do the arithmetic
#vendor-talk 2025-04-17
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- deadspace — first order from TFC, anything i should know if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it 17:26
- alcohol_hits — the same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered the first one, thats one data point 17:45
- VialBot — Digest for the week of 2025-01-01 has been published. 18:47
- luerlok — cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times 20:28
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it, your mileage will differ
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
ask who makes it
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first order from TFC, anything i should know
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice, not advice obviously
is it worth paying more for better paperwork
the same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered the first one, thats one data point
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order before new year
minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number
ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot
quoted lead time versus actual is the number i track. the gap is the informative part
i would order from QYB again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone
Digest for the week of 2025-01-01 has been published.
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i have never had a problem i could not resolve with GL Biochem, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it, thats one data point
my first order from QSC was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved
a 10mg vial at 38 in a pack of five, plus 25 shipping, is 215 for 50mg. thats 4.30 per mg
update on the earlier thing is a cold pack standard or do you have to ask
they improved
they slipped
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 mgthats a reseller
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what does everyone consider a fair per mg price now
better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago
cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
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unrelated but a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
is there a supplier anyone would recommend purely on communication
weigh the vials