WhimsicalBoy wrote on Nov 22
nd, 2010 at 8:54pm:
This isn't online orders specifically, but I've just added 0800 093 6936 for Next Retail. It gives a menu with every kind of option. For one thing, it's useful if you need to ring a store for which you can't find the 01-/02- number - I followed the menu prompts to "retail", then "customer services", and a helpful lady was very happy to put me through (to Next Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland St).
Hello and welcome to SAYNOTO0870.COM and thanks for the feedback.
I've tidied up the entries for Next (both Next Directory and Next Retail).
I guess that the 0800 093 6936 number is for internal use as it has options for HR. It seems as though rip-off 0844 number is good enough for customers, but not within the company!
In the unverified listing, I found 0116 284 5300, which goes straight through to an agent.
Also unverified was an entry for Colchester Tollgate Home Store with 0116 284 4675 as the alternative. Numbers at head office (in Leicester) we have are 0116 284 xxxx, so this isn't a local geographic number (01206).
However, that doesn't mean it's not a suitable alternative. I suspect that this and others nearby may be IVRs (menus) for the stores. For example:
- 284 4670 options: 1. Home 2. Office
- 284 4675 options: 1. Home 2. Office
- 284 4676 options: 1. Womenswear 2. Menswear 3. Childrenswear 4. Home 5. Office
- 284 4690 options: 1. Womenswear 2. Menswear 3. Childrenswear 4. Home 5. Office
- 284 4699 options: 1. Home 5. Office
284 4669 and 4700 are not recognised and
may indicate where the beginning and end of this block is. Someone might like to investigate these numbers that are in service as they don't identify which stores they are for.
Another entry gave 284 6891 as being for Sutton, St Nicholas Centre, although this rings out and is not answered by an IVR.
WhimsicalBoy wrote on Nov 22
nd, 2010 at 8:54pm:
The numbers I tried from the database seemed to be exclusively for Next Directory, and agents insisted upon a name and customer number.
It would be helpful if you could tell us which numbers these are so that we can ensure they aren't listed for anything other than what they can be used for.
On a more general note, thanks again for the feedback and do post again (in the Requests section) about other entries you find which require attention. This includes:
- unverified entries that work and can therefore be verified
- numbers that no longer work (say in what way they don't work, eg not recognised, ring unanswered, wrong department)
- entries where the 08 number has changed (or is in addition to one already listed)