> I don't understand the rates either and Microchip must be one of these co= mpanies > that has a special rate. Whenever I order samples off their site they sen= d them to > me fedex from Thailand ! I live on the east coast of the USA and how they= can even > afford to ship free samples to me from Thailand I don't know. Same goes for samples coming to the UK as well. I don't know if they get packaged in Thailand then bulk shipped, with maili= ng labels already on them to the local office who then put the individual p= ackages in the post, or what happens, I just know it doesn't take long. --=20 Scanned by iCritical. --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .