If you have a complaint and would like to make a warranty claim, please send an email to webshop@florisvanbommel.com. To correctly evaluate the complaint we ask you to include three things:

1. A clear description of the complaint

2. Pictures of:

The problem

The bottom of the shoe

The top of the shoe

Both sides of the shoe.

The inside of the shoe, angled towards the toes as much as possible.

3. A proof of purchase. This can be one of the following:

Copy of your order confirmation

Ordernumber

Copy of your bank statement

If you have an account on our website, the username of the account

The legal warranty provisions apply to all items in our online store. This means that you have the right to a good product. After receiving a complaint, we investigate whether it is an imputable complaint or if the product is sound and the complaint is a case of unimputable wear or damage. To do this we look at, among other things: the age of the shoe, intensity of wearing, maintenance, external factors, load on the shoe, and the nature of the complaint. If necessary, we will also investigate the product and material properties of the shoe.

We will send you a confirmation of receipt upon receiving a complaint. Complaints filed outside of business hours will be confirmed upon resume of business. We will contact you within two business days to discuss further processing of your complaint.

If you have a complaint and would like to make a warranty claim, please contact the brand store in which you purchased the item. Make sure you have proof of purchase, such as the receipt or a bank statement showing the transaction.

If you’re unable to physically visit the brand store, please contact our customer service at webshop@florisvanbommel.com.To correctly evaluate the complaint we ask you to include three things:

1. A clear description of the complaint

2. Pictures of:

The problem

The bottom of the shoe

The top of the shoe

Both sides of the shoe.

The inside of the shoe, angled towards the toes as much as possible.

3. A proof of purchase. This can be one of the following:

Copy of your receipt

Copy of your bank statement

The legal warranty provisions apply to all items in our brand stores. This means that you have the right to a good product. After receiving a complaint, we investigate whether it is an imputable complaint or if the product is sound and the complaint is a case of unimputable wear or damage. To do this we look at, among other things: the age of the shoe, intensity of wearing, maintenance, external factors, load on the shoe, and the nature of the complaint. If necessary, we will also investigate the product and material properties of the shoe.

We will send you a confirmation of receipt upon receiving a complaint. Complaints filed outside of business hours will be confirmed upon resume of business. We will contact you within two business days to discuss further processing of your complaint.

Please contact the respective dealer concerning your issue. Make sure that you’re able to present a proof of purchase such as a receipt or a bank statement including the transaction. If you’re unable to physically visit the dealer, please contact them through phone or email to discuss the complaint process. For various reasons (explained at the question below), Floris van Bommel can’t process complaints concerning items bought through a dealer.

There are a number of reasons why Floris van Bommel can’t process the warranty procedure for items bought through a dealer. The most important three are:

Legal: To protect consumers, the law dictates that the selling party (dealer) is responsible for the quality of a product. This responsibility progressively travels up the chain. The dealer has rights regarding their supplier, who in turn has rights regarding their supplier, etc. This way, a consumer always has a party to turn to or hold accountable, even if the producer of a product is not known or difficult to contact. As such, a Floris van Bommel dealer, anywhere in the world, is directly responsible for the quality of the products they sell. All responsibility procedures at Floris van Bommel follow this legal guideline. Therefore, it is not possible to skip part of the chain and hold Floris van Bommel directly accountable.

Business agreement: You entered a business agreement with the selling party (the Floris van Bommel dealer). This selling party has sold you a product and you have paid money for it. Assessing a complaint may have consequences for this business agreement. You may be entitled to a full refund of the purchasing amount. However, this money is not in the possession of Floris van Bommel. Yet, if the complaint is found valid, you must be reimbursed. Floris van Bommel is not in a position to force the selling party to refund the purchasing price. The selling party will always want to assess the complaint themselves and decide that action needs to be taken before a settlement can occur.

Service: Floris van Bommel is not aware of your personal situation, the advice the dealer has given you and the agreements you may have made with the dealer. Following advice on fit, material, maintenance, fabrication, intended use as well as your personal physical attributes have a direct impact on the longevity of a product. It is possible that the dealer convincingly advised you on a specific type of shoe, and that later a complaint arises because this shoe was not ideal for the intended use. If Floris van Bommel were to assess the complaint, the conclusion would be that the shoe was used incorrectly and therefore the warranty claim is void. Your dealer however would confirm that the advice was incorrect and will reach a settlement with you. To properly assess a complaint and prevent future issues from arising relevant knowledge of the wearer, shoe, and circumstances surrounding the purchase are of crucial importance. Your own dealer is the ideal person for this.

