Come on, lets not plead poverty. Plus you had a spare £45 to try huel initially. If you dont have £15 to try a new product then you need to get a better job
Already explained this buying new products business, if its a TASTE product, then yes they should do, as its your personal taste
If youre in a supermarket and you see your favourite ready meal for example which you bought in vast amounts every month, then next to it you see a supermarket own version next to it. You look at the ingredients and they are exactly the same, you think wow this looks good, its exactly the same and much cheaper. A woman stops by and says oh ive tried that supermarket one and i didnt like it as much. Would you think “oooooo im not trying this then” ? based on a stranger telling you they didnt like it
Maybe you would.
Me personally, id give it a go and make my own mind up, knowing its virtually identical and will certainly lead to big monthly savings which will far outweigh that inital 15quid you were so worried about
Yes and no. I read reviews to identify trends and as @Marcus says; if lots of people specifically point to something as a positive or negative, then it’s likely that trend is genuine and would apply should I try the product.
The point that could be made is that any reviews of whole fuel (or other products really) on this forum are likely to be biased towards Huel in one way or another.
And yes, taste is subjective, better to try yourself etc etc. But it only takes one post to say that, you’re straying into deliberately challenging/trolling folk again here
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Lets not forget this is a huel clone. We are basically comparing huel to huel. Its the same product only cheaper
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Not necessarily. It could taste quite different, depending on how much of the vanilla flavouring and sucralose it contains. It could taste a lot sweeter, as one person has already said.
Excellent! I will gladly read your review of it once you’ve tried it.
You have absolutely no idea what my financial situation is, and your comment about getting a better job is out of place in this discussion. It also displays a naivety about the general economic situation for many people in the world, plus the lack of jobs.
Also, a while back I tried Nano because it was a cheaper alternative to Huel. One person had already said they didn’t recommend it. But I went ahead and bought it anyway, just like you are suggesting. It was a complete waste of money and I really wished I hadn’t bought it. It’s disgusting!
So my slight reservation for trying an alternative to Huel, when Huel suits me just fine, is actually based on a bad experience.
No, I’m not saying I wouldn’t try something new if I saw it in a shop. In a situation like that I would not have access to online reviews (I’m one of the few who still don’t own a smartphone), so I would have to make a decision myself.
I’m saying that if there are reviews online about a product, I would probably read them and then make a decision. I never said I would go with what just one person says. In fact, if you read what I said earlier, you will see I did clarify this and say I would NOT refrain from buying something just because one person said they didn’t like it.
In fact, in the supermarket scenario you describe, I would actually ASK that person why they didn’t like it, to get more information. It’s all about getting information, not relying on black and white like or dislike. I already explained this in my previous comment.
Why has it not occurred to you in the supermarket scenario to probe the person for more information? Wouldn’t you be interested in WHY a person doesn’t like the product you are thinking of buying? Why do you think it’s a simple procedure of either completely ignoring them or going with what they initially say?
And I’m not saying you shouldn’t buy Whole Fuel. My disagreement with you was whether reviews of these types of products holds any value. I think they do because we can find out WHY people like or dislike something. It doesn’t mean you have to go with what they say, it just means it’s information to help you make your decision.
Not an exact clone, but it does appear to have an unusual level of similarity.
I’ve seen posts on bodybuilding forums with Reflex Nutrition pointing out strange similarities between myprotein’s ‘new’ products and competitors existing ones - no idea what truth there is to that, just repeating what I’ve seen said.
Im honestly not trolling anyone and i dont think its fair to say that. If any of my posts in here get hidden by the admin then i would find that pretty disgusting as i havent been rude once and all my points are very valid
I just find it crazy how people think, but hey. Thats them and i’m me, ill do what i want, they do what they want. Sorry for trying to show people why its a good idea to try whole fuel and potentially save many hundreds of pounds a year
The problem is, every one of the conversions I have seen you in always come round to talking about you and your behaviour.
There is no problem with you putting forward the idea that people should try Whole Fuel. The problem is the WAY you put your ideas forward. You do so in a way that annoys people. The problem people have with you is not so much the concepts you put forward, but the WAY you do so. Like your comment about poverty and saying I need to get another job. That was overstepping the line.
I understand that you can’t see how your behaviour is troublesome. But this is possibly more troubling than if you were knowingly being like that intentionally, because it means you are unaware of how your conduct affects others.
What is it with you and all these ! marks, it makes it seem like youre really upset
Coconut fat so the mct powder… do you know the amount of that in huel ? Youre aware it could be like 1% mct powder in huel ? as they refuse to release their ingredient ratios
Yes it could have different sweetness, it could also have less sweetness, it could also have more sweetness. Try it and find out
I’ve still got a couple of months worth of V1.2 Huel. Once that has run out I am more than willing to try a bag of this stuff, If I am saving a few quid thats always a bonus.
A bit of competition is always good from a consumer point of view.
My advice was legitimate though imo. If you dont have a spare 15pounds at any time which would enable you to try this product. Then you should work on improving your skills in relation to a better paying job and then you can afford it. I wasnt saying it to be nasty so you shouldnt have taken it like that
The reason my points may seem a bit obtuse is because it feels like everyone else is ganging up on me when just for the sake of it. Its good to see you actually agree with my points.
We should be happy for the competition and its price drop, it helps everyone. Once bulk powders launch their product they might do an even cheaper clone, who knows. Everyone should be encouraged to try the new product to help drive more competitive prices
It mainly made up of oat powder, pea protein, brown rice protein, flaxseed with a vitamin and mineral complex and meets 100% of your bodys daily nutrient requirements
Myprotein is well known to clone competitors products and i would be pretty certain their guys looked at huel, broke down the nutritional content, worked out the split and then copied it
Well, if you must know, I am self employed and trying to build up a business. And things are heading in the right direction and improving (for example, my new contract with a particular company is nearly £200 per month more than last year’s contract with them). But I do like to be careful with money. Being wise with how you spend your money is just as important as earning it in the first place.
I don’t actually cope well with “normal” jobs, possibly due to being a bit on the autistic spectrum. I don’t cope well with noise and busy places. So it’s not necessarily a level playing field for everyone.
I didn’t say I agree with your points. I just said you have the right to put forward your points.
I understand you feel ganged up on, but this is what happens when you come on a forum about Huel and criticise Huel too much. The same thing happened to me when I went on the David Icke forum and was dissing David Icke. Everyone really layed into me. It’s like you’re kicking the sacred cow.
But I think, with taking a bit more care with how you conduct yourself here, you could contribute to some good discussions.
Huel’s nutritional information shows 5.7g of MCT fats per day, and the only source of MCTs is the MCT powder. As such, your approximation of 1% (by mass) is actually pretty close - it’s 1.14% to be more precise, but it’s roughly what you guessed at. Whilst it may be beneficial to have more, having any is good (and I’m surprised MyProtein haven’t added it bearing in mind they sell MCT powder).
