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“UK Buyers Beware - They won't honour your statutory rights”

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written by Dayanaraw231 on 26/01/2022

If you are a UK based buyer, steel clear from them. Their .co.uk address is quite misleading. My camera arrived from the US and although it came in time, there are several issues here. They are selling Sony A6400 with 16-50 lens at 849 which felt like too good to be true and it was. They are selling refurbished/used cameras as brand new. The box was missing a seal, no documentation whatsoever and the body and lens had scratches. I still didn't mind since it was a steal at 849 but then I checked the shutter actuation and it's about 300+. This is clearly misleading as they market it as new. You can't even return it as easily since they are US based and charge a whooping 10+% re-stocking fees. Do yourself a favour and buy locally, at least they will respect your statutory rights unlike SLRHut.

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“I lost £6,000+ and 1 year of my life to this company”

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written by x1296hjw on 12/02/2020

PLEASE READ if you are considering buying a product from this company. Summary at bottom. I bought a BRAND NEW Canon c200B EOS camera from SLRhut in January ’19, it was pictured and described as a package with accessories required for use (LCD Monitor, handle unit, hand grip, etc). I paid for express delivery and was notified following my order that they currently did not have it in stock so waited 23 days before receiving it. Upon receiving my package I found it was the body only and without the necessary accessories to use it. I questioned this, as well as a refund for the not-so-express delivery, through many emails and calls to their customer service, and I was told by one member of staff that ‘if i compared the price of what I bought to other retailers online I would understand why I received the body only’ - this is false advertising, SLRhut did not deliver the product that was advertised on their site. I was also denied a refund for the express delivery. I then bought the necessary accessories from a different company (~£1k) and thought this ordeal was behind me… 18th March (35days after initially receiving the camera) the fan breaks. I had not yet used the camera on a shoot, only to test it around the house and for no more than a couple of hours at a time. SLRhut’s customer service told me to send it to my nearest canon repair centre, which I did, only to have it sent back and told the warranty is invalid as I bought it outside of the EEA (from SLRhut). SLRhut then told me to send it to a repair centre in Colchester… Before sending it I emailed the repair centre in Colchester and they told me that they didn’t repair the canon cinema range - more false information from SLRhut's customer service. At the beginning of May SLRhut tell me to ship it to them in the US to get it fixed. I was told in phone calls that I would receive refunds for both the canon service centre handling costs (£54) and my shipping costs to the US (£81.43). Upon pressing them on these matters I was told that they can not offer refunds for these things, when previously I had received confirmation of this through calls to their customer service. When I had previously sent my camera to Canon in the UK they gave me a quote and notified me that they would need to order in parts and it would take 2 weeks to fix and return the camera to me. So when I sent it to SLRhut, I had a rough estimate of how long it would take for my camera to get fixed. 2 weeks later I email asking for an update and I am told that the RMA number that I have given in the email is incorrect - I gave the RMA number that I received in a previous email and wrote on the package that was shipped - who knows if this caused a delay to my camera getting attended to? Months go by… Masses of emails and calls to get any sort of update amount to nothing more than replies like “ I am very sorry we don’t have it back yet try next week it may be back then” (26th June). I moved flat in August… Once I’d moved into my new place I immediately phoned them to request my camera, when fixed, be delivered to my new address. I live in a basement flat and was cut off in the middle of telling the customer service rep my new address - I call back, on hold for 30minutes, and speak to the very same customer service rep, who I then tell my new address to - she gives me confirmation that she has changed the delivery address. More months, calls and emails go by. 6th November - I request an update and receive a reply telling me that the package had been delivered to my address on 28th October. At no point did they send me any shipping information about their delivery. I contact my former estate agents and they find the package soaked and left outside my old address. Fortunately the package was double boxed and the inner box (containing the camera) was dry. 9th November I get it back, I test it, it works, I’m happy that I can push my business forward with this great bit of kit and try and put this all behind me. 6th December I do a full day shoot using the camera. No problems. 10th February ’20 my first shoot of the year with the camera (and only my second shoot since it being fixed) - the fan breaks within an hour of use. The following day I call SLRhut again requesting a refund for this obviously faulty camera, only to be told that my year warranty has now expired and I am not entitled to a refund despite only having the camera in working condition in my possession for 93 days. They have offered me no compensation whatsoever. I am now moving forward with legal action. Summary [False advertising; Faulty camera; No refunds; No compensation for shipping costs; Misinformed by customer service; 8month repair waiting time; Repaired camera shipped to wrong address still faulty] Order Number 237276. Email chains can provide sufficient evidence for all points made above.

