Holland & Barrett Reviews 

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3.8

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Considering 296 reviews, reviewers had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently praise the incredibly friendly and helpful staff who offer expert advice on vitamins, supplements, and health products. Shoppers also love the wide range of quality items available both in-store and online, frequently accompanied by great discounts and swift shipping. However, some customers also noted delivery delays caused by external courier services, resulting in prolonged waiting times for online parcels. A few people experienced frustrating issues with missing items or receiving damaged packages upon arrival. Others mentioned occasional difficulties regarding product availability or inconvenient packaging changes.

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Delivery service

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Could not get what I wanted on the shop floor so waited a couple of days for their next delivery. Items did not come in new delivery as expected. I eventually bought them online from the website. N... See more

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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Wide range of products,Vitamins, supplements, vegan food, skincare.Frequent discounts like Buy 1 get 1 free” / “3 for 2” deals Loyalty points. Very Convenience online delivery is free

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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

The new bottle cup closers are impossible to open, especially if you happen to be a senior. I had to go back to the store to ask for the usual closer cups but they had changed them all. I love H&B p... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I am relatively new to H&B but now have shopped in 2 different stores and on line and have found both experiences pleasant and easy. Online order was efficient and fast. My only suggestion would be to... See more

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

They had a promotion of buy one get one…

They had a promotion of buy one get one free so I paid for two tubes of fizzy lime tablets and I presumed.id get 4 tubes but only two arrived and when I emailed them I got a snotty reply saying it does not work that way !!! I could have just ordered 1 and got the same... Left a bad taste in my mouth don't think.id buy from them.again .. UPDATE. After showing AI my email from them it was actually my mistake I should have bought 4 and H AND B would have only charged me for 2 at checkout .... I changed my feedback from 1 star to 5 because it was my mistake whoops .....

11 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hey there Karl,

Thanks for your kind words! We're really glad that you enjoy shopping with us.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Team H&B 💚

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Annoyed customer The staff member wouldn't give me my…

The staff member wouldn't give me my 25%off on Sunday as I had bought some 3 for 2 offers. She said only one offer at a time. Redicelous. Surely staff should be updated on all offers

12 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi Bridget,

We're sorry to hear about your experience and appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback. 

This isn't the experience we want our customers to have, and we've sent you a private message requesting your contact details so we can investigate this further and do our best to put things right.

We hope to hear from you soon.

H&B.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Mendacious response so cancelled the account -shabby company

This reply from H&B is mendacious as follows
-it was not mentioned at all at the time of ordering that to get one item free you had to order 2 items
-my concern was if I ordered 2 I would get 3 but be charged for 2 .They provided no guidance on this at point of order nor do they answer the point
-they state they will reach out to put it right
-they reached out and offered nothing and mistakenly implied I had had a free gift anyway which was ludicrous !!
-I told them to close my account as I did no my wish to do any business with such an organisation
- typically positive words from a market leader but mendacious and misleading
-steer clear of these cowboys !

10 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hello Adrian,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re sorry to hear that you’ve been left disappointed by this experience.

Our Buy 1 Get 1 Free offer is a mix-and-match promotion, which means that when two qualifying items are added, the cost of the second, lower-priced item is deducted from the total.

However, we would like to look further into your concerns. We have requested further details through Trustpilot, so please fill in the information via the link that’s been emailed to you.

H&B

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

UNSAFE PRODUCTS, TERRIBLE SERVICE

‼️MUST READ: SAFETY ALERT‼️

Order no: 19468320

I have been shopping from H&B for more than a decade. Their customer service is non existent really the worse customer service I have ever experienced.

My orders are always in their hundreds once a month. They consistently sell STALE cashew nuts. You can take a 5 month break forget that last nut orders were stale and reorder ONLY to find the same stale nuts.

Holland barret always want you to stress your life and return stale nuts. They offer no support at all for longterm customers, several reviews always complain the same thing their organic cashews are ALWAYS STALE! They’re in date but when they arrive look black and nasty, if you taste it you will have to throw it out of your mouth immediately.

I’m extremely concerned they require these nuts back, most companies would’ve asked you to bin them!

Making people RETURN STALE FOODS IS DISGUSTING, DISGRACEFUL, UNHYGENIC, UNHEALTHY and breaches SEVERAL health codes.

In addition, their A-Z multivitamin lists certain vitamins on their website such as Vitamin A 800ug in large amounts, this is NOT printed on the box due to the fact that copious amounts on VIT A can cause miscarriages. This is A HEALTH VIOLATION and should NOT be happening! It is IMPOSSIBLE to trust the products at this stage as they’re requesting back FOOD ITEMS it’s absolutely disgusting! I’m a clean person but the thought that my medications and food items could’ve been preowned by another person who could be unhygienic just horrified me.

Customer service is non existent as I said above, you get 0 apologies, 0 acknowledgment of their errors.

