Flash-BCR
GLP-1 Apprentice
This, but I test as well...most of the time...cause sometimes ya just gotta blast... 😎
For those who don’t test
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RetCurious
GLP-1 Enthusiast
If you are interested, DM me and I'll be happy to help.
I'm in Australia, vials can be seized while sending out to Janoshik and test costs are prohibitive. I would happily join group tests, but on my own, it's really not worth the cost or risk of seizure.
That said, I go with vendors who have recent tests performed and I always filter.
That said, I go with vendors who have recent tests performed and I always filter.
Retract8740
GLP-1 Apprentice
Mr. Health Secretary, is that you?
I wish you would secretly give me your gb sellers. 😁
Sasquatch
GLP-1 Enthusiast
I gotta backup the truck a bit. Somehow you're gonna want to cross-check your lot with a COA for overfill/underfill.
It a popular customer relations thing to overfill. Did you notice the rise in dosage problems, leading to hospital visits? But it can also "boost" not-so-potent peptides. Pay for testing or don't, you still have to know your shit/odds.
It a popular customer relations thing to overfill. Did you notice the rise in dosage problems, leading to hospital visits? But it can also "boost" not-so-potent peptides. Pay for testing or don't, you still have to know your shit/odds.
headward
GLP-1 Apprentice
It's not hard to find. Took me a day and placed the order today for r60 for $175 (after fees). I don't get what seems like gatekeeping, but people probably have their reasons.
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I have some I buy from frequently and joined more today.
I truly understand. I was really just messing. I know the unspoken rule.
Terminix8
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I suppose one of these days I will stumble upon El Dorado but in the meantime I'll be wandering through the jungle 🤣 .
My personal opinion is that there is no way with their lack of regulatory structure my test is going to correlate with any more of the product I actually own, but the more frequent we can push out the tests and keep them publicly accessible - the safer it will be.
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Wallydog
GLP-1 Apprentice
Wallydog
GLP-1 Apprentice
While I too snorted or ingested all sorts of "things" back in the late 70s/80s and lived to tell the tale, in today's world that gamble would be a lot more dangerous. The stuff we were using would have been cut with nothing as dangerous as fentanyl is. Different times.
Thee Oohwee
GLP-1 Apprentice
I am jumping in with my opinion - and my practices.
I do not test. I do not believe every COA posted by these manufacturers. I mean, c'mon, we already know their tactic of using attractive women as avatars for their "reps." Oh, and calling us "dear" or "honey."
These companies are making a shit ton of money off of selling us "testing and research products." I do not for one second believe that each order sent out is meticulously plucked from the same batch number. I'm pretty sure my recent purchase of a Reta 60mg kit contains vials from several, if not all, different batches.
Call me dumb. Or call me lucky. I have not had any bad experiences with my products. They have worked as intended, with the potency indicated on the kits I purchased. However, I barely had the funds to even purchase gray (the economy and recent life situations,) let alone having the money or want to waste any of my kit getting a test done that does not reflect ALL of my kit.
Testing can give reassurance, sure, and it is great that some companies are honest about their tests and give us those results. With AI running rampant and making it easier to use to deceive and obfuscate data, I take those results with a grain of salt.
Now...I know I SHOULD be filtering. I have no excuse as it is fairly simple and inexpensive.
But, as far as testing each time I order some peps, naw, for this guy - it ain't happenin.
I do not test. I do not believe every COA posted by these manufacturers. I mean, c'mon, we already know their tactic of using attractive women as avatars for their "reps." Oh, and calling us "dear" or "honey."
These companies are making a shit ton of money off of selling us "testing and research products." I do not for one second believe that each order sent out is meticulously plucked from the same batch number. I'm pretty sure my recent purchase of a Reta 60mg kit contains vials from several, if not all, different batches.
Call me dumb. Or call me lucky. I have not had any bad experiences with my products. They have worked as intended, with the potency indicated on the kits I purchased. However, I barely had the funds to even purchase gray (the economy and recent life situations,) let alone having the money or want to waste any of my kit getting a test done that does not reflect ALL of my kit.
Testing can give reassurance, sure, and it is great that some companies are honest about their tests and give us those results. With AI running rampant and making it easier to use to deceive and obfuscate data, I take those results with a grain of salt.
Now...I know I SHOULD be filtering. I have no excuse as it is fairly simple and inexpensive.
But, as far as testing each time I order some peps, naw, for this guy - it ain't happenin.
