GNC

Well, this place is AIGHT. Very limited selection of nutritional supplements and constantly out of stock on a lot of items. This place seems to only carry quest bars… even though there are plenty of other popular, better tasting bars. On many occasions I’ve had to specifically request them to order a few other brands, which sell out as soon as they get them so I always have loads of trouble getting my hands on the items I want. There’s a guy who works here sometimes who likes to offer unwarranted fitness/​nutritional advice to women (ie: went in to buy pre-​workout, and he told me to steer clear of ones with creatine, because I’m a girl.) Thanks man, good thing I’m not a fitness noob. I’ve heard a lot of GNC employees are like this.

You might not want to waste your time, or at the very least call this location prior to heading over there. It was a little after 2pm when I found a place to park and went to go in and they were closed. No sign on the door about being at lunch and the interior was completely dark. It was very strange considering the rest of Westwood Village was brimming with activity.
I’m going to agree with Jon L. because when I peered through the window, the store really did look bare as if it were going out of business (perhaps it already did which would explain why it was dark and sealed up tighter than the next Tim Burton film). Highly recommend calling to see if they have what you need in stock and to check the hours of operation.

I entered the establishment and immediately thought, is this place going out of business? Their selection is um… non existant. They had some stuff, but not what I needed (they had some vitamins). I did end up buying the only protein shake they carried, and the lady gave me a bottle of water with my purchase (so they get an extra star for that awesome gesture), but all in all, they need to revamp their business (especially with all the UCLA students in the area).

This is a typical GNC, similar to the ones that you see inside many malls. Their selection is very limited, and their prices are sky-​high unless you join their club. However, their club has a fee associated with it, and on top of that fee, you can only get really good prices for several days each month. The rest of the month, the club gives you some smaller discounts which fail to bring most of the prices even close to a competive level.
I went into this particular GNC store one day, seeking a Myoplex Deluxe protein bar which is pretty much a staple name product that you would expect any nutrition/​sports supplement store to carry. Surprisingly, this place doesn’t carry that bar. The worker tried to sell me on a random bar claiming that it was «equivalent» and that he’d «tried it and it was great». Of course, I was familiar with the Myoplex Deluxe Nutrition Facts information, so I looked at the label for the product that this guy claimed was «equivalent» and it was not even close (and actually quite inferior nutrition-​wise).
I overheard the same guy talking to a few other customers when I stopped in to browse on a couple of occasions, when I was in the area, and I noticed that this guy uses «I’ve tried this product and it’s great» as his sales schtick on lots of customers inquiring about different sorts of products. None of his «advice» seemed particularly useful, beyond pushing products that needed to be sold.
If you are considering buying nutritional supplements or vitamins, the best route is to help yourself (read fitness magazines and/​or books to educate yourself), rather than relying on advice from store associates. Also, always compare prices for specific products online, to ensure that you don’t fall victim to price gouging and/​or unnecessary pay-​for-​membership-​for-​discounts rackets like the one that GNC runs.

The worst place to go, buy your stuff.
don’t even ask for advise those people will bs u, so that they can get there commission