Boots Ireland Reviews 

780
TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Looking at 189 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Many customers expressed significant dissatisfaction with their orders, frequently encountering issues such as non-delivery, incorrect items, or products arriving damaged. The customer service was a major point of contention, with people describing it as appalling, unhelpful, and difficult to reach, often receiving conflicting information or no response at all. Additionally, the delivery service was consistently criticized for being late, unreliable, and poorly handled, with many orders failing to arrive by the promised date. Some people were dissatisfied with the products themselves, mentioning issues like old stock medicines, damaged packaging, or receiving items different from what was advertised. Conversely, a few other people also felt that some staff members provided excellent service, being pleasant, helpful, and courteous, which positively impacted their in-store experience.

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Product

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Customer service

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Staff

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Delivery service

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I ordered products from Boots on 23rd December... according to the online tracking it was estimated to be delivered 31st December 😒 I am still waiting and it is now 5th january??? I have filed my c... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I was in boots golden island on sat and the customer service was appalling. I had first to deal with an older lady small long blonde hair who was the most ignorant person I ever had to deal with. Ithe... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Customer service via email is very poor. I emailed a complaint about their packaging, as the box was not secure and items could easily have fallen out of the bottom,thankfully they didn’t. No reply... See more

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Mostly, I am receiving old stock medicines, and the delivery is also very late because An Post is very slow. I wish Boots would use DPD for higher-value orders.


Company details

  1. Health and Beauty Shop
  2. Beauty Supply Store
  3. Drug Store
  4. Online Prescription Medication Vendor
  5. Perfume Store
  6. Pharmacy

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Boots is Ireland’s leading health and beauty retailer. For over 175 years, we’ve listened, learned and innovated, and continue to challenge ourselves to improve our products and services every day. With over 90 stores ranging from local community pharmacies to large destination health and beauty stores, our purpose is to support our customers and patients through every stage of their lives. We put our customers in control of their health and wellbeing and aim to unlock the beauty in everyone with our unrivalled depth and breadth of product offering. Boots. With you, for life.


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TrustScore 2 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered 400 euro worth of stuff

Ordered 400 euro worth of stuff, separated into 3 orders, received 2/3. 3rd and most expensive order “missing” and it hasn’t even left their warehouse. Ordered within plenty of time to arrive for Christmas, to then be told it would take 14 working days for my replacement to be approved. A replacement of an order that hasn’t even left their warehouse. Anytime I speak to customer service they give me the same automated response. Absolutely shocking customer service, asked multiple times to speak with a manager or supervisor to escalate my issue.

Should have stopped ordering when last year I ordered a massive sanctuary spa set as a gift and the box was received with no products inside. Place is full of thieves. Avoiding from now on.

November 19, 2025
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Reply from Boots Ireland

Thank you for sharing your feedback. I am sorry to hear that your experience has not been what you expected. We want every customer to feel supported and well looked after, and your comments help us understand where we need to improve.

If you would like us to look into your feedback or complaint in more detail, please contact us directly. The quickest way to reach us is through our Contact Us page on the Boots.ie website, where you can send your details through the webform.

If you would prefer to speak with someone, you can open the Further help section on that page to find the right contact number for your query.

Thank you again for taking the time to let us know. We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to make things better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Order never arrived

Online order expected a week ago and no sign of it yet. Sent numerous emails to customer service and they haven't the decency to reply! Won't be ordering from them again

December 2, 2025
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Reply from Boots Ireland

Thank you for sharing your feedback. I am sorry to hear that your experience has not been what you expected. We want every customer to feel supported and well looked after, and your comments help us understand where we need to improve.

If you would like us to look into your feedback or complaint in more detail, please contact us directly. The quickest way to reach us is through our Contact Us page on the Boots.ie website, where you can send your details through the webform.

If you would prefer to speak with someone, you can open the Further help section on that page to find the right contact number for your query.

Thank you again for taking the time to let us know. We appreciate you giving us the opportunity to make things better.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very ignorant staff

I wanted to shop at the Blanchardstown store. The staff was untrained, couldn't help me, and were very ignorant and unpleasant. I definitely won't shop at Boots Blanchardstown again. I recommend The Perfume shop opposite, which has very friendly and helpful staff.

