Absurd prices on supplements in my country...and yours?

[Baixaria]

Wish it was more accessible the prices of supplements here...just bought some Labrada protein for Usd 110.00 (after currency conversion). Is there any interest of Sup. Co. developing overseas market?

[SeP]

Originally Posted by Baixaria

Wish it was more accessible the prices of supplements here...just bought some Labrada protein for Usd 110.00 (after currency conversion). Is there any interest of Sup. Co. developing overseas market?

how much is "some"? Protein prices have gone up, but they arent outrageous quite yet. I know a lot of people outside the US get the short end of the stick, like canadians have to pay a lot more including shipping charges and wait for them to get through their dreaded customs department.

[Sohan]

From a local B+M ?30 ($60ish) is high end of a 5lb tub.

Normally, hittin bb.com + 7-14day shipping (no customs + vat) is cheap, just long :P

[Baixaria]

Originally Posted by SeP

how much is "some"? Protein prices have gone up, but they arent outrageous quite yet. I know a lot of people outside the US get the short end of the stick, like canadians have to pay a lot more including shipping charges and wait for them to get through their dreaded customs department.

Yeah...we talking about 5lbs tube..ridiculous.

[DinoT1985]

5lbs ON Gold is $77 here.

[Baixaria]

Originally Posted by dinot1985

5lbs ON Gold is $77 here.

Thats a lot also.

[pharaoh7]

Can you have it shipped from an online store in the US? Might come out cheaper.

[MickMars]

a can of Animal Test is $132 here.

[Mike83]

wow, that is absurd.

If there was a gnc type store down there it would make some $

[efebulbul]

i am living in turkey and 10 lbs.on whey is ****ing 250 dollars, and if you order some thing from bb.com,****ing custom is gonna take that and will ask for 300 dollars.

you american guys are lucky,just quit saying hey whey prices is going up.

[Mike83]

I would stick to whole foods if its that expensive, like eggwhites post workout, alot of chicken breasts and lean red meat.

[efebulbul]

Originally Posted by Mike83

I would stick to whole foods if its that expensive, like eggwhites post workout, alot of chicken breasts and lean red meat.

yeah bro,thats what most people do,i actually can get 2.2lbs crea mono for 80 dollars,it is still expensive but you know thats all i can find.

[Blend]

Originally Posted by efebulbul

i am living in turkey and 10 lbs.on whey is ****ing 250 dollars, and if you order some thing from bb.com,****ing custom is gonna take that and will ask for 300 dollars.

you american guys are lucky,just quit saying hey whey prices is going up.

So true, here everything is much more expensive as well, like a tub of Size on, it costs a whopping 84 euro's (or converted to US dollars; 121 dollars), the choices are also far more limited and at the border they have the nasty habit of needing to control almost everything that is shipped from the USA

[Kreyzor]

100% Whey Protein (4704g) 10lb 103.90 EUR = 153.681 USD

Portugal ftw -.-"

[force_]

Damn I thought living in Canada sucked for supp prices, you guys overseas are getting raped though. I feel for ya.

F.

[mullerhun]

Originally Posted by Baixaria

Wish it was more accessible the prices of supplements here...just bought some Labrada protein for Usd 110.00 (after currency conversion). Is there any interest of Sup. Co. developing overseas market?

in my country hungary, prices are x2, 2.5x higher then in the use!!

[Kreyzor]

I would just like to know if there is any advantage shipping supllements from bb.com to portugal i don't know anyone that shipped something from bb.com so i don't know how much i would pay from custom tax...

[shmigelskas]

92$ for 5 lbs of ON GOLD 100% whey...and 80 $ if i send from bb.com because of very high shipping price + taxes - thats insane

[mullerhun]

Originally Posted by Kreyzor

I would just like to know if there is any advantage shipping supllements from bb.com to portugal i don't know anyone that shipped something from bb.com so i don't know how much i would pay from custom tax...

im currently trying to ship to germany. im pretty nervous since its the 1st time, i hope everyhting is gonna arrive, dont know if lgsciences supps are allowed there:\
do i have to pax the taxes when the package arrives? how is it in portugal?
what happens if some supps is not allowed there, will they notice it?

