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Rating Distribution

Sporting Life has a 1.0 star rating from 3 reviews; consumers are mostly dissatisfied and rating distribution is 100% unfavorable.

Key Takeaways for Future Customers

  • Sporting Life reviews warn of poor customer service and hard-to-reach phone support.
  • Expect issues with order confirmations, refunds, gift cards, and unexpected membership or billing charges.
  • Monitor price drops and shipping status closely before accepting delivery.

Negative Feedback / Risk Areas

  • No reliable phone support; many customer complaints about unreachable customer service.
  • Delayed or missing refunds and ignored emails.
  • Billing problems including unwanted membership charges and gift card failures.

Positive Feedback

At least one reviewer reported a response within 24 hours to an emailed customer form.

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Rick Z Tns

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| map-marker Mississauga, Ontario

Worst customer service ever!!!

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You want to charge me to speak to a tech??? Worst customer service ever.

Tried phoning a store no answer for 35 minutes.

Even Fred Flintstone did better than your organization!!! Bush league!!!

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Taft Fsc

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Prices

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Updated by user Dec 25, 2025

I was sent to an answering service that ended up charging me $55 for their supposed help!

Original review updated Dec 14, 2025

Waiting for a call regarding a large price drop TODAY and my order hasn't even arrived... tracking does say arrival today. Still waiting for a call regarding price drop

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Peter M Etn

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| map-marker Laval, Quebec

Exchange my order and conserve discount

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Tried to call, and the number does not work.

I want to exchange my order for a smaller size and retain my discount.

Preferred solution: Exchange

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Akleema B

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| map-marker Toronto, Ontario

Status of my ordet

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Horrible service, no answer at the store or customer service. Order was placed 4 days ago with no update! These are Christmas gifts!!!

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Taft Fsc

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Prices

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Nothing has happened yet I'm waiting for a call from someone to discuss the price difference in the last 24 hours

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Anonymous
map-marker Anchorage, Alaska

Customer "Service" does not exist

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AI Highlights
  • - Cannot reach support by phone; only automated messages.
  • - No guidance on shipment; emails are canned.
  • - Seeks a full refund due to lack of response.

Waiting for an order and no advisement on whether it has shipped. You cannot reach anyone by phone.

NO ONE. Just a recorded message that tells you to emal them. When you email them, they cut and paste a canned response and do not review the problem.

Where is my ORDER? At this point I want a full refund and I hear crickets.

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Anonymous
map-marker Toronto, Ontario

I don't know whether these orders went through or not.. I didn't receive a confirmation email.

I ordered an item online and haven't received an email Confirming my order.I placed the order a second time and the same thing has happened.

User's recommendation: Have a customer service phone number.

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Anonymous
map-marker Harlesden, England

My account has been compromised by you

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AI Highlights
  • - Ex-England international footballer and ex Sporting Life contributor seeks account fix and invites review of his CV for a columnist role.
Sporting Life - My account has been compromised by you

Hi

I am the Chelsea, Stoke City, Arsenal, Seattle sounders (captain) and England international soccer player, who enjoyed your services as l love my soccer and horse racing.

I also used to be an important and integral part of the Sporting Life hard copy newspaper, once called "The Bible" in the Unuted Kingdom.

I have also offered my services to your super Online coverage of racing and soccer to no avail.

And my experience in Seattle and playing all over the USA in the old NASL has given me greater knowledge of the sport this is now the fantastic new Major League Soccer where my Seattle born son Anthony once managed Colorado Rapids.

He now manages in Thailand after being assistant Head Coach of the USA in the last World Cup in Qatar.

The reason I contact you is you have compromised my Sporting Life account for no reason and would like you to "fix it" please, plus take a look at my CV inline and think about using me as a columnist on your terrific Sporting Life line.

Sincerely

Alan Hudson

User's recommendation: Well, since I got cut off for abolutely nothing, in fact, I was always complimentary when talking of the Sporting Life. Then, out of the Blue one day I tried logging into my account and they wouldnt accept my details and to be pefectly honest I thought it was their mistake and left it. I then trued sfsin, nothing they said again my details including my email address sas wrong tjus was the email address I ha e had for almost 20 years. Thred is cerysonly something not right with the sporting Life....what I mean is there is certainly something amiss. It's wrong by that is the moderndsy system is wrong, like with your GP, hospital or other very important organisations you cannot talk to anybody. We now are talking to a Dalek from Dr Who

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Brekken Fmg

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Not received my refund on all items

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AI Highlights
  • - Returned two items to Sporting Life but only one refund received; the other is ignored.
  • - Refund delayed; no response to emails or contact number.

I have returns two items in one mail back to sporting life and I received only one return amount and the other one is ignored. They are not responding to my emails or have provided a number to contact them. The refund is being delayed and no response to my emails.

User's recommendation: Not a good place to purchase the orders.

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Audria Jxj

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No customer service

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I actually send an email for late delivery .

And also called customer service department. Even phone No. is not service line.

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Jashaun Xjq

I bought a few things online and one of them...

AI Highlights
  • - One Columbia extra small was mislabeled; other items fit.
  • - Columbia zip jacket is larger due to labeling error; a return shipping label is requested.

I bought a few things online and one of them which was supposed to be an extra small has been mislabeled. I got the same brand (Columbia) in an extra small zipped fleece top and it was perfect.

I also got a small in Nike dry fit and it was also perfect But the second Columbia zip jacket is much bigger. There must’ve been a labelling error so I was going to send it back and just got back from the post office and it’s $20.

Since the jacket was only $37 that hardly made sense. Given the mistake on the jacket, I am requesting that a return shipping label.Is sent to me.

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Anonymous
map-marker Saint Johns, Newfoundland And Labrador

Cannot use my gift card

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AI Highlights
  • - Gift card couldn't be used.
  • - I was charged $2 and $66 for a membership I didn't want.
  • - I couldn't reach support and felt scammed and disappointed.

I couldnt use my gift card . I tried contact information unsuccessfully.

Then this question appeared suggesting they cd answer my question for a refundable $2.00. I thought it was a chat assistant from Sporting Life. Not only was I charged $2 but I was charged $66.00 for a membership that I did not ask for and did not want.

I felt like I had been scammed. I am angry and disappointed

User's recommendation: Don’t use gift cards online from Sporting Life

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Anonymous
map-marker Saint Johns, Newfoundland And Labrador

I was charged $66 for a membership with just answer which I did not request when I thought it was talking to a chat assistant from Sporting Life

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If you had addressed my problem regarding the gift card and not have sent me in a loop trying to find someone to help me immediately this would not have happened

User's recommendation: Don’t bother with sporting life gift cards

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Anonymous
map-marker Ottawa, Ontario

Only had a problem filling in Cust report form - it kept wrapping around did not receive notification email was received

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Excellent - was able to send an email ( indicated at bottom of customer form ) was responded to within 24 hours

User's recommendation: Add email address for customer service at top of form

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