David Jones

Absolute rubbish. This store doesn’t stock anything good. Staff are rude and very stupid at times. Never coming back again

This DJ’s has just had a facelift on the ground floor and it looks schmick! DJ’s always feels like the fancier of our two department stores and this one definitely gives that impression. Huge selection of makeup and ladies fashion. They have a separate men’s store so the guys aren’t left out either.

I was underwhelmed by the food hall. The coffee I brought was quite disappointing. The tables were dirty and you’re seated in the middle of what’s essentially a small supermarket so the vibe isn’t that great.

To be honest, it reminds me of Macy’s or Nordstrom in the US. I didn’t buy anything cause my American fat a$$ couldn’t fit into the small sizes. Why? Cause we invented the Big Mac.
Anyway, I only went to use the restroom because I was drinking at Hidden Laneways for a couple of hours and needed to be piss. I did try on some Calvin Klien underwear and found them to be quite remarkable. I definitely felt like a CK model and was told that Marky Mark had competition.
The underwear? Well, it felt like an angel’s skin being rub on my butt. In addition, it caresses and lifts the front. At THAT moment, I finally realized why women buy expensive bras.

Better than Myer. Has a touch more class. Of course, service is pretty much non-​existent. Still, they have good sales and a nice designer clothing section.

The service was terrible. I wanted to grab a couple of things from Napoleon but the girl was on the phone. I went to Mimco in David Jones and there was no one there to serve me either. When I made my way back to Napoleon the girl was doing some paperwork… So I asked her a question about eye shadow & she just said try it. I tried some on my hand and she said if you get enough it will be fine and she tried but couldn’t get it dark either… Hmmm… Not going back in a hurry! She knew I wanted to buy a couple of things and wasn’t interested in selling it to me!

Reminds me of Saks fifth avenue. Lower level food court had so many choices. .first I had Singapore noodles for lunch. .then finished my visit with a flat white with a lamington. Great atmosphere and great service. This place was bustling with locals and tourists alike.

Sharp store — compare to saks or nieman’s in the USA. Definitely a step above their next door neighbor.
Home wares first class and the men’s store is awesome, will be coming back for future purchases. All the best brands and service is great!

I think I just had one of the best shopping experiences ever. Went to buy a gift for Mum when Zoe in fragrance got me exactly the same bottle I was about to buy in a limited edition version– exactly the same but 70% of the price– she got me so excited I bought a second bottle for the GF! Gotta LOVE David Jones: D

Was very pleasantly surprised coming into this store. Thinking it to be just a duplicate of Myers.
My main reason to come here was for an iPad. The local apple store was very restricted in what they had available & bad service. Not only was I served promptly but offered a discount on the product I had been looking for elsewhere. Well done. Won my loyalty!
Had a browse through the store and found many things I’d come back for.

When I decided to write this review it was mostly to draw attention to one thing: «At least it’s not Myer» — but I realise that’s not entirely fair. So I decided to give David Jones a chance to impress me, or, at the very least, not make me HATE the shopping experience, as I so often feel when shopping at Myer.
I decided to do a test purchase, not on the ground floor, so away from the insanity that exists down there. I knew exactly what I wanted, but wanted a slight variety from the item on display.
So I stood by the thing I wanted to buy and started a stopwatch counter on my iPhone. I was going to see how long it took to get noticed. Almost ten minutes. There wasn’t much floor coverage (shame) so it took a while before a staff member could free herself from the register. I explained what I was after and she said she could go and check to see if it was available. Apparently they can’t do stock-​checks via computer, so she had to wander off and «downstairs» for about 5 minutes to locate what I wanted. She brought it back, and the actual purchase took only seconds.
Obviously this isn’t a review as most people might expect, but I think as consumers we should do more «test cases» for our purchases, and talk about actual experiences.
The woman who helped me was NOT particularly friendly, but she was efficient. There was another woman doing her very best to help people and who was extremely friendly, outgoing and informative — but she was wearing a «Visitor» tag and wasn’t permitted to use the register. She was extremely apologetic to the other customers who had to wait for the 2 or 3 qualified people… not entirely sure what all that was about, but, if I could award her 5 stars (even though she didn’t help me for my sale), I would.
At the end of the day the only reason I shop at David Jones is convenience. The food court is spectacular, even though they stopped carrying Duvel (BOOOOO). The prices are INSANELY high, but if there’s something you want, and you happen to be there, and you can find someone to help you… well, at least it’s not Myer!

its really hard to define my favourite level at DJ’s and i really must pay credit to the food hall. Not as amazing as DJ’s Sydney, but certainly offers the same freshness a quality and wondering through can take up a good chunk of your day.
Despite how badly I have succumb to my impulse shopping habits and burnt a whole in my pocket there is alway room for a stroll through the food hall whether it be a to grab an Evia yoghurt with fresh passionfruit & raspberry topping or to pass my new favourite place, a coffee from sensory lab.