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Thread: RIP in peace GNC. Bankrupt.

post 1608662171 06-24-2020, 12:51 PM
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Good riddance, chit was overpriced beyond belief. I went there to buy some stuff for my first show prep. Was 65 dollars, I went on bb.com and found the exact same thing for 32 dollars. Only reason why they even made it this long is because they are everywhere on military bases so military service members buy it up.

10 dollars says theyll still be overpriced when everything goes on clearance.
post 1608662191 06-24-2020, 12:52 PM
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Originally Posted By GlassMoon⏩
biggest rip off store of all time
Originally Posted By backinthegymbro⏩
Good. They're scum. Only went in to get free vitamin candies.
Originally Posted By Jacobcapra⏩
Brick and mortar stores for supps is just pointless now.
Originally Posted By Ravishing_Rick⏩
they were so over priced
^^^^^^^

on the plus side maybe misc will get an extended life....There is a place still for retail supps. My dad shops at vit shoppe all the time. I work across from one and I see tons of people from the gym going there. I dont understand why because its like half the price online but eh...
post 1608662371 06-24-2020, 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted By BigTimeOperator⏩
Maybe our new BB.com Persian Overlord will buy them.
Might work out.
Originally Posted By amikaelmorris⏩
it's basically a given that somebody's gonna buy them too right? i just can't really understand how failing businesses get bought, especially outdated ones like brick and mortar nutrition shops

is there some kind of intellectual property they hold that's worth buying?
Cherry pick the best locations, keep the best selling/most profitable private label legacy products flowing, and use those B&M locations as mini distribution centers for their tops selling products to keep delivery times short and delivery expenses lower. If those bored lonely B&M workers are also pulling and packing products for deliveries you save some money and the job is less boring.
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post 1608662481 06-24-2020, 12:55 PM
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Originally Posted By AgRyan⏩
Remember the lulzy troll videos of people making the GNC workers look dumb.

Their LIT pre workout is actually pretty good though.
post 1608662671 06-24-2020, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted By TypeNirvash⏩
Dang, I remember when I first started lifting, me and the GNC brah who worked next to the gym used to shoot the chit. He was a cool dude. I used to go to grab RTDs if I forgot to bring my PWO. He always let me grab a second of whatever I bought for free.

Good memories.
nice you put them out of business bra
post 1608662781 06-24-2020, 12:57 PM
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Originally Posted By F.A.P.⏩
I remember buying a protein bar there for $12.99 when I bought the same when a day later at Ralphs for $1.99.
wtf kind of protein bar costs 13 dollars?
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post 1608663561 06-24-2020, 01:06 PM
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Originally Posted By Shysty021⏩
When craze was being banned i went to all the gnc’s in my area and bought at all of the rest they had in stock and sold half on ebay
Reported to Attorney general
post 1608688701 06-24-2020, 06:06 PM
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Are all the workers going to go across the mall parking lot to Best Buy and change polos?
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post 1608689041 06-24-2020, 06:10 PM
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you think they will have some sort of liquidation sale or nah
post 1608689111 06-24-2020, 06:11 PM
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Originally Posted By HalfDragon⏩
Amazon has all the same supps for cheaper and they have 1 day delivery in most places.
amazon is goat
post 1608689131 06-24-2020, 06:11 PM
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gnc could be super rich if they sold at online prices or like 2-3$ more

but like $15 more? nah i can wait a day for amazon lol

they fumbled the bag HARD. especially ten years ago when everyone was super into fitness. they could have made more profit with lower prices off quantity alone
post 1608689221 06-24-2020, 06:12 PM
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Originally Posted By GlassMoon⏩
mirin, that was the goat pwo
Still have two tubs I found in a box I put in the walk in closet. Both OG diarrhea grape flavor

Exp is 2017. Wanna take it but also tempted to sell em for 200 a tub
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post 1608689451 06-24-2020, 06:15 PM
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post 1608689871 06-24-2020, 06:19 PM
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Originally Posted By amikaelmorris⏩
it's basically a given that somebody's gonna buy them too right? i just can't really understand how failing businesses get bought, especially outdated ones like brick and mortar nutrition shops

is there some kind of intellectual property they hold that's worth buying?
-Not always
-there’s always a sucker out there
-buy them at a huge discount to liquidate inventory
-equity companies that specialize in turning failing businesses around

