The store consistently delivers fast delivery and careful packaging, ensuring orders arrive quickly and in good condition. Customers highlight a broad and varied selection, with many praising the authentic flavors of the spices and the superb fragrance of vanillas, peppers, and pralines. Product quality is repeatedly emphasized across multiple categories, with mentions of excellent quality, top-tier packaging containers, and reliable, repeatable results in cooking. The overall experience is described as friendly and efficient, with happy customers returning for repeat orders and noting favorable prices and value.
Hello. I received moldy pods. I took photos before and after opening the freshness bag
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello,
It is the fats from the vanilla that rise when the vanilla is stored in the cold (in our workshop) and shipped.
When you run your finger over it or in front of a heat source, the essential oil and fat pearls (20% of the vanilla, see Wikipedia, etc...) melt.
This is a sign of excellent quality vanilla, quite rare to find in stores and fine grocery stores.
A simple call to our customer service would have allowed you to verify.
Best regards,
David Vanilla
03 74 47 00 17
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Rating: 2 out of 5
following a purchase from 13/11/2022
Hello, disappointed when opening my package. It was the first time I ordered from this e-shop. Here’s why = 1/ the Bourbon Rouge pods are dry (while the Gourmet Vanilla are soft) 2/ the package 'dried onion strips' has a label indicating a truncated expiration date (...before 31/12/202 (2021?2022?2023? ...) I understand why you send a SMS asking to verify the order
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Madame Balladur, Here is the summary and description of the red vanilla where we explain why it is a dry vanilla. Did you take the time to read the sheet of what you were buying? https://www.davidvanille.com/fr/gousses-de-vanille/394-6434-gousses-de-vanille-bourbon-rouge-m-medaille-d-or.html#/253-quantite-2_gousses For the onion strips, mea culpa, the missing number is 3, which is 2023. The date is visible under the product summary 'packaging - Freshness Bag - DUO 12/ I hope you appreciated the gift included with your order and the care taken in its preparation. I do not invite you to reorder on www.DavidVanille.com and encourage you to shop elsewhere. Thank you in advance, Best regards, David Vanille
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 02/11/2022
Following the delivery of the 10 vanilla pods in January, I sent you an email to report the deplorable quality of this product. I have of course received no response from you nor any corrective action. My last order concerns pepper (and definitely not vanilla). The poor quality of the vanilla was noted after opening the bag. Given this vanilla, I think I am not the only one and that you are certainly aware of this problem. However, the Ceylon cinnamon and wild pepper are excellent. An unhappy customer still waiting for corrective action regarding the vanilla.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello, There was no vanilla in your order of 02/11/2022. In your order of 03/01/2022, there were 10 gourmet wild vanilla pods, but we received no feedback at the time regarding the deplorable quality of our vanilla upon receipt. I invite you to read our customers' reviews on this origin; you are the only one to find it deplorable. If an unopened bag does not suit you, just return it to us (see our T&Cs) to be refunded. We also have a customer service reachable at 03 74 47 00 17. I am in vanilla every day, do my job with passion, and know the quality of the batches I offer. Taking the time to give ratings of 5/5 to 1/5 leaves me speechless and is a low blow. The corrective action is to invite you not to order from us anymore, please. Best regards. David Vanilla
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 05/11/2022
well packaged parcel as well as the products just the cashews where they are crumbled, soft and have an aftertaste
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Rating: 2 out of 5
following a purchase from 02/11/2022
order from 09/11 on the 13th still in preparation, first missed like this with you
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello Hugues,
Don't hesitate to contact us at 03 74 47 00 17.
Looking forward,
David Vanille
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 26/09/2022
The quality of the vanilla is horrible, the pods are dry and tasteless. The vanilla caviar is indeed fragrant but has absolutely no flavor, the texture is mixed with vanilla powder and the grains are dry. The tonka bean has neither smell nor taste. The hibiscus flower? The same thing... I keep falling from one bad surprise to another. The rest of my products have not yet been tested or tasted... I'm afraid of the result! I am a pastry chef, I am used to working with products of this type and I have never, ever, ever had such low quality, and what surprises me is the total absence of flavor or even taste. I am completely disappointed and shocked..
