Someone new to this weightlifting thing would be better off eating fresh healthy foods and working out hard than pissing money away on supplements.

If I use a workout or postworkout drink its just Protein Powder and a mix of Dextrose/Maltodextrine (you can buy those for like $5 for 5kg or something silly) sometimes with some creatine (again, buy the cheapest creatine monohydrate powder you can find, anything else is wasting money). Personally since I workout at home I just make sure I get a good meal of protein and carbs after I'm done usually.

As for supplements, I take the big one - fish oil, cant believe that hasnt scored a mention, its basically the closest thing man has found to a miracle drug, a multi-vitamin and glucosamine (coz I've had a lot of joint issues from sport).

Thats all the 5% extra shit though, if you're not eating healthy the majority of the time and working your ass off when you're in the gym you might as well just tip that stuff down the toilet.