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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Booked a room for an overnight stay at a local village B&B. I booked a room and breakfast for the 2 of us. Their system only showed a room only and not the breakfast. After emailing them 5 times showi... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delighted with my beautiful, stylish coat. Warm, roomy and chic - has been thoroughly soaked twice in last two days, but dried out easily and looks as good as new. The service I received was informa... See more

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

I'm so sad about the quality of louche dresses now, they feel like the cheapest, flimsiest things with cheap zips and buttons, loose threads etc. At full price of £60-80 the quality is scandalous, tha... See more

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

The skirts appeared well made and of good quality. It would be helpful if the website could state whether skirts are lined as not having that information would usually put me off buying it. Overall p... See more

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Company details

  1. Women's Clothing Store
  2. Clothing Store
  3. Fashion Accessories Store
  4. Home Goods Store
  5. Jewelry Store

About Joy

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SHOP WOMENSWEAR
SHOP NEW IN
SHOP HOMEWARE
SHOP GIFTS

Founded in London, Joy has always been about being unique and different. As well as selling principally women’s clothing we also stock a wide range of accessories, homeware and gifts as well; anything that fills the shopping list bringing Love, Life and Laughter to everyone in abundance!

16 years later we launched our own label Louche, which has always been designed by women for women, and fitted and refitted on different body types. We are proud of our fit which is a challenge, as there is no exact fit and measurements to any size in Europe and beyond. However, once you have established your size you will find you will be that size throughout our website, enabling you to shop with confidence. Special consideration is made to fabric selection we always go that extra mile to find the very best quality, feel and finish.

The emphasis on fit encompasses all our styles. Trousers are all made with an element of stretch, shirts often have hidden elastic waistbands and tops always have extra ease. Sweatshirts and jumpers are always cosy, colourful and comfortable. Whilst coats are always a bit of a statement, we tend to leave black coats to others!

We are particularly famous for our dresses which we have a large selection of mini, midi and maxi styles crafted in unique, quirky and ditsy prints, colourful checks and premium quality plains. Did we tell you that 90% of our dresses have pockets?

Our ethos regarding design and manufacture is to produce products that have lasting appeal and anything other than throw-away fashion! When we hear stories of mothers handing down styles to their daughters, it gives us great pleasure and is definitely a direction to true sustainability. We are working our way through the whole sustainable journey which isn’t without its caveats and hope in a year or so to be almost 70% sustainable.

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2.9

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TrustScore 3 out of 5

216 reviews

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible returns service

Returned item over a month ago and when tracked with Royal Mail it can be seen as received by the company. Still no record of the return against my account, and emails to their customer service team for an update are still unanswered.

19 January 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

AVOID

AVOID - Great Clothes but Poor Customer Service
Took me 10 days to find out actually how to do a return as their website does not let you linking from order (as per instruction). Nearly one month after returning still no refund - chat response is poor and infrequent and NOBODY WANTS TO RESOLVE CUSTOMER ISSUES. I am now £300 out of pocket and spending a stupid amount of time trying to resolve

12 January 2022
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My experience shopping online from this is a nightmare

My experience shopping online from this website is the worst ever. I ordered the clothes on 2nd of December and the delivery was due by 14th of December. Till 13th of December I did not receive any tracking number. I tried to call them, to send email, I send messaged on chat and finally they responded to my email telling me that the order has been dispatched and they requested the tracking number from the warehouse. Until 22nd of December they did not send the tracking number saying the warehouse is busy. I told them that probably the order has not been dispatched, therefore they should cancel the order and refund my money. The amount is signigant about GBP 292.00. Eventually they sent on 22nd of December a tracking number that does not work saying that they know that it does not work but the Royal Mail and API confirmed that the parcel will arrive by 7th of January 2022. I am really upset and disappointing. Is it possible a online shop not to send the tracking number? How can I trace the parcel? It is really a nightmare and the only solution is to contact a lawyer. I usually shop online, this is the first time I receive such a terrible service. I am really anxious about the money I paid. I asked them what happen if the parcel is lost, since I have not any proof that my parcel has been dispatched or to trace it.

23 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Online ordering system needs improvement

Good store, but ordering online for the 1st time was not a brilliant experience for me. Waste of time trying to register return through the website that didn't work properly then writing to customer service. Customer service helpful.
No free returns which is also a shame.

10 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Worst Customer Service Ever

I've been trying to organise a return for about a week now. Same as everyone else's experience here - no one answers the chat, the phone, emails or voice mails.

Their returns page won't let you tick any of the boxes to say which items you're returning or the box to say how to get your return.

Then I find out it's £3.95 to make a return. If I'd known that when I made my purchase I probably wouldn't have. I definitely won't be ordering any clothes from Joy again in the future. It's just not worth the hassle when there are so many other companies out there doing online shopping well.

10 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor online returns

I have been trying to contact joy for a week about an online return. The web form has not worked, no one has answered web chat, emails or phone. It says no option to return in store.

9 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Returns nightmare- emailed twice no…

Returns nightmare- emailed twice no response, Insta message no response-rung 10 times no answer - used online chat twice no response. No option to create a return even though I am in the 14 day return window which runs out the end of the week.
Returns policy states not able to return in store but I’m going to give that a go tomorrow hopefully they’ll be able to shed some light. Will definitely think twice about ordering online. Very poor service.

