Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I have a friend in Chicago who works for Abbott Labs. They're considered the parent company, since no one at Abbott can compete in the challenge now due to conflict of interest. Don't know whether there are other companies/subsidiaries in the mix. -Cindi Lindsey J wrote: Just curious, but do you know more about the EAS sellout? Do you know who is buying? I hadn't seen anything about this. I love the Myoplex Lite and would be very sad to see it go. > > Unfortunately EAS is selling to another company, who is raising the > prices dramatically and they will be hard to find. GNC is no longer going to > carry them > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Bill sold EAS to a group of investors years ago. Two years ago Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories bought EAS from those investors and there are no plans to sell EAS again. The Mypoplex line is going nowhere. It's a main staple in the product line-up for EAS. The Body for Life line will be disapearing so keep an eye out for some deals if you enjoy those products. And GNC will continue to carry EAS products. EAS products should be easier to find, they'll be sold in places such as Target, Wal-Mart, and other grocery store chains. There's no truth that the prices of EAS products will rise dramatically. Many consumer goods are rising slightly due to increase transportation costs, if there is any increase it would be a reflection of that. > > > > Unfortunately EAS is selling to another company, who is raising the > > prices dramatically and they will be hard to find. GNC is no longer going to > > carry them > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Not to be combative but my sources are from my local " mom and pop " nutrition store and several GNC owners- one of which called and spoke to a corporate GNC representative right in front of me. GNC is a blend of corporate owned stores, as well as franchisee owned. The corporate GNC will NOT be carrying Myoplex Lite bars any more b/c of the increased cost. One rep did mention to me that EAS is selling again- Whether EAS is selling again or not, something is triggering a price increase, which does not make it cost effective for GNC to sell the product any longer. GNC is one of the largest chains of nutritional supplement stores with enormous buying power- if they can no longer afford to purchase the product then my logic tells me that most other smaller competitors will certainly not find it cost effective. The GNC owners have told me that Myoplex Lite bars are big sellers for them and that they are very dissapointed by all of this. My local nutrition store says they will continue to sell them but at a heightened cost (they are already over $2 per bar in most places). So to clarfy, Myoplex lite bars will not stop being made- but they will be hard to find and expensive! I live in Atlanta- obviously a large metro area- and I can hardly find them anywhere. This message is relative to Myoplex Lite bars exclusively- I do not know about EAS products as a whole. gentle_reign_1 wrote: Bill sold EAS to a group of investors years ago. Two years ago Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories bought EAS from those investors and there are no plans to sell EAS again. The Mypoplex line is going nowhere. It's a main staple in the product line-up for EAS. The Body for Life line will be disapearing so keep an eye out for some deals if you enjoy those products. And GNC will continue to carry EAS products. EAS products should be easier to find, they'll be sold in places such as Target, Wal-Mart, and other grocery store chains. There's no truth that the prices of EAS products will rise dramatically. Many consumer goods are rising slightly due to increase transportation costs, if there is any increase it would be a reflection of that. > > > > Unfortunately EAS is selling to another company, who is raising the > > prices dramatically and they will be hard to find. GNC is no longer going to > > carry them > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 I worked at GNC and I'm still completely baffled as to why anybody shops there. :-) I would just shake my head and bite my tongue watching people pay $78 for Betagen and $110 for variety 42-packs of Myoplex. Even with the BOGO and the gold card 20% off it's still obscene, in some cases twice as much as what you would pay online. It's the same thing with the Myoplex Lite bars. Maybe they're over $2 a bar at GNC but you can buy them online by the box for $13-$20 (that's like $1.08-$1.66). And in a lot of cases you don't even have to pay shipping or taxes. Anybody struggling to find them cheap might want to try: http://www.isportsnutrition.com/shop/detail.cfm/sku/P0595/rfr/FRG http://www.sportsnutritionoutpost.com/myoplexlitebars.html http://www.vitaglo.com/eas068.html http://www23.netrition.com/myoplex_lite_bars_page.html I buy from Vitaglo and