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Dermstore

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Dermstore Reviews Summary

Dermstore has a rating of 1.6 stars from 490 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Dermstore most frequently mention customer service, credit card and tracking number. Dermstore ranks 1070th among Skin Care sites.

service
154
value
133
shipping
146
returns
116
quality
114
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North Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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DermStore is a great online presence. It carries many products you can't find elsewhere. The service is quick and with each order you receive a free gift. Their promotions are very good, as well. Check out this site for yourself. You will become a fan as I have.

Date of experience: November 20, 2014
Oregon
7 reviews
16 helpful votes
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I do the majority of my shopping online. This by far is the worst site I have ever used. I ordered a product and it was unsatisfactory. I sent it back and I had to call them a couple of times to get my refund and that was almost 4 weeks later. They only give a full refund if you use it as a credit. If you want it back as money they deduct shipping charges. Now I'm trying to order a product to use my credit and I can't get the site to work. It won't load and I have tried 3 computers. When I called to tell someone they said I had to send an email to tell them the problem. What how can I send them an email if I can't get to their site. Ridiculously horrible service! Don't fall for their sales gimmicks you pay for it in the end.

Date of experience: November 19, 2014
Tennessee
1 review
5 helpful votes
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LHorrible l
November 14, 2014

LHorrible l- recived two empty tubes of laura Gellar concealer and could not get through to them by phone to discuss the problem. Now I'm waiting for them to respond to an Email. Hope it's soon

Date of experience: November 14, 2014
Dermstore C. — Dermstore Rep
over a year old

We were sorry to hear that a customer received two defective products. We get our products directly from Laura Geller Beauty and it is never our intention to ship a defective product, this is the first complaint we have had regarding this particular item. We have taken action and reshipped the defective products and contacted the customer by email.

It is because of customers like you that we are able to move one step closer to 100% customer satisfaction. You may always reach out to our Customer Service team 24/7 at 1-800-213-3376 to resolve any open issues you may have.

Michigan
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Love on line service
November 10, 2014

Love on line service. Shipping is fast and easy. I always get Nailtiques products. No complaints. Only praise. Happy here. Thanks!

Date of experience: November 10, 2014
Indiana
2 reviews
9 helpful votes
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Worst on-line shopping experience of my life! DO NOT order from this company. They do not provide 1-3 day shipping, I ordered a product on 9/25 and to date 10/12, I still have not received it. Several calls to customer service were very frustrating and the representatives are rude and will provide you with misinformation. Dermstore really needs to evaluate their company procedures and get honest with the unsuspecting customers that patronize them. Spend your money elsewhere with a reputable company!

Date of experience: October 12, 2014
Dermstore C. — Dermstore Rep
over a year old

We have reviewed this customers review. We are always sad to hear that a customer had a negative experience with our site. After review of the situation we see that some unexpected circumstances happened with this order. DermStore does provide 1-3 day shipping on orders that qualify for this shipping method, because of the contents of this order it had to be shipped by a method that can take longer than 3 days. DermStore reshipped the order and issued the customer a credit for the inconvenience.
We take every comment seriously and we strive to make every experience a positive one.

Illinois
2 reviews
13 helpful votes
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Not really happy with this store, same problems I have as the other people.

Date of experience: June 30, 2014
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I am an aging woman that has thinning eyelashes. I have found that with SmartFX Smart Lash Enhancer I have regained some of the lash volume I used to have. Now I don't need to wear my false lashes as much.
I love the product!

Date of experience: June 12, 2014
Illinois
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Let me start by saying I am NOT an employee of the derm store. My very first purchase was for Avene thermal water. They were having a promo for an extra great gift so I thought i would give them a try. My order arrived in 3 days. My thermal water was sealed(which I love) and I received a lip gloss and a $27.00 bottle hair spray as a gift. How great is that! I checked my receipt to make sure I didnt pay for it. The thermal water was cheaper than the hair spray gift.
My second purchase with them I ordered 2 items. I paid for both items and 1 item was suppose to back ordered. But 3 days later both items showed up. I was suppose to receive an extra special gift again. This time I received another lip gloss and a few samples. No extra big bottle of hair spray this time :(. . I assume the big bottle of hair spray was a way to hook me in. Since I was a first time customer. It worked! Overall my favorite store to order from is Nordstroms. But for products like Avene that nordys doesnt carry. I would repurchase again from Derm Store.

