Leroy Merlin Portugal Reviews 

I purchase a dexter drill in case. When I got home and opened the case . NO INSTRUCTIONS. I WENT TO THE STORE EXPLAIN THAT THE DRILL MUST HAVE BEEN RETURNED. THEY WHETE VERY UNHELP FUL OPEN ANOTHER DEXTER DRILL AND THERE WAS INSTRUCTIONS THERE. THEY REFUSED TO CHANGE THE DRILL. ( Only had it a few days! I have my receipt) They gave me the instructions out of another drill same product. I paid for a new drill with instructions. What I got was a drill without instructions.There assured me that the drills come straight from manufacturing. They don’t put returns back on the shelf.SO HOW WAS IT THAT THERE WAS NO INSTRUCTIONS IN MY CASE.
SO INFUTURE WHEN BUYING IN PORTUGAL CHECK EVERYTHING BEFORE LEAVING THE STORE.I AM TAKING THIS MATTER UP WITH TRADING STANDARDS IN FUNCHAL

It pays to buy your interior products for kitchen or bathroom anywhere else! Not to mention the exhaustion from dealing with customar support - all kind words but no action. My handiman had to spend many hours of labor and buy replacement parts to make up for what was not working. They do not care.

This company has to have the most appalling attitude to their customers that I have EVER had the misfortune to experience! And the problem seems to stem from the fact that there is little if any competition on the Algarve as an alternative. Given that they have such a monopoly they simply cannot give a flying fc*k! There attitude seems to be take the money and then stick two fingers up when something goes wrong. As to their product range, well it is extensive - but sadly there is far too much cheap and nasty Chinese junk! In our experience to date decent European goods seem to be very much in the minority!

Leroy also advertise a fitting and installation service - we bought a complete fitted kitchen costing several thousand Euros and we had their recommended installation team put it in - what a farce that proved to be! After barely half the job had been "completed" we ordered them off the premises due to the fact that they couldn't hang a frikkin' picture let alone a kitchen cabinet! After a lot of discussion, and not without some serious threats of legal action from us, the work was eventually finished by their kitchen department manager (?) who apparently was a kitchen fitter before working for Leroy. Credit where it is due, he is a nice guy and he did the job properly.

As to my previous comment regarding their after sales attitude let me relate a story now... we bought a concrete mixer and when it was finally delivered LATE the drum was badly dented. My wife refused to accept it however the delivery driver basically ignored her, dumped it off the wagon and scooted. So we reported the issue to the store and we were told we would have to take it back to them ourselves!!! OK... so we basically kept calling them and trying to sort the matter out in a reasonable fashion however all we got was stone walling and prevarication. By now "mucking up" several tons of concrete for foundations by hand in a wheel barrow was getting a bit of a chore so we decided to use the mixer anyway despite the matter being weeks into dispute - it managed about three mixes and then conked out! More angry phone calls and eventually threats of resorting to the credit card company finally elicited collection but they would not replace it despite it having been damaged in transit, faulty within the first hour of use, AND a major cause of huge inconvenience. The "repair" took an absolute age but eventually they told us it was ready and we could collect it!!! More arguing until eventually some weeks later after more threats of legal action it was again delivered back to us WITH YET MORE DAMAGE in transit!!! Now we have a concrete mixer which cannot be tipped in the forward direction properly and which sounds like a coffee grinder in slow motion when it is running! So more complaints and more complete ignorance on the part of Leroy! Our final resort was to put the matter in the hands of our credit card provider who refunded our money.

And whilst we are on the topic of Leroy's careless and objectionable delivery drivers, the aforementioned kitchen arrived on a small wagon at 5.40 PM and the driver refused to come in to our property beyond the gate and was actually on the point of off loading the entire kitchen 120 yards from our house before he would listen to reason and drive in. His assistant walked up our drive and immediately began yanking branches off an expensive ornamental tree for no other reason that I could see than a fit of childish pique, at which point these morons were ordered off our property and told to deliver it again the following day when they had had time to consider their appalling attitude - at which point I was actually threatened with physical violence resulting in me chasing the mouthy little pr*ck out of my gate!

