Jones Bootmaker Reviews 

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4.5

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Evaluating 9,557 reviews, past reviewers overwhelmingly had a truly great experience with this company. Many customers frequently praise the exceptionally knowledgeable staff for being extremely helpful, polite, and attentive during their wonderful in-store shopping visits. Consumers consistently find the footwear incredibly comfortable, well-built, and crafted from gorgeous, durable leather designed to easily last for many years. However, some people mentioned frustrating issues regarding delivery delays, tracking problems, and overall difficulties experienced with the external courier service. Furthermore, some reviewers were not happy with having to constantly chase customer support for their missing refunds after sending back unwanted online purchases.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A pair of black formal Jones shoes that I bought 25 years ago are still by far the most comfortable in my wardrobe. So with an upcoming city break next week I needed a pair of really comfy trainers f... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The sales asistant who served was incredibly helpful in finding shoes that fit both my wife and I We both have very wide feet and have struggeled to find shoes that fit, other than by going up one o... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful assistant. I tried on two styles in 2 different sizes, 4 pairs in total and chose the most comfortable. As the pair I was originally wearing needed replacing I decided to wear the new ones out... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Yet again I received outstanding service from Jones the Bootmaker, resulting in a double purchase of some gorgeous leather shoes and rucksack. The young woman who served us was extremely polite, helpf... See more



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About Jones Bootmaker

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Expertly Crafted Footwear Since 1857

When our founders Alfred & Emma Jones first opened the doors to their shop in London over 160 years ago, they unveiled a world of fine craftsmanship for you to discover. Fast-forward to today and we are still crafting beautiful shoes that remain devoted to our fine shoemaking heritage, just updated for the demands of today. As a family-owned, British footwear company we are committed to bringing positive change to the world around us, just like Alfred & Emma once did. We are proud to be a carbon neutral company and since 2018 we have donated over £2.5 million to our charitable Foundation.

Jones Bootmaker Est 1857

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We Are Carbon Neutral!
We’re committed to making radical changes for the future of retail, that’s why we are the first major UK shoe retailer to achieve the Carbon Neutral International Certification. Working in partnership with One Carbon World, a global source partner of the UN Climate Neutral Initiative, we are taking a responsible approach for measuring, reducing, and balancing our carbon footprint, as such we are supporting a 21,298-hectare reforestation project in Uruguay.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great boots, great service

Very excited to receive these boots - I saw them instore in Bath, and loved them immediately. An online search showed they were already very low in stock in my size, so I ordered and was notified they’d be dispatched from a store as they were out of stock in the warehouse. This inevitably led to a delay in delivery, but they arrived in due course. I love them. They are chunky, solid, well built and constructed of what seems to be good quality leather. Time will tell, but so far, so good…

October 8, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Truly excellent service in the Horsham Shop.

The sales asistant who served was incredibly helpful in finding shoes that fit both my wife and I
We both have very wide feet and have struggeled to find shoes that fit, other than by going up one orvtwo sizes. The assistant dealt up a pair of extra wide that fitted me perfectly and comfortably, and then did the same for my wife. We are now back in our origonal sizes with the Jones Wide Fit shoes and we're both more than grateful to the assistant in the Horsham shop who went well beyond the call of duty. We are both grateful.

October 26, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful assistant

Helpful assistant. I tried on two styles in 2 different sizes, 4 pairs in total and chose the most comfortable. As the pair I was originally wearing needed replacing I decided to wear the new ones out of the store and the assistant kindly offered to dispose of my old ones.

October 16, 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Extremely disappointing customer…Extremely disappointing customer service and frustrating refund process



I am extremely disappointed with my experience with Jones Bootmaker.

I purchased three pairs of Gabor boots across two separate orders, spending over £300 in total. Unfortunately, the boots were too tight, so I had to return them.

My first return was posted on 14 October and received by the company on 18 October. I was repeatedly assured that my refund would be received by 28 October. However, as of 29 October, I have still not received my money.

What makes this experience particularly frustrating is the customer service. I have sent numerous emails, provided proof of postage and explained the situation several times, only to receive repetitive, generic responses telling me to wait another 14 days.

Eventually, I discovered that there was confusion between my two orders, despite having supplied the relevant information.

My second return, containing two more pairs of boots, is still on its way back to the company.

I regularly shop online with other retailers and have never experienced such an unnecessarily complicated and stressful refund process.

Customers should not have to chase a company repeatedly to recover their own money, especially when the retailer has already confirmed receipt of the returned goods.

I expected much better from Jones Bootmaker.

Very disappointing experience. I hope the company takes this complaint seriously and resolves my outstanding refunds promptly.

After reading other customers' reviews on Trustpilot, I can see that I am clearly not the only person experiencing difficulties with refunds from Jones Bootmaker. It is very concerning to see so many similar complaints.

I find this completely unacceptable. Customers should not have to fight to get their own money back after returning products.

If my refund is not processed promptly, I will contact my credit card provider, HSBC, to raise a formal payment dispute and request assistance in recovering my money.

I certainly would not recommend shopping with a company that makes the refund process so unnecessarily stressful and frustrating.
Leanne, you just emailed me saying that my first refund was issued. I want to ask you , why i haven't received my money at the right time according to your policy? Why i have to spend a lot of time and energy to write emails to get my money?
I trusted you, but you don't deserve your customers trust ! Shame !

October 28, 2026
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Reply from Jones Bootmaker

Hello,

Thank you for reaching out to us.

Please accept my apologies for the delayed response, as this review was anonymous, it has taken some time to locate the order numbers.

With regards to the first order, posted back 14/10, I see that arrived with us 18/10. Regrettably this had not yet been refunded on the system in the warehouse. I can only apologise for the inconvenience this has caused.

I will be raising this with the management team to review with the warehouse to prevent this from happening again.

With regards to the second order, posted back 25/10 I had advised by email to allow a little longer for this return to reach us, however given the delay with the previous order, I have issued the full refund now for you to save any further delay to yourself.

Please accept my sincerest apologies once again for the inconvenience caused.

Kind regards,
Leanne
Jones Bootmaker

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Shoe purchase

Disliked the blatant upselling. Love the product

October 26, 2026
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Reply from Jones Bootmaker

Dear GM,

Thank you for your honest feedback. We're delighted to hear that you love the product! We apologise if the upselling came across as too direct; our intention is always to provide helpful options, but we appreciate you letting us know how it felt from your perspective. Your feedback helps us improve our service.

If you have any questions or need assistance with your order, please don't hesitate to reach out.

Kind regards,

Pavers

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Nice smart store

Nice smart store, helpful shop assistant, he helped me to choose some boots, was kind and patient and didn't make me feel rushed.

October 27, 2026
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The manager was excellent

The manager was excellent, helpful and friendly and greeted everyone coming in. The girl who served me was excellent. Very helpful and nothing too much trouble.

October 26, 2026
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Unacceptable timeframe and cost for delivery

I ordered boots they took over 2 weeks to arrive and were too big. I have now actually ordered two more pairs and it's been over a week and neither have been delivered and there is no sign they will be soon. Given that you pay for delivery and returns, this service is unacceptable, it has put me off ordering from Jones in the future.

October 20, 2026
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Reply from Jones Bootmaker

Hello,

I’m so sorry for the delay you have experienced with your orders. I understand how frustrating this must be. I can see that one pair has been dispatched to Evri for you today, so it should be on its way shortly.

The second pair is currently being sourced from one of our stores, which may cause a delay of 7-10 days, but we expect it to be dispatched in the next few days.

Thank you for your patience, and please do let us know if there’s anything else we can do to assist.

Best regards,
Nadine

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