Better Chemist Reviews 71

TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Recently placed an order for medication and got our vet to send in the prescription. They've taken the money and I've not received the desmopressin for my cat. Tried emailing, phoning, messaging ect b... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company! I have been using them since around 2015. I have had items shipped to UK and USA and all have arrived in good order. I would recommend Better Chemist! BTW, someone who wrote a bad r... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Mixed reviews about this company. Placed an order for a prescription amounting to £600+. No confirmation order sent to my email. Submitted a form to enquire no response. Tried ringing - pho... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I've been using Better Chemist every week to order a specific product. I have an order that has been pending since March 31st, 2016. I've sent numerous messages asking for either a tracking number o... See more

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  1. Pharmacy

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Better Chemist is an Online Pharmacy, registered in the UK by the General Pharmaceutical Council. You can view our Internet Logo, issued by the GPC, at the bottom of our Home Page. We hope to take all the fuss away from visiting your retail shop: no need to find parking as well as offering you much cheaper items as we have less overheads and pass the savings directly over to you. We have been trading for three years now and are always looking to improve our customer service and offer more value to you. Please check out what our customer have said about us in their reviews. The main services we offer are: Stocking a Wide Range of Pharmacy Only Products, for all types of treatments. Online Doctor Service. We recently teamed up with “Dr. Thom” – the UKs first ever approved online Doctor. You can use this service to gain access to many treatments without having to meet a Doctor face-to-face. We can also process all your Private and NHS Prescriptions. As well as manage your Repeat Prescriptions. We are also proud to introduce an “Ask Our Pharmacist Service”, this gives you 24 hour access to our Pharmacist who will respond to any questions that you have. Come back and check out our “Better Tips” section where we provide you with regular tips on taking care of yourselves. Keep in touch with us on Facebook or Twitter. Please feel free to contact us at any time with any suggestions or questions or if you would like to source any products that you cannot find here on this site.


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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Excellent customer service

Excellent customer service with quick and efficient delivery. I urge you to use this fantastic local business for all your pharmaceutical and healthcare needs. You won’t be disappointed.

November 23, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lydia - A Leader in Exceptional Customer Care

I have nothing but great things to say about my experience with Better Chemist's shining star, Lydia. She has the best customer service in the business. Is always going out of her way to get the job done in a professional, and friendly manner. All my correspondence with Lydia has been top notch. I know she has the best skill for caring about her customers. Thank you Lydia, for all that you do!

November 20, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

What a great service

What a great service! I've been dealing with Better Chemist for over a year now (live in the USA) and my point person is Lydia. She has always been extremely helpful and courteous. I would thoroughly recommend!

November 18, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

One of if not THE best online pharmacy

I have been a customer of Better Chemist for a couple of years now and I can only join in the general praise of the previous comments. My contact is also Lydia and she is the best. Always helpful and quick to answer my orders and mails. And regarding dispatch of orders she is faster than "the police allows" as we say in Germany. In short I can recommend Better Chemist 100 %.

November 18, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Awesome Company

I’ve been using Better Chemist for over 5 years now. I’ve always had top notch service. I think only one time there was a little mix up due to me giving an incorrect address and the worlds best customer service person who’s name is Lydia fixed everything by the next day! I love this company and Lydia goes above and beyond to get my products out and delivered to me in a weeks time and I’m in the US! She’s fabulous. She answers all my questions and gives me suggestions on things I might need.
I’m very grateful for Lydia and Better Chemist, they’ve made my daily life run a great deal smoother.

November 16, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Happy Customer for Years

I live in Houston, Texas and have been using Better Chemists for years now. They have been so dependable and helpful to me. especially the personalized customer service I've received from Lydia. I'm so thankful for them!!

November 15, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great company

Great company! I have ordered from this site many times and have nothing but great experiences. Lydia is so very helpful too! Thank you! I would recommend 100%

November 11, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Better chemist is an excellent pharmacy…

Better chemist is an excellent pharmacy and The customer service is Outstanding. I’ve been a customer for many years. I’m extremely satisfied with the products they carry and the orders are filled and shipped promptly. I would recommend them to anyone

November 10, 2020
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

A great site, professional and actually care!

I order products that I can get in America but chose Better Chemist because of their quality and customer service. They always go above and beyond and make sure everything is just as it should be. I recommend it to all my friends!

November 10, 2020
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My 2nd review

My 2nd review! Horrendous to deal with. After the last review stating they have refunded, I checked and nothing! Sent them an email... no reply. Phone them.... no reply. Trying to get on their website and its seems to not be working. Avoid!!!!

October 29, 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Better Chemist

Afternoon Mr Whiltaker

When I respond to your earlier complaint I provided a specific e mail address for you to contact us on which you have failed to do. ( betterchemists@gmail.com)

The address you were using previously is obviously invalid which is why you were provided with the new one. The information available to me showed that you had been refunded but as I wasn't here at that stage I can only go with what information I have.