Date of experience: March 28, 2014
Massachusetts
1 review
5 helpful votes
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If I could rate it less than 1 star I would. I wish I had read the reviews on this site before I decided to deal with them. I do ALL my shopping online and this has been the worst by far. I sent an email (polite) explaining the problem, got back the normal- Thank you for your email you will receive a response in 24 hours... Well, it is now 2 weeks later and I do not have a response to my email. It just isn't worth it. I will let everyone I know to avoid this website like the plague.

Date of experience: March 11, 2014
Dermstore C. — Dermstore Rep
over a year old

We are sorry to hear that your experience with DermStore was not as expected. We take every comment seriously and we strive to make every experience a positive one. It is because of customers like you that we are able to move one step closer to 100% customer satisfaction. You may always reach out to our Customer Service team 24/7 at 1-800-213-3376 to resolve any open issues you may have.

Pennsylvania
6 reviews
17 helpful votes
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I buy only one thing from Dermstore (my face wash) but only when the prices get too high on Amazon. Two great things about DS. If you add the products you like to your Favorites, then you'll get 10% off during checkout. Shipment is always free with no minimums and very prompt. Besides that, Dermstore is a bit on the expensive side. And they have a nasty habit of discontinuing product lines.

Date of experience: February 11, 2014
Texas
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Bad costumer service, let me purchase out of stock and gave me a 4 weeks delay. At the end no discount, no extra gift, and i had to put more products to replace the one that was out of stock.

Date of experience: January 31, 2014
Dermstore C. — Dermstore Rep
over a year old

We are sorry to hear that your experience with DermStore was not as expected. We take every comment seriously and we strive to make every experience a positive one. It is because of customers like you that we are able to move one step closer to 100% customer satisfaction. You may always reach out to our Customer Service team 24/7 at 1-800-213-3376 to resolve any open issues you may have.

Missouri
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Dermstore doesn't generally have the best prices for products on the internet, but they have a wide variety so when I need more than one thing I go ahead and order. It is rare and now it won't be ever again. After I placed all of the items in my cart I noticed not 1, not 2, but THREE magazine subscriptions sitting there as well. Yes, they were "included," but NO I do not care for these even if they are free. I removed them or so I thought and then they were added back into my final order. So when I emailed to have them removed, Dermstore Customer Service replied that they couldn't remove it because it was already processed and I would have to call a separate number to cancel. Just another step in their ploy to hope I forget to make a call, which is something THEY should offer to do for me. Let alone the fact that they should stop this annoying inconvenience to their customers in the first place. I won't return to this website.

Date of experience: January 28, 2014
Nevada
3 reviews
7 helpful votes
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I like the way it is structured, I think I need to purchase something from this web site for sure

Date of experience: January 23, 2014
Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I find the website confusing... especially when trying to place an order. Nothing is just straight forward you have to manuvere your way to find what you are looking for. I usually have to call to place my order.

Date of experience: January 10, 2014
Nevada
1 review
12 helpful votes
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I just had an unexpectedly great experience with Dermstore! I ordered the Smartbrow product but found it would accidentally get rubbed off too easily from my oily skin so I wanted to return it. Called customer service and was told I could keep it as a one time courtesy and they would just credit me. Really? I was skeptical and figured I'd wait and see what happened and check in about a week to see if I really will get credited. Well, imagine my surprise when within 15 minutes I got emails from both Dermstore and Paypal saying that my credit has gone through! Wow, talk about great customer service! I am very happy with them and after reading all the negative reviews on here, had to take a few minutes to write this one. Who knows, maybe they're working to improve their customer service image! Good luck to everyone else...

