Blacks - Lincoln Reviews 344

TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.8

233-235 High Street, Unit 1A, LN2 1AT Lincoln, GB


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Went into two similar shops in Lincoln, from different chains. One was appalling customer service but Blacks was the total opposite. A gentleman called Stuart was attentive, helpful and professional.... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great personal expert service ensuring you purchase the right walking shoe to suit your needs. Tom took his time to explain all the pros & cons ensuring the best most comfortable fit for me. Nothing w... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Lovely products … shame about the staff On a wet grey day you would think that shop staff would be ready to speak to customers about their needs …not on the day that I visited! Three members of... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Store, always helpful and today was no exception. We were served by William Knight, looking for some wide fitting walking shoes. William had a good knowledge and, a very likeable personali... 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

About Blacks - Lincoln

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If you’re experiencing any issues with an order you have received or placed, we’re here to help you. You can contact us by phone 0161 393 7059 or on email at customercare@blacks.co.uk where our customer service team will assist you.

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  • 233-235 High Street, Unit 1A, LN2 1AT, Lincoln, United Kingdom

  • 01522 305730

4.8

Excellent

TrustScore 5 out of 5

344 reviews

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Swift delivery

Swift delivery, great service - Blacks Lincoln.

May 8, 2026
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Hello,

Thanks for giving us the maximum score.

Although we're always trying to better the service that we offer, it's great to see that you gave us top marks.

Thanks again for the review,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All good as usual

May 22, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Hi,

Many thanks for taking some time to give us a 5 star review.

We really hope that all your future experiences with us are just as good.

Thanks again,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jenny was really helpful and lovely…

Jenny was really helpful and lovely during my visit. She ensured I had all the knowledge I needed for my camping trip! Thank-you Jenny!

April 3, 2026
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Many thanks for taking the time to review us.

It makes us smile when we see 5 stars selected so thank you very much for that.

Take care,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service. Smart polite knowledgeable assistant, happy to converse but not pushy. Good product (Merrell) at reasonable price. Thanks.

March 31, 2026
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Thanks for giving us 5 stars.

We're happy that you're happy and we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review.

Best wishes,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My wife and I needed new footwear and…

My wife and I needed new footwear and decided to go to blacks. It was early Sunday morning, Blacks had a large range of models of shoes but Simon (Trav)went out of his way to help us. He is very knowledgeable which helped a lot for my wife to select the correct pair.

March 29, 2026
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Thank you for leaving us a 5 star review.

It's great to read that we got it on point for you.

Best wishes,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Buy regular from this store

Bought from this shop many times,the items are always top quality,and the staff are so friendly and helpful and the prices are reasonable too.A great range of items to select from.

February 23, 2026
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

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

Excellence

Having browse around shop, from sale on, upon leaving the store I slipped on wet floor, no assistance from staff, grazing knee & tearing trousers. Complaining to Manager (Natalia) of this, offering sympathy & understanding giving me discount on new pair of combat trousers. The completing accident form (on tablet) for me. This was excellent service & compassionate to do this.

January 30, 2026
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Hi,

Thank you so much for giving us 5 stars.

We're keen to keep delivering excellence for you and our other customers so we hope you choose to shop with us again in the near future.

Best wishes,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Lovely products … shame about the staff

Lovely products … shame about the staff
On a wet grey day you would think that shop staff would be ready to speak to customers about their needs …not on the day that I visited!
Three members of store staff stood by the door way chatting about what they would buy with their discount is not a welcoming environment for a shopper .
Then, when I had my selection there was no anticipation of my needs so I had to wait for one of the three to come over and take my money .
Disappointing. Wish I’d gone on line to shop, at least I would not be made to feel that I was an inconvenience!

January 27, 2026
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Hi,

Thanks for taking the time to review us. If you’d like to discuss the reasons for this review, please feel free to get in touch at blacks.co.uk/customer-care/contact-us

Thanks again for your time,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I received fabulous customer service…

I received fabulous customer service yesterday at Lincoln when purchasing some walking boots. The young man who attended to me was friendly, helpful and professional. It would be hard to find such great service elsewhere. Thank you!

