I thought that I read that Digikey would sell with free shipping and no=20 minimum with prepaid mail orders & no credit cards. Perhaps that was US only. On 8/29/2011 2:35 PM, Michael Watterson wrote: > I thought, great, Farnell has what I want, only 21p each, 1uF 100V > ceramic (actually I'd like 200V and 400V 1uF and 2uF caps too that work > in 19kHz SMPSU). I'll order 20 to try out the idea ( A Cuk SMPSU for 75V > DC from 7.5V DC in) > > Order them and it's free delivery, in Stock UK, rather than =A3XXX becaus= e > it's USA stock. > > But two days later they cancel the order (after taking my money, and > confirming the order by email), I must order on the Irish Web site. But > the Irish Web site has a minimum order of =8020 > > So where do I get small quantities of stuff without Mega postage or > Minimum order to Ireland? > > The Hong Kong / Thailand / China /Taiwan etc eBay lads can do it but > variety is limited. > > Mouser and Digikey seem very expensive and awkward for small orders to > here, so as result I've never used them. Years ago I used to get a lot > from Farnell, but then it was the the UK Office. > > > > --=20 John Ferrell W8CCW "Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened." --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .