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My Bottleshop AU Reviews Summary

My Bottleshop AU has a rating of 1.2 stars from 41 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with My Bottleshop AU most frequently mention live chat and customer service. My Bottleshop AU ranks 1794th among Food & Drink sites.

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Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Purchased 2 packs of The Glenlivet for the price of 1 on Wednesday, 16 January 2019.
Received email on 17th saying that it had been shipped.
Courier company notified a delay of a couple
Received bottles on Sunday 19 January 2019.
Great service, great value.

Date of experience: January 21, 2019
Australia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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First time that I have ever been compelled to write a review...
Got some of my order but they took the money for the whole of the order.
No refund for the goods never received and no way of contacting them to chase a refund.
They do not reply to messages, e-mail, nor do they answer their phone!
Its been 4 months now and I've kissed my couple of hundred goodbye.
Absolutely disgusting business and should be shut down
Tip - go down to your local for your bottles!

Date of experience: January 17, 2019
Thailand
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Complete scam
January 14, 2019

Ordered Christmas gift online. Charged me credit card immediately, then no delivery. Repeated calls assured me the package was on the way and shipped. No package. No refund. Complete scam.

Date of experience: January 13, 2019
Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Stay away from them
January 5, 2019

Ordered wine, and no delivery. Communicated with them vie email, chat, phone, and received promises of delivery then refund. None were forthcoming, despite hounding them. I no longer get any replies, nor my money back. Was about $80 worth, Pathetic effort. Stay clear of this mob. Terrible.

Date of experience: January 5, 2019
Australia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Thanks for nothing
December 30, 2018

Ordered a bottle of longbranch, penfolds, and kahlua for Christmas presents in November they still haven't arrived! Went into the online chat to be told they were waiting for them to be dispatched from warehouse. 5 weeks waiting so far, not like i ordered anything rare. Not happy! Maybe they'll arrive in time for christmas 2019... hopeless

Date of experience: December 30, 2018
Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I have a miniature bottle collection, (some 200 unopened) that they could sell on consignment. I supplied in emails photos of the whole collection for appraisal followed up by numerous phone calls over the past 12 months and every time promised that I would get return answer... Well guess what, empty promises suggesting that the shop could be full of empty bottles as they are alcohol connoisseurs... its a pity their own site is full of glowing testimonials even posting on their facebook page is screened... they definitely don't like to admit their downfalls in customer service.

Date of experience: December 4, 2018
Australia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Scam
November 29, 2018

I placed 2 orders with this so called business nearly 3 weeks ago and absolutely nothing has been done, the so called hot line number just rings out or is hung up, I've eventually found an email address to ask for a refund, my advice is the same as everyone elses STAY AWAY FROM HERE, they're ignorant but quick to take your money but dont want ro give you what you've paid for, i will be contacting the accc

Date of experience: November 28, 2018
Australia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Terrible experience!
November 26, 2018

They took over 5 weeks to arrange a refund for me and ignored every e-mail I sent. I only got a response after I threatened to report them to ACCC on google reviews. The owner is a rude and thin-skinned individual who cannot take any constructive criticism about the poor customer service of his business. He responds sarcastically or defensively to every criticism on google reviews and is delusional enough to believe that it's only 'cranky' customers who leave poor reviews. Funny how that doesn't seem to happen to other decent businesses hey - hmmmmmmmm?!

Date of experience: November 26, 2018
New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Dreadful!
November 17, 2018

Why can't you give a company zero stars, because these guys really don't deserve one star.

Seriously the worst online experience I've ever had.

I will Never, Ever deal with this company again. I hope by reading this review you'll never make an order, and hence never go through what I've been through

1/ Their online ordering system will allow you to order items they don't have in stock, without indicating they're on backorder until you've made payment.
2/ When you query anything via their 'Support - Leave a message' website popup, you won't receive a response for over a week.
3/ If your order can only be partially fullfilled, and you complain about the inventory system allowing you to order items that aren't in stock, which is then delaying the rest of your order, they'll offer to send a partial delivery.
4/ At no point will they make correct, detailed notes against your account, and when you talk to another person about the delays, you have to start from the beginning again because they have no history of any previous communication you've had with them
5/ They'll send you a partial order - and later claim they sent you the full order because, again, their online systems just can't cope with ebusiness.
6/ You'll argue backwards and forwards with the staff there about your order for weeks, and weeks, and weeks before they just give up arguing and send you what you've already paid for anyway.
7/ They'll send you a dirty, loose glass as a consolation prize for actually receiving your order finally because you've become an irate, impatient, frustrated customer and they're clinging onto some feeble hope you'll want to repeat the whole horrible experience again at some stage. Not likely I say!

Do yourself a favour and stay well away from this company until they can get some help with actually running a business.

Date of experience: November 17, 2018
Australia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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BEWARE - SCAM OPERATORS
November 10, 2018

This company is an absolute joke. I will NEVER shop with them again and if you value quality purchases and service I would suggest you don't either.

I ordered many items 5 weeks before an event, all of which showed availability online and gave no indication of out of stock or on backorder. After waiting two weeks without delivery I attempted to contact the company several times. After two unanswered emails and another week passing by I finally - after many attempts - managed to get through to them on the phone. I was advised only at this time that many of the items I had ordered were out of stock and currently not available and that the items in stock would not be shipped until the entire order could be filled.

As I was told that this could be weeks away I requested a refund of items not in stock and for the remaining available items to be shipped immediately. Thankfully this was done but even then one of the mini spirit bottles was clearly a 'home made' and the spelling of the distillery was incorrect on the label. Instead of 'Botanic Australis' this Mt Uncle gin was labeled 'Bontanic Australis.

I gave Mybottleshop.com.au a chance to rectify this customer service fail by contacting them requesting a refund for these items and a reply paid post label to return them.

