> Anyone care to comment on the reliability and service of
> the other big mail order suppliers?
> Newark, Arrow-Bell, Jameco, etc. Forewarned is forearmed...

Is a topic tag change in order?

I think Digi-Key is in a league of their own, and nobody comes close to
them in terms of service. Clearly every employee has gone through training
and works as part of a team.

Jameco is also different because they treat parts as generic commodities.
The specific manufacturer is not important to them. They are good about
keeping things in stock and shipping quickly.

Mouser would like to be Digi-Key, but they want to do it on the cheap and
will never get there. They do carry a few product lines that Digi-Key
doesn't, and they sometimes sell in quantities lower than the big guns, so
they do get business from me from time to time. And they have been willing
to do scheduled shipment in small quantities for special order parts from
Rohm, which I find highly admirable of them, Rohm parts being otherwise
impossible in small quantities.

Cheerful regards,

Bob

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