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MoreenSouth East Queensland, QLD
Do not touch them
On 18th Sept 2020 I ordered blinds and shutters from ublinds. The contract was that the blinds would take 3-4 weeks and the shutters 6-8 weeks to make.
On 5th Nov the blinds were installed. Please note I had to pay up front before the installation guy would install them. Now I know why. Incidentally the installation person said he was a contractor for ublinds and was only following instructions from them. I found out later this was a lie, he is employed directly by ublinds
I pointed out at installation that the panel blind was not blacko...Read more
ut as I had specified, there were at least 1cm gaps down each side of the blind. Installer stated he would contact their office and their representative to find a solution. This was a lie, he did no such thing. On the 10th November I rang their salesman and he said he would visit and find a solution for me. He said he would cut a slit in my skirting board in order to make the blind more blackout. How is this a solution? Incidentally this is still not fixed. On 22nd Dec 2020 my shutters were finally installed. Next day I realised two blades on one shutter were broken. I immediately rang ublinds and they sent their rep again. He promised it could be fixed by their permanent employee installer.Similar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
Awful planning and execution; Service that was way below expectation
I do not normally write reviews but this one is a stunner forcing me to find some time to do this. I paid well over $20000 to get shutters installed at my home with the promise of design, supply and installation with structural warranty for 25 years. Since installation of the shutters I had nothing but trouble in the most used area of my house with the shutters coming off the top trail and bottom trail at various places. I had the shutters hanging by the thread but they would not make it a priority to sort it out. I waited for at least four months before they paid a visit to look into it and not for the first time.
Overall, not a good quality product and awful post sale service. Would not recommend at all.
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YolantaMentone
- 3 reviews
- 5 likes
No after sales service - Melbourne. Still waiting for faulty blind to be fixed & missing parts.
UBlinds do not want to rectify shoddy installation- make excuses. Love to support Aust made but not rip off artists
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U BlindsU Blinds Australia
Hi Yolanta, I am very sorry to hear you have had this issue. I believe our Melbourne branch has now been in touch to get this sorted as soon as possible for you. If you have any further issues or conc... Read more
erns please contact us and we will get this sorted immediately for you.Similar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
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Ian M.Greater Melbourne (Metropolitan), VIC
No after sales service
My order was worth over $5000 for day/night blinds. When they were installed on 31/7/20 they looked great. Three months later 25% of the width of the material on one of the day blinds had separated from the roller. I found it had not been pinched into the roller, just glued. This blind had never been raised or lowered since installation. A month later I found the material from another day blind on the floor, having fully separated from it's roller. I contacted u blinds 30/11/20 & was asked to complete an online form, which was done same day. Ne...Read more
xt day I received an email advising they would be in touch within 24 hours. 72 hours later I called them having heard nothing. [Name Removed] told me they had been directed to concentrate on new installations pre-Christmas and I could not expect any service until some time next January. U blinds you have my money & I do not have a product fit for purpose!!! Get your act together and face your obligations. I am not going anywhere other than to Consumer Affairs if this issue is not resolved immediately.1 comment
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Hi Ian,
I am sorry you have had this issue. I have been in contact with our Melbourne office and they have advised me this has been booked in to be attended to urgently for you tomorrow.
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Beej
- 2 reviews
- 1 like
Shocking
Awful, awful experience with their company. Their support is terrible, they make guarantees they don't keep. Have been stuffing me around for months and I still do not have my product. They don't even communicate with their own installers, the whole thing is a massive crap show to be honest. Avoid at all costs.
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Hi Beej,
I am sorry to hear you are having this issue. If you could please call our office on 1300 303 391 and ask to speak with Natalie so i can assist you with this. Thank you
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Lucy J.South East Queensland, QLD
Stay away from this company
Worst customer service ever. Installation cancelled with less than one hour notice, UBlinds then sent an installer that could not figure out which shutters belonged to which window. Another installer had to come and show him. We still await our main sliding door shutters to be installed as a box was ‘left at the warehouse’. Incredibly incompetent - I recommend if you are wanting shutters to use another company.
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tomSouthwest, VIC
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
What a useless mob this u blinds are
GETTING A QUOTE:
Tried to get a Quote from this Company & do you think they were interested!!!!
Rang requesting Quote for Motorised Folding Arm Awning & was told someone would be in touch soon to arrange quote. Waited 3 weeks heard nothing, used online chat & was told i would be contacted within 24hrs waited 3 days nothing, rang & spoke to their receptionist when told of issue she took details & said she would get someone to call, when i mentioned that only 1 chance left she laughed.
I would not recommend this shody organisation for anything.
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U BlindsU Blinds Australia
Hi Tom. We are sorry to hear you feel this way. Unfortunately you live in an area that we do not service, Our sales consultant has informed us that he called you and left message. So we are unsure as to why you did not receive this message.
