City Beach Australia Online store
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City Beach is a scam if you ever need to return anything. Purchased $180 worth of items online, we order often. One item was the incorrect size we paid $65 and paid the extra $3 for free returns. Return amount is $61 and when we took it in the store for an exchange the return amount would have been $41. Will not be shopping at City Beach again Show details
Follow-up · The $3 extra you pay at checkout is for free returns and exchanges - except no exchange is offered and you still need to pay for the return. I ended up being refunded $48 of the $64.99 I paid. I have deleted my City Beach account and no longer shop there as have my friends and family. Basically illegal trading practices I wouldn’t be surprised… Read more
No help with a sentimental birthday present — absolutely disgraceful. My sister passed away last week. We recently received her birthday present for my daughter, and I was trying to continue that sentiment by buying something she would have loved to give her — a simple bag for her upcoming birthday. That’s all I was trying to do. I went to to… Read more
purchase a bag that was advertised with 20% off. But their website is completely broken — the checkout just loops endlessly, going round and round with no way to actually complete the purchase.
I contacted customer service, explained everything, and asked for help. Instead of actually doing anything useful, I was told the item had “probably sold out.” At the time I was trying to buy it, it was clearly still showing as available — no warnings, no low stock notice, nothing. Just another excuse.
I asked for escalation. I asked for someone to actually assist me. Instead, I got the same copy-paste responses over and over again — like they couldn’t care less. No ownership, no effort, no resolution.
The only thing they offered? Increasing the discount from 20% to 25%. Completely useless when I still couldn’t even get through checkout.
Honestly, it felt like they went out of their way to not help. Dismissive, unhelpful, and completely indifferent — even after I explained the situation and why this purchase actually meant something.
I will not be shopping with City Beach again. If this is how they treat customers trying to make a meaningful purchase, they can keep their products.
Absolutely appalling experience.
Purchased a pair of Kustom thongs. Wore them twice, then left them on the deck for a day in the sun and the rubber soles shrunk to the point that they are unwearable. Contacted customer support and after numerous back and forths, they determined that it was 'accidental damage'. If you cant leave a pair of thongs in the sun in summer without them… Read more
self destructing, theyve been made with the wrong materials and arent fit for purpose. Pretty disappointing.
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Amazing service. Ordered seven pairs of sunglasses that were on a 75%off sale and they arrived in a couple of days from ordering them. Absolutely love them Amazing buy. Would definitely shop with them again.
Received all different items to what I ordered – Bought 4packs of socks & 2 skim boards for my kids for Xmas, received 1 jumper, 1bag, 1boogie board. Impossible to speak to anyone!!?? Update on outcome- they would not send correct items to me until I returned the faulty items. I refused as it was not my fault so I had to go through paypal to get my refund, which they did strait away. Thankyou PayPal.
Poor customer service – I am disappointed with the customer support when using their online services. I placed an order with city beach and my previous address automatically filled in. I honestly didn't seem that this had occurred and was expecting a step to fill in my address. I completed all the way to checkout and noticed my address was wrong. I contacted city beach… Read more
immediately and they told me they would see what they could do. As the item had not been dispatched I was hopeful, but no the items were sent to the wrong address. At no point did I get an update explaining that they weren't able to fix my mistake and it wasn't until I got delivery notifications that I realised it was still wrong. I won't be buying from city beach again. Unlikely to get my swim wear before the holidays now Chat bot and online chat services are not anywhere near as good as real people and a phone call. Chat times out if something interrupts you and all previous chat is lost. Other companies use similar systems but are much better.
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Excellent communication, updates etc and less than a week to get to NZ! Came 5 days earlier than I was told! Boots are fantastic..so comfortable so overall a brilliant experience. Will definitely shop here again thank you. Show details
Follow-up · Very easy to clean, perfect in wet weather, both pairs super comfortable. I love them!
