Universal Store

110 reviews

Shop L02 205 Melbourne Central, 211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

www.universalstore.com

+61396544220

About

Universal Store is a Clothing store located at Shop L02 205 Melbourne Central, 211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia. It has received 110 reviews with an average rating of 4.3 stars.

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Hours

Monday10AM-9PM
Tuesday10AM-9PM
Wednesday10AM-9PM
Thursday10AM-9PM
Friday10AM-9PM
Saturday10AM-9PM
Sunday10AM-9PM

F.A.Q

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  • The address of Universal Store: Shop L02 205 Melbourne Central, 211 La Trobe St, Melbourne VIC 3000, Australia

  • Universal Store has 4.3 stars from 110 reviews

  • Clothing store

  • "A woman staff in front of changing room is so rude! I just been there to try a white dress, I like it but there is a black mark, so I ask the boy near me, he is so nice, but I think he is the new one so he asked her in front of me, said ‘ this customer really like it, but here is a black mark’ she was so rude and said ‘that’s it!’ And she didn’t want to check is it another one in the store or any other store"

    "I love shopping at Universal, but i hadn't been in-store in a while"

    "Best retail experience ever"

    "Every time I come in the staff are always so helpful"

    "Went shopping here on a Tuesday afternoon for my friends party, and we were really impressed by the customer service"

Reviews

  • niki zheng

A woman staff in front of changing room is so rude! I just been there to try a white dress, I like it but there is a black mark, so I ask the boy near me, he is so nice, but I think he is the new one so he asked her in front of me, said ‘ this customer really like it, but here is a black mark’ she was so rude and said ‘that’s it!’ And she didn’t want to check is it another one in the store or any other store. Of course I love this dress and I want it, so I ask the girl patiently ‘ if I take it home and wash it by myself the mark still there, can I return it?’ She rolled the eyes to me and said ‘NO!’ Even the boy near me he was surprised! I think she is racism because I am an Asian girl. I am a loyal customer in here many years and I bought a lot of clothes in here, but today I am so disappointed!!! This is the picture when I try the dress and sent it to my friend asking opinions. It proves that every single world is the true! I just out of the store and writing it in the Melbourne central downstairs

  • Georgi Chia

I love shopping at Universal, but i hadn't been in-store in a while. I went in with my boyfriend on 23/10/19 to help him buy some new pieces for his wardrobe and was greeted by some lovely shop assistants who were more than willing to help me. But a beautiful girl called Marcia came and attended me when we were at the fitting rooms. She was so attentive, passionate and knowledgable and helped give my boyfriend advice and alternative solutions. She then called over the manager Tom, who was a delight, and they both were so fun and made great conversation. Totally made the vibe 100x better and we ended up buying over $500 worth of clothes. I just think those two need as much recognition as they can get because despite it being busy, they were both attentive, caring, offered alternatives and made us smile. I work in retail and strive to give service like those two give. I think it's rare to find workers like them and thought they needed to be recognised!

  • Ash Bisat

Best retail experience ever. Friendly, passionate, efficient, enthusiastic & helpful staff. Clean & tidy store. Staff went above & beyond to help me pick an outfit today & were honest about what did & didn't suit. One was helping me chose the initial item, another was getting shoes for me to try on with the rest of the outfit, while another found clothing items suggested by the staff member directly helping me. All had beautiful smiles & gentle tones of voice even when I was at my least decisive. Extremely happy with overall experience. 10/10 would definitely recommend & return here next time we're in Melbourne. The staff worked co-operately & collaboratively to help me find what I needed. They spoke very respectfully to each other (which is seemingly not common practice elsewhere).

  • Jay

Every time I come in the staff are always so helpful. The last time I went in, the workers spent that extra couple of minutes figuring out what I was looking for and recommending a few things, overall just making sure they knew what I was after. Eric, Nico, and every other staff member in that day (17/08) were the most helpful staff I’ve had the pleasure of getting assistance from in a long time. (Sorry if I butchered any spelling)

  • Charlotte Terrill

Went shopping here on a Tuesday afternoon for my friends party, and we were really impressed by the customer service. Unfortunately we didn't need up buying anything, but the workers put a lot of effort into assisting us into finding similar styles to try on and were really useful. Customer service can make such a difference to a shopping experience and overall actually enjoyed shopping in Universal store.

