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In my opinion gamersupps has done a lot right but also a lot wrong during the last few years when they've been expanding.
The biggest knock on GG and their business plan is their FOMO sales tactics. This wouldn't be as bad if drops were spread out more evenly but with everything they've been releasing in the last few weeks shows they are a company that does not understand how to maintain their customer base. They've been doing a good job of growing their customer base (although their social media presence needs work) being able to MAINTAIN the existing customers is another part of what makes a company successful.
I've seen fellow fans burnt out and exasperated at all of the constant releases lately, with the holidays coming up and just life in general for a lot of people, GG is either tone deaf or doesn't care about getting their products in as many peoples hands as possible. This is one of several things that GG can do to improve their operations (I'm speaking as someone with years of experience in the supplement industry running several corporate GNC locations) and yes I've spoken to customer service about many ideas I've had and they told me to reach out to the higher-ups to tell them some things they could be doing better as a company but I haven't heard back from them. I just hope they would pay more attention to how us fans are feeling. Rant over, feel free to add your opinions, if I'm right, wrong, maybe somewhere in the middle.
I mostly dislike their FOMO approach to merch and cups. I want better quality cups (seen a lot of reviewers complain about cracks and damage - $29 Canadian is a lot to ask when I can get a licensed shaker for $7.99 at Winners.) and more permanent flavours (I hope they don't discontinue Browser Brew and Kaho's tea flavours).
I just like their drink flavours as they taste good (most off brand energy drinks are just gross) and they offer interesting flavours that the mainstream ones don't. And they are great for saving space - you don't have to have a case of energy drink in the basement. And having choices of flavours in rhe morning.
I also like them working with different creators so that's a great thing.
I'm not a big fan of the shaker cups despite loving anime and big tiddies because I have a bunch of protein shaker cups that are durable and won't get me a side eye when using it in public lmao. Plus I find the drink mixes fine into a plastic water bottle. I already need to wash my protein shaker cups, no need to add another thing to wash lmao!
More flavours and less merch would be good but I know people like to support their favourite creators. (I know if there was another Kaho one, I would be all over it.)
Another wish would be a giant sampler pack of all flavours to be available for purchase but that requires making packaging/labels and keeping inventory of the packets (and extra supplement powders). I lucked out in that my first 3 tubs were to my taste but I know some people who bought tubs they didn't like. (Buddy thought he'd like Good but nope! Stuck with it. And at $58 Canadian, it's a big risk if you dislike a tub.)
Also not a huge fan of the plastic scoops but that's a complaint for every damn supplement I have. Literally plastic waste with every tub. Maybe make a metal scoop (same volume) and size and have it be an optional thing to add to orders and not have plastic scoops in everything. Or have the plastic scoops as a separate add on so repeat buyers don't have X number of plastic tat to throw out. (The tubs are fine since you can repurpose them but the scoops literally have no use beyond more Gamersupps.)
It's awesome! I have a couple of ball style shakers and they are annoying to wash but the Helimix is super easy. Toss some soapy water and just go to town and give it a quick scrub.
And it mixes everything quite well! Even peanut butter lol.
Lol. How do you think I felt? I love anime and love tig old biddies but I can't bring any waifu shakers around my nieces/nephews or around my work (healthcare and customer facing retail) because there would be 100 questions about it and probably a complaint because of how hostile people are to openly lgbta folk these days.
Been using a Gatorade bottle for my drinks but will probably end up using one of my protein shaker cups for mango meta (as it dissolves weirdly as proven by my sample pack). I bought 3 tubs from the Black Friday sale and I intend to gift one of the shakers to my buddy and resell the second....
The only place I might be comfortable using the waifu cups is at the gym but lmao.
My friend already died laughing when I went to grab my tub of Anime Girl Thigh and he saw the artwork on it.
Honestly? I like the flavours and options (other big company is GFuel) but I refuse to buy the shakers. The main draw for me is either the creator flavours and the different options. GFuel doesn't do many caffeine free options plus I don't like some of the creators they decided to work with. And I've tried GFuel and it just tastes alright. (Mostly a coffee girl but I find the other add ins helpful in long lasting energy.)
I know there's big money in creator merch and I just don't wanna spend that much on creator merch. Lmao.
That does suck! Hope it was just outta stock because it's a nice light flavour and tastes quite good.
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Exactly. I paid $25 Canadian for a Helimix shaker (uses an unique shape to mix the supplements) and it has a lifetime warranty and is super durable. But asking $29 Canadian or more for a plastic shaker that seems to break easily is ridiculous.
I dunno, the only cups I'm getting are from the Black Friday sale so I hope the quality is okay.