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tractorboy
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Location: Seoul
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 Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 3:06 pm Post subject: Buying Protein in Seoul |
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Hey Guys
I was just wondering if anyone knew of a good place to buy whey protein in Seoul in large quantities, and also if anyone knows of a good dietary/fitness shops where you can buy dietary supplements etc..
thanks, appreciate any responses |
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R. S. Refugee
Joined: 29 Sep 2004
Location: Shangra La, ROK
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:26 pm Post subject: |
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Funny you should ask that question. The best place with the best prices and biggest selection for whey and supplements is an online store called iHerb.com
It's cheaper and quicker than trying to find it in Seoul. And you can read the labels because they're all in English.
As an example, I bought 3 of these whey containers - http://www.iherb.com/Source-Naturals-True-Whey-Premium-Protein-Powder-16-oz-453-59-g/8180?at=0
The shipping charge for the 3 was only $10 and it included tracking. Also, it arrived to my building in only 4 days. Tracking it online, when it said delivered, I just went downstairs to the building guard's desk and picked it up.
Oh yeah. If it's your first order with iHerb.com, you can get a $5 discount off the first order if you use this discount code: COC920
Regardless of the order size. |
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working title
Joined: 20 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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www.mass119.com
Good prices on Syntha No Xplode and ON Whey.
You need someone with a Korean ID to make the purchase for you. |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 6:59 pm Post subject: |
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| R. S. Refugee wrote: |
Funny you should ask that question. The best place with the best prices and biggest selection for whey and supplements is an online store called iHerb.com
It's cheaper and quicker than trying to find it in Seoul. And you can read the labels because they're all in English.
As an example, I bought 3 of these whey containers - http://www.iherb.com/Source-Naturals-True-Whey-Premium-Protein-Powder-16-oz-453-59-g/8180?at=0
The shipping charge for the 3 was only $10 and it included tracking. Also, it arrived to my building in only 4 days. Tracking it online, when it said delivered, I just went downstairs to the building guard's desk and picked it up.
Oh yeah. If it's your first order with iHerb.com, you can get a $5 discount off the first order if you use this discount code: COC920
Regardless of the order size. |
Is that all you ordered because the shipping charge is low compared to my experience with iHerb. I think their shipping is fairly reasonable but it's always been closer to $20 than $10 in my experience. |
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R. S. Refugee
Joined: 29 Sep 2004
Location: Shangra La, ROK
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| Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2011 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
| R. S. Refugee wrote: |
...As an example, I bought 3 of these whey containers - http://www.iherb.com/Source-Naturals-True-Whey-Premium-Protein-Powder-16-oz-453-59-g/8180?at=0
The shipping charge for the 3 was only $10 and it included tracking. Also, it arrived to my building in only 4 days. Tracking it online, when it said delivered, I just went downstairs to the building guard's desk and picked it up.
Oh yeah. If it's your first order with iHerb.com, you can get a $5 discount off the first order if you use this discount code: COC920
Regardless of the order size. |
Is that all you ordered because the shipping charge is low compared to my experience with iHerb. I think their shipping is fairly reasonable but it's always been closer to $20 than $10 in my experience. |
My shipping charges have ranged from $7 (I think) up to $18 or so. It usually depends on how many heavy glass jars of peanut butter and tahini I order. But yeah, for 3 1-pound containers of whey it was $10.
By the way, they have one of the quickest, easiest to use online stores I've ever seen, so I just went there again and entered those 3 containers of whey to confirm, and it was $10 shipping.
And I'd say their shipping are more than just "fairly reasonable" considering expensive rates I've observed for shipping to Korea from vendors like Amazon. And, at Mercola.com, I checked on ordering the same number of items, same weight - 3 1-pound containers of whey powder and mercola.com's cheapest shipping option was $57 !!!!!!!!!!! Just for the shipping!!!!!! |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| R. S. Refugee wrote: |
| atwood wrote: |
| R. S. Refugee wrote: |
...As an example, I bought 3 of these whey containers - http://www.iherb.com/Source-Naturals-True-Whey-Premium-Protein-Powder-16-oz-453-59-g/8180?at=0
The shipping charge for the 3 was only $10 and it included tracking. Also, it arrived to my building in only 4 days. Tracking it online, when it said delivered, I just went downstairs to the building guard's desk and picked it up.
Oh yeah. If it's your first order with iHerb.com, you can get a $5 discount off the first order if you use this discount code: COC920
Regardless of the order size. |
Is that all you ordered because the shipping charge is low compared to my experience with iHerb. I think their shipping is fairly reasonable but it's always been closer to $20 than $10 in my experience. |
My shipping charges have ranged from $7 (I think) up to $18 or so. It usually depends on how many heavy glass jars of peanut butter and tahini I order. But yeah, for 3 1-pound containers of whey it was $10.
By the way, they have one of the quickest, easiest to use online stores I've ever seen, so I just went there again and entered those 3 containers of whey to confirm, and it was $10 shipping.
And I'd say their shipping are more than just "fairly reasonable" considering expensive rates I've observed for shipping to Korea from vendors like Amazon. And, at Mercola.com, I checked on ordering the same number of items, same weight - 3 1-pound containers of whey powder and mercola.com's cheapest shipping option was $57 !!!!!!!!!!! Just for the shipping!!!!!! |
speedns is $10 no matter how much you ship so that's what I was comparing it to. So for two 5lbs tubs of protein it's $10. My last shipment from iHerb which had a big jar of peanut butter and 5 smaller items of negligible weight was $22 and that was just last week. That's why, along with their prices, I described it as fairly reasonable.
Vitacost had pretty reasonable shipping rates as well (and better prices) when they still shipped to Korea. But customs held up and/or refused to release so many of their packages during the anti-US beef protests saying they contained collagen from U.S. beef that they quit shipping to Korea.
If you do a lot of business with Amazon.com there are ways to get cheaper shipping, but since I never order anything from I've never looked into it. |
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R. S. Refugee
Joined: 29 Sep 2004
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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| atwood wrote: |
speedns is $10 no matter how much you ship so that's what I was comparing it to.
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What is speedns? |
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atwood
Joined: 26 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2011 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| R. S. Refugee wrote: |
| atwood wrote: |
speedns is $10 no matter how much you ship so that's what I was comparing it to.
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What is speedns? |
It's a Korean website where you can buy supplements, specializing in ones related to bodybuilding. |
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thurst
Joined: 08 Apr 2009
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2011 8:14 am Post subject: |
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| you can just go to namdaemun and buy protein with english labels. i got 5lbs for $60, also costco sells protein as well. |
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