Vitacost Reviews

It makes me so flipping angry that people leave bad reviews for silly things like a website problem or things unrelated to what Vitacost is here to do. I live in California so I don't really run into an issue when looking for healthy, vegan items but on Vitacost, I at least can find new flavors of things not in stores, and my go-to items at a lower cost! My friend, however, lives in Minnesota and says there is nothing near her. Vitacost fills this niche. Not only is the product selection affordable, and HIGH QUALITY but there is ZERO worry or hassle! If you don't like something, it's seriously a two-click process to get a replacement. Customer service is seriously amazing and they have online chat too. It's crazy easy and the employees are nothing but nice. I created an account ONLY to review Vitacost because I want to spread the word and make sure that GOOD businesses get the respect and attention they deserve to STAY in business!

Been ordering from Vitacost for about two years and have never had an issue. I did have a question and the customer service rep I spoke to was really helpful. Free shipping does take about a week and if I had to nitpick about anything it would be that they don't always send the shipment confirmation but they do send an order confirmation right away and you can use that number to log in to the website and track it from there.

There's something way super wrong with their app. It won't let you check out. It just flashes a blank screen so I signed up for PayPal so I COULD check out & I got an email saying it was processed then another one the next day saying it hadn't been so I followed the prompts & they double charged me for the same order. It's slow, inaccurate, the "promo code" was not discounted even though it "said" it was. The delivery is also painfully SLOW. It often arrives late at night & sometimes at even the neighbor's house. They send my husband's messages to MY inbox (not that it matters). It's just annoying.

Customer Care couldnt help me with sign on. When I indicated Vitacost said they already had me in the system. Even though (don't want to reveal the C.S. Chat person) at Vitacost said I wasn't in the system and that he only suggested me going to another Browser. With this lack of help. I would not want to think what would happen if I really needed support with a product order, difficulty, etc. I really don't perceive the owner(s), or President of Vitacost knows, or even cares about these practices. Oh well! I'll just return to a competitive Supplement Company who "really" values my business. Sorry Vitacost. Best of luck in the future.

First of note, I am a self-employed online consultant and not associated with anyone from Vitacost. It sucks we have the "burden of proof" just to leave a positive review for someone! But I promise, this is a legit review on a really great experience I had with this company. I'm not sure how to go about submitting a receipt for verification but I did include my order number, so hopefully that helps! I have been shopping with Vitacost for a couple of years now. My packages are generally received within a day of my order. One day. Perhaps I live somewhere near a distribution center who knows. I recently lost a box that said it was delivered on my doorstep and I am still not sure what happened. It might have been stolen. I have a neighbor who loves leaving her dog poop on my yard so I wouldn't put it past her that's all I'm saying but I have no idea and no proof.

I have ordered numerous times with Vitacost. Their products are great plus the discounts aren't bad either! However, it always tells me that the item will be received in 3 business days. Which is NEVER the case. It usually takes a week or two. I wouldn't be upset about this however, when you tell your customers or when the website states 3 business days I believe you should be responsible for getting that item to them in 3 business days. NOT A WEEK!

I have been a VITACOST CUSTOMER for several years. I placed my latest order in September 2016 and it took a week to get it to me. I called VITACOST customer service numerous times and was always promised an immediate call back which only once happened. I even called the shipping company only to be put on hold for 20 minutes and no one ever came on the line. I called the shipper the next day and was told they will review and call me back and they did not. Their customer service did not care about my order or its timely delivery. My other complaint is that there is no way to get to upper level management to voice my complaint.

I and a small group of friends all order from Vitacost every month or so, for over 3 years. If I forget something, my friends will add it to their order, or if we don't have enough to make free shipping, we pool our orders. None of us has had any problems with the company so far. Occasionally we've had to return items we ordered by mistake, and customer service was prompt and returns were easy. I noticed many of the negative reviews of this company were questionable in their complaints, and many were obvious errors made by the consumers themselves. I think this company is great and deserves a high rating.

About two weeks ago, I ordered a half dozen bars of Taza 87% dark chocolate from Vitacost.com. The items arrived within a few days (timely), which was good. Peeling back the wrappers, I realized one by one, the bars of chocolate were aged/heat damaged, while others were spotted with mold. 100% of the shipment was poor quality, thus raised a question in my mind about inventory control and supply chain management. I asked for a refund and received one immediately. All in all, a couple of good things happened (shipping time and quick refund) but not all together. They didn't truly solve the issue - at least not in my mind.