Sorry but that is terrible. If you do not service this area why did your Receptionist not tell me this both times I spoke to her. Your Sales Consultant had 4 occasions to contact me but never did, you should check his phone to know the true facts.
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Wayne
- 9 reviews
- 7 likes
Terrible customer service
After seeing their advertisement in "MY Weekly PREVIEW distributed in all areas of the Sunshine Coast I decided to ring them about a quote on storm shutters for our patio. I suggested a day for the quote but this was not suitable and the salesman suggested Tuesday afternoon 27 October 2020. We made sure we were home, the time came and went and as of today 2 November we have heard nothing from them. I can see all the good reviews these people got but honestly what sort of company forgets about a possible client.
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Hi Wayne, I am very sorry this has happened. Upon speaking with our sales consultant this was an honest error on their part. I understand that they have now been in contact to discuss this with you an... Read more
d to arrange another date if you are still interested.Sorry but once bitten twice shy. I do not have any confidence in your company customer service much less to keep appointments on any shutter installations
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jae22TOOWOOMBA
Stay away
We tried to get a quote 4 weeks ago and sales consultant on golf coast refused to get back to us we waited for 4 weeks for her to reply and she could not be bothered. I called head office and the owner of the company and started screaming down the phone at me. I said can I explain what occurred he kept yelling (major anger management issues) no how dare u ring and complain about our sales rep not getting back to u. I said I am entitled to call and say I am unhappy with the service he still kept ranting I said can u calm down he was so over p...Read more
rotective of his sales rep for some reason. Was not professional, no empathy and non apologetic. I said in a calm manor please disregard I would not even go through your company the way u are behaving. A friend of mine has just experienced a similar issue with u blind where the owner will attack current client verbally. Stay away friends were told 8 week turn around they are still waiting 20 weeks down the track. She received some of her order and blinds were either smashed or fell off wall1 comment
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I am not sure where this is coming from as this simply does not ring true. As a company it would not be in our interest to yell at any customer. Can you send an email to service@ublinds.com.au with ... Read more
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Deirdre MMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
Inflated Prices to make you think you are getting a good deal
The "normal" price per square meter when on sale is $700 - yet the price when no discount offered $333 per square meter. Spoke to several staff members including state manager and all extremely rude.
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TwodadsSouth East Queensland, QLD
- 5 reviews
- 6 likes
Very poor after sales service. Avoid!
Had Ublinds install plantation shutters and blinds late 2017 and we paid extra for stainless fittings. We had new carpet installed recently and the shutters taken down. They found non stainless fittings, tracks double sided taped to the carpet, not screwed in and no pins securing the tracks. We were then given the runaround with them advising no service calls during covid but then found out installations were still ok. Wanted to charge us $198 for a service call to replace faulty parts and were obviously stuffing us about. They subsequently blocked me from posting on their Facebook page and don't have a review section on there. I'd steer very clear of this lot and look for a company with good reviews.
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QLDSouth East Queensland, QLD
Still waiting for my Installation
We paid for our deposit for our blinds and shutters on the 19 Dec 2019.
Our Shutter has been installed since but we still waiting for our Blinds and Curtains.
We where told 3-6weeks from time of deposit.
This is honestly the worst service i have ever experienced.
I email the person that originally gave us the quote and he always says that he will pass this on to the operations team.
Im done and will NEVER EVER USE them again.
I dont recommend them at all. Service is absolutely disgusting. I will be contacting them again next week.
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Maxine H
- 5 reviews
- 4 likes
Still waiting..... and no-one ever calls me with an update
I booked and paid for plantation shutters on 7 Feb and was advised there would be a 6 - 8 week wait until delivery. I advised the shutters were for my house that I was putting on the market for sale. It is now almost 8 weeks later and after ringing them every week for the last 3 weeks I have been advised that they will not be delivered until 27 April, 11 weeks after I ordered them and long after my house goes on the market.
Not once did anyone ever call me with an update, or apologise for the delay. Coronavirus seems to be a convenient excuse at the moment for poor customer service. When I asked to escalate my issue to someone else I was told to go on the website and complete a form. Not good enough.
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I am submitting a complaint to the ACCC regarding the misleading conduct of U Blinds. If you have had a similar experience, please also make a complaint to ACCC.
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Heather Vickery
- 2 reviews
- 3 likes
Still waiting
We have ordered shutters in July 2019 and still waiting on one to be fixed this is 2nd time this shutter hasbroken. I am not happy at all with U.Blinds.
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Map BellaMetropolitan Adelaide, SA
- 3 reviews
- 1 like
After service
We had our house fitted with blinds and shutters just under 2 years ago and one of the chains on a blind has broken. After ringing to ask to have a new chain I was told there would be a $180 call out fee.!! Seriously I spent $5,000 with you and you are asking me to pay $180 for someone to connect a new chain probably 5 mins work. I am very happy with the product and the blinds look lovely as do the shutters but Im sorry I wont be recommending you guys . I would probably consider a small fee and wait until a fitter was in my area but to me a new cord is going to cost $180 . Sorry thats a rip off.
