4/5

posted Dec-06-2011
You should upgrade your stock inventory system to better reflect stock. I ordered a cream only to later receive a cancellation e-mail for no stock. My whole purpose for placing the order was to purchase that cream; the other items in my order were mostly fillers. On top of that, I also used a $15 for $30 Groupon on my order which was hovering a little over $30. Now that the cream was cancelled, about $12 is now left unused on my Groupon which I can't re-use since it's a one-time redemption. Contact with customer service was kind of slow, probably due to all the orders. I replied to the cancellation e-mail with my concerns, received no reply the next day, wrote a message from the website web form, and finally received a reply the day after. The customer representative offered to make a notation of the unused Groupon and put the credit into my account, but I would have to call in my order when I place it. All this trouble because the cream I wanted wasn't in stock. However, I'm glad the issue was resolved, Vitacost does have competitive prices, and shopping experience here was enjoyable.
“Erisa, I am so sorry that the item was cancelled. Our online system is a bit behind on updating the stock availability. We try our best to update it as quickly as possible, but I am sure you understand with so many orders coming in at one time, it is hard to update it instantly. I am happy that we were able to correct this and make you a happy customer at the end of the day. I am sorry that you emails were slow to answer, but those are handled as quickly as we can and in order as received. Should you ever need anything else you can also email me directly at customerservicevc@vitacost.com. Thank you!
Amy
Vitacost.com”