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iHerb

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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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Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Straighten Up And Fly Right
February 23, 2023

I placed an order a few days ago. The very next day, I tried login to possibly buy more product and received the " suspicious activity " prompt. One Day and there's suspicious activity on my account? Then I went through the ineffective chat bottle.
Today, two days after I created my account it is now deactivated. Now I have to write here because I cannot contact the business.
Let me tell you something. Before you reply with your copy and paste "We are sorry..." to this know that I have the Florida Attorney General's personal number in my contacts and met the governor several times. I am supposed to receive my package by tomorrow.
You may be an international company, but you are stealing from Floridians. If you want to avoid an expensive world of hurt my advice to you is to overnight deliver every order placed this week from the state of Florida. My bank shows that you took the money. I'm not waiting 7-10 days to get it back. Send the product you agreed to send or face the consequences of not being able to do business in one of the largest states that is continually growing in population.

I think I made myself clear, send every order placed this week from Florida, I'm not going to let you off the hook and take care of my order while you rip my fellow citizens off. Figure it out.

Date of experience: February 23, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We never want anyone to have an experience such as yours and apologize. May you please provide the order number so we could reference your account and look into this further? Feel free to direct message us here on Sitejabber with the order number or updating this review to include this information. Once received we can expedite this matter.

We are hoping to hear back from you soon.

Montana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I ORDERED IN AUGUST AND CHOSE AUTOSHIP. I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO CANCEL BUT THERE IS NO RECORD OF MY EMAILS OR PHONE NUMBER. THE CHAT BOT CUSTOMER SERVICE SAID I HAVE TO CREATE NEW ACCOUNT WHICH MEANS I HAVE NO ACCES TO THE ORDERS THEY ARE CHARGING ON MY CREDIT CARD! THERE ARE NO EMAILS FOR ORDERS SHIPPED JUST A CHARGE ON MY CREDIT CARD. MY CREDIT CARD COMPANY SPENT AN HOUR ON PHONE TRYING TO HELP ME AND AS SOON AS CHARGES HIT THEY ARE GOING TO DISPUTE. I HAVE SENT SEVERAL MESSAGES BUT HEAR FROM NO HUMANS ONLY CHAT BOTS. DO NOT I REPEAT NOT BUY FROM THEM. I CANT GET THE LAST 4 HOURS OF MY LIFE BACK TRYING TO RESOLVE. THIS COMPANY SHOULD BE UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR FRUADULENT PRACTICES. YOU CREDIT CARD INFORMATION IS NOT SECURE...THEY WILL JUST KEEP CHARGING

Date of experience: February 22, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We never want a customer to have any negative experience when shopping with us and we want to help. However, in order for us to do so, may you please provide the email associated with the iHerb account you created to start this autoship subscription? Please message us privately on SiteJabber and, once received, we will gladly assist you further.

We are standing by to help and hope to hear from you soon.

Qatar
1 review
6 helpful votes
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My account was blocked after successfully placing an order and they charged to my Cc. Later they informed me it was due to suspicious login and order rejected yet there no one informed in advance. I requested to place the order again otherwise refund the money back to my account. No Response at all. Meantime dramatic automated emails receiving about they're trying to charge to my card again to place the order yet declined. So Disappointed :( :( :(

Date of experience: February 21, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry to hear this and want to help. When an account is deactivated, the pending order is cancelled and the payment is voided. When this occurs, the funds typically process back in the account associated with order payment within 7-10 business days. However, we'd like to help but need the order number in order for us to do so. May you please provide that in an updated version of this review?

We are standing by to help further and hope to hear back from you soon.

Spain
1 review
4 helpful votes
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The company lacks the most important element - technical support. After purchasing the goods, it makes no sense to contact them, they shift responsibility to the delivery company in every possible way and do not help the buyer in any way. The refund or resending of the goods was refused for the reason that the parcel was allegedly delivered. In fact, no one contacted me, the package is in an unknown direction. I'm trying to find her, but so far to no avail. All Iherb help is in the photo. Order number *******.

Date of experience: February 13, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

It seems as though our Customer Support team has already looked into this. However, we are willing to review their decision to ensure that all avenues of help were explored. May you please directly message us on SiteJabber with the order number? Once received, we will quickly work towards resolving this matter.

We are standing by to help and hope to hear from you soon.

New Zealand
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The worst ever shipping experience with my order. No information on the shipper website.
Waste of time and energy.

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We regret to hear of this and would like to know more. May you please provide the order number so we may do so? We hope to hear from you soon.

Canada
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Thieves! Take your money but don't deliver
February 12, 2023

Iherb takes your money and does not take any responsibility of your order is not received.

I have spent over $200 and a month later still have not received my orders. Iherb took no responsibility and will not reship or refund. Instead they reply with "contact our carriers"

Their carriers have NO contact info. And it should not be the responsibility of the customer to track their order. It is iherb who hired them. They need to follow up!

