It was absolutely fantastic service. After 7 years, the cell in my chlorinator finally died, and on top of that, my pool robot broke down after only a year and a half of use. As an immigrant with limited English, I was quite anxious about dealing with everything.
But the service I received was simply outstanding. They took away the old robot and provided me with a temporary one while waiting for the replacement. Within just 3 days, they delivered and installed a new chlorinator cell. And then they even replaced the broken robot with a completely brand-new one.
Now that is what I call real customer service. Thank you, gentlemen.
Response from Swimart Hope Island
We appreciate the lovely feedback. Thank you and have a great day!
AR
acm rajbalaspl
google
★★★★★
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thank you for your five-star review. We are delighted we made your experience a positive one. Until next time, take care.
MS
marianela acuña segovia
google
★☆☆☆☆
very disappointed with the service I received. The salesperson’s attitude came across as rude and dismissive, which made the experience uncomfortable and quite unpleasant. Clearly she needs holidays or an destress pill.
Response from Swimart Hope Island
We have checked our database and cannot find you or any service in our system. Would you be so kind to contact us so we can investigate this matter?
JT
jean tadros
google
★★★★★
Response from Swimart Hope Island
We appreciate your kind feedback and thank you for taking the time to leave us a review.
AM
Arman Mahdiani
google
★☆☆☆☆
I can see why they insist on getting a credit card detail before doing anything. Looking at reviews in last 2 years, I should have read them before asking for a service. I was quoted 270 for a spa service, which they went, filled the spa and said it's not working and quoted me for repair price. Then charged my credit card 210 for doing this without telling me or providing itemised invoice .
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Dear Arman,
We quoted you $270.00 for degreasing the spa. As explained over the phone this would take 3 visits; one to degrease the spa; another to return and empty the old water and then refill and return to re-balance. This involved 3 x call outs at $90.00 per call out plus chemicals.
While there we also inspected the inside of the spa and advised that the controller needed replacing. We provided a quote of $600.00 for the replacement of the controller which you chose not to proceed. This was also our recommendation given the overall condition of spa therefore preventing you from throwing good money after bad.
We amended our invoice down to reflect the two call outs plus some additional time.
We have been fair & transparent and advised you to the best of our ability so it's incredibly disappointing to read your comments.
R
RetroIronhide
google
★☆☆☆☆
Beware of this pool shop!. Both the wife and husband have no idea about servicing pools. Their technicians don't service as qouted. First service was great as im assuming I was on site but it went downhill from there. Only 3 services in and the technician spent a total of 8 mins "servicing" the pool. The qoute was for a detailed brush of walls and floor to maintain cleanliness and calcium build of atleast half hr service, tech came and went from my house in less than 10 min which the security cameras have recorded. Tried to talk to owners about it straight after he left but they were hostile and didn't belive what I tried to tell them. Stay well away from this shop. waste of time.
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Dear Mathew,
We have a zero-tolerance policy toward abusive behaviour directed at our staff. Our team followed your instructions in full and we do not accept any blame in this matter.
We are a long-standing and respected member of the Hope Island community, known for providing exceptional customer service and expert advice to our valued clients over many years.
AV
Arjun Vijaykumar
google
★☆☆☆☆
Hi team, I don't usually like to leave negative feedback, but when I was asked to carry 60 kilos of pool salt back to my car all by myself because all your women in the store couldn't help me carry it after I bought them , next time please tell me that upfront. I really struggled with that weight and if your selling heavy things perhaps you should have a male staff around to help. Even my 11 year old son offered to carry a bag which I thought was ridiculous ! I've bought a lot of stuff from this store but after today, I'm never coming back. Will find another store that will help me carry what I buy to the car or at least try and help me together, not dump it all on me!
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김정아
google
★☆☆☆☆
I called them to book a regular service for our pool. However the lady who is the receptionist was really unfriendly and very rude. She said I can't book an appointment with our technician who is coming to our house regularly because he is very busy. so I asked her please book for us when he is available anytime. However she said she can't book with this guy because she doesn't know when he is available in future. Then, she hang up the phone because she is busy and have a client in front of her. just shocking service. I never ever use this company because of her.
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thank you for your feedback. We understand your anger but as you can appreciate Cyclone Alfredhas caused a great deal of damage to pools all over Hope Island and we are desperately trying to attend to everyone as quickly as possible. We offered to come out next Thursday however this was unacceptable to you.
Understandably we have prioritized our regular service customers and unfortunately you cancelled your regular services.
We are sorry you're upset however it would be unfair for us to schedule your service ahead of the people who support us every month.
