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#vendor-talk 2025-03-18

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  • travel_cooler — my first order from MKM was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved, still working it out 17:26
  • two_labs_two_answers — quick one quoted lead time was 2 days, real one was 17. is that typical 17:38
  • sulphur_burp — for the archive i have never had a problem i could not resolve with Homopeptide, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it 18:16
  • LC_MS_Lena — i would order from MKM again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone 20:47
TC

for the archive i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate

cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times

my first order from MKM was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved, still working it out

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 mg

support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
my first order from FGP was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved

QST has been consistent for me across 3 orders which is what i actually want

thats a reseller

SB

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

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 mg

no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries, for what its worth

TL

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

VB

Archive lookup: sarcopenia_sam first appears in this channel on 2024-08-28.

FA

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

ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot, still working it out

LM

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

lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out

SS

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

LM

a 10mg vial at 38 in a pack of five, plus 25 shipping, is 215 for 50mg. thats 4.30 per mg