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Rosanna priceSouth East Queensland, QLD
Very disappointed with this company
We have had nothing but trouble with this company it has taken five months for the installation of some blinds and Verdis hades. Last year it took five months to have some Louvres installed. Will never use them again and I would not recommend them.
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phil1955South East Queensland, QLD
Shutters almost fell off wall
Plantation shutters fitted 10 weeks ago, pointed out to online rep, that the shutters were on the brink of crashing down. Rep asked if shutters were fitted by ublinds (duh)..
Emailed ublinds ,attaching pics , pointing out that they were dangerous and we were worried that they might come crashing down. Ublind said, that would get fitter to get in touch ASAP. Apparently, ASAP meant almost a week before fitter rang.
Really wasn't going to post a review .
However, just got txt to say that our goods have arrived (?), and that the fitter will be in touch within 2 days, and i should arrange for payment... I think the circus has arrived in town.
Nevermind, at least they wont be fitting any more in this Complex
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Question their competence
Terrible service. I had ordered 5 blinds that Ublinds had measured themselves and I picked up 6 weeks later. Out of those 5 blinds, only 2 of them fit inside the window frames. We waited a few weeks for the other 3 blinds to be picked up and sent to be fixed and when they were finally ready again we found only 1 of those blinds fit. One being too big and one being too small. After another 3 weeks I was able to pick up the re-made blinds only to find our lounge room blind damaged. More weeks went past and a new blind was delivered which was...Read more
too big. This time the Ublinds rep called their installer and after waiting around a couple of hours was able to fix on site. I had finished work early on multiple occasions missing out on some wages and after requesting some compensation from Ublinds they said they could only offer me some Ublinds vouchers which I recently found out I would have to spend over $1000 in order to redeem them. I contacted the managers and they clearly didn't care.2 comments
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Hi Jacob, sorry to hear about your experience. This is certainly not want we want our customers our customers to go through. I see that the office that you went through was our Hobart branch who is ... Read more
usually excellent with customer service. Regarding the vouchers you can use them for any future purchase we do not have a minimum limit for use for compensation. Once again we are terribly sorry and if we can be of any future help please contact us directly.From my experience and others I have spoken with, Hobart branch are not usually great with customer service. I have tried to used those vouchers on 2 occasions and the first I was told I would need t... Read more
o spend over $1000 and the second I was told they wouldn't honour it due to the quote given. They obviously wanted to know about the vouchers before they quoted so they could allow the extra onto the quote. I feel very ripped off and have been treated terribly by UblindsSimilar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
Fiona TaylorGreater Melbourne (Outer), VIC
Disappointing Service.
On the 4th March I ordered and paid the deposit for 2 outside blinds. On the 20th April Easter Saturday Paulo came to install the blinds, very polite and friendly man. I paid the balance of order, Paulo install one blind but could do the other one as it was the wrong size . It is now the 16th May and i am still awaiting for the other blind. I phoned the office on the 30th April, as i hadn't heard from them not even to say sorry for the wrong size blind, to be told they didn't work the week after Easter, but they would phone me when the blind c...Read more
omes to the Melbourne office. I am STILL WAITING. I feel they have got their money why should they worry about my blind. This to me is awful and unprofessional customer service. I am so disappointed there has been NO follow up and No blind.Similar opinion? Write a review on ProductReview.com.au!
Disappointing service.
We are very disappointed with every aspect of our blinds which have been installed today - the 23rd April after ordering and paying a deposit on the 18th January. It took many follow up phone calls to achieve this. When obtaining the quote we specifically said blinds that wind up and down and we have ended up with rope cleats. This is our own fault for not reading the quote/invoice properly but when you tell someone you have had rope cleats previously and didn't like them and wanted something with a winder you expect that is what you have been quoted on.
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Questions & Answers
Ray Malliganasked
Shutters ordered & 50% deposit paid on March 18, 2020 for our apartment on Chevron Island. Rep Kerry Knight said Shutters were in stock but in containers & expected installation in 6-8 weeks. 4 weeks already gone bye & we have been unable to contact anyone to get an update. Please respond
No answers
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Alan Cooperasked
I have a quote from your Brisbane office NS125790. I would like someone to write to me on email as i'm travelling and have no phone, regarding setting up an instalment date. Nigel was the guy I dealt with.
Regards Alan Cooper Carindale 4152
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Hi Rob,
estigate your issue further. As I did not hear back, I was unable to contact you. If you could please contact our office on 32487000 and ask for Natalie I would be more than happy to get your issue resolved. Thank you.I am sorry to hear you have had this experience. I did reply to your personal message that was received to contact myself directly so I could gather more information from you to be able to inv... Read more