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Latest highest rating:

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High interest although you gain points using your cr... High interest although you gain points using your credit card whilst shopping in John Lewis Reviewed on: 17th April 2026
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Latest lowest rating:

1

Zero TRUST, and HONESTY Customer service is shocking. A distinct lack of ANY rewards for points earned. You call to say you have recieved zero vouchers depite clocking up ove... Read more Reviewed on: 30th April 2026
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John Lewis Partnership Card reviews (894)

Absolote shambles

1
I cannot believe John Lewis approved this company to take over their credit card. Absolute shambles/ I will not use it ever again. I have had a partneship card for may years. Reviewed on: 12th December 2022

Crooks

1
This new company are a complete disaster. Tried making a payment, got message back to say payment hadn't been approved, did it again, same message back. Phoned them to find out what was going wrong to be told both payments were going through as pending, asked them.to stop one of the payments, said they couldn't and either speak to my bank or they would issue a refund after payment had been fully processed which would take about 5 days, absolute crooks, JL need to investigate this shower!!! Reviewed on: 12th December 2022

Diabolical

1
I have already cancelled this account so dire is New Day. I put in a complaint to John Lewis who simply forwarded it to New Day and then, like many people, I received a letter with appalling grammar telling me the "complaint had not been upheld". JL need to take responsibility for their terrible mistake in hiring New Day, I can only assume because they thought it would save them money not lose them customers in droves. Reviewed on: 12th December 2022

Complaining to John Lewis about their new card just sends you to the card provider

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I wanted to complain to John Lewis about the terms they've negotiated with new credit card provider New Day. Because the window between statement and payment dates has halved to 2 weeks compared to old provider. New Day simply told me that was the agreement with JL. No warning of this in the literature about changing provider. When i changed my payment date they changed the statement date (without telling me) so i ended up with 2 bills in the same month. I tried to register the issue with John Lewis and they took basic details, said they would raise a complaint form and someone would be in touch by email or phone the next day to find out more. Turns out John Lewis weren't raising it internally but with New Day so im now in the New Day complaints system. Which is rubbish. After several days I got an email from New Day, not a phone call to say someone would be in touch. No-one got in touch. Several weeks on i got a letter to say my complaint is being 'reviewed'. They dont have my complaint, just a summary of my issue as raised with the lady at John Lewis. I have no record of what parts of our conversation she sent on to them. I only gave her the bare bones of what i would have included in a proper complaint. The old card worked so well for years. Am very unhappy. Reviewed on: 12th December 2022

Looking for a new card

1
What a shame. This new JL card is a total disaster with zero customer service. After many satisfactory years with the old JL card I am now looking for a new provider. Reviewed on: 11th December 2022

Card & app good. Unable to balance transfer - very bad!!

2
So the app for the credit card works well & is easy to navigate. BUT you can't balance transfer your debt from this card to another provider!! Or reduce your credit limit on it. Hmmm! May well be looking elsewhere very soon. Reviewed on: 11th December 2022

Balance transfer to other card

1
You cant balance transfer the money out of this card to clear the debt. This card is not recognised by other banks. There are no PDF style statements on line just a total of whats due. This is unbelievable as you are forced to either pay off the entire amount with a debit card to avoid interest charges or part pay and incur interest charges WONT BE USING THIS CARD AGSIN!! Reviewed on: 10th December 2022

New Day No New Dawn

1
I have been a customer of JL for over 40 years and have always seen them as the standard of modern shopping. I have refused a new card since I was told that my original card has now been withdrawn. I applied to New Day for a new one as I was instructed to do by JL only to be told that I do not meet the requirements. I am in semi retirement now but still have an income of over £50k pa. What a sorry state JL have come to, the chair person needs to consider who their real customers are and look after them, they won’t get help from the so called younger shoppers so they should consolidate their existing and long term shoppers and keep them sweet Reviewed on: 10th December 2022

Absolute disgrace - the new John Lewis Chairman should be FIRED immediately she is set to RUIN JOHN LEWIS

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Ex - Loyal John Lewis 'Partnership Card' holder and Customer. NOTICE THE EX- STATEMENT. Should any company treat its long-standing loyal customers with absolute disdain and lack of respect, they should fail and go out of business. I hope you read this JL as you have LOST a life-time loyal customer , who has spent many thousands on JL expensive purchases over many decades - well lets say enough is enough! Since you farmed out your HSBC credit card to the UTTERLY APPALLING JOKERS 'NEW-DAY' WHO ARE CLEARLY AN UNFIT FINANCE COMPANY WITH ONE OF THE WORST REPUTATIONS IN THE WHOLE FINANCE INDUSTRY AND WHY 'AMAZON' DUMPED THEM. CLEARLY JOHN LEWIS KNOWS THEY HAVE BEEN FINED OVER £1000,000 BY THE FSA AND YET THEY DECIDE TO GET IN TO BED WITH THE SHOWER OF CLOWNS TO SAVE SOME MONEY!!!!!!! JOHN LEWIS - YOU ARE ON THE PRECIPICE AND IF YOU CONTINUE WITH YOUR DELINQUENT DISREGARD FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS - - - - YOUR DAYS ARE NUMBERED ------ AND YOU WILL FAIL AND BECOME YET ANOTHER BANKRUPT COMPANY!! Reviewed on: 10th December 2022

Oh Dear

1
I see the bank that New Day use to process payments (or not) have been fined £ 107 million for failures to operate securely and risking financial crime . Reviewed on: 9th December 2022

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