Yes! My party days were the 00s and even that is a long time pre-fentanyl. I gave my college age nieces and nephews fent testing kits. “For drugs you take, ya know?” They are athletes and looked at me like I was nuts. “We don’t do drugs.” (Guess I was a lot more of a badass then my lame-o niece and nephew! 🤣Jk)
The longer I live, the more cautious I get. Maybe it’s lesson learned from close calls, maybe it’s because I no longer have my whole life ahead of me, idk. (I don’t judge those that have a different POV, and I think they’re valuable to hear. I appreciate everyone sharing here.)
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This is a really important point you bring up-GLPs—even compounded and gray—are medications of privilege for a lot of people. Even a gray kit that will last a year may still be $200 with the shipping… which is a great value, but is still a chunk of change. And if the choice is between crossing fingers and taking (in many cases, life saving/disability reducing) medication or not taking it, I understand taking the risk. Thanks very much for this perspective!
Scorpio73
GLP-1 Novice
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I went almost 10 years without testing and never had a problem. That said, I'm not recommending anyone follow that path.
Back then, there seemed to be fewer scammers in the space. Today? A lot of these vendors are flat-out sketchy trash, and trust alone isn't enough.
What I've seen from testing over the last 4–5 years is what changed my perspective. It's not just underdosed products or lower-than-advertised purity. Sometimes the results are far worse than that.
In the steroid community, there's an old saying: "Test is Best."
I think that mindset absolutely belongs in the RUO world as well.
Is testing expensive? Sure. Is it possible that the vial tested isn't identical to every vial in your possession? Also true.
But having real data on at least part of a batch is still infinitely better than having no data at all and simply hoping for the best.
For me, the equation is simple: Testing isn't perfect, but it's the best layer of protection we have. Test is best.
Back then, there seemed to be fewer scammers in the space. Today? A lot of these vendors are flat-out sketchy trash, and trust alone isn't enough.
What I've seen from testing over the last 4–5 years is what changed my perspective. It's not just underdosed products or lower-than-advertised purity. Sometimes the results are far worse than that.
In the steroid community, there's an old saying: "Test is Best."
I think that mindset absolutely belongs in the RUO world as well.
Is testing expensive? Sure. Is it possible that the vial tested isn't identical to every vial in your possession? Also true.
But having real data on at least part of a batch is still infinitely better than having no data at all and simply hoping for the best.
For me, the equation is simple: Testing isn't perfect, but it's the best layer of protection we have. Test is best.
rkbleddyn
GLP-1 Apprentice
I hate it. And it has the highest concentration of scammers on the internet. I trust Telegram more, even Instagram or Crapbook I trust over that cesspool.
flipperdosan
GLP-1 Novice
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Yeah I joined a discord server and 4 "sellers" messaged me straight away.
it seems like alot of people are only buying like a few months worth at a time? like only a couple kits then say "why would i test every batch i get" are you guys not just buying like a years worth at a time? i got all 14 years of my tirz in one order, joined a group that cost me like $5 to get it all tested and boom im done buying it untill they can just put me in some sort of gene editing chamber and make me captain america
Exolon75
GLP-1 Novice
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Peter at Janoshik’s entire business is based on fear. He needs us to worry about our peptides so forgive me when I don’t believe his statement about 1 in 25 vials, it just doesn’t stack up with my experience.
I’ve been around the peptide scene for many years, I’ve been in hundreds of telegram and discord groups and have seen thousands and thousands of COAs and I can probably recall the names of the vendors that had zero pep/sterility or other issues and it’s a tiny, tiny amount. Most of them were ostracised by the community and have since shut down.
I have a couple of vendors that have excellent testing policies and have an impeccable test history so I stick to them and I’ve never had an issue with any of my hundreds of vials I’ve used.
I’ve been around the peptide scene for many years, I’ve been in hundreds of telegram and discord groups and have seen thousands and thousands of COAs and I can probably recall the names of the vendors that had zero pep/sterility or other issues and it’s a tiny, tiny amount. Most of them were ostracised by the community and have since shut down.
I have a couple of vendors that have excellent testing policies and have an impeccable test history so I stick to them and I’ve never had an issue with any of my hundreds of vials I’ve used.
I'm right here with you. I placed a small order of T and R not shure what way I wanted to go. With in a few pins of each they worked just fine for me, Right now I am setting on a big multi year supply for my wife and I. They all come the same vendor and same batch. I put that testing $$ into a few years of product.
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PM’s argument is biased; it’s not 1 vial out of 25, but rather a few vendors. The majority of manufacturers are on par with other pharmaceutical plants around the world. It’s just that there are a few distributors who buy the powder in bulk and fill the vials themselves without strict sterility standards.
I think he knows very well that the same batches are analyzed hundreds, if not thousands, of times by his lab. That’s what allows him to afford a Ferrari. He’s not going to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs.
