The Vitamin Shoppe

This was my first visit to this location. The store was nice, clean and well lit. I had a specific item I went to purchase and was unble to find it on my own. A sales associate helped with locating it and after asking a few questions she showed me what I should purchase. I had a feeling I wasn’t getting the right product but took her advice. After returning home and opening it my suspisions were correct. She did infact suggest the wrong product and since I opened it I am now stuck with it. Although friendly I think the staff needs more training. Next time I will go to the Arlington Heights location.

I don’t know why Unilocal now says this store is in Buffalo Grove and the map pinpoints a location that is nowhere near here. This location is basically across the street from the big CDW on Milwaukee Avenue.
This is THE BEST location and I have to thank Dave the manager, as well as Juan and Darren who work here. Today is March 15, 2009 and largely due to their advice, I now weigh 181.4 lbs. I first started coming to this store 8 months ago with my first review of this store back on 8÷18÷08 at a weight of 220 lbs. Because of the knowledge and helpful nature of those three guys, I have lost close to 40 lbs. I live closer to the Arlington Hts. location, and while that is a nice store too, I don’t mind going further to this location instead because I know I can rely on them if I have a question and they won’t just try to sell me the most expensive thing in the store.
Let me also say that I used to go to GNC a lot, but over the years it seems like over 80% of the products in the store are now their own brand. You get a better selection at the Vitamin Shoppe and at this particular location, Dave, Juan and Darren are very knowledgeable and twice as helpful, more so than most of the other locations I have been to.