[Kreyzor]

bb has on the info about shipping some usefull stuff i think you will pay the tax from the conversion like the usa have one tax rate like for example in portugal our tax is 21% and if in the usa its 19% for example you will pay the diference 2% at least thats how i think things should work.

usualy the customs contact you or even bb.com if the products get retained you have to go to the tax office and pay the tax so you can get the products.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/help/illegal.htm show the illegal products that some countrys dont accept

[fat_tyre_flyer]

Originally Posted by mullerhun

im currently trying to ship to germany. im pretty nervous since its the 1st time, i hope everyhting is gonna arrive, dont know if lgsciences supps are allowed there:\
do i have to pax the taxes when the package arrives? how is it in portugal?
what happens if some supps is not allowed there, will they notice it?

I have had a few things sent to germany with no problems. For example creatine, superpump250, shock therapy+storm, white flood... i.e. nothing too controversial.

I think it depends on the value of the order as to whether you pay taxes eg > 50 Euro. And i avoid using courier because everything seems to be inspected more thoroughly - package values at least and they will collect whatever tax they can. Use standard airmail when possible.

[mullerhun]

Originally Posted by fat_tyre_flyer

I have had a few things sent to germany with no problems. For example creatine, superpump250, shock therapy+storm, white flood... i.e. nothing too controversial.

I think it depends on the value of the order as to whether you pay taxes eg > 50 Euro. And i avoid using courier because everything seems to be inspected more thoroughly - package values at least and they will collect whatever tax they can. Use standard airmail when possible.

i had to pick international expresss courier i think! thats fedex!
i ordered for 329 dolllars! any suggestions?

[fat_tyre_flyer]

Originally Posted by efebulbul

why are you ordering from usa ,i thought eu countries have more choices like allstars,multi power, hansa x sport(german).

if i was eu citizen, i would order something from europe.

For protein yes, but for all other stuff which generally is imported from the US anyway, we pay through the roof for it here. There are very little alternatives here except for multi-vit's, some creatine etc.

[fat_tyre_flyer]

Originally Posted by mullerhun

i had to pick international expresss courier i think! thats fedex!
i ordered for 329 dolllars! any suggestions?

Sorry to say it but i would be pretty sure you will have to pay taxes. It should still work out cheaper than buying it locally - if you could buy it at all.

[Baixaria]

Originally Posted by fat_tyre_flyer

Sorry to say it but i would be pretty sure you will have to pay taxes. It should still work out cheaper than buying it locally - if you could buy it at all.

Mos def...If I tried to fedex it, customs can inspect it and apply taxes. Its sad but it is how it works. So essentially us foreigners can not try all the goodies there!!!

[Insulin Ihsaan]

5lbs protein is 60-70 bucks here

[mullerhun]

Originally Posted by mullerhun

i had to pick international expresss courier i think! thats fedex!
i ordered for 329 dolllars! any suggestions?

i was mistaken, total value is 329, 250 dollars is for the supps!
cross the fingers for me, that my package arrives

[try]

it sucks!!!

[Blend]

Originally Posted by mullerhun

im currently trying to ship to germany. im pretty nervous since its the 1st time, i hope everyhting is gonna arrive, dont know if lgsciences supps are allowed there:\
do i have to pax the taxes when the package arrives? how is it in portugal?
what happens if some supps is not allowed there, will they notice it?

Here it's pretty much a guess as to when they open your package a friend ordered hyperdrol X2 from the States a few weeks ago and it got stopped at the border, he got a note from the police in his mailbox and had to pay a fine (or appear in court if he didn't) for illegal traffic, my package however reached me just fine. So I guess they just check some packages, but not all or at least not as thoroughly

And yeah the taxes are just outrageous, I guess it's someyhing in the range of 21% here, have to check it to be sure
also if they check it and open the package but everything is allowed you still have to pay some expences as well as having to endure to wait a bit longer for your package to arrive

[Hilush]

90$ for 5lbs ON 100% whey here...
I usually buy from bb.com, even if the prices are close (with shipping), I rather give them my money than the thieves here