Oh yeah, QV is world renowned for having well dosed, painless gear
As for those 2 examples, they are quite easy to make with 1% ba and under 20% bb. I'm using a painless test400 and a 600mg/ml EQ both of which are made with 1% ba. And they are painless, even sticking myself with 3ml of the test and 1ml of the EQ. So, just like we warn others, you should do your research before you make a blanket statement like that

Don't worry though, I still have nothing but

for ya Ret