Marks and Spencer Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Looking at 378 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many people found product quality disappointing, with items like food, clothing, and flowers often arriving in poor condition or being unfit for purpose. Customers frequently reported issues with customer service, describing interactions as unhelpful, unresponsive, or rude, particularly with online orders and refunds. Problems with online orders were also common, including non-delivery or items arriving with defects. However, some customers also noted positive experiences with staff members, praising individuals for being helpful, patient, and providing excellent service. These positive interactions often occurred in physical stores or when staff went above and beyond to resolve issues.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Cheshire Oaks big Marks. Went to the GFloor re opened refurbished cafe at the weekend with my elderly mother. Despite every diner having a table and chair we were told it’s all take away now. Small ca... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Looks like M&S have discontinued the Body by M&S Flexifit™ Wired Full-Cup T-Shirt Bra. I really can't understand why they would discontinue this product. They have loads of plunge and push up bras and... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

My sister sent me a bunch of flowers for my birthday tomorrow. When I opened the box, I was extremely disappointed. The flowers are not the high quality I would expect from M&S. I have taken... See more


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Treated as if you're a thief.

Just like to say about the speke store my son and myself go here a lot spend a lot of money in this shop.
On going to the self service I was transferring money onto my card I had put all my items through we were constantly being stared at by the women manning the self service tills I and my son felt uncomfortable in that she was treating us like thieves.
I have often feel like this in this shop so in future don't make people feel uncomfortable for no reason.. I am often in here with my little grandaughter aswell lot of older staff unfriendly.. younger ones are lovely.
Security guard at present follows you around the shop its not nice.
Also the dates on the items in speke store are constantly poor and quite frankly food isn't always the standard you expect.

20 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Roses were tatty

Roses, yellow pink and white. Half didn't open and pink and white were tatty. Think they must have been kept somewhere rather than being delivered. Very disappointed m&s.

8 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

They don't like giving you a refund

They don't like giving you a refund, do they? 😳

115.99 + 66 £ worth of returns, all because their sizings are rubbish.
Purchased seven items of the same size, all Marks & Spencer's own brand, in the end I sent back five back items because they was either too big or too small

So, the next qualm is they DO NOT like to give you your refund
When I shop and if I send something back,
and once they receive the item elsewhere I'll get a confirmation of the return, a refund, is usually done immediately, but Marks & Spencer's take too long to do a refund. I've already waited three days, now it's the weekend, then it's gonna be Monday before they even get to it, but they may not even do it them, so, it's gonna be over seven days of them having my return before they even start to do my refund. I think this is unacceptable. Why should you have my money for a week longer than you need it? Your refund process is taking too long, and I wont be shopping with you again, guaranteed. I can't let you have 180 quid of my money for so long, when you have your stuff back for ages
Your refund process is pants!
Hurry up and do the right thing by your customers, coz you're getting interest on my money when it should be me!

Thank
you.

18 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor online ordering system

Why can’t M and S provide an accurate and timely service on line
I’ve lost count of the number of times I have been notified days after placing an order that it is no longer available.
They take money immediately and then you are expected to wait for a refund.
A really poor way for a company of this size to manage their on line ordering.
Sadly this is the level of service now expected from them

13 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered a collection for Saturday 11th…

Ordered a collection for Saturday 11th and now it's 13th and order is still "on it's way to the store".
Absolutely horrible.
If CS from M&S ever reads and decides to help, order number 306-0063972-6106918

13 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Paid for next day delivery

Paid for next day delivery and two days later email saying my items are delayed, disgusting service, I would not recommend anyone paying extra for quick delivery

9 April 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful customer care

Awful customer care. They call DPD their “trusted” partner. What a complete joke. DPD try to deliver furniture I ordered to a completely wrong street and postcode… then it’s absolutely impossible to get hold of anybody at DPD. I don’t think they’re actually any humans that work there….. on line chat sends you round in circles. M&S customer service equally as rubbish, said they couldn’t look into individual mistakes. This is probably the worst customer care I’ve ever come across in my life from a reputable company such as M&S. They really should be ashamed. Had to cancel order for an item I really loved ….. now I have to wait for a refund when they get their piece of furniture back. What a damn cheek! I’ve wrote to the chairman‘s office. Let’s see if they bother getting back to me.

10 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Always a moral dilemma with M&S flowers

I dread seeing a flower box from M&S. You know you're going to get a far from perfect bunch of flowers or a plant but it can be difficult to inform the sender of issues, easier to thank them for their kindness. And if all flower delivery companies know this, none take advantage of the recipient's dilemma in the way M&S does. Shame on you.

This time an Easter bouquet of tulips and hyacinth, delivered on Thursday. Two of the tulips arrived beheaded (a common occurrence). The stems were unusually short and I didn't have a vase short enough with a neck wide enough to accommodate the width of the hyacinth stems so had to split. Just as well, as the tulips were past their best by Saturday anyway. The Hyancinths have mostly opened and the flowers look good but the tips of the leaves have blackened. I presume they didn't like being in water, but as both the leaves and flowers grow from very low on the stems on hyacinths, it is unavoidable.

