does factory direct actually mean anything
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- karl_fischer — is QYB the manufacturer or a reseller 17:44
- half_life_hal — prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice 18:01
- reta_low_dose — HJ has been consistent for me across 4 orders which is what i actually want 20:29
- half_life_hal — i would order from WXT again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone 21:42
ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot
Assay note: JEEP lot E-2205 reported at 98.1% of label content.
is QYB the manufacturer or a reseller
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ask who makes it
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
the same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered the first one
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
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the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described
do the arithmetic
cold packs are not standard everywhere. ask explicitly and it usually costs nothing
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice
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lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out
[edited]a 10mg vial at 38 in a pack of five, plus 25 shipping, is 215 for 50mg. thats 4.30 per mg
order before new year
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did, for what its worth
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
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how do you tell a synthesis house from somebody with a sticker printer
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did
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no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
coming back after 12 months, who has changed for the better
slightly off topic but i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
follow up my first order from MKM was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved
slightly off topic but does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer
they slipped
quoted lead time versus actual is the number i track. the gap is the informative part
HJ has been consistent for me across 4 orders which is what i actually want
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update from 11 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
is it worth paying more for better paperwork
what does everyone consider a fair per mg price now
the packaging from KP was the best i have had, double boxed with the tray intact, we shall see
ask for a cold pack
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i would order from WXT again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone
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