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Boots Reviews

2.6 Rating 1,842 Reviews
39 %
of reviewers recommend Boots
2.6
Based on 1,842 reviews
Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods
Postal Service, Courier
Average Delivery Time
Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery
Greater than 28%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders
Greater than 78%
Customer Service
Communication Channels
Email, Telephone, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In
Over A Week
Customer Service
1.9 out of 5
Avg Email Response Time
-1 hours
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process
Difficult
Returns Process
Could Be Better
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About Boots:

Buy health and beauty products online from the UKs most popular chemist, Boots. Find pharmacy services, prescriptions, baby, diet, fitness, hair products and perfume. Check out the huge selection of our online products, the number one store the UKs.

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Phone:

0845 609 0055

Location:

Boots Customer CarePO Box 5300
Nottingham
NG90 1AA

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Anonymous  // 01/01/2019
My online order was promised on 12th February and still hasn't arrived on 18th. Customer services say they cannot help until 20th. The customer care system is quite infuriating and unhelpful. When I asked to speak to a manager I was told no-one was available and that even if there was, they would just tell me the same thing. Then she abruptly said goodbye and hung up. Now that I've lifted my chin off the floor, I've decided that the only way to get my point across is through the review forums. I honestly couldn't believe how bad the reviews are for Boots and would have used Superdrug had I known!
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Posted 12 hours ago
Online ordering is now totally impossible. up to November 2024 I was able to order every 6 weeks or so without any problem. Now after trying several times on different occasions my order gets up to payment and is then rejected saying I have failed validation checks. Customer services say they can't help and I should just keep trying or order by phone. When I tried to order by phone I was told that the order would agin be rejected as the algorithym on my account would still be present so the order would be rejected. this means I can no longer order on the Boots website or by phone. Customer services were of no help whatsoever and indeed were very rude at times. I checked on line after another failed attempt to order and forund that manyn people were complaining of the same happening and also rated customer service as awful.
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Posted 2 days ago
I would not give one star if possible the way a loyal long-standing customer has been treated. My last on line order was late last year and since then My debit card has persistently been unprocessed. This is despite spending much time getting through to my bank to verify that my card has not been blocked. I have sent emails, made telephone calls to customer service and promised return calls that never come and after trying different payment ways without success. Now it says my e-mail address is no longer recognised! Being housebound life is impossible anyway and “caring” Boots has not made it easy. I am appalled that no one seems to want to help.
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Posted 4 days ago
The price has suddenly shot up from £5 to £10 and when I was trying to order about 10 days/2 weeks ago boots message kept saying sorry we couldn't take your order, so when I contacted boots they said they will pass it on to their it department as its probably a technical problem on their side as I tried on 2 different phones. They still haven't got back to me and now the price is up by £5. Not happy about that. Who would be.
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Posted 6 days ago
Had an eye test and examination on Saturday, staff were very helpful as usual especially Enaam, Avish and Shirin, made me feel at ease, all done in a professional manor and no hanging around. Thanks Guys.
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Posted 1 week ago
Yesterday I had a frustrating experience at Boots that has left me quite disappointed. After purchasing items using the self-scan till, I quickly realized I had chosen the wrong ones due to rebranding that made the colors look similar. I returned to the store within just five minutes, but the assistant refused to process a refund. Despite the presence of several staff members, I felt dismissed and unhelped. I reached out to Boots Support on Twitter (X), but unfortunately, they were also unhelpful. This experience has really tarnished my perception of the brand. I expected better support, especially as a long-term customer. It's disheartening to see such a lack of assistance when I needed it most. Also the app experience was poor, unable to pay for items so I go to the store and many unavailable.
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Terrible and awful staff at Boots blanchardstown shopping center. Especially that blonde girl working at the perfume till, she’s doesn’t have manners on talking to customers at all, all she does is shouts at the customers. Definitely needs more attention and training on customer service. She could be harmful to customers in future my fear is.
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Posted 3 weeks ago
Boots appears to exploit a loophole in its return policy by only disclosing non-returnable items, such as medicines, on the receipt after purchase. This information is not displayed on shelves or at checkout, leaving customers unaware until it's too late. In this case, the product was sealed and unused, yet still deemed non-returnable. Customers should be cautious and verify return policies before purchasing to avoid similar issues.
