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Cheap, Quality Glass Source (Laboy Glass)
I hope this doesn't come across as an advertisement, but I just wanted to give a plug to Laboy Glass, a manufacturer/seller in China.
I've dealt with them a number of times over the past 2-3 years and have been very impressed by the quality of glassware, price and customer service
offered.
They trade on eBay under the name "echowzh123", but you'll find that purchasing directly through their website (laboyglass.com) gives you a reasonable
saving. Often, items will be listed on eBay and not in the main site's catalogue, in which case you're best off ordering via email. Shipping is a
flat $15 per order (not item) anywhere in the world.
That's about it; the primary reason for this post is simply because if I hadn't have been put onto these guys when I first became interested in
chemistry, I wouldn't have been able to afford the basic kit (and wouldn't have been able to justify the expense of the less-basic stuff I've
purchased recently).
Cheers - Halcyon
*EDIT* I realise that they're known around here a little, just putting it out there for those who aren't aware.
[Edited on 15-2-2012 by Halcyon]
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I may be putting in an order with these to see what the quality is like. Prices seem OK.
All that glitters isn't gold.
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I guess they might be a lot better for an Australian than a UK/USA experimenter (we get reamed on prices for a lot of things). The flat-rate postage
is a big saving too, if you're buying a bit of kit.
As far as quality goes, I can't say how they hold up to continuous use with nasty reagents, but I can say that they're thicker-walled than any of the
gear I've previously used in school and I've never had any issues with fit/finish/breakages besides the time I blew the thermometer adapter out of a
distillation column into a brick wall.
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For a few hundred quid it's not going to break the bank, and if it's not the best it's no real loss.
All that glitters isn't gold.
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i have a distillation set up 24/40 from them and i am very satisfy with it..the shipping (for USA) was exactly 15 USD and fairly quick considering it
came halfway arround the world..
i would gladly order and recomand them as well thank you for your post Halcyon
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What I really like about Laboy is that they stock syringe needles, cannulas and rubber septa for a very nice price. I have yet to see an
amateur-friendly business sell such items which are absolutely needed for airfree work. Most glassware suppliers sell Schlenk tubes, flasks and
adapters but practically none of them carry the accessories needed to use them...
This just in: 95,5 % of the world population lives outside the USA
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Quote: Originally posted by Halcyon  | I guess they might be a lot better for an Australian than a UK/USA experimenter (we get reamed on prices for a lot of things). The flat-rate postage
is a big saving too, if you're buying a bit of kit.
As far as quality goes, I can't say how they hold up to continuous use with nasty reagents, but I can say that they're thicker-walled than any of the
gear I've previously used in school and I've never had any issues with fit/finish/breakages besides the time I blew the thermometer adapter out of a
distillation column into a brick wall. |
 How did you manage that?
BOLD
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Thanks for the O post and replys.Ive been looking for a reasonably priced, decent vac distillation kit.Hard to judge quality among the many offers
online unless someone makes a shout out.Thanks again.
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Erm.. I sorta washed out some glass (that'd been used for spirit/liqueur duty only) and blew on one end of the vig. column to clear/dry it. It was
attached to a distillation adaptor
Set the bottom end on the carpet and gave it a quick puff in the dist adaptor; apparently the carpet made a decent seal and the un-keck'd thermometer
adaptor shot out the top, taking out my favourite thermometer with it. Haven't made that mistake again.
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I can say with absolute certainty that they have very thick, well blown glass, for great pricing, with great durability that's been smashed into other
flasks, dropped, smashed into the sides of counters, and not had a single one even star or hairline fracture.
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Just a word of caution,
I have ordered from Laboy a number of times, through ebay and the the online shop. Most of the time everything came as promised, however my most
recent purchase (a few months ago) was missing $72.00 worth of items. After realizing this I promptly emailed them, and after waiting a few days sent
a few more. In total I sent about 4 emails politely asking where my refund/ missing merchandise went, and no reply was received. Unfortunately by the
time these events occurred the 90 day Paypal refund cushion had past, so I am now missing $72.00 and some useful glassware.
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*EDIT*
MNick, you have a PM 
[Edited on 20-2-2012 by Halcyon]
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Their glass may be good but their main site is not. If nothing else I wish they would either fix the pictures so they would appear or upload the rest
of their catalog PDFs.. Half of them show up with a 404 error and most of the images fail to load every time.