8 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor returns service

Poor returns service. I am still trying to arrange a return for and have tried to contact Joy customer services but there is never an answer during opening hours and I have also tried to complete a return form via my account and this is also not working. I've also tried to raise the issue via their Twitter handle but again radio silence. It should not be so difficult to make a return. This is the worst online shopping experience I've had in a long time.

8 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Quality clothes but poor returns service

Beautiful quality clothes but poor returns service.
I have now twice raised a request to return through my account and I’m still waiting for an email to confirm my return. I have tried emailing twice and entered messages in the chat facility without any response.
This is so frustrating. Given that you have 14 days to return, I feel completely under pressure to post the returns back but am being stopped by the process.
I will be thinking twice before ordering again.

7 December 2021
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never ordering from Joy again

Literally impossible to organise a return!! I’m never ordering from Joy again. Very frustrating.

2 December 2021
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Reply from Joy

Hi there,

I hope you are well!

We are so sincerely sorry for the negative experience you have had with our return system. The issues have been flagged and the team is working to resolve these. We completely understand your frustration and cannot apologise enough for the inconvenience caused. Our customer service team has responded to your email inquiry. We hope the situation has now been resolved for you, but if you do need further help, please feel free to contact us further.

Kind regards,

Team JOY x

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Bad returns system

Great website, but the returns process is far too difficult.
I've tried to get a return sorted but still haven't managed it yet!

1 December 2021
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Reply from Joy

Hi there,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us feedback, we really appreciate it and will work to improve our returns system. We are so sincerely sorry to hear about the troubles with starting your return. Our customer service team has responded to your inquiry so that you are now able to proceed with your return. If you need any further help, please do not hesitate to contact us further.

Kind regards,
Team JOY x

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No support for online customers

Unfortunately, it took me over 7 hours, and several unanswered emails, to place an order successfully. I received no technical help when the website was glitching. I requested for someone to call me so I could place the order over the phone, but all of my emails were ignored. I tried getting through to the phone line for the online store but I never got through and was never called back. Still awaiting a response to my emails sent a week ago. I won't be ordering again.

I have contacted you several times already, and have not received a reply to my emails.

1 December 2021
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Reply from Joy

Hi there,

We hope you are well.

We are so sincerely sorry to hear about your negative experience when placing your order and understand your frustrations completely. We appreciate you taking the time to highlight the issue you had with the website and would appreciate any further details you could provide us with so that we can look into resolving this so that future customers do not experience the same issues. If you wish to contact us further about this, please do not hesitate to do so. We would love to be able to come to a resolution for you!

Kind regards,

Team JOY x

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Great dress!

Great dress, waited ages for it to go on sale.
I'd say that is it worth the price given that it's a fairly thin cord? (sure) but it's such a vibrant colour and will look amazing with the white chelsea boots I have that I can't say no!

(It does also come up slightly big)

1 December 2021
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Reply from Joy

Hi there, we hope you are well!

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such lovely feedback, we really appreciate it and will be sure to pass it along to the design team! We are so happy that you love the dress!

Kind regards,

Team JOY x

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Quick service

Quick service, when I was sent the wrong size

9 November 2021
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Reply from Joy

Hi lovely, hope you're well! Thank you for the positive feedback. We really appreaciate it!

Kind Regards, Team JOY x

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

A lovely cosy dress with lovely…

A lovely cosy dress with lovely buttons. Very festive! Nice to see a print other than leopard , floral, or polka dots . Only marking it down as it would have been nicer in needle cord. It is brushed cotton , and it is a bit duller than expected.

3 November 2021
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Reply from Joy

Hi lovely, thank you so much for taking the time to give us such lovely feedback! We really appreciate it and will be passing the feedback on to our team.
Kind regards, Team JOY x

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Stock errors and delayed delivery

Placed my order with next day delivery chosen, was then emailed saying the full order couldn’t be fulfilled as stock wasn’t available. My order then took longer to arrive than the next day option I’d chosen. Disappointing.

2 November 2021
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Reply from Joy

Hi lovely, hope you're well! We're so sorry to hear about this. We would like to resolve this issue for you if you could leave us an email at contactus@joythestore.com and we'll get back to you as soon as we can!
Kind regards, Team JOY X

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Money taken, still no jacket after 3 weeks!

I ordered a jacket online 3 weeks ago. The jacket was in stock on the website and the money was taken from my account. The jacket still hasn't been despatched. I have contacted customer service twice and they say they are awaiting a response from the warehouse. If it is going to take so long it is unfair to take payment until despatched. Very very disappointed, still no jacket.

5 October 2021
Unprompted review
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Reply from Joy

Hi Alison,

We are very sorry ot hear about this. We have looked into this and can see that our Customer Service team have resolved this for you. We do apologise for how long that this did take to get resolved.

If you need anything else, please do contact us.

Thanks,
Team JOY x

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Delighted with gorgeous new coat.

Delighted with my beautiful, stylish coat. Warm, roomy and chic - has been thoroughly soaked twice in last two days, but dried out easily and looks as good as new.
The service I received was informative- and garment arrived promptly within two days of ordering. I shall certainly be using your fashion store again. Many thanks.

4 October 2021
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Reply from Joy

Hi Judy,

Thank you so much for taking the time to leave such lovely feedback, we really appreciate it! We are so happy that you love the coat!

Team JOY x

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