• Wowcher UK

Wowcher UK

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Overview

Wowcher UK has a rating of 1.0 stars from 280 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers complaining about Wowcher UK most frequently mention customer service, trading standards, and email address problems. Wowcher UK ranks 702nd among Marketplace sites.

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    146
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    126
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    124

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Top Positive Review

“Quick to refund and helpful”

Katrina S.
1/21/21

I ordered a bed frame through this company and decided to change for different style even when I redeemed voucher. I rang them up directly they were so helpful and pleasant as I was so worried cause Wowcher took so long to respond and furniture Italia refunded me straight away through PayPal. I'm very pleased

Top Critical Review

“Wish I had checked here first!”

Annie G.
7/31/24

I was misled by this site's advertising into believing I was buying an actual product, not just a voucher, so I didn't check the details of the confirmation email straight away and only looked for it to find out when the product would arrive 11 days later. I found instead an email with a voucher code that had expired 6 days after purchase. They are refusing to refund me, despite their claim to offer 14 day no quibble refunds for all unredeemed vouchers. Given the other reviews I found here after I realised my misunderstanding, it seems this intentional misleading of customers is a significant part of their business model, which to me makes it a scam.

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Thumbnail of user howardh361
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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May 11th, 2023

Feeling scammed! Purchased a product which hasn't arrived. Wowcher claiming voucher not redeemed and expired…no refund due. It's taken 33 hours to get a response on WhatsApp which is essentially a cut and paste of T&Cs and don't answer original query. Sent response immediately with no reply to date. I will never use again…avoid at all costs!

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Fruit trees

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Thumbnail of user shellm9
GB
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4 helpful votes
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May 18th, 2022

Don't waste your money on this it is just big enough to fit in your hand an absolute waste of money nothing like it shows and took 3 weeks to come from China l was going to put them on my garden wall but there just about sit on my tiny window sill

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Don't bother 90% of the things on here are absolutely rubbish l certainly wont be buying from wowcher anymore

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Denim plant pot l gave it to my daughter its more of a toy but a very expensive toy planter ridiculous money it would fit in your hand

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Thumbnail of user vanweber1
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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April 18th, 2023
Verified purchase

Wowcher took my money for a mystery parcel of £9.99 which cost me £14.98 and then fail to deliver. On their website, there isn't a contact link or a complaint page. And I have no way of getting my money back.

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Thumbnail of user dianec2195
GB
1 review
1 helpful vote
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September 29th, 2023

I ask for my money back as the whole redeem thing is a scam u pay more get it posted no reply's from them and gave me credit wallet I'd never use again gave me this I want my money back in my account not on a scam site

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Would never use again no customer services

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Dog bed

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Thumbnail of user nealw27
GB
4 reviews
17 helpful votes
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May 20th, 2020

No words can describe how dishonest this company is. I purchased 2 palm tree plants on 01/04/2020 via PayPal. The plants never arrived, so I contacted them via email and was told a refund cannot be given, but on this occasion a credit will be applied to your account. This is complete and utter nonsense. Nearly 2 months later and after launching a dispute through PayPal, I have received a full refund. Avoid all the stress & anxiety that we are all going through at this difficult time and purchase from a local or reputable store. Steer clear at all costs is my advice.

Thumbnail of user yashk34
GB
1 review
6 helpful votes
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February 9th, 2023
Verified purchase

The company doesn't have a customer service number.
Only whatsapp is there to raise the queries.

After several messages on whatsapp, finally someone closed my issue (without resolution) saying that I talked to him/her.

My understanding is that this was done by the dump chat robot.

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Conclusion:
Covid and Wowcher - avoid both

Tip for consumers:
avoid wowcher at all costs.

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tried to use insurance for car breakdown

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Thumbnail of user rhyst14
GB
2 reviews
7 helpful votes
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July 27th, 2021

Don't bother. Wowcher look like good deals but underlying delivery charges and no chance of a refund should anything go wrong or change your mind.

Charged me twice for delivery when items are being delivered to same address on the same truck.

