Holland & Barrett Reviews 

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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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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 2 out of 5 stars

Bought some vimto flavoured protein the…

Bought some vimto flavoured protein the product seems ok but as I opened the seal on plastic container I found it two thirds full this is misleading the customers into thinking your buying more than what you actually get there was 5 inches of nothing but air above the powdery I hate it when companies do this so I'm not using Holland and Barrett again

5 September 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi there,

Thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. We can understand why the space inside the container may have been disappointing when you first opened it.

Our packaging has to include quite a lot of important product and regulatory information in a clear and legible format, which can sometimes mean the container isn’t filled right to the top. You can be assured, though, that the product inside is packed to the advertised net weight shown on the packaging.

We really appreciate you raising this with us, and we’ll make sure your comments are shared with the relevant team.

H&B.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Over all love them.

The overall experience with Holland and Barrett online is fabulous. I've loved that stuff for years. Whether that's shopping in store or online. Would say that it's not come without its issues and that there has been a deterioration in customer service overall. Which is just really quite sad. Unfortunately there's been multiple occasions weather website has crashed just after you've checked out and the order is being processed. I have then had to phone and find out whether that order has gone through or not and wait to find out if money has been taken. This happening on more than one occasion starts to put people off using the website. People on the phone are normally pretty helpful, but I've also had experiences where the responses is what do you want us to do about it? That's not really the correct response when It's a problem that's out of the customers control. Is potential money been taken without confirmation of order completion. I've also had unfortunately pretty much on every order in the last year or so. Either something broken or something missing, whether that's an exploded bag of something or quantity of items missing or something completely squashed and flattened. This unfortunately is nothing but a nightmare to sort out I've had a couple of really good experiences where the customer service is like. Yep! Absolutely. Will sort that. And I've had other experiences where they have asked for so much evidence which is absolutely fine. Happy to send photos and evidence of order which I now do automatically and I advise that you do. But sometimes there is then a debate on what they are going to do regarding the matter. This really shouldn't be up for questioning. Should be as simple as would you like a refund or replacement? If items are missing, would you like additional items sent out or would you like a refund? Please if you are ordering screenshot what you've ordered. Screenshot the total amount before and when you check out. So if there is a failure you have got the total amount that may have come out of your account. If there is parts of the order missing you know exactly what is it missing and make sure you check everything when it arrives. I would say they're delivery is always prompt and always has been. There is never been an issue there which is great. I think sometimes issues come from overloading boxes and unfortunately not sensibly packing things.

1 May 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi Lara,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. It’s lovely to hear that you’ve enjoyed shopping with us over the years and that your deliveries have generally been prompt.

We’re sorry that your experience hasn’t always been consistent, particularly with website issues, damaged or missing items and the support you’ve received. When we ask for photos or further details, it’s to help us investigate what’s happened and identify anything we can improve to help prevent it happening again.

We really appreciate your feedback and will make sure it’s shared with the relevant teams.

H&B.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Very misleading

Very misleading. Initially the website gives you reviews which automatically go to Highest rating first.

I ordered K2 vitamin tablets which have been helping me,and when they arrived they are vitamin K (not2). The ingredients in them are NOT the same, and although the description says Vitamin K2, the photo shows Vitamin K, which are NOT the same. Once you open the seal, and realise that they are not the same size. They will NOT accept them back. Totally misleading and need to be reported for it!

3 September 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hello Janet,

We’re sorry to hear about the confusion with the product you received and understand why you’ve raised this, particularly as you were expecting the product shown and described when placing your order.

We’d like to take a closer look at the product listing, the item you received and how your return request was handled, rather than make assumptions about what’s happened.

We’ve contacted you privately through Trustpilot to request some further details. Once we have these, our Customer Experience Team can look into this properly and come back to you directly.

Thank you for bringing this to our attention.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I still can't resolve the final order

I still can't resolve the final order. It was sent in a damaged box to the previous address. Though it's only £30 I feel any order should be sent in a adequately box to a current address.
It was under 30 days as the sales person collected it from where I lived a year ago. She spoke to the resident. The broken container was taken back to the shop in Bath.

31 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi Helen,

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Stop using garbage courier i.e. evri

I like Holland & Barrett and order from time to time. However, like many sellers nowadays, they need to take responsibility for the garbage courier service they adopt, evri. My parcel was left unattended in the lobby of our block of flats, with other people’s parcels, where thefts occur. Evri is paid to deliver to individual flats but they dump everything at the entrance, effectively treating everyone in the block as one customer. That’s not secure delivery, that’s laziness and fraud. Luckily, a fellow resident put it by my door but they shouldn't have to! When I emailed H&B, they gave the usual bland (probably AI written) reply saying they’ll pass it on etc. No one believes that. No doubt, the same generic reply will be left here… but nothing ever changes!
Edit: H&B did reach out to me again (a third representative) and they did make an effort in the end but I cannot use their delivery service again until they use a better delivery company i.e. not evri.

