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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:

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

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...

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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.

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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...

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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...

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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:

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!

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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:

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 ...

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