Please reach out to us by phone (+0031 (0)13 51 36 940) or email (webshop@florisvanbommel.com). If you prefer to take your issue up with an impartial third party there are organisations you could look into:

You can present your complaint to the consumer advocacy organisation in your country of residence.

Fraudulent webshops sometimes appear online and on social media. These scammers copy the official Floris van Bommel webshop, making these sites look authentic at first glance. They often offer large discounts but do not ship anything after purchase. If you doubt the authenticity of a website, you can always check it using free online scam checks such as veiliginternetten.nl and scamadviser.com. A simple Google search can also often clarify a lot. If the webshop you have come across does not appear in the search results, it is probably not indexed by Google and therefore unreliable.

There is only one official Floris van Bommel webshop. The domain name of this webshop always contains the word "florisvanbommel" as the main component (SLD), without additions such as 'shop', 'sale', 'store', 'discount', or 'outlet'. A domain name like 'www.florisvanbommelstore.com' is, by definition, not an official Floris van Bommel webshop. A domain name like 'www.florisvanbommel.com/store', on the other hand, is an official Floris van Bommel page.

Resellers, other than Floris van Bommel itself, are not allowed to use the brand name 'FlorisvanBommel' as part of the main component (SLD) of their domain name. A domain name such as 'www.Florisvanbommelkorting.com' is therefore unreliable.

For different regions, the official Floris van Bommel webshop uses different TLDs, such as .nl, .com, .be, and .de. In the browser bar, you will then see a subdomain, for example:

Belgium: https://be.florisvanbommel.com

The Netherlands: https://nl.florisvanbommel.com

Germany: https://de.florisvanbommel.com

A Floris van Bommel webshop can have a longer path after the TLD part (.com), such as: https://be.florisvanbommel.com/nl/heren/outlet. You can always verify the authenticity of the domain name here by checking whether the main component (SLD) only contains ‘florisvanbommel’ without any further additions.

Aside from these technical aspects, fraudulent sites can often be identified in other ways as well:

Check the contact details: On fake sites, these are often incorrect or hard to find. A fraudulent site in the past, for example, listed sportsoly@saleshot.top as the email address. Consumers who emailed this address were politely addressed, reassured, and then scammed if they made a purchase.

Check the party to whom payment must be made: With fraudsters, the payment often goes to exotic company names that have nothing to do with Floris van Bommel.

Look out for language errors and translation mistakes: Fraudulent sites often contain noticeable errors. For example, one fake site listed the text "red €150,-" for high discounts, which is a wrong translation of the English "save €150,-".

Simple website layout: Fake sites are often quickly put together with a limited menu structure and a simple layout. There is little background information to be found. In contrast, the official Floris van Bommel site contains extensive information, such as a detailed 'about us' section, which is difficult to replicate.

Be sceptical of extremely high discounts: If something seems too good to be true, it probably is. A webshop offering discounts of 70% or 80% and having all sizes of all models in stock is suspicious.

What does Floris van Bommel do in case of fraud?
Floris van Bommel takes the following actions in case of fraud:

We report identity fraud and scams to the police.

We report fake sites to the Dutch Fraud Help Desk (Fraudehelpdesk).

We report fake sites to the Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM).

If useful, we place warnings on our homepage, social media, and in our newsletter.

We explore legal options to tackle the fraud.

Floris van Bommel does not offer its own repair service. Residents of The Netherlands or Belgium are advised to contact a shoemaker who’s a member of the Schoenmakersgilde (NL) or who is certified as a ‘Van Bommel meesterschoenmaker’ (BE). These shoemakers abide by the quality standards of Floris van Bommel and may have access to original Floris van Bommel repair materials. More information on either organisation, as well as a search engine for finding a shoemaker near you, can be found here: www.schoenmakersgilde.nl or www.meesterschoenmaker.be