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Mexico
1 review
6 helpful votes
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Scam don't trust them
June 30, 2022

I placed an order with iHerb 3 weeks ago. Ones I made the payment they sent me a confirmation email BUT 2 days later I got an email saying my order was cancelled and I haven't received my money back. I've tried emailing the company and they still haven't refunded my money. I never had an experience like this and I'm very frustrated as they literally won't return any of my emails or calls. Don't trust this company they will take your money and you won't be able to get it back.

Date of experience: June 30, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry to hear of this and want to help. Typically, when this occurs, it is due to failure to verify the payment method after being asked to do so. We want to help you further but, in order for us to do so, we need the order number to reference. May you please provide that in an update of this review or direct message us on SiteJabber? Again, we are sorry for the frustration this must have caused and are standing by to help.

Florida
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Used to be good, now total crap
January 6, 2022

IHerb used to be a good service that I liked to use in the past. They have gone to $#*! unfortunately. The order flow is broken in multiple places, and if you're lucky enough to get an order through, it's delayed by several weeks. AVOID.

Date of experience: January 6, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry to hear of the negative experience you have reported. What issue was occurring specifically for your address? We have times working on improving every aspect of the shopping experience and we will expedite any issue you make clear to us for them to resolve. Also, what is the order number? We are not currently experiencing any major delays. Customers in Kazakhstan are having issues and, in some countries like the Ukraine, COVID protocols and government restrictions have caused slight delays. We hope to hear back from you with the order number so we can look into any issue further.

GB
4 reviews
24 helpful votes
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Terrible service if there is a problem. Iherb are fine if no problem.
I am having my second problem in 2 weeks, they never resolved the first one,( somehow that got resolved with someone not from iherb as an aside). Now, I am going through the same nightmare, back and forth day by day with their advisors wasting my time as they DO NOTHING, and do not pass you to technical and attempt to resolve the problem. Iherb always used to get lots of bad reviews for customer service, I now strongly suspect they have bought in some false "good reviews" that unfortunately is becoming common practise.

Date of experience: April 10, 2021
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We love supporting our customers and want to do the same for you. First, we apologize for any technical issues as you mentioned you may have encountered above. We have likely patched the technical issue by now as we work around the clock to resolve and prevent these instances from occurring. If it is an issue with an order you placed, we may expedite this by having you provide the order number in your review. We also never pay anyone to leave a good review of us as this is unethical and sites look out for any reviews which are not organic. They use state of the art software to prevent this as well as consumer reporting.

Should you decide to provide us with any further information or an order number in an update to your review, we look forward to assisting you.

New York
1 review
4 helpful votes
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I received the wrong product ( collagen power) Tried 3 xs emailing with pictures. All I receive back are repeated emails for the same request. I am now going to call my credit card Co and dispute the charge for not receiving the correct item.

Date of experience: July 26, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We want to help, however, we need photos of the barcode which also discloses the SKU number. This needs to be checked to reference items in our inventory to track any possible error made. Please provide this to our customer support team and they will gladly assist you further. You may also, provide this and the order number through a direct message on SiteJabber and we will expedite this matter.

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

Kuwait
4 reviews
8 helpful votes
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Disappointed
June 1, 2020

Dear iHerb team, I have been a returning customer for quite a while, but I was disappointed about the service I received today. I ordered food item which arrived quickly. When I opened the bag, the food inside was hard & stale. I contacted customer support, but still no response. I lost hope, and had to throw all that food out. I was quite shocked when I found stores sell the same products, but cheaper and with better quality. I am sorry, iHerb, but I will not be shopping here again.(The image shown does NOT belong to me, but my chips looked very similar.)

Date of experience: June 1, 2020
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We sincerely apologize for this and this is nothing we want any of our customers to experience. Our quality standards are extremely high and, it is apparent by the incident you have reported above, that we fell short of such standards. We would love an opportunity to make this up to you and to show you how much we value both your loyalty and business.

In order for us to do so, we kindly request that you email us at appsupport@iherb.com and include the order number of concern. Once we have received this, we will quickly resolve this manner. We stand by and can't wait to help you!

Nevada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Expired Baby Formula
May 24, 2022

On May 18,2022, I received my order of 2 cans of baby formula. Both cans had an expiration date of Feb 2022. This company is taking advantage of desperate parents, during the formula shortage. SHAME ON THEM! They have no customer service department, nor a chat service with a live person. The chat room is a robotic system, with robotic generated questions and answers. DO NOT order from this company. You will have to dispute the charge with your credit card company... read the reviews on the Better Business Bureau!

