Disclaimer: iHerb sponsored a $50 shopping spree, allowing me to get a feel for how their online business works. However, I was not paid to write this review. I wasn’t required to mention them at all – especially in a positive light.

I was super excited when I was contacted by iHerb asking if I’d like to go on a $50 shopping spree with them and then host a giveaway so one of my readers could do the same. Um, seriously?! Absolutely, I wanted to go shopping and host a giveaway for iHerb! I love reviewing products and companies for you all – and I really love hosting giveaways so one of you can win an awesome prize.

It didn’t take long for me to get busy shopping at www.iHerb.com. After sending my response, I chose the products I wanted and went through the checkout process. I did have to create an account with iHerb so I could check out, but it’s super fast and easy and I haven’t had any problems with junk mail at all.

My shopping spree took a tad bit longer than expected, though, because iHerb has like a gazillion products, it seems. This is a good thing! At first, I thought this company only offered herbal products and natural remedies, etc., but that is SO not true – there’s a ginormous variety of health food, snacks, and all sorts of yummy stuff!

More about those details below. First, I’d like to share my goodies with you.

I previously mentioned I’d had the opportunity to go on a $50 shopping spree sponsored by iHerb. And I nabbed some…

Fantabulous Finds!

Let me lead you through why I chose these products….

My mom has been intrigued by Bach for years and years. It’s fascinating that for pretty much every illness, anxiety, stress, or health issue, there is a flower essence (or combination of them) that can remedy it.

I’m a firm believer in natural remedies. After all, they helped me lose over 100 pounds, get off of all diabetic medication, and completely transform my life.

Life has been especially stressful lately. And I’m a natural-born worry wort. I’m working on handling stress better – including my recent love affair with yoga – but I’m needing something more. It’s not good when our worrying nature keeps us awake, because sleep is one of the top necessities for regaining or maintaining health, right?

Enter: Bach Rescue Sleep

I am loving this product!! It only takes a few drops on my tongue (you can put it in water if you’d like) and I feel myself relaxing and not long after, drift off to a peaceful night’s rest. Yay for success!

And during stressful times, it’s nice to have a calming remedy during the day, too – that won’t make me sleepy!

Enter: Bach Rescue Remedy

Again, I’m super pleased. I don’t take this every day, but on days that are really chaotic and I’m feeling majorly stressed out, I take a few drops. It doesn’t take long for the calming, soothing, relaxing benefits – and it doesn’t make me sleepy! Again, success!

And I got Navitas Naturals lucuma powder…

I’ve seen the lucuma powder across the blogosphere. Some of you add it to yogurt or ice cream or make really fancy desserts with it. I used it to make a decadent…

Chocolate-Covered (Tart) Cherry Smoothie

(See more photos and get the free recipe here.)

I also plan on using it in some fun recipes. More about lucuma in future posts!

I’m had to grab some hempseeds!

And some flax seed oil!

I love BOTH on my salads all the time!

Hope you enjoyed going on my iHerb shopping adventures with me!

Now, let’s learn about the company itself!

About iHerb

I was pleasantly surprised to learn that the iHerb company has been around for 12 years. I’ve read on various blogs that many of you didn’t know about them – but I’m happy to report that they have a solid business and aren’t some random, brand-new shopping site.

And I love their mission statement as well:

Providing the best overall value for natural products through "e-simplicity". – iHerb

You’ll be happy to learn that iHerb carries far more than herbs or natural remedies (like the company’s name may lead you to believe).

iHerb explains the history of their name on their About page:

“Initially, our company promoted the benefits of St. John’s Wort. Hence the name: iHerb.It is now a world-class online store, supplying a vast selection of brand name natural products. We believe iHerb offers the best overall value, period! Our success and very existence are dependent on the repeat orders and word-of-mouth recommendations of loyal, satisfied customers.

You’ll find supplements and natural remedies, yes, but you’ll also find snack bars, chia seeds, and more! iHerb has “over 600 well-known, respected brands. Over 16,000 products.”

Wow.

And here’s a few more words from  iHerb:

With the advanced e-commerce platform, plus our 48,000 sq. ft. Irwindale warehouse (almost 3X as big as before), you’ll find:

 

Features to make your online ordering safer, faster and more pleasant.

We are confident you’ll find iHerb to be your first choice for quality, price, reliability and convenience–on every effortless order. Try us! Read more.

View the Quality Assurances by some of the brands we carry QC Issues

If you are in the vicinity of Irwindale, California, feel free to stop by the iHerb retail store at 15710 Arrow Highway, Irwindale, Ca, 91706.

Pros

There’s a lot to love about this company. They:

• are dedicated to pleasing their customers
• offer a huge variety of products
• have nice prices
• carry numerous well-known brands you’re familiar with
• and more!

Over 99% of orders placed by 1:00 pm PST are shipped out the same day!

UPS Ground — Now a flat $4.00, FREE SHIPPING for orders over $40.00, regardless of weight anywhere in the contiguous United States, where available. Super value for California, or nearby states.

 

What’s not to love?!

Cons

Cons are my least favorite part of reviews. It’s always so hard to think of anything bad to tell you, when I’ve had such a wonderful experience. I don’t have anything unfair or negative to say about my iHerb shopping experience. So far, I haven’t come across anyone in the blogosphere who has mentioned anything bad either.

Verdict/Grade

I give my experience with iHerb an A+ because the process went smoothly, the customer service was pleasant and efficient, there was TONS of awesome products to choose from, and I received my order promptly. Everything arrived intact, just as I had ordered. I couldn’t be happier, really!

Kudos to www.iHerb.com for doing such a fantabulous job. I wish them many more years and lots of success!

$5 Savings

If you love online shopping, I think you’ll love www.iHerb.com. You can use the following coupon code to save $5 on your order:

TUN499

How awesome is that?!

Have you ever shopped with iHerb? What was your experience? Would you like to go on your own $50 iHerb shopping spree? Well, you know what? Next post is the giveaway! Get ready for lots of fun ways to enter. Go tell your friends!

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