Dischem prices increase - reason?

Hi there,


Some if you may have realized that supplement prices have gone through the roof.

Eg. Animal Pak = R400 (Old price R250 R275)


I have contacted them and the story is , export prices have gone up and there is a shortage of Whey .

They said they have marked down the Animal Pak to R350 (I still wont buy it at that price.)

They said they are trying to negotiate with the suppliers for better prices.

As far as I am concerned I will look for alternatives and properly Anabolics as they prove to be cheaper and have better results.

The amount people are paying for supplements are nearly the same as paying off a car every month.

As a rule i go to sprinbokpharmacy first:

Universal Animal Pack 44 Universal R 299.95
Evox Glutamine (450g+450g) Value Pack 450g+450g Evox R 230.00

Their Evox Synergy Whey 2.3 kg was 269 a couple of weeks ago - i bought 4 tubs and waiting for the next special.

I have never bought from them.. Think its about time for me to drive out there and buy some..

They have online shopping and delivery.

Burnt my fingers with online shopping.. Will rather drive out to them..

Trust me u wont burn your fingers with them- order online- they deliver free

Springbok is resonable, but i am a fan of stephen @ performance supplements. I dunno just like a bit of a personal touch when it comes to splashing my hard earned cash.

What wud be the best sup to use if u juz wanna bulk up? and is springbok the most reasonable price?

The diet is the most improtant to me. Then some meal replacement and Whey. Plus a good Creatine/glutemine . I personally love my Juggernaut Vitargo .

This diet is from MxT , thank for the plan bud , it works great...hope it helps a few people out there

Here is the link in image form :
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Thanks, I check it out

Dammit im actualy proud of that diet- I use to actually take trouble with these things :woohoo:

Try this.

90% of imported supplements come from the US.

3 Months ago the exchange rate was between 6.70 - 6.90 .

Today its around 8.00 - 8.20

3 months ago.
Product cost $10 x 6.7 = R67.
You then import it
R67 x 20% duty = R80.40 x Vat 14% = R91.65 Basic cost before any one even marks it up.

Today
Product cost $10 x 8.10 = R81
R81 x 20% import duty = R97.2 x 14% Vat = R110.80

So the exact same product would cost you R19 more today than 3 months ago. Remember that it all becomes compunded as products cost way more than $10 and then store mark up on a %.

does this explain it better? Basically our Rand is weaker and all supplements get imported and paid for in US$. Even local companies use imported raw which are bought with US$...

Shudnt that give local producers a gap in that they shouldnt have the import overhead which you explain? Guess if they import their material it wud cut the margins a bit fine, (after thought)

but hang everything is expensive out there. and guys like myself who r driven by ambition but governed by my back pocket cant even stock up decently.

But ya,

Inflation...

Petrol is up
Power is up
Food is up

Contact clover you can get 20kgs of Whey concentrate for R60. Good luck with drinking it thou:laugh:

ahaha

hi mxt ya i found out u can get it at 60 bucks a kilo from clover (fonterra),,did you got some? does it taste like kak or what,i wana get me a 20 kilo bag.

It unflavoured natural Whey and I suspect its the base product that MOST local guys use. I have only seen the COA that they provide and and really h:blush: as the same makeup as your stock standard whey product. It actully dilutes nicely in water as well. It worth adding it to stuff like ur oats in the morning and I like chucking a scoop with my 10 o clock yogurt before i hit the bed. Fat content is a bit high thou.... would love to see a COA on it. But the whey prices are going scuze the pun- this might be the future for a lot of us :S It just bites my ass that a lot of the local supp compnies DO NOT import anything they use local products and do you know why u are paying R400 for Muscle Science Whey- its not because of the Rand exchange or goverment imoprt levies or wahtever is applicable to the international products. These monkeys have a look at the imported products and say jeez if the okes are apying R500 for Optimum they sure has hell will pay R400 for Muscle Science or USn or Evox anf the guys do it because it a half decent product and money is tight. Okes like Ultimate HEalth do not rip the ring and you can buy an awesome product for R280 if you dont mind Vanilla or Pina Colada. Thats the same reason Evox can run a "special" at Dischem For R270 its not a special Alan is prob still making 300%

mxt do u use the wey concentrate of clover (fonterra)?
it is 80% protien, and hell of a lot cheaper than the local guys or any other whey concentrate product.,the prices has gone up very bad, i must look at something else,i dont worry about taste,i only want the protien.
how can i go about getting some from them??
thankx alot!!

ps. if you buy a local whey protien then i think more than 70 or 80% is whey concentrate,isolate is very little in there,or its only on the label!

a Decent whey has anything from 80-90% protein per 100 grams. Clover is running 80%- all this tell me is that there is some furter filtation by whomever takes the base product and mixes it. Look if money is tight I would use the Clover product but it wont be my first choice. As I said the fat content is highish and I suspect a lot of it is lactose. go to www.springbokpharmacy.co.za if ur in the Gauteng Area and get some Utimate Health Whey if you can swing R280 for 5 pounds tastes good and its a product range I trust

Clover's at R95 excl VAT per kilo for a 20 kg bag if you take less than 100kg. More than 100kg, they nett down to R65 excl VAT per kilo and they will deliver free of charge. These are last month's prices. Nutrition Lab only uses imported Whey - none of the local supplied stuff. Our 100% Pure Whey product compares very well to the imported stuff prize-wise. It does not contain any lactose, is ultra-filtered and micronized blended.

I did get a sample of the Fonterra / Clover whey from a friend to try. It does have a funny after taste, but blends well. If you can tolerate the taste and are willing to pay the price for a 20kg bag, try it. Just remember that Whey in its raw form (as from Clover/Fonterra) is very susceptable to bacterial contamination - so, store it in air tight containers in a dry and cool place. Don't leave it in the origional bag for too long...

We have a dairy farm and we supply DairyBelle with milk for their cheese production plant in Bloemhof. I spoke to one of the guys yesterday that I know from the factory and he told me that I can get 25kg Whey for about R75. That was his estimated price, but I should get it cheaper since I'm one of their milk suppliers.

Anyway, one thing that he mentioned was that their Whey powder is not processed or filtered; so you are basically consuming a product that is full of fat and lactose ect. Like Doctari mentioned; this Whey powder is very susceptible to bacterial contamination... the reason behind this is because milk is NOT pasteurized before they manufacture cheese with it... and we all know that whey is a by-product of the cheese manufacturing process.

I have actually made my own liquid Whey concentrate... all you need is a milk cream separator and lots of milk.

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But if you REALLY want to grow like crazy, then you have to drink Colostrum ... that is if you don't puke your lungs out. :X

My grandfather used to drink that stuff, but I can't get it down. BTW: I'm talking about Colostrum produced by cows... not the human kind; I have no problem drinking that btw. :kiss:

in the usa and uk they sell bulkm raw whey protien powders at very good prices, when will something like this be available in sa? with everything going up petrol power etc,some of us MUST look for cheaper products,or i must drop the weights and start doing ballet.

Well moms milk is just high in whey, that's why babies grow like they do and just a question, where do you suggest we get mom's milk? I am certainly not making women pregnant just to get to suck their titties :laugh:

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Well moms milk is just high in whey, that's why babies grow like they do and just a question, where do you suggest we get mom's milk? I am certainly not making women pregnant just to get to suck their titties :laugh:

Mother's milk is hard to find

That's why I produce my own. Nothing beats high estrogen and progesterone levels. :blush: