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Small Changes to Shipping Rates

By Carlton Hoyt, 19 June 2017

We've updated our shipping rates. Rates for all US customers have been rounded down, and shipping rates for Canadian customers were increased slightly on orders under $1000 to reflect the higher costs of shipping and order processing for orders to Canada.

For the US, the rates are now:

$0 - $999	$19
$1000 - $1999	$12
$2000 or more	Free

For Canada, the rates are now:

$0 - $999	$30
$1000 - $1999	$18
$2000 or more	Free

We No Longer Charge Canadian Sales Tax

By Carlton Hoyt, 18 May 2017

A few years back, we registered as a non-resident importer (NRI) in Canada. What that meant is that we designated ourselves as the importer of record and were liable for collecting and paying sales tax (GST & PST) whenever we shipped to Canada. Ultimately, we found that this was confusing to many of our Canadian customers, who were not used to paying sales tax to US-based businesses. In light of this, we have canceled our NRI brokerage and will no longer be designating ourselves as the importer of record for Canadian shipments.

What does this mean for our Canadian customers?

There are two main implications:

We will no longer be charging sales tax for orders being shipped to Canada.Read more ...

Phone Numbers Now Required for Online Orders

By Carlton Hoyt, 24 February 2017

We respect your privacy. As someone who gets a ton of spam email, I totally get it. Likewise, I understand that you may be reluctant to give your phone number to a company that you don't think needs it, and up until now we haven't required it. However, freight companies do.

Being large, heavy objects, just about all of the refrigerators, freezers, and cryogenic storage equipment on LabFreezers.net ships freight, and the drivers need to be able to get in touch with you should there be a problem or they have a question regarding delivery. We were previously allowing our customers to exclude a phone number and using our own in its stead, but we found this to be inefficient. It's simply too slow trying to get in touch with people v...

Phone Numbers Now Required for Online Orders

Now You Can Know Where Your Lab Equipment Is Made

By Carlton Hoyt, 04 February 2017

At Laboratory Supply Network, we’re all about helping you – the scientist – make better, more confident purchasing decisions more easily. A significant amount of that aim requires enabling you to make more informed decisions. As a supplier of laboratory equipment, we get asked all the time where various brands of equipment or individual items are made. That’s a legitimate question and it’s information that you deserve to know.

We can say from experience that often (but not always) there is a difference in build quality and reliability between equipment made in places known for high quality manufacturing and places known more for low-cost manufacturing. Furthermore, it’s not always easy to tell...

Now You Can Know Where Your Lab Equipment Is Made

Welcome to Stirrers.net!

By Carlton Hoyt, 20 September 2016

Welcome to Stirrers.net, where we provide you with one of the best selections of laboratory stirrers of all types - overhead stirrers, magnetic stirrers, hotplate stirrers, and more - along with regimented information and easy-to-use tools to help you identify the best stirrer for your application!

We know there are a lot of stirrers out there, and we also know that it probably doesn't make sense for you to become an expert on stirrers, of all things. You have better things to worry about. However, when you shop on Stirrers.net, we want to ensure that you're as certain as possible that you've selected the best stirrer for your application and your budget. We promise to do our best to offer the tools, informat...

Our marketplaces are now more secure!

By Carlton Hoyt, 29 April 2016

While we've always encrypted our checkout process, we've added SSL encryption to the entirety of our marketplaces! Now when you're shopping on any Laboratory Supply Network site, you can be comforted knowing that your data and privacy are protected by secure SSL encryption.

When you're browsing OrbitalShakers.net or any of our marketplaces, you can see the green https in the navigation bar of your browser to show that you're protected.

LabFreezers.net Has Arrived!

By Carlton Hoyt, 14 March 2016

If you're looking for a refrigerator or freezer for your laboratory, you've come to the right place! We're brand new (we literally just launched today) and we already have a huge range of over 200 laboratory refrigerators and freezers for you to choose from - and at great prices! We'll be adding a lot more in the coming weeks as well, so if you can't find something you need, just ask.

We at Laboratory Supply Network have created LabFreezers.net specifically to make it easier for you to find the right lab freezer or refrigerator based on your needs. Poke around and check out our navigation and menus which help you laser-focus on products based on your requirement...

Our Shipments are Carbon Neutral!

By Carlton Hoyt, 03 December 2015

We're happy to announce that all shipments originating from Laboratory Supply Network are now carbon neutral! That means we're paying our express shipping providers extra in order to purchase certified CO₂ offsets and negate the emissions produced by the transportation of your laboratory products.

