Chris McSweeny wrote:
> the shipping charges from Digikey and MicrochipDirect (not that I use
> PICs anymore - yes I do know what mailing list I'm on) are sufficient
> to make them uneconomic for the quantities I normally buy (over $20 of
> your dollars for either).

Note that microchipdirect isn't really a US supplier.  They ship from their
chip packaging plant in Thailand.  It seems Microchip has a special deal
with FedEx, since it's always shipped that way.  In any case, it shouldn't
be different for you or Joe to order from them than for me.  In fact, Joe i=
s
a lot closer to Thailand than I am.


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