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Just a quick update,
I would like to retract my earlier statement about Laboy, it appears as though I was incorrect. Thanks to the help of another member I was put in
contact with Laboy, and everything has been amended. They gave me two very generous options and I can say that all is well.
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| Quote: Originally posted by mnick12 | Just a quick update,
I would like to retract my earlier statement about Laboy, it appears as though I was incorrect. Thanks to the help of another member I was put in
contact with Laboy, and everything has been amended. They gave me two very generous options and I can say that all is well. |
I've sent these massive land captains an e-mail yesterday and I havn't got a reply.
Do you know of a better way to contact them ?
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Christ, I'd hate to take you out on a date  Be less clingy.
In seriousness, they've rarely taken more than three days to reply to me, but they're pretty busy lately, so I'd expect 2-3 days before thinking that
there was a problem getting through.
Genuinely curious question; massive land captains?
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| Quote: Originally posted by Halcyon | Christ, I'd hate to take you out on a date Be less clingy.
In seriousness, they've rarely taken more than three days to reply to me, but they're pretty busy lately, so I'd expect 2-3 days before thinking that
there was a problem getting through.
Genuinely curious question; massive land captains? |
Actually it was more than a day and I still have yet to recieve an e-mail from them .
Oh well I found another supplier (Dr. Bob)
A "massive land captain" is something I made up on the spot , I guess it's something to do with the massive land mass that they inhabit and the fact
that they make ridiculous animes with characters who are captains of flying baloons and other such nonsense.
BTW are you a guy  ?
If so I'm glad you wouldn't want to take me out 
[Edited on 19-3-2012 by RonPaul2012]
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So far i think they have been good to deal with .
Good comunication and the shipping was freeSo far i think they have been good
to deal with .
Good comunication and the shipping was free
Ask No questions and ill tell no lie\'s.
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I placed an order for one of their sets, with the addition of a vigreux column and some keck clips a few days ago - waiting for it to arrive now. They
had quite a nice range and it's encouraging to read positive things about them! I can post back my thoughts once I get it.
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Well I went ahead and ordered from them about 4-5 days ago , I paid for everything.
But wouldn't you know it I sent them a half dozen e-mails and I haven't received any e-mails back (except the one for payment).
Does anyone know how to get in touch with them ?
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| Quote: Originally posted by RonPaul2012 | Well I went ahead and ordered from them about 4-5 days ago , I paid for everything.
But wouldn't you know it I sent them a half dozen e-mails and I haven't received any e-mails back (except the one for payment).
Does anyone know how to get in touch with them ? |
I only know what's on their website's contact page: http://www.laboyglass.com/support.asp
I placed my order on ebay (I hadn't actually seen their website at that point) and it has apparently been shipped, so hopefully all is well there.
I found it odd that they list only a fax number, with no phone number. They do have skype, though.
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| Quote: Originally posted by adamsium | | Quote: Originally posted by RonPaul2012 | Well I went ahead and ordered from them about 4-5 days ago , I paid for everything.
But wouldn't you know it I sent them a half dozen e-mails and I haven't received any e-mails back (except the one for payment).
Does anyone know how to get in touch with them ? |
I only know what's on their website's contact page: http://www.laboyglass.com/support.asp
I placed my order on ebay (I hadn't actually seen their website at that point) and it has apparently been shipped, so hopefully all is well there.
I found it odd that they list only a fax number, with no phone number. They do have skype, though.
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Yeah I have tried their "phone" number and it doesn't work.
After reading their terms I probably shouldn't expect my items this month
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My items took 2 weeks /10 working days, Thats not bad considering china---to austraila is a long way. And all items arived safe.
Ask No questions and ill tell no lie\'s.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Geko127 | | My items took 2 weeks /10 working days, Thats not bad considering china---to austraila is a long way. And all items arived safe.
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Was that by EMS? Mine are going by EMS, which I would have expected to be be reasonably quick.
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| Quote: Originally posted by Geko127 | | My items took 2 weeks /10 working days, Thats not bad considering china---to austraila is a long way. And all items arived safe.
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Well I'm in PA , so lets see , 2 weeks to ship plus 2 weeks to arrive , that's about a whole month , yay
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