I made an order on 7/13 and was promised to receive it within 2 business days. Well, by 7/15 nothing, and there was zero tracking info as if the package was in limbo somewhere. I contact, via email, Laser, and they admitted something went awry, but give it another 2 business days, get what nothing and no tracking. Contacted Vitacost via email, but no answer. Contacted via chat, and they admitted there was a problem, and whether I wanted a refund or replacement. I choose the refund. I need to wait 3 days to see it. Poor and poor customer relation, avoid these people at any price. Many people in my building have complained about Laser and their lack of responsibility, such as leaving packages outside the lobby, so anybody from the street could grab the parcels.

I placed an order for vitamin supplements through Vitacost. They advertised "free and fast shipping" with my order over $39.00. Unfortunately, their "free and fast" shipping was contracted through LaserShip. I placed my order on 6/28/2016 and received a confirmation from Vitacost that delivery would be made in a two-day timeframe. I got busy with family and the 7/4 holiday and didn't dawn on me that it was 7/10 and I still had not received my order. I went to my Vitacost confirmation page and it gave me my LaserShip tracking number. When I clicked on the link, I was taken to the LaserShip site where it showed that the order was shipped to the wrong LaserShip facility so it was shipped back to the vendor. The next day I checked it read "delivery attempted -- wrong address." I verified my address on the original order and it was correct.

This is the second time I have had an issue with their shopping cart system. On June 22, I submitted my order. I received an e-mail and I found it had over $100 of items that I had previously ordered added to my new order. Within 15 minutes I attempted to submit a request for correction via their online customer service system. It was denied because the system said I had an invalid order. I got up early around 6:00AM EST and sent the e-mail again.

I placed an order through Vitacost and within enough time that my kids would not be without their much needed supplements. The package arrived and the probiotic, which is supposed to be shipped with an ice pack, came wrapped in paper. I immediately got on their website to get a replacement. I marked in the reason area, "item not shipped cold". A few days later the same thing, no ice pack! Again, why did I waste my time ordering a replacement and put a reason just for it to be ignored! Waste of my time!

Anyone who knows me knows the vigilant lengths I go to protect my sobriety. I don’t use cough syrup or mouthwash, I don’t take anything stronger than aspirin for pain and I don’t eat food that has alcohol in it even with the claim that it “cooks off“. Late last year I ordered vanilla extract from vitacost.com. I get it from here because it’s hard to find a non-alcoholic version that isn’t synthetic and loaded with preservatives. I don’t use it very often but I know that vanilla extract is 41% alcohol and shouldn’t be ingested by someone like me.

I've been a happy Vitacost customer for several months and my experiences have all been great, so great that I've begun recommending this company to friends and family. The correct products have been delivered in a timely manner consistently and the prices are competitive. A recent experience, however, has me questioning their integrity and my one-star rating is in regard to this. I believe this company is fixing their product ratings.

I tried to change the arrival date of my package. I spent an hour trying to get through to the shipper who could not help me. I spent over an hour between two different Vitacost chat representatives who both assured me the package would be rerouted back to them and my money refunded. This never happened and the shipper left the package in the parking lot of a different building. Vitacost customer service never got back to me even after leaving multiple emails and speaking with multiple customer service representatives. What a waste of hours of my time. Worst customer service ever. Shop at your own risk!

I've started ordering from this company about 3 years ago, here and there. Lately, I've had the need to order from them much more, on a bi-weekly basis after comparing prices, they were the best. After multiple orders, I've made two mistakes on details of my orders but they've taken care of me both times! First time, I meant to order shampoo but carelessly ordered conditioners. So, I got to their site and chatted with a customer service and within seconds a rep helped me out. I thought, man this is so convenient and they're response is FAST & FRIENDLY. In fact, I ended up with free conditioners.

All of a sudden the website is impossible to use. Boxes cover the site and it says "slow script". I cannot keep anything on the screen. The little round ball keeps popping up. I called several times and cannot get help. I am looking for another site.

I ordered product online and applied a promotional code. I received an invoice online. Part of the product arrived several days later with an invoice indicating 2 of the 6 items arrived, the adjusted cost including the promotional discount and that the other 4 items were shipped separately. They never arrived. After contacting VitaCost they indicated the 4 items were cancelled. They never sent me notice of the cancelled items. The amount charged to my credit card was more than the invoice amount. Upon contacting VitaCost they said they didn't know about any promotional code. Nonsense - they printed the invoice and their site applied the discount. They refused to honor the invoiced amount. They never notified me of the change in price. I disputed the charge with the credit card company and they promptly credited me the amount. VitaCost.com seems very much to be disreputable.

