French Connection Reviews 

450
TrustScore 3 out of 5

3.1

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Considering 83 reviews, most reviewers had an average experience overall. Many customers highly appreciate the "try before you buy" service, finding it a convenient way to order multiple sizes and items to try at home without upfront payment, which is considered a game-changer. Reviewers often praise the clothing quality, describing items as stylish, well-made, and exceptional. Some people also report positive interactions with customer service, highlighting helpful and professional staff. However, some customers noted significant dissatisfaction with customer service, reporting a lack of response and difficulty resolving issues, especially concerning refunds and order tracking. People frequently experience problems with orders not being dispatched, disappearing, or being cancelled after payment. Additionally, many reviewers complain about very long refund processing times. Some also received products of poor quality or items that did not match online descriptions.

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Reviews shaping this summary

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Customer service was incredible. So nice to actually speak to a person when trying to sort out an issue. Actually have a contact phone number! Hat was delivered squashed - but had it all sorted with... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Still waiting for order to be dispatched from the 13th January....Emailed 3 times not answered for days then spent time waiting on phone lines and was told no problems in the warehouse but then receiv... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Sent back my order and it was confirmed received by French Connection on 12th Feb, it is now 26th Feb and I still have not received my refund. Never known any company take so long to process a refun... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I bought a jumper which was not inexpensive that bobbled on immediate wear. So something that was originally £75 looked old and shabby after one wear. I wanted to leave a review of this product on the... See more

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Company details

  1. Men's Clothing Store

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Buy mens and womens clothing online at frenchconnection.com. Fashion retail chain for men and women


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3.1

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

450 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Placed an order online 9th January and…

Placed an order online 9th January and paid £3.95 delivery charge. It’s now Wednesday 15th January and still not received item! An email this morning states now shipped but why has it taken a week to send especially when paying for delivery? Not good service at all, need to get their act together!!

As requested,order number:
UK1259740!!

January 15, 2025
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Reply from French Connection

Hi Daniel,

We are very sorry there was a delay with your delivery.

Please could you provide your order number so we can get in touch to refund your delivery charge? Alternatively, please email us your order number to contact@frenchconnection.com.

Kind regards,

French Connection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Harper Try Before You Buy was…

Harper Try Before You Buy was excellent. The 5 stars is for their service which avoided me paying up front thankfully as French Connection would be a 1 quality was poor and sizing was bizarre.. would like to use Harper again but wouldn't with French Connection.

November 30, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My experience was brilliant

My experience was brilliant. I ordered four winter coats which I would not have been able to afford otherwise. I kept one and returned the others without any problems.
I also think that 5 days to decide on the final purchase is more than enough.
I certainly will use this service again.

November 28, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

I ordered 2 dresses, both in M & L, which would have been expensive, however the try before you buy made everything easy. I also had a small problem when trying to send 1 of the dresses back, my fault for downloading the wrong information for sending back through the post office, however I quickly found French connections tele-number & actually got to speak to a person who immediately sent the right barcode for my to return, problem solved, so in my opinion the best customer service I have had. I will def be using French connection from now on xx

December 1, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great customer service

Great customer service. Had an issue with an order recently in London and was really pleased with how fast the customer service resolved it for me. Amazing- will be shopping with them again.

December 5, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

French Connection and DFS

DFS are selling furniture that shows it is designed by French Connection. We have a dispute with DFS over the furniture and wrote a review about the fact French Connection was mentioned but weren’t responsible. We partly bought the furniture because of the good name of French Connection so disappointed now.

October 9, 2024
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Reply from French Connection

Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. We’re sorry to hear that your experience with DFS has been disappointing.
To clarify, for items that are sold through third-party retailers like DFS, any purchases made through those retailers are managed by them directly, including the resolution of disputes. We encourage you to continue addressing this matter with DFS, as they are best placed to help. Regards, French Connection.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My bag was stolen.

Went yesterday into the FC shop in Duke Street London and was robbed of my bag with all cards, passport etc. I know it’s my own stupid fault to loose sight for 5 seconds of my bag, but the staff was absolute not helping at all and didn’t show any empathy with me. Even worse, the girl said: this happens every day here and you need to watch your own stuff. Of course I know that, I am from Amsterdam😀. But a small interest or asking if I was okay, didn’t happen. No interest or whatsoever. And can tell you that I was in complete panic having no cards and passport anymore. A bit more sympathy could have been showed, but staff hardly responded to my questions and did not show any sorry.

October 23, 2024
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Reply from French Connection

Thank you for sharing your experience with us. We’re so sorry to hear about the situation you faced at our Duke Street store and understand how distressing it must have been to lose such important belongings. Please know that this isn’t the level of care and empathy we strive to show our customers, especially in difficult moments like these.

We’ll be addressing this with the team to ensure they’re equipped to respond with the support and kindness our customers deserve. If there’s anything more we can do to assist you, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Kind regards,
French Connection

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Charged twice online no refund

They took money for an online order twice and are refusing to reimburse me

I have tried and tried and tried to get the money back and they refuse

I will never use them ever again as they cannot be trusted

This is the first time this has ever happened to me

October 10, 2024
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Reply from French Connection

Hi,

Thank you for your feedback, and we’re very sorry to hear about your experience. This certainly isn’t the standard of service we aim to provide. Please be assured we take matters like this seriously and will to look into this further for you. If you could get in touch with us directly, we will do everything we can to resolve the issue and ensure this is put right. We really appreciate your patience and understanding.

