Ultimate Appliances Reviews 

from start to what appliances i did manage to get- dreadful. No communication, long hold time on the 10 times i had to chase the status of my delivery, unhelpful staff and did not get the Range Cooker i had ordered, now 10 weeks on from my order i am still waiting for my Range Cooker refund i was told i would get 6 weeks ago. Barclaycard are now having to take the dispute up for me.
Very stressful all in all as this company help up my kitchen installation and cost me a lot of money in extra fitting costs.
Please think twice before using.

After looking on the internet for my chosen washer dryer I ordered from a competitor who phoned me later that day to tell me stock levels were incorrect and offered me a refund there and then.

I searched the internet again to find UA offering the washer dryer at the same price with stock arriving 3 days later and deliveries to my area listed frequently. I thought great! I ordered the item and received the email confirming the order.

Trusting the incoming stock, delivery schedule and a wait of 5-7 days I sat back and waited.

5 days after my order I received an email (from a gmail account?!) stating my order was still being processed and due to high demand my order may be a couple of days later than expected. I noted in the T&Cs "We will make every effort to delivery within 5 - 10 working days, but in any event we will deliver within 30 days of your order" and thought 10 days is a long wait but acceptable. I hope it doesn't come to 30 days....

It’s now 10 days after the order without any other contact from UA so I thought I’d call them and find out the status of my order. The phone was promptly answered and I enquired about my order. I was put on hold before being to THE (one) machine had gone out to a customer and it was rolling stock and that more orders were coming in. I should expect to be contacted about delivery the following week.

It's now Thursday of the following week (15 days after ordering) and I Called UA again to be told that my machine was in stock (Yipeee!) but due to delivery schedules currently up north I may have to wait until they can put my machine on the van. At this point I must explain I live 5 minutes away from Jct 3 of the M6 which is a 45 minute drive from UA. Surely a van would pass that junction at some point? Apparently not...

22 days after ordering I called UA again. The phone was answered promptly again and I explained that I was told the machine was in stock a week ago and I still hadn't been contacted about the delivery. The operative put me on hold to check the delivery status. When she came back on the line she said I’ve got some bad news and she said she had to be honest with me, the washer dryer wasn't in stock it was due a few days previously but wasn't delivered. I couldn't believe my ears! I explained my experience from ordering until the present day and she was very apologetic and explained more are due in next week.

This is my experience of UA so far. I will update this review once the item is delivered.....or not.

32 Days later.....I called again I had to wait about 5 minutes before an answer to find that the machine was not in stock and that more deliveries were due next week. I asked to talk to a manager but none were available.

At this point I raised a ticket explaining the above. I pointed out that in 30+ days I had not received the machine - in the T&Cs it states I will be offered a refund if the item is not delivered in that time. I received an email the following day thanking me for my patience and confirmed I will be refunded within 7 days. I hope to see the refund soon...

I find it a shame that the company treats customers like this. It really needs realistic stock indicators on the website and an honest delivery estimate on items.

Trust Pilot and Google obviously allow retailers to pick and choose reviews that are displayed on webpages. This misrepresent actual opinions of the companies reviewed. If I'd have read the actual reviews (2 clicks away) I would've chosen a different retailer.

I hope people that use UA have a better experience than me

Never used this online retailer before, but will consider them for future purchases.
A little longer than expected for delivery but helpful and friendly on the phone when queried, delivery was within time slot arranged. No problems with this purchase of a Beko dishwasher, and the "Price was Right"! Old appliance collected free too.

I ordered a range cooker and a washing machine on the 11/04. One product was showing as in stock the other one stock would be arriving in a matter of days. I later received an email saying the cooker would not be available until after the 17th May. I need the cooker for the beginning of May for my new kitchen. I had no choice but to cancel the order and it will now take them 30 days to refund my money which is a tad rediculous if i am honest.
Just be careful when ordering and look for guarantees about delivery dates BEFORE placing any order. Personally in future i will pay a little bit more and go to Currys who i can trust. Its no good having the prices if you cannot come up with the goods and the service is poor.

finally received my washing machine after 4 weeks when ordering was told it was in stock and i would receive it in a week then told it was going to be the following week yet again no sign of appliance the customer service team seem to fob you off everytime with feeble excuses machine is now here and working fine but the overall service is pretty abysmal if ordering anything from ultimate appliances dont believe there delivery promises

Never order anything from these people - They appear to take your order then get the item in stock but clearly were not able to. I needed a cooker - urgently ! and as they couldn't deliver I cancelled 28 days ago. Since then I have had no refund and they have failed to answer my queries . Luckily I bought using a credit card but otherwise i would be £300 out of packet

Despite reading several strong critical reviews on the internet, I have had a very good experience. There was an initial delay after I had paid the bill and I had to make contact to ask when it would be delivered. Thereafter I got a friendly, prompt service, a date and time slot given and the delivery went without any hitch. Well done.