Disclaimer: please note that not all shipments originate from a Laboratory Supply Network facility. To expedite order processing, orders will sometimes be fulfilled directly from the manufacturer and while we request that they also offset the carbon emissions from shipments, we have no way of guaranteeing that they do so. However, carbon neutrality will apply to many...

Rotovaps.net Is Here!

By Carlton Hoyt, 02 September 2015

Looking for a rotary evaporator? You've come to the right place! Rotovaps.net has the best selection of rotary evaporators and the tools to help you find the precise instrument that best fits your needs and your budget.

We at Laboratory Supply Network have built this marketplace specifically to focus on Rotary Evaporators so we can offer a better, faster, and easier experience when selecting and purchasing a rotovap.

Looking for a quote? That's easy, too! You can simply add products to your cart and click the "create a quote" link under the checkout button.

If there's anything that we can help with, don't hesitate to contact our su...

WaterBaths.net Has Arrived!

By Carlton Hoyt, 11 August 2015

Welcome to WaterBaths.net! We're here to help make it easy to find the water bath or circulator you need for your laboratory. For liquid-based laboratory temperature control, there's no need to go anywhere else.

We've painstakingly documented the important attributes of each product so you can cut through the clutter and find the product you need - fast. (And there are a TON of baths and circulators out there - just ask our e-commerce manager Traci who had to add them all!) With so many options, it's important that you have the tools you need to find the best product for your application.

Think of WaterBaths.net as your toolkit for finding laboratory baths and circulators. We have a huge selection and many features to he...

O Canada!

By Carlton Hoyt, 04 December 2014

Now that we're actively advertising to Canada, we're celebrating by making it easier for Canadian customers to earn free shipping! Just like for US customers, Canadian customers now get FREE shipping on all orders over $2000 (USD).

If you'd like, you can consider it our tiny contribution to keeping the True North strong and free! :-)

Lower Shipping Rates for US Customers!

By Carlton Hoyt, 02 August 2014

We've dropped our shipping rates for our US customers! It's now less expensive than ever to get the homogenizer you need. We've also lowered the order value necessary for free shipping from $3000 to $2000 on all US orders.

The new rates are:

$0 - $999	$19.70
$1000 - $1999	$12.15
$2000 or more	Free!

Shipping rates to Canada remain unchanged. (Sorry, Canada, but you're far more expensive for us to ship to and we're already subsidizing your shipping costs pretty heavily.)

As always, if you have any questions just ask us!

We've Cut and Simplified Our Shipping Rates!

By Douglas Rogers, 22 May 2014

At Laboratory Supply Network and OrbitalShakers.net, we're want to make your life as a researcher a little a bit easier and simpler. That's why we're trying to help you find the right Orbital Shaker as easily as possible, and that's also why we just reduced and simplified our shipping & handling rates! We've also decreased the threshold for free shipping to $3000 from $3500. As before, the shipping rates we charge are a simple, flat-rate based on order price. They're as follows:

$0 - $999	$25
$1000 - $1999	$18
$2000 - $2999	$10
$3000 or more	Free!

That's the exten...

We've Cut and Simplified Our Shipping Rates!

We've Lowered and Simplified Our Shipping Rates!

By Carlton Hoyt, 22 May 2014

At Laboratory Supply Network and Homogenizers.net, we're committed to making the lives of scientists a bit easier and a bit more simple. That's why we're trying to help you find the right homogenizer as easily and quickly as possible. It's also why we've reduced and simplified our shipping & handling rates! We've also decreased the threshold for free shipping to $3000 (it was previously $3500). As before, the shipping rates we charge are a simple, flat-rate based on order price. They're as follows:

We've Lowered and Simplified Our Shipping Rates!

OrbitalShakers.net Has Launched!

By Carlton Hoyt, 24 April 2014

We're live! Welcome to the only store in existence focused solely on one thing: orbital shakers. What that means for you is more choice, more tools to help you find the right shaker, an expert support staff ready to assist you, and a better and easier overall shopping experience. We want to make it as easy for you as possible to find the shaker you need so you can focus on - let's face it - more important things.

We're still adding products and features, so if you're in the market for a shaker but don't see what you need, be sure to either call us (we can offer a lot more than we currently have listed on our storefront) or check back. We're adding more products and suppliers daily!

For now, check out our great selection ...

$0 - $999	$25
$1000 - $1999	$18
$2000 - $2999	$10
$3000 or more	Free!