There is no number to call iherb nor person to talk to.

Do not order from them unless you want your money stolen

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We never want any customer to have any issues with receiving their goods and want to help. May you please provide your order number in an updated review or by directly messaging us here on SiteJabber with that information? Once received, we can quickly look into this further in an attempt to assist you as best as possible.

We are standing by to support you and hope to hear back from you soon.

Tennessee
2 reviews
5 helpful votes
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Wrong product
February 12, 2023

IHerb sent me 3 of the wrong products and it's quite the rigamarole trying to figure out how to chat and they don't have a customer service number. I wouldn't recommend iHerb.

Date of experience: February 12, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry to hear of any issues with your order and want to help. May you please provide the order number so we may look into this further? You may also directly message us on SiteJabber with that information as well if you'd like. Once received, we will expedite this matter to assist you as quickly as possible.

Ireland
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Have not Received Package
February 6, 2023

My order was supposed to be delivered on the 20th of January. And the tracking option just says the package was shipped on the 10th of January by the courier Geodis and has apparently cleared customs. Seems to be no current way available to reach IHerb support service, live chat doesn't work or the email service.

Date of experience: February 6, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for any issues and want to help. May you please provide the order number so we may expedite this matter? We hope to hear from you soon and are standing by to help.

Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I purchased one product one time. They singed me for renewal. I cannot reach any one to call and cancell. FRAUD

Date of experience: February 6, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for any confusion as it sounds like a subscription was made for the product. We'd be happy to look into this further in an effort to assist you should you provide the order number. You may easily unsubscribe to any product you subscribed to by going to the Subscriptions section of your account and doing so.

If needing any further help, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support team.

Minnesota
2 reviews
3 helpful votes
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Scams you at checkout
February 5, 2023

I had an order I placed where 2 items were on special and the total was $21.55. It showed this total including tax and shipping. When I clicked on check out tab, it brought me to another screen were the total was around $23.05. There were no changes in tax or shipping, so the price of the items had changed behind the scenes. When I went back to the item pages where the items were listed as being on sale minutes earlier, the sale was no longer showing. This is a bait and switch tactic, as both items were supposed to be on sale. Buyer beware! And always check the prices/total in the cart with the information shown in the checkout area. Please refer to the attached pics to see the pricing show in the cart vs the pricing shown when I checked out. Not cool!

Date of experience: February 5, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for providing the screenshots for this matter. After looking into the images you have provided, it appears there was a discount applied initially and then the discounted amount changed. This may be due to not being signed into your account and having the country, currency, and language settings not correctly set prior to checkout. However, we'd love to look into this further and suggest you contact our Customer Support team for further assistance.

California
1 review
11 helpful votes
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Placed my order, shipping 18-20 it gave me. Never received a tracking so i logged in my account is blocked due to "suspicious activity" i don't know why. Used virtual chat that doesn't work submitted 3 tickets no response. Spent 300$ and need my order or refund. Order # *******
I can't find a number for them and not sure if they are even legit.

iHerb attempted to help this customer through the SmartCustomer Resolution Center, but the customer did not respond
Date of experience: January 23, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for this and want to help. May you please message us directly through this site with your order number so we may investigate further? We are standing by to help and hope to hear from you soon.

New York
1 review
1 helpful vote
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0 stars. I tried to order something... Couldn't remember if I had an account so tried to get a verification code to reset my password - this code never arrived. Tried to make contact via live agent (after determining phone contact impossible)... "live" agent was never live, only virtual. Will never buy from this place.

Date of experience: January 19, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry to that you had issues with logging in or remembering if you had an account prior. You should be able to submit a support ticket to one of our agents who should then respond to help in just a few hours. We would love to help and suggest you direct message us through this channel with your account email or other information we could use to reference your account and help you further.

We are standing by to help and hope to hear from you soon.

Israel
14 reviews
20 helpful votes
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I have been buying from them for years and was SHOCKED to see that after I filled my cart and THEN logged in, I saw items that were "in stock" and "available" suddenly go "out of stock," and worse, I had some supplements increase in price 45%!

Date of experience: January 13, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

Unfortunately, prices are varied based on market factors and other economic influences which are beyond our control such as shipping rates, etc. However, we will continue to focus on providing the best value to our customers around the world. We wish you nothing but the best of health.

Oman
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Miserable Experience
January 7, 2023

Small sad story:
I have made order with some available items on iherb website

After 2 days they cancelled half of the items

I complained, they apologized

I re ordered the same items

Surprisingly it is out of stock again

I complained, they apologized
I ordered different items
After 2 days they claimed to ship the order

They received the payment at their account

Now it has been 8 days and they didn't give the shipment to the shipping company
I complained They don't know what is the problem They don't reply emails They don't have live chat They don't reply their Facebook page

Date of experience: January 7, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We never want anyone to have a less than perfect experience while shopping with us. May you please provide the order number so that we may look into this further?

