[sdiy] Favorite (American) Parts Suppliers

[Colin Hinz]

On Fri, 8 Oct 2004, Scott Stites wrote:

> Hi List,
>
> After my Rat Shack rant of yesterday, I figured maybe it would be
> more useful to list suppliers I *do* like. [snippage]
>
> ====
> Jameco Electronics
> http://www.jameco.com
>
> I've mentioned off-list that I always go to Jameco first.  Why?
> Mainly because they generally have the best prices and often for
> IC's that are not easily found elsewhere.  If you want to load up
> on CA3080E's, this is the place I recommend. [snippage]
>
> Warning:  Canadians, I do seem to recall a list member having
> problems ordering from Jameco, so proceed with caution.  Had to
> do with duty or something like that?

I see from Jameco's website that all shipments by courier must include
a "certificate of origin" document, and that this document costs US$25.
Perhaps that's the source of complaint? (I know I'd be complaining if
I found out about this after the fact.) It appears they also ship by
USPS and that should get around the CoO requirement.

Here's a general question for the Canadian listmembers who've recently
purchased from suppliers in the USA -- which ones are easy/inexpensive
to deal with, and which ones are troublesome/expensive to deal with?

Digi-Key is dead easy, though it appears they don't have the best
prices out there. How is Mouser?

- Colin Hinz
  Toronto, GWN