+ 9 A new ERA: A new world order told by Muta
It is a completely new era in which we live. Everything is a click away, and we sit on our lazy asses with a sense of entitlement as if we are Roman Gods.
lets rewind for a moment and take a flash back to the past....
Several years ago, Pre-Eroids or any of these other boards where did you buy your gear from? The Gym? from the huge dude who sold you EQ and Tren cycles at $100 a vial with no post cycle and told you use this if you want to get jacked. This is, if you are even lucky enough to find that special friend who is willing to help your young, desperate self out. Not only that, but buying locally your name gets passed around like a whore in Bangkok - generally a fast track to find out who the undercover agents are in your gym, next thing you know you're in a tiny room getting interrogated and threatened with a felony charge if you don't give up who you got the gear from. Sound like fun? didn't think so.
The new standard is, everyone wants their gear in 3-5 days and expect better service than Amazon, a multibillion dollar fortune 500 company. If you were even privy to the "internet game" a few years ago, you would know you were ordering internationally and expecting a 1-6 month wait on your gear. You paid, and forgot about it - until one day it finally came. Now, you don't have your gear in 10 days and the supplier who is risking his ass is doing you a disservice? how? why do you need gear in 10 days? Hell, i know personally I have my next several years worth of cycles planned and set aside. If you're one who says money is too tight and you can only buy things spur the moment - well, the last thing you should be buying is steroids or partial cycles if this is truly the case. Now, suppliers are domestic and you have the choice to bypass customs in the hopes of discrepancy. A few years ago this wasn't even an option. I wonder what would happen if all domestic suppliers decided to change their TA to 2-4 weeks, then what? an interesting idea to conceptualize over if ya ask me.
what is the moral of this story? The more we are given, the more we expect, and the less we appreciate
Plan your cycles ahead, realize how lucky you all are, and don't expect life to be served on the "golden platter"
love the feedback from all of you guys, and my older brothers, love hearing about the personal experiences you have that can relate to this!
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GearofWar100% true, my lady!
PREACH!
It wasn't that long ago I was buying from that guy in the gym. Overpaying by more than double, and finally ending up with a hundreds of dollars worth of vegetable oil. That finally led me here. The quick T/A is great, but it shouldn't be something that's depended on. Planning ahead is pretty important in this game. Took me one crash without a pct in place to understand this concept. I've personally waited 60+ days for an order ( never from yourself if course). In the end, I was happy to receive. Much better deal than the vegetable oil. I think it gets forgotten quickly that were dealing with illegal substances. It's pretty awesome I can click a button, send a payment , and receive a package. It's always one I'm not planning to use for awhile anyway these days. In short- I love the easy button but won't take it for granted. Appreciate what you and the other Sources are doing here
bbondsX2
in 2001.....order by phone to mexico. get money order. mail money order. wait. call to confirm recvd. source sends order in mail. TA 4-5 weeks
"what is the moral of this story? The more we are given, the more we expect, and the less we appreciate"
I agree with this as a truth about all of life. To some gear is everything but I think if you have that point of view unfortunately you have experienced very little reality of what life is and isn't. Are we mentally and socially weaker because of modern technology and fast expectations of service absolutely we are. Do we have to remain that way? No we don't! But we must implement self discipline daily in order to achieve such a thing. When a person cares more about their character then their possessions it is self evident and of course the other way around. For instance I hope that I would rather lose my money to an order then to piss and moan perpetually. In order to do this I would have to first over come my desire for revenge and for me that is never easy, because I believe in the balance of all things. Second I would have to overcome my pride of feeling and looking like a fool to myself for misplacing my faith into a fallible source. That is not easy either because I never like believing I am wrong. Regardless of whether it is the other who burns me I new the game and decided to play with no real guarantee. And last I would have to let go of my desire to possess something for my own selfish interest which encompasses the essence of all humanity. Any who believe that they are not selfish are ignorant and delusional, and without the removal of such ignorance and delusion no real discipline can be attained. Without this discipline we will see society as a whole become more entitled the more they get convenience, as well as more chaotic and demanding. Today's conveniences do not give us our character they only show it for what it is! The belief that we are owed these entitlements gives us a weak undisciplined character.
GearofWarNice post, Pank. As always, well worded with a sane message woven into it. Agreed.
I had to skip reading his post.. It was too long without any paragraphs. :X
Thanks Gear, I appreciate that!
Back in my day we had to walk 5 miles up hill both ways in the snow to get ugl underdosed overpriced gear and you know what we didn't complain, we smiled and said thank you. But on a serious note the times have def changed dramatically in past 15 years, hell even ten years. Thanks for providing a great reliable service.
I like the idea of a source saying TA is 1-3 months. Sure would be a lot of people saying they got there gear fast. I have waited over 2 months for gear from a couple of sources. When I received my package I said thank you. These same guys are sending packs out at a incredible speed. They just had a slow down for one reason or 10. I still would buy from them because I know even if its late I get the gear and the gear is good stuff.
Brother seems like most don't realize how good they got it. I still remember the days when just getting a pack was a score and T/A was 60 day on average
I agree that a cycle should be well planned and never start until you have everything on hand. If you can't afford it don't do it. As far as TA's are concerned I expect it to be there in the advertised TA time. Whether it 3 to 5 days or 2 weeks. I expect the suppliers to be professional. I realize its illegal but it's also a business. I buy from the top rated suppliers because of their reputation. If I plan to get to a certain mailbox within a specific time frame I would hope I'm not wasting my time!
SwolePatrole7Your correct but at the same time, sources should NOT advertise 3-5 day t/a if they cant stick to that promise, im drove right now cuz i ordered from a domestic source advertising 3-5 days and its already been like 17 days, the fact of the matter is that they need to advertise 2-3 weeks t/a if thats what its gonna be, stop trying to trick people, thats that bullsh*t. I would not mind waiting 3-4 weeks if thats what they promised me at time of payment.
I'll scan through some of the comments in the SIs and am sometimes blown away by the lack of planning, patience and maturity. Some needed perspective.
Damn strait Muta... Alot of these dudes be taking all this "illegal" gear buying for granted way too much.... We are so damn lucky to have a website like eroids its crazy when i think about it sometimes.
Good reminder Bro.
i actually expected wait time in the 4 week or more time frame the first time i ordered. when it showed up with in 2 weeks i about fell over, ive realized that the quality is well worth the wait. getting it fast is amazing but ill wait patiently either way with a smile knowing im getting good gear and getting it safe and securely..
Entitlement Nation. Seems to be the new trend of the now and upcoming generation.
Wardi77Very informative and mind opening post Muta!