So Leroy... you need to take a long, hard, serious look at your attitude and the sooner you realise that you won't always be the only store selling such products then the better things will be for you and for your customers.

AVOID THIS COMPANY UNLESS YOU HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE!

No matter the poor quality of delivery, sales assistant Vania was immensely helful and tried to solve problem immediately. She possesses strong ownership, client orienation and customer- centric approach. Thank you, Vania!

Everything went bad. Products lost. No communication whatsoever.

I purchased a pellet burner stove from Leroy Merlin, expecting the reliability of a major European retailer. What I received was a masterclass in frustration.

Delivery: One month. For a product that was supposedly in stock. No meaningful updates, no proactive communication.

The Product: Arrived defective. This wasn't discovered through casual use — it was identified immediately during professional installation by a certified technician. So the unit left their warehouse, passed through their logistics, and arrived at my home with a manufacturing defect.

After-Sales Support: This is where the story truly deteriorates. For over a month now, I have been attempting to schedule a technician visit to address the defect. Phone calls, emails, follow-ups — all met with delays, vague promises, and no resolution. I am not asking for anything extraordinary. I am asking for a product I paid for to function as intended.

The Result: I have a non-functional heating appliance sitting in my home as winter sets in. Money spent, time wasted, and a family left without reliable heating.

What makes this particularly disappointing is that this is not a small purchase or a complicated request. It is a straightforward warranty issue that any competent retailer should resolve within days, not months.

My recommendation: If you're considering a significant purchase from Leroy Merlin — especially anything requiring installation or potential after-sales service — think twice. The initial sale is smooth. Everything that follows is not.

This review reflects a genuine experience and is written in the hope that future customers can make an informed decision.

items missing from my kitchen, raised 3 tickets for complaint, no refunds and no response. This company is so bad at customer service i am not sure how they can get away with this, criminals

I have been advised of my delivery on three occasions. On each date I stayed in all day to wait for my delivery but it failed to turn up. I have been charged a very high delivery fee for this order and the service has been appalling. Very very frustrated and disappointed.

I have spent thousands of euros with the Portimao store - new kitchen and bathroom.
I have had issues with 2 items since May '25
I have emailed so many times
Been in the store twice for over an hour each time and been promised that someone will come out.
Still not.
Is there anyone to complain to or is it a matter of using the Complaints book?

Delivery dates for online orders are fictitious and the items are not actually available. Fraudulent as it sells services that it cannot guarantee.
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As datas de entrega para encomendas online são fictícias e os artigos não estão realmente disponíveis. É uma prática fraudulenta, pois vende serviços que não pode garantir.

Absolutely deplorable service.
I bought a water heater on 30/10. The salesperson suggested the installation service; I informed him that I already had an appointment with another company for 03/11, and at a price 10 euros cheaper (Leroy Merlin offered it for €99, while I had an offer for €85). The salesperson said they could install it the very next day, 31/10. I decided that getting it installed three days earlier was worth the extra €14, so I agreed.

However, the technicians only showed up on 06/11. And they did nothing, because the salesperson failed to mention on the service form that there was already an old water heater installed and that it needed to be removed. They left and promised to send a new quote, including the removal of the faulty old unit and the purchase of adapters, since the pipes in the wall had a different diameter.

In the end, no one sent anything at all until 14/11, when I had to start chasing the situation myself (the emails sent through the app and website were never answered). I called the central office, and they told me to contact the store; at the store I wasted two hours, and in the end they promised to send the additional quote by the end of the day and install the unit on Saturday, 15/11. They did send the additional quote — for €1,045.

