GNC to seek possible Bankruptcy by end of the week - and files 06-24-20

[LurkerNoMore]

I only bought the vanilla flavor. 
I seem to recall they eventually came out with Mega Mass 4000; I used to see the ads in FLEX.  I never tried it.

It was the same thing as Mega Mass 2000 just an extra scoop and whole milk instead of water.   I know that they later changed their formula due to people complaining it would not mix well.

[LurkerNoMore]

Mega Mass 2000 came in a bag that looked like a feed bag for livestock.  I gained weight from drinking all those shakes probably because I didn't shit for a week.  That stuff was like liquid concrete.

I believe in the beginning it actually came in a plastic bucket with plastic top on it.  I may be wrong and thinking of something else back then.

[ProudVirgin69]

GNC holds a soft spot in my heart as part of general weightlifting nostalgia.  Never really shopped at one, but their constant presence was comforting. 

[Humble Narcissist]

I believe in the beginning it actually came in a plastic bucket with plastic top on it.  I may be wrong and thinking of something else back then.

Yes, it came in a bucket as well.  It may be 4000 that came in a feeder bag.

[youandme]

I believe in the beginning it actually came in a plastic bucket with plastic top on it.  I may be wrong and thinking of something else back then.

Yeah it did. Lol, I remember that and ultimate orange etc.

Mega Mass tasted great, was just loads of sugar. Lol.

[Humble Narcissist]

Yeah it did. Lol, I remember that and ultimate orange etc.

Mega Mass tasted great, was just loads of sugar. Lol.

Ultimate Orange was the best supplement ever!

[Soul Crusher]

Ultimate Orange was the best supplement ever!

AST - Dymetadrine to me was the best of all time. 

[SOMEPARTS]

Ultimate Orange was the best supplement ever!

That and original Ripped Fuel were awesome in the 90s.

[G_Thang]

This is going to hit the pockets of the snake oil youtube salesmen like Guzman 3-Dimension Cough Syrup, Chris Jones Hoe Ready Protein Farts, Alani Nu Lulu Island Lies and Ghost Bullshit Style

[usmcdevildoc]

Don't know how they survived this long. Should have been closed over a decade ago.

Agreed. Shit supplements anyway.

[pellius]

I remember a GNC sales person told me I could look like Jay Cutler if I purchased a muscle tech product.

Hah! I remember something similar. I asked him, "Then why don't you take it?"

[Humble Narcissist]

Hah! I remember something similar. I asked him, "Then why don't you take it?"

[Ron]

GNC parent company files for bankruptcy protection, plans to permanently close up to 1,200 stores

GNC Holdings Inc., parent company of health and wellness retailer GNC, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection late Tuesday and said it plans to close “at least 800 to 1,200 stores.”

The Pittsburgh-based chain, which had approximately 5,200 retail locations in the U.S. and 7,300 locations globally as of March 31, said the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the need to file for bankruptcy protection after being under "financial pressure for the past several years."

More info

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2020/06/24/gnc-bankruptcy-store-closings-coronavirus-pandemic/3248499001/

[Humble Narcissist]

I'm surprised they don't close them all.  Those chain stores are going extinct fast.

[njflex]

PEOPLE SHOP ONLINE ...

[Humble Narcissist]

PEOPLE SHOP ONLINE ...

Yep, it's cheaper and more convenient.