#1

It seems like most supplements are now up to 50% less expensive on iHerb (for me). I live in Hong Kong so prices do vary.

I used to always use iHerb as they always had 20% off promotions which made them less expensive than Amazon.

However, about a year ago, Amazon prices became cheaper than iHerb even with any discounts that iHerb tacked on. They also carried brands like BulkSupplements that I couldn’t get on iHerb.

However, starting this year, iHerb has taken the lead as the least expensive as prices on Amazon have shot up. Now it’s about a 70/30 split where iHerb is cheaper most of the time. Amazon is still better due to BulkSupplements which doesn’t sell on iHerb. Most of the supplements I get on iHerb are NOW or Nutricost.

One last thing is that if the prices are close to each other, I always favor iHerb. This is because Amazon may have fake supplements as it is a marketplace of vendors. IHerb is one company that sources directly from suppliers so there are no fake products. Amazon has to be cheaper by 10% or more for me to consider using them.

Of course, this is all data for shipping to Hong Kong. I wonder if this is true for the USA or EU?

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#2

Just checked because I’m buying Lutein and Zeaxanthin:

Amazon now brand 60 softgels—15.99
Iherb identical product-------------- 18.37

Unless there are discounts I don’t know about and it’s very possible. Im not a good shopper.

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#3

I just checked amazon vs iherb for NOW 1000mg taurine 250 pills

Amazon is 17.14 with a 10% off for subscriptions for 15.43

Iherb is the same 17.14, but for a subscription, it is 20% off for the first order at 13.71 and then 10% off after that.

Also Rakuten has cash back right now of 6% if you buy from iherb.

@bicep, stick with me kid, I’m a great shopper!!!

I also try to avoid amazon when possible. Do you know if things can still be fake when you buy them from the company’s store? I have assumed that is an exception .

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#4

IHerb always has coupon codes or discounts from 10-20%. First order is 20%, so make it a big one. You need to use a code though.

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#5

No wonder they run out of stock regularly…

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#6

I don’t trust Amazon for supplements. To much fake stuff. I prefer to pay more € on iHerb but knowing that it was correctly stocked and that the product I buy is a real.

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#7

Amazon supplements are upwards of 50% or even more off during prime days. I use that to purchase 6 months worth at a time to make it to the next prime day.

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#8

I only buy brands that I trust and/or have been verified by ConsumerLabs. However, I had not considered the potential issue of “correctly stocked”.

Do you (or anyone else) have any information on iHerb’s stocking/storage practices?

#9

I don’t know the answer but I trust iherb much more than Amazon. I know Bezos only added a/c for the wellbeing of employees after a lot of internal pressure. I figure if he doesn’t care about humans, then he will try to get away with what he can get away with.

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