babies247.com

Advantages: ABSOLUTELY NONE
Disadvantages: TAKING MONEY WITH NO INTENTION TO SUPPLY

PLEASE DO NOT BUY FROM - www.babies247.com **New Update**15/12/08 Well, it appears after weeks of denials JKUK is now officially in administration: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/3974040.Hopeforc ustomersbutBournemouthJKUKbranchstaysshut/ Lets just hope the admistrators can find the funds to return everyones money. ***UPDATE**11/12/08 As advised by our solicitor the matter has been reported to the HMCS Money Claim online website ...
...full refund + expenses + interest. JKUK have 14 days to acknowledge the action. They have even made the Bournemouth press: http://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/3968113.Babyshopsbossin reopeningpledgeoverJKUKstores/ ***UPDATE** 25/11/08 1. Trading Standards have been unable to secure a refund for us 2. The case is now with a solicitor who is instigating legal proceedings. **Original Review** I am writing this as a warning to any prospective ... Read review

Advantages: NONE AVOID AT ALL COSTS
Disadvantages: SCAMMERS, FAILURE TO SUPPLY OR REFUND

My story is very much the same as everyone's here. I placed an order for a graco travel system (on 18th Oct) from what at first seems to be a very professional looking web site. The company then took my money - straight away and sent me an email confirmation stating that the goods would be delivered within 7-14 days. I waited..and waited.. I emailed..and finally (31st Oct) I got their typical "macro" response: "We apologise for the delay with your ...
...We apologise for any inconvenience caused. " Which from what I've read here, is the exact response everyone gets. So the waiting continued..and I decided to look up reviews..albeit a little too late (Lesson learned!) After seeing so many bad reviews I wrote an angry email on the 6th Nov...which was never replied to... I wrote a further email on the 18th Nov after contacting my bank and researching a little on Distance Selling Regulations, threatening ... Read review

Advantages: slick interface, low prices
Disadvantages: no stock, no customer service, no communication

...a very bad experience with babies247.com and am keen to give a negative review of their online store. I made the mistake of not looking for store reviews beforehand and have learned my lesson. I ordered a Maclaren MX3 stroller at the very competitive price of £127 including delivery from their website, on a Monday evening. On their website it says: "We will aim to dispatch orders within 24 hours of receipt and orders will arrive with you within ...
...began searching for reviews of babies247.com on the web, and I found two sites with very negative feedback. I contacted my credit card company who confirmed that payment had been taken from my credit card first thing Tuesday morning. It was too late to contact them again that day, so I left it until Thursday lunchtime to telephone them again. This time I did not get through at all on the provided "customer service" number. Now babies247.com is the ... Read review

Advantages: none
Disadvantages: everything!!!

I have also had bad dealings with babies247.com. I ordered a car seat in August 2008, they took payment a few days later. I was told that I would get my order within a week. When it still hadn't come, I called them, had trouble getting a hold of anyone on their customer service number. I called their Southampton store and they said that the internet department was in an office upstairs. I got put through to them and they promised my car seat by the ...
...to the Southampton shop and was put through to the office upstairs (I found this the only way to get through to them, otherwise always an answering machine). I was again promised that I would get the car seat by the next week, apparently their supplier was having difficulty with stock. They said that they would receive the seat on Wednesday and would courier it up to me overnight and I would get it on Thursday. Thursday came and went, still no car ... Read review

Advantages: Absolutely none
Disadvantages: You're unlikey to get the product you order

AVOID THIS COMPANY!!! I placed an order on 6th October 2008, for a car seat. Babies 247 dedited my account instantly. My order didn't arrive. A week later I had to email them to find out what was going on. I was told the item was out of stock but would be in in ten days. Fifteen days later: no email and no car seat. I emailed again and was given an apology by Graham Short (again) and an offer to cancel. I cancelled on the 2nd Nov, and now on the ...
...been refunded. Unfortunately I didn't read the reviews before placing an order. As I think like others I will have to initiate court proceedings to get my money back. Why are Southampton Trading Standards letting these people continue to trade? In the mean time I have ordered with 'preciouslittleone' whose service was excellent. ... Read review