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“NEVER use this company”

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written by elspethy on 19/03/2019

We returned a camera to SLR Hut when it was delivered broken back in November 2018. SLR Hut have confirmed that they have received the camera (as agreed without the accessories) but are now refusing to refund the item. We are out of pocket over £1000. We have been trying to contact the company for months now and they ignore all forms of communication. I would never purchase from them again.

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“Do not purchase!!”

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written by RichardRaynor on 21/08/2018

Do not buy from this company. It is sending out goods that are not as described. I thought I was buying a new Nikon D500 but what I received was an old opened box with various bits missing. It was obvious that the camera had been sent out once, returned then sent out again. It's possible the camera was returned because of a fault as the new Nikon 200-500mm lens I also purchased does not house correctly with the camera body. They also failed to send the £100 XQD memory card, the power supply for the charger or the manuals. This is the first time I have purchased such expensive camera equipment and I feel completely badly treated by SLR Hut. Avoid at all costs!!!

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“Terrible company to use”

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written by Damienh290 on 04/05/2018

Ordered a memory card 2 weeks ago, still not shipped it. I got an email from them asking me to ring a number which never gets answered. These guys are terrible at customer service, terrible at providing you stock you want to buy. its worth paying the extra few pounds for products from a trust worthy company.

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“Don't believe the no import duty claim”

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written by bgCullen1982 on 29/04/2018

Bought a lens (took nearly a month to arrive), and was charged import duty despite their claim that it was duty and freight paid. After 30 mins on hold I was told there would be a refund and to mail all the information they required. Did that and since then - nothing. Called several times with 30 mins+ on hold with no answer. Mailed through their website and directly several times with no answer. They clearly have no intention of refunding anything because they can get away with it not being a UK company. IMHO this company is claiming things they simply can't or won't deliver, taking your money and walking away. You won't save any money buying from this company in the end, and won't get any support either.

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“Don't use this company”

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written by TaliyahPorterfield141 on 12/02/2018

Please read all the Trustpilot reviews. This company is awful. Ordered a lens 3 weeks ago then received a bill for customs import duty. Had no idea I had to pay this as thought I was buying from a UK company. Their customer service team are rude and unhelpful, that's when you can even get through to them! I have refused to pay the import charges and have asked for a refund, which they have said could take up to 4 months! I am fed up and disgusted that this company can continue to get away with such poor service. Please be warned, don't use them.

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“What a rip off purchased a camera from .co.uk website...”

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written by Andy19781969 on 23/10/2017

What a rip off purchased a camera from .co.uk website and got sent a second hand one! £450 - and then they expected me to pay return shipping to the USA (£70). BE VERY CAREFUL IF YOU PURCHASE FROM SLR HUT! Customer service is an absolute joke they don't answer the UK phone number on the website and are very slow to answer emails. You might think you are saving money but you will not.

