[sdiy] UK guys - Rapid EndLine Sale Today!

[Andre Majorel]

On 2010-01-20 19:14 +0000, Graham Atkins wrote:

> Historically, RS Components and Farnell are some of the oldest
> suppliers. Farnell have always been good to everyone wether they
> are companies or hobbyists. RS on the other hand were very much
> against the public. My first official trip on company business was in
> the late 70's. I went to one of their trade counters. I was told all
> orders
> needed to be on official company letterheads, and they even phoned
> the company that I worked for to check that I was who I claimed to be
> before they would serve me !

Nice.

Their French branches did the opposite. In the nineties, Farnell
wouldn't even talk to you if you weren't a company while Verospeed
(and then Radiospares) would let anyone order anything, no
questions asked, no minimum order.

Guess they're back to their respective roots. :->

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André Majorel http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/