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iHerb Reviews Summary

iHerb has a rating of 1.6 stars from 1,053 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with iHerb most frequently mention customer service, credit card and phone number. iHerb ranks 518th among Vitamins & Supplements sites.

service
209
value
174
shipping
196
returns
141
quality
152
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Malaysia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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My product was detained by Malaysian immigration - didn't realise there's a law against importing supplements. Anyway, they said that many supplements in the USA according to National Geographic are mass produced in China n sold as if made under quality processes in USA. What do u say to that.

Date of experience: January 29, 2016
New Zealand
1 review
5 helpful votes
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I ordered from NZ and was quoted in $NZ on their website. I paid NZ$398 plus shipping. When customs returned the order I was given NZ$169 as Iherb claimed the order was worth $US150. Nowhere in the world does this exchange rate exist! I was quoted in NZ and expected NZ back. Be very careful with this company. I spoke with them again and it turns out they also charged over $200 in return postage even though it cost $29 to get it here. Couldn't/wouldnt provide me with an invoice

Date of experience: January 23, 2016
New Jersey
1 review
6 helpful votes
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I ordered three 16 ounce jars of peanut butter on 1-20-16. They surely arrived fast. With an expiration date of 2-23-16?! Really? Never again. Shame on them.

Date of experience: January 21, 2016
Germany
1 review
10 helpful votes
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Don't buy from this company internationally. Customs is an issue. They don't even warn you when you order. No refund! Total rip off.

Date of experience: January 13, 2016
Brazil
1 review
3 helpful votes
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No delivery
January 11, 2016

I still have not received my parcel and it has been 4 weeks. The confirmation email sent from iherb has tracking info and when i clicked on the link it took me to fedex. I called fedex and they told me this was a scam. When i checked out at iherb i chose hermes express delibery.

Date of experience: January 11, 2016
Isle of Man
1 review
5 helpful votes
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There was a problem with shipping, my package was supposed to arrive on Dec 29 2015 and now it's Jan 10 2016 and I have to deal with DHL directly and report back to iHerb. All iHerb customer service do especially if you use email, is that they send you a standard reply of how sorry they are but nothing they can do. Customer service hotline is US is a little bit better but they are also not very helpful at all. The best bit is that customer service tells me that if I cancel my order I will not get a full refund even though I still haven't received my order. I WILL NOT order from iHerb again.

Date of experience: January 9, 2016
NL
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Terrible company!
January 8, 2016

False information on their website, and not willing to solve any issues. Ordered for $164, but hey, customers are dumb and why bother...!

Idiots! Packed poorly as well, 4 out of 10 boxes are damaged. People WATCH OUT! When you want to order with iHerb.com!

When you search on their page for information about import taxes, they state: 'you MAY have to pay import taxes' and 'you will be billed directly for them.' This information is FALSE. They don't charge, so you think you're order is free of charges... But then DHL shows up with the bill.

They just show up at your door telling you to pay €45.If you'd refuse they won't send the package back, iHerb doesn't allow that, so they will destroy it leaving you to loose the $ paid for the products!

Date of experience: January 8, 2016
India
1 review
6 helpful votes
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A SCAM!
January 6, 2016

They're a total scam. I've had the worst experience with these guys. Do not buy from them if you want to keep your money. This is my story, posted on their Facebook Page: I'm thoroughly disappointed with your lack of professionalism. You ought to be far more transparent about additional courier costs. I paid for a product, was shocked to see that I had to pay more than the product to DHL (not mentioned on your site at all) and am now told that I won't get a refund!

Date of experience: January 5, 2016
South Carolina
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I use this site all of the time to order my organic spices, healthy body care items, and essential oils. Not the cheapest price but close (way cheaper than any health food store in my area) and you can't beat the free shipping after $20... Which makes it the cheapest then. Only had one problem and they refunded my money to my card, no problem. They're great in all of my experiences and I order frequently.

Date of experience: January 4, 2016
California
12 reviews
12 helpful votes
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Excellent prices when you find deals. And pacjagibg is toughfully done. You get your items in less than 4 days with free shipping. Best place I purchase health and care.

Date of experience: January 4, 2016
Japan
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I love the prices and I get free delivery.
I love these guys

Date of experience: January 1, 2016
Belarus
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Timely delivery
December 31, 2015

My order came on time and just was as it would be described, everything was perfect, I got a good deal!

Date of experience: December 30, 2015
MD
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Low price
December 31, 2015

The items I order are of very high quality and the price is right. I have ordered every item several times and have recommended iherb to all my friends. Outstanding service, quality, and low price. I will continue to order my organic vitamins, protein bars and organic cosmetics - I love the one stop shopping.

Date of experience: December 30, 2015
Italy
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Great service
December 31, 2015

They ship very quickly and the packaging is very thoughtful! The products I've ordered have been of excellent quality, and overall iHerb offers very reasonable prices!

Date of experience: December 30, 2015
Saudi Arabia
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Iherb my $#*!
December 30, 2015

Worst customer service
Yet all other sites they have "this is not premited to country, can not be shipped"
You order they send the order and then your order do not enter the country so they do not refund what you paid and say should have known your country restrictions

Date of experience: December 30, 2015
GB
1 review
5 helpful votes
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In very good faith I ordered 3 Solgar items to the value of £44.77 but to my utter dismay found that I had to pay £19 customs duty in order to receive the goods as it was not made clear on the website that the items would be shipped from the USA - had I known this I would not have proceeded with my order. I believe I was grossly misled by iHerbs and contacted their customer services who were totally unhelpful and gave me a lengthy account saying that it was not their responsibility that customs duty had to be paid as it was the law of the relevant country... well I know this, I'm not stupid - they totally failed to understand that I wanted a refund of the customs duty I had to pay because of them misleading me! I'm sure they do understand but are just not wishing to acknowledge their responsibility. So for all of you who are ordering from outside the USA, please be warned that you will have to pay a considerable customs levy before you receive your items... it worked out much cheaper for me to purchase the same items locally. Needless to say I will never be ordering from iHerbs again!

Date of experience: December 30, 2015
India
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Refund
December 30, 2015

IHerb ordered DHL to destroy my order: value $189cda & then has the audacity to tell me i get no refund
I did ultimately get a refund for this order because i had chain of custody - i could prove through emails that one of their reps told DHL to destroy the order So in this case that rep was at fault not DHL who gave me a hell of a hard time to establish an identity account proof that i was/am what i say i am as the order was shipped out of country. I just placed another order with swanson's who uses DHL also, so hope i have better luck this time

Date of experience: December 30, 2015
GB
1 review
4 helpful votes
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Customs Duty
December 29, 2015

I was dismayed to learn that my £150 order of supplements was subject to another £39 in customs and excise duty! I have received an email from DHL this morning requesting payment before they will deliver. I will not be ordering from this site again. For people ordering from the UK it works out cheaper to buy locally.

Date of experience: December 29, 2015
Jersey
5 reviews
24 helpful votes
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ORDER
December 28, 2015

Stay well clear of this terrible website as you wont be pleased!
Please be warned they are rubbish!
I would never ever go near hat website ever again im totally disgusted the way they treat customers, there a disgrace to the industry!

Date of experience: December 28, 2015
New Jersey
1 review
2 helpful votes
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The price is OK
December 18, 2015

I live about 40 minutes from the marina facility where I order from and it takes 4 days to ship it. I could get good prices elsewhere

Date of experience: December 18, 2015

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