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3.7

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Looking at 341 reviews, most reviewers were somewhat happy with their experience overall. Customers frequently praise the staff, highlighting their helpfulness, politeness, and professionalism. Many reviewers appreciate the excellent customer service, noting instances where employees went above and beyond to assist them. The service provided is often described as fantastic, efficient, and a credit to the company. However, some customers also noted issues with product quality, such as faded colors on prints or items printed on already used paper. There are also concerns about customer service, with some experiencing very poor service, unhelpful staff, and difficulties with refunds or resolving issues. Additionally, a few people reported problems with photo booth machines providing incorrect formats or misprinted photos.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I recently went to the CrossGates Leeds store & the lady whose name tag read Kim(nice but Dim) was absolutely LOVELY. She had a lot going on but still dealt with us with compassion & care (my Dad pass... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Popped into into max spielman in Pontefract today. All I had was a picture of a very old black and white picture on my phone and wasn't expecting miracles. However,,, Andy was brilliant. He patient... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I visited the store at Grove Park Tiangle: Fosse Park Leicester yesterday. The female assistant was polite, friendly and very helpful. She was on a break at the counter, however, she still made it h... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Just visited max photo.co.uk in Tesco Woolwich. How wonderful to find the old values in a new store Gina was helpful kind and went beyond her normal duties to help me in my passport predicament. If li... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I ordered 4 mugs over Christmas

I ordered 4 mugs over Christmas, in the delivery 2 were smashed. A month later I phoned up, the lady on the phone was very polite and professional and immediately sent me new mugs free of charge.

January 31, 2026
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Thank you for your feedback! We’re glad to hear that our team was able to resolve the issue quickly and provide replacement mugs. We really appreciate you taking the time to share your experience!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad customer service

Got in contact with customer service about a bad experience i had they replied asking for more information which I've gave. That was a few weeks ago and they haven't been responding to any of my messages. I have a calendar every year but will not be doing that again. Very very poor customer service

December 18, 2025
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Reply from Max Spielmann

We’re very sorry to hear about your experience and understand your frustration. This is not the level of service we aim to provide. Please contact our customer support team again at customer.support@timpson.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great experience

Went into Washington galleries store to have some photos printed off and some copied .
The assistant Sarah was brilliant ,so helpful .

January 30, 2026
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Thank you for your feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Sarah was so helpful with your photos. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words to her!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Carrie and Lou were excellent!

Carrie and Lou were excellent!
Ordered a enlargement online. Went to store to collect. They were very complimentary about the photo, helped me choose a frame and then fitted it.
Lovely warm and polite ladies.

January 30, 2026
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Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Carrie and Lou provided such excellent service and helped with your order so thoughtfully. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words to them!

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Memories TESCO SLOUGH will destroy it

After two digital complaints and still waiting for response
It's my 25 th wedding anniversary. Gave them a VHS on 10jan they said 2 weeks. On the 3rd week I visited them every single day. It's on route, I will Escalate was all I heard for the past 5days. They do not have the VHS their party number
It was a lie I was told daily. I am away and will not have a glimpse of the original or the USB trf. The staff in TESCO Slough are cold hearted when it comes to this. If you want photo that's all they are capable of.
I don't have my original it's end of 3rd week. Their delivery date or commitment date keeps changing.

It upsetting. I was not allowed to be anxious bcz it was not their concern that's what I was told... Simply wait. That's what the staff would do if they were in my shoe... They have no clue where the original wedding cassette is,but they ask me to wait.

January 29, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

We’re very sorry to hear about your experience and understand how upsetting this must be. This is not the standard of service we aim to provide. Please contact our customer support team at customer.support@timpson.com

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Had went for a passport photo at a photo booth (self photo booth) , picture didn't quite come out clear, called for a refund and the process from dialing the number to placing a refund was in under 5 minutes, no complications or wait times, simple and efficient, great customer service!, however do check the photo panel as my location had a dirty on a glass infront of the camera.

January 29, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you for sharing your experience! We’re glad to hear that the refund process was quick and straightforward and that you received great customer service. We appreciate your feedback about the photo booth and will pass this on to ensure it’s checked and maintained properly.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful experience

I visited the Max photo shop at the swan yardley Birmingham
Taylor the assistant was so pleasant, helpful and brilliant at her job
She went above and beyond with her personal customer service and I honestly can’t praise her enough
The shop was busy , but she kept calm and managed to serve everyone with ease and efficiency
10/10 for Taylor
I hope she gets to see this feedback
She is a credit to the company 😊

January 29, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that Taylor went above and beyond to provide such excellent service. We’ll be sure to pass your kind words on.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shambles of a company

Absolutely shocking service and customer service just as bad!!!
Ordered canvas for my partners 50th birthday, online, collected in store what a joke it had damage all over it and sales assistant obviously knew as refused to open it in store and said no facilities to have room to open it so got home it was disgustingly damaged so rang store immediately she was so rude unhelpful told me contact head office nothing she could do so I did that online and they arranged an exchange. Collected exchange and what a joke the girl had edited my photos for collage made it look like deformed cartoon characters I was furious but she couldn’t do exchange as had to go through customer service and she had no telephone number to ring apparently which I find bizarre!!!! So by time had third one the birthday had been and gone and surprise ruined totally. All head office said was would you like a partial refund!!!!!!!!!!!!
Three journeys to store and wasted time, ruined 50th birthday present and partial refund ?!?!?!?!?
I’m still to hear back two weeks on and no reply from yourselves. STAY CLEAR SHAMBLES

January 12, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Hi Michelle,

We can see that you’ve been corresponding with our Customer Support team, and we’re very sorry for the frustration this situation has caused. If you need any further assistance or have not received a full resolution, please feel free to get back in touch with them at customer.support@timpson.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Leigha is an amazing photographer

Leigha is an amazing photographer. She is very professional and incredibly understanding. She listens carefully and does everything she can to capture beautiful photos of me and my daughter. She always finds a way to make us both happy.

