#vendor-talk 2024-08-04

a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house

thats a reseller

SSA has been consistent for me across 8 orders which is what i actually want

reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying

a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour

quoted lead time was 3 days, real one was 17. is that typical

does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer

lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out, we shall see

i have never had a problem i could not resolve with SGN, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it

my first order from KP was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved

not by dm

if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it

the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described

is it worth paying more for better paperwork

Channel stats, last 30 days: 67 messages from 40 members.

while im here quoted lead time versus actual is the number i track. the gap is the informative part

price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything

better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it

i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem

i would order from CPC again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone

cold packs are not standard everywhere. ask explicitly and it usually costs nothing