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Utah
6 reviews
21 helpful votes
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I love this site! They are much more affordable than other sites, have high quality products, and offer such a huge variety that I always find something I wasn't expecting. Their reviews are detailed and include both positive and negative reviews so you have a lot of information to go on before making a decision. I really do my research before committing to a site as a staple to fill our family's needs. This site is a definite staple.

Date of experience: July 23, 2020
Colorado
1 review
26 helpful votes
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No potency/no effect
July 17, 2020

Some time ago I had bought 200.00 Worth of vitamins and minerals, and I have basically finished them all. I am over 60 yrs old and always take notice of the effects that they have or dont have. Well, none of their products worked or was what it said on the bottles. Others I know have tried them and have been dissatisfied aswell. Looks like a corrupt business. Dont buy from them.

Date of experience: July 17, 2020
California
1 review
43 helpful votes
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Duplicitous business
July 11, 2020

Swansons was a reputable company up until a few years ago, when founder Lee Swanson retired and sold it to sharks. Now they often ship products that are expired or soon to be expired. I bought 20 bottles of their "Deal of the Day" at the end of June. They all expired August 1st! When I called the CSR apologized for my inconvenience. I told her that this was no inconvenience, it was outright fraud. Of course there was no supervisor available come to the phone.

Date of experience: July 10, 2020
Florida
1 review
14 helpful votes
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Horrible website
July 7, 2020

This is the 2nd time I placed a order with Swanson, and for some reason my order was cancelled!?
I placed my order on two different occasions for two different items and both cancelled!?
I entered in the correct payment information with a legitimate debit card and they cancel it!?
Swanson is a joke, I'll take my business elsewhere. I'll make sure to let people know of my bad experience with Swanson.

Date of experience: July 6, 2020
Nevada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Swanson Vitamin D3 capsules are the best since they aren't softgels and I'm allergic to fish so no fishoils. I love these. My husband takes Magnesium and Swanson Chelated Magnesium doesn't give him gastric distress like every other Magnesium supplement he's taken and he has tried them all. Great supplier of supplements.

Date of experience: June 30, 2020
New York
1 review
18 helpful votes
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Incompetent customer service
May 21, 2020

I Have used Swanson for many years but when I changes credit cards it was a big problem. They tried to charge my previous credit card a few since they evidently tried to charge the old account. I checked my order which had the new account and emailed them they were wrong in trying to charge my previous account. Their response was that I should delete the previous card and make the new card my default, which I did when I entered the new card and that is what was shown in the order.
I will never do business with a company that screws up and doesn't acknowledge it but instead blames the customer. I will never use Swanson and would rather die if they were the only company on earth. Thanks for wasting my time and blaming me.

Date of experience: May 21, 2020
Pennsylvania
1 review
4 helpful votes
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TOXIC VITAMINS
April 27, 2020

FIRST TIME BUYING FROM SWANSON, HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE, THE VITAMINS ARE TOXIC, NAUSEA, VOMITING AND DIARRHEA EVERYTIME
SWANSON VITAMINS ARE DISHONEST AND THIEVES,
DO NOT TRY TO CONTACT THEM, THEY DO NOT ANSWER PHONE OR EMAILS

Date of experience: April 27, 2020
California
1 review
9 helpful votes
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I made a purchase of 5 items the most expensive@$49.99 retail. The items were purchased via a phone order pursuant to an e-mail coupon for 25% of my entire order.
When I received the order and enclosed invoice the above item was billed at full price of $49.99 instead of $37.50 I confirmed the price of $37.50 with the sales agent at time of purchase.

I've called three times each time I am in cue for more than 30 minutes until I just hang up. This long hold time is no accident. The order line is fast and quick to take your money, but Customer Service is slow to non-existent to address a problem.

Date of experience: April 11, 2020
Ohio
1 review
23 helpful votes
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Bait and switch
March 5, 2020

Have ordered from Swanson's in the past. Received a VIP letter for a "Sitewide 25% discount". Put over $300 worth of product in my cart, entered VIP code, and discount was only 20.00. I called customer service as the math was not working out and was told of the many exclusions and exceptions... so much for "Sitewide". No order and don't appreciate false advertising.

Date of experience: March 5, 2020
Israel
1 review
17 helpful votes
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Products not delivered
January 13, 2020

This already happened twice. They cancelled my order - i have no idea why - and did not notify me in any way. They have my email and information, but i just waited for nothing. Dont try to buy from them

Date of experience: January 13, 2020
Nevada
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Cheat on Sale Prices
December 13, 2019

We purchased Swanson's Organic Avocado Oil on sale for 25% off. In the cart, the amount charged was correct. When we checked out, the price increased. We complained to them and they claimed we were charged the correct amount. No, they took off about a dollar from the regular price. If we do not get a credit, we are no longer customers. Order #: *******
Order Date: 11/18/2019

Date of experience: December 13, 2019
New York
1 review
20 helpful votes
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Pills were covered in glass shards
November 27, 2019

EDIT: They sent me a replacement

Bought a four month supply of a vitamin, third bottle's contents were covered in a brown powder. Turns out the container was cracked and the contents are covered in tiny shards of glass. Being that I bought four months worth and I didn't open the bottles until needed all customer service told me was it's past the 30 day refund period, and that I should just throw away the damaged item...

