Just a short message to say how amazingly impressed i was by the service i recieved in southsea knight and lee (John Lewis department store). I went just to browse with my 22 month old boy, and saw a junior bed which i thought was a bargain for £60, the assistant gave me an excellent background on the product and accessaries, and even suggested a more cost effective solution as my child is rather large!! I decided to buy the junior bed, and it had free delivery etc reasonable time slots for delivery (3 hour window). The best bit was, while processing the order she arranged for me and my child to have free tea and cake in the cafe, which was excellent, crayons and drawings were provided for my child. I was amazed that service still existed like this and wasn't part of a bygone era that i never saw. My hats go off to the staff at knight and lee on palmerston road, i thoroughly enjoyed my visit and my wife will be back to by lots of your shoes and handbags!!

Website for Knight and Lee
www.johnlewis.com/southsea

Address:
Knight & Lee
Palmerston Road
Southsea
PO5 3QE

Telephone:
023 9282 7511

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