Netrition all the time. Never tried the first two, they just happen to be the ones with sales this week. > Not to be combative but my sources are from my local " mom and pop " nutrition store and several GNC owners- one of which called and spoke to a corporate GNC representative right in front of me. GNC is a blend of corporate owned stores, as well as franchisee owned. The corporate GNC will NOT be carrying Myoplex Lite bars any more b/c of the increased cost. One rep did mention to me that EAS is selling again- Whether EAS is selling again or not, something is triggering a price increase, which does not make it cost effective for GNC to sell the product any longer. GNC is one of the largest chains of nutritional supplement stores with enormous buying power- if they can no longer afford to purchase the product then my logic tells me that most other smaller competitors will certainly not find it cost effective. The GNC owners have told me that Myoplex Lite bars are big sellers for them and that they are very dissapointed by all of this. > My local nutrition store says they will continue to sell them but at a heightened cost (they are already over $2 per bar in most places). So to clarfy, Myoplex lite bars will not stop being made- but they will be hard to find and expensive! I live in Atlanta- obviously a large metro area- and I can hardly find them anywhere. > > This message is relative to Myoplex Lite bars exclusively- I do not know about EAS products as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 1, 2006 Report Share Posted September 1, 2006 Well I did some asking around. GNC did cut some EAS products due to price increases. But like mentioned, GNC is typically priced high anyway. Even eas.com carries them cheaper than that w/ free shipping (not as cheap as other online places though). And to reiterate, EAS is NOT being sold. Not matter what any rep said, the people here at work are baffled as to why the rep would say that. > > Not to be combative but my sources are from my local " mom and pop " nutrition store and several GNC owners- one of which called and spoke to a corporate GNC representative right in front of me. GNC is a blend of corporate owned stores, as well as franchisee owned. The corporate GNC will NOT be carrying Myoplex Lite bars any more b/c of the increased cost. One rep did mention to me that EAS is selling again- Whether EAS is selling again or not, something is triggering a price increase, which does not make it cost effective for GNC to sell the product any longer. GNC is one of the largest chains of nutritional supplement stores with enormous buying power- if they can no longer afford to purchase the product then my logic tells me that most other smaller competitors will certainly not find it cost effective. The GNC owners have told me that Myoplex Lite bars are big sellers for them and that they are very dissapointed by all of this. > > My local nutrition store says they will continue to sell them but at a heightened cost (they are already over $2 per bar in most places). So to clarfy, Myoplex lite bars will not stop being made- but they will be hard to find and expensive! I live in Atlanta- obviously a large metro area- and I can hardly find them anywhere. > > > > This message is relative to Myoplex Lite bars exclusively- I do not know about EAS products as a whole. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 You people wont seriously complain about paying $2 a bar for a quality product would you??? You have been spoilt for far too long. I love EAS products because I know I am getting what I pay for even at $6.95 PER BAR! Yeppers that much. (US$5.33) Now admittedly I am in another country but it doesn't cost anywhere near US$3.30 just to ship the bars over and Lets factor in the fact that the wholesaler would be paying less than your retail anyway. $6.95 is one of the cheap bars. I have spent up to $8.50 (US$6.95) on a Myoplex Deluxe. Now Whether the company is raising prices or selling up or whatever (and if they are selling up don't we all want a piece of that pie) we know we are getting high quality, excellent nutritional products that you can rely on. $2 is the mere cost of a chocolate bar and we all know what will work out better in the end. