Clarks - Watford Reviews 56

TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.5

Unit D4 Harlequins Centre, WD17 2TL Watford, Hertfordshire, GB


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Callum (in the Watford branch) was extremely helpful, and very good with my son this afternoon getting shoes. I'm really pleased with the overall service today. L

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Took my Granddaughter for her first pair of school shoes. It felt as if their priority were to hit sales targets rather than ensuring the children had the best fitting shoe. The girl who served us wa... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went to buy shoes for my daughter and the staff member savanah was absolutely gem. The store had great arrangements for shoes shopping. Amazing organisation and staff experience. Also found the best s... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hassan made the shoe buying experience stress free by being so helpful, patient and positive. Last week of the school holidays can be fraught in shoe shops but the staff had everything well organised... See more


Company details

  1. Shoe Store
  2. Boot Store
  3. Shoe Factory

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At Clarks, our mission is to empower everyone with the freedom to move comfortably. Experts in shoemaking since 1825, we combine the latest comfort technologies, innovative construction techniques and contemporary designs to create pairs that help you take every day in your stride. We’re dedicated to providing outstanding customer service, so you can always count on us when finding the perfect men's, women's and kids' shoes – whether shopping online or visiting our friendly stores.


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  • Unit D4 Harlequins Centre, WD17 2TL, Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

  • 01923222504

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I’m very disappointed

Very arrogant and
Unhelpful women is standing outside shop
Not listening, really don’t want to help and very unprofessional. She did not listen what I want. every ten second talking to someone else
after I asked, please can you concentrate on me, she says, I have a different task to do
Why she asked me, what I want, if she have no time?
I just stand there like idiot, after she treated me
Very bad experience with Clarks
Hope I never have to go there

August 27, 2024
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Reply from Clarks - Watford

Hi there, thank you for taking the time to leave a review.

I am truly sorry to learn of your experience in store. This is not how we would expect your visit to be and I would like to assure you this will be fed back to help improve our services.

I have also reached out via email so that we can assist further and I look forward to hearing from you soon. All the best- Georgia

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amber was very helpful

Amber was very helpful. She was able to help my brother find his school shoes. She was able to answer my questions and advise me too.

August 29, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Hassan made the shoe buying experience…

Hassan made the shoe buying experience stress free by being so helpful, patient and positive. Last week of the school holidays can be fraught in shoe shops but the staff had everything well organised so all customers had a calm service. Thank you.

August 28, 2024
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Sales target priority

Took my Granddaughter for her first pair of school shoes. It felt as if their priority were to hit sales targets rather than ensuring the children had the best fitting shoe. The girl who served us was lovely but could sense the pressure she was under Also she was sitting crossed legged whilst fitting and got pulled on it, this is better for the staff than being on their knees where I noted that there is no knee protection provided for the staff . Any hows happy Granddaughter with her unicorn shoes!

August 22, 2024
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Reply from Clarks - Watford

Hi Annette, thanks for writing a review after your fitting appointment at the Watford store.

We take on board all feedback and I will ensure that this is passed along. I am happy to hear that your Granddaughter loves her new shoes.

Many thanks- Georgia

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bradley was brilliant today!

Bradley was brilliant today, helpful , patient as it was very busy!! A lovely lady called Ann also helped me move my appointment on the phone this morning 🙏

I didn’t think there was too much choice for younger girls shoes though tbh and wanted to try & buy there & then as that was why we went in person .
Helpful friendly staff though !

August 19, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

We were left waiting for a long time…

We were left waiting for a long time with 2 young children despite being a very quiet store. Only 1 person when we arrived with children who were being served by 2 assistants. We should’ve waited no more than 5 mins.
Then other adult customers arrived and they got served before us whilst Priya (Assistant Manager) ignored us and managed the store very badly.
She was also rude and incompetent and told us to wait. She also unfairly disciplined Mae (who served us in a lovely manner eventually) in front of us asking her to tell the other children to ‘not run in the shop’.
I’ve always had very good service at this store but the experience today was below standard. Priya in particular has terrible customer service skills and is clearly in the wrong job.
The lady that did serve us called Mae, was lovely and very helpful. I felt sorry for her working under such poor management. She was doing her absolute best considering.

August 1, 2024
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Reply from Clarks - Watford

Hi Lucy,

We're sorry to hear of your disappointment with the service received in store. Please contact us via the below link or via Facebook Messenger under Clarks Shoes quoting reference 491278 with the store name and date of your visit so we can ensure this is looked into further.

https://www.clarks.com/en-gb/contact-us

Thank you - Deborah

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Extremely rude and unhelpful staff

If I could give zero stars for our experience today , I would!!
Visited the Watford Clarkes today, with my daughter and 2 grandchildren.
My daughter brought a pair of shoes for her daughter 2 months ago, she has previously brought exact same shoes for her daughter twice before, as she'd loved them so much

This particular pair, the velcro has shredded, so they don't stay fastened, so my daughter after reading Clarkes policy on faulty goods, thought she'd take them in to store to show them, and get a resolution.
Well that was a daft assumption on our part!!!

A lady called Anne,who informed us was the store manager was so beyond rude to my daughter.
Measured my grandaughters feet and said the reason why the shoes have done that is because her feet have grow. Absolute rubbish!!!

Her feet were measured in the same store only 2 months ago and even if her feet had grown, it didn't change the fact that the shoes were substandard.
Anne absolutely refused to do anything about it, just shrugged her shoulders and no apology just said" nothing I can do"
She was so incredibly rude, and kept talking over my daughter, she wouldn't listen to her!!
My daughter worked in the children's shoe industry for Gordan Scott's for many years, so knows exactly how to measure a foot,and the shoes she had for her daughter still had growing room in, but Anne refused to put the faulty shoes on to see that that was the case.

Honestly, unfortunately, I had to leave to take my grandson to the toilet, otherwise I would have really pulled up Anne's behaviour and attitude towards my daughter,.
My daughter left very upset without any resolution, she's not a confrontational person at all, but said she felt so angry.

There needs to be some serious customer training done in this store, and the staff, particularly the store manager needs to be acquainted with your stores returns of faulty goods policy, and how to speak to customers.

Frankly they have lost a customer of many years today!!! As neither myself or my daughter would ever buy anything out of that particular store again !!!
Just absolutely disappointed and disgusted with how we were treated.
Thought more highly of Clarkes than our experience today !!!!!

May 21, 2024
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Reply from Clarks - Watford

Hello Tracey, 

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would love the opportunity to put this right, so please use the link below to contact our team who will be happy to assist you further.

https://www.clarks.com/en-us/customer-service

We hope to hear from you again soon

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

voucher code doesn't work

I have brought a shoe for my son last year summer and its never arrived .

I have been to Watford warehouse to collect shoe and wasted around 4-5 trips. then I called the customer service they said it was lost in transit and send me a code to use for the next purchase. went to Watford store again they said code doesn't work need and barcode to scan . I have send a email to customer service couple time no response

May 20, 2023
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Reply from Clarks - Watford

Hello Mohamed,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience with us. We would love the opportunity to put this right, so please use the link below to contact our team who will be happy to assist you further.

https://www.clarks.com/en-gb/contact-us

We hope to hear from you again soon – Saira.

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