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John Lewis: Partnership credit card reviews

Name: Partnership credit card
Rating: 2.06 (899 reviews)

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2.06

Based on 899 reviews, last reviewed 22nd Jun 2026

300% increase in 5 star reviews

in the past 90 days

No new 1 star reviews

in the past 90 days

87%

Latest highest rating:

5

Problem free credit card Problem free credit card which makes it easy for me to budget my every day expenses without the worry of being saddled with unsustainable debt. Reviewed on: 12th June 2026

Latest lowest rating:

1

Poor customer experience Received a text message to call New Day urgently re suspected fraud when trying to renew my car insurance online and payment was blocked. Immediately... Read more Reviewed on: 22nd June 2026

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About this product

With the John Lewis Partnership credit card, you earn points on eligible purchases to get John Lewis and Waitrose gift cards.

You can check your eligibility in minutes without affecting your credit rating. There are also John Lewis Partnership cardholder offers, prize draws and opportunities to boost your points.

John Lewis Partnership credit card reviews help you find out what it’s really like to be a customer. If you’ve used John Lewis before, you can also leave a review and share your experience.

John Lewis Partnership credit card reviews (899)

Review of the John Lewis, Partnership credit card:

Why change to New Day and lose credibility?

Had a partnership card for over 30 years, always smoothly. Now New Day are involved and I get a letter telling me my emails are not reaching me. Given log in puts me on a black screen with JOHNLEEISCREITCARD.COM in blood letters with links to credit cards that have nothing at all to do with John Lewis cards. Spelling wrong and looks like it’d been done by a hacker or a child. Lost all confidence cut up my card and rang New Day they are hopeless Reviewed on: 8th November 2022

Shocked and disappointed

Been loyal with JL for over 30 years. ALL my house items from small to large are from their store at Milton Keynes I food shop at Waitrose online for 10 years so my monthly credit cards average was £2000 which was always paid in time. Saved the vouchers to spend in the store which we always top up. My last purchase was a £2000 TV. We were then offered a credit of £500 per month which would not even pay for our monthly food bill at Waitrose. My wife and I feel very let down so we phoned new card supplier and a very stern man said. He was sorry but his company could not increase our credit until we have proved we are a good payer. So after a few comments and what we thought he said we could always find a new card supplier, which we did and now have a credit of £5000. We will now always shop in other stores for food and house items first before looking at JL. What a shame that JL partners are dumping all their loyal customers. I have since wrote to JL and they sent me a reply saying that they have no control over what has happened and I need to contact the new suppler. I am disappointed but my new online food supplier are great and slightly cheaper and is local to me. So thank you JL for making me change.. Reviewed on: 3rd November 2022

What have you done?

John Lewis what are you thinking? We have been loyal customers for many years and were very happy your partnership card. Why the change? And why New Day? After reading the reviews for John Lewis' new credit card provider - New Day - which were generally awful, we sought an alternative option. M & S came out top in independent reviews and have a loyalty scheme we'll use. Consequently no more John Lewis. (It is interesting to note that the M&S card is issued by HSBC who were John Lewis former card issuers.) It was a simple online application and we were offered an comparable first credit limit. Reviewed on: 3rd November 2022

John Lewis Partnership Card - a joke

I am a loyal John Lewis customer and have been 100% satisfied with my John Lewis partnership card (HSBC backed). The credit limit offered by the new provider (NewDay) is an insult to customers who pay off their credit cards in full each month. I shall be taking out an alternative credit card. Choosing NewDay as your credit provider was an extremely poor management decision. Reviewed on: 2nd November 2022

Agressive text messages

If you eventually get a new John Lewis credit card be prepared for unwanted agressive text messages! Reviewed on: 2nd November 2022

John Lewis what have put done !

Why oh why has John Lewis transferred their credit card to this company ! I’m a loyal JL partnership card holder Of ten years plus and trying to transfer my credit card to New Day has been dreadful . I’m now Looking to move to a new credit card . Such a shame as The old HSBC Partnership card was excellent with great customer service and ease of use . I think JL are going to lose lots of loyal customers . If I could give them a zero stars review , I would . Reviewed on: 2nd November 2022

Useless

Card works OK at John Lewis but useless else where and can't set up payment from my bank account as not recognised. I had to search for acct details finally found on online statement. Will stop using this as not worth hassle. Another loyal customer lost JL Reviewed on: 1st November 2022

Appalling

Took hours to get through on the phone. Told them app won’t work as it says my phone number is wrong (which it isn’t). Still can’t use the app. My card eventually came but has a different number from the one on my bill (both different from my original number. Don’t know how to pay my bill as haven’t had a cheque book for years. I have been with John Lewis over 50 years but I am certainly not using them any more. Reviewed on: 1st November 2022

Good grief, what is happening at John Lewis?!

Just to repeat other reviews- I've found New Day are terrible, nothing to recommend the card. Unlike others I was approved for a card quickly (and my credit limit was increased, which I didn't actually want). But that is where the 'good' news ends. Whereas I always found the previous customer service via HSBC outstanding and easy to speak to an actual person, its almost impossible to find a contact or speak to anyone at New Day (or at John Lewis to raise a complaint). Like others, I struggled to find a way to pay directly via bank transfer. New Day are constantly emailing or messaging to encourage me to a) download their app b) set up a direct debit and c) transfer a balance, but its very much a one-way communication flow! Some online retailers don't 'recognise' the card and won't accept it, but I can't of course contact anyone at New Day to find out why this is. I'm disappointed that John Lewis haven't spoken out about the poor experiences so many loyal customers have been having and explained their decision to change providers, re-assure people the service will improve etc. Clearly the days of customer service being important to John Lewis are long over. And last week I had an email from John Lewis to say they were closing down their broadband operation. I'm looking to take out a new card and close this one as soon as I've got my last vouchers! Reviewed on: 1st November 2022

Had a card for years the new one is a disaster

Have spent hours on the phone with. I reply. Paid the full balance on my account through the App 2 days ago still not appeared in my account they say there is a problem with the Payonline service. Not a good start to their new card provider. Also trying to renew house insurance with them but also hanging on the phone for hours also another new company Reviewed on: 1st November 2022

Car Crash!

Appalling! Ive spent hours trying to activate the new card, waited on the phone several times to speak to "an associate", once for over an hour! Whichever way I try to go, online or by automated phone ( I cannot do via the app, as we don't have mobile phone signal where we live) I only get so far until I'm told they need to put me through to "an associate" and I'm back in the queue! I am beginning to think it's a parallel universe and there isn't anyone answering the phones, they are hiding under their desks. I cannot set up any of my DD's and I am fuming at the waste of time and money. Get some more staff in and contact people to sort out this chaos John Lewis. Reviewed on: 1st November 2022

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