2 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Cribbs Bristol - horrible employers

Cribbs causeway Bristol treated my relation who worked there, aged 17, like rubbish. Sacked her for being sick when she had a nasty virus caught from hospital which was appealed for on the back of legal advice. A few weeks before, they sent a memo indicating they were over staffed. She was almost at the end of probation with no concerns of her work ethic to this point. Such a coincidence, plus other staff having more sick than this were fine. The managers were vile in the appeal meeting. Its put me off shopping here due to what is behind the scenes. She didn't get her job back but I feel she had a lucky escape. The male manager 'B', she had appeared to enjoy the power he had over a young person and I hope he read's this and reflects on practice going forward. Good managers dont need to be bullies or puppets.

9 February 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Received bouquet of roses from a family…

Received bouquet of roses from a family member, order arrived on time but the roses were not fresh some wilted beyond saving! Their flowers used to be very fresh so we will think twice before ordering from M&S again ( North London ).

3 April 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Price hikes and sneaky staff - M&S Holmbush is no longer my go-to store for protein products

M&S had become my go-to store for eggs and turkey breast fillets. Apart from fish, they were my main source of protein, and I continued to buy the turkey despite a series of price hikes and down-sizing to 380 grammes, This afternoon, however, there was no price label and the fillets had been shelved with other turkey products. My receipt showed they'd gone up form £5.50 to £6.30 per 380g pack. I requested a refund within minutes and before leaving the store, only to discover later that I'd been issued a credit voucher instead of a refund. M&S need to place the correct price labels next to their products, especially when prices increase; staff need to inform customers when they do something different from what was requested; and managers need to understand the inconvenience to customers of making several visits to a store to redeem a voucher when they are no longer spending on high-value items and when they were justified in requesting a refund.

29 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be very wary of ordering flowers from M and S

I ordered flowers in good time for a friend’s 65th birthday. At 2am on morning of her birthday I got a message telling me the flowers were out of stock and I would get my money back in 3 to 5 days. It was clear from the gift message I added to order it was for a 65th birthday. I phoned customer service who admitted it was very poor service and my complaint would be escalated. Heard nothing back. The person on phone said ‘have a good day’ at the end of the call which I told her I would not, having been so badly let down. Be very wary of ordering flowers from M and S especially if for a special occasion.

26 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Marks & Spencers felt slippers …

Marks & Spencers felt slippers are shedding from first wear, .constantly hoovering, they look scruffy. Very comfortable but the hoover doesn't pick all the fluff so having to get on my knees and scrape it up. They make a complete mess. I can take photos

2 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What has happened to Marks and Spencer?

What has happened to Marks and Spencer?
Bought tee shirts and bras online spent alot of money thinking its from M and S their should be no problems. How wrong could I be. The clothing arrived, I couldnt believe it, it looked like the clothes had be dragged of the rack screwed up in a ball and thrown in the bag. Ive seen better presented goods from a charity shop. I spoke to customer services, the responses I got were l blunt and consise and appeared to be read from a script. Not very helpful at all. The customer services rep left me on hold several times whilst conversing with a manager. The final outcome was a take it or leave it offer of an E voucher, for a fraction of what we spent, for M and S so who wins there. Dont buy from them, they come across since the hacking incident, as money grabbers, the customers are not the main consideration any more. Recouping their losses are.

25 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Long, deliberate delays in refunding.

M&S uses its policy limit of five days to start the refund process even if it receives the returned goods within a day. In addition, it delays the refund hitting the customer’s bank account by another 3-4 days. Yet, it has no problem in taking your money immediately when you purchase their goods. The deliberately planned delays in refunding erodes trust in the M&S brand. I am tempted to buy several goods and return them so that they also suffer a penalty in retaliation for behaving badly with refunds.

23 March 2026
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hidden Food Quality Issues and Poor Complaint Handling

I bought the King Prawn Thermador Gratins and had to stop eating immediately due to the taste. On inspection, every prawn contained thick, black intestinal tracts that had not been removed. Because the prawns are covered in sauce, this isn’t visible during cooking, making it a hidden quality issue rather than a one-off.

What was more concerning was how M&S handled the complaint. Despite providing clear photographic evidence, I was told the issue would not even be considered for investigation or refund unless I physically returned the removed intestinal tracts. This felt like an unnecessary barrier, as the returned tracts could add no investigative value – any of these products would show the same problem. Nonetheless, I purchased another Gratin, removed the tracts, and returned them.

Although my complaint was addressed to the Customer Service Director, it was never actually reviewed at that level. Instead, it was handled entirely by a junior team member, whose responses were wholly inappropriate (aggressive, casual, and unprofessional), he had tried to withhold his name. However, as M&S would not share the outcome of its investigation, I submitted a DSAR, this inadvertently disclosed his full name (revealing his lack of relevant experience) and informed it had done nothing to address the food problem.

It is also notable that this product cannot be reviewed on the M&S website, limiting customers’ ability to share experiences or raise concerns.

I found the King Prawn Thermador Gratins to be a poor-quality product. If in doubt, remove one prawn from the sauce and inspect it before cooking.

13 February 2026
Unprompted review

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