Yeah, I’ve seen that situation a few times. In our lab we tried to cut costs by ordering from a new provider, but the controls didn’t match our expected baseline and we had to repeat a batch of experiments. That was both frustrating and expensive. One thing I learned is that good suppliers invest in quality assurance, which drives up costs, but you’re paying for reliability. When we switched to a company we found on https://gentaur.co.uk/, the consistency was better and support was quick, which honestly made the extra cost worth it. It’s not always about the lowest price, but about finding a partner who cares about both sides.