SweetLeaf SteviaClear Sweet Drops Alternative Reviews Summary

Taste

Pros:

• "Of all the kinds of Stevia I have tried, Sweet Drops tastes the most natural - there is none of that metallic taste or aftertaste I've found in other types."
• "If you use stevia, Sweet Leaf brand is the absolute best tasting stevia on the market today!"
• "This is the best substitute for sugar that I've ever found."
• "Flavor is great. We use it for pretty much everything but mainly for tea and coffee."
• "This is great for my teas no taste so perfect for me easy to use no calories and I can use it for other food items that need a sweet taste but no flavor added."
• "The french vanilla is fantastic in coffee."
• "This is the best sweetener I have found. No bitter after taste just sweet tea and coffee."

Cons:

• "Horrendous chemical smell from the newly opened bottle that was not present in the old one, the aftertaste is overpowering and disgusting."
• "Greatly dislike the flavor."
• "Whatever 'natural flavor' they add to this tincture makes anything you add it to taste unpleasant."
• "Last two bottles I bought just turned tasteless, oily in the tea and no taste."
• "It is horrible because of the taste."
• "Tastes like cotton candy not like sugar. It’s not good at all."
• "The taste in my teas is not the same, has a flowery taste it did not have before, almost watered down."

Quality and Consistency

Pros:

• "I've only had my bottle for a few days but I love it so far."
• "I have probably bought close to 100 bottles /containers of various SweetLeaf Stevia products over the last few years and have never had an expiration problem."
• "It arrived well, with its security seal, the expiration date is fine. the liquid looks clear and clean."
• "This is lasting me forever. A really great value for the money."
• "Been using this brand to flavor my drinking water almost everyday for the last 7 or so years. Happy to report I'm still alive and well."
• "This stuff is great and worth the price. No aftertaste like you get with other squirt in substitutes. Very clean tasting and a little goes a long way."
• "This is the best tasting stevia product on the market!"

Cons:

• "These drops in comparison are clearly watered down. They may be convenient for the road, but otherwise I would stay away. Not a good value."
• "I have no idea what was in this but it looks like blooms of mold!"
• "Very watered down, a few teaspoons and maybe you'll start feeling the sweetness."
• "After about 4 to 6 weeks, a white, cloudy, precipitate looking material swirls about, sort of suspended in the liquid."
• "This shipment has white crystals and bottle contents turn milky white before entire bottle is empty."
• "The product label says SteviaClear but, it is no longer clear but very cloudy with lumps of something (mold?) Floating around inside."
• "3 weeks after purchasing it turned very cloudy, almost like milk."

Packaging and Shipping

Pros:

• "Ordered and received without issue."
• "I have come to trust this brand and one bottle goes a long way in my family."
• "I looked for this in several stores and they just had granules. This is what I wanted, the packing was fine and it arrived on time."
• "The product arrived with no exterior packaging which is great for the environment so I’m a fan."
• "Amazon resolved this issue. The product is excellent this is my second order."
• "I use this for my overnight oats and 5 drops into a 1 pint container is enough to give it a hint of sweetness to make it go from tasting bland to good without turning it into a dessert."
• "I used to buy this product in the grocery store but when I couldn't find it last spring I looked on amazon for it."

Cons:

• "We received our first auto ship. It was supposed to be 2 bottles. We only received one."
• "The bottle looks old or used. The top is dirty and the dropper is broken and the broken glass is inside of the bottle."
• "Two glass bottles with a box shipped on what was not more than a paper bag, one bottle cracked, one ok."
• "However the latest delivery has an issue with the bottle. Looks like the outside was contaminated by something dripping on it."
• "Ordered two bottles. Were in the box, loosely packed with some brown paper. Arrived shattered - glass and stevia everywhere."
• "One bottle had leaked (even though the lid was still closed and sealed) making the label and packaging wet and leaving the bottle only partially full."
• "Is this open and leaking on purpose? How is the lid not closed all the way but it has protection heat covers over it?!"

Customer Service

Pros:

• "I have used Sweet Drops for close to 5 years. It was a great product but I requested a refund for my most recent purchase due to a weird smokey flavor and taste. They promptly refunded my expense and I am very thankful, so 5 stars for customer service."
• "I've ordered this product 39 times. This time I noticed the label was not the same (one on left). It smelled like an awful chemical! Beware of ordering! I've asked for refund."
• "Twice I’ve been sent the wrong product. The first time Amazon sent a replacement and this time I’m told this product cannot be returned."
• "Emailed the manufacturer and received no help."
• "Despite being a Prime product, it is not eligible for return."
• "No refund is what I’m being told! Cancelled!"
• "Please do not put label over nutrition facts ..It was very stuck and It destroyed information..I was not able to read informaion. Thank you"

Cons:

• "Can’t get a refund after opening it up and the glass was broken!"
• "I really don't want to have to change brands because there is nothing I don't like about this product when it is the correct product but now I have zero faith in this company and its practices."
• "Label changed, taste changed. It now changes the flavor of whatever you use it in. IT IS NOT RETURNABLE! Bummer!! Won’t purchase here anymore."
• "I don't know what you did to this but I'm no longer a loyal customer."
• "I am tired of getting a substandard product."
• "I've bought this product a few times before, and loved it. This time, however, they have apparently changed the ingredients, adding 'natural flavors'."
• "The label was covered by the retailer’s asset sticker."