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Bulk Apothecary

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New Mexico
1 review
26 helpful votes
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Worst customer service ever. No refund or return of purchase, took over 35 days for delivery. Extremely disappointed with this purchase. I understand we are in difficult times but for a company that prides itself on quick delivery, my order of hand sanitizer which was said to be in stock, took over 35 days to receive in addition to pay $17.00 for shipping. During this whole time, I was unable to call or e mail in an attempt cancel this order as customer service phone number was not taking calls and e mail address provided was not valid.

Date of experience: May 1, 2020
New York
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Bulk Apothecary
March 28, 2020

We desperately need hand sanitizer for our business. We ordered from Bulk Apothecary. The hit the mark. The price was high (very high), but they did deliver what they promised within a day or two of the promised shipping date. During the Corona Emergency, that's pretty darn good. I would say that Bulk Apothecary definitely delivered when we really needed it done.

Date of experience: March 27, 2020
California
1 review
10 helpful votes
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I've been ordering from Bulk Apothecary for years now and the customer service is always lacking. I recently placed an order on March 6,2020. No email was sent stating my order was delayed, emails got no response, and when I called and the representative seemed annoyed that I wanted to confirm where my order is at on March 27,2020. I just got an update today?!? My order won't arrive until April 16th... you have got to be kidding me. I will no longer be ordering from them and I would advise newcomers to stay away as well.

Date of experience: April 5, 2020
Michigan
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Ordered 2 half gallons of hand sanitizer. Never received it. Tried calling 3 different numbers posted on their website, Facebook page and in the confirmation email and none of the numbers work. Do not trust a company with no working numbers since they do not reply to emails either

Date of experience: July 14, 2020
Indiana
1 review
2 helpful votes
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I placed and order over $250.00 they sent me the wrong item. Since Covid orders take 3 weeks to arrive. The website says 2-5 days, I had to call and find this out. Then I received the wrong item. I contacted them and was told that they could only send out correct item after they received wrong item. So my replacement would have taken and additional 4 to 5 weeks to receive after waiting the 3 weeks already. I placed an order with another company to receive it faster. I paid more but received in with in 6 days of ordering. I asked for an exchange or refund. They don't do exchanges... and my refund they can't refund sales tax! This practice is illegal. I would not purchase from this company. Horrible customer service and keeping of sales tax.

Date of experience: October 28, 2020
New Jersey
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Hand sanitizer
April 25, 2020

I ordered the liquid spray, it did take a while to come but I did receive it. It is just as it describes. Smells ok too. Bought from a different company and the smell is awful, like paint thinner.
Everything is taking longer to ship these days, not just this company. I will be buying again in future.

Date of experience: April 24, 2020
California
1 review
16 helpful votes
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I have ordered from this company over the years, and never complained( although I felt they were always a little unfriendly on the phone) or returned any product! I received a product that was not sealed properly and the odor was not that of a pure Bulgarian lavender I immediately called them and explained and they said no problem just send it back for refund. So I did as they instructed, once they received it the whole story changed, they were rude, they lied and tried to make me feel like I was the bad guy! I was mortified by this! I caught them in so many lies they were even questioning their own selves! The point is not just the money, its the principle of them not doing what they promised and then making up lies about the rancid product I will never order from them again or give another referral! Shame on all of you, I hope it was worth losing a good customer over!

Date of experience: March 20, 2019
Illinois
2 reviews
30 helpful votes
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Bad customer service
February 25, 2020

Should have read the review before I placed my order. My order has been place over a month now and I haven't recieved a thing not even a tracking number. Every time I called they transfer my call to leave a voice mail. They charge almost $10 shipping fees to a items that can be ship using $1.50 stamp. Don't order from them

Date of experience: February 25, 2020
Michigan
1 review
24 helpful votes
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Shipping time took a few days shy of a month, but I completely understand due to the unprecedented times. However, the liquid hand santizer, "Germ Attack", is one of the worst odors I have ever smelled. It smells like tequila vomit with a hint of fermented vegetables & milk. I feel like I wasted $100.00, because it is not usable as is, and gives my family members and I a nauseating feeling with slight headache. I am disappointed with the product, but not Bulk Apothecary.

Date of experience: April 28, 2020
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Just spent $800 on a fragrance oil that is so diluted, it will not scent my soap. I have contacted customer service, and no response... and they do not even answer their phone now? This business is a ripoff. Do not buy from them!

Date of experience: May 20, 2020
Georgia
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Smells Terrible
May 6, 2020

There is a lot of feedback on customer service which I will not comment on as they are overwhelmed with the orders from this pandemic. My review is specifically around the 1 gallon Hand Sanitizer gel. It appears due to running out of their normal alcohol, they have moved to a "plant based" alcohol at 70%. The product is not usable.The smell is just something like I have never experienced. They have tried to cover it with a lavender additive according to the bottle. But beware. I think they are better to return to their normal formula. BEWARE of the hand sanitizer!

Date of experience: May 6, 2020
Michigan
1 review
22 helpful votes
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I have ordered several times through Bulk Apothecary and am pleased to say I am very satisfied. Of course, they have been out of my items at various times but true to form, when it becomes available, I receive a prompt email. As far as sprayer and bottle sizes, You, the buyer must pay attention. Yes, I screwed up once. Read to the bottom of the bottle specs and you specifically get the sprayer/cap size You should order. Also, Yes, I ordered one base and was sent another. I went back on line and read the ingredients for both. The massage oil contains the exact same ingredients as the scrub bases. Will continue to order. LOVE THESE GUYS. Thank you, Denise at Seui's Urban Soul

Date of experience: August 27, 2019
Texas
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Crappy products
May 14, 2020

First it was over priced. I paid almost $15 to have it shipped in three days. It took them one month and no word. After i filed complain with eBay. Then they send it. I asked for a refund for the extra charges. They ignored me. Bad product. The disinfectant was very watery and had a bad smell.
DO NOT WAIST UR MONEY WITH THEM

Date of experience: May 14, 2020
Florida
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Great hand sanitizer
March 28, 2020

I was leary of previous reviews but needed hand sanitizer since its not available in stores where I live. I ordered the 1 gallon hand sanitizer and they said 10 days for shipping, it was 11, so not that bad. Recieved order and its good. All around pleased at price, shipping and quality. Would buy again.

Date of experience: March 27, 2020
Georgia
1 review
8 helpful votes
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From day one my diffuser took hours before it began to work. I thought it may just have a slow start. I reached out to the email I had and after several emails in a 3 month timeframe along with several voicemails this company refused to credit or replace my product. Don't waste your time or money with this company. Product is not reliable. But my card did refund my card after I disputed the charge. So if your having a difficult time with them I suggest you do the same to get your money back. I will never use this place again.

Date of experience: July 5, 2019
Idaho
1 review
13 helpful votes
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Love this Company
September 2, 2019

I've been ordering the majority of my supplies from this co. For about 4 years. After reading all the negative reviews I was inspired to write my own... the prices are amazing, I've loved every product I've gotten, and the customer service department have always been polite and very helpful! The ONLY complaint I've ever had is the shipping time/prices, but besides that, AMAZING!

Date of experience: September 1, 2019
Oregon
1 review
6 helpful votes
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The service at Bulk Apothecary has gotten worse and worse. They won't honor their promises when it comes to custom work and things aren't reliably in stock. Plus customer service is rude and completely useless.

Date of experience: August 27, 2019
Texas
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I ordered some mercury glass vessels for candles.
They arrived crushed and broken. The guy from UPS told me: is it glass?
Yes. Sounds broken. Ok we opened the package and of course everything broken. The packaging was really poor. No wonder they broke.
Anyways I refused the package. When they received it back I got this email saying that it was a ups error and I had a choice of replacement, but I had to pay 15 $ shipment. Or refund or store credit. Who would do that to a customer? I asked for a refund,

Date of experience: October 22, 2021
California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They are a legitimate company, just overwhelmed. I ordered two gallon of hand santizer, spray and gel, one gallon each. Ordered separately. Both orders have been fulfilled. It just took longer than expected. They were responsive to email inquiries. I am very happy with both products. 70% alcohol based spray and gel.

Date of experience: May 2, 2020
Indiana
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I have ordered products from this company many times in the past and have been happy. Lately they have had the worse customer service and such, can't even call them anymore. I had a missing item that finally arrived after 6 weeks. They would not believe me because the item was lost in their system so I sent them proof of the order. Thank I finally get some of the sanitizer I ordered and it smelled horrible. They had a sticker on their that explained the bad oder. I got a new batch and it did not have that bad Oder plus no sticker. They lied and made up some story about the Oder. I have attached pictures. Not at all happy being lied too.

Date of experience: May 28, 2020

Overview

Bulk Apothecary has a rating of 1.5 stars from 259 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally dissatisfied with their purchases. Reviewers dissatisfied with Bulk Apothecary most frequently mention customer service, hand sanitizer and essential oils. Bulk Apothecary ranks 69th among Aromatherapy sites.

service
47
value
48
shipping
48
returns
35
quality
44
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