French Connection Reviews 

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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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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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  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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TrustScore 3 out of 5

450 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor quality for a high price

The dress I've purchased cost me 80 GBP and it looked pretty good on their website, too bad that in real life the fabric has such a low quality and bad texture that it actually become damaged,with an old wear and tear appearance after the 2nd wear only. I do not recommend them as a brand, very disappointing product for that price.

September 21, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Hello, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are sorry to hear the quality is as not expected. Please get in touch with our customer service team with your order number on 0333 400 3285. We will be able to look into this further for you. Regards, FC

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor customer service and quality

Poor customer service. My details were passed between several different agents all telling me different things. My item was faulty but it was made too difficult to return so did not bother. Wont buy from here again.

September 4, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst Customer Service I've ever encountered

I bought a lot of FC jeans, until recently. I tried to clarify what sizes they're using now, as new jeans seemed to be sized smaller. Instead of just answering my question their customer services people just kept asking constant stupid questions, one after another, no matter how many questions I answered they just asked more, never answering my actual question, until I gave up. Never contact these people. I'll never buy from them again !!

August 24, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Dear Jack,

Thank you for your review.

We are sorry to hear this as this is not the standard of service we would expect. Understandably, on occasions we may require further information before advising you, however this should only be relative to your query and this should be communicated clearly.

Please could you update your review with an order number so we can investigate this further?

Kind regards,

French Connection

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order Not Received + Poor Communication

Placed an order and after a week had passed, I hadn't received said order or received any communication so emailed for an update.
Only after my email to customer support, was I was informed that my ordered items were not in stock so my order was to be cancelled.
Appreciate these things can happen, but disappointed that I was the one to have to instigate the update on my order and consequent refund.

August 22, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Hello Clare,

Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback.

The feedback of our customer's is very important to us and we are sorry to see we let you down with communication on this occasion. We will feed this back to our stock team and would like to get in touch with you directly to discuss this further. Please could you update your review with your order number?

Kind regards, French Connection.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

BIG NO to French Connection watches in India

The email id was provided to claim the warranty and how to proceed further. The seller mentioned the warranty was from the brand.
Did not get any support or info on how to proceed further. Just a standard response and no reply on further investigation.
Stuck with a poor quality , non functional watch of French Connection

August 19, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Hello Laxmi,

Thank you for your review. We are sorry to hear this.

Please could you update your review with your order number so we can look into this further. If you have not purchased the watch directly from www.frenchconnection.com, we are sorry, unfortunately we will be unable to help you further but can direct you to the correct contact.

Kind regards,

French Connection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent and super friendly service

Excellent and super friendly customer service from Sarah-Jane in Tunbridge Wells store. I've been in twice now and each time she has gone above and beyond to help. On one occasion she popped into the stock room to hunt for a dress that wasn't on the shop floor because she had a hunch it was exactly what I was looking for. Just had to write a review as a thank you. Brilliant!

July 26, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Appalling customer service very…

Appalling customer service very disappointing they will not honour discount code will be returning my order

July 24, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Hello Susan,

Thank you for your review.

We are very sorry to hear this. Our customer service team will honour discount codes where they apply. Please can you update your order so we can check this for you?

Kind regards, TOAST.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought a sale item

I bought a sale item. Noone drew my attention to the fact that if I wanted to return it after trying it on at home, I would not be able to get a refund. I'm now being offered a credit note by the store. This feels like I've been duped and French Connection are holding on to my money ensuring I have to spend it with them. I'm very unimpressed they use this policy and will be put off purchasing from them again, especially in the sale.

July 10, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Dear Elizabeth,

Thank you for your review.

All store sales items are sold as seen. There is signage at the till points and on all receipts to advise sale items are not eligible for a refund in store. They are subject to exchange or credit notes only.

We are sorry for any disappointment caused.

Kind regards,

French Connection.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delivery date is not from date of order. They have washed their hands of the issue

As long as everyone knows that delivery to Ireland takes 10 working days from date of despatch to delivery. Not date of order. I placed an order on 26th June. I just got an email confirmation that it should be due by 12th July.

Per the website. It's 7 - 10 working days. So that would be from Weds 5th - Monday 10th. No???

