support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
#vendor-talk 2024-09-15
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- salt_bridge — i have never had a problem i could not resolve with TFC, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it 17:05
- group_buy_gwen — i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate 17:16
- VialBot — Channel stats, last 30 days: 45 messages from 34 members. 17:49
- first_and_last_four — reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour 18:35
- first_and_last_four — no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries 21:20
whats the smallest order anyone has placed successfully
price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
i have never had a problem i could not resolve with TFC, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it
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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does factory direct actually mean anything
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ask for a cold pack
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how many suppliers do people actually keep on rotation
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did
better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago
Channel stats, last 30 days: 45 messages from 34 members.
cold packs are not standard everywhere. ask explicitly and it usually costs nothing
a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
whats the minimum order like at ERP
how long does support usually take to answer
reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
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i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem, ymmv
cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
not by dm
is there a supplier anyone would recommend purely on communication
price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
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minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number
no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
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anyone compared GL Biochem and JEEP on the same compound
coming back to this is it worth paying more for better paperwork
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it