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Posted 1 month ago
Terrible experience with order 703052377. I accidentally ordered a wrong item online . There was no option to cancel the order so when I went to the store I asked them if I can return it back, as when you go to returns in the app the first option says simply return it to the store. I even didn’t open the box. The store assistant said there was no problem and that she would send it back, I would get my refund on the same card in some time when the order goes back. Not worrying I left the store. The return guide didn’t tell me how to check if the store returns that or not. After 10 days I started to wonder why I didn’t get any refund . In the app it still was saying the order is collected. I tried reaching boots by email, phone, they sent me to the store to handle the situation on my own , but the store can’t explain where the parcel is. I can say that I was robbed of 15 pounds. I can prove it if there are cameras in the store , because they would clearly show it, but it will take a lot of my time and I am not sure I am ready to do that. Now when this happened to me I read the other reviews and see that it is a common situation for boots and I was lucky to lose only 15 pounds. But I will never ever buy anything from there again.
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Posted 1 month ago
We ordered a product from a third-party seller through Boots, but it didn’t suit us. We returned the unopened item within the two-week return period at the Marple store. The assistant in the store mentioned that the refund would be processed through our online account and didn’t provide a receipt. However, we never received the refund. When we contacted the store again, the staff denied our visit and the return, claiming we never handed over the product! The item cost nearly £200, and despite reaching out to multiple sources, we’ve received no assistance. The administration directs us to the store, and the store tells us to contact the administration. They even claim there’s no record of us on their cameras, and the footage has been erased! This situation is outrageous! We are in shock! Given that we are Ukrainians with limited English and unfamiliar with the local laws, this experience feels discriminatory, almost like racism. We are extremely disappointed and frustrated.
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Posted 1 month ago
DO NOT NOT BUY FROM THIS COMPANY I bought my daughter a Christmas advent calendar there were several days where the box was empty and no product. This is obviously a massive disappointment to her as she looked forward every day to opening these in the morning. when I contacted boots they came back with several replies all of which very uncaring and very unfair such as bring the whole advent calendar back and we will refund part of your money. This is obviously not what I wanted as my daughter still had days to go of excitement before Christmas and opening the calendar. All I wanted was them to give me the missing days products for me to pass them onto my daughter. I assumed boot being a big supposedly reputable company would have done this no problem especially to a child’s advent calendar. I have some several times if they would be fair and make this right as I didn’t want to write reviews like this and go onto social media to warn people not to buy from them so they do not get disappointed in the future. I just received standard block answers probably copy and paste
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Posted 1 month ago
Had to visit Boots, Devonshire walk, Derby to collect spare contact lenses as my order (paid for as a reward scheme) didn't turn up until 4 days later. What concerned me more was the fact the store was absolutely freezing. I would have stayed to purchase beauty products but it was just too cold. The poor staff were shivering, can't believe there was no heating on. Surely that would encourage sales? Also isn't there a legal requirement for the temperature to a working retail environment?
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Posted 1 month ago
Placed order with Boots on 18th December. For three Christmas presents Informed it would arrive in store on 21st. Did not arrive store stated that do not know when it will arrive. Contacted Boots customer service who also state they do not know when it will arrive. Have to wait until 27th December before they can send replacement order or issue a refund.What about people’s presents. They are still advertising that if you order today you can receive order on 24th December. NOT ACCEPTABLE BOOTS M
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Posted 1 month ago
Boots told me that my package was delivered by my local carrier when it was not. I contacted my local carrier who noted the item was sent by Boots but never actually received by them. Despite indicating this to Boots, sending screen shots, evidence etc, they held firm that I had received the package when I had not. Several emails went around the houses where I had to explain the scenario over and over, until an agent finally issued a replacement which, in fairness, arrived promptly. Boots were to follow up with an investigation form and liaise with my local carrier to explore what happened. Today I received an email stating that the carrier confirmed to them that the item was delivered (not true as I spoke with their customer care and they had not received it) and no refund was to be issued. I never asked for a refund, I asked for a replacement for the order that never arrived, which I duly received a week later. Customer care appears very disjointed and tends not to believe their loyal and long standing customers. I have shopped online and instore for years. I have never reached out before with a problem and when an issue arose, I discovered the process is awful. I was on hold for ages!! It was a miserable, frustrating and repetitive processes based wholly on the premise that I was being untruthful. I am not a liar Boots, this was a really negative experience, please do better.
