Richer Sounds - Watford Reviews 

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TrustScore 5 out of 5

4.9

117C St Albans Road, WD17 1RD Watford, GB


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I purchased a CD player and radio tuner/receiver from Richer Sounds in Watford 10 years ago. It has given excellent service but needed replacement. I went again to the store in Watford where I recei... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sami and co very knowledgeable and helpful A good experience So much better than going to Currys And they beat the price match promise unlike Currys so.all in all a good experience

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The expertise and friendliness of the staff was truly brilliant. It convinced me these were the people to trust with my quality large tv I finally deserved. I wasn’t far wrong. Price wasn’t the i... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

We had an outstanding experience at Richer Sounds, and it was all thanks to Bradley. As complete newcomers to this type of audio equipment, we had plenty of questions, but Bradley took the time to... See more

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Company details

  1. Hi-fi shop
  2. Electronics Store
  3. TV store

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Richer Sounds is a British home entertainment retailer that operates through a chain of 51 stores and through online, mainly in England. The business was 100% owned by Julian Richer, the founder and managing director of the company, who in 2019 sold 60% of its shares to an employee ownership trust.


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  • 117C St Albans Road, WD17 1RD, Watford, United Kingdom

  • 0333 900 0037

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great advice

Great advice, couldn't be more helpful!

March 25, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thanks for your 5 star review, we look forward to seeing you again next time

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Friendly, expert sales staff

Excellent advice from friendly, expert sales staff.
I am also delighted with the Panasonic blu-ray player/recorder. It's a new and welcome experience to be able to pause live TV! I shall be back for my next entertainment electronics purchase.

January 14, 2026
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Thanks for your great feedback and for supporting local business.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Deeply Disappointed

Deeply Disappointed
I wanted to make my next purchase from richer sounds based on there good reviews for customer focused service which I did a TV and was happy with the initial purchase and service .
After setting up the TV I have an issue where I cannot access the features that I wanted from my television which I discussed with the salesman at the time of purchase and went back to the shop so I can discuss my issues with the TV and just got talked at like I didn't know what I was doing
They did offer me an exchange for a new one if I wanted no questions asked to be fair but what I wanted was more time and help to maybe try and understand what I was doing wrong possibly, although I said Five or Six times that I was doing what the sales guy was demonstrating but the TV wasn't doing that.
Then when I enquired about buying a Sonos smart speaker and I was told that it would not access certain features from Alexa I asked about
When I had checked before hand it says on the Sonos website that most features of Alexa are compatible , there was No advice to maybe try this speaker or that one instead , I felt like he just wanted me out of the shop probably because of my previous enquiry

So I won't be spending anymore money in Richer Sounds which is a shame as I was hoping to find some proper customer service and product advice which is sadly lacking these days on the high street and I still have an issue with my TV which will have to try and solve on my own

March 28, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thank you for the feedback although I was really sorry to read you have had a poor experience.

Either myself or a senior colleague will contact you to put this right ASAP..

seniorcomplaintsteam@richersounds.com

Tom Griffiths
Head of Customer Experience
Richer Sounds

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Knowledgeable and friendly staff

Knowledgeable and friendly staff. They were very helpful and determined to do their best for me, the customer. Highly recommended!

March 20, 2026
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Thanks for your feedback, reading your comments was a real pleasure. Thanks again for your continued support.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I recently purchased an LG 65" TV from…

I recently purchased an LG 65" TV from Richer Sounds, and while the product itself is fantastic, the delivery experience was honestly one of the most frustrating I've had.

What should have been a straightforward two-day delivery turned into a painful two-week ordeal. The delivery is outsourced to a third-party company, and it showed. On the first attempt, they actually delivered the wrong TV entirely — not even the right model. When I finally got it rescheduled, the delivery executives were rude and dismissive, which made the whole experience even more unpleasant.

I want to be fair to the Richer Sounds staff in-store and on the phone — they were genuinely helpful and clearly wanted to sort things out for me. The problem is they seemed to have very little control over the delivery side of things, which is a real shame because it completely undermined what is otherwise a great retail experience.

The TV itself is brilliant and I'm happy with the purchase, but Richer Sounds really need to get a grip on their delivery logistics. When your reputation is built on excellent customer service, handing that final mile over to a company that delivers wrong products and treats customers poorly is a serious weak link.

