iHerb Review
05 Mar 2009 1 Comment
So, after complaining yesterday that my iHerb order still hadn’t arrived, guess what was in the mailbox?? Yeah. Don’t I feel like a little bit of an ass. Onwards and upwards.
Fellow Canucks, I want you to know, I have been quite pleased with iHerb. I have ordered from them twice and received the order in about 2 weeks. One problem with them is import laws – you can’t import more than 90 days worth of something – so you have to watch your quantities. I’m to cheap to “test” this and risk having it seized at the border. You can if you want to, but I’m not!
I ordered (twice) Country Life Biotin (5mg capsules) which is so tiny, I think we might eventually teach Nathan to swallow pills. Plus a variety of other things. Everything arrived in good condition, sealed properly and exactly what I ordered.
They offer discounted shipping on orders over $40 and there is a widgit that calculates your shipping, even to Canada. The dropping Cdn $ is not helping these days, but the prices are low/reasonable. So, once exchange is factored in too, I am using iherb only for supplements I can’t find another source for – like 5 mg Biotin.
If you’ve never ordered from iHerb and want to get a $5.00 discount, here’s a discount code you can use: MEN348
Hey, who doesn’t love a discount?
Mar 14, 2010 @ 00:21:32
What does that mean: 90 days worth of something? Like, the doses written on the bottle? I can’t picture anyone reading the doses and trying to do the math and go AHA! you’ve gone over 90 days’ worth dose! if that’s what that means..
Well, it’s pretty much that way. For instance, if you are to take something 3x per day & there is 270 pills in the bottle (270 / 3 = 90) you are ok. Often there is 280 & I’ve not had any trouble with that size. I’m just cautious not to order 2 or 3 of the 280 size at the same time. It’s all up to Customs anyhow. If they check your parcel, or not.