MC
Michelle Colligan
google
★☆☆☆☆
Went to Swimart Hope Island today to ask for a chlorine bomb for our pool as our pipe has been broken for a week and has just been fixed. The women their said there is no such thing as a pool chlorine bomb which my husband does purchase from Bunnings. I told her I need to bomb the pool with chlorine and needed two bags of salt, she said that the whole of the Gold Coast had a shortage of salt and I wouldn't be able to get it any where. I also asked her to test my spa water and she told me there was way too much chlorine which I had John test 2 weeks ago and did what he recommended. I haven't put any more chlorine in since then and she said don't use the spa. Then she told me to put in Alkaline and I questioned whether it was Alkaline up or down. She got extremely annoyed by my question and, threw the paper at me and said very rudely, Alkaline up. She was extremely rude, along with bad attitude so off to Bunnings Oxenford only to find at least 100 bags of salt. I wont be back there again as my experience today was awful!!!!
Response from Swimart Hope Island
We're sorry to hear you feel this way. Clearly there has been a misunderstanding. We strive to provide accurate advice and great service to our customers. Regarding your visit, our team provided guidance based on standard pool care practices and based on the efficacy of our chemicals. We understand not everyone chooses to purchase chemicals from us, but we stand by the expertise and service we offer. Having said that, we totally understand some customers need to purchase Bunnings products.
HA
Harry Andersen
google
★★★★★
Regularly visit the shop to re-stock on all chemicals needed for the pool, lovely staff and cute pups too, always offer advice when needed :)
Response from Swimart Hope Island
We appreciate the lovely feedback of Swimart Hope Island. Thank you and have a great day!
AB
Andrea Burnett
cloutly
★★★★☆
We had our pool pump taken away to be serviced the week before Christmas. Naturally my husband & I were concerned that it would not be back in time for the Christmas break. While I was initially disappointed to receive an invoice for the disconnection & removal or our pump (when no service was provided) I contacted Swimart & spoke with John, he said he would adjust the quote for the repair of the pump (reducing by $90). This is good customer service when a business listens to customer to understand a complaint, then provides a suitable solution. Consequently the pump was repaired, serviced and I was able to collect the Friday before Christmas.
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thank you so much for your review! We truly appreciate the feedback and hope to hear from you again.
GK
G K
google
★☆☆☆☆
Confusing bill, not putting customer first, very disappointing, stop patronising at initial stage!
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thank you for your feedback. We understand that some invoice systems are hard to understand so in attempting to explain how we invoice bulk chemicals ie using fractions , you may have got the impression that we were patronizing. Our apologies. We were only trying to assist. Unfortunately, you were unwilling to accept our explanation and we thought it best that you use another pool company, as clearly, we were unable to help you. We wish you well.
Kind regards
John & Susie
RH
Ron Hughes
cloutly
★★★★★
The Lady behind the counter was very informative , and extremely helpfull.
All delivered in a very pleasant and friendly manner.
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thank you so much for your review! We truly appreciate the feedback and hope to hear from you again.
KP
Kate Pryor
google
★★★★★
So friendly & helpful 🙌🏼
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thanks for the kind words! We're thrilled to hear how much you enjoyed your experience with us and we hope to see you again at Swimart Hope Island.
JF
John Fishbourne
google
★★★★★
Courteous, professional and reliable. Kane is an asset to the business
Response from Swimart Hope Island
We're happy to hear you had an awesome time with us at Swimart Hope Island! Thanks for sharing your experience. We hope you stop by and see us again soon.
DN
DAN noonan
google
★★★★★
Great service over the phone!! Quick, no hassles & professional! Excellent post transaction communication!
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thank you so much for your review of Swimart Hope Island! We truly appreciate the feedback and hope to hear from you again.
GM
Grant Morrison
cloutly
★★★★★
Professional approach
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thank you so much for your review! We truly appreciate the feedback and hope to hear from you again.
SM
Scott Montgomery
cloutly
★★★★★
Good old fashioned device.
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thank you so much for your review! We truly appreciate the feedback and hope to hear from you again.
LS
Lisa Song
google
★★★★★
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Thank you for your five star review. The Swimart Hope Island team is delighted we could serve you so well.
IA
Ian Anderson
google
★★★★★
The store staff was very helpful and recommended the right chemicals to fix a very green pool in just 24 hours
Response from Swimart Hope Island
Hey there! Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We truly appreciate any comments we receive as it's a great way to gain unbiased insight on how we're doing. It's fantastic to know that you had a positive experience and we hope to see you again soon at Swimart Hope Island.