In response to French Connections reply. Nowhere does it state that the 7-10 working days is not from the date you place the order. It's up to 3 days later when they dispatch the order. Who waits over 2 weeks for an order from the EU these days?
And I might add that I asked French Connection what will happen my parcel as I'm away. To date, they are refusing to answer. Will the courier leave it in the bin or will it go missing? Shocking customer service. They might have mice clothes but not worth this. Totally false advertising

French Connection's solution was to tell me to sort out the delivery with their courier. I asked them to rearrange the delivery as the mess was caused by their delays. They have refused and haven't replied to my mail. So my delivery will most likely end up in the 'green bin' or lost.

July 5, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Updated Response:

Dear Gillian,

Thank you for flagging this with us.

You are correct, the guidelines did not say this but we have added 'During busy periods, it may take us a little longer to despatch your items' to prevent further confusion or disappointment.

We are sorry this was not advised at the time you placed your order and will be in touch to refund your shipping cost.

If you have further queries, please could you email us at contact@frenchconnection.com.

Kind regards,

French Connection.


Original Response:

Dear Gillian,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review.

We are sorry to hear you're disappointed with our estimated delivery times. As your order was dispatched on 29/06/23, your order should be delivered between Friday 7th July and Wednesday 12th July, which is 7 - 10 working days. During our busier periods, due to the volume of order we receive, there can be a slight delay in dispatching your order. We apologise for this.

If you have further queries, please could you email us at contact@frenchconnection.com.

Kind regards,

French Connection.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Really Fabulous!

I have always received excellent customer service from French Connection...I shop on their website and I have contacted customer service a couple of times in the past.
Back in March this year I got muddled up with my returns label, so I phoned their customer service and my problem was solved super quickly!
A returns label was emailed to me within seconds and the lady who served me was polite, friendly and very helpful answering my questions.
I was so relieved to have this problem sorted out :-)
I'm sorry for my delay writing this review but thank you so much for everything.
I highly recommend French Connection.

March 12, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Double charged in store - disgusting customer service

Double charged in store. No refund. No assistance to resolve. Told to take it up with the store when I am psychically unable to go into store. Awful customer service. Not provided with any other means/contact details for the store. Will never buy from this brand again. Completely disadvantaging its customers and does not care.

June 20, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Dear Niamh,

Thank you for taking the time to leave your review.

We are very sorry to this has happened. Our customer service team can take details from you in order to refund you for the additional charge in store.

Please could you email us at contact@frenchconnection.com so we can look into this further for you.

Kind regards, French Connection.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don’t honour the price agreed at checkout

I bought two dresses advertised on Facebook for £36. I proceeded to the checkout with both dresses at this price, even the final page amounted to £72.

However, upon confirmation this increased to £88….Luckily I had taken a screenshot of the final amount before completion yet French Connection is asking me for proof of the advert!

This is appalling, it’s your own advert and your own checkout so they should honour the price. Going round in circles with CS despite providing proof.

June 16, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not helpful customer service

Asked them to change my delivery address as I made a mistake in it.It was straight away after ordering, they got back saying they changed it but in reality they did not. A lot of problems with retrieving it from a difficult neighbour. Not helpful customer service, not efficient apparently. For French Connection review the order number is UK448399

June 8, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Thank you for taking the time to write your review.

We are sorry to hear your address was not changed as advised. Please could you edit your review with your order number so we can get in touch?

Kind regards, French Connection.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No receipt was included with my order…

No receipt was included with my order parcel so had to use the website to find a way to return items. There was an “Error” on my account page for me to return my items so could not return anything. I message customer service and they said they would process return for me after I sent he details to them. I sent the details to them but they never responded or sent me the return label. Still waiting for a response so will have to go through the whole process again. Very unhappy.

May 13, 2023
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Reply from French Connection

Hi Sarah,

Thank you for taking the time to review.

We are very sorry to hear this. Since 2020 our online returns have gone paperless and all returns are generated through our online returns portal via our website - https://www.frenchconnection.com/pages/returns or through contacting customer service.

So that we can get this resolved swiftly for you, please could you provide us with your order number so we can get in touch?

Kind regards, French Connection.

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