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That worries me slightly as I am emigrating from UK to NZ in the next 2
months... Do I need to stock up on hobbyist bits and bobs LOL ?

Is there an equivalent to RS components over there ? - I know that
Jaycar exists and Dick Smith is much like Maplins now (more of a toy
store for cheap chinese imports than electronics component supplier)

Chris

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From: cdb [mailto:colin@btech-online.co.uk] 
Sent: 28 September 2006 11:56
To: PICLIST@MIT.EDU
Subject: [OT]It can be frustrating ordering components



Some time ago Dick Smith Australia had a special offer on some Piher
rotary encoders, since then they've cleared their stocks.

DS New Zealand, still has some, so I promptly ordered some, only to
discover it is shop stock only. Helpfully DSNZ are sending me an
automated update each week telling me they are on backorder.

It is obvious that these are an end of line, so you'd think some genius
would say ' wait a minute chaps, we're not selling many through our
shops and here we have an internet order, lets consolidate and clear
some of our slow moving stuff '.

I would order from Mouser in the US, but they've recently gone barmy
with international order pricing and are demanding U$36.00 - which
incidentally still makes them cheaper than Farnell (who are also
deleting this item) taking into account the item price difference.

What is it with electronics suppliers and their enormous P&P costs -
Rapid in the UK will only export with minimum order of GBP175.00 and
then charge an astronomical amount for P&P as well, as for Maplin, well
don't get me started there!.

Rant over!!!

Colin
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