Vitamin D3 5,000 IU Bolsters Immunity by Puritan's Pride for Immune System Support and Healthy Bones and Teeth 200 Softgels, packaging may vary

Terrible Quality Control by Maker and Seller

The product I received has serious problems, apparently the result of p-poor quality control by BOTH the manufacturer and this seller. * First, the bottle had NO plastic security seal around the lid, meaning it may or may not have been tampered with prior to shipping. * Second, it had NO secondary styrofoam security seal under the lid (over the mouth of the bottle) AND no signs that it had ever had one at all. * Third, the label's barcode had been covered by a much larger sticker giving it a new barcode. On closer inspection, there was another DIFFERENT sticker under that sticker evidencing the bottle had gone through that process TWICE although both stickers had virtually the same new barcode info. All this labeling and relabeling means the bottle had been processed at least 3 times by the manufacturer, although whether it was full of capsules during the last 2 runs is unknown. * Fourth, the 2 new barcode stickers are so large that they cover up part of the original label's "WARNING" section, including part of the manufacturer's warning NOT to use the product if the security seal under the lid is missing - LIKE THIS ONE WAS. Since I live in Mexico, I have most of my Amazon orders shipped to friends in the US and they bring my goodies down here for me, eliminating the extra time and money required for international shipping. However, in this case I now have a product that the manufacturer insists that I shouldn't use, but which would cost me much more to ship back to the seller than the product is even worth, meaning I'm now stuck with a possibly defective or even dangerous product that I paid good money for. It seems as though both the manufacturer AND the seller have faulty Quality Control or perhaps none at all; not a good idea when it involves a product that you EAT. Regardless of where I live, none of this should EVER have happened and I'd like my money refunded

59 persons found it helpful

Read this Review! Excellent Product – Arrived in Good Condition

I read several of the reviews on here, and although I believe they had legitimate concerns in most cases, I just know human nature is to complain about everything. That's fine. But I'm savvy enough to spot those who just like to complain about everything in life (the bottle's too big? Really? Mine was half-full, but the bottle is not "humungous" as one reviewer put it). And besides, if you look at the Q&As the company explained that they had to put all that labeling information on there, which forced them to use a bigger bottle. As it was, I struggled to read it all, since they reduced the fine print down as much as they could. Anyway, there was an outside seal, and one under the cap, too, on my bottle.And although the gelcaps were a bit stuck together (normal), they came apart as soon as I shook the bottle up. SO. I think my product is fine (expiration date is 2023). Happy they're made in the USA~ no complaints. And they're very reasonably priced, considering there are 200 of them and I only paid $7.99. Happy with my choice

25 persons found it helpful

Works

My Vitamin D level was so low that my doctor ordered prescription strength. I opted for these instead. I no longer have a Vitamin D problem. These work and were cheaper than the prescription strength. Thank you

18 persons found it helpful

As described

Bought these because of the covid-19 virus. These help with respiratory issues and for the price is worth the extra protection

11 persons found it helpful

good product for good value!

This is the only reason for 4 stars is a ridiculously enormous bottle, you could literally put 5 times as much in this ginormous bottle. Almost makes you feel like, why not pack 500-600 per bottle and sell for a properly adjusted price instead? Rest is fine, exp. date is 4/22, bottle is properly sealed up

9 persons found it helpful

A vitamin we all need

I've been buying this brand for over a year and it has been great! When you live in northern climes where you get very little sunshine, you must take vitamin D. Most of us don't have enough in our systems. Ask your doctor to do a blood test and see how low your level is and then start taking it. It is a great price and it will boost your levels. So many diseases are caused by a lack of vitamins and especially vitamin D

8 persons found it helpful

Great Product, Healed My Deficiency

I had a critical vitamin D deficiency that began causing hair loss, bone and muscle pain, fatigue, headaches, and mood changes. I started taking these 50,000iu pills three times per week for about 6 weeks. My hair is growing back, my bone and muscle pain are gone, my mood has improved, and my fatigue and headaches are improving. The pills are small and easy to swallow. They are flavorless. You get a lot of value for the price. I will be buying all my supplements from Forest Leaf now

7 persons found it helpful

Please take a look at this and read…

Seems to be a decent vitamin D, definitely not a top grade brand, but decent enough. I read a lot of reviews complaining about melted softgels, but i didnt receive anything defective from my inspection of the contents. One reviewer complained that he/she (gender unknown) and a roommate became extremely, and life threateningly ill and ended up in the Hospital ER from taking this item. Sorry by i that it very hard to believe. Either youre lying about it, or you and your roommate have some sort of vitamin D sensitivity, or you both overdosed by exceding the recommended dosage which resulted in toxicity levels of vitamin D, or you received some sort of tainted and horribly defective product. I guess the latter is possible, but i seriously think it was one former possibilities mentioned. Im sorry if i offended anyone, but im just being logical and honest. Thank you, stay healthy and thank you for reading. Have a good day and God bless

6 persons found it helpful

Tiny capsule

These are tiny Softgels. I thought they would be bigger. I'm happily surprised. I take vitamin D because I'm not in the sun a lot and my doctor advised me to take them. These seem pretty high quality and I'm happy with the product. I have no idea if they are helping me or not though

5 persons found it helpful

Terrible smell!

First of all, amazon listing picture clearly shows jar full of tablets. In real life, you'll get really large jar, with some tablets on it's bottom. Have no idea why they waste such a big jar for a such small amount of tabs. But that's nothing. The SMELL. When you open the jar, you instantly get terrible smell of rotten vegetables, dead fish and other unpleasant smells. I have taken D3 vitamins from other brands and none of them had such a terrible smell. Risked my health, already taking them for the week, and as you can see, still alive and writing this review :D but I decided to let everyone know about that terrible smell issue

5 persons found it helpful