update from 20 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
#vendor-talk 2026-02-21
Saturday59 messages12 participantstimes are UTC
Highlights from this day
- ferrous_ash — minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number 19:28
- forty_units — right so whats the smallest order anyone has placed successfully 21:18
- forty_units — what packaging have people had from SSA 21:32
- nausea_window — follow up whats the minimum order like at SSA 21:50
my first order from QYB was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved
how long does support usually take to answer
no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
coming back to this the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number
🧪17⚠️16
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
😂18👍15
coming back after 14 months, who has changed for the better
i have never had a problem i could not resolve with CPC, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it
how do you tell a synthesis house from somebody with a sticker printer
weigh the vials
the same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered the first one
🧊1
how many suppliers do people actually keep on rotation
ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot
support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
order before new year
[edited]20:06ferrous_ash pinned a message
per mg including shipping
ask who makes it
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
is a cold pack standard or do you have to ask
BCH has been consistent for me across 3 orders which is what i actually want
Purity check: no report on file for lot A-2418. Nothing logged either way.
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice
has anyone worked out the actual per mg cost including shipping for TFC
👀1🧊2
New independent result logged — QYB, lot D-0718, purity 99.4% (Medutest).
while im here anyone compared GGPeps and BCH on the same compound
i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
does factory direct actually mean anything
reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying
📉14🔥17
three orders no issues
cold packs are not standard everywhere. ask explicitly and it usually costs nothing
sorry to jump in does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer
first order from QST, anything i should know
better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago, ill dig out the number
thats the synthesis house
[edited]for the archive i would order from WXT again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
paperwork is worth it
lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out
do the arithmetic
is QST the manufacturer or a reseller
support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
right so whats the smallest order anyone has placed successfully
👀9🧊1🎉3
what does everyone consider a fair per mg price now
what packaging have people had from SSA
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 mgRecon calculator: 10mg in 1.5ml = 2mg/ml.
they slipped
🔥16❤️13
right so a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
follow up whats the minimum order like at SSA
💀14🔥8🙏11
cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
they improved
ask for a cold pack
thats a reseller
🧪8✅1
anyone found the price move on a repeat order without warning
screenshot the invoice, not advice obviously
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
they improved