I was diagnosed with Ménière’s disease several years ago I had an operation to help with the vertigo attacks but in the process it damaged my hearing, I was supplied with a NHS hearing aid but I wanted to improve the quality of the hearing aid I was using. I chose Boots to buy a very expensive hearing aid from, I thought with the brand history and great finance offer they would be the people to use but no it’s not the case. I used the Harlow branch of Boots and the initial appointment and purchase were good but the after sales has been awful, I like to know that my hearing aid is working to it’s full potential as people with hearing problems will know it is sometimes embarrassing and frustrating when you can’t follow conversations or actually can’t hear people speaking to you, so follow up appointments are important. I have had virtually every appointment I have had booked cancelled and most at the last minute due mostly to the lack of audiologists apparently, but for me it just isn’t good enough. I paid a lot of money for my hearing aid and I still suffer from the effects of poor hearing so after sales service should always matter but it doesn’t seem so with Boots, ok the actual people are great, customer services are polite and helpful, the shop assistants and audiologists are understanding and helpful so I can’t complain about that but there is a problem somewhere having appointments cancelled every time even though I have managed my work around them is not good enough. In hindsight I would have used another supplier if I had known how my customer care would have been after the initial purchase but it’s too late now, I know I’ll get a reply asking me to get in touch but this has been the case all along “please get in touch to rearrange your appointment and sorry for the inconvenience” but I won’t believe this until it actually happens….sorry I hate bad reviews but this was deserved.
Response from Boots Hearingcare
30 June 2023
Thank you for your feedback.
We are sorry to learn of your recent experience with us.
We aim to make sure our customers get a high level of advice, care and aftercare and we are continually improving.
We would like to discuss this further; if convenient please could you send your contact details to info@bootshearingcare.co.uk and a member of our team will get back to you.
The Boots Hearingcare Team