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Ordering online with Mothercare - review

Mothercare online problems

Mothercare online card problems

Has anyone else ever experienced problems ordering with Mothercare? They wouldn't accept my card as they said it was registered to someone else and wouldn't tell me who the clearing company was so I could fix the problem.



I ordered one pram and one sterilizing unit plus a few other bits from Mothercare online. I had spent over 500 euros by the time I got to the checkout. However things didn't exactly go smoothly after that.

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08-5-2008I had the same problem with Christmas gifts from Nieman Marcus in the USA. I found out later that the operator who took the order had transposed the access number on my credit card so that it came up as an alarm to them that this card was not mine. They never advised me, when I rang to find out w...moreMo
02-3-2008Mothercare SUCKS! I totally agree - Mothercare customer service is absolutely awful! I refuse to spend my money in stores that blatantly don't care about their customers so I shall not be returning to mothercare. Add to that the fact that they are often more expensive than their competitors and ...moreemvet
15-1-2008I live in America and wanted to order a surprise gift for my daughters first baby, which I add was a very long awaited and precious baby. I have never received such poor customer service in all my life. The crib I ordered arrived damaged and some of the sarcastic and unprofessional comments we recei...moreBea from USA
15-12-2007Never......order online at Mothercare! Have spent 3 weeks waiting for a parcel that was supposedly dispatched the day after I placed an order. When I tried to contact Mothercare via email, they were very unhelpful, took 5 working days to reply (Apparently this is standard!) and seemed generally di...morerachel
07-8-2007tried to open account online first time used computer couldnt remember pass words or anything now cant open account as it wont let me into accont site helpjo
26-4-2007We just bought one of your 3 wheeler Uban Dettour Xtreme Travel System from Mother Care in Malta. I need to buy an insect net for our pushchair can you help me pleaseMark Quintano
30-1-2007Ordered at mothercare online a few times. Never had any trouble with them, not like other online stores I could happily mention. By the way, what's with the cost of it all though? It's going through the roof! Pretty soon we wont be able to afford to have children!Mophat
08-1-2007I'm afraid it does sound as if you were a bit sarcastic with the Mothercare customer service person. If you are nice and pleasant to people you will find that they will probably treat you better, as for the details of the card clearing company I suspect they were quite within their rights not t...moreNorma



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