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Following this closely. The 18-item count looked stale to me too. I emailed them last week and got a reply that a few SKUs are batch-dependent. No restock dates given.

Thanks for asking about COAs. I only saw one lot-specific COA on the directory. Their site says third-party, but I want the actual lab name and method before I buy.

Short quip: Prices showed USD at checkout for me. Domestic shipping was extra and calculated after address. No hidden fee beyond that, but I didn't finish checkout.

I’m the one who emailed. They said batch-dependent and no dates. I asked which SKUs specifically; got a vague “most popular” answer. Not reassuring for planning.

On COAs: I asked for lab name and method. They replied “third-party HPLC/MS” but wouldn’t name the lab. That’s a hedge I don’t like. Anyone else get a lab name?

Short quip: 18 items feels like a museum exhibit. Show me the shelf.

I price-checked: USD at checkout, shipping added after ZIP. No surprise line items. I stopped before payment because COA question unresolved.

Diarist: Monday I made a spreadsheet of their 18 SKUs. Tuesday I found two marked backorder after adding to cart. Wednesday no email back. Still watching.

I got a COA PDF for one item only after asking. It had lot number and lab logo, but the method line was thin. I’d want full chromatogram before buying.

If I have to chase a COA, that’s my cue to keep browsing.

I track packages like a hawk because the waiting messes with my sleep and appetite more than I’d like. For me, the telling part isn’t the ETA—it’s the first acceptance scan.

If a label sits at “created” for days, I assume it hasn’t actually left. Has anyone seen whether Core’s labels originate from a US state or overseas?

And does tracking show a real origin scan, or just pre-shipment until it lands? That would tell me more than the product count or checkout price.

honestly origin is my sticking point. If it ships from overseas, tracking can sit at “label created” for a week and then hit customs, which is a whole different wait than a domestic warehouse. I’d ask support straight up: “What city does the label originate from

One thing I’ve started doing in maintenance is tracking lot numbers, not just tracking links. I keep a note with order date, lot, and how long the same lot stays available.

If a vendor rotates every couple weeks, that’s a bigger issue for me than a slow label. Has anyone actually asked Core whether they’ll confirm the shipping lot before you pay, or is it still a surprise until the box lands?

That would tell me more about their inventory than the 18-product count.

I’m back after a regain, so I’m weirdly picky about paperwork now. I ordered from Core once: domestic label, arrived in 4 days, but tracking sat at “label created” for two of those, which made me twitchy.

When I emailed for the COA tied to my vial’s lot, they sent a generic one. So my new rule is ask for the lot number on the vial before paying. Has anyone actually gotten a COA that matches the lot printed on the vial, or is it just old PDFs? That would tell me if it’s batch-by-batch or not.

My chaos metric is whether a package needs a signature. With two kids and school pickup, I can’t babysit the door, and missed-delivery slips end up in the snack-drawer pile.

Does Core’s checkout say if signature is required, or is it carrier-dependent? Also, if some items are batch-by-batch, does the listing gray out or just vanish?

I don’t mind slow if I can plan around it, but surprise “attempted delivery” wrecks my whole week.

I’m not chasing shortcuts—just trying to hold muscle while I slowly recomp—so the only thing I’d add is to check the COA test date and lab identity, not just whether a COA exists. I want a lab name I can Google and a test date inside the last 6 months.

A QR code that dumps you on a generic PDF with no letterhead is a pass for me. Anyone seen a recent COA with an actual test date and searchable lab, or are they all older?

The signature thing gets me every time—school pickup vs delivery truck 😅

I lift 4x/week and track protein/sleep, so I treat this like any other variable: if

I’ve been logging their catalog weekly since early March and it’s