Vitamins from Poundland vs Boots

Sunflower2007

Sorry if this is the wrong place.

But I saw vitamins in poundland, the usual calcium, magnesium etc etc, and then in Boots they are around £4 a pot.

Does anyone buy vitamins from Poundland...is it any different from Boots? Or are they just not worth it?

Thanks guys!

belfastgirl23

wondered about this myself, no advice to offer OP but will be interested in the answers

Neeny82

Have you looked whats in them? They will be exactly the same. In Boots you are paying for the brand!

I was spending £4 a time on pregnacare vitamins then saw that Asda did pregnancy vitamins. They contain exactly the same amounts of vits and cost me a grand total of 5p (clearence items) - the only difference is that as they are kept in a box all together rather than in individual pop through packs - they smell quite strong so I have to hold my nose or they make my nausea worse.

Hope this helps x

Sunflower2007

Yeah, I did wonder this. Because I've started to buy Boots branded paracetomol and ibruprofen. 16p !

So vitamins is vitamins...adn there's no such thing as 'quality' of vitamins?

Thanks, I just wonder why cod liver oil is £7 -10 ! And Poundland is soo much cheaper.

Griizelda

Another (cheapish) place for viatmins is Numark Chemists. I bought 30 starflower oil capsules (for my face after reading a thread on here) for £1.49. They're big capsules too (unlike the Vit E ones I bought in Wilkinsons)

dogcat_2

I've bought vits from Poundland.....seem fine to me.

LJM

i walked past these in there last week and i was tempted perhaps i will stock up now

jcr16

i've seen them and tbh i don't really use vit's i will sometimes take vit c but thats it.

i don't know why but for some reason i'm very nervous about buying them from there. the same as i won't buy paraacetamol or any medication. i really don't know why. but supermarkets can be just as reasonable

ellay864

There's no need to be nervous....any generic company making medicines has to be licenced and the tablets will be fine. It always amazes me when people pay several pounds for a pack or nurofen when a pack of supermarket own ibuprofen are so cheap for exactly the same medicine. Same as cold medicines...most of them are paracetamol plus a decongestant and all do the same thing

juno

Neeny82 wrote: »

Have you looked whats in them? They will be exactly the same. In Boots you are paying for the brand!

I was spending £4 a time on pregnacare vitamins then saw that Asda did pregnancy vitamins. They contain exactly the same amounts of vits and cost me a grand total of 5p (clearence items) - the only difference is that as they are kept in a box all together rather than in individual pop through packs - they smell quite strong so I have to hold my nose or they make my nausea worse.

Hope this helps x

I have the Asda pregnancy vitamins but mine were 50p! I'm not pregnant, nor intending to be, but they were cheap for multivitamins.

Anyway, I agree on the smell. It's vile!

JustBe_2

I`ve used the Poundland vitamins for the last few years without any problems at all. I have now convinced my OH to change over from more expensive brands just last month.

He takes several a day and over the month this has saved him so much money:D

He was spending at least £5 on each bottle!

JustBe