Bodybuilding.com SA deliveries?

[iron man]

hi chaps, i was wondering if anyone has ordered supplements from these guys? the website is very reputable but i just would like to know if anyone has had experience with ordering from them and if it's worth the effort(import duties? how to pay? delivery charges? delivery time etc)

thanks guys

p.s. i have used the local sites. i'm enquiring about cost effectiveness and there are a few supps that us has that we don't

 

[azbob]

Do you even lift?

 

[modern10]

I think importing costs don't make it worth it

 

[hambone]

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p.s. i have used the local sites. i'm enquiring about cost effectiveness and there are a few supps that us has that we don't

Which ones exactly are your looking for? To answer your question though: No, importing these collusion products does not make sense to me. +Delivery ±20%Tax means it isn't worth it. Depends on the margin though... see question.

 

[DerpiesFreud]

are you importing a y500 gaming laptop? :wtf:
odd place to buy a laptop

 

[iron man]

Do you even lift?

helpful bro thanks..

are you importing a y500 gaming laptop? :wtf:
odd place to buy a laptop

wow...

 

[Tinuva]

hi chaps, i was wondering if anyone has ordered supplements from these guys? the website is very reputable but i just would like to know if anyone has had experience with ordering from them and if it's worth the effort(import duties? how to pay? delivery charges? delivery time etc)

thanks guys

p.s. i have used the local sites. i'm enquiring about cost effectiveness and there are a few supps that us has that we don't

Let me start off with this. The problem importing supplements into SA is not the website you are ordering from, but getting the supplements through customs. They won't make it easy, in fact they will 99% force you to get a permit, which you can only get via a letter from your doctor. The other method is if you actually run a business which has it's own way of getting a permit.

Rather not throw away the money and save yourself the hassles and support a local shop. I know it is very lucrative to try and import supplements, but customs make it very hard nowadays, and will destroy the supplements if you don't get a permit.

 

[iron man]

Let me start off with this. The problem importing supplements into SA is not the website you are ordering from, but getting the supplements through customs. They won't make it easy, in fact they will 99% force you to get a permit, which you can only get via a letter from your doctor. The other method is if you actually run a business which has it's own way of getting a permit.

Rather not throw away the money and save yourself the hassles and support a local shop. I know it is very lucrative to try and import supplements, but customs make it very hard nowadays, and will destroy the supplements if you don't get a permit.

thanks for actually answering my question. it makes sense, the only problem i have about supporting our local guys is that their mark ups are ridiculous. i was hoping to buy protein from murica! because its so expensive here. oh well thanks for the input.

 

[Tinuva]

thanks for actually answering my question. it makes sense, the only problem i have about supporting our local guys is that their mark ups are ridiculous. i was hoping to buy protein from murica! because its so expensive here. oh well thanks for the input.

No problem. Its fairly sad that this is the case with the supplement industry, it definitely is a problem for me too, I am considering just not using any anymore, because of the prices.

As for importing, I will import most things if I get a better price overseas (including shipping + customs ect), however supplements is the one thing I will never import again because of the amount of work it is. I personally don't feel like going through the process of getting a once off permit every month, neither to set up a business and all the work that goes with that, just to import supplements for myself.