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iHerb Reviews Summary

iHerb has a rating of 1.6 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 226th among Vitamins & Supplements sites.

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value
173
shipping
195
returns
140
quality
151
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Indiana
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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Added ingredient
April 28, 2023

I purchased white stevia powder thinking that it did NOT have any added ingredients in it. When I read the label the 1st ingredient said Maltodextrin! It is bad for you and elevates blood sugar which is what I'm trying Not to do! Can't believe companies RUIN a perfectly healthy ingredient like stevia with garbage! I ope.ned it so it's too late to send it back now,besides shipping would eat up my refund. Glad I didn't pay full price.

Date of experience: April 28, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry to hear that you were unhappy with the product you purchased. Ingredients for each product are listed on every product page and can also be viewed by hovering your mouse/finger over the product image. While this product may not have been a right fit for your needs, it may be a perfect product for someone else. Regardless, may you please provide the order number in a direct message to us on SiteJabber? Once received, we should be able to take care of you.

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

California
1 review
3 helpful votes
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Liars and con artists
April 27, 2023

God forbid you have a last minute conflict, an emergency, a simple time off request, they'll cut you with no remorse. They'll lie and say it's the best work life balance they've ever experienced, how their culture is bar none. Before I even started work they let me go. Yet they're desperate for help. Make it make sense. Run by a bunch of psychos that need to be checked in ASAP! If you want your freedoms stripped, this is the place. FTO is a joke, please do not fall into that trap! The negative reviews are all true! They don't deserve excellent hard working people!

Date of experience: April 27, 2023
Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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Extremely suspicious system of reviews on their products which makes me question the quality of the so called "5 star" products they sell. For example there are reviews for products which are absolutely garbage write ups and yet they get 90 upvotes, and now I discovered they have a 'cash out' option for your rewards credits which are given to you after you post a review on a product. So people are clearly leaving positive reviews that arent sincere just to get their money. Now iherb will say that all reviews are legitimate purchases, which is true… but that's not good enough, why are they allowing reviews that clearly aren't sincere to receive 90 + upvotes (which means the poster earns more rewards credits) and I have noticed they're not rewarding a lot of the more negative product reviews or not rewarding/ publishing reviews that call out a bad or toxic ingredient in a product.

Date of experience: April 27, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We never censor reviews but all reviews undergo moderation to ensure they are authentic experiences with a product the customer has purchased. We also do no encourage only positive reviews but provide the same incentive to negative reviews about products as well. Members of our growing iHerb community want to help others with their purchasing decisions while also being rewarded for being positive contributors to others. We also encourage customers to read a breadth of review scores about a product prior to making any purchase so that they may be highly informed prior to placing an order.

Should you have any other questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support team who is always standing by to help.

Missouri
2 reviews
2 helpful votes
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False advertising
April 20, 2023

Twice i ordered a product from their site and twice they sent me the wrong item. "You got the updated version." Just because the product is from the same manufacturer does not mean it is the same product. One was geared as a weightloss supplement the other was a vitamin, same main ingredient but the other ingredients were totally different. They did refund my money whish was a plus but the fact they falsely advertise one product but send you another with the excuse "it's the updated version" but refuse to update their site and advertise the correct product they are sending out is bad business. I ordered Apple cider vinegar pills with Maple, cayenne and ginger. They sent me cider trim. Main ingredient is apple cider vinegar but the other ingredients are different. I can't take garcinia and even explained that to them when I placed my order the second time, thinking that maybe the first time was just a mess up. I still received the cider trim.

Date of experience: April 20, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Tracey,

We apologize for this inconvenience and want to help. However, we need the order number in order to do so. May you please message us directly with the order number so we may expedite this matter? We have also submitted a request to update the product on our site to accurately reflect the product. Again, we sincerely apologize for this experience and hope to hear from you soon.

Missouri
1 review
8 helpful votes
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It's always a waste of at least an hour to navigate the website I'm trying to get a customer service live agent but you're forced to answer the same question that is the time with the virtual agent. What's the point of trying to be healthy environment supplements when these robotic virtual assistant make your blood pressure go up. Equally as frustrating as their new shipping company. Orders are now delayed and getting a refund is time consuming.