Leigha is humble, patient, and calm, with a smile on her face at all times, which makes the whole experience so comfortable and enjoyable. I truly like her and trust her work completely. I will always go back to her and highly recommend her to everyone.

January 25, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you for your wonderful feedback! We’re thrilled to hear that Leigha provides such professional, patient, and caring service, making your photography experience so enjoyable. We’ll be sure to pass your kind words on.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Brilliant service 👍

Brilliant service 👍
I just turned up at the shop in Birchwood shopping centre with my old passport and my debit card. All I had to do was sit down for my photo to be taken and Alison (who was great) took care of everything else. I was in and out of the shop all done in no time. Would definitely recommend. Thank you Alison 😃

January 26, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Alison provided such brilliant service and made the passport process quick and easy. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Crooks

Crooks. Simple as.

Went in store to get passport photos taken for my son. The passport office refused them. Customer service washed their hands and said only the store could refund. Went to the store, store refused to refund without the original photos, which I was not told to take.

Challenged head office again, only to be ghosted, because it's inconvenient to own up to their failings.

Poor, poor, poor. Refusing to refund £12.50 has now earned them this one-star review.

January 21, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re very sorry to hear about the issues you experienced with your son’s passport photos and the difficulty in resolving the refund. This is not the level of service we expect, and we apologise for any frustration caused.

We take situations like this very seriously and would like to investigate further to find a resolution. Please contact our Customer Support team at customer.support@timpson.com

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use this company for photo development

Firstly I received my scans over a week late due to an error in the store and when I received the files they were completely unusable at the provided resolution (<100kb) which was not disclosed at the point of purchase.

It also appears some of the negatives had been mishandled which means some of the pictures from the week I got engaged may have been permanently damaged.

When I reported this to Caroline she did not seem to care, wasn't able to provide a support email and just told me to contact the store. She then gave them false information about our email communication, told them explicitly not to give me a refund and refused to escalate the issue.

Edit: I have already reached out via the email via the address you provided but I haven't received a response

January 21, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. We are very sorry to hear about the issues you experienced with your scans and the handling of your negatives. This is not the standard of service we expect.

Please contact our Customer Support team at customer.support@timpson.com

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Caitlin is a star!

I was in the North Shields branch today and served by the branch manager Caitlin. She was brilliant, really helpful and polite and we had a good conversation whilst I was waiting and she was preparing my photos. Multiple customers came through the door whilst I was there and she was friendly and polite to every single one. Caitlin is an asset to your company and I will definitely go back when I need more photos.

January 23, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Caitlin provided brilliant, helpful, and friendly service, not just to you but to every customer during your visit. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a recommend to use your company…

I had a recommend to use your company for passports.
Myself and my husband went into your business in Cosham high street, PO6.

It was busy when we arrived & before you knew it there were half a dozen or more customers waiting.
Your assistant Nicola was amazing, taking it all in her stride & multitasking with ease.
She assisted with our passports, which we should have within less than a week!
Marks out of ten… 11
Nicola is most certainly an asset to your Company.
Great service which I can highly recommend.

January 20, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Nicola provided such amazing, efficient, and friendly service, even during a busy period. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Service was great

Service was great, managed customers wait times great. Witty and funny. Bella is an asset to the company

January 23, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Bella provided great service and managed customer wait times so well. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Georgia a Very Helpful young lady…

Georgia a Very Helpful young lady working in the Birkenhead Store of Max Spielman's, she helped me loads with 4 photo choices to go on a cushion with a message for my daughters birthday as though it was from the baby. Sooooooo helpful the staff in this stire.

January 22, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Georgia at our Birkenhead store was so helpful with your photo choices for your daughter’s birthday cushion. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Caitlin Green, customer support advisor, turned around an awkward moment. I ordered two photos and frames online and collected from a Tesco outlet. Once looked at properly, it was clear that the frames were unsuitable for the photos with parts of people missing! Returned to Tesco outlet only to find they wouldn’t take them back.
A brief exchange of emails with Caitlin resolved the issue completely.

January 22, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you so much for your wonderful feedback! We’re delighted to hear that Caitlin was able to turn around the situation and resolve the issue with your photos and frames. We’ll be sure to pass on your kind words.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sell your data

Sell your data, I’ve not inputted my email into anything for weeks and then I had to use a Mac Spielmann Photo Booth. I put my email into to get my digital photo and now I’m being spammed every minute scam emails

January 21, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

We’re very sorry to hear about your experience and the unwanted emails you’ve received. Timpson does not share customer email addresses, and we take your privacy very seriously.

Please contact our Customer Support team at customer.support@timpson.com with full details so we can investigate further.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service and friendly staff at the…

Great service and friendly staff at the Ripley branch. Would definitely recommend

January 17, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you for your lovely feedback! We’re delighted to hear that our staff at the Ripley branch provided great service and were friendly. We really appreciate your recommendation and look forward to welcoming you back.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t bother

I wanted to print out a picture for my mum for her birthday as little gift. It has been over 20 and it made me pay again. I am honestly disappointed as it was one picture and I am still waiting for it

January 19, 2026
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Reply from Max Spielmann

Thank you for getting in touch. We are very sorry to hear about the difficulty you’ve experienced with printing your photo and the inconvenience caused.

To resolve this, please contact our Customer Care team at customer.support@timpson.com

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