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Photospecialist.ie
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Top positive review

Jul 14, 2023
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The only big problem with the shop is the Irish site is not up to date. The customer service is not available on the contact number and the email address also doesn't work. I had to do a serious investigation to find a proper customer service contact for them, eventually, the info@photospecialist.co.uk email address worked and I got a decent response from their customer service and the item arrived in time in perfect condition.

Top negative review

Dec 7, 2023
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- the item I ordered was never delivered because it went missing apparently - I had to chase your reps for updates as I had no idea where the parcel was after 7 days - I had to follow up after reaching out first for a second update. All in all very very disappointing experience, never to order anything from you
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Jun 24, 2023
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In general a good service.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jun 26, 2023
Thank you verry much.
Jun 22, 2023
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Ordered an item and received no confirmation email. Tried to call but line is dead. Tried to email but email address isn't working. Seems very sketchy and address seemed to be autofilled incorrectly by website. Can't contact customer service to help
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jun 23, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. My apologies that this has gone wrong. We are having issues with this and we are trying our best to get it solved asap. I will contact you by email, so I can inform you about your order.
Jun 12, 2023
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My whole problem started at the checkout stage. I entered my correct address details and when it came to shipping my address was always incorrect as it kept putting my eircode just after my house number and it gave me no confidence that it would arrive at the correct address as requested. I tried to access my account details and change the address from there but I could not access the details due to an error message, cheers
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jun 12, 2023
Hello Michael, Thank you for leaving this review. I see that you have contacted us about this issue and we arranged to made the order by hand. I will also send you an email.
Jun 10, 2023
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Long delivery time
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Jun 10, 2023
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very slow to ship

ship the order out soon after it is received instead of almost two weeks after purchase. I still haven't received my order.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jun 12, 2023
Thank you that you took the time to leave this review. I am sorry to hear that it all took so long and I will see into this. I don't see any comminication about this, so I will send you an email so we can solve this.
Jun 8, 2023
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I did not receive the item. No tracking information. Nothing so far.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jun 9, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I am so sorry to read that you had no information from us. Usually you would recieve an e-mail with the tracking, but I see that you did not recieve this from the system. There is no communication bout this issue, so I will send you an email to inform you about your order.
May 26, 2023
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Great prices and reliable service - areas for improvement are: better communication on shipping updates and shipping speed.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
May 27, 2023
Thanks for the feedback, we are working hard on this!
May 10, 2023
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You sent the wrong sensor cleaner. I wanted the blue one for Canon but you sent the pink one for other makes. Just hope there’s little difference.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
May 12, 2023
Hi, thank you for the review. I can see in your order that you ordered the blue one and not the pink one, of course you can return this to us. I will send you the information by email.
May 5, 2023
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May 5, 2023
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Received used camera body separated from kit instead of brand new camera body

After sending back used camera that I received instead of a new one it's been over 3 weeks now and I have no refund and 0 clarity on when I'll get my money back. Support responded to me after 2 weeks saying that there was an error processing my refund and with apologies. No ETA for refund. Waiting days in silence. Very frustrating experience! Got my refund on Jun 1. Sent item back on May 5.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jun 9, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I am so sorry to read about your experience. I have pulled up your order and see that there was late response time. Due to low staff we have a back up and try to help everyone as soon as we can. During that time there were also Dutch holidays, so the finance deparment was closed for a few days. And then the error happened. Everything that could prevent a speedy refund has happened in your case. I will contact you by email.
May 3, 2023
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Good delivery and information
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
May 6, 2023
Thank you so much! Hope to see you soon again.
May 1, 2023
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Shipping details stated, ‘Delivered in 1 - 4 days……. Took 2 weeks. When I did email querying the delay I got an abrupt and what I would cheeky response from customer service. First and last time I will use this service!
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
May 3, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write this review. I can see your order and there was a delay with getting the item out of the store. My colleague was not clear about the reason why it was delayed. Your item was send within the 4 days, however DHL kept your package longer in their hold. I am sorry about that. This is sadly not in my control.
Apr 25, 2023
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Purchase was easy but online auto-address feature is a problem

Purchase was easy and packaging also very quick. The auto-address function on the web page needs refining. After changing my address to the correct address, the online system decided this was not correct and changed to an incorrect address and town. I contacted the vendor, whom should have been able to instruct the courier to change this but told me I had to contact the courier instead and arrange to collect!! My package eventually arrived after bouncing back and forth between sorting centers. Had it not been for the Eir-code, the package would have been lost or returned to sender. The webpage is advertised as an Irish .ie website (misleading) but shipping and product are not located in Ireland. I received the product in good order and well packaged.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Apr 26, 2023
I am sorry to hear that this didn't go as planned. Once the order has been send, we can not change the address. It needs to come back first, so we can change the lable. But I am glad to hear that it arrived in good order. We are a company Kamera Express located in The Netherlands, this is also mentioned on the website. We have take over Photospecialist and due to currency and not to confuse the customer, we kept the website.
Apr 14, 2023
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Apr 13, 2023
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Poor experience. I got the wrong product sent. The customer support team is "looking into it" for over a week now and stopped giving updates. They are having difficulties to assume their mistake and the lack of communication is very concerning. I would stay away from this shop if you don't want any headaches
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Apr 14, 2023
Sorry for this miscommunication, I grabbed the mails and see that my colleague forwarded the message but has not yet received a reply himself. I will reply to your mail.
Apr 13, 2023
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One thing: Probably shouldn’t send 2 pin plugs products to a country that uses 3 pin plugs
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Apr 14, 2023
It is indeed true that we send a plug with 2 pins, that's because we ship from the Netherlands. You should have received an adapter so that you can still use the plug. If not, please let me know. You may then contact us. Reviews@kamera-express.nl.
Apr 13, 2023
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Stuff arrived ten days later. How to pick up myself in the end. Trying to call customer support for the last three days. Spent over two hours waiting to then be told no one is available. Never again
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Apr 14, 2023
What a shame to read that the shipping took so long, sorry about this. I'm also sorry to read that you didn't get a hold of us, unfortunately we are understaffed so we are not always available. I would of course like to apologise for all this.
Apr 10, 2023
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Delivery was good but could be quicker
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Apr 10, 2023
Sorry, we ship from the Netherlands, I fully understand that you would prefer the items to be delivered faster. I hope you enjoy your order
Apr 7, 2023
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Delivery of goods could be faster. Everything else ok.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Apr 10, 2023
We ship from the Netherlands, I understand very well that you would like to have the items faster, we will do our best! Hope you enjoy your order.
Apr 6, 2023
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It was a fast delivery, unfortunately the product wasn't sealed and some items were missing from the kit (battery). The product itself is to my liking and I am in communication with photosepecialist to get the missing battery.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Apr 7, 2023
Thank you for your review. I can see that there is communication of email, so I will keep you informed.