McCabes Pharmacy Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.3

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Evaluating 61 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Consumers frequently struggle with delayed online orders, unfulfilled prescriptions, and ongoing communication difficulties when trying to reach the pharmacy. Visitors also report frustrating delays, rude behavior, and a lack of empathy from personnel when handling sensitive medical requests. Some reviewers were happy with the friendly assistance and welcoming attitude provided by individual staff members in certain local branches. A few people also mentioned receiving prompt support from customer service representatives when working through specific purchase problems. Others noted that quick prescription pickups are sometimes possible when visiting physical stores directly.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I am updating this review following further and more positive engagement with McCabes customer service team. I experienced what I felt was misleading or at the very least insufficient information abo... See more

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Since the rebranding of the existing lloyds pharmacies to McCabes, the failures of the technology employed has seen a marked deterioration in the efficiency of the delivery of required, sometimes ur... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

All I can say stay away from this campany please there is no contact or anything ordered 12 tins of baby formula 2 week ago and I still haven't received it. I usually order every month and receive it... See more

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

My elderly mam 70+ who has a medical card was charged €60 for 2 tubes of steroid cream just before Xmas that were prescribed by her doctor....and just the other day she collected blood pressure table... See more


Company details

  1. Pharmacy
  2. Cosmetics shop
  3. Health and beauty shop
  4. Vitamin & Supplements Shop

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McCabes Pharmacy group is a 100% Irish owned and operated chain of pharmacies and was founded in 1977 when Roy and Margaret McCabe returned home from Australia after emigrating 10 years earlier. They understood the need for a more complete healthcare solution, one that encompassed both traditional health care and dispensing along with new market leading services such as Cholesterol and blood pressure health checks. The group grew over the years with three of the four McCabes sisters all being involved in the business, involvement that continues to this day. McCabes Pharmacy group now operates over 30 stores nationwide and continues to be a pioneer in the Irish pharmacy market, offering the innovative products and exceptional service that Roy and Margaret founded the business on 40 years ago


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrid rude counter staff!!

Went to Finnstown Mc Cabes today - my parents use regularly and to say the woman at the counter was rude would be an understatement. She snapped from the word go at me - I had only tried to explain the situation again, I had done it 30 mins earlier when I left in prescription. She was on her laptop eating and singing and moaning about how over worked she was and having such a hard day - she was shocking!!! There was no need for her to have snapped the way she did and then when I said it to her she started goodbye - I wasn't the only one who saw
How rude and totally out of order she was - regardless of how busy she is etc. Not my fault. The pharmacist got stuff ready and all but that woman would pit you off ever going again and with the no. Of old locals they have who have always supported them they might want to look at the staff they have serving people - no-one needs to have to put up with that when they go into a shop!!

3 May 2024
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Met the most helpful Pharmacist in…

Met the most helpful Pharmacist in Citywest. Fergus helped us sort out my Dads prescriptions & gave us such great advice on the critical illness card that we didn’t realise our Dad qualified for. He went above & beyond especially late on a Friday evening. Thank you Fergus!

26 April 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst customer experience ever !!!

I’ve experienced an issue when placing my order, got totally ignored when raised it with customer service. Very disappointed as never experienced so old fashion way of dealing with customers. SUCH A PITY, PHARMACY MARKET IS SO COMPETITIVE these days!!!!

24 March 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Awful Customer Service

One hour and 20 minutes on hold to Woodstown pharmacy order a prescription with supposedly only 4 people ahead of me in the queue. Completely downhill since taken over by McCabes.

28 March 2024
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

This pharmacy has drastically gone…

Woodstown.This pharmacy has drastically gone downhill since Mc Cabes took over. My husband went in with a prescription (stuff available over the counter) he was told it won't be ready til tomorrow. He drove to another chemist and they took it off the shelf and handed it to him.
Last week they told me script would be ready at 1. At 3 I got a call to say product unavailable and to get back on to Dr.
Won't be using them again! Always such a long wait too!

29 February 2024
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Horrible customer service for their…

Horrible customer service for their online department. Ordered an item thinking I could reseve and collect in store. Unfortunately their online orders shipped frome elsewhere and would not arrive on time. So I emailed them (as per reply option to customer services) and cancelled twice. No reply. Then got a call from store to collect. Explained I tried to cancel twice. Store assistant couldn't process the cancellation/refund but was going to put it in the box to be sent back. But then I was told I would separately have to go to request the refund within a 14 day period. I emailed the webqueries email regarding this again; no response. So tried calling them multiple times, no answer and voice box messaging full. So what the h£%£?! How much effort is it going to take to get my money back for an item I have never seen or touched. I'm afraid its another one for my credit card company. Shockingly stupid service from Mccabes.

