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Reviews & Experiences

Reviews often mention failed deliveries, long queues in store, and website or app outages. Many customers say items arrived missing or damaged, and some question freshness. Several reviews also praise specific staff and drivers for being helpful and polite. Comments frequently point to price rises and problems with Clubcard and vouchers.

Overview & Key Metrics

Review count
79
Sources
trustpilot.com, sitejabber.com, reviews.io
Last updated
March 2026

What reviewers often mention

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Service quality

Reviews describe deliveries being cancelled, sometimes late, and drivers leaving shopping in unsuitable places. In store, customers often mention long checkout lines, tills closed while people queued, and items missing from orders. Against that, several reviewers name staff and drivers who provided helpful, hands-on service.

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Value for money

Customers mention price rises, smaller product sizes, and what they see as misleading Clubcard or sticker prices. Multiple reviews say vouchers disappeared or discounts were hard to apply. Some people praise offers and Clubcard deals, but these comments appear less often than complaints about prices and shrinkage.

User experience

Many reviewers call the website and app slow, say they crash at payment, or report that order status does not update. Click-and-collect and Whoosh rapid delivery also come up in reports of failed pickups and late cancellations. A few reviews mention smooth, successful visits, but most user-experience comments focus on technical failures.

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Product quality

Several reviews say home deliveries included near-dated, damaged, or rotten food, along with reports of odd tastes or contamination. Others mention preparation issues such as undercooked or burnt ready meals and small bones in chicken pieces. Some customers say they enjoyed the food, but complaints about freshness and packaging keep recurring.

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Communication

Customers often describe weak follow-up from customer service, missed callback requests, and unclear reasons when orders fail. Problems with Clubcard, vouchers, and payment messages come up repeatedly. A few reviewers note strong advertising and helpful in-store staff, but trouble reaching customer service is a common theme.

Overall experience

Reviews swing between very poor experiences and very positive encounters with staff, suggesting sharply mixed visits. Many accounts describe upsetting incidents involving rude or unsupportive staff and safety concerns for vulnerable shoppers. Several positive reviews single out friendly staff at petrol stations, cafés, and stores who made visits better.

All Reviews

For each review, the core experience based on original source reviews.

All Reviews

Sources: Trustpilot (40) · Sitejabber (20) · Reviews (19) · Quotes shortened · As of: March 2026

Louise Johnson communication

Customer service failed to arrange manager callback or leave notes.

“Customer service are useless.”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Terence Mc Bride service

Whoosh drivers left heavy handleless bags at roadside, unsuitable for disabled.

“the delivery guy handed 3 Brown bags with no handles and extremely heavy”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Marie experience

No changing rooms forced trying on clothes in dirty toilets, awful experience.

“no changing room”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Gill communication

Promotion said 'ALL' F&F clothing but discount excluded several items.

“25% off ALL F&F clothing”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Daz Darrenwoolsey experience

Express store offers wide range, efficient friendly staff and easy parking.

“Efficient, fast and friendly staff”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Bal basran service

Long counter queues and miserable staff; suggests self-checkout assistance.

“Some staff members are really miserable”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
PAUL CAUSER service

Till closed while customer still queued, manager gave no explanation.

“the till supervisor told me I had to move to another queue”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Katie experience

Treated like a criminal when using support aids and inconsistent policies.

“treated like an underaged criminal when I have my headphones”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
trasee terry experience

Only one young female assistant working alone at night, raising safety concerns.

“there is an only one young female shop assistant working there”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Ikass Talulah service

Two deliveries failed to arrive and customer suspects targeted blacklisting.

“Had two deliveries not turn like some other companies”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Ruth service

Self-scan issues, sparse stock, poor service led to reduced shop.

“Can't find anything and what you could find was sparse and shambles.”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Nicky Jones quality

Many home deliveries contained near-dated or rotten food repeatedly.

“close to date/past date/damaged or rotten food.”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Michelle Goodall experience

Daughter with learning disabilities allegedly treated rudely and intimidated in store.

“told her to get out of the shop”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
Oscar Tait service

Staff rudely dismissed customer paying small coins, telling them to leave.

“you can go now in the rudest way”

Sep 30, 2025 · trustpilot.com
T Dukes service

Driver Tracey was friendly and helped with my shopping bags.

“A lovely lady called Tracey delivered my shopping today , a lovely smile and very helpful”

Sep 17, 2025 · reviews.io
John Ellison experience

Petrol station staff were cheerful, friendly and helpful with the door.

