a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
#vendor-talk 2025-08-10
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- typosquat_tay — is a cold pack standard or do you have to ask 14:16
- vialkeeper — is QST the manufacturer or a reseller 16:40
- fridge_thermo — 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, take that with a pinch of salt 17:37
- acetate_ash — genuine question is there a supplier anyone would recommend purely on communication 17:52
how many suppliers do people actually keep on rotation
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does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer
quoted lead time versus actual is the number i track. the gap is the informative part
update from 12 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
13:45tenpence pinned a message
cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times, ymmv
is it worth paying more for better paperwork
whats the minimum order like at WXT
weigh the vials
while im here what does everyone consider a fair per mg price now
a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
they improved
anyone found the price move on a repeat order without warning
support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
is a cold pack standard or do you have to ask
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anyone compared QSC and MKM on the same compound
has anyone worked out the actual per mg cost including shipping for FGP
SSA has been consistent for me across 8 orders which is what i actually want
does factory direct actually mean anything
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
cold packs are not standard everywhere. ask explicitly and it usually costs nothing
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quick one i would order from QST again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone
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
paperwork is worth it
a 10mg vial at 38 in a pack of five, plus 25 shipping, is 215 for 50mg. thats 4.30 per mg
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price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
coming back after 21 months, who has changed for the better
first order from FGP, anything i should know
what packaging have people had from SSA
anyone had fill consistency problems with QYB
for the archive lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out
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who are people using for semaglutide at the moment
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i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
the packaging from TFC was the best i have had, double boxed with the tray intact
16:33tenpence pinned a message to this channel
ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot
KP has been consistent for me across 5 orders which is what i actually want
16:37tenpence pinned a message to this channel
is QST the manufacturer or a reseller
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whats the smallest order anyone has placed successfully
quoted lead time was 4 days, real one was 20. is that typical
minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number
16:54tenpence pinned a message to this channel
thats a reseller
three orders no issues
ask for a cold pack
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, take that with a pinch of salt
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better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice, we shall see
do the arithmetic
genuine question is there a supplier anyone would recommend purely on communication
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 mgno sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
not by dm
screenshot the invoice
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per mg including shipping
they slipped
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did, ill dig out the number
ask who makes it
not by dm
thats the synthesis house
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reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying
20:16tenpence pinned a message to this channel
the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described
they slipped
ask who makes it