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Photospecialist.ie
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352 reviews in the last 12 months655 total reviews  

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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.

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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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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 31, 2023
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No email sent after purchase to confirm tracking no. Had to get in touch directly on two separate occasions.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jul 31, 2023
We are aware of this issue and are working hard to resolve it, I will email you with the details you need. Sorry for the inconvenience.
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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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
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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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
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 17, 2023
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Unacceptable Communication and Website Order Information-

First--the ordered product DID arrive as promised--it was the correct product, in good condition, and delivered on the day promised! So why 2 stars???--The website promised a purchase confirmation within 1-hour of order, or buyer is instructed to contact the company. No order confirmation was received--but it was NOT possible to contact the company through their photospecialist.ie website. The in
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jul 17, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I see that you had contact with my colleague on Friday and you recieved the track&trace email. We are having difficulties with our emailaddress and we are working hard to get this fixed. My apologies for this.
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.
Jun 28, 2023
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Order arrived with EU socket not suitable for Ireland
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jun 30, 2023
Thank you for your review. I am sorry to read that you didn't recieve the correct plug. This usually is standard in the order. I will send one your way and send you an email. My apologies.
Jun 27, 2023
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Wrong plug supplied - and uncontactable Support.

I deliberately went to what I thought was an Irish based supplier, but was sent a monitor with a European style plug. I tried to contact the email address on the web-site, but my email was returned as undeliverable. I also tried the chat, but that doesn't work either. This is crazy - so I would not recommend using this supplier.
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Answer by Photospecialist.ie
Jun 28, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave this review. I am so sorry the plug was not included. I have send it to you. We are having troubles with our emails and the chats, but we are working hard to get this fixed. I will send you an email from another emailaddress, so you can reply to that.
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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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 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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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.