  • Leo NGUYEN

Is it normal that the staff does not help the customer to look for an item? I do not care if theres no stock for what I’m looking for but at least help me, then say “I think we only have it online for now”. She was doing nothing besides folding one single shirt for 10 minutes and still not able to help me out. Well, I still give 1 star for telling to buy online.

  • Marklin Ho

The affable male staff who attended to my mum was quite jovial and naturally hospitable toward us including other patrons as well which is exemplary of local Melburnians and their excellent customer service ✨❤️ overall a pleasant experience in this chic store at level two of Melbourne Central shopping centre :) …

  • Bree and Emily

strangest retail experience i have had one of the workers were singing so loud it was distracting from the shopping experience and the workers were yelling for each other across the whole store because management had left them understaffed - quick fix, tell your workers they are not at karaoke and better manage your rosters …

  • Michele Playfair

Y'all it has been a LONG TIME since I've been in a clothing shop with such friendly helpful staff. They're running around grabbing sizes and styles and giving advice and the change room area (which has comfy sofas for those of us not trying stuff on) has quite a festive vibe going on. Will shop here again …

  • Pauline Polychrone

My teenager love this shop and while they shopped and tried things on my daughter and eye were able to sit near the change rooms so they could show us the outfits they were trying on. The staff were so helpful without being pushy and all genuinely seem to live working there. A breath of fresh air.

  • frankie

Both Morgan and Harrison need a pay rise asap. The most genuinely lovely and helpful people. Morgan at the change rooms gave honest feedback on the outfits we tried on, helped us get new sizes and seemed honestly willing to be of assistance. An awesome experience each time we've been there.

  • Priya Prakash

I came here a couple of days ago and I was served by the lovely staff member Sez. She has exceptional customer service! As she recommended me different fits to match up, with the black corset top that I was currently trying on. She was so helpful and has a really good eye for detail.

  • Jess Carter

melbourne central universal team went above and beyond for us today, making us feel incredibly valued and giving us a personalised experience. in particular morgan was outstanding with styling and picking sizes! left with smiles and wanted to return just for the staff, bless up ❤️

  • Manky Janky

Happy to sell dirty shoes and then blame it on the floors of the shop when questioned. If customers trying on shoes and walking around store are going to make them that dirty, CLEAN THE SHOP FLOORS! Box was also damaged. It’s quiet obvious these shoes are not brand new.

  • M

Girl with black hair called Morgan had a great personality and very helpful. Thank you so much. However they lack stock of smaller sizes. There’s so many choices in size 12 and 14 but very limited in size 4 and 6. They really know how to disappoint petite girls.

  • lottie m

I was helped to buy 2 pairs of jeans as well as a denim skirt by 2 very sweet team members Paris and Sonya. They were extremely accomodating and determined to help me find the perfect fit, which they did! A really great shopping experience :))

  • Emily Clarke

Such a bad experience at this store. Didn’t see a name but the girl with pink hair and tattoos was so awful. She was ignoring us at the counter while just chatting to the worker next to her and when we asked how much something was so that

  • Alison O'Neill

Really great shop. Most items were a reasonable price. On the day we were there they had some really good specials. Bought 2 items at full price and one on special. Was really good customer service. Great ambience on the store. Recommend.

  • Natalie Costa

My partner and I had an extremely negative experience in this store. As employees in the fashion industry with extensive experience in customer service and client focused care, this was one of the most appalling experiences we’ve ever

  • Tricia H

5 star service from Georgia and Mia. So friendly, knowledgeable and willingly helpful. My daughter has been looking for jeans that fit her for 6 months. So pleased we met them, you made our shopping trip to Universal well worth it.

  • aileen hui

A cashier staff with pink hair girl had a bad attitude. At the checkout, I said that I needed a bag. She threw it directly to me and didn’t install it for me, and then ignored me.let me feeling she was too rude …

  • Maria Joseph

Imogen one of the staff at the store was wonderful! she helped my friend with her outfit and was so friendly and kind. She made our experience much better, she was also so sweet and so happy to help us out.

