TeamFirst-time ordering checklist — what do you wish you knew?

The checklist we'd hand any first-time buyer: Before ordering 1. Verify the vendor (COAs from a named lab, batch numbers — see the vetting-checklist thread, or start from peptidepub.com/vendors where the work is done). 2. Compare effective $/mg, not sticker price — codes change the math a lot (up to 50% at some labs). Our tables at peptidepub.com/prices apply them for you. 3. Add supplies to the same order or a parallel one: bacteriostatic water, insulin syringes (29–31g) for measuring, alcohol wipes. Peptides arrive as powder — nothing happens without BAC water. 4. Screenshot the product page, price, batch/COA if shown. When it arrives 5. Check vials: intact stopper, correct label, powder puck looks normal (an intact or broken puck is cosmetic; missing contents is not). 6. Match the lot number to the published COA if the vendor does batch-specific testing. 7. Store lyophilized vials cold and dark until use (storage thread has the details). And the classic first-timer mistake: don't buy six different compounds at once. One or two, verify the vendor experience end-to-end, then scale. For research use only.