Date of experience: November 27, 2019
Illinois
1 review
1 helpful vote
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They answered my question!
November 21, 2019
Updated review

My question was about the source of their lion's mane mushroom. They quickly responded that they were grown in California.

Date of experience: November 19, 2019
Haven't had a bad experience
November 16, 2019
Previous review

I have been buying Swanson's products for several years and have not had a bad experience or misleading price; no bait and switch. I was surprised to find these negative reviews. I have been searching to know if they source from China (which would be the deal breaker) when I discovered these reviews. I have found them very affordable and the product quality seems fine.

Date of experience: November 16, 2019
Australia
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Horrible
September 6, 2019

Ordered via express shipping as needed some of these items ASAP. Three days later received nothing, and I mean nothing, including tracking details or any email correspondence. I had a "processing" indication when logged into the swansons website, so I kept being patient.

Spoke to swansons "customer service" and apparently they sent an email for order confirmation when order was placed, complete rubbish as received NOTHING.

So they do NOT warn you in anyway that there is an issue with the order, YOU need to contact them instead - Wonderful "customer service"

Then they want you to travel to "your bank" and ask for some transaction number? Never have I had this experience with any other retailer.

You want me to jump through hoops so YOU can make money?

Have a much better idea - BUY ELSEWHERE!

And you are refusing to return my money? You have 48hrs untill I make contact with the ACCC.

Date of experience: September 6, 2019
Oregon
2 reviews
13 helpful votes
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I seek and compare products via Google and Swanson often has the lowest price shown. But... as you continue to do this, the PREVIOUS item prices change upward and cost more. It was explained to me today by a supervisor that you can only have ONE PROMOTION per order AND THESE GOOGLE PRICES ARE CONSIDERED BY THE COMPANY TO BE A PROMOTION -- so that each new item you put into your cart increases the cost of the one before. Also, if you use a PROMOTIONAL CODE, this will cause your order to go up also (again, only one promotion per order...). By any reasonable person's viewpoint, this is a SCAM. It's extremely confusing and the customer has no way of knowing that the Google price listed is "promotional". Don't waste your money, breath, or time on this corrupt company.

Date of experience: September 4, 2019
Massachusetts
1 review
7 helpful votes
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Swanson website overcharges customers
August 26, 2019

I clicked on an email from Swanson offering 25% off through the end of the day. I ordered 5 items and each appeared in my cart with the 25% off price. I placed the order and the receipt showed a higher charge for each item than I had been shown. I called Swanson and was told I had responded to a 15% off promotion. There was no mention of 15% off during the entire web session. So the prices are fine until you place the order, then Swanson converts them to higher prices, assuming you won't notice the difference. I have seen this several times before so I'm careful to check the receipts.
The products seem fine but their business ethics are non-existent.

Date of experience: August 26, 2019
Florida
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Awesome and fast!
June 18, 2019

I saw a lot of bad reviews but I had a good experience. I decided to take a chance and make my first order anyway. I made my order on a Friday and received my order intact on Monday. I honestly didn't have any issues and will definitely order from them again.

Date of experience: June 18, 2019
Portugal
5 reviews
22 helpful votes
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What Happenned to them?
June 6, 2019

It used to be easy to get a refund for a product you did not want. Customer service was easy to get in touch with and the list goes on and on. Now it seems everything is moving in the wrong direction. I am now going to go to brick and mortar places like GNC and VItamin shoppee at least you can get a refund with no hassle

Date of experience: June 6, 2019
California
2 reviews
15 helpful votes
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Ordered 05/11/2019. Order processed 05/14/2019. Promised 05/17/2019 delivery date. Was postponed til 05/20/2019. Today is 05/21/2019 and I still haven't received it. Chatted with Swanson Customer service to process refund on 05/20/2019. Kept waiting on chat and got p***ed off and hung up. In today's day and age, NO ONE should have to wait over 10 days to receive an order. This company stinks and I for one, will never EVER order from them again. I ended up ordering from Vitacost for about the same price and received excellent customer service. Stay away from Swanson unless you like to get frustrated.

Date of experience: May 21, 2019
Hawaii
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Inexpensive supplements, good quality, but poor customer service, especially on returns. Discounts offered sometimes are not applied to some products and the website makes it difficult to verify whether the discount was actually applied or not. They also will not publish any bad reviews for their Swanson brand products on their website.

Date of experience: May 14, 2019