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Name: Partnership Card
Rating: 1.33 (874 reviews)

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1.34

Based on 874 reviews, last reviewed 25th Jul 2025

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Latest highest rating:

5

had a partnership card for years now. had a partnership card for years now. love the rewards vouchers on spends and the points you are awarded for using their credit card which i normally ... Read more Reviewed on: 12th June 2025

Latest lowest rating:

1

Terrible Customer Service and Fraud Support We have had a fraud claim on out account since May 2025, we have made 5 calls to try and get this resolved, spoken to 4 different Customer Service age... Read more Reviewed on: 25th July 2025

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John Lewis Partnership Card reviews (874)

Bad Idea

We have been JLS card holder for many years and I use it for my Waitrose shopping always paid in full at the end of every month. Always buy from JL for major items. My husband was excepted me not so the new card is a complete waste of time as he never uses his,so no more Waitrose or JL for us.It is a complete disgrace, and someone should be ashamed for having the idea. Margaret Reviewed on: 18th September 2022

When will JL react to all these complaints?

My experience is the same as all the others; acceptance for new card declined even though I had always paid at the end of the month. I called my bank, Natwest who arranged for a credit card to be delivered within 5 working days, and it only took 10 minutes on the blower. Job done! I will NEVER go to JL or Waitrose again. Reviewed on: 17th September 2022

Refused

Like others, high earner, loyal customer. Refused for no reason. Off to M&S Reviewed on: 16th September 2022

incredibly bad service

rejected for no reason, my personal income is >GBP 100k/year, no defaults, perfect credit history. AVOID and STOP BUYING FROM JOHN LEWIS! Reviewed on: 16th September 2022

Derisory credit limit

It seems odd that when facing a £100M loss and the fiscal challenges of recession and a cost-of-living crisis, that JLP chooses to alienate its wealthy, loyal customers who manage their credit cards impeccably. I, for one, have had an inexplicable 87% reduction in my credit limit, which is now insufficient to cover even a month of groceries. So I have shifted to spending on my M&S card and Amex (and, I hasten to add, not in JL/Waitrose anymore). Reviewed on: 16th September 2022

Lost it's way

The switching of JLP card from HSBC to Newday seems indicative of the fact the whole John Lewis partnership has lost it's way in recent years. Customer service, once the bedrock of JLP, now takes a back seat to cost cutting. I've even heard staff in store bad mouthing the company and even arguing on the shop floor, in front of customers, suggesting all is far from rosy in the world of JLP. I for one won't be applying for the new credit card and as a consequence will be spending less with John Lewis. Reviewed on: 16th September 2022

new credit card - declined !

Our experience is similar to many here which I find comforting ! turned down for new card as “not eligible” The usual, it seems- previous high credit limit , pay off each month and over seventy and financially secure.. I rang up to try and get an explanation, “You want to register a complaint ?” “No I don’t want to make a complaint.. I just want to try and get explanation” “Can’t do that, sir other than you saying are not eligible.for a card.You would have to make a complaint to find out anymore” “Would you like me to put you through to complaints?” “Well, if it is the only way, yes then” Click … Music plays ….and plays . Speaking to the music ..”Actually, sod you Jl and your stupid card!” I hang up. Reviewed on: 16th September 2022

Won't bother to apply for new John Lewis Partnership card

A few days after getting the letter inviting me to apply for the new Partnership Card I went online and tried to log in to the application site. Could not connect at all. Now, having read all the problems that others have had I will not bother - I can use a different credit card without any difficulties. As a retired academic, on a modest pension, who has always paid off in full every month, I expect I would be rejected anyway. John Lewis is not the store it used to be. Far too much cheap Chinese-made stuff is stocked. I tried to buy one of the Siemens Gigaset cordless phones there recently, because the consumers' magazine Whick? had rated it highly. The staff told me that they no longer sold Gigaset phones. Reviewed on: 16th September 2022

Shocking Customer Experience; Hugely damaging to the John Lewis brand

Whatever lay behind John Lewis’ decision to switch from HSBC to NewDay, is causing untold damage to the brand. All the reviews here plus my own experience of being refused a new card when I am a homeowner, with a good salary and no outstanding balance only suggests that there are other motives at play here and the FCA should be taking a very strong look at both NewDay and John Lewis from a Treating Customers Fairly perspective. As others have commented this impacts customer loyalty and I have already applied for another card from a similar retailer still using HSBC. Reviewed on: 16th September 2022

JOHN LEWIS NEW CREDIT CARD SHAMEFUL DISASTER

I have been a JLF credit card holder for over 40 years and living in close proximity to both a store and Waitrose, have used their card minimally once a week. I have built up a very generous credit limit, allowing me to purchase many expensive items (TV, washing machine, fridge/freezer etc) all in one transaction. I have found their customer service exemplary for decades. Sadly, they have now moved with the times in the totally wrong direction and their loyal customers have become irrelevant and surplus to their requirements. I too received a ‘flyer’ to apply for a new card with NewDay, a simple process that would take a few minutes. It has taken me a whole day, both online and several phone calls to both John Lewis and NewDay to find that my limit wasn’t reduced but my application declined outright. I have to say it was a relief to see that so many loyal customers were in the same predicament and it has ‘nothing to do with John Lewis, it’s totally, completely out of their hands’!!! REALLY JOHN LEWIS?? I too will be taking my custom elsewhere, along with (hopefully) thousands of others. Reviewed on: 16th September 2022

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