[sdiy] Digikey bags

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Can confirm, Mexico is better served by Mouser than Digikey. Free shipping for orders over 40usd and one day delivery. Customs prepaid

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> On 27 May 2021, at 11:41, Steve Lenham <steve at bendentech.co.uk> wrote:
> 
> 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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