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jon

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you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« on: November 21, 2012, 07:18:43 PM »
anybody know a way around that i figured since they all used u.p.s. and fed ex i could put a hold at office order for me to pickup sound like a good idea?
give them a verifiable address then, intercept the package.

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Re: you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« Reply #1 on: November 21, 2012, 08:00:12 PM »
Anything is possible, you can test the idea yourself with a test package. of an empty box, or something like a stuffed animal inside. Might have to drive a ways to make the test realistic and give yourself time to pick it up.
« Last Edit: November 21, 2012, 08:12:27 PM by dream0n »
off to bigger and better things - don't worry I will visit from time to time

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Re: you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« Reply #2 on: November 22, 2012, 03:48:11 AM »
usps has this dropoff service where they deliever it to thier stores until you return i think it will work well

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Re: you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« Reply #3 on: November 24, 2012, 11:51:45 AM »
If you can find some local business that you know for a fact does not have an Aldrich. etc. account (call and ask about the status of "your" account, perhaps?), and misrepresent yourself as a representative of that company to the USPS, UPS, whoever... you could open an account and overnight orders so that they would arrive when the company is closed for a holiday or some other reason, so there'd be no funny P.O. box business, and you'd still get to pick up orders at the shop... a lot more elaborate, but you would be golden with the right information like that...
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Re: you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« Reply #4 on: December 12, 2012, 12:14:53 AM »
what they do is collaboratte your c.c. info with google earth so just spoof the cc. addy and schedule it for pickup.

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Re: you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« Reply #5 on: December 15, 2012, 03:59:19 PM »
do shops/offices have cctv? just a thought.. been camera shy n that.

Assyl, nice idea, sounds like a pretty standard fraud to me. to be critical its been done for other goods, it could be leaving one wide open to fraud squad attention (or whatever theyre called on other side the pond)


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Re: you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« Reply #6 on: December 15, 2012, 10:27:21 PM »
Chemical Suppliers collaborate and use sites like http://www.chemwatch.net/ to inventory and track chemical sales.
Albert Einstein - "Great ideas often receive violent opposition from mediocre minds."

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Re: you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« Reply #7 on: December 20, 2012, 05:36:46 AM »
Depending on what it is, if you had an account with a smaller supplier that orders their stock from the big boys who don't sell to individuals they could 'special order' it for you & it'd technically just be one more item on their order logs with the big companies. Obviously there are limitations but as a private research entity I have utilized this process to have smaller companies get items from Spectrum, Fischer, etc. This is probably best for smaller quantities of items that won't raise the eyebrows of your average mom & pop type science store, but for what it's worth I've noticed that some of these smaller companies actually enjoy the challenge of sourcing the occasional hard(er)-to-source reagent for their clients.
   Just my $0.02- comments, comparisons, experiences, & critique are obviously all welcome.   :)

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Re: you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« Reply #8 on: December 21, 2012, 07:49:22 PM »
for large scale suppliers that require verification, usually wont ship to my country. I use a reshipping service in canada which receives the package and in turn sends it to me. other methods mentioned here also seem to be the best option if your looking for something free. but a reship service is the way to got in my opinion

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Re: you know those pesky businesses that won't sell to individuals?
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2012, 03:22:59 AM »
and an import broker to make it look more official.
the lean ones don't ask too many questions i found a place in san francisco that asks no questions and will just sell about anything you want.
my next item on my wish list is 3 methyl-1-(2-phenyl ethyl)-4-piperdone the feds forgot to schedule that as a list chemical oppps.
i found it for about 100/gram.
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