AE
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I was billed twice, why? Refund my money back. They deducted money twice from my card, your packaging is shoddy! Very disappointed!

Date of experience: January 4, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We'd love to look into this further so that we may help you with your concern, however, we need the order number in order to do so. May you please update your review to include your order number or may you message us directly on Sitejabber with it? We are standing by to help you and hope to hear from you soon.

Japan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Since my request was approved, I changed to 4 star rating.
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They have declined my request for a refund twice by giving me an automatic reply message though I sent as much clear as possible those photos as they requested (I was included those photos here!)
I do not think they even see my sending photos.

I am so frustrated

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Date of experience: December 23, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry to hear of any issues and believe this was a result of some confusion. However, we have looked into this further and have initiated the refund for this order. Please allow 7-10 business days for this transaction to finish processing and for the funds to appear back in the account associated with order payment.

We wish you the best of health and please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support team should you have any further questions or concerns.

Michigan
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Lousy
December 16, 2022

On my second order from I Herb, i found out what lousy service is. My home is in Michigan but I Herbs shipper, Laser$#*!, picked the order up in New Jersey and took it to California. Yes, they should have went north but went as far west as you can go without boarding a plane. I still havent gotten the order. It was in Ohio this morning so maybe tomorrow or Monday, i will get it... who know? But i know im done with them and Lasership. I will use neither in the future.

Date of experience: December 16, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We sincerely apologize for the incident you have reported in this review and want to help. May you please provide the order number for us so we may expedite this matter to help you as quickly as possible? We are standing by to help and hope to hear from you soon.

India
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Fraudulent site
December 12, 2022

I purchased California gold collagen from iherb usa... They delivered the products to wrong address and have not mailed back regarding this when I raised a query... I lost my 305 dollars... absolutely no concern for customer online orders. I have sent several emails but nil response...
Why don't you check your mails! My order number is *******! Not delivered at proper destination!
Why are you so mean with your customers? How long do you need this follow up!? It's really irritating! How many proofs do you want now!?

Date of experience: December 12, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We regret to hear of this and never want a customer to have any issues with receiving their order. We want to help but need the order number in order for us to do so. May you please provide it in an updated version of this review or by reaching out to us directly in a message here? Once received, we will gladly review everything with the goal of helping you as much as possible.

We are standing by to help and hope to hear from you soon.

Nepal
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Perfect
December 12, 2022
Updated review

IHerb is definitely the best store, out of many that I buy from. Their prices and shipping rates are the most affordable among natural food stores. Shipping is free for US orders over $20 regardless of weight and very affordable internationally. They carry dozens of trial products, orders usually ship within 24 hours and so far all of my packages have arrived in perfect condition.

Date of experience: December 9, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

Thank you for shopping with us and for taking the time to leave a review! Our teams work around the clock to provide the best shopping experience possible and we will continue to improve. We hope you enjoy all of the products you order and wish you the finest of health!


Get 25% off your order with promo code IVA351
December 3, 2022
Previous review

What a wonderful company to deal with! I have been their customer for over 5 years and have never been disappointed to date. Their website is very easy to navigate, the packaging of the products is perfect and the shipment is the fastest I have seen anywhere. They always have plenty of promotions and deals which are available on their specials & deals page.
And on top of that you can save 25% off your first order if you copy/paste coupon code IVA351 at checkout.
My experience with iHerb is definitely 10 out of 10 and I highly recommend them to everyone!

Date of experience: December 3, 2022
Philippines
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Update: I really appreciate the help. This issue has been resolved by Michael L. I got my account back, and some in-store credit for the hassle. It also looks like I can re-use the discount code for the rejected order. Another Michael H. Also responded to my ticket a few hours later. I'm still unsure if there will be live agents available moving forward, and if the email response time will be improved, but I'm just happy I can take my mind off this issue.

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It would be great if you give an detailed explanation as to why you block accounts instead of just "suspicious activity". I already placed my order and the payment went thru with my bank, so I do not understand why you suddenly blocked it. I did receive my refund, it's just that I still want to purchase products because some of what I need are available on your website only -- for now anyway. I have 3 active tickets because I have not received any response from customer service and its been three days already. You also have no live agents at any time I check. I'm awake at almost 24 hours because I work in multiple time zones. Thanksgiving is not an excuse because it's already December, and one of your employees rejected my order anyway.

Date of experience: December 3, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We would love to provide further information but, due to security concerns, we cannot disclose the exact reason as doing so will only help anyone looking to victimize our amazing customers. However, please message us directly with the order number and we will gladly look into this further to assist you as much as possible.

We are standing by to help and hope to hear from you soon.

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