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello Charlotte, Thank you for reading carefully when you make your purchases to understand what you are buying. The vanilla beans are simply visual markers as explained in the technical sheet, they are used by the majority of large houses to create emphasis on the final creation. The red vanilla pods from Papua New Guinea, in summary: Many pods start to saturate in vanillin and to
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Rating: 2 out of 5
following a purchase from 13/10/2022
This note does not target the quality of the vanilla pods. But it targets the slowness of delivery to Belgium (+15 days). I am not sure I will order again. This being my 2nd order and the first was also long. Not to mention that I did not receive the pod in time, so I had to make a purchase in a store. In short, delivery time to be reviewed. But beautiful pods upon receipt. I almost forgot, surprise in the box. Thank you.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello Sandra, We did our best for your order (Fast shipping, Gift, Quality of products) but unfortunately we are not Mondial Relay. We no longer work with them due to these delays and have opted for colissimo relay in Belgium. Best regards, The David Vanille team
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Rating: 2 out of 5
following a purchase from 09/10/2022
Hello, I am disappointed with the batch of 10 vanilla pods, I received 5 good and 5 less well filled, well for me it is commercial technique, I will order more, however the 2 other individual pods, outside of batches, are correct the vanilla smell is there and found in my vanilla ganache.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello, Your pods were the same size and from the same batch. Commercial technique? What a human folly to read this kind of review. Do you think I am Mother Nature and that a pod of the same caliber and from the same batch has fewer grains? It is simply erroneous. The water content does not determine the quality of a pod and of the same size, a pod with the same number of grains... As for the vanilla from Sri Lanka, when we receive pods over 17cm and call that 'correct', it's a joke, especially in terms of quality/price at which we offer it... Good Winds,
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 21/10/2022
I am currently experiencing major issues with customer service for a simple refund of moldy herbs de Provence. Currently, they are no longer responding after asking me to send the unfit product back at my expense.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello,
You have had the package since July 2021 and we do not know how it has been stored. We have checked the batch on numerous orders and everything is in order. The purpose of the return is to verify what may have developed this mold.
Also, it is impossible to make a refund to your account on an order that is 15 months old via our system.
A return of the same reference can be made as soon as we receive your bag with 10 FREE vanilla pods to cover the shipping costs you will pay for this return.
Return address:
DAVID VANILLE
3 rue Maréchal Foch
10270 Lusigny sur Barse
Thank you for your understanding,
Best regards,
The David Vanille team
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 27/09/2022
The first time I had delivery it was very good, but this delivery the pods were really not nice and at least one in two is completely empty, disappointed by the quality, too bad.
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 25/09/2022
- Fast and responsive service at the beginning. I had a problem with my order, customer service called me back quickly to understand and try to resolve my issue. We did not find the missing product and the person had no solution to offer me, so she told me she would talk to David and that he would contact me quickly. I have not heard back since.
- I have not tested the products yet.
- I would like to buy red ginger. Could you add this to your store?
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Rating: 2 out of 5
following a purchase from 09/09/2022
Disappointed with the promotional pods, too dry and thin.
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 27/08/2022
I still haven't received my order and your customer service is anything but attentive to customers. I would really like to know the date on which I will receive my order... I am really disappointed, I think I will communicate my disappointment and inform how we were received by you and this lack of consideration. I think you only do business without caring about your customers. I look forward to having a constructive conversation with a responsible person. Best regards
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Sir, You had my colleague on the phone with whom you were very unpleasant. Your package was indeed delivered by Mondial Relay. You yourself went to pick it up at the 'secure locker'. Following your email, we replied the same day explaining that Mondial would conduct its investigation. You also received an email from Mondial in this regard, indicating a processing time of 3 weeks. Regarding your opinion thinking that we are just doing business without taking care of our customers, I will keep it short. If a company develops, it is thanks to its customers and the excellence of its work. We pay very particular attention to each order. However, in the face of the resurgence of customer scams, we have a very precise processing specification. We have been very responsive to your calls and emails. We are expecting the video return from Mondial very soon. Best regards, David
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 18/08/2022
Perfect order management, as usual but disappointed with the order
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 01/08/2022
I know you are not to blame but the stars are for the transport delay, not for you, your products are top-notch, nothing to say, top team but Mondial Relay should make efforts.
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 27/07/2022
Correct site. Diversify.
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 01/08/2022
Good navigation on the site
First time I was disappointed with my order maybe the vanilla pod but very dry and very few seeds inside and no taste
But I trust David Vanille enough to place another order
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 16/07/2022
I would like you to respond to my last review regarding the mixed dried fruits, thank you
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello,
You did not order dried fruits on your last order.
We do not understand your rating of 1/5.
Do not hesitate to contact us at 03 74 47 00 17 for any request.