Even the company selling the item said it was a scam and that wowcher should definitely refund one lot of shipping.

You can't call them and their advisors on WhatsApp are no help / will not put you through to any managers.

Absolute scam and avoid avoid avoid

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Thumbnail of user renaspaine69
GB
1 review
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February 8th, 2024

Spent £136.99 got.essavesayi use another payment method an it had taken the only ive spent hours trying to get conta to with them an also got a scammer claming to be an adviser trid to convince me to down load a payment app an go e my details still ha eny gotten through to wowcher

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Thumbnail of user kareng2637
GB
1 review
7 helpful votes
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March 29th, 2023

I bought this only to find out when I opened the box it was not sealed.The iron has water inside, some scratches even plug looks old. It is not even the actual photo of the iron in their website!

I am really upset! The product seem to be not the right one on photo. I have communicated through whatsapp and the agent told me to transfer me to another agent and did not come back. Very misleading to customers. We need to take this matter to consumer credit. It is not fair for everyone here!

Never trust this online company.
After purchased I still need to pay extra £7.99 to shipped my products.

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Thumbnail of user jamiel350
GB
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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March 20th, 2023
Verified purchase

A scam of a company that will take your money if you don't redeem a voucher within a certain time limit. They won't issue refunds only Wowcher credit. The customer service is atrocious and takes months to resolve anything and you will be made to jump through hoops to get anywhere. They try to steal your money

Tip for consumers:
Do NOT use Wowcher, it’s a scam company who will try to steal your money

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Thumbnail of user jeana359
GB
1 review
3 helpful votes
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June 24th, 2021

Bought a bed and mattress in March that on delivery was no where near fit for purpose! Missing parts and cheap torn material. I have been waiting for the bed manufacturer to collect it and take it back. Loads of empty promises.

Wowcher won't refund my money until the bed goes back. I'm £200+ out of pocket!

Thumbnail of user geoffn15
GB
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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November 23rd, 2020

Ordered via this company and never received the goods I ordered. Started to chase the order 8 days after the stated delivery date only to find them impossible to engage with. Tried email?, whatsapp and Twitter. All send automated questions then send automated messages saying your issue is being looked into. It isn't
Avoid at all costs

Thumbnail of user ingav10
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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August 23rd, 2021

Do not order this piece of cheap plastic. The pieces don't fit onto the styler without force and promptly snapped when I took one off. The fake dyeing curlers don't work and they get really hot. Not even sure if it's safe.

Thumbnail of user adeo21
GB
1 review
2 helpful votes
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December 22nd, 2022
Verified purchase

The website is horrible, unnecessarily complicated. I ordered a bed because I thought it was cheap. I then thought it will be delivered not knowing that I had to claim the bed with my wowcher wallet. When I eventually did, it now asked for about 40 pounds for delivery which was never stated before when I made the actual payment. I decided I no longer wanted it so I had to transfer back to my ''wowcher wallet'' but to get a refund is so complicated, there's no telephone number. I regret using this site.

I emailed them, they then replied saying I will not get a refund to my bank account even thou they are 100% aware that the product was never shipped out to me.

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I HAD A HORRID EXPERIENCE WITH THEM.

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NONE

Thumbnail of user helenh1264
GB
1 review
0 helpful votes
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December 29th, 2022

My children saved their weekend job money to buy a night in a hotel for me as a present. The hotel closed its doors to holiday guests before I went and refused to reply to emails etc. I contacted wowcher to request a refund or credit. They at first refused then started ignoring emails and cut off the live chat. Eventually after persisting they gave a credit failing to explain how to use it by the time they replied it had expired as the credit was only valid for 5 days! They then ignored further attempts at emailing. Their customer service is appalling they don't care whether you receive what you paid for or not. I would never buy from them again. Their refund/ credit policy isn't worth a jot and if you don't receive what you paid for tough luck. Save yourself the grief and buy elsewhere as it's not that cheap in the end and there is definitely no refund!
Disgusting company read other reviews and you will get the picture.

