GNC are the biggest scammers

[mikestraussen]

So they have Nano Vapor on special throughout the month except when it's gold card week.

They lower it $46 so it would be $36 with the card but whenever the first of the month rolls around they raise it to $65 again.

[niiick]

We don't get GNC here in Australia ... i suppose thats a good thing then?

[WreckinBall21]

you should of known that just by being a member of this site for over a year

[fmrmarineinbiz]

YEP! Shopping online, even after you pay for shipping will always be a better bargain by far than shopping at GNC.

[mblouir]

Yeah, I always buy my stuff from bb.com or wherever is the cheapest. However, when I do go to GNC the first thing they always ask me is, "Have you tried naNO vapor?" Literally cracks me up every time..

[powerman2000]

I don't know how any 'brick & mortar" supplement store stays in business these days with the onset of so many cheap on line supp retailers.

[niiick]

I don't know how any 'brick & mortar" supplement store stays in business these days with the onset of so many cheap on line supp retailers.

ridiculously big mark-ups and ignorant people looking for that magic pill?

[Hatebreed13]

So they have Nano Vapor on special throughout the month except when it's gold card week.

They lower it $46 so it would be $36 with the card but whenever the first of the month rolls around they raise it to $65 again.

who cares, were going to buy it anyways?

[Dont Want None]

I went to my first GNC today... not that I havent walked past many and laughed. The guy told me that Muslcetech stuff for buy one get one 50% off. He figured that me and a buddy could do that and get a really good deal. It's funny because absolutely everything is marked up. The 5lb tub of ON was like 65 dollars. That's absurd...

[D-Money]

I work at GNC. There are a few reasons people still shop at GNC over ordering off the internet.

1. Someone to talk to.
I will sit there and b.s. with people all day. That's half the reason they come in. Someone to talk about what they are already going to get anyway. Also, people tend to think GNC employees know what they are selling and how it works. Most of the time...they don't, they just BS through it. I walked onto the job and knew more then most of the employees who had been there for years.

2. People don't trust ordering online.
Identity theft ect. ect.

3. People don't know how much cheaper it really is off the internet.

4. Convienence.
No matter how fast bb.com gets your order sent out, going to your local GNC or vitamin shop/world is going to be faster.

[Yates Row T]

though my buddy still works there and they started a new pricing system. on some items they were almost as cheap as online the i think the big hydroxycut hardocre was 54 bucks cytogainer was 25 bucks muslce milk 12 packs were 24.99 was weird seein sick prices in there considering i use to work there and never seen anything like it

[Powerbuilder101]

We don't get GNC here in Australia ... i suppose thats a good thing then?

There are 46 GNC stores in Australia :|

[teenage_guru]

We don't get GNC here in Australia ... i suppose thats a good thing then?

tonnes of GNC in sydney nick

[sushiracer]

i dunno...when i first started less than a year ago i had no idea what bb.com was or even where or what to order online or which site to trust. gnc was convenient and pretty much to the normal everyday joe shmoe is one of the only supplement store you can find just around the corner. i got sucked in the first time and until i got wise and started doing actual research....even then i was still skeptical on which sites to trust.

is gnc a ripoff? of course...convenient? to most, sure. gotta love walking in with a gold card and somehow they want to sell you another....still most will find it convenient.

[Brick Wall]

I work at GNC. There are a few reasons people still shop at GNC over ordering off the internet.

1. Someone to talk to.
I will sit there and b.s. with people all day. That's half the reason they come in. Someone to talk about what they are already going to get anyway. Also, people tend to think GNC employees know what they are selling and how it works. Most of the time...they don't, they just BS through it. I walked onto the job and knew more then most of the employees who had been there for years.

2. People don't trust ordering online.
Identity theft ect. ect.

3. People don't know how much cheaper it really is off the internet.

4. Convienence.
No matter how fast bb.com gets your order sent out, going to your local GNC or vitamin shop/world is going to be faster.

Agreed. Except i dont BS with customers. Ive used so many sports supplements that i can open up a mini gnc at my house.lol. its true that a lot of associates dont even know about half of what they are even selling and will jus make up anything to get the sale. i typically recommend products that have worked well for me/ are popular on bodybuilding.com. going to a store is def more convenient than waiting for an order to arrive. depending on where you go, the prices can run around the same as online. Working at a gnc, i usually get my supplements cheaper than online prices. Ex. 6 tubs of anator p70 for $220.

[deathx]

So they have Nano Vapor on special throughout the month except when it's gold card week.

They lower it $46 so it would be $36 with the card but whenever the first of the month rolls around they raise it to $65 again.

i dont shop at gnc anymore but in canada gold card discount is always active

[Sammy_Koelle]

scam them back? buy it,use it then return it 95% empty

[mikestraussen]

I don't know how any 'brick & mortar" supplement store stays in business these days with the onset of so many cheap on line supp retailers.

Old people.

Seriously.


They are not hip to the internet and think GNC is the only place.


I saw an old man there being sold $300 worth of stuff.

And the cashier lady told him "Wow you saved so much with the gold card."

[mikestraussen]

who cares, were going to buy it anyways?

I was last month.

I saw it was on special and thought "Good, I'll just wait till Gold card week" and when I looked they hiked the price.

[namrepuS]

you guys do know they pricematch right? Ask them to pricematch bb.com or the ********* catalog

[mikestraussen]

you guys do know they pricematch right? Ask them to pricematch bb.com or the ********* catalog

I didn't know that but I'm willing to bet not all GNCs do that.

[Andru]

We don't get GNC here in Australia ... i suppose thats a good thing then?

what are you talking about.

fool, there are heaps of GNC stores.

[Ricky_k]

what are you talking about.

fool, there are heaps of GNC stores.

well he lives in out somwhere in whoop whoop.

there is a store in my brisbane city, i go in to LOL @ the prices.

[jules_d1]

you guys do know they pricematch right? Ask them to pricematch bb.com or the ********* catalog

hmm i doubt they will pricematch online stores.

[Andru]

well he lives in out somwhere in whoop whoop.

there is a store in my brisbane city, i go in to LOL @ the prices.

that Shane guy is alright to talk to lol


had many conversations with him.


he's trying to get his pro card

[Uncivilization]

Well i only go in there with my gold card and get something if i need it. but on the other hand i go in there and say things like "omg thats some much cheaper on the internet." when the shops full Then i ask if they price match and say the name of the web site out load to heheh

Maybe i should open my own store in the UK - Maybe BB.com would be my partner?

[¡STFU!ˇNˆLIFT!]

When did they start the pricematching fellas ?

[Uncivilization]

Mine said they would

[bodyfuel]

We don't get GNC here in Australia ... i suppose thats a good thing then?

Really? I could have sworn I went to a GNC store when I was in Melbourne... maybe I assumed it was GNC.

[pitapos]

We don't get GNC here in Australia ... i suppose thats a good thing then?

Don't worry... We have GNCs here in the US and we "don't get" them either.