[sdiy] Favorite (American) Parts Suppliers

[Scott Juskiw]

At 2:21 AM -0400 2004/10/29, Colin Hinz wrote:
>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?

Digikey, Allied, and Arrow are easy and very fast, they can ship 
within 24 hours to your door without having to go through customs. I 
order from these places several times a year.

Despite that, Mouser is still my favourite supplier mostly because 
it's so easy to find things in their catalogue. Delivery from Mouser 
takes longer because the package will have to go through customs. The 
biggest issue with ordering from Mouser is to select the correct 
shipping method. UPS charges ridiculous amounts for brokerage fees 
($35 to $55), Fedex is much cheaper ($7). Makes a big difference on a 
fifty dollar order.

I've only ordered from Jameco once and I didn't have any problems 
with extra fees added. But maybe that's because I had it shipped via 
USPS and not a courier.