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“Sent wrong lens ”

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written by Crowley78 on 22/09/2017

Sent the wrong spec Sigma lens fully paid for .Customer service have cut me off ,left me waiting for 45mins Have said they will deal with the problem . has been 2 weeks still waiting to get return information. Sent numerous emails and spoken to 3 people in customer services .is not like you can go to the store in the USA

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“BEWARE !! ”

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written by AbramGrantham on 26/08/2017

I bought a drone , supposedly new which was used. It had a rotten sandwich in the packet. They refused to speak to me on the phone, never reply to emails, and are not in the UK, I went there and t is a grubby mailbox shop. I sent it back and they refused the delivery. They basically took £725.00 off me and I have no chance of getting it back. BE WARNED !!

Gemel's Comment

Written on: 24/10/2017

Did you pay by credit card? Or can the bank get involved if by debit card?

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“Great price, good delivery, awful after-sales service”

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written by wdCrabtree1978 on 28/06/2017

Bought a lens at a great price. Ordered on Monday, delivered by Friday; there was even a £10 bonus discount for ordering over the UK Bank Holiday and that's where the poor customer service appeared. The payment, through Paypal, didn't subtract the £10 offer, so I contacted SLR Hut immediately and they offered me a credit on a future purchase. I politely declined and asked for a refund, to which they agreed - seemingly perfect after-sales service I thought. However, when I hadn't had the refund a couple of weeks later, I asked if there was a problem and was told no and it would be hastened. Nothing for another week, so I politely asked again and was told it would be paid in 2-3 working days. 2-3 days later, still nothing; at this point I could see this was going nowhere quickly. The order was made on 1 May and I still haven't had a refund. It's only £10 I know, but it's my £10 and if their customer service is this bad for a simple request, I hate to imagine how difficult it's going to be if I ever need a warranty repair. Anyone can sell stuff cheap, half the internet is based on it, so good customer service is where the real value is and SLR Hut just doesn't have it. You have been warned.

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“Oh God Never!!!”

★☆☆☆☆

written by SLRhutsucks on 25/06/2017

Purchased an item from these fools. Arrived with parts missing and then refused to refund. Ended up purchasing the missing parts myself after they simply stopped responding to me. Like the avalanche of other reviews on here I can only warn DO NOT TOUCH SLR HUT!!

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“Absolutely terrible service”

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written by on 22/06/2017

Absolutely terrible service. I ordered a Sigma 85mm Art lens on the 19th of April and didn't receive it until the 20th of May, even after contacting SLR Hut on multiple occasions. I was told that it would be sent out with expedited shipping on the 26th of April, only to be told on the 4th of May that the item had actually been out of stock the whole time. I also had to wait over a month for a tiny £10 refund, due to the fact that their voucher codes have to be entered in the comments section and then aren't automatically applied. At the beginning of May I was offered - after no indications that I wanted anything other than my items - a "compensatory item". This has never arrived. Will never be using this company again. I have also heard that they are actually based in the US and having every person reply "apologizing" for the problems, I would probably agree. This means that you may get an unexpected hefty tax on your items if they're looked at by customs.

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“Worst company EVER!”

★☆☆☆☆

written by AquariumGuy on 20/05/2017

I made a purchase with this company and a few hours later found a better price elsewhere, so I contacted them to cancel the order. Boy was that the biggest deal to this so called "British" company. Firstly they shipped the order and sent an e-mail informing me of this, one hour later they sent me another e-mail saying they had shipped the order and I would need to contact the courier company (DHL) to say I did not want the package. I was going away for the May Bank holiday weekend so informed them this was not possible. Given that they shipped the item from a warehouse in America, they could have cancelled with the couriers themselves, they failed to do so. I arrived back on the Tuesday and I soon had a DHL driver asking me to sign for the package, I refused it and it has been sitting in a Gatwick facility ever since. Over three weeks later I am without a product - a Nikon 105mm Macro lens - and I still have not received a refund! I have contacted my card provider who are dealing with them! They have been rude and unhelpful throughout! They have been reported to Trading Standards - by why of Consumer advice (C.A.B). Do NOT give these any business! US based company sending packages to the UK with misleading Customs labels - if customs and excise open the package and it's not as described YOU are liable for import taxes and possible prosecution!

