poltronesofà - Basildon Reviews 

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TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

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Pipps Hill Retail Park, Miles Gray Road, SS14 3AF Basildon, Essex,, GB


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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

We were told by email to expect the fitting team between 11-25 and 11-35am. They finally turned up at just after 3pm. We were not updated about the change in the fitting time and no apology or explana... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Was approached by a representative of the company to enquire as to our needs and pointed in the right direction. Any questions/ help required to ask. Found it to be a good experience would definitely... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Greeted by Amy with a big smile she was very knowledgeable and advised to give her a nod should I need any further information. She advised that she would leave me to look around. She advised about... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The store is well laid out with a very good variety of sofas. We were helped by a staff member called Gary, i cannot praise him enough for being so helpful & having such a friendly manner . Nothing wa... See more


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  1. Furniture Store

About poltronesofà - Basildon

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Visit poltronesofà

poltronesofà is a leading European sofa and armchair specialist, founded in Italy in 1995. With over 30 years of experience and more than 300 stores across Europe, we’ve spent decades perfecting quality sofas - bringing together inspirational Italian design, hand-selected stylish fabrics, and a relaxed in-store experience, we call it the Italian Touch
Flexible finance packages

You could also take advantage of one of our easy to arrange finance options in store and online on any sofa range.
Come and sit with us

With 97 locations nationwide, your nearest poltronesofà is closer than you think. Find your local store here.
You can explore the full collection online at www.poltronesofa.co.uk. Prefer to talk it through? Our team is on hand at 0800 7310048.

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  • Pipps Hill Retail Park, Miles Gray Road, SS14 3AF, Basildon, Essex,, United Kingdom

  • 01268 663180

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Buying a recliner armchair

Was approached by a representative of the company to enquire as to our needs and pointed in the right direction. Any questions/ help required to ask.
Found it to be a good experience would definitely go back.

11 August 2026
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Great start, disappointing after-sales service

I purchased two sofas on 05/05/26 after considering SCS alongside two other suppliers. I chose SCS/Poltronesofà partly because I had bought from SCS previously and wanted to remain loyal.

I should say that Ann, who initially served me, was brilliant. She was helpful, professional and gave me a very positive experience when making the purchase. Unfortunately, what has happened since has completely changed my impression.

When I called on 27/07/26 to check the delivery, I was told it had been delayed until 19th August. There was no apology. Instead, I was told, “If you’ve waited 13 weeks, waiting another two weeks is nothing.” I found this dismissive and unacceptable.

I visited the branch again today, but rather than acknowledging my frustration, staff defended the situation and insisted the delay was “not their fault.” Regardless of where the delay occurred, I bought from your company and expect your staff to take ownership of the customer experience. From today's visit, I've now been informed that delivery is towards end of August. WHY?

Delays can happen, but the lack of apology, empathy and ownership has turned this into a very disappointing experience. Ann provided excellent service initially, but sadly the experience since then has left me regretting my decision to remain loyal to SCS/Poltronesofà.

I expected better service from you.

10 August 2026
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Reply from poltronesofà - Basildon

Good Afternoon,

I hope you are well and thank you for taking your time to leave us a 2* review.

I am sorry to hear that your experience following your purchase has not matched the positive service you received from Store when placing your order.

I understand how disappointing it must be to have received revised delivery information after making your purchase, particularly when you feel you were not given the level of explanation or apology you expected.

As set out in our terms and conditions, the estimated arrival date provided on the order confirmation is an approximate date, and delivery can take place within four weeks either side of that date. We appreciate that this may not be the outcome you were hoping for and recognise that, regardless of the reason for a delay or change to the expected timeframe, clear communication and empathy are important and are sorry that the responses you received left you feeling that your concerns were being dismissed rather than properly addressed.

I hope you enjoy your sofas when they arrive.

Kindest,

Lauren - Poltronesofà at ScS
Social Media Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delivery date and time set

Delivery date and time set, but driver calls up early to try and deliver when no one home. Told driver that we would be home earliest 15.30. my time slot was for 17.20-1745. driver was hoping for 11.30. no calls nothing . Nothing the following day., until my wife called the Basildon branch were we placed order. They couldn't even get logistics to deliver on a time that suited us as a good will gesture, after spending £3500 . Yes they apologised but, you'd think they would go the extra mile to keep a customer happy. Asked for refund as I feel as tho they have broken the contract. But they say they have done nothing wrong. Just keep saying we want to deliver the settee to us , but I'm worried same thing will happen . Don't were I stand as a customer who's paid everything up front.

7 August 2026
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Reply from poltronesofà - Basildon

Good Afternoon Anthony,

Thank you for your review.

