DownYourHighStreet Reviews 

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

3.6

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I placed an order on 2 Nov. I have still not received the item and have only received a non committal, general reply e mail which was of no help whatsoever. This item was a gift for my daughter in... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company to work with - we have been selling on DYHS for over 2 years now and have an excellent rapport with the team. Early intergration glitches were ironed out after a couple of website... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am new to DYHS I was drawn by the concept, wanting to create the world’s longest high street by connecting community with commerce and giving the Great British High Street an online presence. Our... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Not usually one for reviews, however credit where credits due. I had an issue with a retailer who sells through down your high street so after no resolve with them, emailed down your high street and R... See more

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  1. Online Marketplace
  2. Children's Toys Store
  3. Toy Store

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Shop the UK High-Street for delivery or click and collect. Products include Fashion, Home, Children's Toys and more.


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3.6

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TrustScore 3.5 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I placed an order on 2 Nov

I placed an order on 2 Nov. I have still not received the item and have only received a non committal, general reply e mail which was of no help whatsoever.
This item was a gift for my daughter in law who had just been diagnosed with cancer, as something to cheer her up. It is therefore particularly disappointing
I now do not believe that I will see either my money or the ordered item.

2 November 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Still waiting for an item for a…

Still waiting for an item for a birthday that hasn’t arrived. No response from them either. I checked out as a guest & having now seen previous reviews, I say avoid, avoid, avoid. Will be going through my bank for a refund, not impressed.

11 November 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID

Avoid this company ordered something from them a month ago and never received it and the email address on the site to contact them doesn’t work £30 down now and can’t get hold of anyone and the seller hasn’t replied to my message awful service

2 November 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My order still hasn’t arrived after 2…

My order still hasn’t arrived after 2 weeks and I can’t get hold of downyourhighstreet. I’ve emailed twice with no reply from them. No number for me to call. Not great. I can’t contact the seller themselves as I checked out as a guest so I don’t have an account and can’t see who my order is with.

1 November 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

SHOCKING SERVICE

Shocking customer service. I had ordered a pair of work boots and the next day they were cancelled without reason. Ever since I’ve sent emails asking where my refund is and I’ve had to wait days for a response. At first they said it could take up to 10 days for a refund now their saying 21 days! ABSOLUTELY SHOCKING SERVICE. DO NOT buy from here.

27 October 2022
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Reply from DownYourHighStreet

Dear Ciaran, I'm very sorry to hear about your experience whilst shopping on own Your High Street. Thanks for feeding back to us. We rely on the retailers to let you know when and why an order has been cancelled so I'm very sorry that this didn't happen and we will certainly remind our retailers that this needs to happen.
Regarding your refund, I can see that it is still showing as 'processing' which I can imagine is very frustrating for you. Unfortunately we do not have control over the bank's refund timescales and this differs from bank to bank. I would hope that this should be complete in the next day or two.
Once again, please accept our apologies that our service wasn't up to the standard that we strive to provide on this occasion.
Kind regards

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Items ordered not received

Items ordered not received. Multiple attempts to contact individual seller and also DownYourHighStreet all ignored

15 September 2022
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Reply from DownYourHighStreet

Dear Amelia, I'm very sorry to hear this. Without any information I unfortunately can't look into what has happened on this occasion. I have checked our customer service messages which are all up to date and so I hope that you have since heard back from us. We are very short staffed at the moment which is not an excuse for a bad customer experience however this may explain a delay in getting back to you.
If you still have not heard from us please contact us directly at info@downyourhighstreet.com where we will endeavour to resolve your query as a matter of urgency.
Once again, please accept our apologies for this experience.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ignored when requesting a refund

I do like the concept of DYHS helping small independent businesess.
However, I ordered some high value goods costing over £700 in May only to find out that the item wasn't in stock & that I would be put on a waiting list.
I accepted this at the time, roll on to September & I had found my goods elsewhere so I contacted DYHS for a refund.
I did get an initial response saying that they will check with the retailer to make sure the items hadn't shipped, this they did & I got confirmation of the refund stating that it should hit my bank within 7 days, with a maximum of 21 days which I think was a bit extreme anyway all good.
7 days go by no refund, then 10 days so I sent a short email requesting the status of my refund, no response. I waited again 15 days, emailed again, nothing, then 21 days, nothing again.
Luckily I had made the purchase with a credit card, so through my bank & after forwarding them the email chain I received my refund after 25 days.
I'm not sure if DYHS even has an office as there is no telephone number & it seems they work from home on email only.
Order at your own risk, only use a credit card & hope you don't ever need to be refunded.

