I did ask them about shipping to Malaysia too *the beagleboard*. They recom= mended I take one of the shipping methods with tracking*Cannot rmb the serv= ice*.... Cost about USD 40.00 John --- On Mon, 11/9/09, Apptech wrote: > From: Apptech > Subject: Re: [PIC]Digikey New Zealand > To: "Microcontroller discussion list - Public." > Date: Monday, November 9, 2009, 1:08 PM > > I see Digikey have a NZ office > but no Australian one. Does any Nz'er > > or Aus person know if they will export to Australia > (from the NZ > > office)? > = > = > I was/am of the impression that the "NZ" office is a > virtual one and that = > orders are fulfilled directly from Thief River.(Great name > for a place to = > run a business one.) This is also true of their Chinese > website, which = > starts off with Chinse URLs but AFAIR reverts to US obes as > one proceeds = > through the system. > = > Digikey offer free freight to NZ for orders over $100. > AFAIR that's $NZ100 = > and not $US100 - although the two are reasonably similar at > present - in the = > not too distant past they were almost 2:1. > = > Combining orders with other antipodeans may be doable. > = > An alternative is to acquire a US contact who will forward > for you using a = > lower cost service than Digikey offer. I'm not sure if > Digikey offer Global = > Priority Express - AFAIR it costs $US9 to send an A4 x 100 > page or so stout = > enevlope by that service with delivery times of about 1 > week - faster than = > DHL manages sometimes with their brain dead arrangement > with local couriers = > here or when sending my cameras to Singapore. (DHL appear > to me to be = > looking for creative ways to destroy their business, > although the reason = > theymight wish to do so is not apparent). > = > If you determine that Digikey have a real NZ office please > advise - it would = > be useful. > = > =A0 =A0 =A0 =A0=A0=A0Russell = > = > -- = > http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive > View/change your membership options at > http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist > = = -- = http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist