>> How's your experiences with buy.microchip.com been?
> 
> Just fine.  They usually have as good or better prices than 
> distributors for
> small volumes of PICs.  The other nice thing is that the 
> whole Microchip
> product line is available, not just the part the distributor felt like
> carrying.

Their prices for my quantities (25 .. 500) are well below the
distributor I used to deal with. And unlike foreign sellers I officially
buy from a microchip branch in my country, which makes VAT and customs
(otherwise a nuisance) a non-issue.

My only complaint is about their handling of credit card payment claims
in replation to backorders: the first claim the total amount, then
charge only what they ship. This leaves the (total!) claim active, which
reduces the amount I can use for other CC purchases.

And a nitty-gritty: you can choose your country by flag, but the Dutch
and Luxemburg flags are almost indistinguishable...

Wouter van Ooijen

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