Supplements the debate/discussion thread

Admiral Huddy · 14 Nov 2012 at 14:25

I bought this which arrived today:

http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/true_whey

Now is it me or is the product weight in the description a little misleading. Most of their other products are quoted in metric (kg) and even the product nutrition information for this item is stated in metric which is what I used to compete against another product on the same site.

The product packaging itself states metric meaurement so it seems a bit misleading to randomly quote imperial measurements within their description on a special offer item. People think they are getting more and tbh, i fell for it.

My fault entirely but do you think i have a point?

tom_e · 14 Nov 2012 at 14:34

Admiral Huddy said:
I bought this which arrived today:

http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/true_whey

Now is it me or is the product weight in the description a little misleading. Most of their other products are quoted in metric (kg) and even the product nutrition information for this item is stated in metric which is what I used to compete against another product on the same site.

The product packaging itself states metric meaurement so it seems a bit misleading to randomly quote imperial measurements within their description on a special offer item. People think they are getting more and tbh, i fell for it.

My fault entirely but do you think i have a point?

Protein powders are one of those strange products that for some reason they like to give the headline weight in lbs probably due to the American influence on the market and they only do it on the products they want to appear more premium, bulk products always seem to be listed in kg.
It's just one of those strange little things.

Admiral Huddy · 14 Nov 2012 at 15:02

I think it Myprotein at fault here tbh.. They had no reason to quote Ibs in their product description. I've raised a customer services ticket.. cos I'm a moany old ***

tom_e · 14 Nov 2012 at 15:04

Admiral Huddy said:
I think it Myprotein at fault here tbh.. They had no reason to quote Ibs in their product description. I've raised a customer services ticket.. cos I'm a moany old ***

Unless their CS has really improved recently you'll be lucky to hear anything, even people with order issues were getting no where until they started pasting it all over their FB or twitter

mrthingyx · 14 Nov 2012 at 15:57

tom_e said:
Unless their CS has really improved recently you'll be lucky to hear anything, even people with order issues were getting no where until they started pasting it all over their FB or twitter

Give them a call and quote your ticket number.

Around 75% of my orders have gone awry and only been resolved after I called the,

tom_e · 14 Nov 2012 at 16:01

I've never had any problems with any of my orders but it seems I've been very lucky in that regard.

Skillmister · 14 Nov 2012 at 16:11

Any problems i've had i posted on their FB page and got it sorted in no time.

Don't know what you are trying to achieve though :confused:

It quite clearly says Lbs and the fact it's £40 for flavoured should make it even more obvious.

Hedge · 14 Nov 2012 at 16:19

Ill just add that www.bodybuildingwarehouse.co.uk have been a great site to deal with. Delivery is always free and fast. Ive used em a few times and today I made an order, put my wrong delivery address on.. emailed them.. they put it right and I have a DPD confirmation for delivery tomorrow.

Cant ask better than that for free delivery and competitive price

tom_e · 14 Nov 2012 at 16:22

Hedge said:
Ill just add that www.bodybuildingwarehouse.co.uk have been a great site to deal with. Delivery is always free and fast. Ive used em a few times and today I made an order, put my wrong delivery address on.. emailed them.. they put it right and I have a DPD confirmation for delivery tomorrow.

Cant ask better than that for free delivery and competitive price

I use them quite a bit purely because of the free delivery as it brings a lot of their own brand stuff in line or cheaper than MP

Admiral Huddy · 14 Nov 2012 at 16:24

Fluttershy said:
Any problems i've had i posted on their FB page and got it sorted in no time.

Don't know what you are trying to achieve though It quite clearly says Lbs and the fact it's £40 for flavoured should make it even more obvious.

I'm not trying to achieve anything, merely poiting out that all their products, product specifications seem to appear to be in metric yet the header shows as Ibs.. the product packing is all in metric too. As i said, my fault for not reading correctly but it's misleading when comparing other items.

Hedge · 14 Nov 2012 at 16:30

tom_e said:
I use them quite a bit purely because of the free delivery as it brings a lot of their own brand stuff in line or cheaper than MP

Yeah I bought 4kg of their protein blend for £44 which isnt bad inclusive of delivery. Worth a try anyway. MP works out more if its anything other than unflavoured most of the time.

Delvis · 14 Nov 2012 at 16:54

Admiral Huddy said:
I bought this which arrived today:

http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/true_whey

Now is it me or is the product weight in the description a little misleading. Most of their other products are quoted in metric (kg) and even the product nutrition information for this item is stated in metric which is what I used to compete against another product on the same site.

The product packaging itself states metric meaurement so it seems a bit misleading to randomly quote imperial measurements within their description on a special offer item. People think they are getting more and tbh, i fell for it.

My fault entirely but do you think i have a point?

Whatever you do, don't order the flavouring and expect a 300kg bag of flavouring to turn up on your doorstep

King Damager · 14 Nov 2012 at 17:16

Delvis said:
Whatever you do, don't order the flavouring and expect a 300kg bag of flavouring to turn up on your doorstep

£18 for 300g of flavouring... Seriously, just get Nesquik?

Does it make that much difference

kd

Delvis · 14 Nov 2012 at 18:14

King Damager said:
£18 for 300g of flavouring... Seriously, just get Nesquik? Does it make that much difference

kd

I don't have the flavouring.

KiNgPiN83 · 16 Nov 2012 at 13:33

I'm going to order some protein from my protein? Any recomendations as to which protein to get? Never ordered from them before... If someone wants to give me some sort of code that would be awesome too!

Steedie · 16 Nov 2012 at 13:34

MP68619

No need to get anything other than Impact Whey

and stick to choc smooth/vanilla/banana

they're gorgeous. If you want to save some cash, get the unflavoured and just accept you're necking it and won't be loving the flavour

Deluxe1 · 16 Nov 2012 at 13:38

Get the Impact Whey Protein Unflavoured:

http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/impact_whey_protein

Then get a few bottles of the flavouring so you won't get bored:

http://www.myprotein.com/uk/products/flavdrops_liquid_flavouring

Can vouch for the banana,toffee,vanilla, raspberry and strawberry flavours.

Deception · 16 Nov 2012 at 13:40

Steedie said:
MP68619

No need to get anything other than Impact Whey and stick to choc smooth/vanilla/banana they're gorgeous. If you want to save some cash, get the unflavoured and just accept you're necking it and won't be loving the flavour

To add on to this, use www.bulksupplementsdirect.co.uk in the price matcher to get another discount on the unflavoured too, as its the only one that works on Unflavoured with the new price increase (that I've found).

Even though Steedie already put his, ill leave mine here too.. Just in case

MP170088

Begbie · 16 Nov 2012 at 13:40

Top tip - screw your shake lid on before shaking.

Room smells like an oreo!

O and never order cookies and cream :/

tom_e · 16 Nov 2012 at 13:42

Begbie said:
Top tip - screw your shake lid on before shaking.

Room smells like an oreo!

O and never order cookies and cream :/

Make sure you clean it up really really well or you'll regret it, a lot!