Tip for consumers:
Don’t bother go elsewhere

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Hotel

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Thumbnail of user kamabufa
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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July 5th, 2023

I ordered on wowcher on the 6/6/23 and up till date nothing came through my door.
I made and effort to contact them and they were saying because I did not click the voucher after my order I have lost my £30 page to them. Please avoid them at all cost. Shop with other reliable websites

Tip for consumers:
Please avoid wowcher

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They never sent me my order

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Thumbnail of user deanmori
GB
1 review
7 helpful votes
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April 25th, 2023

I had to give this review one star as I had no option to give Wowcher a zero rating. A shockingly complicated site to use, customer service via WhatsApp and in slow motion and every excuse in the world not to give you money back. All other reviews seem to have experienced what I have. This site is without a doubt my worst online experience and has left me £200 out of pocket.
Stay well away!

Thumbnail of user rogert420
GB
1 review
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October 1st, 2022

Placed an order 10 days ago have emailed numerous times to so called customer services absolutely no response have no idea what has happened to my order worst company I have ever felt with on the internet avoid at any cost

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Avoid to complicated no customer services

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Thumbnail of user kimm1406
GB
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2 helpful votes
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September 14th, 2021

Don't buy £14.99 plus delivery £3.99!
These are THE WORST pillows ever
I've only had them 6 weeks
They are such poor quality
Sagging filling after 6 days
Awful
I've bought Primark pillows which were £4.50
And Far Superior

Thumbnail of user colinw200
GB
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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October 2nd, 2022

They robbed me of £83! Their process of issuing vouchers is not explained clearly, why bother with vouchers? Just send what you want! They charged me twice for the same item & there is a £10 monthly membership fee, what i did not know about! Their appeal process is bias &if they do offer a partial refund, you got to spend it with them. Do not buy from them, they are thieves! ROBBING BASTARDS! I could not give 0 stars

Tip for consumers:
asda ebay amazon,not wowcher

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did not recieve anything

Thumbnail of user gavins100
GB
4 reviews
9 helpful votes
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November 30th, 2022
Verified purchase

Complicated, misleading, overwhelming email assaults. Just not worth the effort and the three things i bought werent real discounts. Available on amazon more quickly and at exactly the same cost. Bombarded by emails, dozens and dozens a week. Absolute nightmare.

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The sheer assault on my inbox. Frightening.

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3 purchases

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Thumbnail of user lynseyl12
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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October 16th, 2023

Bought a voucher back in July for £265 and didn't work so gifted myself it still didn't work couldnt get through in number or emails kept bouncing back eventually got a what's app number and got told no sorry not untitled to refund or money back because am to late even though the codes didn't work,very disappointed in this company and now £265 out off pocket through no mistake off my own

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Very bad experience

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Thumbnail of user emilyp948
GB
1 review
6 helpful votes
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October 24th, 2023
Verified purchase

Absolutely appalling! Do not use them they are thieves. Took £20.00 out of my bank for the item. Then another £5 for some VIP thing I did not agree to. Items never arrived and when I contacted them about it they said it was my fault as I never redeemed the voucher which had now expired so I couldn't have a refund! Never heard anything like this! Am now perusing through PayPal. Don't bother othering from them!

Tip for consumers:
They are scammers and thieves

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No products as they never arrived!!

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Thumbnail of user charlotteg329
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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October 23rd, 2020

I would not recommend purchasing from wowcher. The company's they associate with are very incompetent. First they can't send the correct item, then trying to get them to respond to an email. Well what a joke! I still haven't had this issue resolved and to top it of had to spend out more money and purchase the correct bed size I needed. The buyer empire company they use is a joke!

Thumbnail of user ilinag1
Bulgaria
1 review
4 helpful votes
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December 20th, 2022

Two months ago I ordered bunk bed for 259£ from Wowcher (bed provided by sleeping softly or furniture4you) I never received the bed and asked for refund. Never received refund either. I can't communicate with non exciting fraud company. There is no customer service. Via WhatsApp I have multiple promises that I will receive my refund.
Please help me.
It is almost Christmas and I don't have my money back.The order is *******

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