Date of experience: December 17, 2013
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Even after reading all negative reviews I still gave it a shot. I order my products without any trouble on the website got free gift plus free shipping. After I ordered my goods atleast for 2 hours you do see option next to your order where you can edit or cancel it. Once its in fulfilment you can't make any changes. Shipping was suppose to be 2-3 biz days I waited and after 4 biz days try to track my order it was still showing in transit I contacted USPS thinking its there fault but they were not able to help. Than I called customer service good thing there was hardly 5 mins hold and got live agent faster after explaining her situation she advise me to wait for 1 week and if I still didn't recieve it than they will re-ship it. Ofcourse I am not going to wait for so long so I just hung up and called next day and spoke to another agent and her answer was " oh, it seems the package has lost in our warehouse in transit so I will go ahead and re-order it with 2days shipping and will waive the charges. I accpeted the offer. Next day I got the products delivered but it was the original 1st shipment. Seriously they don't update there shipment status and they are not aware about it. I checked products they were in good condition nicely packed got some free gifts so I was happy about that. Now I have to call them again and cancel that 2nd order orelse I am sure they will charge me. Overall I was not satisfied rather I get it from websites who are responsible and they know what's going on with the shipments.

Date of experience: November 20, 2013
North Carolina
1 review
5 helpful votes
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They do not update their site if a product is out of stock, and once you add it to your cart and pay for it, and only later when get an email days later letting you know that it's OOS. Well, I went on their site and the same item is available for purchase with no info that it's actually not available until 2 weeks. Scam. Why don't they update their website with accurate stock info?

Also it took over 2 weeks for me to get any info on when the product will be available, so in grand total it will take over a month to get my order!

Date of experience: November 8, 2013
Washington
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Horrible indeed!
September 24, 2013

Horrible indeed! This company does not deserve any star at all! I placed an order late last night, clicked on complete an order and an offer popped up, I accidentally clicked on it and now that offer is part of my order. I emailed them right away to cancel that add on order but no response. So I decided to call them early this morning, I was told by 2 representatives that they cannot cancel that add on order as they have no control to modify an order. Either option given is only beneficial to them, not to the customer: if you do not want to pay for the shipping back, they will give you in store credit but if you want a full refund, you have to pay for the shipping back.

This statement on this website is not even true, I tried it but there wasn't any "Would you like to change this order?" link. And cancel link. How great is that? This company is all about keeping their customer's money, once you order, there is no way out. It's a TRAP!

How can I cancel my order?

If your order has not yet shipped, you may cancel your order by logging into your account.

Once you have logged in, go to "Order History" then click the "Would you like to change this order?" link. You'll be directed to a page that presents a summary of your order. Simply click the "cancel" link at the bottom of the page and your order will be immediately canceled. A refund is not necessary as DermStore does not charge your credit card until your order is actually shipped.

Date of experience: September 24, 2013
Massachusetts
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Yeah, pass on this place
September 13, 2013

Yeah, pass on this place. You can tell from the "positive" reviews here that most of them were likely written by employees. I just ordered an item. Received a box. In it? Two samples and two other expensive items that I did not want nor did I order. When I called immediately, the customer service person 1) refused to expedite the re-order of the item I needed (so now I won't have it for the event I needed it for, thanks) BUT 2) wanted me to immediately help THEM out by taking the unwanted items to a shipping place. I live in the boonies, and don't have a working printer to print out a shipping label. I am happy to send the crap back if they mail me a label and arrange a pickup, but they couldn't be bothered to expedite MY order so I could have it when I needed it? Come on. The customer is clearly never right here, and I am now worried about rumors of them charging credit cards for "FREE SUBSCRIPTIONS" or what have you. UGH.

Date of experience: September 12, 2013
New York
3 reviews
17 helpful votes
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Ehhhh...
September 4, 2013

Ehhhh... I am not really happy with this website. I have had better experience before from other websites

Date of experience: September 4, 2013

From the business

• We offer over 700 brands, including physician-strength formulas and hard-to-find specialty brands
• We have over 100,000 product reviews from real customers…and counting!
• We offer free shipping on all orders all the time
• We give you free samples with every order
• DermStore is a 8 year Bizrate Circle of Excellence Award Winner for Customer Satisfaction
• We have licensed estheticians on staff reviewing products and personally answering questions submitted by our customers
• DermStore was founded by a Board Certified Dermatologist
• We only sell products that are 100% authorized by the brands we carry, which means they are real, safe, in code and certified by the manufacturer!
• 24/7 Customer Service


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Founded in 1999
Hebron, KY
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