[sdiy] where do chips go to die?

[geoff james]

hi all.
recently i placed an RFQ with a chip supplier and to my surprise they actually got back to me.(i have sent many RFQ's to many co's and never recieved a reply).
then things went pair shaped.
the price was high( 57.00 ea), but when you need it you pay for it.
all i required was 3, but that fell short of thier $500 min order.
that was that.
where the fuck do these chips end up?
do they sit on a shelf until some bean counter say's" throw them in the trash"?
in my case they would have gotten $US 171.00 for putting 3x ic's in a small parcel and charged me shipping.
go figure.
regards
geoff james
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