Name: Direct Stoves
Address: 137 Wellington Road North, ,, 137 Wellington Road North, ,, Stockport
Rating: 4.52

“Didn't arrive on due date. No phone call to say why until I telephoned. My son lost a days work £120, waiting in all day. Wrote an email asking for some compensation- no reply. Not good!”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Claire, Thanks for your review. We were sorry to hear of the delay experienced. As per our terms and conditions, our Dispatch team aims to "inform you of the anticipated delivery date for the goods which you have ordered and any date notified to you for delivery will be approximate only". We do appreciate the inconvenience caused by the delay, and can only apologise on behalf of our delivery partner. As we use third party couriers for delivery purposes, we are not always given immediate notice of delay to delivery; upon your having notified our team of the issue, we immediately contacted the supplier to find out the reason for the delay and to advise of the new expected delivery date, which happened to be the following day. Though this is thankfully rare, delays can and do happen around this time of year due to the very high demand on pallet networks and these are often outside of our control. This said, we are sorry for any inconvenience to your son and appreciate your feedback. Kind regards, Direct Stoves & Fireplaces

Posted 2 years ago

“Very poor customer services, 9 weeks for delivery. No communication at all, I had to keep ringing to check for updates. Told it was being delivered & took the day off work & never came.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Kerry, Thanks for your review and for taking the time to upload a photo of your new electric stove. We were sorry to hear of the issue experienced with the delivery. As you'll be aware, our Dispatch team contacted you on the 13/9 to advise that the supplier had unexpectedly fallen out of stock of the cupboard base, and that they were awaiting the next shipment. We had given an expected lead time as per the best available information from our supplier, but had stressed that any lead time was an estimate based on the high demand for heating appliances at present. This along with delay to shipping between the courier's mainland UK and Northern Ireland depots meant that delivery was somewhat later than anticipated, and we can only apologise for any inconvenience. In the event that you do require any further advice or assistance, please don't hesitate to get in touch. Kind regards, Direct Stoves & Fireplaces

Posted 2 years ago

“Delivery took six days. It said 48 hours on the website. I ordered my stove two wks ago and it still doesn't work. The door is faulty. Still waiting for a replacement. The customer service team are very helpful and friendly.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi, Thanks for your review. We were sorry to hear of the issues experienced with your order, but it's good to hear that the customer service team at Direct Stoves has been as helpful as we've come to expect. Unfortunately, and as you will already be aware, there was an issue with the delivery whereby the courier delivered to one of our other locations in error. As soon as our team was made aware of this, we took steps to get this redelivered as quickly as possible, but we appreciate that this as well as the aforementioned component have meant some inconvenience, for which we apologise. We can see that our customer service team contacted you yesterday to advise that the replacement has been ordered from our supplier. If you have any other queries or need any further information, please don't hesitate to get in touch again, Kind regards, Direct Stoves & Fireplaces

Posted 2 years ago

“Payed a large sum of money for a fire and only after purchasing was I told it was out of stock. Was due to come mid July but didn’t come until early august”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Grace, Thanks for your review. We are sorry for any inconvenience regarding delivery of this stove. Unfortunately, lead times for pre-order items are not guaranteed and we do sometimes find that these can extend due to factors affecting manufacturing and supply, which are outside of our control. We try and keep customers as informed as possible and would always encourage you to contact the team should you require any updates or further information regarding orders in progress. Please rest assured that we appreciated your patience and please do let us know if we can assist with any future orders, Kind regards, Direct Stoves & Fireplaces

Posted 2 years ago

“I purchased a multi fuel stove which was at a good price and arrived in a short time. However it has arrived with several marks on the stove and the glass was smashed -although packing was I damaged -so I presume it was packed in this condition. I have been sent a new glass and some spray paint for the stove but no notice of who is to carry out the repairs -so I presume it will be at my cost Very poor email reply from company -customer service needs a large improvement”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Ian, Thanks for your feedback. We were sorry to hear of the issue experienced with your stove in question. We can see from notes on the order that our customer service team took steps to resolve the problem as soon as we were made aware of this; on this occasion, the quickest means of resolution was for the manufacturer to provide replacement parts. This said, we apologise for any inconvenience and we're sorry to hear that you were not 100% satisfied with the customer service received. If you are still in need of advice on fitting the replacements, we'd urge you to give us a call so that we can assist. Kind regards, Direct Stoves & Fireplaces

Posted 2 years ago

“I ordered a Go Eco Bakechef. The first arrived badly damaged having apparently been dropped heavily in transit. It stayed on the lorry and went back. The second stove arrived four days later. It too had been damaged in transit albeit to a lesser extent than the first. I currently await replacement parts to fit myself. The root cause appeared to be the method used to mount the product on a weak pallet type in both instances. The price was competitive and the follow up almost but not quite there. I usually make a point of recognising good service but here I need to call it as experienced.”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Gary, Thanks for your review. We were sorry to hear of the issues experienced with the stoves following delivery through our shipping partners. As you quite rightly mention, our customer service team has been coordinating with the supplier as well as the courier, both to provide feedback and to source replacement fire bricks to resolve the most recent issue. Customer service will be in contact ASAP to make further arrangements. Regardless, we appreciate your having contacted us to make us aware of the problems experienced. Please do let us know if we can advise further in the meantime, Kind regards, Direct Stoves & Fireplaces