Kind regards,

French Connection.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Used to like buying French Connection…

Used to like buying French Connection Men's Polo Shirts and they used to have a good range, but looks like they have stopped making them now and only sell 2 or 3 overpriced / expensive ones.

September 6, 2024
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Reply from French Connection

Hi,

Thank you for your review.

We appreciate the time you have taken to leave your review. Currently, we have 5 Polo shirts on our website- https://www.frenchconnection.com/collections/mens-polo-shirts. We hope you find one that suits your needs.

Kind regards,

French Connection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was taking back an item to exchange…

I was taking back an item to exchange for a bigger size, the gentleman and a lady, was exceptional with their customer service ,sorry I didn't get your names but it was so nice to experience such service nothing was to much trouble..thank you I will definitely be returning.

August 27, 2024
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

French Connection wrong company

I bought clothes from French Connection but did not receive a confirmation email. Luckily, I had taken screenshots. After two weeks of silence, I wrote an inquiry on their website and sent an email. From the website, I received a fake tracking number with a note from DPD that I had received the item. Meanwhile, through email, I was told that the items had not been shipped. The DPD company confirmed that they had no record of such an order. When I reported all of this to support, I received a refund the same day. At least thank you for that. My daughter bought a dress for a wedding earlier than I did, but she received it after 2.5 weeks when it was no longer needed...

August 19, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a pair of jeans that ripped…

I bought a pair of jeans that ripped within just two months of use. It’s really disappointing when you expect durability and get let down so quickly. While the company did refund my money, it doesn’t change the fact that the quality was severely lacking. Respect and trust are hard to earn, and unfortunately, this experience didn’t help.

July 19, 2024
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Reply from French Connection

Hello Reema,

Thank you for your review.

We are sorry to hear the jeans you purchased befell our usually high quality standard. Please get in touch if we can be of any further assistance.

Kind regards,

French Connection.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Absolutely disgusted with the service

Absolutely disgusted with the service.
Ordered items and was sent the incorrect sizes. Packaging had one size on it and the item inside was different. Called up and said they would correct it and the correct one will be sent out working next day ( paid for it twice) to be told after a week later when called up it is out of stock and will send it out in a few days yet showing availability on the website. Benefit of doubt still waited another week to call up again to told not sure when it will back in stock, no emails no sign of the 1st order refund.Really disappointed as I could not wear this on my holiday and above all false false information simply lies being told. Had to call up and request a refund for the full order ended up paying 3x.

August 2, 2024
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Reply from French Connection

Hello Raz,

Thank you for your review.

We are sorry to hear of your recent experience with us. This is not the service we would expect.

Please could you provide us with your order number so we can resolve this for you?

Kind regards,

French Connection.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Always had fcuk shame but will have to…

Always had fcuk shame but will have to change what a silly spray connection gets stuck.hard to push down. Thought it was me but no
Please go back to old spray connection
As said talking in savers shop even they have complaint about it
Shame because it could be goodbye

July 17, 2024
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Reply from French Connection

Hello Jean,

Sorry to hear you have purchased a faulty item with Savers. As the purchase is with them, you will need to return to the shop so they can look into a resolution for you.

Kind regards, French Connection.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Will deny your statutory rights - avoid!

Despite going back and forth multiple times, this retailer is refusing to honour legal rights in respect of refunds and instead just parrot their internal policies.

They refused to address specific points in my complaint regarding rights set out, in law, and instead copied and pasted their own policy repeatedly.

Staggering that a large retailer has such a flagrant disregard for their customers.

Truly disappointed as this is a brand I have loved for years.

*****

Responding by edit as I can't seem to respond to the reply.

My point throughout has been that the earrings are unopened in a sealed pack, but have been told at least 7 times that you will not accept the return so I am very confused by the reply...

July 11, 2024
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Reply from French Connection

Hi Emma,

I understand you have purchased a set of earrings you would like to return.

Our returns policy states the following:

In the interests of health and hygiene, the following items cannot be returned to us:

- underwear
- swimwear if the hygiene seal is not intact or any labels have been broken.
- pierced jewellery if the hygiene seal is not intact or any labels have been broken.
- fragrance, make-up or toiletry products if they have been opened, used, the hygiene seal is not intact or any labels have been broken.
- face masks if they have been opened, used, the hygiene seal is not intact or any labels have been broken.

This policy is in line with consumer law and distance selling regulations.

If the earrings are unopened and in a sealed condition, please return the to us. If the earrings are faulty, please contact customer services with an image of the fault and we will look into this further from there. We will not accept opened earrings back in the interest of hygiene so we will need an image to enable us to complete a quality inspection and to refund you.

We look forward to hearing from you further.

Kind regards, French Connection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

ORDER UK961740

ORDER UK961740
Entered the incorrect delivery address and rang FCUK call centre this morning. Answered immediately by really helpful agent. Resolved with a call back with an hour. First class service. Would highly recommend.

June 24, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor quality and poor customer service

I reviews a pair of white trousers which needed hemming after one wear. The online review before purchase described the trousers as good quality . They are unwearable because the hem on one leg has come away completely. After reviewing on trust pilot FC asked for the order number which I gave . I emailed over photographs but received an email asking for photographs . I replied saying these were sent but have received no reply whatsoever.

May 18, 2024
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Reply from French Connection

Thank you for your review.

We are sorry to hear this has happened. This is not the quality we would expect from our garments. Please could you provide your order number so we can look into this? Alternatively, please contact us at contact@frenchconnection.com so we can look into this further.

Kind regards, French Connection.

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