Vitamins from Poundland

Jacob Von Hogflume

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Nov 10, 2012, 5:39:08 PM11/10/12

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I bought some vitamins from Poundland which I had been quoted up to £18
elsewhere for.

They were Vitamin D which when I checked the ingredients showed
cholecalciferol which gives them D3 status. Not only that but the D
was quoted as 5ug per two tablets with the Poundlands one at a roaring
10ug each.

This of course sounds too good to be true especially as the
only details at all of where these have originate from is
a PO box in Birmingham UK. Is possibly legal?

Mrcheerful

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Nov 10, 2012, 6:16:37 PM11/10/12

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A rough guide for most people would be a total per day of around 5000 iu
(125ug) As to whether the stuff you are buying is anything useful at all is
another matter. D3 from Costco is very cheap and is traceable and
accountable. I would be very wary of buying anything ingestible from
poundland places, they do not have a good record for selling reliable stuff.

for example:
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1678251

Jacob Von Hogflume

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Nov 11, 2012, 7:08:29 AM11/11/12

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Doesn't exactly inspire confidence:-

'I'm sorry we are unable to divulge information on our suppliers. Our
products are source from all over the world.

Kind Regards
(name omitted)
Customer Relations
Poundland Limited
'

http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/poundland?before=1329209910

Graham.

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Nov 11, 2012, 11:17:38 AM11/11/12

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“Hi there,

I’m a design student from Goldsmiths, Uni. of London. Me along with 3
other of my classmates are currently doing a project that involves 4
of your products. We’ve tried to find where these projects are
manufactured however can’t find anything. So would it be okay if we
spoke to someone from your team about how/where you source your
products from? You’d be a great help.

Thank you for your time.”

If this was your email to them in full,
then I am not suprised that you got the reply you did.

Even the big supermarkets don't like telling the public who makes
their "own brand" products.

--
Graham.
%Profound_observation%

tim.....

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:13:32 AM11/12/12

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"Mrcheerful" <g.odon...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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More fool them for not looking at the sell by date.

How do people think that Poundland (etc) can sell stuff that normally costs
4 quid for a pound [1], if not by buying it as "end of line" or bankrupt
stock which will almost certainly come with a short sell by date.

Or does everybody think like MM that the three quid difference is the "big"
supermarket's mark-up.

tim

Exactly the same stuff, not just a look-alike brand.

AlanG

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Nov 12, 2012, 12:53:36 PM11/12/12

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On Mon, 12 Nov 2012 12:13:32 -0000, "tim....."
<tims_n...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>
>
>How do people think that Poundland (etc) can sell stuff that normally costs
>4 quid for a pound [1], if not by buying it as "end of line" or bankrupt
>stock which will almost certainly come with a short sell by date.

There is nothing wrong with end of line stuff.

>
>Or does everybody think like MM that the three quid difference is the "big"
>supermarket's mark-up.
>

It often is.
When my late brother was made redundant he started selling stuff from
a market stall. There was one item he showed me that cost him 30p at
the wholesalers. He sold it for a pound. The same item was on sale in
Boots for £3.

It was a credit card size calculator in an imitation leather wallet.

R. Mark Clayton

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Nov 12, 2012, 7:42:33 PM11/12/12

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"Jacob Von Hogflume" <time...@btinternet.com> wrote in message
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I would be careful what you swallow from Poundland. Chocolate might be
alright, but overdose on vitamin A and you could be in trouble.