My Chemist Warehouse Group Reviews 

434
TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

1.5

While we don't verify specific claims because reviewers' opinions are their own, we may label reviews as "Verified" when we can confirm a business interaction took place. Read more

To protect platform integrity, every review on our platform—verified or not—is screened by our 24/7 automated software. This technology is designed to identify and remove content that breaches our guidelines, including reviews that are not based on a genuine experience. We recognise we may not catch everything, and you can flag anything you think we may have missed. Read more

Review summary

Created with AI, based on recent reviews

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.

What people talk about most

Staff

Customers consistently note ambiguous experiences with staff, with many reviewers reporting negative... See more

Product

Customers had ambiguous experiences with product availability and pricing, with some finding many products... See more

Customer service

People report negative experiences with customer service, citing issues such as being summarily dismissed,... See more

Order

Clients share ambiguous opinions on order, with many reporting issues where orders are cancelled, often... See more

Service

Consumers find service to be negative, with many reviewers expressing disappointment and frustration over... See more

Reviews shaping this summary

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


Company details

  1. Pharmacy
  2. Online Pharmacy

Information provided by various external sources

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


Contact info

1.5

Bad

TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

434 reviews

5-star
4-star
3-star
2-star
1-star

No history of asking for reviews

This company hasn't invited their customers, so reviews may not be representative

How this company uses Trustpilot

See how their reviews and ratings are sourced, scored, and moderated.

1.5

All reviews

(434)

75 reviews in the last 12 months

Write a review
Companies on Trustpilot aren't allowed to offer incentives or pay to hide reviews. Reviews are the opinions of individual users and not of Trustpilot. Read more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Back to National Pharmacies

We sometimes shop at Chemist Warehouse Clovelly Park if we are travelling past and find the pharmacy staff helpful, but not the other staff, if you can find one. Yesterday, I tried to exchange a large Suisse Calcium and Vitamin D (with docket for items totalling $79.00) for Magnesium to no avail. My husband purchased the wrong vitamins. The woman at the checkout was extremely rude and said they can't put the unopened container back on the shelves and they had a no return policy. l couldn't see any policy regarding that, which I may add, should be prominently displayed as you walk in. I spent $67.95 on Magnesium and makeup yesterday at the store as I was there. Back to a Pharmacy which is closer from now on.

November 22, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Accused of lying

I received package minus pills once I question received email basically accusing me of lyinging goodbye 40.00

November 8, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Trash online customer service

I received the wrong colour in my order and the customer service has been appalling. Told me they are too busy to read my email, can’t swap in store, can’t send the right colour until someone reads the email. What a trash online service. Not too busy to take my money.

October 20, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Just visited Woodville garden’s chemist…

Just visited Woodville garden’s chemist wHouse.
Tried return, with the receipt, a tube of in-opened face moisturiser. I had bought it from another store 10 days prior but picked out the wrong one. Was told to wait for ‘Karen’ the manager , so waited. So the manager arrives at the registers with stern face only to tell me , sorry but you bought this over a week ago and therefore we can’t give you a refund ! Unbelievable.

October 19, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Hopeless online service

Tried to buy 2 products online. One was click collect only and one was online purchase only. The second product required me to talk to a pharmacist. No good reason I couldn't do this in store when collecting my items. Not customer friendly at all. Then I tried to contact them about the issue. My contact attempt has been ignored. They really do not care

August 25, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Enough Enough

I have been going to the same chemisit whare house Bondi beach as I live on North bondi beach four three years I've had great service until the pharmacist changed since this change I have had nothing but problems and attuide from a young unexpericance Asian gentlemen clearly should not have the position and I will be contacting his suppriors!
He said I'm not aloud to have my generic puffer Ventilate as I needed a doctor referral even tho I have asthma,
I said to him it coast me $150 to do tell health with bondi doctors my go the Ventilate is under $20
Keep in mind most of us have already gone to see a Dr or Phycoligst or phsycatrist or all of the above to do pre screening sessions which coast alots of money in this day and age, then you go to chemist whare house to save penny's to be greated with a inexperienced child that shouldn't hold the pistion! trust me once im finished I will have my pleasant phyarmisy back to normal where all spending too much to be treated like inhuman!

August 10, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Stores are filthy - consistently the dirtiest shops I’ve ever seen…

Every time I go to either of the 2 x Chemist warehouse stores in Tamworth I am horrified at just how utterly filthy the shops are. They never clean the place - the windows are grimy, the floor filthy, the EFTPOS machine is encrusted in goodness-knows-what. The staff are hopeless, civil but not helpful, it’s as if the customers are an inconvenience to them. Today I was there and I actually pondered the only way this shop will become a reasonably nice place to visit will be in the future when robots take over the jobs of the human retail staff. At least the robots might show some manners and be programmed to clean the place with regularity… 😂

August 9, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 2 out of 5 stars

pedantic

My blood pressure pills had run out and duly waited to hand in my scrip at their window at Strathield. After 5 mins one the several pharmacists in the adjacent area came and protested that I only had the yellow repeat form - issued by THIS shop 2 months ago - but had forgotten to bring the original blue authorisation. I asked if needed to return home far that too? He replied "of course!" - If barbiturates fair enough, but for bpp and later submission ruled out?. It will be the friendly Croydon pharmacy that I will take these to henceforth. Sick of chains.

August 6, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never Shopping At Chemist Warehouse

Went into Chemist Warehouse at Redcliffe today to pick up a CTG Script for my wife Script was taken and when I went to pick it up was advised that 'Your Wife's Business In Not Welcome' this has apparently been put on her file by the Pharmacist.

