Top 3 Most Overpriced Diet Pills
Top 3 Most Overpriced Diet Pills
Would You Pay $153.00 for a $5.00 Diet Pill? In the diet supplement there tends to be a huge markup on products. They can justify this mainly because of the marketing expenses associated with these types of products. But can they really justify these prices?
In today’s economic environment, I am all about getting great deals and finding the best ‘bang for the buck’ products out there. Every penny saved adds up to dollars saved at the end of the day. I have done some research and have actually priced out the manufacturing cost of various diet pills. I was blown away by the results. Now, there are some things that I didn’t take into account, like economies of scale. You know, the more a company orders, the cheaper the cost. Also the prices of raw materials may fluctuate, but not enough to really make a huge difference in cost. With those results, I came up with my list of the 3 Worst Over Priced Diet Pills that You Must Avoid:
| Product |
#1.Leptoprin SD |
#2 Lipo-6 |
#3 Hydroxycut Hardcore |
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| Retail Price: |
$153.00 |
$49.99 |
$59.99 |
| Actual Cost: |
$4.95 |
$2.75 |
$4.50 |
| Markup: |
3,090% |
1,817% |
1,333% |
#3: HydroxyCut Hardcore
Summary: Hydroxycut Hardcore is marketed by Iovate Health Sciences. It is geared primarily towards bodybuilders. It was one of the best selling diet pills on the market until it was banned by the FDA for possibly containing tainted ingredients that lead to kidney failure and eventually death.
MSRP: $59.99 (for a 120 capsule bottle)
Actual Manufacturing Cost: $4.50
Markup: 1,333%
#2: Lipo-6
MSRP: $49.99
Summary: Lipo-6 is marketed by a company called Nutrex and is also geared towards bodybuilders. Nutrex is known for making innovative and high quality ingredients. Lipo-6 is both innovative and high quality. It just happens to have an incredibly high markup and for this reason is a poor value.
Actual Manufacturing Cost: $2.75
Markup: 1,817%
#1: Leptoprin-SD
MSRP: $153.00
Summary: A.G. Waterhouse a subsidiary of Basic Research markets Leptoprin. Basic Research is well known in the health industry for developing groundbreaking products. Leptoprin is one of their least groundbreaking formulas. Their marketing tactic for Leptoprin seems to be: Make a prescription looking product, charge and arm and a leg, and people will believe that since it costs so much it must work. And it does work very well. The only problem is that Leptoprin is a horrible value. The old saying “you get what you pay for” is not true in the case of Leptoprin.
Actual Manufacturing Cost: $4.95
Markup: 3,090%
These are some of the most popular fat burners out there. They work good and are pretty effective, but this seems to be price gouging.
I’m all for companies making profits because they need to support their families, grow their businesses, and develop new novel ingredients. You would hope with all of the craziness on Wall Street, that they could pass some savings on to the consumer. Hopefully an industry insider speaking up about it will put an end to it.
