Penzeys SpicesReviews of penzeys.com

I have been a longtime Penzey customer, both in the store and online. Never had a bad experience with any of their spices. I just cannot encourage anyone to purchase from them after my last order. The packaging on some of the packets endorses transgender issues; they complain about Republicans no longer being conservative! I don't want that kind of thinking in my home. Why can't these companies keep their personal views to themselves and just manufacturer good products? Thankfully, I do have other options!

They never sent the product, ask me to contact the shipping company. I lost $100. Never buy again! really bad customer service!

I just bought some ancho chili powder from my local Penzeys. It has no flavor and the color is very pale compared to the ancho I usually buy in bulk at my grocery store. My grocery store was out, but this Penzeys stuff is really poor quality. I used to shop here all the time, but no more.

Penzeys, Spice Islands, and Trader Joe’s. ARSENIC!!, LEAD!!, and CADMIUM!! Roughly one-third of the tested products, 40 in total, had high enough levels of ARSENIC!!, LEAD!!, and CADMIUM!! combined, on average, to pose a health concern for children when regularly consumed in typical serving sizes. Most raised concern for adults, too. For two herbs, thyme and oregano, all the products we tested had levels that CR experts say are concerning. In 31 products, levels of LEAD were so high that they exceeded the maximum amount anyone should have in a day, according to CR’s experts.

I was given a gift of Penney’s spices. Unfortunately I can’t use them. One bottle had little hard pieces in it. I was afraid it might be glass so I threw it out. I also didn’t care for the too strong flavors. Not for me.

I have been ordering from penzeys for over 20 years. Always good quality product. Until today. I have been making my own enchilada sauce for 30 years. Went to make it today. After letting it set for awhile, I tasted it as usual to adjust seasonings, it was tasteless. Threw it out and started all over again, thinking I made a mistake. No it was the chili powder. I tasted it out of the bag, bland and unusable for anything. I will be fair and assume their supplier passed off a mediocre batch of chili powder to Penzeys. Will be my last order. I entertain a lot and I have to know what spices and seasonings I can depend on, without having to worrying about it.

This obviously deranged person decided to post a hate filled political rant on the company’s website and luckily I saw it before I checked out my cart full of spices. Not only was his rant completely devoid of any facts whatsoever, he followed it up with a hateful letter to me full of complete fabrications while attacking me, who he’s never met, You would Penzeys would have learned a lesson from the Bud Light debacle, but obviously some people just don’t learn much. We should never support businesses such as this one.

If I had read the political propaganda that was put in my bag while I was still in the area, I would have returned my purchase. I'll never go back nor will I recommend Penzys to anyone. The customer service wasn't that great anyway. Two young untrained girls chatting and giggling. Never spoke to us until we check out.