We ordered an Off White shirt for my son from Farfetch, the order was confirmed, payment taken and delivery promised in about 10 days. After a week or so Farfetch sent us an proforma email saying that the shirt was not available after all.
This is not a case of an order being processed slowly - Farfetch failed to honour its contract.
I note that that shirt my son ordered is not actually unavailable (as Farfetch claimed), but I see it is widely available at a higher price of £370. What has happened was that Farfetch accepted full payment for the item (at that point a contract to supply was made), then realised it could sell it for an additional £120 and so just walked away from the deal.
The above is sharp practice - Farfetch is not a trustworthy company.
Addendum: Farfetch did contact us (as its response below suggested) and offered us some store credit as compensation. We still think the company's policy of taking full payment without an intention to supply goods is flawed, and so we have refused the store credit compensation - I suspect this will be the last time we hear from Farfetch.
Dear Alan,
Thank you very much for taking the time to provide us with your feedback. We are truly sorry to hear that you are not satisfied with your recent shopping experience.
We have successfully located your order details and have contacted you to resolve this issue as soon as possible. If you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to get in touch by replying to our message.
Warm Regards,
Farfetch