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One thing I noticed looking at supplements on Lazada is a huge variation in price. 

 

So I'm guessing buying a Western name brand would be safe, and the big cost difference is due to both tariffs and better quality.

 

But can Western brand supplements be "tainted"? Can they tamper with the product? Or does Lazada have safeguards in place?

 

 

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1 minute ago, save the frogs said:

One thing I noticed looking at supplements on Lazada is a huge variation in price. 

 

So I'm guessing buying a Western name brand would be safe, and the big cost difference is due to both tariffs and better quality.

 

But can Western brand supplements be "tainted"? Can they tamper with the product? Or does Lazada have safeguards in place?

 

 

Buy from Iherb, safest place to buy supplements if you do not know how to be sure about brands and quality. 

 

 

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11 hours ago, Hummin said:

Buy from Iherb, safest place to buy supplements if you do not know how to be sure about brands and quality. 

 

 

you resurrected, hummin?

 

thanks.

Posted
26 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

does Lazada have safeguards in place?

 

Lazada and safeguards in the same sentence?

 They wouldn't even give a damn if fake was written in big letters on the product

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24 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

you resurrected, hummin?

 

thanks.

For now, we will see how long, 

 

Not many friends left as far I can see. A few left after me, and not come back 

Posted
2 hours ago, save the frogs said:

But can Western brand supplements be "tainted"? Can they tamper with the product? Or does Lazada have safeguards in place?

 

I go to a lot of trade shows in Thailand and see how easy it is to buy packaging equipment that can easily knock off any pill bottle and print any label.  And press any pill in any size, shape and color.

 

Make of that what you will.  Or walk down Sukhumvit and ask yourself if all those blue pills they're selling are real.  Realistically, there's no way that Lazada can stop that kind of thing.  (Not that I trust the brick and mortar shops in the malls, either).

 

 

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Buying any supplement should be done carefully. Make sure it has not only the correct active ingredients but delivers them correctly. Make sure Yr not just buying cheap xrap that sounds good and it's cheap! Yr wasting g Yr time and money.

The supplement industry is not regulated and is full of sales hype and trendy phrases.

Spend and invest a little time in getting it right.

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11 hours ago, CharlieH said:

Buying any supplement should be done carefully. Make sure it has not only the correct active ingredients but delivers them correctly. Make sure Yr not just buying cheap xrap that sounds good and it's cheap! Yr wasting g Yr time and money.

The supplement industry is not regulated and is full of sales hype and trendy phrases.

Spend and invest a little time in getting it right.

 

Thanks for your reply.

I mean, the prices vary wildly from non-descript shady name brands to Western brands I recognize, which are 4 times more expensive.

The question I had is if it's a Western brand, can they seller actually sell crap and put it in a Western brand name container? 

Based on the answers I got here, it seems like this is possible.

But I find it hard to believe Western supplement companies wouldn't come down hard on Lazada with lawsuits for this type of behavior.

Or maybe there's no way to check?

 

 

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5 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

But I find it hard to believe Western supplement companies wouldn't come down hard on Lazada with lawsuits for this type of behavior.

Or maybe there's no way to check?

 

 

Why not try ordering from a known store in Thailand with a physical location which has been open for years? Better yet, where are you located? Is there any mall nearby? I would just get the product from there because if it's genuine the price will be comparable.

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11 hours ago, NorthernRyland said:

 

Why not try ordering from a known store in Thailand with a physical location which has been open for years? Better yet, where are you located? Is there any mall nearby? I would just get the product from there because if it's genuine the price will be comparable.

 

Well, the price is comparable to what this goes for on iHerb.

I avoided the ones with ridiculously low prices ie with non-Western name brands. 

I've already ordered it, so I'll take a chance and use it. 

But next time, I should do a background check on the selller? I hadn't thought of that. 

 

Yeah, there is a mall near me. I guess I can go hunting for it there, but I doubt they will have the variety I'm looking for. There was a few other supplements I also wanted. I doubt I will find any physical store that has them all. 

 

Thanks! Appreciate it. 

 

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Yes I have done this often with great results, you just have to be very careful because there are a lot of vendors who will sell supplements with low potency and very small quantities at more than their worth. So you have to do your research and make sure you know what you're buying. 

Posted
45 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

I don't have any friends on here.

Doesn't stop me from posting. 

 

Friends is maybe not the right word, but members who for some reason sent a message, or challenged my quotes or patted my back is maybe more right. I havent seen a few of them online yet. 

 

Only Susan is still active 😁

Posted
7 hours ago, save the frogs said:

One thing I noticed looking at supplements on Lazada is a huge variation in price. 

 

So I'm guessing buying a Western name brand would be safe, and the big cost difference is due to both tariffs and better quality.

 

But can Western brand supplements be "tainted"? Can they tamper with the product? Or does Lazada have safeguards in place?

 

 

 

I order NMN and Resveratrol from Donotage, which is a major UK brand, so that is fine. You can tell it's a quality product when it arrives. However, I also ordered NMN from some obscure US brand and I'm almost certain it was a forgery. There is also cheap resveratrol.

 

I ordered Creatine gummies however, and they are fine I think. 

 

In short, if you get a quality brand, you'd be okay. Some obscure US brand, probably fake.

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