“As soon as you get through the door you are met with a cheery smile and hello.”

Sep 06, 2025 · reviews.io
Norah Cowpe experience

Free gift recipe was delicious, easy to make and appreciated.

“this soup is delicious easy to make and relatively cheap.”

Aug 27, 2025 · reviews.io
Anon experience

Poor management at Welshpool showed little awareness of employees' disabilities.

“they don’t care with your problems ! They’re useless In awareness!!”

Aug 23, 2025 · reviews.io
Denise MCCurry quality

Printer ink stopped after a few sheets and was not refunded.

“it printed 12 sheets of paper then the ink ran out.”

Jul 27, 2025 · reviews.io
Eddie value

Prices keep rising and Clubcard discounts feel misleading and inadequate.

“Club card discount is another Con.”

Jul 21, 2025 · reviews.io
Barry catherall communication

Impressed by Tesco's TV advertising updating their Clubcard messaging.

“I am very impressed with your tv advertising about your club card.”

Jul 14, 2025 · reviews.io
Paul G. service

Deliveries frequently cancelled shortly before scheduled time.

“now they are cancelling deliveries, just before the delivery is due”

Jan 05, 2025 · sitejabber.com
john b. communication

Order charged but not delivered; poor communication and no callbacks.

“they charged my card but didn't delivery”

Feb 10, 2024 · sitejabber.com
Jo B. value

Price hikes and reduced product sizes making shopping unaffordable.

“Massive prices hikes on all food”

Feb 08, 2024 · sitejabber.com
Maksud A. communication

Clubcard points frozen or removed, customer lost trust and stopped shopping.

“They stole all my clubcard points.”

Feb 03, 2024 · sitejabber.com
Cira B. usability

Online system fails to update orders properly, causing issues and disappointment.

“most of the time it doesn't update properly the order”

Nov 11, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Jj D. value

Same product priced higher in smaller stores, perceived as unfair.

“it's 25p more expensive in Tesco express and Tesco metros”

Oct 28, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Svitlana B. experience

Security guard's actions created travelator hazard and distressed vulnerable customer.

“vulnerable customers were deliberately put in danger”

Oct 18, 2023 · sitejabber.com
MARK L. experience

Autistic daughter was stared at and laughed at by staff; no apology.

“laughed at her as we walked away.”

Sep 04, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Nora S. usability

Website showed items in stock but several items were missing.

“Misleading website, they should mention they do NOT HAVE stock of products.”

Sep 01, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Helen N. value

Product size reduced from 60g to 50g with the same price.

“same pkt. Same price, BUT now 50gms.”

Aug 22, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Michael E. service

Staff helped me log in so I could use my vouchers.

“The checkout girl helped me log in to my account”

Aug 09, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Ellie M. service

Delivery driver behaved unprofessionally and asked for personal contact details.

“asked myself and previously my daughter for our numbers and snap chat and other ways of contact.”

Aug 06, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Jacqui B. service

Delivery driver damaged my campervan and Tesco denied responsibility.

“Delivery driver damaged campervan whilst delivering food.”

Jul 31, 2023 · sitejabber.com
DREW G. communication

Clubcard voucher disappeared and contacting Tesco was difficult.

“Voucher just disappeared from my account and they make it so difficult 2 contact them.”

Jul 28, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Shaun W. service

Staff member Caz provided exceptional, friendly and helpful service.

“Her dedication and hard work truly made my visit a memorable one.”

Jul 25, 2023 · sitejabber.com
Marion W. value

Offers and Clubcard deals make Tesco my go-to food store.

“The new range of offers coupled with the exciting new Clubcard deals”

Jul 13, 2023 · sitejabber.com
John B. value

Rising prices and reduced discounts made me switch to other supermarkets.

“I've started using Aldi and Lidl and benefiting in my food saving costs.”

Apr 25, 2023 · sitejabber.com
F C. service

Elderly customer verbally abused by security guard; management unresponsive.

“she was met with verbal abuse not help.”

Apr 13, 2023 · sitejabber.com

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This page combines submitted experiences with public reviews from platforms such as Google, Trustpilot, etc. Recurring points are summarised without changing the content of reviews.

About Tesco

Tesco is a UK grocery retailer with supermarkets, convenience stores, and petrol forecourts. It sells groceries, household items, and F&F clothing. Tesco offers online shopping with home delivery, click-and-collect, and rapid delivery. It also runs the Clubcard loyalty scheme and a shopping app for purchases and offers.