November 30, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I'd give no stars if I could

I'd give no stars if I could. I placed my order for €115, the envelope arrived empty. I emailed them the information and was told their operations team would investigate this and be in touch in 14 working days, after about 9 days I emailed and they regurgitated the same message. Then I got an email to say my return claim had failed their internal checks, ive no idea what checks they did as no one contacted me, they didnt ask for pictures of the envelope, they didn't ask for my ring door bell footage etc. I rang and the lady in spoke with said sometimes this is automated and she would put through the refund and they would email me in up to 14 working days, within 3 days I got a text & email to say my refund is being processed, however as a major online shopper I've never experienced such poor customer service from such a big retail company. I would never order from boots ireland again. When I was given my refund I placed the same order with a different company for €40 less and received my perfume in a speedy time frame.

November 3, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No dispatch email! And app defaulted to wrong address!

The app reverted to an old delivery address of mine without warning, years out of date. I had no opportunity to pick up this mistake. Apart from the order confirmation email there was also no other contact made about delivery. So no opportunity arose to divert the package to depot collection or a different address! I am very annoyed about this. Like other customers, perfumes were the main part of the order. In general it takes ages for things to be delivered from Boots, and store collection the same. Boots give the absolute worst delivery eperience among high street retailers.

They use the postal service in Ireland, but it's not AnPost's fault. I do not get this experience when orderimg from other retailers who use AnPost for deliveries.

November 29, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I was in boots in Ennis

I was in boots in Ennis. The security guy was horrible. We were testing the testers (we are young girls) and he came over in a terrible temper telling us that we were a disgrace and that we now needed to buy the products we had sprayed (they were half empty when we picked them up and a lot of the bottles had the caps broken showing they were used) please sort him out.

November 29, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered 3 expensive perfumes from…

Ordered 3 expensive perfumes from boots. Only 2 arrived in the delivery. Contacted their customer care which is shocking. They have denied my request. So I am now down €120 and no perfume. I have contacted them several times but no result. Do not use boots for online ordering their customer care is a disgrace.

November 7, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Boots Mullingar:1

Boots Mullingar:1. i was totaly ignored today.2.Staff really need a good training.3.even before black friday when business making money,no prices no discounts offered(even near product wrong price)good i checked online price before i went in shop,so i wont be overcharged!
My last visit!

November 25, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT USE

I bought items for delivery, the address autocorrected to a different. When I rang customer service they were so rude and unhelpful. They cannot change the address and told me to go to that address and ask them. Imagine spending 180euro with a company and they cannot fix an address before it has been dispatched and allowing it to be delivered to another person and not helping you. I will never put foot in boots again and I was always using the 4 we have in Galway here. We will never get our items now and spent 180

November 20, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Spent a large amount of money online on…

Spent a large amount of money online on Christmas & birthdays gifts. The box it arrived in was damaged, the boxes the products were in were damaged, ripped & dirty. Looked like they were stood on & kicked around the warehouse before being boxed up. Dealing with customer service over the phone was an absolute nightmare. Had to ring 3 separate times & got conflicting information each time. I eventually had to go in store & request a full refund. Absolutely disgraceful customer service.

November 8, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Online order was missing more than half my items

I ordered five products from Boots and only two turned up in a box that was damaged. When I brought the items to the Baggot St store the staff were most unhelpful, one had poor english and they weren't knowledgeable on how to deal with my order, often asking the same question in different ways. When I logged the complaint online they only refunded for two of the three items so I had to contact customer support AGAIN to sort out the third item. I have major reservations about ordering online from Boots again.

November 11, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Strange happening in store today

Strange happening in store today. Had 2 items but half way home looked at receipt and was charged for an additional item for 9 euro, completely different from the 2 items. Went all the way back and it was refunded without question. What was going on? There was definitely only 2 items on the counter at all times.

November 16, 2025
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased a SURI 2 toothbrush and was…

I purchased a SURI 2 toothbrush and was despatched a SURI which is the original and now cheaper product.
Every effort online is blocked. Phones not answered, attempts to direct query to an idiotic AI bot that is useless. Wish I had read the reviews before I spent my money buying from this lot.

November 12, 2025
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