26 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Good morning, Luke,

Thanks for your review.

We’re really sorry to hear about your experience with the delivery of your order, and we completely understand your concerns about where your parcel was left.

We’ve received your contact with our Customer Services team, and will be back in touch with you directly to discuss this further.

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

H&B.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I made an order beginning of last week…

I made an order beginning of last week it was supposed to be next day delivery, it was delayed once or twice and eventually got “delivered” on Wednesday of last week. I didn’t tell them to put it in a safe place, I was waiting for the delivery, lo and behold the driver has “put it” behind a bin. I quickly went out to check and the parcel is nowhere to be seen that’s not the problem though, the way Holland and Barrett has been dealing with this is absolutely absurd, I’ve been talking to them via phone, live chat and email. Absolutely rude customer service agents in South Africa all of them have been stonewalling me, by the way the gps map shows a different road to mine and on the next day of the alleged delivered I was asked if I want a refund or replacement and I feel so frustrated because there’s no one to talk to and nothing I can do. I’m out of pocket shy of £100 with no product or anything to show for it. DO NOT ORDER WITH H&B theyre not willing to make things right if they make a mistake. Avoid online shopping at all costs.

Order number 9031545225

Request ref number 19572087

19 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi there,

We’re really sorry for the frustration this has caused, particularly given the delay with your delivery and the time you’ve already spent trying to get this resolved.

We appreciate how disappointing it is to still be waiting for a resolution when you haven’t received your order. We’re looking into this, and we’re sorry it’s taken longer than it should have. We’ll be coming back to you shortly with a further update.

Thank you for your patience in the meantime.

H&B.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Abbie is a star

Abbie at Glasgow Forge was awesome . Abbie was extremely helpful in helping me choose supplements for my needs . I was sad to hear that it was her last day .

21 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi!

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! 

It's great to hear Abbie at our Glasgow Forge store was so helpful and took the time to support you in finding the right supplements for your needs.

We really appreciate you taking the time to share your kind feedback with us! 

H&B💚️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

collagen capsules

Ordered some collagen UCII capsules which arrived within couple of days by Royal Mail. Excellent service. Excellent tablets. Very happy customer.

18 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi,

Thank you for your lovely 5-star review and kind feedback!

We're happy to see you're enjoying our offers, products and services.
We appreciate the time you've taken to share this with us.

Thanks for shopping with us, and have a lovely day.

H&B💚️

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Ordered on Wednesday 12th Aug for next…

Ordered on Wednesday 12th Aug for next day store delivery. Had an email saying delivery would be Friday and not Thursday as promised. Tracking showed goods despatched and with Royal Mail. Friday i had another email saying goods have been delayed. Nothing from H&B over the weekend so tried to cancel order but it wont let me. Says goods are on their way. Dreadful service and Happy Shopper level of a website. REFUND NOW order 9031441680

12 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hello Michael,

Many thanks for taking the time to submit your review.

We're really sorry to hear about this, and we understand your disappointment.

Our Customer Experience team will be reviewing this and getting back to you as soon as possible. We wish you a lovely day in the meantime.

H&B.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have subscriptions to the value of…

I have subscriptions to the value of about £130.00. I have had the exact same issue previously but this time will be the last time I shop with this company. Took my money on the 6th on the 7th checked and it stated it was packed and waiting to be passed to Royal Mail. Royal Mail informed me they were expecting the parcel. By the 10th no email to say on its way so checked my account the order had been cancelled no explanation as to why? On further investigation apparently because my items were out of stock. What all twenty of them??? So sent email to customer service got a generic so sorry blah blah still no answer to my question that why did they cancel the full order instead of just not sending the items not in stock. They stated they were refunding my money well of course I expect nothing less you have my money and provided me with not one item. So now a further 4 or 5 days they hold my money in there bank if they do this often enough to enough people they will earn some good interest on holding my money for 10 days and as I say happened to me before and I am now finding out to others too.
Further update got a reply yesterday to why? My order was cancelled but only because I sent a further email requesting further explanation and again I got some excuse it would be confusing to send some items that are available and not the other unavailable items, confusing for who I am not sure ????? Maybe they but not for me. Every other company I deal with send me items that are in stock and just don't send what is unavailable in that order without confusion to they or I. So again just sounds like a nonsense excuse to me. I also stated instead of a shallow apology maybe a real apology would involve compensation so again not their goodwill only because I asked they offered me 20% off my next order needless to say this is still rubbish as would get more discount on the order I had placed using the available offers of that week and have no intention of placing another order anyway. Main thing still not got my £130 back yet.
Update from today 12/08/2026 despite this been looked at again by customer service still no clear answer as to what happened but they have given me a little more sincere apologies and now given me £15 to spend with them but still I will not be happy until I receive my refund and honestly a mistake once I accept but the same thing happening again tells me there is an issue they can not resolve so a strong possibility it will happen again so thanks for the £15 but I won't be placing another order sorry trust is now gone.
Final update received my refund, decided to spend the £15 and I had a points balance so spent that also so we will see if that turns up, not fussed either way by now have deleted my account and won't be using again plenty more health food shops in the sea.