There are many other SAFE retailers we can give our money to.
I very rarely open PayPal dispute as most companies especially when you’re a REPEAT customer spending hundreds of pounds every few weeks will naturally support you and make issues pain free, nope not Holland Barrett.

For these reasons above I will NOT shop at Holland Barrett again, for the sake of your health and that of your children and family please read the online nutritional information of the supplements they ARE SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT FROM WHATS PRINTED ON THE BOX, VITAMIN A 800ug IS NOT LISTED 🤦🤯

5 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi there,

Hi, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We're really sorry to hear that your experience has left you feeling this way. We appreciate you bringing your concerns to our attention. 

We can see that a member of our team has already been in touch, and if there's anything further you'd like to discuss, please reply to the email and we'll be happy to help.

H&B.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst experience ever

The worst experience ever. Sent a £140 order with 38 items in one box that arrived damaged. Courier picture proved it. Complained as I had to clean up their mess. They offered a £5 credit, then £10, then £20. And continued to say i needed to send pictures as proof. Then said I could ship back. In what box?! Had spent over £500 with them and this is how they treat a loyal customer. Beyond insulted. Two calls they made and numerous emails back and forth. Take ownership and do better!!!!! A disaster of a company in how it treats its customers.

3 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi there,

Thanks for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

We’re really sorry to hear about your experience. It seems we haven’t met the high standards we aim for, and we completely understand how disappointing that must be.

We’ve contacted you on Trustpilot, as we’d really like the opportunity to support you further and ensure everything is resolved.

Wishing you a great day, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

H&B

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

The worst customer service I have ever…

The worst customer service I have ever experienced in my life. Despite being a regular and loyal customer, they completely ignored my complaint. And they ignored my further correspondence, requesting a response to my complaint. It’s been weeks. Nothing but silence from them.

I complained because they sent damaged items (which were not cheap). I’m appalled.

1 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hello Sasha,

We're really sorry to read about your experience and completely understand how disappointing this must have been, especially as a loyal customer.

This isn't the standard of service we aim to provide, and we'd really like the opportunity to look into what's happened and put things right. We've sent you a private message through Trustpilot asking for a few details so our Customer Experience Team can investigate this fully and get in touch with you directly.

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We really hope to hear from you soon.

H&B Team

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Was in northside store can I just say…

Was in northside store can I just say the young lady that look after Was so lovely and so helpful

1 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hey Ann! 

Thanks so much for your lovely words.

We really appreciate you sharing your feedback with us, and we're pleased to hear your local store is providing an amazing level of service to our customers 💚

We'll pass your kind words along to the store to share your recognition for the service they have been providing you with.

H&B.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I always like to visit H&B

I always like to visit H&B. The staff members are very helpful and I like their products. Highly recommended!

20 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi there Emma,

Thanks for your lovely 5-star review and kind feedback! 

We're thrilled to hear how happy you are shopping with H&B, and that you love our products just as much as we do. 

Have a lovely day and take care.

H&B💚️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

All round great game experience

I was looking for a selection of essential oils. Previous experience with Holland and Barrett led me to search their site for them. They had a great offer across them. The site is very easy to navigate, checkout process was seamless. And delivery was way faster than k expected. All round a great experience experience.

10 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi there!

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback.

We're delighted to hear that you found our website easy to navigate, enjoyed our essential oils offer, and that the checkout process was seamless. It's also great to know your order arrived even faster than expected!

We're thrilled you had such a positive experience shopping with us and truly appreciate your kind words.

Thank you for choosing Holland & Barrett, and we hope to see you shopping with us again soon.

H&B💚️

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

price fixing

price fixing! while claiming to discount actually giving a raised price on the supplements discounted !!!! several customers noticed this while i was in store!!!!

18 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi Patrick,

Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns.

We’ve reached out to you via Trustpilot so we can look into this further. Please fill in the details we’ve requested so our Customer Experience team can review this properly.

H&B

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Today I visited Holland and Barrett in…

Today I visited Holland and Barrett in Gorey I met two lovely ladies Claire and Sarah who helped me find exactly what I was looking for they couldn’t have been nicer lovely welcoming experience.

13 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hey there Becky,

Thanks for your kind words! We're really glad that you enjoy shopping in our Gorey branch.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Team H&B 💚

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

Lack of useful/knowledgeable customer service

Holland and Barrett is going down the toilet. From "I can't hear you" being used frequently on the phone line (when there's no issues when talking to anyone else) to the Live Chat being AI, minus the Intelligence, or the human equivalent of that. For several months now some products have been supposedly prohibited in Ireland, when trying to buy online BUT are freely available in store. I've tried Live Chat and a Call about this but they were both occasions where the Intelligence bit had disappeared and the person (or bot) just quoted the same rubbish as opposed to tried to resolve it.
It means that customer in Ireland miss most of the best discounts on those products.

13 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hello Mary,

Thanks for getting in touch with us.

