Boots

I’ve had a very negative experience at this Boots… The staff were extremely unhelpful and rude. It is a pity as the shop is well located and stocked. I would however make sure not to need anything from here again when travelling through Gatwick!

In general I like Boots, I think the have managed to be so much more than a Pharmacy but at the same time keep it a pharmacy for those who are there for that. Often good selection of different types of shampoo, shower gels, wax, moisturizers etc. I do also often find a quick snack here. The Boots at Gatwick is actually one of my least favorites since it has a fairly small assortment of products and it also lacks the clear structure I otherwise often like at Boots. I would still however rate it as a 4 star and that is looking at what the other options at Gatwick are.

Yep this place is pretty good and more or less as you would expect a branch of Boots to be.
However when I was there I watched a row between the Chemist /​Pharmacist and two italian customers who were trying to buy four boxes of painkillers.
He wouldn’t serve them (correctly) for safety reasons and was very calm and professional. They were pretty rude and agressive to him about it. In the end they bought two packets each, but caused a really big unnecessary scene.
The only thing is they don’t sell soft foam earplugs which I tend to buy a lot to help me sleep in the many hotels I spend my time in.

easier to get all your toiletries here as you dont have to worry about the 200ml limit. It has all the important stuff that you might need on your hols

This branch is located in the departure lounge of Gatwick airport, on the far left corner as you pass through security. Thankfully, they are one of the few retailers that maintain their normal pricing in airports. Indeed, you can even pick up a meal deal for £3! Also very useful if you need to pick up any last minute essentials, such as toiletries, adapters or sunscreen.

A very small branch of the High Street chemist, selling a basic range of medicines, toiletries and food items. It’s incredibly useful for last minute purchases (like sun lotion), particularly as you can’t take liquids through security above 100ml quantities, and the prices are lower than on the land-​side. They have lots of 2-​for-​1and 3-​for-​2 deals, although they don’t always have the same offers as you find on the land-​side.
The only thing I really dislike is the fact that it is so very small, and always packed it could easily be twice the size and still be very busy so you end up being pushed and elbowed by other customers laden with their hand baggage, and the queue for the tills at rear snakes around the rest of the shop, getting in the way. I guess they don’t care, though the takings per square foot must be astronomical.