2 different $100+ orders were supposed to arrive in a couple days. They didn't. No response from the shipping company, OnTrac, who is equally as horrible. NO response. Vitacost finally said they would issue a refund and I actually have email confirmation saying they would do so. They did not and now say they will not issue a refund. They have completely ripped me off. 10 days later, no product, no refund, multiple attempts to get help. Nothing. Do not do business with them.

For years I have bought from Vitacost without a problem. I can find the latest and even unusual products, in stock, packed with brown paper, shipped soon! I have been very pleased with Vitacost.

I made the mistake of buying from them and now they spam email me constantly, relentlessly despite having unsubscribed a dozen times and being told by the customer service people that they'll stop.

We, the consumers, are needing to dispose of excess materials. One bottle of supplements I ordered (glass container) was wrapped in double packing paper to excess.

For several years I have been a loyal customer that have recommended them to many of my health and fitness clients. It is with a heavy heart that I have to share my past week of dealing with Vitacost.com. I ordered on Sept. 2nd before you guys were even open. I placed my order and paid using my Paypal account - like I have for many years as a customer. After I placed my order, I realized that I forgot to remove an item that I didn't want. So, I went to go modify my order but all of my items were still in my cart and I refreshed the page thinking that would give me my order # and allow me to modify. I checked my email that I have always used to receive my order #. No email. I assumed (my bad) that the order didn't go through and removed the unwanted items and placed the order again. Then everything was removed out of my cart and I was given an order # and I also received the confirmation email.

I've made quite a few orders from Vitacost in the past and was lucky that nothing was lost in transit but can't say that everything arrived in desirable condition (broken carton, very dusty bottles...). Everything seemed OK until I made an enquiry of a product to which I was told the manufacturer date was September, when I asked in March that same year! I remembered the staff member having confirmed that that was indeed correct. So I pointed out that the product would have had been manufactured six months later that year, which she had no reply to. I then insisted to talk to a supervisor to clarify and I was told that he will contact me, which never happened. That made me very suspicious of their products and so I stopped ordering from them for some time.

I have been shopping Vitacost for quite a few years, even had a few orders shipped to me when I am in Switzerland on several occasions. They have a huge variety and just about always the best price. More than that, the staff is super! Also enjoy reading customer reviews, but of course with a grain of salt...

I ordered a product from Vitacost. They offered a discount for a second purchase for the same product. I bought 3 regular and 3 discounted for a total of $58.13. They billed that to my credit card then billed an additional $81.29, like I bought all 6 at full price. I contacted Customer Affairs. They said they would refund $21.62. But the difference between the two prices is $23.16; so, Vitacost still is not honoring their original offer. Later that day, my bank called me saying my credit card had been compromised on the internet and was being voided. I am waiting for a new credit card to come in the mail. Be warned before you make any purchases from Vitacost. Beware of any discounted deal they offer. Check your credit card immediately after making a purchase from them and check to make sure they billed what you charged.

I've had this happen to me twice now with Vitacost; I receive an email from Vitacost stating that my items are shipped and I'm provided a tracking number. The items were never shipped! First time, I thought it was a fluke, and I had them ship me another package and I received it. No problem. The second time, I wanted a refund. I received a partial refund because of promotion. When I called about the partial refund, customer service was condescending to me because I questioned their practices of notifying customer of item being shipped but it actually hadn't been shipped and only providing partial refund. I'm done with Vitacost, and I can't recommend it. Buyer be aware.

Since, I was able to contact customer service via Chat during designated hours. They fully refunded my money and I have ordered since then with no problems or issues

Sent me the wrong color & I have to pay the enormous shipping & handling charges. Customer service was not helpful at all.

I should have taken more time to read all the ingredients in the Synergy NeuroPower vitamin product from Vitacost, but since my doctor recommended it, I went ahead and ordered it. After taking two capsules the first day, my eyes started twitching and I felt extremely weird. Caffeine is toxic to my system and I recognized these symptoms to be caused by caffeine based on past experience. I re-read the ingredients in the label and found that Green Tea extract in the amount of 500mg is in each capsule! Green tea has caffeine and I have never heard of a multivitamin containing caffeine in my life. Beware of this product if you have a problem with caffeine like I do.