There are a few options

How’s vitamin shop doing?
post 1608690031 06-24-2020, 06:21 PM
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Stock up 28% after hours. Is GNC the new Hertz pump and dump?
post 1608690661 06-24-2020, 06:30 PM
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Originally Posted By Berts⏩
Stock up 28% after hours. Is GNC the new Hertz pump and dump?
thanks for the heads up
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post 1608691561 06-24-2020, 06:42 PM
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I think that's where I bought my Super Pump preworkout and proceeded to **** my brains out. Bad memories.
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post 1608691621 06-24-2020, 06:43 PM
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Good memories when I was 14-15 and I used to bike six miles or so to the mall to go to GNC to buy cherry flavored liquid L-Carnatine lol. Also used to spend about 300 a month there in my later teens before the internet was a thing.
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post 1608691751 06-24-2020, 06:45 PM
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rip in piss. my very first proton powder came from there back in 2003
post 1608691871 06-24-2020, 06:46 PM
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Business Plan

Let's pay our employees who know zero about fitness, by commission so they harass the 10 ppl that come in a day
post 1608691991 06-24-2020, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted By GlassMoon⏩
biggest rip off store of all time
Yeah only in the early days. Now they have decent price.
post 1608692801 06-24-2020, 06:57 PM
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Knew it was only a matter if time as soon ad Wally world started selling ON supplements and Mr Hyde



Also lol at selling body fortress protein for 10+ bucks more than at walmart

Surprised they lasted this long
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post 1608693001 06-24-2020, 06:59 PM
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Originally Posted By johnnyboi123⏩
rip in piss. my very first proton powder came from there back in 2003
Lol same
My friend told me he knew someone selling protein for only $20 so I got it through him in a bag at school. Very discreet like as if I was buying gear loool good times

Still have that tub as my coin jar. Sticker says 28.99 for 3 lbs and 47 servings
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post 1608693121 06-24-2020, 07:02 PM
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I'm proud to say I've never bought a GNC product in my life.

I went once with my friend and he ended up buying hundreds of dollars worth of useless overpriced supps. Blows my mind how they have stayed in business all this time
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post 1608700951 06-24-2020, 08:45 PM
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Originally Posted By BigTimeOperator⏩
But my Gold Card! It saves you 10% on stuff marked up an extra 20% or something.

What kind of vitamin do you take?
I can't front on their GNC mega men sport vitamin that's easily one of the top dogs with multi's...da gold card too was legit with the buy one get one half off back in the day. Now one amazon order and you good
Originally Posted By devin45k⏩
This...whenever I see someone open a mom and pop one, i just shake my head. Everyone can just go online and get it cheaper without a salesperson pushing other products.
this, and it's a small few that'll price match. Especially the ones that just tryna have you drop dollar.

went into a vitamin shoppe and asked if they had a supp and he said he didn't, but was tryna recommend me other chit. When i asked him "well what do you take" he said "I take everything"

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post 1608702031 06-24-2020, 08:57 PM
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Originally Posted By devin45k⏩
I used to work there in a dead mall. I had no clue how they made money.

There was one day that I was there for 12 hours from open to close by myself and not one person even walked into the store.
Lmao
You guys, I'm seriously
post 1608702211 06-24-2020, 08:59 PM
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Originally Posted By FHSwarrior17⏩
Lol same
My friend told me he knew someone selling protein for only $20 so I got it through him in a bag at school. Very discreet like as if I was buying gear loool good times

Still have that tub as my coin jar. Sticker says 28.99 for 3 lbs and 47 servings
Lol I remember taking gnc “créatine tablets” while working out at a poverty 9.99 ymca gym. Me and my buddy would be popping them flavored tablets like we were taking illegal substances lol.
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post 1608702321 06-24-2020, 09:00 PM
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Originally Posted By GlassMoon⏩
biggest rip off store of all time
This... pushing pure BS to the uninformed rookies looking for a miracle sup

I was one of them too
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Originally Posted By Burgerbuger⏩
I'm proud to say I've never bought a GNC product in my life.

I went once with my friend and he ended up buying hundreds of dollars worth of useless overpriced supps. Blows my mind how they have stayed in business all this time
Bro are you fkking dense? You just answered your own question.

They stayed in business because of dumbfukks like your friend.


Get it with it man.
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