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Hey All....try buying your EAS products at Walmart....alot cheaper than GNC....be sure and buy the EAS brand though because they also have BFL brand. cheers! > > You people wont seriously complain about paying $2 a bar for a quality product would you??? You have been spoilt for far too long. I love EAS products because I know I am getting what I pay for even at $6.95 PER BAR! Yeppers that much. (US$5.33) > > Now admittedly I am in another country but it doesn't cost anywhere near US$3.30 just to ship the bars over and Lets factor in the fact that the wholesaler would be paying less than your retail anyway. > $6.95 is one of the cheap bars. I have spent up to $8.50 (US$6.95) on a Myoplex Deluxe. > > Now Whether the company is raising prices or selling up or whatever (and if they are selling up don't we all want a piece of that pie) we know we are getting high quality, excellent nutritional products that you can rely on. $2 is the mere cost of a chocolate bar and we all know what will work out better in the end. > > Cheers > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Yes, I would! Meal replacement bars are exactly that--a replacement for real food. For two bucks I can buy a boneless, skinless chicken breast and a crown of organic broccoli. And for seven bucks I could buy a nice big hunk of salmon or buffalo meat. I don't have enough disposable income to justify spending $2 on a bar or shake; those are luxury items. Naomi ****** > You people wont seriously complain about paying $2 a bar for a quality > product would you??? You have been spoilt for far too long. I love EAS > products because I know I am getting what I pay for even at $6.95 PER > BAR! Yeppers that much. (US$5.33) > > Now admittedly I am in another country but it doesn't cost anywhere > near US$3.30 just to ship the bars over and Lets factor in the fact > that the wholesaler would be paying less than your retail anyway. > $6.95 is one of the cheap bars. I have spent up to $8.50 (US$6.95) on > a Myoplex Deluxe. > > Now Whether the company is raising prices or selling up or whatever > (and if they are selling up don't we all want a piece of that pie) we > know we are getting high quality, excellent nutritional products that > you can rely on. $2 is the mere cost of a chocolate bar and we all > know what will work out better in the end. > > Cheers > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 2, 2006 Report Share Posted September 2, 2006 Interesting. GNC told me that they did not carry Muscle Marketing¹s Creatine Serum because the FDA was going to recall it or it was being taken off the market or something along those lines. A Google search revealed the only negative article about the product was the one the Skwigg has in her links. (which I also suspect GNC is behind) Actually, I might have asked this group this question a year or so ago. The truth was GNC was just trying to push their own products, which I¹ll bet is exactly what they¹re trying to do here. I don¹t consider GNC a very scrupulous organization. They¹ll spread rumor and innuendo so that they can promote their own product line. I¹m not surprised the regional had that information, I think it starts at the top there. > Not to be combative but my sources are from my local " mom and pop " nutrition > store and several GNC owners- one of which called and spoke to a corporate GNC > representative right in front of me. GNC is a blend of corporate owned > stores, as well as franchisee owned. The corporate GNC will NOT be carrying > Myoplex Lite bars any more b/c of the increased cost. One rep did mention to > me that EAS is selling again- Whether EAS is selling again or not, something > is triggering a price increase, which does not make it cost effective for GNC > to sell the product any longer. GNC is one of the largest chains of > nutritional supplement stores with enormous buying power- if they can no > longer afford to purchase the product then my logic tells me that most other > smaller competitors will certainly not find it cost effective. The GNC owners > have told me that Myoplex Lite bars are big sellers for them and that they are > very dissapointed by all of this. > My local nutrition store says they will continue to sell them but at a > heightened cost (they are already over $2 per bar in most places). So to > clarfy, Myoplex lite bars will not stop being made- but they will be hard to > find and expensive! I live in Atlanta- obviously a large metro area- and I > can hardly find them anywhere. > > This message is relative to Myoplex Lite bars exclusively- I do not know about > EAS products as a whole. > > gentle_reign_1 <gentle_reign_1@... <mailto:gentle_reign_1%40yahoo.com> > > wrote: > Bill sold EAS to a group of investors years ago. Two years > ago Ross Products Division of Abbott Laboratories bought EAS from > those investors and there are no plans to sell EAS again. The > Mypoplex line is going nowhere. It's a main staple in the product > line-up for EAS. The Body for Life line will be disapearing so keep > an eye out for some deals if you enjoy those products. And GNC will > continue to carry EAS products. EAS products should be easier to > find, they'll be sold in places such as Target, Wal-Mart, and other > grocery store chains. There's no truth that the prices of EAS > products will rise dramatically. Many consumer goods are rising > slightly due to increase transportation costs, if there is any > increase it would be a reflection of that. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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