Comment · Tue, December 26, 2017 · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
Other sources for powder nootropics
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cleetsdale · 7 points
I was a huge fan of Nootropics Depot however they are just getting too big at this point to handle their demand on sales. That’s great for them, but for the rest of us it means waiting weeks on end for them to restock, and now with them being on Amazon I would imagine you will see the “sold out” sign more often than not. I have been looking at alternative sites like nootropicsource.com and supplementsforwork.com which appears to have replaced Powder City, and of course purenootropics.com. Does anybody have any experience with those or have any others they’d recommend?
As for nootropics depot, I know the owner is active on here. If you’re reading this, if you could comment on your plan to keep up with demand for your products, I’d appreciate that. Coluracetam has been out of stock for 2 weeks and I’ve given up on ever seeing Synapsa Bacopa powder.
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u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · Ceretropic & Nootropics Depot
There is a worldwide shortage of coluracetam, and PLT is having quality issues with Synapsa. So they have rejected a bunch of batches now. Nobody has it. This is why Nutrigold just stopped using Synapsa in their products. I can't sell a patented product when the patent holder keeps rejecting batches.
Trust me, nobody wants to run out of stock less than I do. However, there is a MASSIVE supply issue in China at the moment. You are going to see everyone start going out of stock soon, on a LOT of things. I know, because I am buying up literally the entire supply of all nootropics that I can get my hands on. I mean that literally. We are buying up pretty much the entire world supply of certain compounds to ensure things stay in stock for the next few months. If it is possible to get, we are getting it. If someone else has not run out yet, that's because they have minuscule volume compared to us. Also, it's easy to sell shit when you do zero testing. We reject a lot of batches for being fake or impure. That causes extra delays to the already annoying supply issues. If I just sold every batch that was sent to us without testing, like some of the vendors you mentioned above do, then it would be easy to keep things in stock. People expect much more from us, though. So we treat our QA/QC seriously, and choose to remain out of stock till we are sure what we are selling is up to our standards.
In no way shape or form are we going out of stock because we are too big to handle it. In fact, it's the opposite. We have the buying power now to do things others can't. However, sometimes there are worldwide supply issues you cannot anticipate ahead of time, or things out of your control; like Synapsa. However, I have a team dedicated to supply chain management now, and they are working very hard to ensure things stay in stock, even with our massive increases in sales. If something does go out of stock for any period of time, it's either due to a big supply or quality issue. Just wait a few more weeks. These supply issues are going to get really bad for many vendors.