  • Sophie Anna Violet

My order placed during black Friday sales arrived in 5 days to Metro Melbourne. Very pleased with the fast service during peak ordering time and receiving my order in time for my event. Cheers!

  • V1P3 Moon

The energy of two of your workers at the melbourne central store a couple weeks ago were honestly amazing i think they were siblings lily and maximus or something on those lines - Rachel

  • Tobi Li

I was getting a last minute farewell gift for my friend. Chanel at the checkout is super friendly and helpful despite it was crazy busy at the store at the time. Thank you for your help!

  • Nic Shillo

I love the team here, especially Eric! Me and my friends recently visited the store and we danced to QUEEN B (beyonce obvi) with the wonderful Eric. Love you all lots xxx stay fun

  • Oliver Molnar

Staff are absolutely lovely here so inviting, it’s like getting a second opinion off a friend. especially Morgan n the girl who served me at the counter so sweet.

  • Alan ROBERTS

Melbourne Central Station University store at feels good to see it again tomorrow see you tomorrow today we see today this afternoon afternoon yeah thanks I buy

  • Danny Iglesias

It is with great disappointment that I write this unfavourable letter regarding my shopping experience at Universal Store Melbourne Central on Monday 22th Nov.

  • Josh Reynolds

The staff here were super friendly and helpful in finding new threads. Special shoutout to Morgan who stayed after her shift to continue helping!

  • Claire Di Lorenzo

Nikko is a godsend. Caught me struggling and swooped in and saved me he was very polite. And shout out to max as well! Super sweet team …

  • Yumi Sun

Morgan was very helpful and patient, she gave me a lot of options, she was very fun to shop with! Would recommend! …

  • Emily

terrible customer service. If you are going to in-force policies make it across the whole universal store not just one store.

  • Thiyuni Fonseka

Amazing staff and they give the best recommendations! Thanks Lana heaps for helping me out, super friendly and great

  • Lewis Grigg

Eric was super patient with me when I took 30 minutes to pick the right pair of Jeans, super friendly staff …

  • Tia C

The staff here are great! Very convenient location and love the selection of high quality and trendy clothing.

  • Shivani Gopaul

Very friendly staff who went out of their way to help offer a pleasant experience. Really efficient staff too!

  • Gabriel Arefaine

great customer service from nico, he was very helpul and patient and helped me pick out what i wanted.

  • Te Aroha Waiomio

Sez and Georgia and Lucas are amazing!! Always have the best customer service when I come here!!

  • Mimi

Guy with longish brown hair was super friendly and helpful. Good hidey place to sit in the back.

  • Xiyun Zhou

Staffs are really helpful and patient!!Really love Morgan and Sez!! So sweet!! Will come again!

  • Brett Raymond

The chic that helped us was really helpful and nice. Would recommend. I think her name was sez

  • Lucy Clarke

Immaculate vibes from all the staff!! Thanks for helping and finding my size out the back :)

  • Oakley

Spoke to Imogen today looking for pants. She was very lovely to speak to and very helpful!

  • Asha Bishop

Lil and Sez were very helpful and provided excellent service! Thank you so much girls!

  • Mahmoud Moustafa

Very excellent and tidy store. Perfect chair to sit on and reminisce about life.

  • Jon

Hopefully I can return a faulty item without problems? To be continued...

  • Amy Lee

Some staff were lovely but others were just disappointing. [17.03.19]

  • Lizz

Bad experience served by Sojan when paying. Rude and being sarcastic

  • Riley Wierzbicki

Lucas is a great guy, good to chat with and gave us lots of help

  • Livy sofie

this whole team is incredible, keep up the amazing work guys!

  • MMJ Dance

The place where u will spend tons of money buying basics.

  • Pamela Soto

The Friday night vibe 27/1/23 by the staff …

  • Elle D-C

Thanks Sonia for saving my night <3 youre the best

  • Pusen Koo

Price is reasonable, and the atmosphere is good

  • Callan Novinec

Very busy can be hard to find your way around

  • tahlia mcgregor

amazing service from lucas! very helpful

  • Juicy Juicer

Nice place to shop I suppose?

  • Jasmin Piper

Great experience

  • Anika Reich Barber

Rude people

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