We're really sorry to hear about your experience, and thank you for bringing this to our attention. We've shared this with our customer experience team for them to look into, and they'll be in touch soon.

H&B

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good website and fast delivery

Good website and fast delivery. Recommend this retailer.

3 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi Barbara, 

Thanks for your lovely 5-star review and for sharing your feedback with us.

We’re happy to see this and will continue to provide the best service.

Thanks for shopping with us, have a lovely day!

Team H&B💚️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Very professional and friendly…

Very professional and friendly experience

9 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hello Jim,

Thank you for your lovely feedback.

We’re so pleased to hear you received professional and friendly service, and we’ll make sure your comments are shared with the relevant team.

H&B 💚️

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

real down turn recently

Four orders (i’m a long term customer and potentially gave too many chances) and three issues.
1 - product not delivered
2 - products delivered but it was an empty cardboard box
3 - product could not be delivered as “my building wasn’t accepting orders” - my HOUSE apparently gets a say now

Each time was told ‘this will be reported back so does not happen again”
Each time getting a refund was like getting blood from a stone
Each time AI customer service was useless

2 stars because when eventually I managed to speak to a human 2 out of the 3 of them were great.

8 June 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi Victoria,

Thank you for taking the time to share your experience and for being a long-term customer. We're very sorry that you've faced multiple delivery issues and that resolving them has been so frustrating. We understand how disappointing this must be, especially after being assured the problems would be addressed.

We're pleased that some of our team members were able to help, but we recognise we fell short overall. Your feedback has been shared with the relevant teams as we work to improve both our delivery service and customer support experience.

If there's anything else you need, please don't hesitate to reach out to us again.

H&B.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Never received refund for returned rancid…

Back in April I returned rancid flaxseed oil capsules to the Oldham branch. I was told Iby the manager (heavyset caucasian lady with coloured hair) I would be refunded, which to this day I still have not received. I have been consistently going back and forth with online chat he keeps "reassuring" that I will receive my refund. I have been shopping with H&B for years but will have to close my account due to this frustrating experience.

30 April 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hello there,

Thank you so much for taking the time to share your feedback with us.

We're really sorry to hear about your experience. It seems we haven’t met the high standards we aim for, and we completely understand how disappointing that must be.

We’ve reached out to you on Trustpilot, as we’d really like the opportunity to support you further and ensure everything is resolved.

Wishing you a nice evening, and we look forward to hearing from you soon.

H&B

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Helpful assistance and good quality goods

We visited Holland and Barrett in Haverhill, Suffolk and a young lady by the name of Catherine came to our assistance. Catherine went out of her way to help us with what we were looking for and giivng us very helpful advice. Hang on to Catherine as she is such an asset to your company Thank you Catherine and Holland and Barrett

29 May 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi there Jean,

Thanks for your lovely 5-star review and kind feedback! 

We're so glad to hear you had such a fantastic experience at our Haverhill store, and that our colleague Catherine was able to assist you with your health and wellness journey. We can't wait to share your wonderful words with her! 

Have a lovely day and take care.

H&B 💚️

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

What a nightmare

What a nightmare, The order tracking was nothing but a pack of lies, 3 attempts at delivery all failed with a fantasy tale of me not being in whereas I was. When I call customer service for a refund all I got was the runaround. After explaining what was going on all I got was they would look into it and get back to me, which I dont believe. I allways thought H & B were a reputable company but never again. Uncaring, issue dodging wast of time. Now to see if they do refund me when I finally refuse delivery if it ever turns up.
Update, after an unscheduled out of the blue "delivery" where the goods were thrown over my gate breaking the bottle and spreading oil and broken glass over my path I sent some photos to H & B whereupon I was issued with a refund. A lot of faffing about for nothing

26 May 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hello there,

Thank you for updating your review, and we’re so sorry to hear about the experience you’ve had.

We can understand how frustrating it must have been to deal with repeated delivery issues. That’s clearly not the level of service we aim to provide.

We did reach out after your original review so we could look into this properly, but we weren’t able to move things forward at the time, as we didn’t receive the details we needed. If you'd like us to review this, please don't hesitate to reach out to our Customer Experience Team, and we'd be happy to.

In the meantime, we've shared your feedback with the relevant teams and delivery partner so this can be looked into further and help avoid a repeat of this happening.

H&B

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Ease of access

Ease of access

12 May 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hey there Bernie,

Thanks for your kind words! We're really glad to hear that you enjoy shopping with us.

We look forward to seeing you soon.

Team H&B 💚

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Good

Delivered quickly and packaged well.

12 May 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hey Celine!

Thanks so much for your lovely words.

We’re delighted to hear your order arrived quickly and was packaged well. It’s wonderful to know you’ve had such an amazing experience 💚

We'll pass your kind words along to the relevant teams, and we really cannot wait to see you shopping with us soon!

H&B.

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