July 30, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unlike most reviews about online…

Unlike most reviews about online experiences with Chemist Wharehouse, my gripe is about their mismanagement of prescriptions, which they insist are held in store. My local CWH firstly lost my prescription for essential medication, then found it and then told me the prescription had expired. After returning to the doctor and getting a new prescription, it turned out they had found my previous prescription which was still valid. The store attitude of staff was one off, so sad too bad. I wont be trusting them with my prescriptions again.

July 28, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting shopping experience

I ordered 8 kids vitamins from chemist warehouse online, they shipped the product has 4 months left, and rejected to return , and told me they can sell all the product has 1 month expire date left . Disgusting shopping experience.

This the reply from them:
The expiry date is considered sufficient, and it is at a customer's own risk to order multiple units of vitamin.

Yes, the customer has the right to think about it until you let customer know the risk. the same product in store has 1 and half year left.

June 30, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I ordered a perfume online

I ordered a perfume online, Katy Perry perfume, and it smells like a knock off?? Yuck smells like the $2 dollar shop ones! Very disappointing and waste of money omg never again.

July 4, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Turramurra Chemist Warehouse

I entered the Turramurra Chemist Warehouse at about 09h10, Monday, 26 June. A medium aged woman local accent was working near the colds and flu medication back counter/script area. I had looked for five products I needed and found three products. I merely needed help to find two other products. I approached this woman above-mentioned and greeted her and asked for assistance. I got a blunt look in my direction. I was asked what products and I showed the various items as per a list. She pointed in the direction of one of the products and said as you can see. Thereafter she pointed where the brand was allocated and turned her back and walked on. Funnily just 5 minutes before I noted this same woman was asked to help and went to the product and gave the product to the customer. Now I ask what is he problem being rude and cold and helpful. I had to ask the gentleman doing security and he actually helped me and pointed out the specific product. Shame on that woman who has to have the security gentleman do her job professionally for her. I hope the lady who manages the store can teach this employee to behave properly or ..... As when I buy $70 of article. The least I want as a client is reasonable, professional service. I do not pay for rude and blunt, cringe attitudes by employees on site. Thanks to the security gentleman and the manageress for acting professional to save the shopping experience.

June 26, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Disgusting service

Disgusting service - they take your order, your credit details then you never hear from them other than they cant fill your order.
They dont reply to emails, phone calls, complaints line, nothing at all.

June 20, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid buying the FatBlaster Ultimate Diet Shakes

On Sunday 31st July 2016 night I bought a FatBlaster Ultimate Diet Shake Vanilla Ice cream for $23 from Chemist Warehouse in Ringwood (I took it from my pencil case) but the day after I bought two of these for $23 each from the same place (I paid for one and the Provisions paid for the other one).

On Monday 1st August 2016 night I returned all three of them and I got a full refund for them even though the third one was opened and I already had one sachet this morning.

I would definitely avoid having these because these have too many chemicals in them and you don't want to put them into your body so I would recommend losing weight the natural way.

August 1, 2022
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

It's like trying to talk to a brick wall!!!!

Sounds like Chemist Warehouse doesn't give a damn that we are all unhappy with the service and don't bother reading the reviews.
I also took a product back - and had to stand up to the Manager to insist that the item was not suitable for a 76 year old when I couldn't open the 7 day tablet organizer. I couldn't have known this at the time of purchase because it was in a sealed package. Because I had opened the sealed package they initially refused to give me a refund. When I persisted and demanded to see the Manager, she told me that they couldn't send it back and would have to throw it is the bin - I simply said "Better your bin than mine". She VERY begrudgingly told the cashier to give me the refund and throw it in the bin!!!
Her problem, not mine but I sent a complaint to Chemist Warehouse about their customer service and said I would not be back and would warn others.

May 11, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Non Prescrition purchase Vetted

I bought a non-prescription sleep aid which I use very sparingly. I am a disability pensioner and rely on this product. It was treated as a prescription sale and I was charged accordingly. I also had to leave my name and address before receiving the product, as if I am a drug user. Ridiculous. I will not return to this outlet.

May 16, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered important prescription online…

Ordered important prescription online at a huge cost, no free shipping even for over $175.00 , invoice stated dispensed from Box Hill Vic, actual items posted from NSW, only option was to pay express post of $14.99, took over 7-10 working days. Rang customer service and was told to organise better my prescriptions

May 3, 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Don't bother

They are a shocking company. Constantly advertising products that they just don't have in stock.
Order 3 things online and they will cancel 2 of them so you are paying shipping for just 1 item.
The consumer commision should look into this.

May 9, 2023
Unprompted review

Is this your company?

Claim your profile to access Trustpilot’s free business tools and connect with customers.

Get free account

The Trustpilot Experience

Anyone can write a Trustpilot review. People who write reviews have ownership to edit or delete them at any time, and they’ll be displayed as long as an account is active.

Companies can ask for reviews via automatic invitations. Labeled Verified, they’re about genuine experiences.

Learn more about other kinds of reviews.

We use dedicated people and clever technology to safeguard our platform. Find out how we combat fake reviews.

Learn about Trustpilot’s review process.

Here are 8 tips for writing great reviews.

Verification can help ensure real people are writing the reviews you read on Trustpilot.

Offering incentives for reviews or asking for them selectively can bias the TrustScore, which goes against our guidelines.

Take a closer look