#vendor-talk 2025-04-27

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subq_sy — coming back to this minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number 17:28
lead_time_lars — a 10mg vial at 38 in a pack of five, plus 25 shipping, is 215 for 50mg. thats 4.30 per mg 18:10
first_and_last_four — support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation 18:47
subq_sy — first order from QST, anything i should know 19:31
group_buy_gwen — if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it 21:22

coming back to this minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number

lead_time_lars 17:32

is a cold pack standard or do you have to ask

lead_time_lars 18:07

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

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

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lead_time_lars 18:46

paperwork is worth it

first_and_last_four 18:47

support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation

first_and_last_four 19:29

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

subq_sy 19:30

how do you tell a synthesis house from somebody with a sticker printer

first order from QST, anything i should know

subq_sy 20:17

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

first_and_last_four support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the…

group_buy_gwen 20:40

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

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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

group_buy_gwen 21:22

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

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