22 December 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Would give 0 stars if possible

Would give 0 stars if possible. Never have had a worse customer experience. Over a week without their “next day” delivery and customer service completing disrespecting my emails and calls for the order to be cancelled.

They advertised extensively on their website for next day delivery and refuse to even take the slightest bit of responsibility for items for a newborn child that haven’t been delivered a week later.

30 November 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No customer service

Don’t go by next day delivery as they do not keep there promise , week in and still no item been emailing customer service and also called to try and get refund and won’t refund because they say it’s an post issue , not great customer service

30 November 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Exceptional Customer Service

Fantastic! I ordered a few items on Sunday morning and they came first thing on Monday. Exceptional customer service and neat packaging. Great prices as well. Extremely happy with my order. I will definitely be ordering again. 😊

9 October 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Unreliable, slow, and disorganised

It’s not next day delivery, the items available on their website may not actually be in stock, and they might not bother refunding you unless you chase them for it.

I ordered on the morning of September 4, but didn’t receive next day delivery, I received my order two days later. This may not a huge deal, but part of the attraction of ordering from McCabes is that they advertise next day delivery.

When I opened my order, there was a handwritten note on McCabes stationery, saying that one of my items was not in stock, and that I would be refunded. I hadn’t been emailed to tell me this, so having ordered something I needed for next day delivery, I was now still without it two days later, and had to then go and source it elsewhere.

I waited a week, but still hadn’t received my refund. I wrote to customer service, including a photo of the note, and was told that they would check the warehouse and get back to me. They didn’t get back to me, so I had to write to them again. They said that they were waiting for their warehouse to get back to them. I have now been waiting for 10 days for my refund, and no sign of it yet.

This all suggests that their organisational and computer systems are very poor. Their website doesn’t show the customer if something is out of stock, the people in customer care can’t see that you didn’t receive something, and there is no proper system for refunding customers.

I won’t be ordering from them again.

4 September 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Delivery of baby formula hasn’t arrived …

Delivery of baby formula hasn’t arrived. If I’m lucky it will be here 4 days late. By then I will have run out. So much for next day delivery. Disgusting company.

11 August 2023
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Reply from McCabes Pharmacy

Hi Patrick, thanks for your feedback. I have reviewed your comments above and the email correspondence with my colleagues on our customer service team. I can see that we received your order on Tuesday night and shipped it on Wednesday. We are very sorry to hear that it hasn't been delivered yet, and have raised this matter with An Post our delivery partner to investigate. I fully appreciate your anxiety over receiving delivery of your baby's formula, however using extremely foul and abusive language to my colleagues is very upsetting for them, especially when they are just trying to help. In the mean time I also note you have raised a dispute on Paypal, we will now liaise with you through this medium. Kind Regards, Sean

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Terrible. Citywest

Terrible.. Order prescription in the morning so I don't have to wait then when you go to collect they give you the generic brand and make you wait again. When I said I needed to go the girl replied... where do you need to go! Then I watched the pharmacist laughing like a little boy behind the counter putting the sticker on and off the packet. Making me wait longer. Ended up leave with no medication.

7 July 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Amazing Pharmacy

Amazing Pharmacy - i order from them every few weeks to stock up on vitamins, always have the best revive active offers. Deliveries come within a day or 2 and if something is missing its clearly marked.
Keep up the good work.

11 June 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mccabes pharmacy dundalk terrible service been refused my own prescription but got it in another chemist no problem at all

Brought in a prescription today from my doctor after only been released from a&e if even 2 hours earlier after having a open wound surgery and the pharmacist a very arrogant and rude man refused to hand me over my prescription with no valid reasoning what so ever while i was in absolute agony with the pain from my procedure, i went to another chemist in dundalk and got the prescription given to me with no issues or no questions asked as it should be. Apparently the pharmacist in mccabes pharmacy has more knowledge over my own doctor on what i should or should not be prescribed after a surgery i found this very disturbing and distressing and hope he never puts another patient in a situation like that again. If you would like to speak with me further on the matter please do leave a reply with a email or contact number thanks.

15 June 2023
Unprompted review
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would give no star if I could

I would give no star if I could, I have bought from them in the past and it has been great. I received an email from them, with a discount code for 10% due to the fact that I hadnt purchased from them, I placed an order and tried to use the code and it didnt work, I contacted them by email, no reply, had to contact them again, and eventually got a reply from Briza saying there is T&C in the codes sent to me, which I had no idea and asking me what my order was, and this person should have checked to see what my order was before replying to me. I fail to see why they send you a code if T&C on the codes and they dont inform you of this. Not a great customer service and not a great way of trying to get the customer to return to purchase, I wont be purchasing again.

7 June 2023
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