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Considering 77 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Many customers report significant dissatisfaction with the customer service, describing it as rude, unhelpful, and inefficient, often leading to frustration and a lack of resolution for their issues. People frequently encounter problems with their orders, including items being unavailable after purchase, incorrect products received, or orders being cancelled without clear explanation, leading to wasted time and effort. The service in general is often criticized for being incredibly slow, with long wait times for prescriptions and a perceived lack of staff to handle customer volume. Some people were dissatisfied with the staff, citing instances of poor behavior, dismissiveness, and a lack of professionalism, particularly at the pharmacy counters. Conversely, a few other people also felt that some staff members were helpful, friendly, and provided excellent customer service, offering advice and support. However, some customers also noted issues with products, such as being unable to exchange sealed vitamins, receiving faulty items, or experiencing problems with online product availability and advertising.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Waited 25 minutes for two medications, when they called my name I was told one was not available. I then had to go to a different chemist and wait another 25 minutes. Surely Chemist Warehouse could ha... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just don’t expect service, you walk around the whole dirty/poorly-presented, cluttered shop looking for help, when you finally find someone to ask you get snapped at & they can’t even find prices? ho... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Albo says he imported skilled Indians to help Australia out It seems that all the incompetent ones have become pharmacists at Chemist Warehouse These staff are the rudest most racist staff I have... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Be aware that while Hastings Discount Drug Store proclaim cheap prices this is NOT true. So shop around! Prescriptions are EXPENSIVE. I filled the same prescription at three places. HDDS = $15.50... See more


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Chemist Warehouse - We Beat Everyones Prices? Shop at our Online Pharmacy for authentic Fragrances, Prescriptions, Vitamins, Weight loss, Baby Care, Perfume, Aftershave, Medicines...


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Sexist advertising

Sexist advertising - “gender pain gap”

It’s unethical to bash men as a marketing strategy and to broadcast this rubbish to the public. For every one man who takes the time to let you know how they feel about this, there’s another 999 who feel the same way.

Women are also finding this marketing strategy quite desperate. Get a new marketing team.

October 6, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Keilor East Chemist warehouse

Purchased an online order from Keillor East chemist warehouse, almost 2 months ago, I never received my order, I've repeatedly asked for a refund. They kept telling me to wait for the delivery, then they will refund my order. Since I had no hope I asked the manager Kayla for the number of chemist warehouse head office, the manager told me she didn't know the number, and just go Google it. Since they knew, I was going to complain to higher management, then they cancelled my order. Why couldn't they cancelled it, from the start. Instead of me calling over and over again and leaving me on hold for almost 30 mins each time. So Unprofessional. I'm not happy with the service I received from this store.

August 7, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Please do check your receipt

Please do check your receipt. I bought 3 items only in Parramatta Westfield store. The cashier scanned one item twice. I found it immediately as I walking out of the store. When I went back to ask for refund, I was asked to fill a form to put my details down. How ridiculous! Isn't it the cashier who should be the one filling that form? Importantly, no appologies at all for their mistake.Very unpleasant experience.

September 13, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bad Experience with the Online Store

I purchased a perfume as a gift from Chemist Warehouse's online store. Unfortunately, the product packaging arrived with a minor ding, preventing me from gifting the item. I purchased another item elsewhere for the gift. What followed was most unexpected.

The Chemist Warehouse is a trusted household name, yet you cannot return the item to the nearby retail store. Instead, you must return the item to the seller (in my case, Preston Distribution Centre). I expected them to say, "Sorry for sending out an item with damaged packaging" - here is a return label. No!

The customer service agent lodged an enquiry with Aus Post. Since they had no record of an externally damaged parcel box, the CW simply said, 'Sorry, we can't help you.' That was the extent of the 'service' I received from the ChemistWarehouse.com.au. They stonewalled me. According to the CW agent, if I sign for the delivery, I better be sure that the product is undamaged. How is that even possible when one signs for the parcel without opening the box?

After my experience, I will never buy from the Chemist Warehouse Online Store. What a disappointment since my local store is very professional and service-focused. Everything the Online Store is NOT.

September 9, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I send to my friend to chemist…

I send to my friend to chemist warehouse for buy the medicine.accidently my friend wrong medicine.i went for return the medicine after 5 minutes.they said to me they can't take back .the staff behaviour is very bad .

September 5, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Garbage Water

Why do you insist on forcing people to endure the gauntlet of cheap perfume when they go to checkout?! I leave your stores with a massive headache everytime.
I going to stop going to Chemist Warehouse for this reason alone. It’s an assault on the senses.
YOUR CASH GRAB TO SELL $3 WORTH OF GARBAGE WATER FOR $50 IS GOING TO SINK YOUR BUSINESS ONE DAY.

September 2, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Beyond appalling service

Beyond appalling service. I ordered a large order online, 2x perfumes and a body lotion were missing (total of $76). I reported this and was refused a refund or replacement as they said they were packed which was a complete lie. Lady I delt with was exceptionally rude!!!! I have been robbed $76

July 19, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Shipping costs are ridiculous

Shipping costs are ridiculous. The bigger the value of the order, higher the shipping cost even though the overall weight is not even a 1 kg, I was quoted 22aud.

It's like they are trying to make a profit from the shipping cost.

