[sdiy] Digikey bags

[Steve Lenham]

Sounds like the deal varies quite a bit depending on where you are. I'm 
in the UK, and both Mouser and Digikey offer free transatlantic shipping 
for orders above GBP33 (about US$50). They come in via UPS and usually 
arrive in two working days. Apparently it is funded by overcharging 
their Canadian customers ;-)

Historically I have found that Mouser tend to be slicker and more 
competitive on price, but just recently I have been surprised when 
Digikey came out cheaper on a few things. I always shop around, but 
others may have more money than time.

Cheers,

Steve L.
Benden Sound Technology


On 27/05/2021 16:49, Jean-Pierre Desrochers wrote:
> Using Mouser, if you want a fast 1-2 days delivery time you need to pay 
> $20 for FedEx.
> 
> If you want to pay no more than $8.00 for shipping then it's USPS 
> shipping with 1-2 WEEKS..
> Very annoying.
> 
> I'm located in Canada.
> 
> *Mouser*helps buyers with big orders often exceeding $100..
> No shipping cost and better prices.
> *Digikey* has higher prices but with very small orders and 1-2day FedEx 
> delivery at $8.00CAD
> I prefer that..
> 
> -----Message d'origine-----
> De : Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at synth-diy.org] De la part de 
> mark verbos via Synth-diy
> Envoyé : 27 mai 2021 04:27
> À : David G Dixon
> Cc : synth-diy at synth-diy.org
> Objet : Re: [sdiy] Digikey bags
> 
> Now is as good a time as any to ignite the Synth-Diy equivalent of Mac 
> vs. PC…..
> 
> Why would anyone choose DigiKey over Mouser? Is this a Canadian thing? 
> The search engine sucks and the prices are higher! ( not that it matters 
> if nothing is in stock until July 2022)
> 
> Mouser also gives its customers a ludicrous amount of packaging, 
> especially bags.
> 
> Mark
> 
>> On May 27, 2021, at 9:01 AM, David G Dixon via Synth-diy <synth-diy at synth-diy.org <mailto:synth-diy at synth-diy.org>> wrote:
> 
>  >
> 
>  > Hey SDIY Team,
> 
>  >
> 
>  > Sorry to interrupt all the Monty Python riffing, but I've got a 
> fairly unconventional question, which I would guess many of you have 
> also pondered:
> 
>  >
> 
>  > What do you do with all of your Digikey bags?
> 
>  >
> 
>  > I just ordered 100 each of about 54 different values of 1% resistors 
> for my two Dome filter designs, and I transferred the resistors from the 
> bags they came in to the bags I already had brightly labelled in red 
> Sharpie ink.  Somehow, I seem to be left with what looks like about 2000 
> empty bags.  Some of the resistors were packed in 10 bags of 10 inside a 
> bigger bag.  Some were in 4 bags of 25 in a bigger bag.  Quite a few 
> were in a small bag of 100 placed inside a bigger bag with an identical 
> label.
> 
>  >
> 
>  > I can imagine blue Digikey bags flowing out of my doors and windows 
> like so much flood water if I make too many more Digikey orders.  I've 
> already got shoeboxes of the damn things stored all over my garage.  I 
> hate just dumping them in the recycling bin, or (heaven forfend) the trash.
> 
>  >
> 
>  > Cheers,
> 
>  > Dave Dixon
> 
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