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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

Jan 13, 2023
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This company displays a ".IE" web address denoting the Republic of Ireland, whereas they are actually based in the Netherlands. This is misleading. My order took two weeks to arrive...far longer than the promised 4 - 5 working days. This was exacerbated by an incomplete name and address on the delivery label which meant I had to retrieve my package from the mail parcel holding depot, as it was held up. Furthermore, the delivery tracking facility never updated from the time of the order was processed, leaving me in the dark as to the status and progress of my order.
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7 days ago
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They respond to queries incredibly slowly
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6 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I am sorry to read that John. I see that your email got lost in our system and my colleague as explained that to you. Hopefully we can do better in the future for you. My apologies.
8 days ago
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Bad delivery

I’ve bought a camera 13/11/2023 and I’ve not received yet. More than 10 working days and when I bought, it was saying that the delivery would be in 4/5 working days. I would have plans with that camera, but I had to cancel. I hope to receive something for apologize because that’s happening is not good. Thank you
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8 days ago
Sorry to read that the package has not yet been delivered. I can see from the tracking code that the parcel is delayed which is obviously very frustrating. I will contact you so that we can take the next step.
Nov 21, 2023
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No response to issue in a eeek
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
13 days ago
Thank you for leaving this review. I am so sorry to read that you haven't had a response. However I do see that you had contact with my colleague yesterday, so I will answer you question via email. My apologies.
Nov 20, 2023
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Package lost, did not refund delivery costs.

Package was to be delivered in 2-3 days, paid 10 euro shipping. They lost the package, they did not refund delivery costs? Did not respond when I asked why they didn't.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
13 days ago
Thank you for leaving this review. I am so sorry that you didn't recieve this yet, my colleague are experiencing some back up due to black Friday, but I see it has been arranged this morning for you. My apologies this took so long.
Nov 6, 2023
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Total garbage website. Product was not in stock as listed. Tried to order another product today and the payment software they use keeps rejecting my payment even though my bank has approved it. Total schlock.
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Nov 8, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I am so sorry to hear this. I will send you an email so I can solve this for you.
Oct 13, 2023
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Long delivery tines to Ireland
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Oct 13, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I am sorry it takes so long, in your case the item was not in stock and we had to wait for de supplier. I see that it has been send with DHL.
Oct 10, 2023
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Return policy is vague, I bought an incorrect item for my son and the cost to return was half the cost of the item. I could not see the return policy on the website, which meant I had to email my enquiry to get information. I know there is a cost to all businesses, but a little more transparency would be helpful. I am a returning customer as they have a wide choice of super products for photographer/videographers… it’s a shame, otherwise 5 stars would have been my rating
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Sep 30, 2023
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Nothing special with the process irsrrvjce
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Sep 27, 2023
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Not based in Ireland, doesn’t have the stock they advertise.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Sep 28, 2023
Thanks, it is indeed true that we do not have a shop in Ireland. Our central warehouse is in the Netherlands. We have this information on our website. If you have any questions about this, you are of course always welcome to contact us, we are happy to help.
Sep 20, 2023
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Packing badly packed with one tape along the top of box only. Box was opened at my front door as tape became loose. The people in their packaging dept are pure idiots. Look at the photo and this is the way my box was left at my front door on a rainy day. Notice one piece of tape along the top edge of box. I have brought this to their attention but doubt that they will do anything to rectify this. Also they say that they price match which is a lie because they refused on two occasions with me to price match.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Sep 20, 2023
Thank you so for leaving this review Eugene. However calling people names is not necessary and I have explained twice to you that I will take it up with the correct deparments to improve this. I understsand that you are disappointed with us, because we can not match the price. We do not promise a low price match, we promise the best price we can give. When company's only have an online shop or maybe 3 fysical shops it is understandable they can lower their prices. And I have send you an email this morning that I would discuss this with my manager and get back to you on this. Instead of giving me the time to get back to you, you leave another review.
Sep 12, 2023
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I am very dissatisfied with this company because its description of the product does not correspond to availability. I waited 2 weeks for a refund, 5 days. My birthday gift was spoiled. I'm very displeased. This is the most incompetent company I've ever had in my entire life.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Sep 13, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I can imagine that this is a disapointment and I so sorry about this and I will contact you via email.
Sep 11, 2023
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Sep 13, 2023
Thank you for leaving this review, Ann. I have pulled up your information and will contact you to see what we can do to make your experience better with us.
Aug 23, 2023
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Ordered a monitor, it was great and the delivery was fast the only downside is I got the wrong plug for the monitor it didn’t come with a 3 pin plug but a 2 pin one other than that it was good
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Aug 23, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I apologize that you did not receive the correct plug, of course I will make sure you will receive it from us. I am glad to read that you are otherwise satisfied with us.
Aug 9, 2023
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Lack of order confirmation email causes worry

Positives: very good price, item did arrive eventually , professional staff will call you back. Negatives: no order confirmation or shipment confirmation email, worrying. If you call and stay on hold, the call hangs up after 10 minutes, so do request a callback. My expensive binoculars were delayed by nearly a week, and did not arrive for my holiday. Update: they sent a €20 refund to compensate.
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Aug 2, 2023
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No order confirmation received by email and my enquiry wasn't answered. The lens arrived in good time however and when I got onto the uk site, my queries were answered promptly. The Irish site needs to improve their act, but I would order again.
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Jul 25, 2023
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Not based in Ireland. item I purchased address was filled in wrong by them tried to get them fix there mistake before it was posted and they couldn't do it. I did receive it in the end but a lot of phone and emails I got it sorted. Will not be buying there again.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jul 29, 2023
It is true that we are in the Netherlands, our address form is therefore also European, sorry that it did not go well for you. I would like to get in touch with you so that we can resolve this.
Jul 24, 2023
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I ordered an item and didn't receive it I tried to contact and my emails were sent back to me I tried to phone for days and no answers. I'm fuming over the operation system here.
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Jul 24, 2023
Thanks for the review, unfortunately we are experiencing problems with our mail at the moment. Sorry about this, I would like to get in touch with you so we can resolve this.
Jul 19, 2023
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Refund processing is extremely slow

Due to the mistake of the 24S staff, I have not received a refund for the wrong item so far; and it has been more than a week since I confirmed the receipt of the returned item.
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Jul 19, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I have checked your emailaddress, but I do not see any succeded orders, so I do not understand what this is about. So I will contact you via email to see what is going on.
Jul 14, 2023
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Inaccurate Address

For some obscure reason the address on my rather expensive parcel was totally wrong, so wrong the address didn't exsist. The only element of the address that was correct was my post code and locality. Fortunately a person at my local sorting office was familiar with part of the address. The parcel was very nearly returned to sender.
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Jul 12, 2023
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They care the bare minimum- honestly if you can you better off using another website. I got a lense form them there and the outer casing was damaged (the lense still functioned). They said I should return it but quite frankly time is an asset and they aren’t any dumber then me so they knew what they were doing when they sent my a damaged lense in a damaged box. Hoping I would not have the time to return it and they were right. They also claim to ship quickly 2-3 day or somthing- just keep in mind they without pause will lie to you.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jul 13, 2023
What a disappointment to read that you think this. We are an official dealer and would never send damaged products. I am pleased to look into how this could have happened with you.