July 28, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Firstly the staff I have felt with are…

Firstly the staff I have felt with are always friendly and helpful.
But Chemistware house really need to up there game.
Their app sucks. Giving misleading information which can lead to someone being seriously effected medically.
An app that stated that you have several receipt currant only to find out on ordering that they have all been used up .
Yes I know it is up to the individual to keep track of your medical scripts,but some times it's just not that easy todo. So a company offering an app that can take away that worry of keeping track is a good thing in my book
For me it's a minor inconvenience as I can just call up my surgery and have a script within a couple of days.but imagine how someone with a serious condition relying on those scripts to be available will fair.
This could lead to seriously life threatening episode for them.
I state that all companies offering this service have the responsibility to ensure that the system they use to encourage customers to stay loyal is totally reliable at all times.
This latest new app they have is as bad if not worse than the first app (or their original)
I voted with my withdrawal of my scripts and deleted the app.
Obviously my little rant will have no impact on Chemist warehouse,but I feel better

July 25, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Missing cream

The box was delivered,i I picked it up within 10 seconds after he delivered it to my door.
It just contained newspaper,my cream was missing, don't trust the delivery from Australia Post, but no one is responsible.
I'm out of pocket $40.
Don't Risk it people
They don't care

July 15, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Chemist Warehouse in Parramatta…

Chemist Warehouse in Parramatta Westfield: the manager - Rafika - was just great. She was accommodating about a product exchange and used her initiative. Fantastic customer service.

July 3, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I will never go to Chemist Warehouse again

I go to Chemist Warehouse frequently. After today, I will never shop there again.

Today I received a call from the manager about 10 minutes after I left the Croydon Central store in Melbourne.

He accused me of stealing items and had it on video. He said come back and pay for the allegedly stolen products or he'll ring the cops.

The manager of the Croydon store, Matt, said he had footage of me placing skin cream in my bag and not paying for it.

He chose to not show the footage of me taking it out and replacing it with a more suitable product.

I showed him my bags. I had receipts for every product and those he accused me of stealing were not there. I will get the footage from me leaving the store and then returning. It will show me walking into a supermarket, taking a call from the Matt and returning to Chemist Warehouse, where I waited near on 20 minutes for Matt to inspect my bag, which had only the products I paid for and the receipts for them.

I have written a formal complaint to head office.

It's almost unheard of. A store manager calling me, threatening that if I didn't return and pay for products I didn't have, then he would send the video to the police. Bring it on.

Matt kept me waiting for 20 minutes when I returned to the store. I have no doubt the footage would have shown me returning items to shelves until I had what I wanted. I reckon he is gutless and would never acknowledge he made a mistake. That's why the only part of a 20 minute or so video, he only showed a 1 minute of me contemplating skin care items and placing 2 into my bag. He would have seen in later footage, me replacing one of them. As I said, too gutless to admit making a mistake. Instead, he became more aggressive and denied showing me the rest of the footage.

If one of my staff conducted themselves in this way, I would immediately remove them from the floor and performance manage them. Part of that would include how one should conduct themselves by being respectful to customers and colleagues, being honest with customers and following due protocols.

I will never, ever shop at Chemist Warehouse again. In all my years, it was the most horrible retail experience I have ever had.

June 28, 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Chemist Warehouse

Thankyou Chemist Warehouse
Received my parcel. Well packed very polite Postie.
Thankyou, it's a pleasure to buy on your Website.

June 24, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Taylors Lakes store overcharged…

Taylors Lakes store overcharged customers…
Taylors Lakes store overcharged me on an analgesic tablets. The medicine was priced on special for $9.99 from original price of $14.99. Later i found out i've been charged $21.98 (2 packets) instead of $19.98. I then went back to the store and been told by a lady named Tanny that was the old price tag they forgot to remove, but the excuse was clearly a lie, because the old price underneath the new price tag was $14.99.
She then called a guy named Basim who refunded me the wrong amount which i had to rectify once again. The customer service was a ZERO. They both were unfriendly, unprofessional and no apology was offered. More trainings needed. I urge every shopper to be aware of this Taylors Lakes Store for the appalling customer service and overcharging customer habit.

June 18, 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Poor service

Needed a stat Dec but she wanted me to wait until she finished making the prescriptions.

I left, my money's going to there competitors from now on.

After 15 years good riddance.

June 3, 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgraceful service at the shed Geelong

I was after some compression socks, l went into market square my chemist and saw that they had Wagner compression socks at $16:99 and this was in their catalog item as a current sale. I then thought l will go into Geelong shed chemist warehouse and compare what they had available l noticed the same Wagner compression socks were marked as $19:99 l thought that's alright as they are the same business they will price match the same product.The girl at the register said she will check with the store manager. The store Manager said no she would not because they have different sale items in their catalog l told her that was rubbish the same business the same business should always price match. The manger was yelling and screaming at me trying to convince me on some nonsense that didn't make any
sense. The yelling was done in front of many customers ,just shameless. The manger was on her high horse making up some catalog excuse when that was never the problem. I later on went back to market square my chemist were l received excellent service,they clearly told me the manger was wrong to not to price match the same product. Someone should teach her this as well as learning some manners. Just disgraceful service.

June 1, 2024
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Lost pretty multi-coloured, long umbrella

Hello there, Yesterday Mon May 27, 2024, I purchased 2 items Wagner Vitamin C & Reclens contact lens solution. I paid at the counter where I left my pretty multi-coloured red, long umbrella. I rang this branch to be on the lookout for my lost umbrella. I do hope this pretty umbrella will be found so I can retrieve this from Chemist Warehouse Westfield Parramatta NSW. God bless you. Thanks, Maria Llave

May 27, 2024
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