for more than 5 years I can safely attest that this is a great site. I live in Norway so the deliveries can take anything from one to two weeks but that's fine. I personally don't mind waiting if I can get a good price. I have ordered books, games, DVDs, Blu-rays and CDs from them.
They withdraw money from your card when you make the order but will refund if the product you ordered has gone out of stock. This happened to me just a couple of weeks ago. Returns are also no problems from my experience.
Also, free shipping to european countries!
I have never had an issue with play.com and have used them over 10 times- particulary around xmas! Always fast delivery - never had an issue with stock- never had to make a return. Quick and easy (too easy) to buy kit once registered.
Would recommend!
This play.com and the entertainer, i ordered a present for my nephew back on the 5/12/10 to make sure it would be here for xmas and they sent me an email saying they have sent your parcel. And when you ring up to find out were it is they say we havnt sent it even tho they say in an email its been posted. They have taken the money out of your account already then when i rang again they said your order has been sent and you ordered it on the 8/12/10 when i think i know when i ordered it. When i email them they don't even reply to any off them and they say we'll pass you on to our head office and they dnt even ring you back. Im so f**ked off by this they are so unhelpful its unreal this website is the worsed i have ever used
Bad customer service, waitng over 3 weeks to recieve the goods if they turn up and then waiting another 3 weeks or longer for a refund, never never shopping with them again beware shoppers
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