I heard absolutely NOTHING in return from them.

They are dodgey and could care less about customer service. I'm not even completely sure that the item I've purchased is what is says (or incorrectly says!) it is. After all, if they can't even spell it correctly who knows what they've put in it.

If you value quality purchases and service stay away from this company.

Mt Uncle Botanic Australis NOT
Bontanic.
WARNING - scam, worst service EVER
Date of experience: November 9, 2018
Australia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I ordered 18 bottles of wine on 17/8 and no delivery or communication to date yet.
Sent several emails but no action. Also called customer enquiry number many times but never get answered. Had to call the head office (numerous times but only got through twice)and was told the winery had not responded to their order.
Shocking! Worst on line shopping experience ever.

Zhong

Date of experience: September 23, 2018
Australia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Mybottleshop would have to rate as the worst online business I have ever shopped with. I placed an order on 7th July. I had checked that all the items I wanted were 'in stock'. After two weeks I checked online to see how my order was progressing... it was still 'processing'. Every effort I made over the next few days to contact the company went unanswered. Finally, a week later, a message saying 'will follow up with warehouse'. This was followed a week later after another message from me, saying an item was unavailable and this was the cause of the late delivery. Finally I got an email telling me that my order had been dispatched. YAY! Two weeks later it was still 'in transit' between Sydney and Sydney. More calls and messages. Finally spoke to Angelo who apologised and said the courier was the problem. He did call me back later that day and confirm that the order was on its way. On 12th August I got an email telling me my order had been delivered! It hadn't been delivered... at least not to me. Another call... another apology... but curiously my parcel was in Perth. It arrived later that day... but the unavailable item, although invoiced, was still missing. From 13th August to today, 20th September, I have made countless unanswered calls, sent numerous unanswered emails. On 13th September I got another ' your order has been packed' email. This too has now been 'in transit' between Sydney and Sydney for over a week!
The poor people that have to defend the unscrupulous methods of this business are not to blame - Rebekah, Angelo. This scurrilous behaviour obviously comes from the top.
If I were able to award zero stars - and even zero is more than you deserve - I would, but sadly can't. I will most definitely NEVER recommend your business to anyone. In fact I have lost count of the people I have told of this awful business. You should hang your head in SHAME!

Date of experience: September 20, 2018
Australia
3 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Most easily the worst company I have purchased from. Basically ordered and paid mid July, product was on backorder, kept getting told it'll be in on Fridays, after a month asked for a refund, before giving me an excuse to keep waiting they reluctantly started the refund process. Received the money a month later after more lies that accounts are onto it and are working through an "excel" spreadsheet. Eight weeks just to throw money about and waste time is a poor ordeal. I don't blame the Paul, Rebecca and Gabby that work there, they only tell you what they could say, which are often lies to brush you off. The CEO (Steve) should account for his company and the negative reviews. 4 years into the market and all these reviews, must be giving you nightmares. Please don't come back telling me you don't recall me as a customer as you have done in the past, I have spoken no lie in this spiel. Unfortunately there is no options for zero stars; will never recommend your company to anyone, if anything, to tell them to steer clear.

Date of experience: September 17, 2018
Australia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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HORRIBLE COMPANY
September 7, 2018

I ordered online and confirmed on the phone. After 2 weeks and still no delivery I called again (after sending multiple emails that they didn't reply to). Another week passed and still nothing so I called again and the didn't send my order to the supplier, until 2 days after I called them 2 weeks later! So then my estimated delivery was over a month after order, so I had to cancel because I needed it before then. Its not been over a week and still no refund money! Judging by the comments, not on thinking I'll never get my money back! Do not order from this company. Absolute SCAM.

Date of experience: September 6, 2018
Latvia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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DO NOT TRUST THIS SHOP!
September 4, 2018

DO NOT TRUST THIS SHOP! I dont have my refund money for undelivery goods! My order was fully paid 21 November 2017 but I do not see refund money!. I still waiting for communication, but nobody answer! Order no. *******

Date of experience: September 4, 2018
Australia
1 review
5 helpful votes
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This business seems to be the online liquor equivalent of a Chinese drop-shipper: they take your order and your money and then try to locate the goods to send you. My most recent order (which will be my last) is more than two months overdue. A week ago I requested a substitute for the item on endless backorder and received no reply. A reminder email two days ago also got no response. I've opened a PayPal dispute to get a refund.

Date of experience: September 1, 2018
Australia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Be very careful buying from mybottleshop. I cancelled a backorder. Still waiting for refund 5 weeks later. Phone calls led to empty promises, if the phone got answered at all. Chargeback via bank initiated. Ive heard of many similar complaints by others.

Date of experience: August 21, 2018
Australia
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Do not shop here, you will lose your money and your time. It has been over two months and I am still waiting for the refund I was promised. I have been in contact multiple times over the website and received countless assurances that the issue would be resolved, but to no avail. Also tried the phone line, but it is always disconnected or unavailable. Steve Rider, you are a disgrace.

Date of experience: August 9, 2018
Delaware
2 reviews
4 helpful votes
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I ordered product to be sent to the US, after 4 weeks I was informed that they can't ship to the US but they charged my credit card. I asked 4 times for a refund and was told that the matter has been taken care of. I finally had to get my credit card company to intercede on my behalf and finally got my refund. Ignorant thieves

Date of experience: July 6, 2018
Australia
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I ordered online. After a week of no delivery I contacted them and I continued to contact them every week for four weeks with no reply emails. Finally got in contact with someone and my items weren't even sent. After complaining and asking for a refund they agreed. One week later and still no refund. So pretty much they take your money and don't deliver and then don't refund. Go to Dan Murphys, they are cheaper and deliver

Date of experience: July 5, 2018