11 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi there, Kya,

Thanks for your review.

We’re sorry to hear about your experience and understand your frustration, particularly given the value of your subscriptions and that you’ve experienced a similar issue before.

We’ve now located your contact details, and a member of our Customer Experience team will be in touch with you directly to look into what happened with your order in more detail.

We hope to get this resolved for you soon.

H&B.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Tasty gummies ??? No

After buying lots of different gummies I messaged in for help how to take them. Didn’t get it. Just telling me to read the label like I didn’t do that before buying them. One of them in particular tastes vile. Hair and nails I would never buy them again. The collegen ones are all stuck together and hormone ones well they smell and taste like sick. 🤢. They are all quite shocking. I changed from wellguard needless to say I will be changing straight back.

6 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi,

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.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

halal - really ???

They are now saying which products are 'halal'. If they knew the first thing about the cruel and barbarous actions associated with this term they might wish to review advertising this.
They have lost a customer.
This has no place in a modern, civilised society that treats living things with compassion.
It goes against the healthy, wholesome image they try to present.
I have just read their reply which is fair enough for the most part. However if slaughtering terrified animals that have not been stunned is a 'cultural requirement' , it speaks volumes about the barbaric culture that requires it.

5 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi Mike,

Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback.

We appreciate you taking the time to let us know your thoughts.

At Holland & Barrett, we support customers with a broad range of dietary, cultural and lifestyle requirements. Product information, including dietary suitability, is provided to help customers make informed choices based on their individual needs and preferences.

We're sorry to hear you've decided to shop elsewhere. We appreciate you taking the time to share your feedback, and we'll make sure it's passed on to the relevant team.

Thank you again for taking the time to leave your review.

H&B.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Excellent range of top quality products…

Excellent range of top quality products available. Friendly, helpful and insightful staff. Great discount and loyalty schemes. All of the above combine to make for an excellent experience.

16 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hello Gerard,

Thank you for contacting us.

We’re really grateful you took the time to share your positive experience. It’s wonderful to hear you’ve enjoyed our range, found our team helpful, and appreciated our loyalty schemes. Your feedback means a lot to us and motivates our team to keep delivering the best service possible.

I hope this helps, and if there's anything else you need, please reply to this message.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I find H &B very dependable!!!

I find H &B very dependable!!!
When I put in my Order - I get a Confirmation Email right away. Then I get news of Delivery...& my Order always arrives - well packed- a few days later!

3 August 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi there JP, 

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

We're so happy to hear you feel as though you can depend on Holland and Barrett to provide you with quality products to help with your health and wellbeing journey. It's great to know that you've had such a great experience ordering with our delivery service. 

Have a lovely day and take care.

H&B 💚️

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Always nice and friendly atmosphere and…

Always nice and friendly atmosphere and staff in the shop, great choice of products and good quality. I am always happy and uplifted after visiting H&A. I visited H&B Store in Arklow and in Gorey :)

25 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi,

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 3 out of 5 stars

Great products awful website

Constant problem with the website, have to reset my password regularly and always takes multiple attempts over several days to edit subscriptions - extremely frustrating.

26 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi ,

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.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I tried to purchase running gels online…

I tried to purchase running gels online using the advertised discounted price but kept getting this message “ The following items aren't available in your location: SiS Beta Fuel Energy Gel Strawberry & Lime 40g. Remove to continue checkout.”. I then also tried to do click and collect in multiple H&B stores in Dublin but the website said it wasn’t available even though the stores also had them in stock. I emailed customer support but the AI response wasn’t of any help. I had to drive to my local store to make the purchase but in the shop I had to pay a higher price as there wasn’t the same discount in store as online. Overall disappointing.

23 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi Rory,

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.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great service

Great service , fast and efficient, great savings , highly recommend,

17 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi Ann,

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 1 out of 5 stars

Holland & Barret don't care

Sent an order for £40.99 on the 9th July 2026, and it is still sitting at Evri as received!!!! H&B promises delivery in 5 days, and it is STILL with EVRI after 8 days!
Trying to work through the H&B IT complaints system is worse than anything in Greek mythology.
Want to waste your time? Then use Holland & Barrett twinned with EVRI? The frustration comes as a free gift +£7.00 voucher!! As if I will go near either of them again!
Order no 9030755170

19 July 2026
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Reply from Holland & Barrett

Hi ,

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 emailed you requesting your desired resolution.

We hope to hear from you soon.

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