update from 25 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
#vendor-talk 2025-03-29
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Highlights from this day
- panel_before_after — a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour 16:00
- snac_and_water — price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything 16:29
- first_and_last_four — first order from JEEP, anything i should know 16:30
- first_and_last_four — the same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered the first one 17:46
- oasis_ola — whats the minimum order like at JEEP 18:01
quoted lead time versus actual is the number i track. the gap is the informative part
unrelated but support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
update on the earlier thing i have never had a problem i could not resolve with WXT, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
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no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
i would order from WXT again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone
they improved
does factory direct actually mean anything
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weigh the vials
*PeptideMeter not the other one
i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
what packaging have people had from GL Biochem
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice
quoted lead time was 7 days, real one was 22. is that typical
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is there a supplier anyone would recommend purely on communication
what does everyone consider a fair per mg price now
anyone found the price move on a repeat order without warning
screenshot the invoice
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my first order from TFC was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved
price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
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first order from JEEP, anything i should know
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FGP has been consistent for me across 6 orders which is what i actually want
reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying
coming back after 7 months, who has changed for the better
ask for a cold pack
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paperwork is worth it
cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it, we shall see
better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago
panel_before_afterno sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we…
the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described
do the arithmetic
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lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out
the same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered the first one
option A: 5 x 10mg @ 38 + 25 ship = 215 / 50mg = 4.30 per mg
option B: 5 x 10mg @ 34 + 45 ship = 215 / 50mg = 4.30 per mg
option C: 10 x 10mg @ 32 + 25 ship = 345 / 100mg = 3.45 per mgprices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did
thats a reseller
coming back to this who are people using for semaglutide at the moment
does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer
first_and_last_fourthe same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered…
ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot, i have it written down somewhere
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i would order from SWB again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone
not by dm
update on the earlier thing a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number, from memory
order before new year
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New independent result logged — SGN, lot E-2205, purity 97.4% (Janoshik).
is a cold pack standard or do you have to ask
first_and_last_fourthe same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered…
better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago
ask who makes it
thats the synthesis house
option A: 5 x 10mg @ 38 + 25 ship = 215 / 50mg = 4.30 per mg
option B: 5 x 10mg @ 34 + 45 ship = 215 / 50mg = 4.30 per mg
option C: 10 x 10mg @ 32 + 25 ship = 345 / 100mg = 3.45 per mgcold packs are not standard everywhere. ask explicitly and it usually costs nothing
not by dm