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

Dear Seth,

We apologize for this inconvenience and want to help. However, we need the order number in order for us to do so. May you please provide that? Once provided, we will be able to expedite this matter in a further effort to take care of you.

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

PS
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Never buy from iherb
April 19, 2023

I just received a fully destroyed package and when i asked them to refund me, they wanted me to send back the package which is cost me the package price

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

Dear Kamal,

We apologize for this inconvenience and want to help. However, we need the order number in order for us to do so. May you please provide that? Once provided, we will be able to expedite this matter in a further effort to take care of you.

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

Egypt
1 review
38 helpful votes
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Bunch of thieves!
They stole $4000 from my account & been trying to contact them for a month with no help whatsoever and now they blocked me on Instagram, Facebook and even blocked my email from sending any emails to them! Even tried to contact the CEO Emun Zabihi via email & WhatsApp & guess what! He blocked me from both! Such a useless manager!

Don't buy from them ever! Not safe at all! That's why the SEC always rejected their IPO! They can't go public! They are bunch of scammers!

Date of experience: April 8, 2023
Australia
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I used to love iherb
April 7, 2023

Recently I purchased a product which cost $45 and it kept me awake all night. It was a natural form of vitamin e. I tried it on and off for 5 days and each time I took it, I couldn't sleep, at all. Iherb have a policy of product reaction refund, which I applied for. Their answer was 'denied' that I needed to post the entire order back, to the US, if it were to be considered! As if. The postage would not be worth the return. And why the entire order? Just to make it impossible, clearly. I had been buying from iherb for more than a DECADE and had sung their praises to many many people. But now their operations have changed. Their refund policy is nothing but a marketing gimmick and their communications are corporate and robotic. I am so disappointed in them, even more so than wasting the $45

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

Dear Valued Customer,

We never want a customer to have any of the issues you have mentioned in your review. We apologize for this and thank you for providing an order number with this review. We have moved forward with providing a refund for the item in your order which you believe caused this. 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. Please be advised, if you have any open claims with the payment provider or bank regarding this, it will block the refund from processing.

Again, we apologize for this matter. Should you have any further questions or concerns, please don't hesitate to contact our Customer Support team who is standing by to assist you fiurther.

Washington
1 review
1 helpful vote
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I tried placing an order for 4 bottles of California Gold Astaxanthin 12mg-120 count. The product detail showed expiration date oof 8/2023 so I was concerned about the product expiring beforehand since 4 bottles takes me into 2024. I tried contacting customer service but no phone contact available. I tried several times using the 'chat' option. The BOT was totally worthless. Left emails but no response. Very frustrating process and,
Just to save a few bucks?
NEVER WILL I DO BUSINESS WHEN THERE IS NO CONTACT...NEVER...AGAIN NEVER!

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

Dear Valued Customer,

We apologize for this inconvenience and want to help. However, we need the order number in order for us to do so. May you please provide that? Once provided, we will be able to expedite this matter in a further effort to take care of you.

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

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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No customer service
March 30, 2023

No number for customer service. They say use live chat it never works. Do not order from them you'll be disappointed.

Date of experience: March 30, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We'd love to help but need further information in order to do so. May you please contact us directly through SiteJabber with your order number and further information? Once received, we can expedite this matter to resolve any concern as quickly as possible.

We do offer 24/7 email support, 24/7 chatbot support, and live chat with an agent during the available posted hours.

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

Minnesota
1 review
0 helpful votes
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They are horrible
March 29, 2023

I had tried to cancel an order, which had not been shipped yet, of coarse they shipped it a couple days later, and I was charged.
I then tried to return it, you can not reach anyone, you can not write down reason for return, once they have your money--TRANSACTION IS OVER.
I believe they are a bit on the corrupt side, as they wont even contact you, or allow you a means to contact them in person. And if they get your card #.
Change cards--they will continue to ship the unwanted item and deduct it from your card.
I WOULD NEVER DO BUSSINESS WITH THEM AGAIN

Date of experience: March 29, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We regret to hear of any issues such as the one your reported and want tot help. It sounds like this is about an Autoship & Save subscription which we can assist you with. May you please provide the order number so we may review everything further? Was this strictly about this order being returned or is it about an recurring subscription? Once this is clarified and an order number is provided, we will be able to assist you quickly.

