i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
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- tokyo_taper — anyone had fill consistency problems with WWB 22:10
- blind_submit — the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described, from memory 22:25
- vial_ledger — how do you tell a synthesis house from somebody with a sticker printer 22:34
- tokyo_taper — whats the minimum order like at QSC 23:11
cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
*Medutest not the other one
quoted lead time was 9 days, real one was 5. is that typical
what packaging have people had from TFC
is there a supplier anyone would recommend purely on communication
quoted lead time versus actual is the number i track. the gap is the informative part
ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot
[edited]anyone had fill consistency problems with WWB
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per mg including shipping
support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation, i could be wrong
three orders no issues
do the arithmetic
screenshot the invoice
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described, from memory
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they improved
for the archive coming back after 21 months, who has changed for the better
how do you tell a synthesis house from somebody with a sticker printer
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not by dm
slightly off topic but 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
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice, anyway
they slipped
coming back to this anyone compared WWB and WWB on the same compound
does factory direct actually mean anything
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did
cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
paperwork is worth it
update from 3 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
ask for a cold pack
unrelated but minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number
price per mg including shipping is the only comparison that means anything
i would order from BCH again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone
thats a reseller
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has anyone worked out the actual per mg cost including shipping for QSC
whats the minimum order like at QSC
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the packaging from SWB was the best i have had, double boxed with the tray intact, ask me again in a month
no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
QYB has been consistent for me across 6 orders which is what i actually want
thats the synthesis house
ask who makes it
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
order before new year
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