Spotlight Reviews 389

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Most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many people were dissatisfied with the customer service, citing issues such as unhelpful staff, long wait times, and being hung up on. Customers also frequently reported problems with product quality, including items arriving damaged, being cut incorrectly, or not matching online descriptions. Reviewers also found the stores to be dirty, disorganized, and lacking in available products, even when shown as in stock online. However, some customers also mentioned positive experiences with individual staff members who were described as helpful, friendly, and knowledgeable. These positive interactions often occurred in specific store locations and involved staff going above and beyond to assist with purchases or provide good service.

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Customer service

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Do not use Made to Measure. While the in-store team were great, the Melbourne-based "customer care crew" were a nightmare. 90 minutes of calls, hung up on twice, put on hold for 15 and 30 minutes at... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

1 star is super generous. One of the most disorganised businesses I've ever dealt with. The stores are putrid, dishevelled, unorganised hovels. Staff are lacking customer service, they care zero about... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service in Darwin was totally lacking. No eye contact with server, she practically threw the receipt at me and was talking to her co-worker as she walked off before I’d even picked up my pur... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just visites the Horsham store & left as no customer service at furnishings, asked Taryn at sew for someone to serve us in furnishings, she said Leanne should be there she called her but no one turne... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They have convoluted click and collect and return policies. Their website constantly has glitches. It shows products on their store computers and when you arrive they don’t have the product and yester... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Broken web site, unable to take orders from online customers. Asked a bunch of information but was not able to put through my order. Also keeps asking for captcha to "verify" you are a human, so they... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very dirty and dusty stores in my 20+ years of visiting Spotlight Australia and the service is usually substandard and sometimes the staff are quite rude. Ribbons Rolls are often OOS and that ca... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ordered 2 rugs online on 5/3/25. Made calls and emails to their overseas customer service team. They never sent products blaming the supplier of goods. They refunded me for both rugs today despite... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tried to order fabric online to a certain size but could not which I understand. called customer care to ask if I could request this on my order, she was rude and we canceled the order. Called the inv... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

A terrible experience after I had paid the full amount. Every time I call I’m put on hold for 20-39 minutes and no one can give me answer as to when blinds and curtains will be installed. Promised to... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I purchased a Brother sewing machine on Saturday 12th July. I went to Wairau Road Store. I walked straight into a very helpful knowledgeable floor person who walked with purpose and ready to be of... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Spotlight has the WORST customer service I have ever experienced. I have had 2 poor return instances where I have been in store and for one reason or another they wouldn’t refund me. Either I had to r... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Over many years I have visited Palmerston North NZ and each time have shopped in Spotlight. Each x every time I have been on the receiving end of staff (only in fabric department) with a costic, arrog... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't EVER use these clowns for online purchases!!! Their customer service is pitiful and I was invited to provide a review of my experience. Nothing nasty just a brief outline of how I placed the... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Sophie at Pukekohe is marvelous! She goes the Xtra mile. Last week I enquired about a cushion. I couldn't find a 2nd one. It certainly wasn't visible on the display shelf. Sophie dropped everything an... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I had a truly wonderful customer service experience from Lisa at the Cockburn branch Although she was trying to sort the sales discounting out, she just put this to one side to help on the check... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

My name is Lena , i am writing this review specifically for the staff member at sylvia park store this morning , who helped and carried my shopping to the car , I don't know how to thank her , tha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Spotlight Preston does NOT answer the phone. I've been trying for days at different times and no go. Preston South Morang will get 5 stars for service and convenience and picking up the phone..

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I received a very poor quality product (speicifically a set of curtain rails) and having used these i decided to write a polite but accurate opinion of the blinds on their website reviews. My review... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Dear Spotlight Management, you have lost me as a customer, and you can blame your lack of investment in your website. I am sure that I’m not the only online customer who has become so frustrated that... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I am still waiting to hear from someone regarding my made to measure vertical blind. This complaint has been going on for 2 months. I wrote a review and hear from someone who says I will bear from the... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Got helium balloons for my daughter’s birthday, purchased in the afternoon the day before her party. Was told the balloons would last for at least a week, sometimes up to a month. One of the balloons... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Issues with the website. Impossible to use the website, tried on different browsers, different internet providers and different devices and all experiencing the same issue that the grey ci... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I went to spotlight Belrose and found the gentleman who I asked about a price very rude and obnoxious. Unfortunately I did not get his name. Terrible customer service.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I recently had a disappointing experience at Spotlight, Trinity Gardens. I purchased two curtains and some accessories, but after returning home, I realised the cashier had only scanned one curt... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I came across this super rude and arrogant worker, and she was arguing with me for no apparent reason!? I didn't do anything wrong, and she was telling me off for asking a question at the desk. Mind y... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Curtains install. We had a quote for our curtains in middle of May. Whole Quotation experience was very good, as Mark has given us options to choose the fabrics and and told us it would take 4-... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Several weeks back I ordered a blind accessory in the Geelong store. None were on the shelves even though their stock system identified a few onsite. They ordered another for me, luckily still at th... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Customer service was horrific. Wouldn’t accept a return that was clearly faulty and said as it was 28 days past purchase. Ridiculous

