One unfortunate day, I was hanging out with a friend and we decided to leave her apartment and head…read moreinto Newmarket for a bit. As soon as I stepped outside, I started sneezing. Hello hay fever! We had to catch a bus in 5 minutes so I pretty much ran into The Auckland City Pharmacy and explained to the pharmacist that I was in a hurry and need of hay fever medications. Before I could even fish out my wallet from the bag the medication was already in a bag and all they needed was a payment. Such fast and prompt serve is rare in a pharmacy,they usually take a while to get to you. I was beyond impressed.

Love the staff here. Got my ears pierced here recently - they had it done and dusted within about…read morethree minutes and several laughs. Always friendly and super-helpful.

I came in to this pharmacy after finding a really disappointing selection of sunscreens at…read moreCountdown. But I was so happy when I arrived at the sunscreen section of the pharmacy - so many options that are reef safe, and not tested on animals!! I ended up going with the Natio SPF 50 sunscreen as it had been recommended by a friend. The 'screen was regularly priced at $15.00. The customer service here is truly exceptional. When I was taking a gander at all the options, an employee came over to me and asked if I had any questions or needed any help. I told her I was just taking a look and she told me where she would be if I needed help. When I checked out, the woman behind the counter could tell by my American accent that I wasn't local, and she took the time to warn me about the sun here and told me to just make sure to reapply sunscreen when I'm in the sun. The pharmacy is small but still has a great assortment of health and beauty products, and lots of options for vegans! They stock quite a bit of the Natio range and have a wide variety of supplements and vitamins. I'll continue buying my sunscreens and other health/beauty needs from here! Great place and I highly recommend

Very helpful and friendly staff. My wife needed something to treat a blister on her foot from…read morewalking, and they had everything.

This was a quick walk from our hotel. I realized the one thing I forgot (there is always one thing…read moreyou forget) to bring was allergy tabs. This is a smaller store but they had Claritin and ginger chews which I ended up getting as well. The staff was really helpful and kind too.

The pharmacy here in Mount Eden is a bit bigger than your standard pharmacy, with quite a focus on…read moreall sorts of different body and skin care products. A lot of this is naturally-based, so if you have sensitive skin then this would be a great place to visit. They also have a few nice gifts; these are all quite female-orientated though so probably the sort of thing you might buy for your mum or grandma. The shop assistant was super nice and kind of greeted me like I was an old friend (slightly overwhelming but better than nothing at all right!). As well as prescription dispensing, they offer ear piercing and passport photo services too, and even have an Android app which, although basic, can be a handy way of arranging prescriptions and communicating with a pharmacist when you need to.

Half pharmacy, half gift store really and the gifts are really what set this pharmacy apart from…read morethe rest. The gifts are set out by scent, so there are different spaces for citrus, lavender, rose and so on which makes it really easy to find what you're looking for. The center of the store always has some incredible display of the latest offerings and additionally this pharmacy boasts a large range of natural skin care and cosmetic brands. I bought some pretty pastel purple Italian glass pots here the other day, am yet to use it for a prescription though.

Okay, so if you're going to a pharmacy at night, you're probably feeling pretty much like you need…read moreto be seen to semi urgently and it can't wait 'til the morning. So maybe you're not A&E bad, but you're not good. This is why Newmarket Day Night Pharmacy is the man. It's open 'til 11pm every night which means hypochondriacs can go and get their mysterious flu medication after dinner and not feel panicked the whole night. Also good for that emergency prescription you need filled because you're leaving the country early the next day. Other than the long opening hours, the pharmacy is pretty much like every other one. Stocks the same things and staff are pretty nice considering they're there late at night dealing with stressed sick people.

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I come here for random pharmacy supplies, the odd script, hairties, perhaps a lipstick once in a…read morewhile, and it's pretty good. The prices are generally not too outrageous for a pharmacy, and the service is quick, although the staff at the front till are really less than friendly, the ones down the back who deal with scripts are really nice. I've had some excellent bargains here too, including Dr Lewinn's products for absolutely dirt cheap, and the range of makeup is much better that at other Queen Street parmacies.

I don't go to chemists all that often, and when I do it's because there's something wrong with me…read more This place has a whole range of makeup and stuff but I can't comment on that, I only come here because I have a pain or an ailment that needs fixing. I can't be alone in this. Bearing that in mind, the service here is kind of disappointing. I mean not outright rude or anything, but definitely not friendly, and even to call it polite is being generous. I know it must be boring working as a cashier at a pharmacy, but suck it up. The people you're serving probably also work boring jobs (this pharmacy is in town, you know), and they've probably also got hayfever or bunions or something - that's why they're here. You don't have to sympathise with every single one of them, but yawning and rolling your eyes is not helping anyone. You're not too good for this job - you know how I know? Because it's your job.

This is only a little Farmers and it's not really very good. The beauty counters are okay, but…read morethere aren't that many of them and they're kind of squashed up. They do have a decent-sized beauty section here though, where you can get the more mainstream products at reasonable prices - so if you're ever in town an need an emergency hair tie or moisturiser, definitely head to Farmers rather than a pharmacy, as the prices are bound to be better. The men's and women's clothing sections are pitiful at this branch though, so I wouldn't even bother. The best Farmers for clothes are Botany or St Lukes. Don't bother either with the basement section of this Farmers either, it's an un-funky 'industrial' (read: we were too cheap to finish it properly) hell where tweeny clothes go to die.

Farmers had everything I needed and the customer service was lovely. I was desperately searching…read morefor a particular coffee machine and was delighted to find it at Farmers.