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this was a joke city beach C/S team was palming me off with statement like "once it leaves our DC its out of our hands" the tracking was all over the place even the live tracking with the driver would glitch out all the time City beach Clearly found… Read more
the cheapest courier in the industry. when i check my orders status city beach had cancelled it the day after i placed my order and couldn't get any clear answers until i raised a dispute through Paypal i will not be ordering from city beach ever again i would rather pay full price on a companies site for an item then have to deal with city beach again with there shipping Gopeople they are restricted from delivering to anything AUSPOST including aus post offices and P.O box, parcel boxes so please keep that in mind
Follow-up · to answer some follow up questions. Was it in stock? the online sale went through like it was but when i saw that they had cancelled the order the next day i dont know if it was and if they were chasing one. Did they offer solutions? no. they kept saying basically once it left their DC it wasn't their problem until i lodged with paypal What was the item? it was a watch Ripcurl Daze in midnight colour
Positive reviews
Recieved my purchase super quick and brilliant communication on status and arrival. One of my items was slightly marked, i contacted the online chat team and they responded quickly to offer me a solution on the problem and made it extremely easy. Very impressed with City Beach online. I think they were brilliant, honestly. Show details
Customer service – Chose the wrong size shoes online, so took them in store (Mac square) for an exchange and the staff were extremely helpful and quick to help me out Show details
Convenient and easy to use – I like to shop the online sales as it’s easier to find the sizes you are looking for. Well functioning site, easy to navigate. Good descriptions regarding the fit of the product. I have placed several orders over the years and I have been very happy with everything so far. Show details
Negative reviews
Purchased 2 bathing suits from city beach online and paid the extra fee at checkout that enables you to return the items for free should you change your mind or should they not fit (had a feeling they wouldn’t fit hence why I paid the fee). Once I received the items I tried them on one after the other and neither of them fit so I initiated the… Read more
returns process via their website. On their returns page what comes up automatically is a ‘refundid’ returns box where you enter your details for an instant refund so I did that. Once processed I realised I’d been charged a return fee so I queried it as I’d paid that extra fee at checkout that enabled you to return items for free and I was then advised that ‘refundid’ is a third party company and there are fees involved however they could reverse the ‘refundid’ transaction and I could return the items through city beach’s own returns process for free to which I agreed. Once the ‘refundid’ transaction was reversed I realised I’d been charged a reversal fee so once again I queried that and was told that as a gesture of goodwill they would reimburse me the charged fee. City beach then received my returned items and only refunded me for one of the items so once again I queried that and they said the item was soiled. Pardon? I then rang them for further information and the lady I spoke to (bless her, I was annoyed and she was calm and lovely the whole conversation) said she would read through the transaction notes which she did and she then stated that their staff would usually attach photos to the notes when this kind of thing happens however there were no photos attached. Rather odd. She then explained she would look into it and email me back. Great! Lo and behold they email me back and they magically now have a photo of a soiled crotch on a bathing suit which is odd because I tried on 2 bathing suits one after the other with underwear on but only one was soiled. So now as they have stated that they weren’t told it was soiled when I opened the package upon receiving it (I didn’t even check upon opening it as I wouldn’t expect them to send me a filthy item) that they unfortunately can only assume that I’ve soiled it and they will be returning the item back to me - soiled. I feel like I’m being punk’d and it’s rather odd that the more expensive one of the 2 bathing suits is the one they are claiming is soiled and are refusing to refund me for. You best believe this is the last purchase I’m ever making from city beach, what a disgrace of a company.
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How on earth do I have to pay for a return in 2025? I ordered a pair of shoes, they haven’t even shipped yet it takes a whole week and they still want to charge me $10 to cancel/return it. How is this company not bankrupt already?
Review of City Beach Your review is pending.Read more A Pee 3 reviews NZ Incompetent and service is teets For NZ customers the tracking tool is outdated and terrible and doesn't ever update on the package location. They also print labels with errors in the delivery address so the poor couriers are left chasing up customers to find the correct… Read more
address because those in dispatch are incompetent and not checking the label against the order. My street number, City and postcode wasn't printed on the label but was correct on the confirmation email.
The points system they use for returning customers is useless as it comes up with an error every time so is pointless and unrewarding for those that spend good money.