Best regards,
David
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Acheteur Vérifié
Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 07/07/2022
I bought the Mediterranean salted sugar, I am disappointed because I did not find the taste of the grilled caramel from Guadeloupe, it is spicier, we did not feel the sweet taste. However, the other spices are very good.
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 15/07/2022
Fast delivery, careful packaging, and a free pen. But the products are not as exceptional as the name of the site would have us believe.
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Rating: 2 out of 5
following a purchase from 01/07/2022
Good products and some less good.....
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 21/06/2022
Good spices but the names of some products change and cause confusion and duplicate purchases.
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 08/06/2022
Tempted by a Facebook ad (I already knew the site, but had not ordered before), I was tempted by an interesting promotion. I am satisfied with the site, the price, the tracking, but a little less with the pods, which is still the most important.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello Aurélien, You purchased Bourbon Red vanilla from Madagascar, here is the description visible on the sheet: A HUGE HEARTTHROB - What aromatic power! I strongly invite you to discover this Grand Cru vanilla worked in the old way by my teams. Pods at full maturity, a fireworks display of aromatic amplitude! A higher dry matter content, a reduced humidity level, allowing for all the aromatic precision of my harvest. It is from my beginnings on the beaches of Sainte Anne (Guadeloupe). The weight of a pod does not determine its quality. You weigh as a professional a water content. At our level, in the importation of vanilla, after years in the industry, here are the most important points: - Vanillin content (main molecule for purely vanilla notes) - Associated aromatic amplitude On this batch: Main Notes: Vanilla, Red Fruits (Raspberries, Currants), Forest Fruits (Blackberries, Blueberries) Heart Notes: Slightly woody, Very candied. - Harvest period - Aging of the batch, respect for the specifications specific to each importer (here, long traditional aging as in the past). - Nutrients from the soil from which the pods come, indigenous terroir, type of cultivation (shade, agroforestry, intensive...) - Final result in the creations of our chef and individual clients. Finally, the vanilla that the industry buys to create vanilla extract is only split or unsplit vanilla extraction. Like us, it focuses on the quality of the batch and not on the visual. Today, 90% of imports in the agri-food sector remain vanilla extraction for the quality of its aromatic contents (though dry but much more intense). You have a video presentation that complements the description on the same sheet. Thank you in advance for taking the time to read the sheet. Have a great day, Looking forward to it, David Vanille
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 15/05/2022
I do not recommend at all I never received my order I am asked to contact the post office which tells me that it will refund the sender directly but David Vanille does not want to hear anything and does not want to resend my order or refund me...
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello Djahida, Your order has been received and validated by your postman and the package tracking. We sent you the postman's certificate when scanning your package and the package sheet. As indicated in the T&Cs, we do not refund delivered packages. Best regards, David Vanille
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 08/05/2022
Navigation on the site and shipping are top-notch but I received uncalibrated pods. Some are so thin that I have trouble opening them.
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 07/04/2022
Unreliable site, poor quality product, non-existent customer service despite several calls at different times over 3 weeks following a taste defect on the bourbon vanilla. They are acting in bad faith, not commercial or accommodating! Blocks customer accounts when complaints are made and it's illegal. I STRONGLY ADVISE AGAINST this site
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Madam,
We do not accept unfounded requests explaining by phone and by email that our vanilla is not up to your creations. You received your pods and made a request 3 months after receipt.
The same batch that you received is used in prestigious establishments run by people you see on television or have seen in Chef magazines.
We have also received your report to the DGCCRF to which we responded on Saturday morning with our analyses and other supports.
After more than 10 received emails, more than 4 hours working on your threats, reports, nuisance calls from hidden numbers, etc.... we have blocked your account.
Why? Are you still asking yourself the question?
It's simple, I do my best for my clients more than 14 hours a day. When I come across people like you (this doesn't happen often), I don't want to keep them by my side.
Best regards is not the word: Fair Winds is more appropriate!
David Vanille
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 19/04/2022
Very dissatisfied with customer service.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Madam,
When a package is delivered with postal acknowledgment, we do not refund our customers or resend the order as stated in our terms and conditions.
We have sent you, following your emails, the various acknowledgments and previous package slips prior to your non-receipt requests.
We have responded to all your emails.
Best regards,
David Vanille
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Acheteur Vérifié
Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 28/04/2022
I was missing a product (the preparation slip that confirms it), I wrote to the contact. No response after 15 days. I sent an email. No response after 5 days.
Non-existent customer service
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello Alexandre,
We have refunded you €6.99 to your bank card. Please check.
