Thats the kind of stuff you hear when you go into a store that makes GNC the laughing stock of knowledgable bodybuilders and athletes.
I manage a GNC franchise and after reading all the reviews on BB.Com put in my first order with Controlled Labs last week. I've been in this game a long time but I always want to get feedback from intellingent customers on what works and what doesnt so I finally registered on here so I can hear what you guys like and dont about the different supps and GNC.
I could write a book about all the rediculous stuff I hear on a daily basis from 135lb guys buying on and off cycle but dont want protein cause the done want to get "too big." I love that one. Or the look in the eye of the kid who I just told that Anatorp70 wouldnt activate his muscle genes and put 25lbs on him so fast his girlfriend wouldnt recognize him; I felt like I just told him ther was no Santa Clause.
I want to introduce myself, thank you guys for all the feedback and assure you that there are some GNCs with staff who use the products, know their ****, and will put you on the right program!
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06-04-2006, 04:58 PM #1
GNC's Thermo Burst - The Best Energy Supplement Ever!
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06-04-2006, 05:24 PM #4
Whoa, whoa, whoa. I run a FRANCHISE, I've got nothing to do with Corporate. Personally I think the creatine is worthless but you can get 6lb of whey protein for $37.49, with a Gold Card, that comes out to $29.95. Not quite $60.
Products that I'll sell people, Gaspari, Cytosport, Dymatize, some Biotest, and ON Pro Complex if they want a high quality protein.
Brands that are a joke; Fizogen, Muscletech, EAS, and any other brand that claims to be comparable to AAS. And Iovate, the company that sells damn near every thermogenic on the shelf under a different name and spin.
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06-04-2006, 05:45 PM #10Originally Posted by natedogg_nyc
Whats worth getting at GNC is the Multi Vitamins, Flax Seed Oil, Ester-C, Triflex, a great glucosamine/Chon/MSM product, products like that.
Ultra Mega Gold has a 100mg B Complex, 500mg of C, and its the best multi on the market. That is where GNC is top of the line, in the vit/min department. The prices are cheap and the quality is top notch. The benefit of the whey protein is the cheap price, but if you want a kick ass sports nutrition product, stay away from GNCs line.
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06-04-2006, 05:46 PM #11
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06-04-2006, 05:47 PM #12Originally Posted by Mr GNCSinners in the hands of an angry Mod.
Mod is a concept...by which, we measure, our pain.
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06-04-2006, 05:48 PM #13
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Originally Posted by Mr GNC
I've thought about bringing the controlled labs products into the store but never acted on it. Do you know what price you are going to retail each specific product at?
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06-04-2006, 05:52 PM #15Originally Posted by jaymag254
Alot to take into consideration.
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06-04-2006, 06:00 PM #18
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Originally Posted by Mr GNC
And, as you stated, giving everyone the 20% off (we do it all the time, I'm sure you do too) has to be factored in. After adding all that together, along with a profit for the store, I did not think the store retail price would be low enough for controlled labs to accept GNC to be a reseller. Did they give you any limits on what the retail prices can be?
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