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

Nevada
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Putinists
March 24, 2023

This site ripped me off my rewards because my account "was created in Russia". Like 10 years ago it was created there. Since then I moved and am a legal resident of the USA since BEFORE the war even, I do not support war. I changed my settings on the site: location, currency, language - everything American, even my legally changed name.
How come you take money from "Russians" but don't meet requests on your side? If I'm so bad because i was born in an aggressor country - why not taking my money after all? Why just not writing to me "sorry, we are nationalists, we support Putin - he calls all people who moved out of Russia "foreign agents" and we support him in that, we also discriminate people who chose peace". Why don't you just say it? How come taking my dollars is ok, using my American address is ok, collecting my personal information is ok, it's ok for you to receive my honest reviews, BUT because I was born in Russia, you treat me like I'm he president treats peaceful people - discriminate them!
You are nationalists.

Date of experience: March 24, 2023
California
2 reviews
6 helpful votes
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Scammer
March 21, 2023

I have been dealing with them for weeks. The tracking they provide does not exist and then they tell me they will reship the items. Again, the new tracking does not exist. I had to file a dispute with my credit card to get back my money. I wish I googled this company beforehand because I would have found this business shady by scamming people.

Date of experience: March 21, 2023
Texas
1 review
2 helpful votes
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Missing order
March 17, 2023

Iherb is the worst company to deal with, they have no customer service, they delivered my order to wrong condo building and will not accept responsibility and they will not resend my order.
I will never deal with them ever. The attached photo shows were they delivered the order but our building doesn't have leasing office or a postal room.

Date of experience: March 17, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer

We are sorry for this incident and want to help. May you please provide the order number in an update version of this review so we may further investigate this matter in an attempt to help you? We are standing by to help and hope to hear from you soon.

Illinois
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Would give 0 stars if possible.
Ordered some crackers and they never sent a shipping confirmation. "Customer service" said they would contact me regarding it. Never heard from them and that was a while ago.
Then placed an order from a different email and they never sent a shipping confirmation so I tried to login and I was blocked. Contacted them and never heard a response.

Don't be fooled by the B/S responses they reply to upset customers on this sitejabber page. They don't care about you, they just want to steal your money.

Date of experience: March 10, 2023
Michael L. iHerb Rep
over a year old

Dear Valued Customer,

We sincerely apologize for this and want to help. May you please provide the order number in an updated version of this review so we could assist you further? Once received, we will quickly review everything in an attempt to help you.

Millions of customers shop with us on a monthly basis and our goal is never to "steal your money". We hope to hear back from you soon.

California
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Scam
March 7, 2023

I placed an order and they processed payment, but i never received the product. They claim to not have a record of the order. Thank goodness PayPal doesn't hesitate to process refunds!

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

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry for any issues and want to help. Are you able to provide the order number in an updated version of this review or by messaging us privately on Sitejabber? Once we receive this order number we will be able to assist you further. Also, did you place the order directly through our website or app or on a 3rd party platform such as Walmart, Amazon, etc.?

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

Canada
1 review
0 helpful votes
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Solved the issue!
February 26, 2023

I have had some issues with my iHerb account, but now it has been solved. Thanks to iHerb support Team.

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

Dear Valued Customer,

We are sorry to hear this. Customer safety and privacy is our highest concern at iHerb and we use the latest technology and other methods to keep our customers safe. We'd love to help you but need the order number in order for us to do so. May you please message us directly with this order number so we could reference your account and help you further?

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

Philippines
1 review
5 helpful votes
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Order was canceled without any notification!
February 23, 2023

I received an email confirmation for my order on Feb 07,2023. I had trouble signing in to my account after that. After several more attempts, my account was blocked due to suspicious activity. When I tried to reach out to customer service regarding my blocked account, I was then informed that my order was canceled and I had to place a new order! Been waiting for almost 3 weeks for an item I urgently need and now I have to buy it elsewehre! So disappointing!

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

Dear Valued Customer,

We want to help you and apologize for any issues. May you please provide the order number to us so we could reference the order and your account? Once provided, we should be able to quickly assist you.

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

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.

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35,000+ top-rated healthy products; with discount shipping, incredible values and customer rewards.


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Founded in 1996
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