I ordered a washing machine & my wife took a day off work to stay in to accept it. They delivered the wrong machine & refused to return until the following week to replace it. In the meantime our mains water was switched off as my wife couldn't turn off the tap to isolate the water coming from the pipes. Each time I rang the company they would take a good 5-10 mins to answer, I would but put on hold fr an equivilant amount of time, cut off several times & never received a call back wen promised. This continued for the next couple of weeks. Furthermore I was offered a derogitory £10 compensation, which was extremely insulting. We had to get a plumber is & send the kids to grandparents. This company finally came back with a better £20 offer!!! This didn't get refunded as promised & again I had to make several long long calls. A terrible experience, too long to fit into this box

I ordered my tumble drier on Sunday evening. I received a confirmation email immediately. Then I got a phonecall on Monday morning telling me I would be getting my drier between 7am and 10am on Tuesday (the next day)! Then on Tuesday morning I had a call from the driver saying he would be with me in 15 minutes. Brilliant customer service!

Can't fault product, price, website, ease to order, contact availability or phone personal - all very decent. However I did experience problems with delivery. I purchased the smallest American style fridge freezer I could find so that it could fit through a single door. I measured up and although I knew it would be tight, the tape measure said it would fit with a couple of cm to spare.
On delivery attempt number 1. I was told that the measurements I had for the fridge were wrong and that it would not fit, so I agreed that the delivery men did not have to try it. My husband called the company to query measurements and was informed that what was stated on the website was correct. So redelivery was arranged. This time a different chap came to the door and told me (without opening his tape measure) that there was absolutely no way the fridge would go through the door. After much discussion the chaps finally agreed to try and it took them no more than a minute to get it through the door. They drove off hastily leaving me to run around outside, grabbing all the packaging on a very windy day, whilst my newborn baby was crying in the lounge and my toddler was trying to help in bare feet.
Shame we had issues with delivery as everything else was spot on and we absolutely love the fridge/freezer!

Placed/paid for my candy GOC59OC tumble drier on the 9th APRIL 2013, got the usual,, yr order is being processed E-mail on the 14th APRIL saying due to high demand it'll take a couple of extra days blah blah.......I phoned the help line on the 18th (as they are in my area on Thursday's ) to be informed it isn't even in stock but I'm 3rd on the list & they are expecting stock on the 19th APRIL.......so tomorrow being the 25th the date I was told on the phone to expect delivery, I've just phoned the help line and guess what.........IT'S STILL NOT IN STOCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! & I have to E-mail & wait 30 days for a refund!!!!!!! Time to contact the media I think & spread the warnings about this company!!!!!!

Ordered a washing machine, given a delivery date that was not honoured, we were then lied to as to the reason. Order has now been cancelled.

I wait for the dishwasher 4 weeks and still waiting, unbelieve!! never again!!

Best price I could find online helped in part by their model for delivery which means you're unlikely to get delivery in short order. The level of communication and service are exemplary.

Looking for a washer, and have purchased a LG washer from Ultimate Appliances was very impressed with the service, and they kept me informed with my order. The two young men who delivered it were nice. Only had the washer for nearly a fortnight but I am pleased with it.

Item arrived today - 3 weeks after purchase. Customer services could have kept me updated instead of me chasing. Overall happy as Wife is happy!!

Ordered a cooker online, didn't look at any reviews, ooops! was under the understanding it would probably be delivered in 5-7 days
called company to check all was well with order, spoke to a foreign lady, quite unhelpful, typical receptionist, told me they were not in stock and I had to wait a few weeks,(they had my money!) it said 8 were in stock on the order??? asked for a refund, that was going to take 30 days!!! what do you do???
looked at reviews..... awful, wished we'd never ordered !
Called back politely but firmly annoyed, mentioned the disappointing reviews, I was thinking Watchdog was the next step, may have mentioned that to them!
Asked to speak to Manager but not allowed to or even be told her name, I googled it , every time I called was put on hold for ages! Manager now is NOT Sarah Potter but a new guy called Rob apparently
was getting fed up and ended up speaking to a guy called Gary who was seemed very nice and couldnt do enough to help
All of a sudden my cooker was in stock and delivered the following Monday (yesterday)
two guys, not the chirpy friendly sort but they bought in it and put it in place and it works!
if you order ask to speak to Gary and check progress, I understand they get a build up of orders then get the appliances in and make you wait, I was lucky but I persevered!!!
Remember speak to GARY, nice guy!

Buying my new washing machine was made simple with your easy to use website. Good value compared with over priced competitors, with free delivery and collection thrown in. Hard to beat. Staff on the phones were very polite and helpful. Overall I am very happy with the whole experience. Will recommend to others without hesitation.

Needed a new dishwasher quickly when our old one packed up. Went with these guys due to the great reviews and best price. Checked stock was 'due in' on the day we ordered and possible delivery in our area was anything from the day after. Then it all went quiet.
After a chase email and threat to cancel, was advised it could be another 5 to 10 days. OK to cancel but refund payment could take up to 30 days! I love how these companies can take a payment instantly but the same machinery struggles to cope with a refund - which is of course complete b****cks!
Anyway rather than risk 30 days delay for a refund and after a fair bit of hassling (and ages spent waiting in a Q on the phone) got it delivered today - 12 days after ordering.
On a positive note delivery was exactly when advised it would be and delivery people were very good. Item looks fine.
Basically, although most of the reviews are all good, for us this was a less than perfect experience. If you don't have it in stock don't advertise it as being in stock.

Bit sceptical at first as I had not heard of this company before. When I checked to delivery in my area I was due to go on holiday. I was delighted to get an email saying they were delivering my washing machine a week early. Fab. Job done, they even took away my old washer, no extra charge, and no charge for delivery either.