Hillarys Reviews

Name: Hillarys
Address: Colwick Business Park Private RD, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Rating: 3.82

3.8 Rating 1,658 Reviews

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About Hillarys:

Hillarys - For the window wise

We’ve been helping our customers create beautiful homes with our made-to-measure blinds, curtains, shutters and awnings for over 50 years.

Choosing the right window treatments can feel overwhelming, but with Hillarys you don't have to worry. When you buy a window dressing from us you can be sure it’s been lovingly finished to the highest standard by our skilled manufacturing team.

Every new design goes through a rigorous testing process that checks it will meet the demands of the average home. If the fabrics don’t meet our standards, they don’t make it into our range. Only the best performing styles should be in your home. It’s as simple as that!

When you book an in-home appointment, your friendly and knowledgeable local advisor will bring along samples of our full product range for you to have a look at, and they’ll work with you to find the right solution for your space. Our team knows all the tricks of the trade, bringing years of experience and expertise right to your doorstep.

They’ll take care of everything, from precise measuring to flawless installation, for a stress-free and stylish finish.

It’s true, from the minute you get in touch to the magical moment you stand back and admire the end result, we’re only happy when you are. In fact, everyone at Hillarys cares about your home as much as you do and we really do take pride in getting it just right, which includes tidying up and leaving your home just as we found it too.

So don’t risk getting it wrong at your windows! Leave the measuring and fitting to us, and you’ll be in safe hands.

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0800 916 1094

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Colwick Business Park Private RD,
Nottingham
Nottinghamshire
NG4 2JY

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Hillarys 5 star review on 7th February 2025

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“I was given a quote by a rep for window blinds. When the bill came it was much more. I have phoned twice and customer service said they will get in touch bu phone calls and three weeks later no one has!! I still have the original quote. Really bad service. Will tell friends and Facebook not to bother with your company”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Was supposed to have rep today between 3 and 6 didn't turn up phoned them was told its next week my appointment even though I got texts from them and an email saying it was today totally disgusted as had to change several things today for them coming”

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Posted 4 years ago

“After having an appalling experience during the purchase of over £4,000 worth of curtains and blinds I now have to endure their non existent customer service. Having purchased a combination of blinds and curtains for our new home last October the fitter had to return 3 times due to his inability to measure and order correctly. A rude man, at one point even trying to blame my wife for the reasons why he had got them wrong! Finally the ordeal of this experience was over late November until I had reason to contact the company due to issues with the installed blinds. I am now on my 5th email to this company, all previous being completely ignored, this I guess is their way of dealing with issues from customers. As someone who does not normally write reviews I felt compelled to write this to warn others of this company, it seems one that trades off its historic name but is run by and employs people who simply don’t care about their customers. I have now taken the matter up with my local trading standards team who are looking into the issues for me. Please do yourself a favour and find a different company, there’s a reason why their ratings are so poor across all platforms and simply shouldn’t even be in business in the 21st century. I shall be doing everything possible to point everyone I know to their competitors.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I have used Hillary’s blinds for years and the first problem I have had got no help whatsoever from after sales team my awning heater is not working so phoned for advice and was told because it was out of warranty they could not help. I understand it was out of warranty but I have spent thousands of pounds with them over the years and feel let down as a repeat customer”

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Posted 4 years ago

“If anyone thinking of using Hillary’s blinds DONT!!! They are only out for your money , if you have any issues with them they are ignored . We spent £3,450 on shutter blinds , due to be fitted on 23/03/21. I rang Hillary’s to find out if everything on schedule for the fitting . I was told yes , so the night before, we took our existing blinds down in preparation, and to be ready for the new ones. On the 23 we waited for the fitter to arrive. No fitter , no phone call , no information, no apologies. I called Hillary’s to see what was going on ??? I was told the blinds we not in and I would have to wait . I was also told staff and fitters had left so it could be some time . Hillary had a deposit on 11/12/2020 , I understood they would take time to make but I was ok with that . What I didn’t / don’t like is that my blinds were eventually fitted on 20th April 2021, I was told I would be given a substantial discount due to the appalling service I had received, I was offered a minimal discount which I felt didn’t reflect on the disruption and inconvenience I experienced, I was without any privacy to my windows , for a month. I started sending emails to explain my feelings and disappointment with the company, attitudes and lack of support and help towards the customer, was /is disgusting, every time you send an email , another person responds, so you are being sent around in circles, all they say is they are satisfied with the discount offered and that is a much as they can do!! If you ask for a call back , it never happens . With that in mind , they miss the point that my blinds were fitted 28 days later than they should have been , they had a 50% deposit on 11/12/20 . My money in their bank for 4.5 months on an order of £3,450 they offered me £175.00 . I was hoping for at least 10% of the order . Then I started receiving reply emails saying if my payment is not paid by 30th April, they would send me to a debt collection agency, and withdraw the discount offered. I feel very intimidated, bullied, and ripped off !! No way is there any care for the customer , it’s all bout Hillary’s. I never once refused to Pay my invoice , just hoped for a better discount . Not too much to ask , when they are in breach of contract! Do yourselves a favour , spend your money with a more reputable company , and save a lot of heartache and disappointment. They definitely do not meet there advertising criteria.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Stupidly enough was daft enough to have Hillary’s come and fit me motorised ceiling blinds after several attempts of fitting them (one has never worked ) had another fitter out who said that the blinds what had been fitted were entirely the wrong sizes and the fittings were also wrong damaged caused to upvc attachment on window frame too much tension on wire so it has pulled it away from frame damage to wall paper and also wrong remote control not even the right charging box of which is loose and practically hanging off the wall and not secure as front cover is hanging off the list goes on waste of £1250 they don’t want to know about any complaints or anything called today to be told that new blinds are being remade !! So asked if they were going to be made without holes in ? No answer will not and Wouldn’t recommend this company to anyone and should be brought to task and reported to watch dog or rogue traders waiting to hear what happens next fro Hillary’s not holding my breath”

