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Author: Kaitlyn Short

LAST UPDATED: March 24th, 2022

Vitacost provides discounted vitamins, supplements, whole foods, health foods, pet essentials, and sports nutrition. It offers more than 45,000 items from over 2,500 of the most-trusted health and wellness brands and prices are up to 50% off retail.

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The Good

  • Great Selection of Products
  • Live Chat Feature
  • Promotional Deals and Discounts

Great Selection of Products

Vitacost offers healthy foods and recipes in addition to vitamins and supplements for customers looking for a complete health plan. If you can't find a specific product, you can send a request to Vitacost and the company will make an effort to make it available. Products are split into the following browsing categories: Vitacost Brands, Vitamins & Supplements, Sports & Fitness, Beauty & Personal Care, Babies & Kids, Diet Products, Food & Beverages, Non-GMO Products, Natural Home, Pet Health, and Herbs & Botanicals. Popular wellness products include protein powders, supplements, vitamins, minerals, and a variety of nutrition products for healthier living.

Each of these categories contains several sub-categories to help you narrow down your search results. Each product has its own product page with sections containing product details such as what the item should be used for, dosage instructions, ingredients, warnings, disclaimers and customer reviews. You also have the option to email the product information to a friend. Vitacost also features a price comparison that shows the retail price of each product versus the Vitacost price.

Live Chat Feature

Chat live with a representative directly from Vitacost at any time. Any customer may use this feature to get help with shipping, questions about products, and general feedback. In addition to a Live Chat feature, Vitacost has a Help page under the Customer Service section. The Help page offers assistance for tracking packages, refunding items, and a search function of FAQs.

Promotional Deals and Discounts

Vitacost features several promotional deals on its homepage. There is a standing promotional offer to save 10% off your purchase when you create a free account. Various products are linked with discount codes to help you save on your order. Another perk is free shipping on your order of $25 or more on Vitacost brand products.

Vitacost ships all over the United States and to over 160 countries worldwide, and offers very reasonably-priced shipping costs. For orders less than $25, shipping is just a small, flat-rate fee of $4.99 no matter how big the box. All orders placed before 1 p.m. will be delivered in 1-4 days. Costs for international shipments vary depending on the weight and preferred delivery method of an order. Shipping to Puerto Rico or the United States Virgin Islands costs a flat rate of $9.99.

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The Bad

  • Return restrictions

Return restrictions

If you want to return a product, you can only return one opened package per order - although you will have the option to request either a refund or a replacement item. You must send back your unwanted merchandise within 60 days of purchase. If located outside of the United States customers will have 90 days to request a refund. Replacement items and returns are not accepted for international orders due to the high cost of shipping.

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The Bottom Line

Vitacost offers competitive pricing and service among other wellness online retailers. Although customers may face some issues with its return policies, it offers a large selection of health products, reasonably-priced shipping options, and several promotions to take advantage of.

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Ruth Stewart Houston, TX

Vitacost has become the FASTEST shipper of them ALL !!! They ship my orders within HOURS of placing my orders! I have my order AT my door within a couple of DAYS.....unheard-of these days! You can't beat their prices for LOTS of things! SPECIAL Discounts almost every day. Does Walmart do this? Does Amazon do this? Does Kroger.com do this? Nope. I use them to get many of my groceries TO my door faster than I can do my shopping (and stand in line) at ANY store...at better prices than any brick-and-mortar store in MANY cases. Free Shipping on ALL orders over $49. If you can't find $49 worth of stuff you WANT to EAT at Vitacost, then waste your time picking the stuff up at your grocery store. Most of my trips to the grocery store cost well-over $49. I was SO impressed with their FAST shipping that I was compelled to FIND a place to write a review...because I DO appreciate companies that are this customer-oriented. Amazon CHARGES you for FAST shipping. Walmart makes you wonder IF you'll get 2-day shipping (or not). Vitacost = NO loopholes to jump thru. Makes my life simpler. Saves me TIME & money!

6 years ago

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MoeB Charlottesville, VA

I have bought products from Vitacost for many years. Great variety and almost always lower prices than in retail stores. Can't beat their low prices on vitamins and supplements. From them, I buy natural food items, supplements, soaps, shampoos, Burt's Bees products, Newman's own, Natures Path, Back to Nature, and on and on. They carry Simple Truth products (now that they're owned by Kroger). They have frequent sales on their already low prices. Best packaging I've ever seen on liquids - taped, bagged, and padded. Their packaging beats Amazon by a long shot. I have had 2-3 problems with orders over many years and many orders, and they were handled quickly and satisfactorily. Orders always arrives within a day or two via FedEx. I live in Virginia (I think I live fairly close to a distribution center, North Carolina?)

7 years ago

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EMJR Swanton, OH

I was hesitant to use Vitacost because of the many negative reviews but I have no complaints. They had supplements I wanted, the price was reasonable, it shipped and arrived in a timely manner, and it was packaged appropriately (both bottles were sealed, and the glass bottle had extra wrapping). No payment issues that I'm aware of. Would recommend based on my experience.

5 years ago

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Cassidy Gundersen Orem, UT

I love using Vitacost. I am able to find the best price for many of my favorite items there. It is nice to put things on autoship and have it sent directly to your door when you need it. They have a wide selection of companies and brands to choose from and competitive prices. I’d definitely suggest using them for your vitamin and supplement needs.

8 years ago

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Michele Selwyn

I was highly recommended to Vitacost by a Director here in UK who owns his own nutrient wholesaling company . I have shipped into UK several orders via Landmark Global that offer a combined shipping and landing duty cost at a fair price . All orders came within 3 days of ordering to UK. Admittedly I called the sales line from UK and ordered by phone and doubled checked all info costs . No problem very efficient

11 years ago

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Kristie Jones Murfreesboro, TN

I’ve been ordering from them for about 3 months now. Each time i place an order it ships within a couple hours and i get it within 1-3 days. This last order shipped same day and I’m not getting it next day! Fastest shipping I’ve ever seen!

4 years ago

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Jewel Wimberley, TX

Excellent company. I have been ordering for many years and never had a problem. Id there was a product that didn't work for me, returns are simple. They stand by their products and have excellent customer service. Vitacost is my go to healthy products with amazing prices and great incentives.

7 years ago

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Adrianne murray Brigham City, UT

I’ve used them for years and I have actually really enjoyed them. Every few months you get a little coupon Emailed to you. Their prices are pretty good there selection has gone down in past years but there still a ton of stuff

6 years ago

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Kristen Leicester, NC

I love this store. They have really good prices and I always get exactly what I ordered very quickly! This is a great go to place.

7 years ago

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Erin Glendening Livingston, LA

I love vita cost vitamin centers because they always have the vitamins I need. The customer service is out of this world and the price is even better.

6 years ago

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kayshel Herriman, UT

I have ordered vitamins as well as healthy food from Vitacost on a regular basis for several years now. I feel like I can depend on them and their prices are very good.

6 years ago

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Mel Oak Park, IL

Great products and pricing, great descriptions. Love the coupons that bring down prices and free shipping.

4 years ago

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Misty Lacey Laurel, MS

I have purchased vitamins several times & have been satisfied with the products. Great products & cost effective

6 years ago