I am sorry to hear you are unhappy with the delivery crew making contact with you due to the delivery time being earlier than expected, We apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused.

We are unable to offer a timed delivery service and any delivery times given are estimates only as delivery's into other customers home could be a quicker/longer process than others which can lead to the next following customers being earlier/later than estimated. Our delivery crew would also make contact with the customer prior to arriving with their exact time slot to give the customer time prior to the delivery arriving.

If no one is available at your address to take delivery, the products will be returned to our distribution centre, in which case the customer would be contacted to rearrange delivery.

Many Thanks
Poltronesofa at ScS

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Yes we had a very helpful experience…

Yes we had a very helpful experience with your very helpful the 2 young lady staff at your basildon site went above and beyond with their advice and service explaining the about the technology and all we needed to know

1 August 2026
Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Not too intrusive whilst we were…

Not too intrusive whilst we were browsing but available for advice when needed

28 July 2026
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Reply from poltronesofà - Basildon

Good Afternoon Karen,

Thank you for your review.

We’re pleased to hear you had a positive experience with us.

If there’s anything we could have done to make it a 5-star experience, we’d really appreciate your feedback.

If you feel happy to update your review, you can do so in your TP account by going to ‘My Reviews’, locating this review, and selecting ‘Edit’, where you can amend both the rating and review content.

Kindest,

Lauren - Poltronesofà at ScS
Social Media Team

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Not what we expected from your fitters

We were told by email to expect the fitting team between 11-25 and 11-35am. They finally turned up at just after 3pm. We were not updated about the change in the fitting time and no apology or explanation was given. When the fitting team finally arrived they were helpful and polite but couldn't wait to finish and leave. We noticed the new section of furniture was not fitted correctly and had to ask them to correct it.

2 August 2026
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Reply from poltronesofà - Basildon

Good Afternoon,

I hope you are well and thank you for your review.

I am so sorry to see your delivery time slot was delayed. We do always advise the time slot given is an estimated time and this is subject to change. However, I am sorry you were not informed about the change.

I will ensure the feedback is reached to the relevant departments.

Kindest,
Tegan - Poltronesofa at ScS
Social Media Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disappointed

Ordered furniture 6th April, planned delivery date 31st July. Received emails and text messages the day before and on the day confirming planned delivery with estimated times. I organised the donation of my existing furniture for the same day to accommodate the new furniture.

Received call after delivery window to confirm the delivery is not possible, offering delivery the following week, 4 days after the original date. I asked the distribution centre if there are good
will gestures or partial refunds due to delayed delivery, I was told to ring the local store, the store told me to ring head office but there are no options to speak to head office.

Disappointed the delivery was cancelled after the allotted time, we have no furniture for 4 days, and I was passed around the various teams with no response to potential reimbursements

31 July 2026
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Reply from poltronesofà - Basildon

Good Morning,

Thanks for taking the time to leave a review.

We're really sorry your delivery didn't go as planned. We completely understand how frustrating it must have been to receive delivery confirmations, arrange for your old furniture to be donated and then find out that your order wasn't coming.

We're also sorry you were passed between different teams when you were trying to get some answers. We can appreciate why that added to your frustration.

If you send us an email to socialmedia@poltronesofa.co.uk with your order details so we can take a look into this.

Thanks again for your feedback, and we're sorry for the inconvenience.

Kindest,
Tegan - Poltronesofa at ScS
Social Media Team

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

We love our new sofa

We love our new sofa. The delivery was quite late but we were not worried because we were kept informed and it was easy to call and talk to someone for reassurance. The delivery was really easy and done in a matter of minutes. The reason for the 4 star rating is the lack of flexibility with delivery. I was expecting more notice than just a few days. In store I was told I’d get a week or two which is more time to arrange collection of the old sofa and time off work. Having to drop plans at the last minute was inconvenient. It wasn’t a big problem but I would have appreciated more honesty or more notice/flexibility.

26 July 2026
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Reply from poltronesofà - Basildon

Good Afternoon Michelle,

I hope you are well and thank you for sharing your feedback.

We really appreciate your comments are are pleased that your delivery went smoothly on the day and that you were kept informed throughout.

I am sorry to read that you were not given sufficient notice for your delivery date and understand how important this, especially when you need to make arrangements.
I will make sure that your feedback is passed over to our bookings team as this helps us to improve our customer experience moving forward.

I hope that you are enjoying your new furniture.

Many thanks.
Lynsey - Poltronesofa at ScS
Social Media Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent Quality

Really pleased with sofa bed excellent quality, easy to pull out to a bed and put away. Delivery was easy, it came 3 weeks early and communication on Delivery was good

26 July 2026

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