Have a great day,
Best regards,
David Vanille
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Acheteur Vérifié
Rating: 2 out of 5
following a purchase from 11/05/2022
Quality vanilla but deplorable customer service
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello Catherine,
Disappointing? Email from Wednesday, May 18 - Refund effective on Monday, May 23 to your bank account.
We are a micro-team and we cannot always resolve issues in 12-24 hours.
Thank you for your understanding.
Best regards,
David Vanille
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 06/05/2022
A lot of nice words…
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello Franck,
Can you please explain to us?
Best regards,
David Vanilla
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Acheteur Vérifié
Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 16/04/2022
Easy and pleasant site Order incomplete and no response to my SMS request for explanation.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello, If you need advice, please contact customer service by phone at 03 74 47 00 17 or via [email protected] Thank you in advance, David VANILLE
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 02/04/2022
Too bad that in the packages FISH-CRUSTACEANS MIX and CARIBBEAN PIRATES 'FISH-CRUSTACEANS' there are fennel seeds that I had not seen in the photos or in the product description. I who hate the aniseed taste got rid of it.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello, It is always possible to return the products when the bags are not opened. A refund is made upon receipt. I just checked the photos where you can clearly see the fennel. Looking forward to it, David Vanilla
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 03/04/2022
I was very disappointed to receive 20 grams of saffron packaged in plastic, generally Iranian saffron is sold in its authentic metal box. I had contacted the seller for explanations and maybe to return the products but I never received a response.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello, We have not received any call or email at [email protected] Can you please resend your request? Thank you in advance, David Vanilla
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 31/03/2022
Good overall
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 24/03/2022
Delivery OK but one product not great
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello, As explained during your customer service request, the technical sheet on the dried vanilla
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 26/02/2022
I placed my second order in February. The first was completely satisfactory. Unfortunately, and since you insist on knowing if the second delivery was like the first... I will tell you no! I am completely dissatisfied with the 12 cm red bourbon vanilla pods. The pods were delivered very dry. I wanted to test this 'high quality' product and it was not the case, far from it. It is no longer necessary to send me satisfaction requests or sales proposals for your products. I placed my pods in a jar with a bit of alcohol to preserve them well but it does not prevent me from being very disappointed to have chosen this batch at €19.90. The other batch was a mix of fleshy pods and others drier. Thank you for your attention.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello, I invite you to read the description of the red vanilla pods and watch my video on the same page: https://www.davidvanille.com/fr/gousses-de-vanille/394-5275-gousses-de-vanille-bourbon-rouge-12cm-m-medaille-d-or.html#/227-quantite-10_gousses For the Wild Vanilla from Papua, most of the pods were much longer than 10cm (size +10cm). Some slightly more refined than others. Best regards, David Vanille
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 10/03/2022
Correct site, easy navigation...
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Rating: 3 out of 5
following a purchase from 18/02/2022
One of the items does not match the presentation (Himalayan salt).
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 07/12/2021
Order not delivered because no message received. The package was returned. I tried several times to contact customer service but it is non-existent. No response and this has been going on since the end of December, to be avoided
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello, When a customer does not pick up their package despite the various emails and texts, it is true that our customer service is not the same. This creates a significant burden for the company followed by a refund. We have implemented a new system to avoid this type of situation that wastes our precious time. Best regards, The David Vanille team
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Rating: 1 out of 5
following a purchase from 18/02/2022
In itself the products are not too bad, I am on my 3rd order. During my 1st order I took Bourbon vanilla but this one dries like wood almost unusable then I ordered another vanilla in 1kg format arrived on site I weigh and it is missing 10G so 990g instead of 1kg. So everyone will tell me that I am nitpicking but in 3 orders I spent almost 1000€ I expected more to have 1010g than 990g. Sent email to support and tried to contact support but unreachable. For my next order I will surely look elsewhere too disappointed with the nonexistent customer service.
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Response from DavidVanille.com – Spice Hunter
Hello,
No email request received at [email protected] or message on our customer service answering machine.
For the red vanilla, during your first order, we asked you to read the descriptive sheet which clearly explains the difference between a Bourbon Gold vanilla and a Bourbon Red vanilla. The moisture content is in no way a sign of quality in the industry, the vanillin content is much more so. 90% of the vanilla industry is based around Bourbon Red vanilla.
The kg you received was from the +20cm, the rarest of harvests, the over-classification was done by my team. We verify weights before each shipment.
The products are not too bad? 3 orders... Is this a joke?
We sincerely wish you to find people as dedicated as we are to our customers.
Best regards,
The David Vanille team
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