Hillarys 1 star review on 28th April 2021

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Posted 4 years ago

“Used because previously pleased. However, very poor service this time when replacing vertical blinds on 9 windows. 6 have issues, the main one hanging central wand in bay and 3 other windows. ‘Customer Care’ is non-existent. Refused to come and look, I sent photos. Estimator said he would replace cords with wands but there was no mention of wands being central instead of at side. When he fitted first one and I complained, he said we had “discussed” wands, this is not true as he said nothing about position of wands being different to cords on 3 windows. I now sit in my bay window looking at the central hanging wand. Arrogant emails saying contract fulfilled and case closed. Wish I had read other reviews before using them this time. Will never use Hillary’s again.”

Hillarys 1 star review on 25th April 2021

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Posted 4 years ago

“We purchased blinds for our conservatory and motorised blinds for the roof . When we purchased it we were told that there is a 5 year guarantee on the blinds which was in actual fact a real rip off as we spent over £3200 for inferior rubbish blinds . Today I rang them as one of the roof blinds have come off the bracket on the roof . I was told that I’ve got to pay £75 call out charge even though it is covered under the warranty . Companies like this should be taken to watch dog and ripping customers off . The answer I got was for us to fix it ourselves.”

Hillarys 1 star review on 19th April 2021

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Posted 4 years ago

“Poor Service. Booked a appointment. Told advisor would arrive between 3-6,called advisor to see if could come after 4 said he would come straight away. Called me a few moments later to say his exact words SCHOOL IS OUT i can not park near your house we will have to rearrange just because he had to walk. Very rude man then they called me to reappoint basically told them where to go . Never use them.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I would give them zero stars if I could. I initially enquired about an awning in Feb 2021 and placed a £3,600 order for an awning with them with an installation date of 26th April. I paid them £1,800 deposit to confirm contract. A few weeks later they rang to say my chosen fabric had been discontinued by them and would I like to choose another. I was very disappointed because the reason I chose Hillarys was because I liked this particular fabric. I chose another fabric, (for me, a poor second choice) and then was told by sales rep that fabric was not discontinued but out of stock. I found it impossible to get a new installation date from them and was just left dangling. I rang Customer Services several times only to be told it was discontinued again, then told it wasn't, then was told it would be in stock before end May. It seem that no one at Hillarys knows what is going on and they lie to customers. They couldn't prioritise my order despite the fact they it was them who were in breach of contract re installation date. They then said installation would be from 10th June. Well how long after 10th June I asked, we would like this awning for this summer. They told me they would have to get other customers orders out first so in effect I would be put at the end of the queue! Why? Given their delay, I should be at the front of the queue. Asked to speak to supervisor. Was refused! So I have asked for my £1,800.00 back. All in all, frustration and a complete waste of my time. My advice is don't waste your time, give Hillarys a miss.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I’ve never experienced such poor customer service a really awful company to deal with , do yourselves a favour and buy from someone else . I written several emails and not had a response phoned at least 8 times and nobody ever gets back to me all to replace shutters that arrived damaged in December and it’s now Friday the 8th of April !!!! I have asked to speak to the account manager gyl Redding to to call me twice and he’s refused to do so a terrible company who are not interested once they have your money ! I don’t recommend and wouldn’t use again”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Bought for all 4 bedrooms blackout blinds as we have a street lamp close to the house. Totally useless??”