January 12, 2026
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Thanks for the great review.

Hopefully this 5 star experience will show everyone how hard we try to get it right.

Thanks again for taking the time to rate our store.
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Jess helped us exchange a coat

Jess helped us exchange a coat, she was lovely, a little gem. Very friendly polite and professional.

December 6, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Thanks for the great review.

Hopefully this 5 star experience will show everyone how hard we try to get it right.

Thanks again for taking the time to rate our store.
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Customer Service

The helpfulness, advice and understanding of the brilliant Jenny. Jenny put my nervous, first-time backpacking daughter at ease and gave excellent advice.

October 30, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Thanks for the 5*

It's great to see we're ticking all the right boxes for you. Thanks for visiting our store.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

New walking shows

Dropped into Blacks for some new walking shoes where I found a good selection on offer. Excellent customer service from William. Would definitely recommend.

October 28, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Hi,

Your feedback is greatly appreciated, especially as it's 5 star feedback.

Thanks again for your review,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service!

Visited yesterday and were looked after by Tom & Sam. Great service, sound advice & very patient as it took me a while to decide! Thank you ☺️

October 16, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

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

✨Brilliant service & quality ✨…

I went into Blacks in Lincoln today and I found all the staff extremely helpful and friendly. I spoke with the first young lady who greeted me & was very kindly directed upstairs to Emma (I hope that was her name). This young lady was extremely friendly and very helpful & knowledgeable. It didn’t take me long to find some walking shoes suitable for me. There was no rush, no sales pattern pressure, just very useful knowledge about the types of walking shoes available etc. Great advice etc Thank you 🙏

October 14, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Hi,

We're pleased you were able to get the help and support needed. Thank you so much for rating it with 5 stars here on Trustpilot and hope to see you back shopping with us again soon.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service at Blacks in Lincoln

Great service at Blacks in Lincoln. Got a new pair of boots, and Tom provided knowledgeable support for this purchase.
As always the staff at Blacks provide excellent support particularly relating to footwear.

October 9, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Thanks so much for the 5 star review.

We're pleased you got the support you needed and for taking the time to review us here.

Best wishes,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service from Jess

Excellent service from Jess

October 4, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Hi,

Thank you so much for giving us 5 stars.

We're keen to keep delivering excellence for you and our other customers so we hope you choose to shop with us again in the near future.

Best wishes,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We received excellent service

We received excellent service, very knowledgeable and professional staff (Jenny and Jess). Most notably is the very well laid out store (in Lincoln).

September 28, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Thanks for the great review.

Hopefully this 5 star experience will show everyone how hard we try to get it right.

Thanks again for taking the time to rate our store.
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really helpful staff

Really helpful staff - The extremely knowledgeable Jenny talked me through bags and shoes I needed for an upcoming camping trip with my beautiful Mrs. Safe to say a super happy customer with some super good kit! Thankyou Jenny, you’re a credit to the store!

August 20, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Thanks for giving us 5 stars.

We're happy that you're happy and we appreciate you taking the time to leave us a review.

Best wishes,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Today I was served by Nicole at the…

Today I was served by Nicole at the Lincoln store. I was buying hiking boots for my son. Nicole was polite and informative. It was a pleasure to be served by Nicole and I'd certainly recommend the Lincoln store.

August 5, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Hi,

Thanks for treating us to 5 stars, we're really pleased that your experience earned us top marks.

Kind regards,
Blacks Customer Care Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Outstanding customer service

Outstanding customer service. The original item was still new but it was actually faulty. I was given a replacement without any fuss - I had a pic of the transaction but no receipt so I'm really pleased and very grateful that it was sorted so easily. Thank you!

July 7, 2025
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Reply from Blacks - Lincoln

Many thanks for taking the time to review us.

It makes us smile when we see 5 stars selected so thank you very much for that.

Take care,
Blacks Customer Care Team

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