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D from BC

Jan 1, 1970
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By cutting off additional shipments.

John

Do it mafia style on the phone...
"You should sent payment.. orrr ..you know ...to prevent accidents."
:p
D from BC
 
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Robert Baer

Jan 1, 1970
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John said:
We export a lot of stuff, without much hassle. The only thing we have
to be careful about is some technology limitations on some of our
products, super-fast risetimes and such. The rules are pretty much
obsolete but still require a bit of care. And a few countries are
embargoed, like Iran and Cuba.

A bigger problem is the tendency for Europeans to not pay invoices for
6 months or more. We don't let them get away with that.

John
CIA = Cash In Advance !
 
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Winfield

Jan 1, 1970
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We export a lot of stuff, without much hassle. The only thing we have
to be careful about is some technology limitations on some of our
products, super-fast risetimes and such. The rules are pretty much
obsolete but still require a bit of care. And a few countries are
embargoed, like Iran and Cuba.

A bigger problem is the tendency for Europeans to not pay invoices
for 6 months or more. We don't let them get away with that.

My company made hundreds of shipments to various customers in
Europe. We'd be a bit worried upon getting an purchase order
(a simple piece of paper), and sending out tens of thousands
of dollars of custom-made instruments along with an invoice,
and crossing our fingers for payment. But they all paid, and
within 30 to 60 days as well. Most of our occasional troubles
with payment came from inside the U.S.
 
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Haude Daniel

Jan 1, 1970
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Winfield said:
My company made hundreds of shipments to various customers in
Europe. We'd be a bit worried upon getting an purchase order
(a simple piece of paper), and sending out tens of thousands
of dollars of custom-made instruments along with an invoice,
and crossing our fingers for payment.

Did you sell to government agencies or universities? They have
an internal policy which ensures that a purchase order can only
be sent out after the money has been allocated and put aside.
Which means that after the shipment comes in there can't be any
problems with payment because the money had to be there the
moment the order was placed.

Big companies probably have similar mechanisms in effect.

--Daniel
 
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Spehro Pefhany

Jan 1, 1970
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There's also a US government black list of prohibited companies and
individuals, right?
CIA = Cash In Advance !

I ask for (and usually get) T/T in advance for overseas orders. Just
send bank info and SWIFT code. Paypal is okay for small amounts. Net
30 for US and Canada only.


Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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Robert said:
CIA = Cash In Advance !


COB = Cash On the Barrelhead


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
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mpm

Jan 1, 1970
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COB = Cash On the Barrelhead


"Corn Cob" is more like it.
They take you over to this little waiting area and get the gloves
out...!
 
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Michael A. Terrell

Jan 1, 1970
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mpm said:
"Corn Cob" is more like it.
They take you over to this little waiting area and get the gloves
out...!


Cash On the Barrelhead was an older version of Cash On Delivery.
Literally, they demanded cash when goods were delivered in barrels to
small stores or farms. There were no charge accounts, 30 day payment
window or any other form of credit between the distributor and
customer. I've heard stories from some elderly people when I was a kid
of actually counting out the cash on the barrel head before it was moved
into their store. Crackers, pickles, and some other goods were shipped
this way.



BTW, The corn cob works better when its been soaked in turpentine.
Ask any farmer who's had stray dogs that wouldn't leave his property.
That's what needs to happen every time Jackofff Baddog morphs. ;-)


--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
 
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legg

Jan 1, 1970
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After going through the packing slip I almost ordered some rather expensive
items because I thought that I forgot to order them. Some further
investigation turned out that the said items were indeed ordered originally
but the back ordered items did not show up on the invoice or packing slip as
being back ordered. After questioning Digikey their was their reply:

"After we hung up, I realized you were a Canadian customer. The back
orders will not show on Canadian orders crossing the border due to
customs. We can only show what is shipping on the invoice for tax
purposes. You stated that other companies show the b/o's, and if you
order from a company within Canada, they probably would as nothing
crosses the border. On all US domestic orders, we do show the b/o's. I
did check into this just to make sure and they verified that this is
correct. If there is some information you are aware of that would help
us in resolving this, please share and we can look into it as we would
love to make things easier for our customers. Please contact me with
any further questions."

I find it rather perplexing the Digikey cannot show on the packing slip those
items that are not being shipped.

You can order through the Digikey Canadian website, pay in Canadian
dollars and not worry about duty and brokerage. Back-orders are
documented.

http://dkc1.digikey.com/ca/digihome.html

....or just click the Canadian flag at he top of your normal web page
access.

Usually next-day delivery.


RL
 
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