My impression is that the company deliberately gave such an inflated price so that I would refuse the service and stop pushing for the installation. Ethically, the right thing would have been to install it for a reasonable price — or even free of charge — as compensation for the inconvenience and stress, since I was clearly misled about the installation date, which amounts to deception.

This situation refers specifically to the Leroy Merlin store in Caldas da Rainha.
I sincerely hope that management reviews the behaviour of the staff and the way service orders are handled, because this level of disorganisation, lack of communication, and complete absence of responsibility is absolutely unacceptable for a company of this size.

1 is too many stars for this useless company. I cant believe their incompetence. Today they told me We were getting new worktops fitted. We rang twice in the last week to confirm so we dismantled our kitchen. Surprise surprise its next week we have now been told. The fitters knew nothing about it. This is a long line of mistakes. I will use you no more.

We bought a new Whirlpool dishwasher from Leroy Merlin in August, and it has never worked properly since installation. Whirlpool’s technicians have already come twice, each time saying a new part was needed. It’s now been weeks with no solution and no working dishwasher.

We contacted Whirlpool and also Leroy Merlin, but both keep redirecting responsibility. For a new appliance, this is completely unacceptable. We expected better after-sales support and faster resolution from a reputable store like Leroy Merlin.

I purchased an A/C unit from the store in Caldas da Rainha on September 9 2025, I paid and picked the unit and the installation was scheduled for October 6 from 8am to 12noon
On October 6 I called LeRoy at noon and was informed the technician was on its way and that he would call me
After 1 hour of waiting I drove to the store and was informed that the technician hadn’t been informed of the installation and a brief discussion with Veronica at the store I was informed that the technician was going to call me to schedule the installation
October 7 10am I’m at the store because no one called and the store doesn’t have an explanation
The manager or manager to be had no idea on what to do, I asked for a refund but those employees don’t even care

Ordered on 19/8, amended on 19/8, delivered on 21/8 WITHOUT THE AMENDMENT TAKEN INTO CONVERSATION! useless! Still waiting for refund 4 WEEKS LATER! That is daylight robbery. Is the CEO billionaire buying a 7th helicopter with my money? I've been a customer for years, staff in shops and on the phones are great, but this practice is unacceptable. And not the first time. They should be sued.

The worst service ever

This outlet in Castele Branco has an appalling staff level .
Impossible to get anyone to help and if you do find someone they are rude, impatient.
I waited for assistance for over one hour only to see several staff exit the staff room .
I walked out in frustration despite me wanting to buy 7 solar panels valued at about 500 Euros plus a chain saw and strimmer, paint,tools of various sorts.
Disgusting attitude. This company has zero customer respect or service training .
Avoid like the plague such companies who employ staff who ignore customers looking for help

Le Roy Merlin "sells" goods they don't have. I ordered and paid on July 1st - and received an email shortly later: sorry we don't have one item. And I asked for refund. Today, August 16th I have still not received refund. What is it called in Portugal, when you advertise sth., "sell" it . . .and the "buyer" gets nothing? Too bad, one has to vote for at least one star . . .

Ordered items from their app. Chose the option deliver to home at the end of the order 5 of the items were collect at store an hour away. When I arrived at the store I had to wait nearly an hour to collect my items. I was informed their were only 3 as the fans we had ordered had been out of stock for months (why were the still available on their website). Despite over a week Leroy Merlin did not inform us! They then tried to give me a credit note instead of a cash refund. When we returned home a lamp we had bought was damaged I was informed that as we had chosen collect at store we had to return it there within14 days (we hadn’t chosen collect at store they had!) their customer service is incredibly poor and shocking after service be very wary ordering anything from them

I had an appointment scheduled with a technician for a quote to install an air conditioning system. I waited the entire day, but no one showed up. The next day, I contacted Leroy Merlin, who informed me that the appointment had been postponed by a week — without any notice. No call, no message, no communication whatsoever.

I find this service completely unreliable. Wasting a whole day waiting for nothing is unacceptable. I will now be reaching out to more professional competitors.