1/5 Darren C. 9 months ago on Google
So,
myself
and
my
partner
having
been
a
John
Lewis
customer
&
supporter
over
the
last
30
years
or
so,
observing
with
disbelief
the
slow
decline
in
customer
service
year
on
year,
well
today
was
the
last
straw..a
John
Lewis
customer
no
more
(along
with
thousands
leaving
each
year),
An
you
wonder
why
you
are
struggling!
Having
purchased
at
considerable
expense
£349
a
pair
of
Bang
&
Olufsen
Beoplay
Ex
Active
Noise
cancelling
earphones
(pods)
to
replace
my
extremely
comfortable
Apple
Ear
Pods
that
after
4
years
had
given
up,
I
ordered
the
B&O
ones
on
the
2nd
of
July
2023
(yes
two
days
ago)
they
arrived
promptly
via
next
day
delivery
yesterday,
the
3rd
July
2023,
and
i
unpacked
the
cellophane
cover
and
unpacked
the
box
to
view
the
ear
pods
-
I
read
all
instructions,
and
proceeded
to
test
the
pods,
the
sound
quality
is
second
to
none,
as
was
expected,
what
was
not
expected
was
the
pain
in
both
my
ears,
after
only
5
minutes
of
use,
almost
like
cramp.
I
took
them
out,
replaced
the
buds
for
smallest
ones,
and
again
still
the
pain,
very
very
uncomfortable
to
say
the
least.
This
is
not
something
I
could
cope
with
after
just
5
minutes
of
use,
so
wiped
clean
with
a
sterile
wipe
and
they
went
back
into
the
packaging.
I
then
discussed
with
my
partner
and
we
decided
that
as
the
quality
of
sound
was
so
good,
we
would
go
for
the
"Over
Ear"
Bang
&
Olufsen
Beoplay
HX
Headphones
-
a
higher
price
at
£389.
And
arranged
for
these
to
be
click
&
collect
at
JL
Nottingham,
so
went
along
and
collected
the
new
Headphones,
and
was
told
to
take
the
1
day
old
Earphones
to
the
"Tech
Payment
desk"
Where
the
issues
started,
"sorry
we
cant
accept
them
back
as
they
are
not
faulty"
(Earphones
are
not
on
the
JL
Returns
"restricted
for
hygiene
reasons
list")
I
explained
they
were
causing
significant
pain
after
only
a
few
minutes
use,
and
how
was
I
to
know
this
without
"testing"
the?
Again,
same
answer,
"we
cant
take
them
back
even
if
they
are
painful
for
you"
-
Manger
then
came,
and
said
please
clean
them,
and
then
come
back
and
we
will
accept
them,
minus
10%
of
the
cost!
This
was
unbelievable,
not
only
were
they
completely
clean,
but
now
John
Lewis
wanted
to
charge
me
10%
to
return
them!.
It
was
clear
I
was
not
just
doing
this
on
a
whim,
having
the
new
replacement
B&O
Headphones
in
my
hand
paid
for.
But
she
refused
to
accept
them,
I
then
told
her
to
take
the
just
collected
Headphones
back,
and
with
very
poor
attitude,
she
did
so,
as
I
would
not
now
be
purchasing
anything
else
from
JL
-
And
I
am
stuck
with
Earpods
that
are
causing
so
much
pain,
so
maybe
I
shall
use
them
and
then
sue
John
Lewis
for
Pain
&
Suffering
caused
by
a
product
they
sold
me
and
refused
to
accept
back.
Small
claims
court
here
we
come.
And
Sharon
White,
you
wonder
why
you
are
loosing
customers
hand
over
fist?
Well
above
is
your
answer!