Force4 Reviews 

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.3

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Looking at 38 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Consumers frequently note the fast delivery times and appreciate the knowledgeable assistance provided by staff members when shopping. Many people find the online platform extremely easy to navigate and praise the wide availability of boating equipment ready for purchase. Some reviewers were not happy with communication issues, noting that emails went unanswered and phone calls were frequently ignored. A few customers also experienced frustrating problems with damaged products arriving or incorrect items being shipped out instead. Others mentioned long dispatch times from the warehouse before orders finally began traveling to their final destinations.

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Product collected from Plymouth branch fine. The male employee was very abrupt and generally grumpy though. Poor customer service.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I ordered a dinghy on the 24th July with a delivery address at the marina where my sailboat is moored. The card payment was declined as the delivery address was different from my registered card add... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

After placing and receiving my order although all out ward packaging was fine and intact. One of the products £49.00 worth of 3M Heavy cutting polish had the cap broken and someone at Force 4 Chand... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I used to be a regular customer of this company, but no more. I purchased supposedly "new" auto lifejackets only to discover later that they were 19 months old at the time of purchase. On their f... See more

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Company details

  1. Sailing Store
  2. also in
  3. Safety and Work Wear Store
  4. Tool Store

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With over 40 years of experience, Force 4 Chandlery has built a reputation for offering products hand-picked by sailing enthusiasts for sailing enthusiasts. Our focus is on quality, reliability, and value, ensuring you can equip your boat with confidence. From essential safety gear to specialist equipment, we provide the expertise and selection that sailors trust. Everything on the website can either be found or ordered in our shops in Poole, Cardiff, Plymouth, Chichester, Lymington, Bursledon, Southampton and the Hamble, plus an enormous amount of other chandlery that we all need for our boats!


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3.3

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

148 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

An absolute shambles

An absolute shambles, they place the root cause of the delay in dispatch of goods down to they have been too busy. No effort to resolve the issue and a continued response of "what do you want me to do, i cant help we are busy"

May 14, 2018
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What ever you don't buy from Force 4 Chandlery

What ever you do, don't purchase anything from the force 4 at port hamble marina.
Yesterday, I returned an item as my rigger could not use there incorrectly supplied product.
I was treated with hostility, aggression, rudeness by Paul[ I think that was his name] and the worst customer experience, I think I have ever had.i had rang the company in advance to ensure that there would be no issues with the refund and was told to bring the invoice in, there was a delay as I had to search and find it.
They then tried everything not to return my money, even insinuating that I was a liar. I tried ringing there customer service department to complain. They Don't have one for the whole of the company and no mechanism to deal with complaints. Buyer beware. I will not use this company again.

April 18, 2018
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Very slow dispatch

Very slow dispatch, take care if goods are needed. Ordered items after checking all were in stock 2 days before bank holiday, but they weren't dispatched until 6 days later (following Easter weekend). While this is a busy time, it could have been foreseen and I certainly could have been told of any delay in advance. Customer service response from Steph: "Sorry you feel this way, as you can appreciate we have had a large volume of orders leading up to the bank holiday weekend causing a small back log"

April 3, 2018
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

delivery is their responsibility too!

I have ordered many items from Force4 over the years. While at one level the product range is good, they carry the stock, what many on line companies are not realizing is that the delivery standard is part of their service offering. In this case I ordered 3 items, one was out of stock. So the first two items arrived and were dropped in the "safe place" the out of stock item was dispatched one week later but taken back to the distributors depot as I wasn't in. The depot was 21 miles away where the Force4 store was only 15 and I paid for carriage!!! I wrote to them to make clear I wouldn't buy from them again, never heard anything back!

March 20, 2017
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good customer service

Bought a few bits and pieces form force4, who I haven't used before. Delivery was speedy, delivery was a tad overpriced with no budget option, but this was offset to some extent by the reasonable prices.

There was an issue with the non-return valves I recieved - not the fault of force4 - however they handled this perfectly and quickly - the sign of a good company, much more so than simply expediting an order efficiently

July 23, 2015
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