Excel-Mates please post your favorite suppliers here along with your comments on quality, price , delivery and customer service.
Let's start by example with L-Glutamine which is one of the most highly recommended aminos regardless of your age or goal. It is typically consumed by the teaspoon.
The first thing to consider is the recommended daily dose. At 2-8 grams per day you do not want to purchase this mild tasting readily dissolving powder in capsules mixed with stearate. Yet people do. Nuts. Instead buy -pure- powder from a reputable distributor.
O.K. lets look at a Costco offering for today.
How about we call our L-Glut powder something else, say "GLUTAMIMMUNE"?
COOL! Let's put it in a tiny tub then charge TEN times (10x) market price to warehouse members who've had to buy a membership first.
Ajinomoto Glutamimmune
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 5 out of 5 stars. Read reviews.
Item #1071936
400g of "pharmaceutical grade" for only $30 ($75 per kilo where fair market price is about $7.50/kilo).
Do you buy "pharmaceutical grade" food of any kind?
This folks is the most common supplement scam around. Gross over-pricing of small quantities.
Compare:
KILO (1000g) of pure micro crystalline powder at $5 from MyProtein ( IF you luck out, check frequently. )
KILO at Powder City $25
MRM mini tub, 1/2 Kilo (500g) $21 to $60 in health food stores.
Capsules at CVS: Do you REALLY want to know the per kilo price you paid there!
While MyProtein looks good BEWARE! MyProtein marketing is every bit as unethical with wildly gyrating prices. One moment the site price is $5/kilo the next its $7 for 225 grams. Avoid sites with wildly gyrating prices that require coupons unless you have lots and lots of time on your hands to grab the occasional great deals. At least you can trust the quality.
So that's LESSON ONE: Buy in a quantity that you will use up within 90 days perhaps with extra to share with a friend.
Be SURE to check price on larger bags.
200g / $5
1000g /$7. Five times as much! You see folks the packaging costs way more than the powder.
Buy Large and share with buddies if you can. Use that drop box! I see this on MyProtein all the time.
Convert all prices to Dollars per Kilo (1000 grams). Certain powders which are very expensive and/or consumed in small doses are sold by 50, 100, or 250 gram packets.
If your time is valuable then choose a distributor with consistently fair pricing and reputable quality like PowderCity.
LESSON TWO: Compare apples to apples- PURITY
Most of the time we want -100-per-cent-pure powders. Check the nutrition labeling. ASK ABOUT EXPIRATION DATE! Should be at least one year out.
If you are buying ALCR, acetyl L carnitine then do not compare it to "L-carnitine" they are not the same. You pay more for the bio-available product.
LESSON THREE: Call the customer service line before you order. How easy is it to reach someone? Product guarantee and refund policy? Who pays return shipping?
LESSON FOUR: Site integrity
Compare the claims made to what you see on Examine.com. If a site consistently over-states the known benefit of a supplement or tries to get you to purchase supplements inappropriate for you then walk.
I give Powder City high marks for citations of studies.
Beware of "Sales". "$28 OFF now only $5" is typical at MyProtein, don't fall for it.
LESSON FIVE: Inspect your purchase!
Your tongue is an incredibly sensitive analytical tool. Taste and smell the product. Check the color. Is it clumpy? (normal for some aminos)
How well does it dissolve in spring water?
Packaging: Your product needs to arrive in clean moisture and air-resistant packaging. Reject any shipment with compromised packing.
Many will transfer product to an airtight screw jar. MyProtein supplies high quality free standing resealable pouches. Nice but you are paying for the packaging.
Let's start by example with L-Glutamine which is one of the most highly recommended aminos regardless of your age or goal. It is typically consumed by the teaspoon.
The first thing to consider is the recommended daily dose. At 2-8 grams per day you do not want to purchase this mild tasting readily dissolving powder in capsules mixed with stearate. Yet people do. Nuts. Instead buy -pure- powder from a reputable distributor.
O.K. lets look at a Costco offering for today.
How about we call our L-Glut powder something else, say "GLUTAMIMMUNE"?
COOL! Let's put it in a tiny tub then charge TEN times (10x) market price to warehouse members who've had to buy a membership first.
Ajinomoto Glutamimmune
★★★★★ ★★★★★ 5 out of 5 stars. Read reviews.
Item #1071936
400g of "pharmaceutical grade" for only $30 ($75 per kilo where fair market price is about $7.50/kilo).
Do you buy "pharmaceutical grade" food of any kind?
This folks is the most common supplement scam around. Gross over-pricing of small quantities.
Compare:
KILO (1000g) of pure micro crystalline powder at $5 from MyProtein ( IF you luck out, check frequently. )
KILO at Powder City $25
MRM mini tub, 1/2 Kilo (500g) $21 to $60 in health food stores.
Capsules at CVS: Do you REALLY want to know the per kilo price you paid there!
While MyProtein looks good BEWARE! MyProtein marketing is every bit as unethical with wildly gyrating prices. One moment the site price is $5/kilo the next its $7 for 225 grams. Avoid sites with wildly gyrating prices that require coupons unless you have lots and lots of time on your hands to grab the occasional great deals. At least you can trust the quality.
So that's LESSON ONE: Buy in a quantity that you will use up within 90 days perhaps with extra to share with a friend.
Be SURE to check price on larger bags.
200g / $5
1000g /$7. Five times as much! You see folks the packaging costs way more than the powder.
Buy Large and share with buddies if you can. Use that drop box! I see this on MyProtein all the time.
Convert all prices to Dollars per Kilo (1000 grams). Certain powders which are very expensive and/or consumed in small doses are sold by 50, 100, or 250 gram packets.
If your time is valuable then choose a distributor with consistently fair pricing and reputable quality like PowderCity.
LESSON TWO: Compare apples to apples- PURITY
Most of the time we want -100-per-cent-pure powders. Check the nutrition labeling. ASK ABOUT EXPIRATION DATE! Should be at least one year out.
If you are buying ALCR, acetyl L carnitine then do not compare it to "L-carnitine" they are not the same. You pay more for the bio-available product.
LESSON THREE: Call the customer service line before you order. How easy is it to reach someone? Product guarantee and refund policy? Who pays return shipping?
LESSON FOUR: Site integrity
Compare the claims made to what you see on Examine.com. If a site consistently over-states the known benefit of a supplement or tries to get you to purchase supplements inappropriate for you then walk.
I give Powder City high marks for citations of studies.
Beware of "Sales". "$28 OFF now only $5" is typical at MyProtein, don't fall for it.
LESSON FIVE: Inspect your purchase!
Your tongue is an incredibly sensitive analytical tool. Taste and smell the product. Check the color. Is it clumpy? (normal for some aminos)
How well does it dissolve in spring water?
Packaging: Your product needs to arrive in clean moisture and air-resistant packaging. Reject any shipment with compromised packing.
Many will transfer product to an airtight screw jar. MyProtein supplies high quality free standing resealable pouches. Nice but you are paying for the packaging.
