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Traikun
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: hcrider]
#13892715 - 02/02/11 09:23 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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The order I prepped last night was $12.90 or some such in shipping. Total order cost of $71.41, which is decent for that. Indigo instruments is dirt cheap for the scalpels, but another $10 shipping eats up the difference easily.
EDIT: I just got off the phone with sargentwelch, and after the agent not being able to find my order, and then finally finding it in some "other system" that it "shouldn't be in", she told me it was shipped yesterday. A little sketchy for my taste, but if it's actually shipped...cool. Otherwise I'll be calling back in a few days if no charges have shown up on the billing CC. Next order will be done through prolab.
Edited by Traikun (02/02/11 10:05 AM)
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Traikun]
#13896298 - 02/02/11 09:12 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Oh crap man, I haven't used a scalpel in years!
I just use the tip of a syringe needle. There are about a hundred of them within 3 feet of me, they have a decent edge for cutting agar, they make a perfect tool for getting mycelium out of test tubes, they are like 10 cents each, they poke into agar wedges and are great to move them, you can scrape spores off prints with them, they sterilize in about 3 seconds with a propane torch, they are perfect for taking inner mushroom tissue samples (I have taken clones from 4 millimeter enokie caps!) and a syringe body makes a great handle.
I'll never use a scalpel again.
-------------------- Give a man a fire and he will be warm for the rest of the night. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life. NEWB NEWBIE NEWCOMER IGNORANT? QUESTIONS? Click HERE HERE HERE HERE For detailed instructions with pictures on how to grow mushrooms. There is a lot of info on the Shroomery and this is what you need to know.
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EvilMushroom666
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Peterthinks]
#13898367 - 02/03/11 08:11 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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I purchase my scalpels and blades down at the tractor supply company and they usually run 5-10 dollars for a handle and another 5-10 for 10 sterile blades. I still have 7-8 packaged blades I have not used and I recon they will last me a good long time. Only time I will need more in the near future is if I choose to switch blade styles.
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Traikun
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Not to be a negative nilly, but I just got my invoice for sargentwelch.ca.
$64.08 was the cost of my order, with "$8 estimated shipping" (which I figured should end up being about $15). In the end I was charged $28.81 shipping + $3.46 HST. This company ships from their mother company in the USA. They'll ship it to you DHL ground, and it's going to cost you a mint. It also took them 12 days (7 business days) to process and ship my order, which is pretty ridiculous.
I would have preferred to order from sargentwelch.com, and gone to the US to pick up my order, and saved $30 in the process. To sum up - I would personally advise against making a purchase from sargentwelch.ca if you are in Canada. The only advantage I see (which I don't recall where else I found them, but not at prolabscientific) is that they have 3 and 4-section petris.
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Traikun]
#13899931 - 02/03/11 02:23 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Thank you for sharing that with us! Its good to know as part of my reason of making this supplies thread was to help Canadians avoid the shipping and duties cost from ordering from the states.
I will add a note to the main thread under that supplier to warn others who may purchase from them about there business and shipping practices.
Sorry you had to find out the hard way brother.
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Traikun
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As aggravating as it is, I'm glad to take a bullet for my fellow Canadian Shroomerites.
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EvilMushroom666
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Traikun]
#13902068 - 02/03/11 09:14 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Your efforts are appreciated brother, Thanks for taking one for the team.
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Traikun
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All in the name of advancing Canadian mycology.
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EvilMushroom666
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Traikun]
#13902347 - 02/03/11 10:15 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Want some edible wedges for when you have your agar up and running?
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Traikun
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Heck yes! Anything I can send you? Parafilm? Stamps?
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EvilMushroom666
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Traikun]
#13902429 - 02/03/11 10:32 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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martini
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EvilM
What's the deal with the funguy site? Looks like it's down.
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EvilMushroom666
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: martini]
#13906085 - 02/04/11 04:08 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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They are still listed as a Shroomery Sponsor, but yes the website is down, who knows what is going on.
Thanks for bringing it to everyone's attention.
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Traikun
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You could try emailing funguymushroomsupply@hotmail.com , as they may still be active and selling, and able to make sales that way.
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Peterthinks
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Traikun]
#13907230 - 02/04/11 08:19 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Yeah any business located in the geographical anus of north america with a hotmail account is probably legit. I've been in Manitoba where they work out of, I'm betting the cops killed them. Manitoba police are positively militant.
He started a biz based on a class 3 controlled substance inside Canada...I'll eat my flow bench if he comes back.
 Don't get me wrong, I love cops and Winnipeg is the murder capitol of Canada but I always carried a knife or a gun there. Funny story, I got a wonderful hardwood bedroom set from a cop from Winnipeg...Well I actually got it from his family, he ate his gun in front of it and I guess they didn't want it around. Looks great but the blood stains on top are kinda creepy. They got them out of the finished surfaces but the top was unfinished and it has a bit of a splatter problem.
Anyway, like I said Manitoba cops are wound kinda tight. But they do a really good job.
-------------------- Give a man a fire and he will be warm for the rest of the night. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life. NEWB NEWBIE NEWCOMER IGNORANT? QUESTIONS? Click HERE HERE HERE HERE For detailed instructions with pictures on how to grow mushrooms. There is a lot of info on the Shroomery and this is what you need to know.
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Traikun]
#13907297 - 02/04/11 08:33 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Quote:
Traikun said:
Heck yes! Anything I can send you? Parafilm? Stamps?
 I can help you too Traikun. "WB" is wild Blewit (found by me, isolated by me), "K" is King Oyster. All others are as labled. RR's Lion mane is a creepy good performer, my only complaint would be it pins TOO easy.
-------------------- Give a man a fire and he will be warm for the rest of the night. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life. NEWB NEWBIE NEWCOMER IGNORANT? QUESTIONS? Click HERE HERE HERE HERE For detailed instructions with pictures on how to grow mushrooms. There is a lot of info on the Shroomery and this is what you need to know.
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Traikun
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Peterthinks]
#13907386 - 02/04/11 08:55 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Awesome peterthinks! The blewit is most interesting. I have TONS of stuff to do once I get my dishes and get my agar poured, so I'm going to have to hold off on acquiring more edibles for the time being. Once I trudge some, I'll you.
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Traikun
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Traikun]
#13916176 - 02/06/11 02:32 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Peterthinks
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Traikun]
#13917928 - 02/06/11 08:49 PM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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LOL! Shall I bake or fry my bench?
-------------------- Give a man a fire and he will be warm for the rest of the night. Set a man on fire and he will be warm for the rest of his life. NEWB NEWBIE NEWCOMER IGNORANT? QUESTIONS? Click HERE HERE HERE HERE For detailed instructions with pictures on how to grow mushrooms. There is a lot of info on the Shroomery and this is what you need to know.
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Re: Grow Supplies In Canada [Re: Peterthinks]
#13933087 - 02/09/11 11:24 AM (12 years, 11 months ago) |
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Deep fried, with a dash of hot sauce
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