toe
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/09/02
Posts: 1431
Loc: MidWest USA
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First, in case you wandered into this post by accident, by are a Giga fan nonetheless, can I ask you to do me, and all the rest of us who have traditionally ordered our meds from IOPs in this country rather than USOPs to do me a favor? Can you please, please pretty please utilize a USOP or a SEAsiaOP (Interpharm rocks!. . .or write me for a reccomendation) for a little while for your Valium needs? Roche IS available for less than 1.00 a pill, and highest-quality SEAsian generic for about 50 cents. The thing is, a box of 25 10mg Roche Valium costs about 2 dollars in Spain. I know I will never be able to convince the xanax people, but perhaps you valium people will understand. This is a med I actually need, but Giga will never bring it down to a price anyone can afford as long as people keep happily paying these exhorbitant prices. I'm pleading with you. Or, if you need to use valium and can afford to pay these prices, can I apply to be your patron in return for medication coverage?
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I believe in Gigapharma.
However, if your remember they circumstances under which their fellow countrymen, P24, lost their title as "Most Cherished," then you may share my concern about Giga's growing pains.
The problem is, I don't think they have much IOP business acumen. They understand two things well: 1) Treat you customers well and honestly. 2) Because, for some reason, they are willing to pay some 2000% of the original price of the meds you are sending them. Unfortunately, IOP Business School is a little more complicated. Especially in the EU.
Gigapharma is good resource and it can become great resource. But it doesn't seem like they did much research into how other IOPs conduct their business before taking the plunge.
They seem amicable and communicative, with at least one excellent English speaker on communications. I was wondering if there are other Giga fans out there who would like to pool our knowledge of practices that have helped our favorite IOPs protect themselves and their customers. Required (secure) registrations with IP logs, for one. . .
I imagine "Save the Giga" is not the a topic DB wants publicly discussed on the board. Please PM me, if you are interested, so we can form an off the board discussion group for this.
DB- I hope this is an okay topic to bring up. This is the best place to collect Giga fans I know, but of course all further discussions will continue off the board, through e-mail, etc. . .
Thanks!
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"It's the end of the World as We Know it. . ."
-REM "and I'm seeking asylum in Canada"-toe
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drac747
Journeyman
Reged: 08/31/03
Posts: 64
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Economics 101 -- Price is determined by what the market can sustain.
Selling scheduled drugs is risky business -- you are paying for them to take the risk. When they get busted and are up to their armpits in legal fees, that 2000% markup will come in handy.
If their prices were ridiculous, people wouldn't buy from them. If you don't like their prices, don't buy from them.
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toe
Pooh-Bah
Reged: 10/09/02
Posts: 1431
Loc: MidWest USA
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When you were a kid, did you just read the chapters of the book before giving the book report? I don't pay 50 dollars for a 2 dollar box of valium.
Thanks for taking my post to heart and reading it so clearly. I can see that you are obviously one of the ones who is truly concerned about Giga's well being.
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"It's the end of the World as We Know it. . ."
-REM "and I'm seeking asylum in Canada"-toe
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hiding
Stranger
Reged: 02/26/04
Posts: 14
Loc: Midwest
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I must be getting dumber as I get older. I have no idea what you are asking in this post....
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scrufffles
Journeyman
Reged: 03/13/04
Posts: 61
Loc: midwest
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Price may be dtermined by what the MARKET can "sustain"....but I personally know of people who pay so much for a product they will go into deep debt for it, not pay bills, not eat, after the purchase because they don't think about the purchase ahead of time. This is not just for meds, for lots of other things, too. I think the pooh-bah is suggesting that if you think it is too high, join him in refusing to pay for it. That's the only way to change it. Unless of course we go into a deep economic depression and no one can afford it anymore. That's how prices go down. And I'd rather not go through a depression to get the prices down, but that's just me.
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opie_waan
Member
Reged: 12/19/01
Posts: 185
Loc: Philly
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Toe- Conversly, there are plenty of other IOP's that offer v's at a reasonable price. Gigapharma is not the only game in town. I would just patronize other buisnesses for the meds you need and not bother trying to sway other buyers. Many South American OP's have great prices on real v's and quality generics with fast delivery times. PM me if you need a list. Remember, one of the benefits of a free market society is being able to shop where you want. If I were you, I would say "skrew Giga, I'm using a place with good prices." After a while, they will get the idea and either sink or swim. Just my .02 
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