The Idle Man Reviews 

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TrustScore 4 out of 5

4.1

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

First of all their own brand staff is awesome; my Idle Man jeans are some of the comfiest I've owned. They also have a fantastic selection of menswear and accessories for the guy who wants something... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ive used The Idle Man a few times now and they’ve not let me down yet! They have a good selection of their own designed items which changes with the seasons and they regularly have offers on - be... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Very frustrating. Web site incorrect in so many places, whether made in England when not, you qualify for free shipping, then charged, attempt to log in to my account but tells me acct does not exis... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service; easy exchanges and returns. Everything I’ve ordered over the last three years as arrived on time. I particularly enjoy the online sales, they are very good value for money... See more

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  1. Men's Clothing Store

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We started The Idle Man because we wanted to show you that being stylish shouldn’t be difficult. We’re a team of dedicated designers, writers, buyers and generally people who are passionate about working meticulously to the find the best in men’s clothing and men’s fashion. As a menswear online retailer, we seek to find the latest and greatest; ranging from menswear brands, such as Barbour, Levi's, The North Face, Converse, Timberland, as well as men’s jackets and men’s shoes. We’ve even come up with our own men’s clothing range here at The Idle Man designed to suit all styles and please all budgets. Not because we have to, but because we want to. We want to provide you with a hub of knowledge, as well as a place to find menswear online - a place where you can find out those small details that you’ve always wondered, but never asked.


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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

No Complaints

Pleased with items, pleased with fast delivery service, pleased with the help I received from Customer Services and pleased I came across your site.

February 4, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Incorrect item sent

February 3, 2020
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Reply from The Idle Man

Hi Rich

Thank you for your Trustpilot review.
We are extremely sorry to hear that you have not received the correct order.
Our Dispatch Team should certainly be checking for issues like this before any item leaves our warehouse.
If our Dispatch Team have made an error in sending you an incorrect item then we have no issues in refunding the original shipping costs.
Our apologies once again for any disappointment caused.
Kind regards,

The Idle Man Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I got my order wrong

I got my order wrong. I emailed immediately. I got an immediate reply. It said I would have to go through with my order and then return it at a cost to me of more than £7.I was told that I should have seen the warning on the site. If The Idle Man have absolutely no way of correcting an order they should put up a massive warning before the final confirmation click.

January 31, 2020
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Reply from The Idle Man

Hi Peter

Thank you for your Trustpilot review.
We're sorry to hear of the issues encountered on this occasion when ordering.
We can see our customer care team provided a thorough explanation as to why we can not cancel or change orders but no one stated anything regarding seeing a warning on the website.
Although we can empathise with your mistake, in regards to returns we offer free returns to all UK and US customers so it's a little unclear where you would have been charged £7 when we do not charge for customers to return.
Our Customer Service Team can advise on our free returns and you can also head over to our website here to complete your return also https://theidleman.com/pages/delivery-returns
Our apologies once again for any disappointment caused by our cancellation policy,

Kind regards,

The Idle Man Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Fabulous service, think about your packaging

Fabulous service, next day delivery, great product. The only reason it’s not 5 stars is because I bought Veja trainers because they are fully recycled. The Veja packaging itself was the same; the Idle Man packaging involved a massive box and lots of plastic bubble wrap. Just worth considering I think.

January 27, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Even worse service

Had an order from this place which was an issue due to them not being able to deliver in the time frame that I paid for. My review can be read on this below. After the correspondence with them and realising that it wasn’t going to get delivered when I paid for it I asked them to cancel it as when they would deliver it I would be on holiday. They said they couldn’t cancel it but DPD would return it to them as I wouldn’t be in to accept the parcel and I would get my refund. Low and behold they tried to deliver it twice and then left it at the local shop for me to have to go sort out after my holiday. So not returned to them and I had to sort out the return I returned the item with Collect+ I n the 20/1 and IdleMan received it on the 22/1. Today is the 27/1 so
I chased the refund as after 5 days I expected to have heard something. The reply I got was check back in 10 working days and we’ll see if we have received it. It’s not an acceptable level of service. In another 10 working days they would have had my return from the 22/01 until the 07/02. The level of contempt this place has for its customers is shocking. Please avoid and use a different website. There are plenty of more reputable ones about that don’t treat you this way. It definitely wasn’t worth saving a fiver for all this hassle.

January 27, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Leather Jacket

I ordered a leather jacket after much searching for and ordering one else where which failed to meet my expectations I was quite dubious and by the biast reviews. When the jacket arrived I was truly gob smacked absolutely amazing top notch premium leather jacket at the fraction of the price Compared with other retail brands. I initially asked numerous questions via messenger which were met with prompt responses by a young lady by the name of Veronica. Thank you guys will be recommending and will be a returning.

January 5, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great pair of Timberland boots on…

Great pair of Timberland boots on offer, was a bit dubious at the price they were offered at compared to the rrp as I’ve never bought from this company before or heard of them for that matter. They arrived well packaged and courier was easy to track. Im absolutely over the moon with them and wouldn’t hesitate to buy again. Only catch was my 10% first order code wouldn’t work but they were such a good saving in price I can’t complain at the price I paid anyway. I don’t normally leave reviews but on this occasion it is more than merited for the 5 stars given. Thank you Idleman !

January 4, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Buy elsewhere - they probably haven't got it in stock anyway!

Very disappointed with my recent experience with The Idle man.

I ordered some shoes that were widely available in the Post-Christmas sales but slightly cheaper at The Idle Man. The first disappointment was that they wouldn't allow me to receive the 10% new customer discount on my order - no explanation was given but one can only assume it was because it was in the sale (who knows?!).

Six days after ordering I receive a text advising that my order has been refunded, followed some time later by an email saying the same and finally a little later still I get an email explaining that the item I ordered is out of stock with a lackluster apology.

It's honestly not all that difficult to link your website and stock to give an accurate account of the stock levels; most online retailers manage it just fine, and some sizes were shown as out of stock. Meanwhile the stock at every other retailer has all gone so my only choice for these shoes is to pay full price again. I've chosen not to do this; I'll also be choosing not to purchase from The Idle Man in future and recommend others learn from my mistake.

January 2, 2020
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Reply from The Idle Man

Hi Brendan,

Thank you for your Trustpilot review.
We are very sorry to hear that your order was affected by a stock error.
Your frustration with this experience is completely understandable and we can appreciate the inconvenience caused by this, especially around the festive season.
Sadly as we are only a small independent company our stock levels are not in the mass quantities seen with bigger companies.
As such we do see on occasion during our busier periods stock level errors due to the difference in time lapse between Brightpearl and the website.
This is where our customer care team are required to contact customers affected and issue a refund.
In regards to discount codes, due to the nature of what they are for you can only use them on items already not on discount unless of course otherwise stated.
Our apologies for the inconvenience and we thank you for your patience with us.

Kind regards,

The Idle Man Team

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