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No return on Pillows...I understand but what about when the quality is appalling? The Koo Pillows were not cheap and I am stuck with them. Once out of the package it is clear they are cheap and nasty.... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered custom curtains from Spotlight and had it as a priority order, expecting professionalism and efficiency. What I received was the complete opposite. Despite being a priority order, i... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

New Plymouth store bullies . Closing in 15 minutes can't pay cash only eftpos..ask why said I now hv to bank transfer..ask why again accept teller answer but during that conversation she has spoken t... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Quality is really poor, purchased towels and after one wash the sides fell apart. Their returns policy is easy which makes you think it’s because they are used to it.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible customer service experience and not the first time. Online store changed my order and charged 5x original price. Contacted customer service and was told my order was cancelled, instead it has... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Spotlight made to measure experience was terrible. If it wasnt for the Consultant, I would have taken my business elsewhere. It took 5 months for my curtains to be installed from the time we paid our... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I have just sent this to Spotlight asking for an answer. I went in the last week to buy a couple of Platinum 40 x 50 cm black picture frames. I have bought a number of these on the past because I li... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order placed on 13 December 2024 and never delivered. Poor customer service — I do not recommend buying online from this store.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SPOTLIGHT (after I posted the requested review): Our staff has read your review and values your contribution even though it did not meet all our website guidelines. Thanks for sharing, and... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The goods on offer at spotlight is nice for a one-stop option with so many random bits and pieces. I avoid the Manukau branch at all costs though, the staff are straight up rude, either ignoring you i... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

In store: Excellent friendly customer service. Call centre: Absolute shite. Can not transfer stock between stores, and cannot call directly to an individual store. Not available to order online. Staf... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The products are great but I ordered a deep green posca pen and they keep sending me the deep grey ! After ordering 3 times I gave up and ask for a refund wish I had to force as they at first didn't w... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I just bought some awesome skull mugs, nice thick glass that hold freshly boiled water!! I love spotlight, have never had a bad deal yet.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Below is a review posted about the online purchase of a clothing rack, they "moderated" it and would not publish online, so here it is. The product is ok, the spotlight website is terrible to purch... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would like to thank the young kind lass called Victoria from the Preston store who help me with process of getting a refunded because I did not have the receipt she went out of her way to help me.... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I dropped into Tauranga Spotlight store this week to allow my grand daughter ( 4 years old) to choose some fabric to sew her a nighty. ?Tiana ( a new face to me at Tauranga Spotlight) was so f... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Did a collect and collect rotorua store collected same day very nice customer service helpful smiles and very polite brought a matress topper its great just what was needed for the bed 🥰

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

this lovely staff member called Adrian helped me with the party balloons which wrest available at Spotlight Weatherill park, he looked up what stores had them and told me how many they had left... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Spotlight Trinity Gardens SA - today was the worst experience at this store it is usually clean, tidy & very helpful, but today it was the opposite. Untidy, empty boxes everywhere, no trolleys availa... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I was shopping for curtains at Spotlight Weatherill Park for a friend that is not mobile so I was using my phone as communication to her, I needed a lot of help as she was putting curtains on all of... See more


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  2. Lighting Store

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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Broken web site

Broken web site, unable to take orders from online customers. Asked a bunch of information but was not able to put through my order. Also keeps asking for captcha to "verify" you are a human, so they can sell your info to other businesses. Dont bother with these guys, they are not pros.

June 15, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst Experience with Spotlight – Avoid Their Custom Curtain Service

I ordered custom curtains from Spotlight and had it as a priority order, expecting professionalism and efficiency. What I received was the complete opposite.

Despite being a priority order, it's now been almost 3 months, and the curtains are still not installed. I was told the next available installation date is June 19th—which is laughable considering this was supposed to be expedited. If this is how they treat a priority customer, I can only imagine how bad a standard order must be.

The delays, lack of communication, and sheer disorganization are unacceptable. I’ve had to follow up repeatedly just to get basic updates, and the whole process has been a nightmare. There’s been no accountability, no urgency, and certainly no real customer service.

I strongly urge anyone considering using Spotlight for custom curtains to look elsewhere. At this rate, it's hard to believe they’ll stay in business much longer if this is how they operate.

Do not waste your time or money with Spotlight.