Date of experience: May 24, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We regret to learn of any issues and want to review any decisions that were made. May you please provide the order number so we can reference this? Once received, we will gladly expedite this matter to assist you as quickly as possible.

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

Texas
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Undeliverable Order
October 2, 2023

My order was marked delivered but I never received it. You cannot contact them by phone. Their customer service is through an automated chat, and then you have the option to chat with a live agent. Agent told me my order was delivered by my garage door or side door which I have neither. She processed a refund, hopefully I'll receive that. When I placed my order I went by the iherb website reviews, but today I googled the company reviews and were negative stating that the company has gone downhill. I should've done that before.

Date of experience: October 2, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We never want anyone to have an experience such as the one your reported. However, we are glad our Customer Support team was able to offer the refund. Refunds typically take 7-10 business days to finish processing and appear back in the financial account associated with order payment. If you need any further help or have any further questions, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support team.

Maldives
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Undeveloped app
March 13, 2022

I purchased some vitamins and skin care product from this app, the application never asked me about name or anything except address and paying method. After my items arrived I came to know that I can't really get them as they are under my company with was mentioned in the address. My company has to do clearance but need a lot of documents and ministry permission so they refused. Now only I came to know that I should create profile in this app and they automatically maybe put my name from my profile. Overall I am very disappointed with the app. I can't get my items

Date of experience: March 13, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We regret to hear of any issues. When shopping with us on our app, customers have to make an account and complete the required profile information. If a company name was used instead of a personal name and this caused issues, there is nothing we can do except the suggestion to change this information. We are glad you have identified the issue and hope this helps you avoid any complications in the future.

We wish you the best of health.

Australia
1 review
0 helpful votes
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I have been buying from iHerb for years but no long. Twice now I have submitted honest reviews and they have been rejected. Obviously this same issue is happening for other customers so their review system cannot be trusted.

Date of experience: May 25, 2021
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for this and understand your concern. This review was removed as it was a damage claim which our Customer Support Team can assist you with and not a review of the actual product itself. We never block negative reviews with the intention of deceiving customers as doing so would be highly unethical. We recommend going over the User Generated Content Agreement, as well as, some of the tips we provide while customers are writing reviews. Other times reviews will be removed due to containing medical advice or unfounded claims as it is against the law for us to give medical advice ourselves or on any public facing forum.

We hope this has cleared things up with you. We look forward to receiving your support request so that we can look into taking care of you for the damaged items. Again, we apologize and look forward to assisting you if we haven't done so already.

India
1 review
2 helpful votes
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During Iherb's 26 % discount offer, two members of my family from different iherb account ordered supplements for kids amounting between $450-500(after discounts). After 15 days of order confirmation they suddenly blocked our account & rejected the order. This is just unacceptable. Their customer care is almost non-existent & pathetic, they take so many days to reply by email. This is just so frustrating to expect such service from this company. They should not provide such discounts & later block/reject the order. Shame on them to provide this kind of service.

Date of experience: September 18, 2022
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We regret to hear of this and want to help. However, we need an order number in order to do so. May you please provide the order number in an updated version of this review?

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

New Zealand
1 review
15 helpful votes
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Terrible customer service - just ignore you when there is a post-sale problem - they have your money so what do they care? A $50 order went missing - on tracking website saw it was sent to another country completely - iHerb don't even respond to my queries - very disrespectful of customers - after years of buying from them won't be doing it again. Rude and unethical so how can you trust them with your health?

Date of experience: January 12, 2014
Utah
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I only ordered 1 bottle and it shows on my account as "recurring". Another online company charging customers for something they did not order. Everyone who has complaints should contact the Better Business Bureau and the Attorney General's Office.

Date of experience: June 11, 2017
Saudi Arabia
5 reviews
11 helpful votes
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Me and my friends really enjoy online shopping at iherb. The reasonable prices give us a chance to try out a variety of products from all over the world. Skin care, beauty supplements, make up. The shipping is unbelievably fast. They have daily deals and trials.