Hillarys 1 star review on 9th April 2021

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Posted 4 years ago

“Sadly I'm leaving this review on here and other sites as I have not heard from the either the rude customer service team or the CEO. I ordered my shutters for my bedroom and front room in November to be fitted in Feb/early March. This happened. However, due to an error made by Hillary's they ordered the wrong shutter for part of my bedroom system so they could not be completely fitted in the given time scales promised, which was early March by. I paid for them and order them in November 2020. What has been fitted and paid for is really poor, I have heard nothing on this poor quality/missing shutter. All I got when I emailed Hillary's and the CEO was a "hopefully" sometime in "June" we will be in touch to fit your remaining shutter..... As the fitter throw-away the blinds that were in my bedroom (when they poorly fitted the new shutters) I'm now unable to use my bedroom to get to some sleep in, this blows my mind. I ordered the shutters primary to ensure they would limit light coming into my bedroom and increase privacy, this is why I ordered them to be fitted in the winter. Now I’m informed “sometime” in June is when they will be fitted....Is this June the 1st or the end of June, past the longest daylight day? The CEO can't even be bothered to answer me, why I'm I being discriminated against? To clarify, I can’t currently use my bedroom as there is no protection against the day light coming through as Hillary’s ordered the wrong shutter! Where should I sleep? Also, what has been fitted is to a really poor standard and not what I paid for. Why have the customer service team /CEO not rung me to discuss this even though I left them my mobile number to do so? This is over 2 weeks ago..... I have offered clear next steps and clarity, why has had no response. As a Dr I'm trying my hardest to save life's and working as hard as I can to do so. However with poor sleep due to a day light streaming into my bedroom as a result of Hillarys inability to resolve a simple error, is painful and so sad. I'm a breaking point as a result of them, I'm in tears typing this. Please can someone help me.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Avoid at all costs! Unless you like to lose your time waiting for a curtain with a 2 months delayed delivery. In my opinion, Hillary's is a dreadful company that plays with customers after asking them to pay in full in advance. This company does not advise of delayed deliveries, and the customer ends up waiting all day at the given delivery date. Do not trust them, they are nit a serious company. Spend that little extra and go with John Lewis. I will share my dreadful experience. I have placed my order for a wooden bay window venetian blind set on February 1st 2020 paying the full price as requested, 502£ after it was agreed a delivery and install date as of February 18th. I have then been contacted by Hillary's that my delivery had a 1 month delay, I got confirmed March 18th as my delivery date. Having understood the situation given the pandemic, I agreed with the new date. On May 17th, the day before my new delivery was going to happen, I (the customer) phoned Hillary's to confirm my delivery was going to happen: the CS Representative informed me that the delivery was not going to happen on March 18th (the day after!) and there was not going to be an ETA for my blinds. At this point, frustrated, I've requested to be provided with a date by February 22 and I was called back on Friday 22: my blinds delivery was confirmed between 22-26th March. No further communication received and today is March 28th. This was going to be the first blind of a series to be purchased, Never again I will choose this company and I suggest to walk away from them.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“The worst most unprofessional company I have ever dealt with . 4 times I’ve had appointments booked since November and 4 times the representatives never turned up . I even took time off work at a cost to me to be home for the allocated time period . Today’s excuse from the representative is that he had lost his dog . Don’t use this company they are horrendous to deal with .”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Hi rec my order today if Roman blinds for my conservatory / fitted. I was told fitter would shed Orr and from distance looked ok but Img what rubbish . They are made out of cheap material look like a coffin liner and not as was sold paid a thousand for rubbish calling cust service tomorrow ?”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I was a customer of Hillarys/Web Blinds (the trading name of Hillarys Blinds online sales) and over the years spent quite a bit of money with them. At the beginning of February the mechanism of one of the blinds I had purchased from them broke. I immediately contacted both Web Blinds and Hillarys' Customer Service to request a replacement, for which - despite the blind still being under guarantee - I would have happily paid. My enquiry and request for help was essentially ignored by both, so I wrote to the Chief Executive, John Risman, who to date has sadly also failed to respond. Appalling! I have had problems with much bigger international companies over the years, but when this has happened at least their CEOs has always responded promptly and appropriately. This is part of Hillarys' response to numerous complaints made by customers to BBC Watchdog in 2011: 'Hillarys treats any and every customer service issue extremely seriously as customer satisfaction is of paramount importance to us.' Really?.. Well, I have found my replacement blind elsewhere now: honestly priced, perfect, no fuss, delivered at speed and all done extremely courteously. As for Hillarys/Web Blinds, it has lost my previously loyal custom and got itself another negative review. Slow hand clap for Hillarys!”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Horrendous. No customer service skills whatsoever. Ignore complaints. Goods cheap quality not put up properly and blinds don’t fit the window. Someone needs to shut this company down. Not fit for purpose”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Please could you tell me if l will be getting my blinds .l order them in November . they were out of stock . they were to be in stock on the 4th of January still no blinds .if you can not get my blinds l would like my money back thank”

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Posted 4 years ago

“The sales representative was late for the appointment. Then when he did arrive the service felt very rushed. When he came to providing a quote it was £1500 for 2 windows and I chose the basic curtain and voile range that was suppose to be on sale. He could see my disbelief at the price, so he then offered £1000 (£500 off?). He was obviously trying to make a big commission. I refused the offer. The next day he sent a quote for £920, I refused the offer. In the end I did a little research and measured my windows and found made to measure curtains, voiles and double poles for a total cost of £500, all I would need some one to fit for a small cost of £100-£200, so you can see how much you can save (much lower than £920). They are only trying to make as much commission as they can and he was trying to make £1000 of me, but I weren't having it.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Hillarys is rated 3.8 based on 1,658 reviews