ask for a cold pack
#vendor-talk 2025-09-28
Sunday46 messages13 participantstimes are UTC
Highlights from this day
- fridge_thermo — update from 14 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity 11:03
- slow.taper — reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying 12:15
- slow.taper — the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described 12:20
- apob_over_ldl — cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times 13:22
- split_the_cost — sorry to jump in better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago 14:26
update from 14 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
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 mgArchive lookup: cat_on_the_tray first appears in this channel on 2025-05-18.
screenshot the invoice
unrelated but i have never had a problem i could not resolve with QSC, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it, thats one data point
order before new year
they improved
lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out
not by dm
weigh the vials
per mg including shipping
paperwork is worth it
reordering or trying somebody new, whats the argument for staying
👀15📉11🧊5
quoted lead time versus actual is the number i track. the gap is the informative part
a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
SGN has been consistent for me across 4 orders which is what i actually want
i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described
💀8⚠️6
a reseller relabelling a synthesis house is a different risk profile from the synthesis house
the same 50mg at 185 with free shipping is 3.70 per mg. cheaper, and i still ordered the first one
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
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
no sourcing requests by private message. not from members, not from suppliers, and we report anyone who tries
minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number, from memory
cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
👀4
thats the synthesis house
the packaging from SGN was the best i have had, double boxed with the tray intact, for what its worth
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
coming back after 9 months, who has changed for the better
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
they slipped
support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation, anyway
how long does support usually take to answer
[edited]a 10mg vial at 38 in a pack of five, plus 25 shipping, is 215 for 50mg. thats 4.30 per mg
*that should say weekly
thats a reseller
🔥1😂10⚠️5
sorry to jump in better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago
🤝18
prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice
my first order from SWB was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved
what does everyone consider a fair per mg price now
nobody here gets paid to say anything about any supplier and the mods would end me if i did
how many suppliers do people actually keep on rotation
does factory direct actually mean anything
genuine question has anyone worked out the actual per mg cost including shipping for SGN
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour, someone check my working
first order from QSC, anything i should know