I wrote to Vitacost three times between 3/5 and 3/25/15 to ask about a product (their Noni juice) that tasted MUCH different than usual. Product delivered end of January. Opened it after finishing the last bottle we had left at the end of February. Taste and smell have changed considerably. Used this product for years and years. Know Noni juice isn't supposed to taste great, but the last order/lot # 692074 tastes REALLY strange or possibly turned. Also has a different and bad smell. Husband and I noticed we haven't been feeling too well since we started with it. Just a coincidence? Sent in review (and notified that Vitacost would let me know when my review is posted) but never made it to the web-site's product reviews (nor were any for this batch). Hate to throw out since we stocked up on the last BOGO sale. Just waiting to find out if it's safe to drink.

It's been almost a year now that I've been ordering most of my supplements from Vitacost (every time $400) and I always used to choose UPS shipping, but had a problem last time (one my boxes were missing and when I received it, it had a hole on it and one of the products were missing) so this time I decided to choose the normal shipping which is Landmark Global and it's been 1 month now haven't received it yet!!!!!! I kept sending them emails (they don't have any phone number that I can call and follow up which is ridiculous) and I haven't received any email from any of the companies and I really don't know what to do now.

Vitacost sent me an item different than the one I ordered. I have so far been on the phone for 53 minutes with customer service. At the website, I tried to do "live chat". It doesn't work. The website takes you around in circles. I click on 'select order', it takes me to 'return' , click on return, it takes me back to 'select order'. Meanwhile the voice on the phone is telling me at the website, service central, I can request a replacement. Wow. I just got picked up by customer service. Only 53 minutes!

On February 23, 2012, I bought the same products in the Vitacost.com. My order number is **. I spent $75.06. I have decided this package for my wife, mother and child. The shipping method is DHL? Tracking Number: is **. Destination is China. On March 19, I sent an email to customer service to ask some information about my parcel. The customer service told me all the international order must wait 21 working days. On March 28, I still have not received my package. I want the company to return 100% payment. But the customer service want me to provide some proof that the package is not being held by customs. If I am unable to provide this documentation they can issue a credit for the items minus a 20% restocking fee.

I ordered over $300 worth of vitamin products and was supposed to receive a free box of Kind snack bars. Received all but the free item, but shipping document said it was expected to ship 12/7/10. Have since e-mailed and chatted online with Vitacost and they have refused to honor their offer. More

I ordered a dietary supplement on 6/4 and 13/4 from vitacost.com. But I only received only part of the item for the 6/4's order. I did not receive any item for the 13/4's order and also the rest of the 6/4's order. I asked the company by email several times and no one answered me till 9/6. There was a man called Krista ** who answered my mail on 9/6, 14/6 and 22/6, and said they would arrange replacement of the order for me. It would take 2 to 3 days for the delivery. If I refuse, he would refund the money to me. I agreed with him at the beginning of July, but I did not receive my packages afterward. I sent an email to them and no one answered me again. I have been waiting for my packages for 4 months, what can I do? Please advise. I paid for $86.97 for the rest of the 6/4's order and $84.1 for the 13/4's order. This company owes me $171.07. Thank you!

I sent my vitamin supplements back because the Propolis (2 bottles) I ordered made me sick to my stomach.. Christina said she had received my return package... but I was not ever refunded to PayPal like she said she would do.. I should have gotten $26.42. That's the cost of the supplements and postage.

Through the vitacost.com website, they charged my bank card 19.95 for a membership I NEVER agreed to!!! I just Google shopping essentials and see what comes up. I have contacted my bank, shopping essentials, and vitacost to let them know. How horrendous!!! Right now, $19.95 out of my bank account and they say it will take two days to refund. According to others that have fallen prey to this scam, you have to stay on top of them to make sure they actually do reimburse you and cancel the membership that was fraudulently opened.

I purchased foot creams from www.vitacost.com and I found that I joined shopping essentials membership which I never intended to join. I called shopping essentials and they waived the fee. I checked my credit card on line and found that they charged monthly. Therefore there were two charges of $14.99. I called them again and asked for refund of $29.98 since I never wanted to have their membership that I never heard of. They refused my inquiry because they sent e-mail for the confirmation. I did not check my e-mails for a while. They did not send me any mails about the condition of membership or at least something about the membership. Then I would find about the fraud earlier. The website, www.vitacost.com, made their customers to join the membership accidentally or they illegally gave my information to the third party, Shopping Essentials. I'm usually careful about these tricks while I'm shopping online. But maybe this time, I was not careful enough or I picked up wrong site and gave my information.