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Helen Leadbetter

United Kingdom

Reviews

Review of Paypal


Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Paypal does not honour its own policy…

Paypal does not honour its own policy to protect the customer against fraudaulant companies. I bought a coat from what was advertised as a French company and it arrived from China. It was a tiny coat not made for european sizes.

It took me a long time to get a response from this company re a refund and after several weeks finally got a return address only for it to get stuck at customs and then ultimately returned to me 5 months later. No refund or acknowledgement was ever given by the company. Paypal ruled in favour of the company as it said they sad they would provide me with a refund upon receipt of the returned item. I followed all the instructions Paypal provided to return it to the verified address in China, but instead they closed my appeal saying I did not follow the correct procedures.
It was a most unpleasant experience and will never trust Paypal to honour their own policy, so will avoid using them for any future purchases.

Very disappointed with them and their lack of accountability or customer protection.

September 17, 2025
Unprompted review

Review of Brayleys Cars


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A pleasant experience of upgrading my car.

Adenis at the Suzuki showroom in Hendon was very helpful and knowledgable explaining everything I needed to know to make a well
informed decision,

March 26, 2026
Unprompted review

Reply from Brayleys Cars

Hi Helen, We are very happy we could provide you with a positive experience! Please let us know if there is anything else we can do for you; we are more than happy to help!

Review of Animal Friends Insurance


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very efficient and quick to reimburse

Animal Friends is a reliable pet insurance provider that pays out quickly.

March 26, 2026

Reply from Animal Friends Insurance

Good Afternoon Helen,

Thank you for your review.

It is great to see that you have had a positive experience with us.

If we can be of any further assistance, please do let us know.

Kind regards,
Sophie – Animal Friends Insurance

Review of Debenhams


Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Disappointing

I previously had only positive experiences of shopping at Debenhams but agree with many of the reviews here, their service has diminished over the last 12 months.

Their returns poilcy is very poor. I had some items that were wrongly delivered to an old address and because the new owner was in the photo accepting the parcel, they said they could not give me a refund, depsite the package being handed straight back to the delivery driver. EVRI apologised and said that this is up to Debenhams to resolve as they are not authorised to issue refunds.

I have also previously had only part refund re-issued though Clearpay and after ages of trying to get an answer was told the other part of the refund was emailed to me as a gift card, which ultimately expired. This is not a refund if I am required to make another purchase in order to use it.

The delay time between sending items back and getting a refund issued are extremely long. Customer service is inadequate and has resulted in me losing confidence in shopping at Debenhams.

September 4, 2025
Unprompted review

Reply from Debenhams

UPDATE:

Hi Helen,

Really sorry to hear about your issues with your recent order.

There is a lot of orders on the account given, as you've not specified the order numbers these issues relate to I'm unable to advise. I'd kindly advise to contact customer services with your concerns so they can advise further -

https://www.debenhams.com/pages/informational/contact-us

Thank you and take care.

Rob

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Hello Helen,

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I am sorry to hear that you have had issues with the delivery of your order, as well as the gift voucher refund issues for another.

I will need a few more details from you to get this looked into. Please could you reply to the message you will have received off Trustpilot requesting more information. We will require your order number and email address linked to your order.

Many thanks,
- Rebecca

Review of InPost UK

Review of Flagstone


Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Easy to set up and advisers are very…

Easy to set up and advisers are very helpful.

April 1, 2025

Reply from Flagstone

Dear Helen,

Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.

Client Service is at the forefront of what we do at Flagstone and to hear that not only are you pleased with the account, but that the service has been great. This confirms we’re on the right path.

Best regards,
The Flagstone Team

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