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Posted 2 months ago
Thomas in the Whitgift Centre branch in Croydon was rude. I asked for a refund with a receipt and he said he could not hive me one. I then told him I had rights. He said he didn’t care but then gave me the refund. I would suggest Boots to train their staff and go by the ethos to respect their customers .
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Posted 2 months ago
Items arrived broken, part of the order was nail varnish. No padding or wrap within the box thus the nail varnish had smashed covering the contents. Immediately contacted customer service advised to complete a returns form & return which I immediately did. I sent the proof of purchase. It is now 2 months later and I am still waiting for my £148 refund. I contact Boot.com weekly and speak to friendly staff who tell me it is in hand but nothing happens. I am so disappointed.
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Posted 2 months ago
Absolutely disgusting customer service from Boots who have delivered an incorrect parcel. Our label has detached and reattached to another parcel - a black boohoo bag with a label for someone else on the other side clearly not from Boots as they deliver in a cardboard box and also the address on the picture the driver took has two lines in the address and ours has four lines 📦 Boots have failed to deliver the actual parcel scanning our label but obviously not on our parcel, Christmas presents for my girls costing £368!!! We’ve had multiple case references all not investigating the issue saying it’s been delivered, those on the phone clearly agree it’s not been delivered, won’t escalate the complaint to a supervisor when asked on the phone, also hung up on us when we asked to speak with a supervisor 😡 it’s been 3 weeks and no resolution AVOID AVOID AVOID ! Lesson is DO NOT buy from any Boots stores or online !!!
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Posted 2 months ago
Online ordering you have to shop from The voucher before you add things to your basket so if you’ve got different things with different vouchers you have to keep going back to each one before you order and then it doesn’t work rip off boots merry Xmas
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Posted 2 months ago
I ordered 3 gifts for my husband’s Christmas. Received the confirmation showing delivery a week hence but delivery to the last person I sent a gift to 2 years ago. I didn’t enter any delivery nor was asked. Contacted Boots (not easy). They can’t cancel nor change the delivery address. The recipient who does not live near me must either refuse the parcel or accept and return to their local Boots for refund. The gift is not for them!! Absolutely useless customer service I won’t be buying again that’s for sure. What a headache
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Posted 2 months ago
Boots Think That Their Customers Are Liars! I ordered aftershave from BOOTS (£73) on-line for our son's birthday. It was not in the box when it was delivered. The box was not damaged and had not been tampered with it had clearly never even been put in the box to start with. Customer Services just said it was packed in the box so basically don't believe you and we won't send a replacement and won't refund you and this is final and we won't be changing our mind. Ok so I thought standard first response because they must be getting scammed a lot with customers saying that they had not received items. Told them again that it was really not in the box and had retained the undamaged box and could send photographs etc - got the same response - we don't want to know. At this stage was feeling a bit aggrieved at basically being called a liar so wrote to Sebastian James the Boots CEO just got basically the same reply it was packed so the inference is that you are trying to scam us and are a liar go away. Made a formal complaint which they would not deal with and would not supply a copy of their company policy/procedure for dealing with formal complaints. Wish that I had looked at their reviews on Trustpilot before trusting them! It seems that there are a lot of others who have had the same experience and had items missing and had the same answer - get lost! BOOTS do you really think that so many people are going to the trouble of posting reviews if they really had received their orders and that so many people are liars and trying to scam you? Obviously - YOU DO! In July (2024) Chief Executive of Boots Sebastian James gave notice to Boots that he would be leaving in November (2024) I wonder why? They now have plans to close 1,200 of their stores in the United States as well as the some 300 UK closures. A brand with a 175 year history that we have all grown up with that now has a 70% 1 star rating from it''s customers on Trustpilot with only a 21% 5 star rating. What has gone wrong? Perhaps, you should have skipped your Christmas Advert this year and put the money into improving the Boots Customer Experience! £73 lost and feeling scammed by BOOTS is this part of their new cost saving business model - not actually sending orders out and keeping your money! This is sounding more and more like a Post Office Cover Up because they know that their automatic packing system has inherent faults but can't admit it!
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Posted 2 months ago
Boots is rated 2.6 based on 1,842 reviews