> In future designs I will be making a concerted effort to avoid any
> digikey only parts wherever possible. Dealing with them is just too
> painful (made worse by bad interactions between the behaviour of UPS and
> the university beuracracy and by emails seeming to go missing between us
> and them all to often).

I only occasionally place Digikey orders from here in NZ - but have
found them relatively good to deal with.

What I'd like to see is a USPS option using eg Global Priority
Express. Far cheaper than true courier and not vastly slower. That
said, I find that Fedex incoming to NZ rocks.  Items from China
mainland, Hong Kong and USA come through often a day ahead of
commitment date and, if it clears customs at the airport in the early
afternoon it will probably be delivered to me the same day around 5pm.
About 20 miles and a city width away. Last Fedex parcel was sent from
Honk Kong at 3pm Hong Kong time and was delivered  here two days later
at 3pm. As we are 5 hours ahead, in absolute terms that's about1 day
and 19 hours.

Farnell delivery from Australia (2000 miles and an ocean away) used to
be utterly superb but they changed their courier system and now it's
just very good.Was order by 5pm+ and have delivered next day at 7am.
Nowdays it comes in mid to late afternoon and somedays the following
day.

      Russell
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