Date of experience: August 29, 2016
Florida
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Ordered 3 items didn't need one sent for return; when ups showed delivered few days later no refund emailed and later same day item found in warehouse, refund processed, apology email sent; seen lot of negative reviews but best prices when i was buying and friendly apology email; perhaps more out-there products are harder for them to manage since they might dropship or similar

Date of experience: August 22, 2017
GB
1 review
7 helpful votes
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I see there are dozens of people who buy from iHerb in the UK and get stung for £20.00+ by the carrier. They do not make this clear and say if you want a refund you will pay 2 lots of fees which is about the total order value.
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Date of experience: January 31, 2018
Hawaii
1 review
8 helpful votes
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Lame company
February 1, 2018

I ordered a 2 ounce tincture a month ago, still hasnʻt arrived. Repeated complaints to the company have gotten me nothing but excuses. Do not order anything from these guys. Wishing I had read more reviews like this before I made my choice to trust them

Date of experience: February 1, 2018
GB
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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I would have no complaints except I was slapped with a £21 customs duty just for ordering some protein powder! When you add this to the price its cheaper to buy on amazon! These hidden charges and the actual price you will be paying should be made crystal clear on their website. I see many people are complaining online about the same thing but it seems i herb are NOT listening to their customers feedback!? For this reason id say leave them alone If they cant respect customers outrage and misleading advertising of product pricing.

Date of experience: February 22, 2016
New Jersey
2 reviews
16 helpful votes
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Horrible experience!
August 29, 2020

I wanted to buy four 10 ounce jars of jelly from them. When I went to check out, it said they could not be send with the free shipping option because the package would weigh TEN POUNDS. I tried dealing with customer service via chat--even got a live person to chat. But all that person could do was show me what I'd already seen... 10 pounds. While I was waiting for a supervisor to help, I looked at the reviews here. So GLAD I did... my gut feeling was confirmed by all the reviews saying how unreliable this company is. I should have known that a site that doesn't offer a phone number would be sketchy. Now I think I was "chatting" with some poor person in a third world country being paid pennies. Terrible!

Date of experience: August 29, 2020
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We would like to look into this matter further to ensure no technical issues were the cause of this. However, if all items in your order exceed carrier required thresholds, charges will be applied. If this was the case, we'd recommend placing separate orders or altering your cart if you wish to receive free shipping (which may be negated based on order weight and carrier restrictions which are beyond our control).

We are always trying to improve our customer support experience and your feedback will be shared with internal teams for such purposes.

We wish you and your loved ones nothing but the best of health!

New Zealand
1 review
3 helpful votes
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I have only used this company once and never again - i still haven't received my order. I wished I'd though to check out the customer reviews before ordering. They say it all. Iherb know that delivery time to NZ is actually several weeks but lead people to believe otherwise. Parcels can't be tracked and they refuse to refund. Please don't support this kind of business practise.

Date of experience: July 10, 2018
Canada
1 review
1 helpful vote
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The website is a joke. It randomly deletes carts. Staff takes no responsibility for it. I just spent 2+ hours adding 300 dollars worth of items into my cart. Then it disappeared. I was logged in the whole time, and at one point began to see random popup errors, telling me to contact admin if that happens. As if iherb.com ever hired an admin, or knows what an admin is. If you use this crappy website, keep making screenshots every 5 minutes, or write down your products in pencil like you did in 1990. Horrible, frustrating, junky website. Large selection of products. Negative reviews are deleted 90% of the time (by their staff). None of my positive reviews were ever deleted by their staff, so take reviews with a grain of salt. There is a lot more junk on iherb.com than the reviews would suggest.

Date of experience: May 14, 2021
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We understand how disappointing technical errors are to customers and we work around the clock to resolve them. The instances you described are extremely rare but should never happen to our awesome customers. Accordingly, we have improved the app and website performance and will continue to do so to avoid situations like this. Should anything like this ever happen we recommend contacting our support team by going to our "Contact Us" page. They will be more than happy to assist you with any technical issue you are experiencing and may even be able to see what items you had in cart prior to the error, therefore saving you time trying to add them to cart again.

Regarding reviews, we do not censor or remove any "bad" or "good" review unless they violate the User Generated Content guidelines which may be reviewed on our website. We encourage customers to leave honest product reviews which is why we reward them with store credit for doing so.

We sincerely apologize for this and will continue to work around the clock to prevent instances like this from happening in the future. We wish you the best of health and hope you decide to give us another chance to show you how excellent our site is, especially with some of the great shipping offers we currently have.

Overview

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.

service
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value
174
shipping
196
returns
141
quality
152
This company responds to reviews on average within 1 day
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