so what's your general sourcing strategy now?

[tncc_rn]

I'm slightly worried just because if grey slows down atm because of what's happening in the US, Canadians don't have many domestic options (like 2??) and they're both overpriced. But I do have over a year of reta available at my current dose, and 50mg of cagri I haven't started. And we do have a lovely Canadian peptide community with people who have US addresses/PO boxes who have offered to organize getting things sent to them so we have that option too (like, if we really needed to, we could order from cain i guess - he doesn't seem to be going anywhere). but I am hopeful it won't come to that.

That being said, SSA seems to be doing okay without many issues so as long as they stick around, I'll probably stick to them. There are no issues shipping to Canada (other than the regular seizure issue) so long as grey sticks around.

I'm slightly worried just because if grey slows down atm because of what's happening in the US, Canadians don't have many domestic options (like 2??) and they're both overpriced. But I do have over a year of reta available at my current dose, and 50mg of cagri I haven't started. And we do have a lovely Canadian peptide community with people who have US addresses/PO boxes who have offered to organize getting things sent to them so we have that option too (like, if we really needed to, we could order from cain i guess - he doesn't seem to be going anywhere). but I am hopeful it won't come to that.

That being said, SSA seems to be doing okay without many issues so as long as they stick around, I'll probably stick to them. There are no issues shipping to Canada (other than the regular seizure issue) so long as grey sticks around.

SSA is the one vendor I didn't order from. Just my luck.

 

[afrayy]

That being said, SSA seems to be doing okay without many issues so as long as they stick around, I'll probably stick to them. There are no issues shipping to Canada (other than the regular seizure issue) so long as grey sticks around.

SSA is my goto right now as well. Ive ordered from them a few times since the Q drama and they seem to have decent prices, shipping and their tirz is effective. They also accept Alipay which means I don't have to dick around with a bank transfer or crypto.

 

[tncc_rn]

SSA is my goto right now as well. Ive ordered from them a few times since the Q drama and they seem to have decent prices, shipping and their tirz is effective. They also accept Alipay which means I don't have to dick around with a bank transfer or crypto.

Guess I need to throw some money at them too. In for a penny, in for a pound.

 

[tncc_rn]

What vendor rep at SSA do you guys use?

 

[keangkong]

I'm just going to stick with Amo until something changes.

Good choice. I did hear some folks recently criticizing Amo for not honoring a 99% purity guarantee when vials from others submitted for 3d party testing did not test at 99% purity although they still tested at above 98%. Still that's a minor complaint compared to no active ingredient at all.

 

[ktg123]

Have to agree with you. Place two orders with them from their US warehouse supply. Paid by bank transfer per their directions and payments went through. Got a image of a shipping label with tracking number three days ago. USPS shows label created, awaiting package. Contacted SRY Alan to see if he could check on shipment, nothing but crickets even though he's been online multiple times since I sent my inquiry. Not getting good feels with this, resigning myself to I probably got taken. I ordered from two other CN vendors who advertise their services on this board and again paid via wire and PayPal. Then hours later the Tariffs and shipment halting was announced. I contacted the vendors asking if this was going to impact shipment, and they assured me it would not. So instead of canceling the transfers, I let them go through. Money transfered to their banks, and crickets from them.

Ordered from more expensive retailers like Nexaph, got tracking info after the package was given to transport (ups), and items arrived in timely manner. Same with another US retailer (sent package FedEx).

I am learning the very expensive way that trying to source peptides from the lowest priced dealer can leave you cash poor and peptidless.

Waiting on an SRY order from 1/6. Asked Alan for update, same crickets.

 

[ktg123]

What vendor rep at SSA do you guys use?

Ordered through Rose once. It all went well.

 

[keangkong]

Waiting on an SRY order from 1/6. Asked Alan for update, same crickets.

I'm not denying the experiences of anyone who has used SRY, however, I have used them three times recently. All three times I received my order in less than 4 weeks. Most recently, I ordered eight days ago and received my reta yesterday. My sales rep is Hailey. Is she better than their other reps? Or have I just been lucky? I don't know. I will point out that I have not yet tested anything that I received from SRY.

 

[ktg123]

I'm not denying the experiences of anyone who has used SRY, however, I have used them three times recently. All three times I received my order in less than 4 weeks. Most recently, I ordered eight days ago and received my reta yesterday. My sales rep is Hailey. Is she better than their other reps? Or have I just been lucky? I don't know. I will point out that I have not yet tested anything that I received from SRY.

I've got an SRY order from 1/28 that should arrive today too. Seems you either get your order in decent time with no problems, or it gets lost in the cracks. No inbetween.

 

[PopTart]

I’m waiting for the dust to settle and for the crappy vendors to exit the market.

Tracy will be back in some form - too much money to be made.

Trump delays cancelation of de minimis exemption so CN goods should start flowing again. Looks like guidelines are being developed to support better enforcement vs canceling exemption.

 

[nonyabizznez]

Guess I need to throw some money at them too. In for a penny, in for a pound.

I think in your newness you're missing the rhythm of the buy. After paying a seasoned buyer sits it out. At most some vendors will send you an address confirmation days after you think you sent crypto into a black hole. Some vendors don't communicate at all. There is a language barrier and the fewer words you use the better. "Transaction Hash", "payment", "tracking", "lost package", "please help" etc way more effective than sentences or paragraphs. You can expect a brief cut and paste response to any concerns you might have. All communication should be in one thread or original order email. Don't bounce around email, telegram, Whatsapp etc with your questions.

Thirty days is a threshold for vendors where contacting them before is not fruitful. If it's been crickets after thirty days this is when the "lost package" email usually gets a swift answer. (Even from Tracy QSC rip).

You ordered at the worst possible time in memory. Everything in every forum warned against ordering during the CN holiday and the current US import climate. That being said I'm pretty confident you'll get your SRY order. If you ordered from Lucy s/he's a dimwit and I'd throw shim under the bus after a few weeks and forward your thread to Alan.

If you look at my icon next to my user name it's the familiar "label created" we've all seen after contacting a vendor. News Flash... They create these to appease inquiries. There's no package to stick it on... It's in transit (maybe) from China. The one pictured is from 1st week of November. I contacted vendor last week of December. "Lost Package" (there was never a package, just a label) this took the vendor off the hook of responsibility and they responded with "yup, lost, reship 9400xxxxx" rcvd package in 3 days (9 weeks total).

Stop throwing money at it.

 

[Jillyjoel]

I'm just going to stick with Amo until something changes.

Same! They haven’t burned me, yet