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11:03 am EDT

Leroy Merlin Fraud

Order from leroy merlin south africa at your own peril! I placed an order online for a 3 step ladder from leroy merlin on the 14 june 2020 (order [protected]-38812). After a 4 week wait and numerous phone calls, I sent an e-mail to leroy merlin on the 10 july 2020 requesting follow up on my online order. I subsequently called and requested a cancellation of the order as staff were unable to locate my ladder. The staff indicated that a refund would be processed. 10 days later on the 20 july 2020, I sent an e-mail to follow up on the refund. I received an e-mail that no refund was done and a refund request was submitted. On the 3rd august I again e-mailed asking for an update on the refund. I received an e-mail response that the matter was escalated once again to the refunds department. On the 23rd august I again requested a follow up on the refund and a lady named koketso said she would personally attend to the refund. Numerous e-mails later and a full 12 weeks later, I have no refund as yet.

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2:07 am EDT

Leroy Merlin Swimming pool

Hello
We purchased a pool of you a few months ago and after only to weeks is was leaking and the seams in the pool had come away. This is obviously a design fault. So we contacted you and you offered us a new pool on the 26th june.. We are still waiting, we sent you images as you required and we have heard nothing whatsoever from you. We are now going to contact our solicitor to get the money back on the pool. This is incredibly bad customer service. We have no pool and it is the middle of july. Please call us as a matter of urgency
The email below is what we have received from them and we sent a email back the next day and said we are happy with the replacement, we also sent photos of the pool but since then we have not received anything, I have sent countess emails and even been to the store but they refuse to deal with me in the store and say its an online issue.

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Wed, 24 jun, 16:32
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Dear mrs. Pollock,

Please check the replacement item that we will be offering you for the damaged pool (with no extra charge, same price as you paid for the original one).

Ref. [protected]

https://www.leroymerlin.es/fp/82095507/piscina-desmontable-de-acero-rectangular-bestway-2-01x4-04x1-m

We will appreciate, as you told us on the phone, pictures of the damaged item and the description of the issue.

Awaiting on your news.

Kind regards,

Leroy merlin
Tienda online

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8:16 am EDT

Leroy Merlin Delivery of goods purchased pre lockdown

On March 16th I bought a Manhattan dining set for my garden at the LM store in Murcia Spain .
Lockdown literally happened the next day and no delivery . I completely understand that . I left Spain to return to uk thinking they would call me when the store reopens as they was the plan . Nothing . They have however sent me an Sales offer email for the same set -9%. But where is mine ? I've tried to email . Via twitter . Using a contact no which does nothing . I can arrange delivery but I can't find anyone to talk to ! I don't have the receipt with me here in UK but I have proof of payment through which the order can be tracked . Please please can someone just talk to me . Lesley Rowley . Corvera Golf & Country Club.

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Leroy Merlin Product change of price and unhelpful staff

Date occurred: 26/June/2020
client: [protected] - OGDEN
Incident: We wanted to purchase a Sensea Galaxy Bath [protected] and went on line to find LEROY MERLIN ONDARA had two in stock. We travelled to buy this, plus a bidet, toilet, etc. You will see from our history, we have spent a lot of money at your stores. When we arrived, we saw our exact bath on display, same measurements, same order number, advertised at €125. We told the assistant we wanted to buy one and she said there were none in stock! I said there were 2 in stock. She replied, oh, there is one on display and one is ordered for a client (at this time, she had not even looked on the computer to check!) I asked when the next stock would be delivered to the store, she then checked on the computer for me. She said the 2nd July. I noticed a discrepancy in price, which was showing €169 on the screen and she said there was a mistake! She then literally rushed off to the display bath unit and tore off the €125 sign and tore it up! We followed her and asked for the display model. She refused and walked away.

We do need this bath but my complaint is the underhand way we have been treated, and the fact we will have to pay €169 for the same product, advertised the previous day for €125 and the untruth we were told.
We would like this matter to be resolved and to purchase this bath on the 2nd July for €125, or if we are forced to purchase for €169, we should like a refund of the difference.

I look forward to receiving your answer promptly. Thankyou.
Patricia Ogden

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Leroy Merlin Air con bad service bad attitude

20 june 2020
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we bought aircon and fitting in the ondara branch after being messed about for 5 weeks over our bathroom in th finestrat store ie nothing in stock wrong products delivered when they delivered only half of the delivery there so they came three times when it should have been once and tried to charge us for the privilege so we thought ok try the ondara store its smaller and nearer to home lets explain the problem see if thy can help BIG MISTAKE we ordered units after explaining the trouble with finestrat manager kiki said he would put paula and arranca on the case everything seemed to be fine we left the store and receiveda call within 10 mins asking if we were collecting the unit and i said no read the order itsaysdelivery which you have charged for make sure it is right or i willcollect them now myself yes yes thats right can i confirm the address yes its moriara that is correct okfitting will be tuesday sat in all day tuesday no call til 6.45 in the evening when we were out having a meal trying to fit our air con so we said no we were out now so they arranged for thursday ok then we received another 2 calls confirming thursday then we received another call tosay they were outside a house in la nucia to deliver our air con units we live in moriara so they took them to an address that we did not mention whilst in store and tried tomdelivery to a house that had nothing to do with us yet we had already paid for these units.when we complained the following day they saidyeah we know but no probs we can change it to moriara sorry that is not the point why and who told you la nucia and if you knew why did you not call me first thing in morning to sort it why wait for me to ring to complain.the result we had to go in a speak to the manage who would not come out so spoke to under manager who had completely the wrong uncaring attitude and his answer was we all make mistakes and that he was not willing to do anything about did we want them to fit the air con on the order they had messed up or a refund so we opted for the refund as i would not trust them to do the work in my house

