[sdiy] alternatives to McMaster

[cheater cheater]

US company, registered. Then it's legal.
Of course, you can just *tell* them you're registered.
Call em up and see what they say. To get a feeler, tell them you're
registered in Michigan. You just need stuff shipped to the canada
address because it will join a bigger shipment that goes to Michigan.

D.

On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 7:40 PM, Danjel van Tijn <danjel at gmail.com> wrote:
> So do I create a fake company with a US address but when I checkout I
> use a Canadian shipping address?
> Or do I need to formally register a US Company name?
>
> cheers,
> Danjel
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> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 11:31 AM, cheater cheater <cheater00 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Set up a paper company in the US, buy on its name, with delivery to canada.
>> Simple.
>>
>> D.
>>
>> On Thu, Oct 8, 2009 at 7:15 PM, Danjel van Tijn <danjel at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> The most time consuming aspect of all my DIY stuff is the mechanical
>>> parts. Whether it is designing and sourcing panels or simply procuring
>>> the necessary nuts and bolts that I need.
>>> A huge complication for Canadians is that McMaster does not ship to
>>> us! The reason has something to do with strange export laws that
>>> changed (which I do not understand given that we supposedly have a
>>> free trade agreement). McMaster is such a tease since it has the
>>> absolute best web interface for finding parts as well as the biggest
>>> selection.
>>> There is one loophole for getting parts: longterm Canadian customers
>>> of McMaster are still able to order from them but no new customers are
>>> allowed to. As a result it is sometimes possible to find businesses
>>> that will order in parts for you under their name but they will tack
>>> on an admin fee.
>>> I would have thought that with the economic crisis they would change
>>> export laws so that they could increase sales/business and help
>>> stimulate the economy, especially when it affects such a massive
>>> industry.
>>>
>>> Does anyone know of any alternatives to McMaster or any other tricks
>>> for getting parts from them into Canada?
>>>
>>>
>>> cheers,
>>> Danjel
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