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#vendor-talk 2025-11-18
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- tarpit_tam — the packaging from QSC was the best i have had, double boxed with the tray intact 12:00
- first_and_last_four — my first order from QST was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved 13:44
- sharps_bin_sid — i would order from WWB again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone 15:15
- appetite_back — follow up i have never had a problem i could not resolve with ERP, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it 15:17
the packaging from QSC was the best i have had, double boxed with the tray intact
[edited]first order from MKM, anything i should know
lead times stretch badly around chinese new year. order early or wait it out
ask who actually makes it. about a third of suppliers answer honestly and that answer is worth a lot, for what its worth
i keep three suppliers on rotation so a stock gap never becomes a problem
three orders no issues
if three people give you three different suppliers, that is because all three work. pick one and test it
update on the earlier thing cheap per mg is not the same as good value. i have paid more twice and been glad both times
cold packs are not standard everywhere. ask explicitly and it usually costs nothing, anyway
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the room does not rank suppliers on price. it ranks them on whether what arrives matches what was described
better paperwork is worth paying for and i did not think that two years ago
minimum orders push people into buying more than they want, which is a real cost nobody puts in the per mg number, i could be wrong
i asked for a non standard vial size and got it without a surcharge. that told me more than any certificate
is a cold pack standard or do you have to ask
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my first order from QST was fine and my fourth was better. they have improved
per mg including shipping
update from 19 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
support answering in two days is good. answering in nine is a data point about the whole operation
i have never had a problem i could not resolve with BCH, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it
a supplier who tells you something is out of stock rather than shipping late is doing you a favour
unrelated but prices move without announcement more often than people expect. screenshot your invoice, we shall see
[edited]does anyone ask who makes it and get a straight answer
update from 7 months ago: switched suppliers on fill consistency, not on purity
paperwork is worth it
whats the smallest order anyone has placed successfully
i would order from WWB again and i would still weigh the vials, as i would with anyone
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how do you tell a synthesis house from somebody with a sticker printer
follow up i have never had a problem i could not resolve with ERP, which is a low bar and a lot of suppliers fail it