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>The issue I had was that I only needed a couple of these units - I could
>have ordered them from my distributors but because of minimum orders and
>postage charges it made them relatively expensive.


Hey Dom,

This is the exact problem we all face!!!!!!!!! The last thing in the world 
Digi-Key and similar resellers want to hear is that the customer needs 
'just one or 2'.

Some vendors have told me that they outsouced their samples to third party 
sales agents and I need to contact XYZ sales etc. As soon as I hear this, I 
just say 'no thanks' and look for an equivalent part. It just ain't worth 
the hassle. When the manufacturer handles samples themselves, they 
typically appreciate our needs, which is more than I can say for some third 
party sales companys:>:

Regards,

Art
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