> My guess is that they might have many store houses in different places and > some parts can be found in one place, some other parts in the other place -- > so they just send those packeges straight away from different store houses. For the dealextreme order I was referring to there were 1 or 2 week gaps between the deliveries. If that is due to differences in postal handling time they have a funny postal system over there. (I have no idea where 'over there' is, it might well be spread all over the world.) -- Wouter van Ooijen -- ------------------------------------------- Van Ooijen Technische Informatica: www.voti.nl consultancy, development, PICmicro products docent Hogeschool van Utrecht: www.voti.nl/hvu -- http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist