Not clear that the goods are coming from America and that you will need to pay duty on top of there so called competitive prices... if you make the mistake of ordering from these people do not accept delivery and get your credit card company to chase payment and dhl to chase import fees from them. The delivery driver said that they get this situation a lot with iherb... hopefully it will end up costing iherb so much that this company will go out of business
It's been 2 years since I made 2 orders, but I didn't receive anything. I contacted them a year ago and they said they would return the money but till now not even a dollar was returned to my PayPal account. Stay away!
Do not order from iherb. DHL-their courier- is a rip off and iherb does not remotely understand the meaning of customer service. There is no real refund in reality as thier fees are structured in such a way as to make it meaningless.
I ordered 4 products, never received an email confirmation. One product missing. I have no way of getting invoice as they have no copy of my purchase. They claim they cannot do anything unless they have my email address. I provided them with address and it shows I didn't buy anything from them. My Mastercard was charged. They need to find a way to find your order besides an email address. I am pissed because I got ripped off with one product yet they did not include an invoice. I provide as much info as possible including a picture of box with ref #; my phone number; my emails; my last name which is the only one in Canada to no avail. Year 2021 and today's technology and they have no other way to track my order/invoice. Idiots
Basically this is the e-mail they sent me after I request for a refund:
I mentioned in my previous email that if your order is returned to us due to a banned/restricted products policy, a wrong address, refusal to pay customs fees, refused to accept the order or because no one was there to accept delivery of your order, we will refund your credit card as follows: You will be refunded the total amount of the order, minus the shipping charge and the return cost. Also, refunds will not be issued until the returned package is physically in our warehouse. However, since the total cost to return the package, including the duties and taxes is more that the amount of your refund, iHerb requested to DHL to abandon the package, hence, no refund will be processed.
If you have any additional questions or you need further assistance, please don't hesitate to contact us.
Regards,
I placed an order for product from IHERB and 3 of their shipments were damaged in shipping and never reached me. One replacement shipment was lost. I've been overcharged and the only customer service is outsourced via chat and they're useless.
I'm now out over $100 and unless I dispute the charge with my bank I'm pretty much out of luck. I will be reporting them to the CA Office of Consumer Protection
The first order was ok. But the second order is a misty. The shipping agent is asking for another £28 on top. Yet we had paid the full amount plus shipping costs. We were expecting our products on Thursday but dhl is holding it. I have tried contacting iherb but I am not getting any response for more than 24 hours. Am really surprised because I have seen good reviews
They had two products that looked identical, yet were different. Unfortunately I ordered the wrong thing. It was shipped quickly, however when I tried to return it they were very dismissive. I was told I would have to pay three times the original shipping fee to return it making it a big loss for nothing.
Then a couple of months later I received a customs bill amounting to a third of the order. It has been an expensive mistake ordering from them.
A terrible site and bad customer service! I placed an order 3 weeks ago but still no shipping until now although i have contacted them many times. I cancelled my order today and will never buy from them again.
I ordered herbs from this company approximately £50...
I had to pay an extra £21 for vat and delivery charges. I am just fuming. Surely this Should be added to at the time of order. What a dishonest company.
Nowhere during the iHerb purchasing process does it tell you that - 1, the goods come from the US and that 2, there are additional importation charges to pay once the goods have been shipped.
For those saying it is up to buyers to research importation charges themselves - I would have done had I known the goods were coming from abroad. But everything is made to look like it is a UK site with a US head office and they do not tell you otherwise.
I will never buy from such a less than forthcoming company again.
Do not buy from this company. Not sure if they even have people or robots. Placed a repeat order. They sent the wrong product. Have no system to ship correct item and order a pickup of the incorrect item. Nor does each "department" have the ability to know what the other "department" said or did.The same old questions all over again. After 2 hours between live chat and emails I got them to agree to a refund. Then I had to pack and get to a UPS store. 2 weeks after receiving the product back I still did not have the refund. Had to go through the same process over again. 2 days later after this agony, a credit was received. And it is not over, they tricked AMEX and told them the refund was given much earlier. Liars, robots and cheaters.
IHerb used to provide excellent service. Now it's horrible. Their customer service is non existent. I've been waiting for an order to be shipped for a week and every response I get is different and complete garbage. They charged my credit card incorrect amounts and no response to my queries on that.
This one star for review of iHerb is because of extra cost, my e.g. is that I ordered order where I payed shipping, but I received another bill for shipping, company who delivered the order to near store where I can pick it up.
IHerb order with shipping: 52 euro
Extra cost for shipping: 18 euro
After all, iHerb support act like that is normal. (without deeper details, but they said "sorry")
Btw. I am usual positive guy and I mean this is my first bad review, ok maybe second.
Peace!
