Woolworths SA Reviews

Name: Woolworths SA
Rating: 1.51

1.5 Rating 622 Reviews

11 %

of reviewers recommend Woolworths SA

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1.5

Based on 622 reviews

Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Courier, Own Driver
Average Delivery Time	Next Day
On-time Delivery	Greater than 27%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	Greater than 74%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Live Chat, Email
Queries Resolved In	Over A Week
Customer Service	1.5 out of 5
Returns & Refunds
Refunds Process	Difficult
Returns Process	Could Be Better

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Woolworths SA 1 star review on 26th July 2025

Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“The app is not user friendly! It’s a nightmare to work with . The shoppers never answer messages and the app doesn’t even give updates. Some items were supposed to be discounted but they charged the full price. Worst experience ever. I’m deleting the app!”

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Posted 9 months ago

“Just had a pepper steak pie. Woolworths should call it a gravy pie as there were 2 to 3 tiny pieces of steak and full of gravy. Not something I will buy again”

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Posted 9 months ago

“Their stores never have items, bought bao buns and sliders it's hocking that it's almost empty at the prices they charge.. it's way too expensive for what you get .. makes no sense shopojg there and their delivery service is beyond useless .. you order and get things hours after the timeslot selection not to mention poor packaging and quality I once received meat that was off! Certain stores always have items best best the day you are buying ! No wonder when delivered you get the same.. utterly ridiculous.. woolworths is not worth the money they charge!”

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Posted 9 months ago

“This is the worst company in South Africa ,they treat their student employees with no dignity or respect , would not recommend the anyone to work for them, although a worker from Woolworths once told me it’s the people not the company , it is infact the people that make it a rather toxic and unbearable environment”

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Posted 9 months ago

“I writes ll this with so much disappointment. I have communicated with Woolies financial so many times advising them of my problematic phone and that I can only communicate through whatsapp. I also mentiomed I am in a financial difficulty and can not make a payment arrangement because I do not know how much I cam afford and I have comminicates this various times. I get paid on 25th but borowed so that I cam pay them on 19/10/2024. I then get a notification i am handed over to fusion debt collectors for one month in arrears. Their chat platform is pathetic and I would like the world to know how disgusting woolies are and that they have no empathy. nicolette buys the chat agent ignored my request and was not helpful at all just like all their chat agents. They are so incompetent and inexperienced. I want a manager to call me and I want all call recordings of conversations I had with them How can you hand people over to debt collectors after they communicate that they cant confirm an amount. I am letting my legal assistant handle thos and I will make sure the whole South Africa knows how woolies operates. No wonder Hello Peter is so full of bad reviews. I am utterly disgusted. What happened to Integrity? Woolies SA not living the values they pretend to have.”

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Posted 9 months ago

“No customer service or consideration of the customer. Aside from increasingly limited stock, account details never get fully updated and then the account is suspended for non use after 2 months. WTF! After 16 years, I will be closing my account as it's more of a hassle than a service. Why are we doing all the work for your business!”

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Posted 9 months ago

“Very poor at fast reversing of fund after cancellation! I am never using this app again!”

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Posted 9 months ago

“The dash/ delivery service is terrible. 90% of the time they never deliver the full order. They need to mark items and out of stock on stead of making false promises. This service has deteriorated massively over the past year.”

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Posted 9 months ago

“I've always wondered why Door dash is not popular in my estate like Checkers 60 or even PnP ASAP. Today, I experienced the complete incomplete of Woodlands Woolworths door dash topped by lack of accountability from their customer "service" when an issue is brought to their attention. Going forward, I will laugh as I watch Woolworths market share plummet and stocks dive while cheering Checkers on.”

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Posted 9 months ago

“Morning, we went to woolies middelburg this morning at 10am, 02/10/2024, to get the necessary fresh items but there were litterely nothing on the shelves, and this is not only one item?? What a disappointment and bad customer experience!! What's happening?!”

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Posted 9 months ago

“I bought a goat wool sweater, and it fits perfectly, I bought the same sweater in a different color and the sleeves were 4 cm shorter, I ordered them online. I was cheated again at Woolworths, ordering clothes online are off cuts clothes. as the first purchase.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“On Saturday I purchased your Garlic Bread which was dry and very little Garlic butter inside. Very disappointing after Woolworths normal standards. Tried to upload a photo as you can see only dry brad however your system is not working? Please send me an email where I can send photo Thanks”

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Posted 10 months ago

“Placed 5 orders via the Woolies Dash / Woolworths app. That was almost a month and a half ago, They debited my account for the amount that all my shopping items were, they did not inform me that certain products were out of stock, hence I already paid the full price for all my items , this happened about 5 times , they owe me a refund , I emailed them ,asking when this will be refunded , just for them to tell me this will be escalated. This is just so unacceptable, and they could really improve the app. And not yet resolved.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“Badly stitched clothes and cheap material quality at a high price. Appalled by the terrible customer service as I’ve been reaching out to Woolworths head office for over a month now, soon going on two trying to get updates on my top. I’ve sent countless emails, made phone calls, sent DMs on social media and I am still not helped.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“If I could give a - 0 I would. PLEASE read this before applying for a credit application. They falsely advertise R2000 voucher. Please see the attached photo “ catch” of the century. Woolworths is STEALING from customers. Please use your common senses before falling like I did! It is a SCAM”

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Posted 10 months ago

“So I order on Woolworths SA site and I am from SA. A week goes by and I ask where the parcel is. They tell me I have to wait up to 20 working days for it to come. How does this make sense? The tracking shows it came over land and see via plane and ship to get here. If I wanted to shop at Temu or Shein I would’ve done so.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“Woolworths app, what on earth is going on? The slowest, most difficult to navigate shopping app! Paid by debit card for my shopping messaged on chat to say I did not receive a confirmation email, within operating hours and I received no reply. Wish this was a once off but your app is constantly a pain to shop on.”

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Posted 10 months ago

“Overall great store, but please improve your online shopping site. It is atrocious 🤨”

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Posted 10 months ago

“I bought 2 pies at the branch in The Parks on Jan Smuts Ave One was chicken and mushrooms, my husband has NO chicken in his just gelatinous sauce, I had a spinach one, if there was half a leaf in it that was a lot, no wonder I buy most of my groceries at Checkers, Woolworths is just a rip off these days Very unhappy customer”

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Posted 10 months ago

“Overall, Woolworths SA represents quality, but the Woolworths "koeksisters" (quotes intentionally added) are horrendous and are a disgrace to South African heritage. Either change the recipe or take it off your product line, but something needs to change.”

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Posted 10 months ago

Woolworths SA is rated 1.5 based on 622 reviews