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I ordered a shirt from here. I opened it up out of the packet and took the tags off to wear (I already knew it would fit from trying it on in another store). After putting it on I realised it stank like urine. I contacted customer service immediately after but was advised as the tags had been removed and it been about 2/3 weeks since delivery that nothing could be done. Very disappointing and will not be shopping again. Show details
Brought 2 school bags went for the dearer one’s for this year my son in boarding school so brought in Nov 2025 school bags were not used until school started at the end of January 2026 first bag broke 3 weeks they replaced this bag the second bag the zip has gone now this should be a manufactured default and should be replaced was told 30 days… Read more
return but didn’t want a refund I wanted it replaced she said no so note to self do not buy my bags from city beach have never had this happen before with our bags I have 3 kids Really bad serves to say the least disappointed with the out come the bags cost a lot $200
Buyers please be aware!!! Ordering online as they use a courier called dragonfly they are the most dodgy courier company out there no updates parcels going missing Please be aware!!!
This is a absolute scam. I will return the clothes & after that I will not purchase from city beach again. Beware of their online discounts (there is no discount it is full price) when items are returned, they do not refund all your money Show details
Ordered a couple of things online which I was satisfied with but I did order a black knitcardigan which smelt like it had been worn and looked like it had been worn because it had been thrown in the bag not folded and the sleeves were inside out! Pretty poor customer service. Show details
Ordered a lovely jacket online; order refunded the next day without postage amount. How do they advertise something they don’t have & keep postage amount? Very unhappy!
Absolutely poor customer service! Order took ages to arrive. Only to find wrong size EVEN though correct size ordered! Also one pair of shoes had been worn! Have been in contact with their “customer NON service “ who advised that I have been offered a “free return as an apology”! FOR THEIR STUFF UP! What a joke! Show details
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Pathetic – Never received items via delivery. Tried following up to which they tried to tell me 2 different suburbs were the same house. Took away Australia Post and option for parcel locker. Now expect me to leave it, with no items yet payment made. Disgusting will never shop city beach online or instore again.
Worst retailer I've dealt with – A shame I can't give 0 stars. Bag ripped across the seam within the first week of my son starting school. They claim I have to pay money to ship the bag back for assessment as it is out of warranty less than 3 months after purchase. Show details
Faulty item – Purchased a girls swimsuit, the outside faded from blue to completely white after 3 uses, the liner did not fade however. I have been refused exchange or refund based on their policy, apparently they don't cover fade from "environmental influences" for example sun and water.
Horrendous quality and terrible customer service – This is my first and last time shopping at City Beach. I bought a pair of pants that shrank so much after one standard (not hot) wash that they are now completely unwearable. There were no special washing instructions on the product page, and I own similar items from other brands that have never shrunk, let alone by several centimeters like these.… Read more
I contacted customer service, provided photos, and politely asked for a refund. They said they were “sorry” but refused to refund me and didn’t offer any other solution.
As an Australian customer, you are entitled to quality products, and these miss the mark entirely. Spending $60 on pants that last one wash is unacceptable, and refusing to resolve the issue is even worse. Don’t waste your money here.
I bought 3 pairs of board shorts, and they were all too big – I am a size 34 for my trousers and shorts. I bought 3 pairs of board shorts, and they were all too big. It will then cost me 10+ dollars to return them - Instead of the hassles, I will give them to someone else and just not order here again.. I wish i had looked at the reviews before ordering, as i normally do - but City beach used to have a great reputation (we've been shopping with them for years) Show details
Sloppy packers and bad quality stuff – Very unprofessional ! Sloppy packing and didn’t even check garment quality . Good luck if you need to return something …. You need to do all of the work !! Stay away from this company they are bad
Where is my order? – I ordered off city beach and it was horrible. I first placed my order as a guest and when I placed it, it logged me out and I didn't get to see my tracking code which means I couldn't see where my order was. And I kind of needed to see it because I ordered with express shipping and I still haven't got my order yet and it's been a week.
CITY BEACH [Content Removed] MY XMAS – City Beach failed to send my Autistic son his Xmas presents that he ordered online 2 weeks before XMAS and then they tried to blame Aust Post, now he has nothing for XMAS, THEY WOULD NOT REPLY TO ANY OF OUR EMAILS. i asked to speak to someone in higher authority but they refused to put me through on the phone , don't buy anything of these scumbags .
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