Good Idea about the rebate Mike. After the gal told me it was just a
promotional price good in Dec 97 it took me several days to get over being
mad. Like you I finally ordered it. I wonder if the price difference was
worth the flak their sales persons must have received...... ==Mac==
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At 03:13 PM 2/21/98 -0500, you wrote:
>I saw Bob Blick's comment about the PIC START--but that $148.88 price tag is
>incorrect.  I just ordered it and it is $199.++.  Seems that Microchip
>changed the price of it almost before the Digi-Key catalog came out.  I was
>torqued!!! to say the least but ordered it anyway.  Its a shame that
>Microchip would do something like that but ...  better let it go I guess.
>
>Just wanted to save anyone else the pain that I went through at the time I
>ordered mine.  Its not Digi-Key's fault, and the order lady I talked to when
>I ordered mine was very polite and full of sorry's about the whole deal.  Be
>nice if Microchip would give us a rebate if orderd during the three month
>period of the Digi-Key catalog currently published.
>
>Mike
>Regards...
>Mike Hall - "http://members.aol.com/mhall34450/"
>WB8ICN
>Dayton, Ohio
>