May 30, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I would like to thank the young kind…

I would like to thank the young kind lass called Victoria from the Preston store who help me with process of getting a refunded because I did not have the receipt she went out of her way to help me. Thank you Victoria.
Great customer services

May 2, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Issues with the website

Issues with the website.
Impossible to use the website, tried on different browsers, different internet providers and different devices and all experiencing the same issue that the grey circle continues to go round and round. I rung twice and emailed and both times they acted like I didn't know what I was talking about and emailed me/told me to clear my cache, refresh page, turn computer off and on.

Of course I had done all that, they just refused to believe that there was an issue. I bet there are others.

Also, our website had exactly the same issue today and our tech guy changed some settings to fix it for their customers.

Their store people are also so so rude. I had two people ignore me last night when I went in to buy something even though it was about to close.

As soon as I walked out the lady yelled All clear and they ladies cheered.

They only survive because they are cheap.

April 24, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

ordered 2 rugs online on 5/3/25. No show.

ordered 2 rugs online on 5/3/25. Made calls and emails to their overseas customer service team.
They never sent products blaming the supplier of goods.
They refunded me for both rugs today despite one of them still being advertised as available.
I had asked repeatedly for the available rug and an alternative to be sent to me. Ignored.

April 16, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Took over a month to tell me they…

Took over a month to tell me they refunding item because they cant find it - dont refund all of postage!! charged postage for item never posted! only refunded part.
Took my money straight away - online no help at all - phone calls no help at all
just a scam this company

March 3, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Met the fabulous in store expert Joy @…

Met the fabulous in store expert Joy @ Spotlight Tauranga, she has a wealth of knowledge, experience and know how, quick to find anything to sew anything, she even makes her own jeans to perfection, incredible kind lady who deserves praise…thankyou Joy you are a treasure.

February 25, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Really disappointing customer service

Really disappointing customer service. Ace from head office Melbourne was very unhelpful even though the error was Spotlight's because they did not record my purchase on my VIP (what a joke) account. Refused to offer any way to resolve. Will not shop again.

February 21, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give ZERO stars if I could

I would give ZERO stars if I could, anyone who runs a business, take notice, Spotlight is a Masterclass in how NOT to operate a business that is customer service focused. Middle & Senior Management are the most over paid wannabe professionals. They must be company lifers with no expectation of leveraging their experience to get better jobs. The staff are not trained to care about serving customers and their systems prove it.

February 10, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Spotlight Overpriced

Spotlight have a practice of inflating prices and then making it look like their sales are a bargain!!! I have suspected this for a while and recently I proved it. I was shocked at the price of a product I recently purchased instore but bought it anyway since I was in a hurry. I have checked the price since and discovered that Spotlight's price for this item is 50% higher than its regular price elsewhere! I just noticed that they have this product on sale with 30% off! Their sale price is the Regular price elsewhere! This is outrageous! Know your prices before shopping at Spotlight!!

January 21, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Refund policy

Bought what I thought was 2 super king flat sheets along with other items in the 40% off if you spent $110 sale in November, as Xmas present. When the items unwrapped at Xmas, one of the sheets was a fitted instead of flat sheet.
Tried to exchange the sheet, but would have had to pay an extra $55 as the sheets were no longer on special, and I could not get a refund as Xmas was outside the 28 day refund policy. I asked if I could have a store credit instead and this was refused as well. Very disappointed Spotlight

January 8, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad customer service

Plenty of shop assistances in store (Joondalup WA) but no one seemed interested in serving people. Waited 27mins for sale assistance to measure and cut a piece of ribbon for me.

January 5, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very poor customer service from Kim at…

Very poor customer service from Kim at the Nelson branch and no manager on site to resolve any issues. Rude employee that requires customer service training, terrible attitude. Maybe upset that she had to work on New years day. I eventually got a refund and won't spend my hard earned money there again.

January 1, 2025
Unprompted review
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Pretty good company overall

Pretty good company overall. They offer a $5 incentive for 'click and collect'. Sometimes their products are a little pricy, but they have good specials if you register as a VIP. I spend a lot there.

December 19, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a frame from Koo on the 5/12…

I ordered a frame from Koo on the 5/12 which has not arrived. This morning I finally found a number for Koo customer service and to their credit, they rectified the problem and I was sent an email stating it would be re sent. All good. Just 20 minutes later, I receive an e mail saying they have cancelled the order and I will be refunded. This was a Christmas gift and I'm extremely unhappy that you have left me in the lurch one week before Christmas. And to add insult to injury, the refund did not include the postage I had paid so back onto Customer Service to get that problem sorted. I do not recommend shopping at Koo. Unreliable and uninterested. Shop Online elsewhere, Koo is not worth the risk. Lesson learned.

December 18, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Thank you Spotlight

Thank you Spotlight! Your service was fast, efficient and perfect. We were kept very well informed along the way regarding confirmation of order, ready for postage, delivery track and arrival. Spot on Spotlight, you know your stuff. Jenny and John McPeake Hamilton

December 18, 2024
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