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Leroy Merlin Delivery and customer service

Dear Customer Service Director,

I would like to express a complaint regarding the delivery service and customer service at Leroy Merlin.

I bought some stuff on leroymerlin.fr from May 22nd and haven't received anything until now (June 17). One month for shipping to a customer living in the same city!

I have tried to contact many many many times the hotline [protected] provided on the website and all the emails I could find contact.site.[protected]@leroymerlin.fr, relationclient.[protected]@leroymerlin.fr and surprisingly, no matter how hard I tried day by day, no replies were back to me!

For this reason, I ask you to cancel the order and refund the amount I paid immediately. I am so disappointed to get such the worst service in the world at Leroy Merlin.

N° de client : [protected]
Réf de colis : 399917 & 399916
N° suivi : [protected] & [protected]
Transporteur : Geodis
Email: HTAM.[protected]@GMAIL.COM

Thank you in advance for the attention you give me and trusting that you will take the appropriate measures.

Best regards,

BUI Hue Tam

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10:12 am EDT

Leroy Merlin Delivery

I made an on line purchase and paid for it to be delivered but after 9 days it has not arrived. The mobile app states cancelled yet I have not cancelled it, the website states delivered yet it had not been delivered and customer service say if it doesn't arrive after a further 3 days ask for a refund!
But do it by telephone if you are not getting a reply to emails!
No help what so ever

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In English and French below Reference: Leroy Merlin Val Thoiry, 01630 Ain, France I emailed 'Martine' at 'relationmagasin.[protected]@leroymerlin.fr' on 6May2020 to order the above product, providing all details of the product and quantity. I could not order it online myself because a reference code, issued by Biohort and specific to Leroy Merlin, was required...

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4:15 pm EDT

Leroy Merlin Recent purchase and delivery.

We recently made a purchase online from Leroy Merlin and requested delivery. Order as per Confirmamos a receção da sua encomenda com o número 8_298909. We were told delivery would be on 24th April. It didn't happen and all attempts to contact Leroy Merlin have failed. They were happy to take our money but not to deliver the goods. Very poor and unprofessional.

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Leroy Merlin Service - alfradgide and customer helpline - order number 5_485189

I ordered a SET of garden dining furniture comprising of 1 table and 6 chairs on the 13/04/2020 and paid in FULL ready for delivery on the 17/04/2020. The order number was 5_485189

On the 17th of April all that arrived was the table and no chairs. The courier knew nothing about it so we waited in all afternoon to see if the chairs turned up... they did not. I called your helpline on the Saturday and was given an apology and told the Alfragide store would call me that day. I did not recieve any call on Saturday or Sunday. So... on Monday I called the helpline again to be told the same... no call. So I called again on Tuesday to be told that they would be delivered that day... nothing appeared. We waited on Wednesday to see if anything turned up but still nothing... I called AGAIN on Thursday and sat on hold for another 25 minutes wasting yet more of my time. I was told by the girl on the phone that they will arrange a new date with the store and they will email me with the new delivery date.. still ZERO explanation as to why my chairs haven't yet arrived. That was last week and I have had no contact from anyone at Leroy Melrin regarding the whereabouts of the chairs or when they will be delivered. I am currently sat on hold... AGAIN.

To say I am annoyed is an understatement. You took nearly €700 of my money and I have only a table to show for it. Your customer service is pitiful. Oh yes, I also sent an online enquiry into my order last week and never recived a reply...

I expect some recourse for this shambles of a situation. Please contact me as soon as possible to put this right. I want my chairs ASAP and to stop being constantly fobbed off and lied to by your company.

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Jun 25, 2020 6:53 am EDT
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i know this feeling the are completely useless we ordered a boiler and tiles to be delivered to our home the boiler arrived and no tiles we called to complain and they delivered tiles 2 days later resulting in us having two tilers sat doing nothing and being paid for it then we ordered air con which they delivered to another address complete shambles

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My name is vanessa chen, (email: vanessa.chen.[protected]@ gmail.com). I went to the shop with my husband to buy a gas heater for the shower. That day, last Oct., the shop had a special offor for the menbers with a event of providing customers with free spanish rice dish serving with free drink. We have talked to many assistants to get a gas heater consuming the...

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The Leroy Merlin website contains the flush valve and inlet valve set for toilet cistern WC AB-63.3 (АБ-63.3 in cyrillic) [https://ufa.leroymerlin.ru/product/armatura-universalnaya-s-nizhnim-podvodom-wc-ab-63-3-hromirovannaya-knopka-10996438/], but in reality, the I-SB1 set (И-СБ1-НпрНРФ-А-КК in cyrillic) is presented on the shop shelf for the same price.

