Chemist Direct : Review

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As a mam of three, with two of my children being very young shopping, can be a bit of a nightmare.  I avoid it as best I can these days and prefer to do most of my shopping online. Clothes, groceries, Christmas and birthday presents are all ordered online from the comfort of my own home.

So when I heard of Chemist Direct I thought what a brilliant idea, as it is as the name suggests an online chemist. You can order your prescriptions online and medicines if you are unwell and unable to get out of the house. You can also order everyday toiletries, beauty products, baby products and they even have a holiday and pet section.

What We Got

• Garnier Anti-dark circles 2 in 1 tinted eye roll-on, I have wanted to try this for a while as I have heard great things about this.  Priced at £6.99.

• Vichy corrective stick priced at £14.29. 

• Gillette Venus razor priced at £8.49.

• Batiste dry shampoo priced at £3.99.

• Simple skincare products. Face wipes £2.99, moisturiser £1.40, eye make-up remover £2.49.

• Quickies nail varnish remover pads priced at £1.79.

• Nivea lip balm priced at £2.79 and Blistex lip balms priced at £1.55.

• Nuk Mini ice lolly baby set priced at £5.69.

• Anbesol teething gel priced at £2.11.

The total for all the products we got came to £54.57 and we saved £10.49 against the RRP of the products we bought. Delivery was also free as we spent over £40 for standard delivery. Next day delivery costs £4.75 or £6.99 if you want your delivery before 1pm the next day. 

However, I waited 13 days for my delivery. I placed my order on Saturday and received an e-mail on Monday saying one item was out of stock (a lip balm) and there would be a few days delay with my order.  I was in no rush for my products but I found it a bit strange they did not just send the rest of the order out and send the out of stock item out at a later date or just refund me for the out of stock item, as this is what most companies do.

 However, I waited for my delivery and heard nothing at all back so when 12 days had passed I e-mailed them to ask where my delivery was and I got a reply a few hours later saying my item was being dispatched and I actually got it the next morning. So maybe my order had just slipped through the net as they were very quick to rectify the problem I had. 

I found the website easy to use, and the products are all great and lower priced then some other retailers and there are some great offers to be had on the site. However, the delay in delivery was a bit disappointing but they were great at sorting it out and promptly sent my parcel as soon as they were aware of the delay.