Here's the deal with GNC. If you are fresh off a brand new paycheck, and just dying to use it all because you have nothing better to do and you love the feeling of buyer's remorse, then maybe go to GNC. Honestly though, I think the dietary selection of the Olive Garden menu is even a little bit better quality than the rubbish that they have in GNC. Granted, there are some pretty solid employees there, like this guy that is frequently working at the store in the Hulen Mall in Fort Worth, TX. He is kind of a darker guy and is sitting at a solid 8% body fat. Part of me thinks that he isn't taking the things that they sell at GNC, but I could just be under-utilizing their products completely. If I were any normal person that may be reading this review, I'd just take my hard-earned money somewhere else. You may as well just start a paypal account and send your money to some stranger.

I've been reading a lot of reviews on GNC lately, and ironically enough, they all seem to read about the same message, lol. My review on them will prove to be no different than the majority of them I've seen. I first started shopping at GNC over 15 years ago, and I can't really remember if their prices were as high then and their workers as annoying as they are now. Either way, it seems to me almost more trouble than its worth to go in there, which is why I usually do not. Only times I do is when I am at the mall with my girlfriend and have an extra hour or two to kill while she's lolligagging around. I went in there the other day, and actually to my surprise I found a few good deals, even compared to the cheapest online supplement retailers. They had some good RTD's that were a few months away from expiration, so they had them marked down like 75% or something. Anyway I ended up picking up 11 Labrada Lean Body, 12 ABB Pure Pro 50's, and 11 Met-rx OMR, along with a few Syntha-6, Monster Milk, and ABB NOS Pumped (all RTD's) for under $50. Not a bad deal. THat's about all GNC is good for (imo), getting stuff close to expiring when it's severely marked down. If its not near expiration you're gonna end up getting ripped off, since they usually charge Manufacturers Suggested Retail Prtice, which is borderline criminal imo. I don't know who would shop here or any other store that charges so much higher than most every online retailer. Besides the terrible prices, the employees are usually auper obnoxious and always try to influence you toward GNC product. I learned many a year ago to never say anything to them, simply shake your head no, no matter what they say or how nice they seem. (No offense to any GNC employees who may read this). I know they're just trying to do their job but still, whew! Anyway, their selection isn't terrible usually, depending on what store you visit, some have more than others. I do not know if I can recommened GNC or not, but I must warn those who have not shopped there yet to beware of their prices, they're usually astronomical.

i live in utah. i don't know of any independently owned here. so im guessing they're all corporate. over inflated prices. employee's are trained on gnc products only. i told them that i had much better results with ON pro complex whey protein. i was told that it was because i was only taking 2 scoops of amp wheyabolic extreme 90 that i should be taking 3! i told the rep that the body couldn't absorb that much more then 40 post workout. then she argued in the respect that it was dumb then that i was taking 60 grams of pro complex. i tried telling her that it was a casein/whey isolate, she sighed, rolled her eyes, and asked if there was anything else i was looking for.

i learned to just ignore them. when (if) i go in, always greeted promptly and politely, i ask to look at a certain category, i'm always shown to the gnc brand first. i nod and say thank you and then look at the other brands. i'm not saying that the gnc brand supps are bad, i actually enjoy a few of them. however the prices, even with the gold card and the first week sales, i can buy most everything cheaper somewhere else. sorry gnc... examples, $45 for jack3d, $90 for 5 lbs of protein, $8 protein shaker.... ya i think not.

GNC online = not too bad.

GNC in person = HORRIBLE

I'm not the biggest fan of GNC ( based on the fact I used to work there and know that most sales associates are trying to make a few extra bucks and sometimes steer people to a certain product because of it's $$$ )

Prices are almost always expensive when compared to other retailers. They do have a very good selection though and depending on who is helping you if your in the store you might be ok or just getting screwed...

Wish i could put an asterisk next to this rating. I've been to many corporate gnc's that really suck. no selection, high prices, unknowledgeable staff .......you get the picture.This review is for my locally owned gnc (not owned by corporate). The franchised location i shop at is great.

