WARNING
WARNING: Fraudulent practices, breach of contract, and deceptive customer serviceI placed an order for cosmetics with IDA Beauty UK in January, and to this day (months later), I have neither received my products nor my money back. After the order was placed, I received an email saying the delivery would be delayed. This was a deliberate tactic to stall until the 30-day statutory cancellation window and my bank's chargeback period had expired. Once they knew I could no longer dispute the payment through my bank, their customer service completely changed. They ignored my emails and, when contacted via WhatsApp, they legally violated the Consumer Rights Act 2015 by claiming they "could do nothing because the problem was with the courier" and I was the one who should contact them to sort this issue. Under UK law, the retailer is fully responsible for the goods until they are delivered to the customer. To make matters worse, whenever I demanded my refund, they kept sending the same printscreen of an Excel spreadsheet showing ‘RETURN TO SENDER’ with the excuse they were still waiting on the courier to deliver back the products. Finally, after another contact made by me this evening and stating I was escalating this to international consumer authorities, all the history of the purchase and chats suddenly “reappeared” and they promised a quick fix. This company is acting in bad faith, using delays to trap consumers outside of their banking protection windows. Do not buy from them. I have formally escalated this to the European Consumer Centre (ECC) Ireland and Trading Standards.
January 14, 2026
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