Blacks - Basingstoke Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

Festival Place SC, Festival Way, RG21 7LJ Basingstoke Hampshire, GB


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent support from John in the Black store today. Really appreciated his calm and no pressure help. We’re definitely go back again.

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We popped in asking advice on good waterproof jackets for walking in, the guys (Saddia, Julie and Jack) were brilliant! They just did a great job, extremely knowledgeable on their products, really fr... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Bought a few items today at the Basingstoke store and really appreciated the genuine help and useful advice provided by Nion and Imy. They were both keen to understand our needs before offering valuab... See more

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Company details

  1. Outdoor Clothing and Equipment Shop
  2. Activewear Store
  3. Bags and Luggage Store
  4. Camping Store
  5. Running Store
  6. Shoe Store

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  • Festival Place SC, Festival Way, RG21 7LJ, Basingstoke Hampshire, United Kingdom

  • 01256 636561

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great shopping experience!

Lots of help given with choosing base layer clothing. John was excellent throughout. All the staff seemed eager to please. Julie runs a top class Blacks store.

March 20, 2025
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Thank you for the 5 star review.

It's great to see your experience was a 5 star one. As always, we're grateful for you taking the time to write and leave this review for us.

Best wishes,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A MASSIVE thank you to John!

A MASSIVE thank you to John, who was exceptionally patient and helpful today! I’ve been in this store a few times now and the staff are always exceptionally helpful and welcoming. It’s my go to place for getting any outdoor kit! Thank you.

March 19, 2025
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Hi,

Thank you so much for rating us. It's reviews like yours that make us happy so thanks again for taking the time to post it.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jack was very helpful…

Jack was very helpful understood the product really well and gave a clear explanation about differences. Got a good discount with blue light card. Overall experience excellent.

March 16, 2025
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Hi,

Thanks for choosing to shop with us but more importantly, thanks for the 5* review. It's great to see your experience earned us top marks.

Thanks again for your time,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful

Imi was very helpful and gave us a great discount! Will be coming back!
Thank you

March 15, 2025
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Hello,

Thank you so much for selecting 5 stars in your review, we really appreciate the acknowledgement and we hope that all your future experiences with us are just as good.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Imy was incredibly helpful and knew…

Imy was incredibly helpful and knew exactly what we needed and the best brands and materials for us and for the best price.

March 15, 2025
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Thanks for your review.

5 stars is important to us and your review helps acknowledge the effort the team are putting in.

Thanks again,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Jamarion was extremely helpful and patient as I tried lots of different hiking boots and shoes. His knowledge was excellent and helped me find what I needed

March 9, 2025
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Hi,

Thank you so much for rating us. It's reviews like yours that make us happy so thanks again for taking the time to post it.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service from all the team

Great service from all the team but particularly John. Staff were patient, careful and helpful.

March 8, 2025
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Hi,

Thank you so much for rating us. It's reviews like yours that make us happy so thanks again for taking the time to post it.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

proactive and polite

Imy was really great and proactively asked if purchases for Duke of Edinburgh, which was great to know can save money and have great customer service

March 8, 2025
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Thanks for the review.

We're grateful you felt it worthy of 5 stars.

Thanks again for shopping with us.

Best wishes,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

John was very helpful in finding me the…

John was very helpful in finding me the right shoes.

March 7, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Basingstoke

Hi,

Thanks for ticking 5 stars in your review.

It's a real team effort to make sure everyone gets the right level of service and collectively, across our colleagues, stores and websites, we hope that we can maintain that level of expectation.

Thanks again for your review,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

When to the store this morning

When to the store this morning and the lovely young gentleman at the front to the store ( Sorry I have forgotten your name ) poined me in the right place to find what I was looking for. At the checkout the lovely gentleman John was pleasant.

March 4, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Basingstoke

We love to hear your feedback to help us establish we're doing things right and so we fully appreciate the 5* star review.

Thanks for shopping with us and we hope to see you again soon.

Kind Regards
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful

I went in the other day to help my dad find a new pair of shoes and Saadia came over and was extremely helpful, friendly and patient whilst my dad was deciding which shoes he liked best and thanks to her help he managed to leave with a pair of shoes that he loves.

March 2, 2025
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Hi,

Thank you so much for rating us. It's reviews like yours that make us happy so thanks again for taking the time to post it.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Quick and helpful throughout the…

Quick and helpful throughout the process when we bought some walking shoes.
Imy was very helpful

March 2, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Basingstoke

Hi,

Thanks for ticking 5 stars in your review.

It's a real team effort to make sure everyone gets the right level of service and collectively, across our colleagues, stores and websites, we hope that we can maintain that level of expectation.

Thanks again for your review,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went in as a family to look at a child…

Went in as a family to look at a child carrier. Julie went above and beyond. She was so friendly and helpful so was the member of staff at the till

March 2, 2025
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Hi,

It's wonderful that our team was able to turn your experience into a 5 star experience, it's lovely when customers let us know we're getting it right for them.

Thanks again for the review,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went to buy a pair of walking trousers

Went to buy a pair of walking trousers, Saadia was so helpful, couldn’t do enough for me…thank you

February 26, 2025
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Hello,

Thank you so much for selecting 5 stars in your review, we really appreciate the acknowledgement and we hope that all your future experiences with us are just as good.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First time trying to buy some decent…

First time trying to buy some decent hiking gear, and Jamarion was very helpful in providing guidance. I have just returned from the hike (top of Helvellyn) and the equipment (boots and leg wear) proved excellent. Thanks!

February 20, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Basingstoke

HI,

Thank you for giving us a 5 star review.

We really hope that each and every experience you have with us is as good as this one.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

fantastic staff make shopping easier!

We came to the store looking for some new boots suitable for cold/snowy weather!
Saadia was super helpful and knowledgeable!

She definitely went above and beyond getting us loads of different ones to try until we found what we needed!

February 13, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Basingstoke

Hi,

It's wonderful that our team was able to turn your experience into a 5 star experience, it's lovely when customers let us know we're getting it right for them.

Thanks again for the review,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good choice and very good service.

I was looking to buy some decent walking shoes (already have good boots) to use in a safari holiday. Blacks had really good selection and I was helped by Jamarion. A very pleasant and helpful assistant. He happily brought out several pairs for me to try and I finally settled in one pair. I found out at the checkout that he was still in training but I couldn’t have told. Well done to him and to Blacks for the range of choices they had.

February 15, 2025
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful and knowledgeable staff

Very helpful and knowledgeable staff. Imy and Sadia helped make it an enjoyable shopping experience and offered all the help and advice we needed. Good to be helped by someone with first hand D of E experience.

February 15, 2025
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