Myprotein.com may be one of the few competitors to Bodyenfitshop. Even including shipping costs from England, the prices sometimes turn out cheaper. Soon Myprotein.com will also ship from the Netherlands, making it a very attractive player in the Dutch supplements market.
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Myprotein.com
Myprotein.com is a major player in the supplement market looking to expand its operations in the Netherlands. A few months ago, they approached me asking if I would promote their products and if I would like to receive supplements for review. I’m always open to free supplements, so shortly after, I received their bestseller, Impact Whey Protein.
However, I still haven’t written a review because I noticed that Myprotein.com products cannot (yet) be distributed from the Netherlands. They have to be ordered in England, which I thought wouldn’t be interesting for the Dutch, who are accustomed to free shipping in most cases and receiving their orders the day after. However, I may have judged too quickly. Upon closer inspection, Myprotein.com turns out to be a very interesting supplier that can compete with a major player like Bodyenfitshop, which dominates the Dutch market.
Cheap deals
My initial thought was that £3.95 (equivalent to €4.73) would make the costs too high. However, I hadn’t done the math yet, not even when the contact person from Myprotein.com mentioned that, thanks to their low prices, they should be competitive even including shipping costs. However, I thought, “They don’t know Bodyenfitshop” while it turned out that I didn’t know Myprotein.com well enough. Even the prices in British pounds prevented me from seeing this at a glance, although it’s really just 2 seconds of work to put this into a conversion rate site. When I did this, they turned out to be cheaper with the first product I compared!
Whey Perfection vs. Impact Whey Protein
I made various comparisons. To start with, the bestsellers Whey Perfection from BodyenFitshop vs. Impact Whey Protein from Myprotein.com*. At the time of writing, these cost (with a conversion rate of 24-3-2014 of 116.66):
Impact Whey Protein (2.5 kg) Myprotein.com
- Price £26.49
- Shipping costs £3.95 (free shipping to abroad for orders over £50)
- Total in pounds: £30.44
- Total in Euros: €36.42
- Price per kilo: €14.57
Whey Perfection (2.27 kg) Bodyenfitshop
- Price €34.90
- Shipping costs €0,- (free shipping within the Netherlands for orders over €20)
- Price per kilo: €15.37
*The critical reader may notice that Whey Perfection from Bodyenfithsop contains isolate and hydrolysate which are both more expensive than “normal” whey. However, the problem is that it’s not indicated how much of the isolate and hydrolysate protein there is. When quantities of components are not indicated, I assume these amounts are minimal (see also the article: Do I need supplements and if so, which ones?). To dispel any doubts about a fair comparison, I will make another comparison.
Isolate Perfection vs. Impact Whey Isolate
For the second comparison, I will therefore take both isolate products:
Impact Whey Isolate from Myprotein.com
- Price £41.69
- Shipping costs £3.95 (free shipping to abroad for orders over £50)
- Total in pounds: £45.64
- Total in Euros: €54.61
- Price per kilo: €21.84
Isolate Perfection (2 kg) Bodyenfitshop
- Price €39.90
- Shipping costs €0,- (free shipping within the Netherlands for orders over €20)
- Price per kilo: €19.95
In this case, Bodyenfitshop is slightly cheaper. However, without shipping costs, you end up with exactly the same prices. When shipping is above £50, no shipping costs should be paid.
Soon shipping from the Netherlands?
Here’s the good news: Myprotein.com plans to set up a Dutch site and ship from the Netherlands within the next two months. Shipping costs will likely decrease. More importantly for many people is next-day shipping. We’ve become accustomed to ordering today and having it delivered tomorrow. Although it’s decent that orders from Myprotein.com from Great Britain usually arrive in two days, that one day difference means a lot to many people (especially when your jar is empty and you’ve ordered too late).
Great deals from MyProtein
I was quite disappointed that the Dutch site wasn’t available when I saw on the English site that the DVD Generation Iron could be ordered there first. As a pre-order, at least, the DVD won’t be released until April 14. Now I still want to draw your attention to this. It’s still available for pre-order at £12.99. Furthermore, by entering the discount code “IRON10”, you’ll get an additional 10% off.
Speaking of discount codes: There are several available:
- New customers get 10% off with the code: NEW10
- Get a whopping 20% off on new products with the code: NEW20
- For 20% off on bestsellers: PORP
- Until March 31, get a free blender with the code: 1BLENDER
- If you want to be surprised, you can with a mystery gift: MISTERYGIFT
Moreover, you get nice free products on orders over £10. Instead of a packet of protein to make one shake on the day after you forgot to order on time, at Myprotein.com, for example, you can choose 250 grams of whey (about 8 shakes) or creatine monohydrate (about a month).
Finally, there are the MP points you get for every euro spent. This way, you get a cent back on every new order for every euro spent. Doesn’t seem like much, but can be used in addition to the aforementioned discount codes.
Taking the discounts into account, I think you’ll often end up cheaper than with Dutch providers.
Check the offering
Whether you want to try it out immediately or want to see what they have to offer when the Dutch site is a reality:
As soon as the Dutch site of Myprotein.com is a reality, I’ll let you know here!