Service-10
The shop owner is very kind and smart. he still pushes items to sell, but the items he pushes are among the highest rated on this site(acg3-9,afterglow-9.4(highest rated item),hydrowhey-9.2) he also gives me workout tips which are helpful.

selection-7
gnc's are small and this particular one is no different. but it is larger then most stores and it has all of my favorite products.

price-8
the owner accepts gold cards all the time, so i got after glow for $48!!!much much cheaper then anywhere else. most of their prices are competitive(except for gnc products which are grossly overpriced). also, the guy gives me freebies all the time which is great.

overall-8
I really like this store(not the corporation itself).i wish every gnc was like mine. if you have the time, check out all of your local gnc's and you might find a good one to.

I live in Nashville and have been shopping at GNC for about a year. An employee at GNC sold a GOLD CARD membership and told me that everything in the store would be 20% on the first week of every month for the next year. I was glad to purchase the card for $15 and recieve the 20% discount the day i bought the GOLD CARD. The crappy thing about buying your products on GOLD CARD week is that GNC marks the products during the first week. I went back to the store after gold card week and the product I bought was on sale for the exact price I bought it for on GOLD CARD week. the next month I went in on the first week to use the GOLD CARD again and the product was marked back up. Can someone tell me if this is a scam. Regardless, I dont shop at GNC stores anymore. The workers say that it sucks to work there because the upper managemnent are always threatening to fire everybody if they dont meet the sales goals. I'll shop at bodybuilding.com for now on.

OK so it's obvious everything bad about GNC has already been said about 100 times here so I'm not going to emphasize the fact that they are not the top choice when buying a supplement, but they should ALWAYS be considered.

Price-- This seems to be the main deal that everyone goes on about. Yeah there pricey 4 times out of 5, but when you can get a deal there its so convenient. I'd rather go buy a supplement right down the street than have to wait 5-10 days for some company shipping it to me. Especially because sometimes I'm too busy to go buy something online and search several websites to see the best fee and then there's shipping. All I'm saying is if I see a product at GNC that is the same price or at most $7 more than I will buy it.

Service-- Yes you shouldn't really listen to them and its annoying when they have talk your ear off for about 20 minutes trying to sell you on 3 products you know you don't want. Every once in awhile they can be helpful and give you some good advice or even better tell you where you can get it cheaper(it has happened; but extremely rare). These aren't the brightest guys though don't listen to much of what they say, but the same could be said about any idiot who just posts random stuff on this site and have no experience or knowledge on how the body and supplements work.

Selection- Its a store and generally a small store at that. Is it going to be more than a website? NO! Duh, but if you know what you want, they got it and its cheap; life is easier.

All in all I buy there just because when I want a supplement I'm not going to think 10 days ahead, I know I'm not like that and I'd rather go get it now; unless of course it is way too expensive.

Like I said though this is more of the positives there are more negatives than positives. Thats why if you read this it was freaking hard to find them and not say ",but they suck".

I managed GNC's for over 4 years and i have to say anybody who actually shops there is really dumb. the prices are soooo high and just so you know we had to raise the prices 20% the night before gold card week started so you never actually save any money. the employees get no training and get paid minimum wage so don't take their advice. Seriouly you can go ANY other place and save money, get your supplement advice online or from the gym.

P.S. if you bought a GNC product and got ripped off just return it, company policy requires them to give you your money back no matter how much is left.

GNC is such a disappointment. The prices in the stores are absolutely ridiculous and the employees are usually helpless to give advice or actually help you get the right product. I have had several bad experiences at GNC and now avoid at all cost. I have also ordered online from GNC and sometimes the experience is ok, but they do not show real inventory online, so you could order 10 products, but they will online ship 3 or 4 because they are out of stock. They did not charge me for the other items, but when you order something and then suddenly they change your order, it is kind of annoying.

okay , theres many crappy reviews on gnc , how they have overpriced things, and yea they do but we dnt need 900 reviews on that , my experiencee....

i walked in with my gf and we were there to look around and i was looking if they had any deals or bogo. so i ask about nuerocore because its sold there and the guy and i start talk and i ask about the .1 lb container because it says its sold there and he acts all dumb and says well your saying they have a smaller container than 10 servings and i say no , that is ten servings and they have a bigger one . then he said they hae bigger than 50 servings ?! and i was like nooo , just 50 servings. he tried soo hard to make me look like a fool in front of my gf because he would look at her when he said things. if gnc thinks thats a good employee , im sorry im never going to buy from there again. and everything sumone asks for , all they do is recommend gnc products. terrible.. terrible salesman and anyone can get a job there .... literally

vitamin shoppe all the way ! they actually know what stuff is