GNC or "General Nutrition Store" as the store name implies is a health food store; it's a great…read morebrick and mortar store for getting your supplements in person. They have a great selection in all categories of nutrition and supplementation including some actual food/drink items, beauty care, exercise accessories and even pet supplements lol. The selection is solid and the prices are fair... kind of... read on! To get the best prices you must have a membership. To elaborate they have membership card that saves you up to 50% on some items, although you won't get this high of a discount on most items you will always save a few bucks here and there making it a must for most shoppers. Non-membership prices would make this store overpriced compared to the competition and this is what I don't like. It's a bit of a gimmick because unless you're buying one small item and never coming back then you should absolutely purchase the membership. It's like when Safeway used to have their "Club Card" that was free but saved you all this money, whereas in reality it was just bringing your costs down to competitor levels and creating the illusion of savings. The GNC Membership is basically the same thing, but it's not free! It costs $15/year or $20 for a 2-year membership. Their regular prices are marked up compared to competitors and the membership you pay for brings it down to fair level, but it's deceptive in creating the illusion of big savings. I will admit that some of their sales are great and definitely priced better than some of the competitors, but in general non-sale items are the same as the competitor after you add in the membership discount. Some good alternatives are Popeye's and Reflex Supplements. Popeye's is generally cheaper and have better sales; Reflex Supplements has a price match policy and will match "membership prices". Furthermore Popeye's does VIP and Anniversary sales events that include a bunch of free samples and swag, they also throw in free stuff with most purchases and give a "Popeye's Buck" for every $25 spent. Reflex has a free membership program that saves you 10% and for every $100 you spent you get a $20 VIP Coupon for next time, basically you get 20% back! I consider both these supplement stores better for this reason, plus there's no deception and no gimmicks. Yet I still come back to GNC... Why?!? Hate to say it, but their locations are often convenient. This one is located in Chinook and sometimes paying a little extra cancels out having to drive somewhere else. Time is money right? Also as I mentioned in the first paragraph, great stock! Lots of items at GNC stores, some that the competitors don't carry! I still think online is the best combo of value + convenience, but when you need something ASAP or if you lack the knowledge to make a purchase on your own then brick and mortar is still the way to go. In speaking to the service I've traditionally gotten at GNC, the staff is nice enough and make a good effort to try and help, but a lot of them are just not that educated when it comes to supplements. I also find some will try to push certain products that aren't necessarily better, a lot of times they're GNC products as well. So either there's a better profit margin with certain items or they just lack the knowledge to suggest the right choice. Either way the advice I get at GNC is typically worse than the competitor stores where staff is less bias and more experienced.

I have great time shopping here at the Macleod Trail, for today I bought protein supplements. The…read moresales person was Tyler and he is very friendly, very accommodating, and an excellent customer service and well knowledgeable selling Popeyes products. Keep it up a good service with your patrons/customers. Thanks,, Edgar Philippines

Looking for supplements, I searched for my trusty Yelp app for proprietors of supplements. Seeing…read moreAngelo's T. favourable review, I decided Popeye's might be for me. Located on the east side of Macleod Trail, Popeye's is easily visible by the large Popeye sign on 38th, go figure! Purchased some whey, creatine, glutamine and maltodextrin. I thought the prices were decent though I have seen cheaper, but not cheap enough to justify driving around to obtain said deal. So not bad price-wise. The staff were very knowledgeable and helpful. Every item I was looking for the gentlemen not only showed me where it was in the store, but made suggestions on which brand to buy and it wasn't always based on the "it's more expensive so it's better" theory of sales. Really appreciated the service. The only problem here was that they didn't have a smaller tub of malto. I ended up with huge tub of the stuff and unfortunately they don't carry anything smaller. The store strength is that it contains large tubs of items. So if you use a lot, this might be the place for you.

The customer service was crap, I would never go there again…read more Doesn't matter what a place has to offer, if the people running it are rude or ignorant I don't have time for that bs. Cheers.

The staff at Samson's are extremely friendly, knowledgeable and willing to spend time on…read moreexplanations to those of us who need to know. I used to be a die-hard fan of another supplement store, but now I choose Samson's everytime.

What a gem of a shop! They seem to have all the speciality products that I thought I could only…read morefind on-line! Very similar to the Light Cellar but smaller scale. Love supporting local independent stores like this!

One thing is for sure, the staff in incredibly knowledgeable. Rose and her team have an amazing…read moreenergy and make everyone feel welcome. They don't stock products they personally approve of. We send all of our athletes and members to lotus for all their health supplements because we trust them!!

I went into Bowness Health looking for some lecithin. The store is huge. I browsed around looking…read moreat the vitamins and supplements they carry, which are all pretty standard. They don't carry my favorite brands though. After a while of me searching around, a woman asked me if I needed help and I told her what I was looking for. I was saying it wrong, so she just stared at me. So I spelt it and the light came on. She pointed at the fridges and said it was in there. Sure enough it was and they had two different strengths. It cost me $6 for 400 grams. They have a small selection of whole foods and bulk foods. They also carry homeopathic remedies. I didn't feel the service here was the most helpful ever and since they don't carry my favorite vitamins, there are other health food stores I would rather go to.

This vast warehouse space in Bowness houses a ton of healthy and organic products to assist you…read morewith living the good life. They have a huge selection of vitamins and minerals near the front of the store of various brands and prices. In the back are tons of prepackaged bulk items, including spices, cereals and grains, flours, as well as products for you aspiring molecular gastronomists. The store isn't a joy to shop in, as it's rather stark and cold, but it does carry many different foods and supplements that are hard to find elsewhere. I found their prices to be reasonable, so I picked up some organic fresh dried thyme and garlic sea salt for my future culinary adventures.