nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did
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#vendor-talk 2024-05-09
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- karl_fischer — nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did 22:39
- VialBot — New independent result logged — WXT, lot B-0114, purity 99.4% (PeptideMeter). 22:58
- blind_submit — better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago, i think 23:22
- VialBot — Assay note: GL Biochem lot SG-1177 reported at 99% of label content. 23:33
no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
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is a cold pack standard or do you have to ask
reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying
a 10mg vial at 38 in a pack of five, plus 25 shipping, is 215 for 50mg. thats 4.30 per mg
update from 5 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
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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
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice
minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number
thats a reseller
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does factory direct actually mean anything
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my first order from TFC was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved
New independent result logged — WXT, lot B-0114, purity 99.4% (PeptideMeter).
coming back after 7 months, who has changed for the better
has anyone worked out the actual per mg cost including shipping for SGN
ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot
[edited]price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
the packaging from QST was the best i have had, double boxed with the tray intact, take that with a pinch of salt
unrelated but i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did
how do you tell a synthesis house from somebody with a sticker printer
for the archive i would order from Homopeptide again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone
better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago, i think
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who are people using for retatrutide at the moment
ERP has been consistent for me across 8 orders which is what i actually want
not by dm
Assay note: GL Biochem lot SG-1177 reported at 99% of label content.
is it worth paying more for better paperwork
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does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
ask for a cold pack
quick one a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
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whats the minimum order like at QST
the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described