weigh the vials
#vendor-talk 2025-12-11
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- motivation_gone — does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer 16:54
- motivation_gone — anyone found the price move on a repeat order without warning 16:55
- bex_bloods — i have never had a problem i could not resolve with KP, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it, your mileage will differ 18:25
- factory_direct_fi — what packaging have people had from SGN 19:05
- split_dose_sam — update on the earlier thing how long does support usually take to answer 19:30
quick one cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
order before new year
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does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer
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anyone found the price move on a repeat order without warning
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 mga reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
a 10mg vial at 38 in a pack of five, plus 25 shipping, is 215 for 50mg. thats 4.30 per mg
quick one whats the minimum order like at TFC
anyone had fill consistency problems with QST
cold packs are not standard everywhere. ask explicitly and it usually costs nothing
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did
is it worth paying more for better paperwork
the packaging from GL Biochem was the best i have had, double boxed with the tray intact
how do you tell a synthesis house from somebody with a sticker printer
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is a cold pack standard or do you have to ask
do the arithmetic
screenshot the invoice
no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
is there a supplier anyone would recommend purely on communication
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right so does factory direct actually mean anything
how many suppliers do people actually keep on rotation
i have never had a problem i could not resolve with KP, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it, your mileage will differ
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ask who makes it
quoted lead time versus actual is the number i track. the gap is the informative part
has anyone worked out the actual per mg cost including shipping for SGN
quoted lead time was 2 days, real one was 19. is that typical
a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
follow up reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
not by dm
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the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described
anyone compared WWB and CPC on the same compound
what packaging have people had from SGN
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three orders no issues
update from 2 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice
update on the earlier thing how long does support usually take to answer
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19:54tenpence pinned a message to this channel
support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out
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while im here ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot, for what its worth
thats the synthesis house
[edited]i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
paperwork is worth it
Digest for the week of 2025-10-08 has been published.
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
whats the smallest order anyone has placed successfully
[edited]minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number