1 September 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Had a look at the games consoles…

Had a look at the games consoles section and noticed they sell a Nintendo Switch for £449!?! That's daylight robbery!! Brand new has never cost more than £300 I don't understand how you can even think of charging this considering the age of the product these days!!

28 August 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All Good

Nothing to say - it worked and I was pleased with my purchase which I'd been hunting about for elsewhere. Thank you!

8 August 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Not received my orders

8 August 2022
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Reply from DownYourHighStreet

Dear Yvonne, I'm very sorry to hear this. Without any information I unfortunately can't look into what has happened on this occasion.
If you still have not heard from us please contact us directly at info@downyourhighstreet.com where we will endeavour to resolve your query as a matter of urgency.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Seems to be a recurring theme looking…

Seems to be a recurring theme looking back at all the previous reviews.
Item ordered, money taken from bank account, not delivered and no response from customer service……
Shocking in this day and age that this can be allowed to happen.
Just don’t use and save yourself the stress

5 August 2022
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Quick delivery and a nice little personal note from the seller in the package which was a nice touch.

1 August 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT RECOMMEND

I ordered a summery cross body bag from Ansari Boutique (which is one of the shops within DownYourHighStreet). Shipping time was 2-3 working days but its been over TWO WEEKS and no update from them. I have messaged them as well but no response. Horrible and untrustworthy. Will not recommend.

EDIT: Even after this reply from DYHS, I received nothing but a cancelled receipt in my inbox after a week. I do not know if and when my money would be refunded. No explanation, no apology. Not even a confirmation that I would be receiving a refund. Appalling

26 July 2022
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Reply from DownYourHighStreet

Dear Amara
I'm very sorry to hear about your experience on Down Your High Street. I like to be able to get this matter resolved for you quickly. I have sent a request for more information from you so that I can look into what's happened with your order.
Our retailers are usually very efficient and so it's important to us to find out what has caused the delay in shipping your order.
Kind regards

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent website

Excellent website, easy to find what I was looking for and make the purchase at a great price. I will definitely be buying from them in future. Thank you.

25 July 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Pointless middleman - go direct to the retailer and save yourself a lot of hassle

I assume by the name, this website is supposed to act as a 'middleman' for shops on the high street who don't have an outlet online. With more established retail platforms such as eBay and Amazon, you'd think a newer competitor would do something better or different. That is not the case with this joke of a company.

I bought something for the first time from a retailer who actually have their own website but I found a discount code for this waste of space so gave it a go. Regrettable.

Two days after ordering, I had no dispatch notification so I sent a message. Another whole two days later, I received an email from 'Zendesk', a platform used by small to medium companies usually as opposed to bigger companies with their own professional customer service system. The response itself was as much use as a chocolate teapot. They simply told me to contact the retailer who was supposed to be sending the product.

So there we have it. The message from 'Down Your High Street' is to in fact bypass their clunky platform and literally go down your high street instead, direct to the retailer.

23 July 2022
Unprompted review
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Reply from DownYourHighStreet

Hi there, thank you for taking time to leave your feedback. Unfortunately I don't have any of your details so that I can take a look into what's happened here. The purpose of receiving feedback is to take actions to improve our customer experience but I am unable to do this from an anonymous review.
Sometimes, depending on the problem, it will be much quicker for the customer to go directly to the retailer to answer their query and I'm very sorry that you were left disappointed by this. Otherwise, you are waiting on us to get a response from them and then we have to pass it back to you. Without your details I can't see if this was the correct way to go about helping you.
I'd like to be able to look into what's happened and to learn from our mistakes. I have sent a separate email asking for some more details so that we can investigate. I'd be most grateful if you could respond.
Kind regards


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent

Excellent! Found sandals that were out of stock everywhere else I had looked. Arrived promptly and well packaged. Delighted!

21 July 2022
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