what do you guys actually use to store vials?

supplies_listSenior Analyst

boring logistics question but it comes up. what are people actually keeping vials in?

things that seem to matter from what ive read: light protection, not having them rattle around, and not putting them in the fridge door where the temp swings every time it opens. that last one i only learned recently and it seems like the kind of thing that would quietly ruin stuff

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  • cold_chainSenior Analyst

    The fridge door point is underrated. Door shelves see the biggest temperature swings in the whole appliance. Middle of a shelf toward the back is far more stable. The other one people get wrong is the crisper drawer, which can be humid.

    6 upvotes

  • deload_weekAnalyst

    mine are in an old pencil case lol

    4 upvotes

  • first_vialSenior Analyst

    back of the middle shelf?

    1 upvote

  • LabelYourVialsSenior Analyst

    Whatever container, each vial needs to be identifiable without picking it up and squinting. Most of the value is organizational.

    4 upvotes

  • newvialwhodisSenior Analyst

    crisper drawer is bad?

    2 upvotes

  • InventoryManagerSenior Analyst

    And it has to survive you not thinking about it. Anything that needs discipline fails eventually.

    3 upvotes

    • supplies_listSenior Analyst

      the system has to work when youre tired. yeah

      2 upvotes

  • same_tbhSenior Analyst

    fridge door gang, apparently wrongly

    3 upvotes

  • quick_qSenior Analyst

    does anyone use a mini fridge just for this?

    2 upvotes

    • InventoryManagerSenior Analyst

      Some do. Mostly for temperature stability rather than anything else.

      3 upvotes

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