I placed an order and had a question about it. I tried to log in they locked me out. I fought with the robot for 40 minutes trying to get a log in a password. They would not help this could be the worst company ever
This used to be my go to for supplements. Always the best prices and only a $20 minimum for free shipping. The rewards were great too. Now, they don't even have a shipping policy anywhere on their site and i tried to order something today for $37 and they wanted $5 for shipping. There rewards went down from 10% to 5%. Plus, their once great prices are now as high as everyone else's. I'll go back to buying things on EBAY.***SIGH
I guess I didn't do my research like I thought I had. Now I find a review from September telling how they add duties and tax to Canadian shipments. The fine print! I have had other products shipped into Canada and have not had this charge so I sure was surprised. Definitely not economical to ship to Canada by buying from them once you factor in that. Also if you are not home during the day to receive the courier you have to arrange to get your package. Seems to be easier places to deal with as DHL isn't the easiest in our area anyway.
It is not made clear on the website that extra customs charges are likely to be imposed by your home country. If you're not already familiar with the extra costs of ordering items from a company which is not VAT registered in your own country, this could easily be a big shock when the item is delivered. My customs charge was more than the cost of the original item.
I bought 2-items and shipment method was next day but until I don't have what I bought from there portal. I sent email to customer care telling them that I didn't get my items no body answered me yet. At same time you don't see there website phone number and so on.
I'll not wast my time and I don't recommend anyone to order from this portal or application.
Fu#cking scammer website ( iHerb Provides bad products and I can not get any refund)
I bought something on iHerb on 2022 June 23.
The order number is *******.
When I got them, I found out that the products were second-hand and they were used by someone.
I have issued many refund requests. But, NO ONE refund request is approved.
Fu#cking iHerb!
It is your fu#cking way to treat a new customer!
Dear Valued Customer,
We apologize for any issues and thank you for providing the order number with your review. No products we send out are used by anyone prior. Despite this, we can see, by looking into the order number provided, that some refund claims are up for review by our trained agents. They should be making their decision soon. When completed, you will receive a notification regarding their decision.
Please let us know if you have any other questions and we'll be glad to help you further.
Answer: Yes, we have a lot of satisfied customers from the UK who have been ordering from us for many years. The only concern is the customs fees that are charged on the order. Unfortunately some customers are surprised about these fees or the value of the additional fees that get assessed.
Answer: Dear Valued Customer, Thank you for your quick response! If there is a carrier which offers the duties and taxes included then no additional fees will be charged. If the carrier does not state plainly in the cart review that duties and taxes are included, then it is likely that such charges may be required by the local government prior to receiving your order. However, you can email us at appsupport@iherb.com and include the order number and further details. We may be able to look into this matter further. Hope we have helped and we wish you the best of health!
Answer: Dear Valued Customer, We thank you for your inquiry. Unfortunately, we are unable to provide that information simply because we don't make that decision nor receive any of those funds. We recommend contacting the local customs office with such questions as they should be the ones who decide how much based on several factors beyond our knowledge. Please reach out to appsupport@iherb.com with your order number and we can see what we are able to look up in our system. We thank you for shopping with us and wish you nothing but the best.
Answer: Yes, iHerb uses only very reliable delivery services.
Answer: Well dont order from india. When the product will come to your door you will be surprised by the extra custom cost which is almost the price of your product. It happened with me i am from gujarat and i found out later that it happened with many others
Answer: Yes you will be charged extra, they dont make it clear when you place an order, but I was asked to pay an extra £15 sterling before they would deliver my goods to my home, so I refused and am waiting a refund of my order which they now tell me will take up to 6 months, not a good company to deal with, buy from home if I were you, I will not purchase from america again.
Answer: Catherine D. I'm sorry but I have no idea. Iherb is very unreliable on posting things outside US. I would suggest you to search somewhere else for your items if you are not a U.S. Customer. I had problems with not receiving my items, they didn't refund me after chasing them for over 6 months now and came to me with rediculoys excuses blaming UK customs and excise. I did bad reports to different sites to help customers to avoid then
Answer: Dear Valued Customer, We'd love to help but, for the iHerb account associated with the email provided, the last order was placed in December 2023. May you please provide the order number of the recent order so we may help? If this is, indeed, regarding an order placed almost 1 year ago, this has exceeded the time allotted for any claims. However, if this is a more recent order, you may also contact our Customer Support team who is always standing by to assist you.
Answer: Dear Valued Customer, We are sorry to hear this and want to help. May you please provide the order number in this review so we may reference your account? Once received, we will be able to expedite this and resolve the matter quickly. We are standing by and hoping to hear back from you soon.
Answer: Dear Valued Customer, We are sorry to hear this and it looks like an agent was able to assist you and reactivate your account. Customer safety and account security is our highest concern and, although we do our best to accurately identify fraudulent activity, in this instance we fell short. Our teams will continue to work on enhancing every aspect of our operations including identifying risk factors to more accurately identify suspicious accounts. Again, we sincerely apologize and understand the great frustration this must cause. We hope you decide to give us another chance in the future and we wish you the best of health.
iHerb has a rating of 1.3 stars from 1,051 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 517th among Vitamins & Supplements sites.
Dear Valued Customer,
We are sorry to hear of this and want to help. May you please provide the order number in either an updated review or by private message? Once the order number is received, we will gladly expedite this matter to help you as quickly as possible.
We are standing by to help and hope to hear from you shortly!