Can |I suggest you e mail me directly on the e mail address I have provioded and I can then provide you with a telephone number to call.

Many Thanks

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I placed an order on 7th April and it…

I placed an order on 7th April and it never arrived. It still says "pending" on the order however I rang on numerous occasions and sent messages via email and messaged through site with no reply. I am disabled and have nobody getting shopping for me so I rely on online purchases and apart from that I cant afford to just throw money away. If the shop was closed then the website should not have been taking orders. It would have been nice to even get a message explaining the situation but to just be ignored is rude, frustrating and bad business.

June 2, 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Better Chemist

Afternoon

I cannot comment in full on your issue as we have checked throughout our e mail which is Betterchemists@gmail.com and we have not received any e mails from you.

Please e mail us full details of your order on the e mail address we have provided and your full name and we will sort this out within 24 hours.

Kind regards

Better Chemist Team

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DO NOT BUY FROM HERE!!

DO NOT BUY FROM HERE!!
I ordered some Piriton on April 4th 2020.
Two calls (both numbers and no one answers)
Two emails (no replies)
Money has been taken from my bank.
According to my online account with them, it is still processing. What are they doing? Growing it?!
I have escalated this with Trading Standards as they always seem to reply on here but are never able to answer the phone or reply to emails. Funny that?!

April 29, 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Better Chemist

Morning

The e mail you've sent I believe have been sent via an embedded contact pad on the site that we can't access at the present time.

The lines also service the retail part of the pharmacy's which is rushed off it's feet at the moment. If you had used the e mail address that is supplied Betterchemists @gmail.com you would have received a response.

I will sort out a refund for you today and apolgise for the issues you've had but like many small company's we are struggling during this virus period.

Afternoon


On checking into this you were actually refunded on the 20th April when we had been let down yet again by the supplier who was due to send these to us.

Please check your account.

Thanks

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Ordered some tablets 27/3/20

Ordered some tablets 27/3/20, money paid 30/3/20. Nearly 3 weeks later still waiting. I have tried a contact form, no reply. Rang them 15/4/20 told 'sorry the number you have dialled is not in service'. I would like a full refund but I cannot get an answer from anyone! The most annoying thing is their website does not mention any delays due to COVID-19, and they are still saying if you order before 2.00 pm your order will arrive the next day. They are being paid for goods they do not send out. Can anyone help please. Later today I received an email telling me to contact them with my name and order number for a full refund. I did receive a full refund, thank you.

April 15, 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Better Chemist

Evening

Our apologies the member of staff that dealt with the site has recently left and we are trying to get to grips with it and at the moment can't place any notice on the site.Our e mail address is shown on the site which is Betterchemists@gmail.com.

If you can let me have your name and order number I can arrange for an immediate refund I'm sure you will appreciate that there are many delays due to the current crisis and the delivery of medicine is severely impacted.

Once again apologies for the inconvenience you have been caused.

I have just seen your edited post

I am currently logged into the e mail address I asked you to contact and there is no e mail that I can see that has come in since I asked you to contact me and you would certainly not have been told to contact the pharmacist.

Please e mail me as requested and you will be refunded today.

From the details on your post I cannot identify you.

Many Thanks

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor service

Can i first correct you that i am a Miss not a Mr, also you refer to have "already told me i have had a refund??" Ive never had a response from you until today and i have not had a refund, the money was taken from my account on the 25/03/20, i have an order number as well as a screen shot of my order, when i purchased the calpol it was showing as in stock if that was not the case why was i not contacted to tell me this, i would like a refund but have still not been given this!!

I ordered 2 bottles of calpol for my child obviously because they are unwell its been over 2 weeks since i ordered but nothing arrived, the money has gone straight out of my account but nothing, ive contacted them on the online contact form on their website twice now but no reply, i think they are scamming people, i will be following this up with my bank, ive since had to source calpol elsewhere as i couldnt wait any longer, annoyed

April 7, 2020
Unprompted review
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Reply from Better Chemist

Afternoon Mr Warren

As was explained to you we did not take the money from your account when you place an order you make payment to us.

I am sure you must be aware of the pressure pharmacies are operating under at this time and we are operating at less than a quarter of the staff due to self isolation and lock down restrictions. The item you wanted has been almost impossible to obtain for the last four weeks despite the fact we were placing constant orders. We updated the website as soon as we were aware that the product was unobtainable, unfortunately there is no immediate link between the ordering system and the stock system.

As soon as we were aware of the issue we apologised to you and arranged an immediate refund.

You will also have seen that our other review s do not match your experience and judging a company in the middle of an unprecedented pandemic is hardly fair.

Kind regards

Better Chemist Team



Evening

We have tried to contact you by e mail today but the address used with your order does not accept our messages.

Your refund has been processed today once we located the correct order date.

Kind regards

Better Chemist Team

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