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I am Currently at Leroy and Merlin in Edenvale, we paid for our order at 14.37 and came to collection to collect our order, we waited almost an hour just for them to bring our order out to the car, people that came after us got there stock but we had to wait. This was very disappointing as the store inside is amazing even the cashier was quick, but the collections killed the whole experience for me.

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I placed an order on 1st January for goods for the value of more than 1, 000 euros. Delivery was notified as 7th January. The goods are for the installation of a new bathroom. On 7th January a van turned up with the shower unit. On 8th January a van turned up with one tap for the sink. Currently the goods outstanding are a shower tray, shower screen, vanity...

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Leroy Merlin wood cutting

Absolute atrocious service from Leroy Merlin. Paid for wood to be cut and was given 1 week lead time. I give them one extra day and arrive 8 days later to find nothing has been done. Stock has been sitting downstairs for 4 days yet still no service completed. I will definitely stick to using Builders Warehouse as per my usual building supplier. Far more efficient and reliable.
Order number: 025849
Consultant: Sibusiso
Manager: Aubrey

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Leroy Merlin service of a ceiling fan with lamp

Bonjour,
We bought a ceiling fan with a lamp, with 5 year warranty on 23/6/2017 from Leroy Merlin (Cyprus) and the placement was done by a technician of the store . A month ago the fan broke down and a technician of Leroy Merlin replaced the remote control and the sensor without charge. Ten days ago the fan was completely broken. After contacting the store, twice, they contacted us asking for 50 euros so as a technician repair it. We have suffered twice and since is in warranty the product we request for a replacement.
Merci

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Leroy Merlin returns from leroy merlin online

I ordered an item online, 27th September when it came it was not what i wanted so tried to return in to a store but although the website says you can you can't. So called the number for online leyroy Merlin for the last. every weel for the past 5 weeks! I need to ask for an English speaker so most time the person just puts the phone down on me! I am getting nowhere with this company! Still not been collected and sill no refund! What a bad service! Never will i order online from them.

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Leroy Merlin delivery

Good day, 02 November I have ordered 8 pc.storage boxes. Order No 2106349, Vladivostok, Russia. During purchase, I was informed that I will get my boxes on 04 November. The next day I got a phone call from Leroy Merlin shop and was informed that I will get my boxes on 08 November. 08 of November I got a phone call again and was informed that I will get my boxes after two weeks from now. Don't you think that 3 weeks for delivery within the same city is too long. Kindly ask you to explain why I did not get my order in time.

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I have sent this twice and received no response. This was the second time copy: I sent this to you months ago and had no response! I order a made to measure wardrobe from the shop in the Center Commercial in Roquetas de Mar, Near Almaria, Spain. I gave accurate dimensions on a notated drawing. From this the staff member made a technical drawing from which...

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Leroy Merlin exterior door

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I ordered a new exterior metal door through Leroy Merlin and agreed an installation date some eight to nine weeks after ordering and paying for the door. When I flew into Spain days before the agreed installation was to be completed I visited Leroy Merlin just to check everything was going ahead as planned as I had no follow up from the Sales Person since the date we paid for the door and were advised of the installation date. Upon visiting the store I was told the installation would not go ahead as the door was damaged when they received it. I was shown pictures of the door and the door was not damaged as I had been informed it had been badly manufactured. I asked why no phone call, text or email had been sent to me advising me the installation would not go ahead ! therefore allowing me to avoid the expense of flying into Spain from Scotland and the waste of my time no answer could be given ? I have had my own businesses for 40 years and understand customer care and quality control are imperative when dealing with my clients. Something La Zenia Leroy Merlin have yet to learn. I told them this wasted trip had cost me £250 to fly in and I had wasted five days of my time and I also mentioned that I expected Leroy Merlin and their Door Supplier to make good the cost I had incurred in the cost of my flight. Leroy Merlin for their failure to keep me advised of even a potential delay to the installation and the supplier / manufacturer for their bad quality control that would allow a sub standard manufactured door to be sent to Leroy Merlin. I feel both companies have let me and themselves down and failed in their duty of care. I had to visit the store on five occasions as staff continually told me that Denys or their head of department would call me to discuss this issue. I have received no call to this day and after the fifth visit to the store I was told they had been authorised to make a 100€ compensation to me which I found offensive given the set of circumstances and told them to cancel the order. I had the money I paid returned to my credit card and was not reimbursed the 100€ compensation which was inadequate having cancelled the order. I am now sitting nearly three months after ordering the door with no new front door, £250 on a wasted flight and five days of my time wasted hanging around to see what was going to happen next. I simply feel extremely let down with Leroy Merlin and their supplier given over the past couple of years I have spent in excess of 10000€ in that store. My time apart It has cost me £250 to fly into Spain which on principal I feel is the fault jointly of Leroy Merlin and their supplier of the door and unacceptable.

Kind regards Alexander Love

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