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“NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!”

★☆☆☆☆

written by davedoe on 09/05/2017

Published 28 hours ago NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!! NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!! DO NOT USE THIS COMPANY!!!! They are the most incompetent Company i have ever had the hassle to deal with, their Customer service assistants are full of rubbish!   All three of them are very polite on the phone and promise you the world but as soon as you are off the phone..... Thats it, nothing, nothing happens, they do absolutely none of what they promised you. they will give their email addresses for you to contact them personally if you have any issues..... dont bother, they dont read them or reply, same goes for the generic customer service email, it takes generally half an hour on hold to get through to them when you call to chase them for the goods they didn't bother to process. i think i have spent a total of 7 hours on the phone to them chasing replacements for an order that was incorrect, again due to their complete incompetence. i really resent having to give them 1 bloody star because they do not deserve it!!!! please for your own good avoid this company like the plague!!!! it will only cause you stress.

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“SLR Hut”

★☆☆☆☆

written by RobertWerd on 16/02/2017

Two experiences with SLR Hut, first I ordered a camera, they took payment then called to say the camera was unavailable and no transaction took place. Some weeks later, my credit card details were violated and used without my knowledge and the card cancelled. At the time I never linked these incidents. Several months later I ordered another camera with SLR Hut which I received a week later, their after sales service was poor but in the main I was satisfied with the product. 2 months later my credit card was subject to over £1400 worth of fraud and again was cancelled. I rarely use the internet for purchasing and SLR Hut were the only online company I used during this period. Having read similar problems experienced by others I would avoid SLR Hut at all costs.

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“Terrible keep well clear”

★☆☆☆☆

written by SteveAdamz on 11/02/2017

After buying a faulty camera from slrhut I've been trying to return it for a refund and its a nightmare, very slow replies to emails, wrong documents sent for shipping and the feeling I'm being ignored in general. After my initial purchase they were on the phone within a hour trying to sell warranty batteries and so on but anything goes wrong and you hear nothing from them. STEER WELL CLEAR FOLKS

Steveadamz's Response to SteveAdamz's Review

Written on: 13/02/2017

Just to add to this review slr hut now claim I still have part of the order even though I have the paperwork for customs for sending it all back, how low will this company steep ?

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“Do not buy Mac's from this company”

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written by 202Maynard on 02/02/2017

They are £100 cheaper than the apple store which was appealing and I rang them to check they were good products and they reassured me. Both macs broke after the first year requiring a £400 and a £500 repair which I could not justify on a mac worth just a few hundred more than the repair costs. I wish I'd paid £100 more and gone to the apple shop. Now my son has no computer for university. I may as well have thrown my money in the air! Twice! These computers were both barely used and only used in the home so not carted around. I hope I can spare someone the expense my kids have suffered.

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“Amazing”

★★★★★

written by Jessep1984 on 18/12/2016

They have been amazing. Got a mark 3 for 1600 and wasn't happy with it so I sent it back and they dealt with it so well and it was sorted within no time. Then I purchased the 5d mark 4 for £2800. Whoever says slrhut is a messer that is so untrue. I am Razwan mushtaq from uk and I will always use them. I've spent £3500 pounds with them so far. To the person I dealt with: u r awesom and the customer service

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“Do Not Buy from this place!!!”

★☆☆☆☆

written by on 27/09/2016

purport to be London based, but are in the USA, you do not get a proper full warranty with items bought from them.I bought a Nikon D7200 'bundle' and whilst the camera itself, and the wide angle lens included, seem fine for now, the rest of the bundle was very poor quality, cheap, rubbish, that frankly, wouldn't even be good in a Christmas cracker. their customer service is terrible. Big mistake which I regret, take my advice AND BUY FROM A REPUTABLE PLACE IN THE UK. SLR hut are nothing more than rip off merchants, do not touch with a barge pole

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