tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post1819174639566869501..comments2024-03-29T09:05:29.819-04:00Comments on Chemjobber: Have you been shorted by chemical suppliers?Chemjobberhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-91252544887042337592010-11-02T13:22:01.969-04:002010-11-02T13:22:01.969-04:00@MatSci Guy:
Thanks for commenting and adding use...@MatSci Guy:<br /><br />Thanks for commenting and adding useful statements! Would you be interested in talking more? If so, e-mail me at chemjobber -at- gmaildotcom. Thanks!Chemjobberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932113680515602275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-53607212934121284942010-11-02T13:18:41.880-04:002010-11-02T13:18:41.880-04:00I work at Aldrich and spent some time in our Techn...I work at Aldrich and spent some time in our Technical Service department. We package and ship literally thousands of chemicals every day. While less that 0.01% of orders are short-filled, mistakes do happen. If you ever receive a short filled bottle please contact our Technical Service department at 800-231-8327. We want to know about the problem and will be happy to replace the missing amount.Matsci Guynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-15616742821298666162010-11-02T09:22:32.760-04:002010-11-02T09:22:32.760-04:00My coworker found out yestersay that two 25-gram b...My coworker found out yestersay that two 25-gram bottles of a reagent from the Walmart of Chemicals were off by 600 mg. The bottles were from the same batch and received on the same day.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-50948439639676657132010-11-02T06:57:13.470-04:002010-11-02T06:57:13.470-04:00There was one particular supplier, usually 3rd or ...There was one particular supplier, usually 3rd or 4th on my list after the usual suspects, that regularly had 5-10% less in the bottle than was advertised. I hated ordering from them, but it was also easier than making it myself so I tried to keep my temper in check, especially after being told by their customer service rep that "I needed to make sure to scrape the bottle to get everything out". Really?!? I didn't know that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-7972557170222265652010-11-01T22:29:35.388-04:002010-11-01T22:29:35.388-04:00While I've not often had the short end of the ...While I've not often had the short end of the stick, I was lucky enough to do my PhD in a fairly warm area of the country, and thus received an awful lot of different compounds that, due to sitting in a truck in summertime on a highway, arrived to us as black, literally smoking charsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-37851852243729166052010-11-01T22:27:22.847-04:002010-11-01T22:27:22.847-04:00A labmate once ordered 250 mg of Rh2(OAc)4 from Al...A labmate once ordered 250 mg of Rh2(OAc)4 from Aldrich and received only 50 mg. A phone call resulted in a fresh 250 mg bottle free of charge.Bunsen Honeydewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-54263609230944222162010-11-01T22:10:56.085-04:002010-11-01T22:10:56.085-04:00A coworker in my lab ordered 5g of a compound (a p...A coworker in my lab ordered 5g of a compound (a protected diaminopropionic acid I think) and got precisely 1g. Turns out the supplier uses the same bottles for the two different sizes. It was quickly fixed with one phone call. Mistakes happen it seems, but I'm always thankful when starting materials are cheap enough that it isn't worth the effort to skim.Plato Molloynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964719845369935777.post-82614644355525725672010-11-01T16:53:33.691-04:002010-11-01T16:53:33.691-04:00Actually, not so long ago a 5 gram bottle of Aldri...Actually, not so long ago a 5 gram bottle of Aldrich reagent came in at 4.85 g. Being accustomed to their reagents weighed generously or at least (for the pricy stuff) precisely I was nothing short of stunned.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com