Posted 2 years ago

“Good stove, terrible delivery service. One very rude monosyllabic guy arrived with very heave 200kg+ stove and left it “kerbside” on a pallet about 50ft from our door. Used his pallet truck to get it there but would not take it any further. My wife couldn’t move it, left there for 3 hours until other family members got home from work then spent ages in dark taking pallet apart to get at it and then 5 of us to carry it into house”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi Stephen, Thank you for your feedback. We're pleased to hear that you've been impressed with the stove received, but we are also sorry to hear that you have had a bad experience with our delivery partner. As part of the one man delivery service that we offer, the driver should transport the pallet as close to the property as is safe and possible, providing level ground with no steep slopes or gravel driveways. This would be due to the weight and size of many items. Had we been contacted at the time, our dispatch team would have spoken to our delivery partner to ask that the driver return and move the pallet closer to the property. As a matter of future reference, our dispatch team can be contacted on 0161 516 4104 option 2 or by email through dispatch@direct-fireplaces.com if there are any problems with a delivery that need addressing. Regardless, thanks again for your order and for your review. Kind regards, Direct Stoves & Fireplaces

Posted 3 years ago

“Ordered a new stove in October got told it wouldn’t be delivered until march so was told if we paid another £400 extra we could have this particular stove delivered straight away so we did the stove arrived ok but no gloss enamel flu so we were sold an incomplete stove and we are still waiting for the company to get the flu pipe I sent them an email without reply my wife rang them twice but they blamed the supplier and didn’t know when they could get the flu pipe so we are in limbo not very happy with the service”

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Posted 3 years ago

“The positives are that the stove I ordered (Loughrigg) seems to be pretty good quality for the price and the packing of it was very secure, meaning it finally arrived in top condition. The main issue was with the delivery. The courier called the day it was meant to be here to stress that it wasn't Direct Stoves' fault but they didn't load it on a truck, so it was still in a depot in the North West. They tried to make delivery a fortnight later, which I couldn't accept as I'd be on holiday. So they arranged for it to be on the morning of the day I was leaving for the airport - the short version of the story is that in the end I was waiting on the driveway with the kids and car packed, waiting for them to show up 5h later than they promised, which was already 10 days later than expected). It was literally dumped in the garage and then we left for our holiday more In short, the product is OK, but the delivery experience was terrible.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Have made contact 4 times to arrange a swap out for a wrongly delivered item. Still no luck getting this sorted. Frustrated”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Still waiting for stove. On website said 3 - 5 working days delivery. Hadn't heard anything a fortnight later contacted them only to be told going to be a delay and going to be another 3- 5 working from 24th oct. We where not notified until we comtacted them, we could have cancelled order and gone with another firm. So annoying when have builders booked in to do work and no stove to install!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Good prices and great stove. Some additional ordered parts never arrived and customer service is poor. Still waiting for a call back to resolve the issue.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I'd love to leave a review, but my fire hasn't arrived. I had a call from the delivery agent to say it was delayed by a week because you didn't pick it on time for them to collect. It is now due on 18 October and had better arrive because my fitters are coming on 19th.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Poor customer services, 2 failed orders, no notifications or communication about lack of stock even after telephone call with staff. No reply to queries via telephone or email. Stove arrived and is nice but a stressful process with little assistance from staff.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I ordered my stove which came with a flue installation kit with a specified delivery date around two weeks from the date of order. I thought that would be enough notice. I didn’t get any notification of dispatch. On the day of delivery, I had to chase them directly to find out when the consignment was arriving, only to be told that it wasn’t arriving at all and had to be rescheduled for The following week. No prior notification of this. I had to re-organise my life to accept the delivery the following week, in time for the fitters to arrive. The stove arrived, but no flue kit. Again, note notification that this would not be delivered. My fitters will supply a flue kit but at cost. It would appear that the Direct Stoves will not recompense me either for my inconvenience, or for the item that they have failed to deliver which I will have to find elsewhere. You cannot contact customer services by phone… they use an external messaging service which does not result in anybody calling you back. The stove I eventually received is as ordered and is good. Everything else…. pretty disappointing.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi Oliver, We apologise that our delivery company made an error which delayed a select number of deliveries being made on time, yours being one of them. We are extremely sorry that this happened and missing flue kit. As you can see from the hundreds of positive reviews, this is not the normal service we are renown for We appreciate the patience you have shown, understand your frustration and have taken steps to mitigate this happening again. A member of our team has been in touch with regard to the service you have received and to resolve the issue with the missing kit. Regards, The Direct Stoves Team

Posted 3 years ago

“Stove never arrived on date promised lost in transit. I hope I get one soon as paid money up front no compensation offered .dissopointed John marfell”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi John, Having looked at your order, we can see that our team have been in touch and have advised that you should be taking delivery late October. We apologise for the delay and appreciate your patience in the meantime. Kind regards, The Direct Stoves Team

Posted 3 years ago

“The wrong liner was sent. The promised refund has not been received and emails are not being answered or are being ignored.”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Order received in time but was left on the drive. Box had large hole on top and looked as if it had been dropped in transit. When we unpacked the stove we discovered the glass has been shattered. Poor customer service on phone. Was informed a replacement wasn’t worth it as the glass could break again. Accepted we should replace the glass and claim under guarantee if we found the stove was faulty. Still waiting on replacement glass despite requesting this urgently on Friday 30 September!”

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Posted 3 years ago

“Goods received in good time, one package received damaged after several calls and emails no reply and a week gone by!! Poor customer service”

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Posted 3 years ago

“I had a fairly mixed experience dealing with direct stoves. All in all, the stove eventually arrived but without the flue fixings which have been sent as a gesture of good will.”

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Posted 3 years ago

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier
Average Delivery Time	Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery	Greater than 87%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 93%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour
Customer Service	4.6 out of 5

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