| No matter who you order your supplements through, I would
suggest working with others. Not only will you save on shipping, some vendors
give discounts for orders over a certain dollar amount, some have free
shipping over a certain dollar amount too. Working with others saves you from
buying more than you actually need to meet minimums as well as helps to keep
you in check. If you have to ask yourself "should I be buying
this?" you can always bounce the idea off of whoever you are placing the
order with. Just be careful to not cross that line between getting helpful
feedback and getting defensive because you feel judged, the latter will only
lead to bad choices. We're all in this together, and no one's perfect. What
works for you may not work for someone else, just because someone else
doesn't do what you do doesn't make it wrong, but it might be intersting to
listen to his/her suggestions or personal experience. |
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Netrition |
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huge selection, stock almost always available |
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$4.95 flat
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average to
good, orders over $200 receive discount |
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Excellent |
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Very easy to order from and they
almost always have what I need. If they do not have exactly what I am looking
for they either can generally get it (takes a little time) or they have a
more than adequate substitute. I have never had a problem ordering from them.
The TriState Weight Loss Support Group (WV) will occassionally work together
to place large orders with them to save money (shipping and $200+ discount
rate). |
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VitaCost |
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Availability is pretty good, they do not carry some brands, such
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orders over
$49, free shipping |
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The prices
fluctuate, but are generally reasonable |
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Fantastic,
orders ship quickly |
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My only complaint is I can't
plan ahead with them since their prices fluctuate. But sometimes it works out
in my favor. They have their own brand of supplements which so far seem to be
on par with the name brand ones and the prices are great. Currently they are
having a buy one get one half off on their brand of supplements. They carry
the ferrous fumarate iron as well as chewable calcium citrate, both are worth
checking into. |
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Supplement
Warehouse |
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They have almost everything, if they are out of something you
can't even put it in your cart, a good thing in my book |
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shipping is by weight, the more you buy the more worth it the
shipping becomes, definietely a vendor you want to have your friends combine
with you. |
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Product cost is the least expensive on-line, they will beat
competitor prices by 5% if you enter the website and cost. |
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started out great, started having trouble with them after my 3rd
order |
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They have the lowest prices on
products, hands down, however they also have the higest shipping costs. They
have the widest variety of products almost always in stock. The best way to
look at it is, if they and another vendor have what you need, fill your cart
on both pages, estimate shipping costs with SW (add flat rate to other site)
and see who comes out less, place your order there. Transit time for me was
generally 2-3 days, did not always ship same day or even the next... |
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Lucky Vitamin |
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hit or miss, check the fine print on the product page for
availability |
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$5.95 flat rate on orders under $100, free shipping on orders
over $100 |
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product costs
is mostly great, between Netrition and SW |
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very good |
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I was spoiled by other sites and
was used to everything being in stock. A few items were back ordered for me.
On the plus side, they ship as it becomes available (my 1 order ended up
being 4 shipments) the downside was I placed my order 5/4/12 and received the
last item for it 6/7/12. I would order from them again, but be sure to check
out availability. There was a small error on my order which they rectified as
soon as I brought it to their attention, so they are easy to work with. |
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Nashua Nutrition |
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limited products, but everything is in stock |
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$99+ is free
shipping |
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average to
very good |
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fantastic,
shipped same day |
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This site has several bariatric
vitamins (Celebrate, Bariatric Fusion, Bariatric Advantage) protein powders,
meal replacements, weight loss system plans (such as focus 28), samples,
Kay's Naturals and a variety of good stuff in general (looking forward to
their amaretto hot chocolate this fall). They have a variety of protein
powder samples at $1.95 each. They match BA and BF pricing and beat CV by a
few pennies, two day transit to me. It's pretty awesome to find all this one
place. They also send you 2 free samples with your order to try out. |
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Celebrate
Vitamins |
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specialty items, generally in stock, only ran into them being
out of something once |
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orders over
$100 are free shipping |
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great price
for bariatric specific chewables |
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fantastic,
love these people |
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Awesome company, they send
samples upon request (even if you are in existing customer and want to try
something new they put out, just ask them!) Last order I placed over the
phone because they said I could create my own multivitamin variety pack if I
called it in (2- strawberry pineapple, 1- mandarin!!) I got confirmation
emailed before I hung up the phone and my product was delivered next day (on
a Saturday, how cool is that?) |
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Vitamin
Shoppe |
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huge selection, especially if you are willing to go with their
brand |
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orders over
$25 ship free |
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average to
high, lower prices on their brand |
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great, ships
same day, 1-2 day transit |
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can order online or shop in the
store, their product line is great, other brands they carry tend to be higher
in price, but can be totally worth it. Check them out if you need something
quick. |
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VitaLady |
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pretty good, if they are out of something they say they have
they refund or substitute |
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by weight,
ships from WA state |
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average to
good |
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great |
| Comments: |
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They have their own line of
items, as well as doing protein powder samples ($1.99-$2.99 on average). I
had a good experience with them but will probably stick to a vendor closer to
home (5 day trasit time from WA state to me) |
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Focus 28 |
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excellent products in their line, never a backorder (in my
experience) |
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$1.00-$48.99
$7.95, $149.00+ free shipping (changes) |
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7 items per
box, boxes range from $10.99 to $10.99 |
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great |
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very easy to order from though
their shipping cost policy seems to fluctuate. Their product (in my opinion)
is tastier and less expensive than MediFast. Try to Mango Peach cold drinks
or the flavored hot chocolate, so delcicious |
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Thinking of ordering from someone new? Let me know and I'll let you know if I've ordered from them before and what their service is like :)
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