HERE"S THEIR STANDARD REPLY: "Also, we require phone numbers (AND THEY REFUSE HOME NUMBERS, WHY? PERHAPS THEY WANT TO TEXT YOU AND HAVE OTHER COMPANIES TEXT YOU? THIS REPLY IS A ROUSE, ITS BULL CRAP! EMAIL HARVESTING, CELL PHONE HARVEST, $$$$$$$, THEY WANT TO USE YOUR INFORMATION-DO NOT DO BUSINESS WITH THEM! THEY LIE, CS is BULL TO THEM] in case we need to contact the customer for any reason. We assure you and every other customer that iHerb in no way uses phone numbers for unethical purposes. [WHY DON'T THEY WANT HOME NUMBERS? WHY NOT, THEY REFUSE BUSINESS TO HOME NUMBERS... they ONLY WANT CELLS] IHerb is not in the scam business [CUSTOMERS, YOU BE THE JUDGE OF WHETHER THEY ARE A "SCAM BUSINESS" ----LOOK AT THEIR REVIEWS?] and we cherish our customers greatly, which is why millions of customers (LOL) around the world choose to shop with us daily for their healthy lifestyle needs. We hope this has cleared up some of your concerns and we wish you the best of health! [NO, IT HASN'T YOU DENIED A SENIOR CITIZEN YOUR SERVICES BECAUSE I DID NOT HAVE A CELL PHONE AND YOU REFUSED TO ACCEPT A LANDLINE--elder abuse, exploitation are not good BUSINESS TOOLS, your star rating SHOULD BE LOWER, STAY AWAY FROM iHERB, something unscrupulous is going on here.]
Dear Valued Customer,
While we understand that a lot of companies don't require phone numbers in order to purchase products, iHerb adheres to GDPR standards which are the strictest in the world regarding customer security. We require phone numbers because cyber criminals can create multiple fake emails but rarely can they have more than one phone number. We are unable to reveal anything else as to why our security guidelines require this due to the fact that such guidelines deter fraudulent activity quite well.
Also, we require phone numbers in case we need to contact the customer for any reason. We assure you and every other customer that iHerb in no way uses phone numbers for unethical purposes. IHerb is not in the scam business and we cherish our customers greatly, which is why millions of customers around the world choose to shop with us daily for their healthy lifestyle needs. We hope this has cleared up some of your concerns and we wish you the best of health!