March 19, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

I was truly sorry to read your review and to hear how disappointed you were with the delivery experience. Whilst we regularly work with an external delivery partners, in addition to a small fleet of our own vans servicing local deliveries, it’s absolutely our responsibility to ensure your order is handled smoothly from start to finish. It is therefore really disappointing to hear that it felt to you like we weren’t in control of the process, and communications should not have come across that way. I can assure you we’ll be reviewing this carefully with the courier to understand what went wrong and prevent a repeat.

It's good to know you are happy with the product itself and we appreciate the feedback about the store colleagues, in the meantime either myself or a senior team member will contact you directly to address your complaint and put things right. I’m of course very sorry for the inconvenience caused and hopefully if you use us again you will be one of the 98% of happy customers who review us on Trustpilot.

seniorcomplaintsteam@richersounds.com

Apologies again,

Tom Griffiths
Head of Customer Experience
Richer Sounds

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Buying from Richer Sounds is always a…

Buying from Richer Sounds is always a great experience. The staff are knowledgeable and helpful helping the customer make the right buying decision.

March 14, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thank you for your 5 star review, it’s lovely to read your comments.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Customer service like no other

Richer Sounds legendary "Beat the lowest of the low" price was called to book. And I got that and more as I am already registered as a V.I.P member on their customer lists. And the sales staff especially Heather was brilliant - discussed the option of purchasing a TV stand and was recommended a steel rising and swivelling stand. Got that with additional discounts. The shopping experience was brilliant. Much much better than the National brand of stores that has cornered the UK market for selling audio visual equipment.

March 14, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thanks for your kind review, we look forward to your next visit.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent service

Excellent service, very helpful plus an excellent knowledge about the products, can definitely recommend them.

March 7, 2026
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Thank you for your wonderful feedback

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Top notch service

Anca (Watford branch) was incredibly helpful, she recommended a pair of EarPods for me and I couldn’t be happier.

She really went above and beyond to help me.

March 4, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thanks for your feedback, reading your comments was a real pleasure. Thanks again for your continued support.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very helpful

What great service. I was waiting for my headphones that I ordered at Xmas.
The type of headphones had not come into stock, so they upgraded them to the next model.
Wonderful

February 25, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thanks for your feedback, reading your comments was a real pleasure. Thanks again for your continued support.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great, knowledgable advice

Great advice from your knowledgable staff nember Bradley, and quick arrangement of a demo with appropriate equipment

March 4, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thanks for your kind review, we look forward to your next visit.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service as always from Richer Sounds Watford Branch

Although Richer Sounds have a reduced opening hours, the store is always responsive when your reach out by email or phone without fail for the initial engagement and throughout.

When and if you have a problem, they put the customer first and rectify the issue without question and maintain the customer experience and commitment without fail far beyond expectation. This is what earns them customer loyalty over decades and decades. The great level of service is seen whether in Watford, Cardiff, or Bristol branches. They have always been helpful and treated me with care.

Goto Richer Sounds and be looked after by their knowledgable staff.

March 1, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thank you for your 5 star review!

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thanks for quick response.

Thanks for quick response.

Had an issue where the box was damaged on delivery, which I couldn’t check inside as I was held up. But local Watford store was quick to get back to me and reassure me if I had any issues they will deal with it.

Also the delivery company was good in that they called me to let me know the packaging was damage.

Thanks for everything!!

March 1, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thanks for your great feedback and for supporting local business.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Advised by Watford store, ordered online

Went to the Watford store to discuss what specification of amplifier I needed. Thorough detail provided by the staff.
Ordered an amplifier online a few weeks later.
Arrived on time, easy set up, sounds good.

February 23, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thanks for your great feedback and for supporting local business.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

The whole team at Watford seems to be custom focused which is more than can be said of other retailers.

February 17, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thanks for your feedback, reading your comments was a real pleasure. Thanks again for your continued support.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sami was very friendly add helpful

Sami was very friendly add helpful. He sourced the speaker we wanted from another branch and reserved it in the Watford store which I collected. Thank you Sami

February 16, 2026
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Reply from Richer Sounds - Watford

Thanks for your feedback, great to read you were happy with our service.

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