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Clint Sharp

Jan 1, 1970
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Am I missing something, I want to order under $10 worth of chips from
Mouser but the rates FEDEX and UPS quote to deliver to the UK almost
make it worth my while to fly out to the states and collect the bits
myself?
 
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Peter A Forbes

Jan 1, 1970
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Am I missing something, I want to order under $10 worth of chips from
Mouser but the rates FEDEX and UPS quote to deliver to the UK almost
make it worth my while to fly out to the states and collect the bits
myself?

We get our friends in Ca to buy over there and send the stuff by USPS, it is far
cheaper and if you use Global Priority mail it is almost as quick. Problem is
that most companies are geared for the carriers, not the postal service.

We also go over two or three times a year on short breaks, and spend a bit of
time sourcing parts which are 'unobtainable', time well spent! Last trip we got
hold of a load of Amphenol connector parts which had been elusive from the UK,
but we found and bought them in California after a few emails.

It is not much better going the other way either, ParcelForce International
charges are not what you would call cheap.

Peter
 
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Mike Harrison

Jan 1, 1970
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Am I missing something, I want to order under $10 worth of chips from
Mouser but the rates FEDEX and UPS quote to deliver to the UK almost
make it worth my while to fly out to the states and collect the bits
myself?

People like Digikey etc. are a real PITA for UK users in that they won't send by USPS - you can get
a lot of parts in a $5 USPS Global Priority flat-rate envelope.

Fedex/UPS are a total rip-off for international - as well as the shipping price, there will be a
customs clearance fee of typically £10.

Maybe if enough UK people email these companies about alternate shipping methods, they may listen.
 
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Fred Bartoli

Jan 1, 1970
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Clint Sharp said:
Am I missing something, I want to order under $10 worth of chips from
Mouser but the rates FEDEX and UPS quote to deliver to the UK almost
make it worth my while to fly out to the states and collect the bits
myself?


AFAIK, mouser offers low cost shipping, but not on their website. You'll
have to ask by email before.
It costs something like 6 or 7 USD.
I've never tested this, but I'm preparing to do so.


Thanks,
Fred.
 
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Watson A.Name \Watt Sun - the Dark Remover\

Jan 1, 1970
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Clint said:
Am I missing something, I want to order under $10 worth of chips from
Mouser but the rates FEDEX and UPS quote to deliver to the UK almost
make it worth my while to fly out to the states and collect the bits
myself?

Consider using USPS. Or maybe go to a different distrib. I've used
Futurlec.com, elexp.com, and a few others. Also checek Ebay for some
occasional deals.
 
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Spehro Pefhany

Jan 1, 1970
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AFAIK, mouser offers low cost shipping, but not on their website. You'll
have to ask by email before.
It costs something like 6 or 7 USD.
I've never tested this, but I'm preparing to do so.

Eight bux for a tiny box by USPS to Canada. Ordered on June 15, and it
arrived yesterday (them taking a few days to ship, holidays in the US
and Canada etc.). Mouser is about the same distance away as Digikey,
who have a flat rate of about 6.00 US with a very reasonable minimum
order, and it arrives the next morning 90%+ of the time if ordered by
9:00 pm Eastern time the day before. The other <10% it arrives the
next business day. I wish Mouser would make a deal with Purolator
like Digikey has.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
 
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Fred Bartoli

Jan 1, 1970
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Spehro Pefhany said:
Eight bux for a tiny box by USPS to Canada. Ordered on June 15, and it
arrived yesterday (them taking a few days to ship, holidays in the US
and Canada etc.). Mouser is about the same distance away as Digikey,
who have a flat rate of about 6.00 US with a very reasonable minimum
order, and it arrives the next morning 90%+ of the time if ordered by
9:00 pm Eastern time the day before. The other <10% it arrives the
next business day. I wish Mouser would make a deal with Purolator
like Digikey has.


Well, here in (old) Europe, Digikey shipping cost are more of a bad joke
than a bargain :

A flat 18 Euro shipping to start with, plus 13 Euros "handling" costs for
orders under 100 Euros.

Absolutely ridiculous.

Thanks,
Fred.
 
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alpha_uma

Jan 1, 1970
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Spehro Pefhany said:
On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 12:38:45 +0200, the renowned "Fred Bartoli"

<snip>
Eight bux for a tiny box by USPS to Canada. Ordered on June 15, and it
arrived yesterday (them taking a few days to ship, holidays in the US
and Canada etc.). Mouser is about the same distance away as Digikey,
who have a flat rate of about 6.00 US with a very reasonable minimum
order, and it arrives the next morning 90%+ of the time if ordered by
9:00 pm Eastern time the day before. The other <10% it arrives the
next business day. I wish Mouser would make a deal with Purolator
like Digikey has.

Hi, I'm also in Canada, and I'm thinking of ordering something from
DigiKey, so I'd like to know more about your experiences with
ordering from DigiKey and Mouser, and with UPS and USPS.

(1) Did you have to Email Mouser first in order to get them to ship
via USPS instead of courier to Canada? Did Revenue Canada
charge you any customs handling fees (not counting GST and PST)?
How much?

(2) Is DigiKey shipping to Canada via UPS or via Purolator?
Did you have to pay any customs brokerage fees? [It's been my bad
experiences that every time some company sends me something via
UPS, UPS charges me a disproportionate amount of customs
brokerage fees.]

Thanks
Al-U
 
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Spehro Pefhany

Jan 1, 1970
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Hi, I'm also in Canada, and I'm thinking of ordering something from
DigiKey, so I'd like to know more about your experiences with
ordering from DigiKey and Mouser, and with UPS and USPS.

(1) Did you have to Email Mouser first in order to get them to ship
via USPS instead of courier to Canada?

No, I just selected first class mail (or something to that effect) for
shipping method.
Did Revenue Canada
charge you any customs handling fees (not counting GST and PST)?

Yes. C$5. plus 1.50 for GST, and it was held up for 2 days out of the
3 weeks it took from order to arrival. My company is PST exempt. If it
is anything urgent I would gladly pay 4 FedEx. UPS to Canada is just
terrible, never use them if there is any way to avoid it. I'm glad
Mouser will ship by USPS, at least the Canada Post is a flat fee, even
if you order $500 worth of stuff the charge is only 5.00 for handling.
How much?

(2) Is DigiKey shipping to Canada via UPS or via Purolator?

Purolator (which is owned by Canada Post)
Did you have to pay any customs brokerage fees? [It's been my bad
experiences that every time some company sends me something via
UPS, UPS charges me a disproportionate amount of customs
brokerage fees.]

No, it's all inclusive. Any taxes are remitted by Digikey/Purolator.
No surprises and it's not held up to collect a few dollars. You get a
tracking number (which has been a bit dodgy, but seems to be getting
better). VERY good service for C$8 on a minimum 32.50 order. Their
price tend to be a bit high, but I've found them cheaper than Mouser
on some stuff, and even competitive with big distributors for some
items in small/medium quantities.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
 
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alpha_uma

Jan 1, 1970
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Spehro Pefhany said:
Hi, I'm also in Canada, and I'm thinking of ordering something from
DigiKey, so I'd like to know more about your experiences with
ordering from DigiKey and Mouser, and with UPS and USPS.

(1) Did you have to Email Mouser first in order to get them to ship
via USPS instead of courier to Canada?

No, I just selected first class mail (or something to that effect) for
shipping method.
Did Revenue Canada
charge you any customs handling fees (not counting GST and PST)?

Yes. C$5. plus 1.50 for GST, and it was held up for 2 days out of the
3 weeks it took from order to arrival. My company is PST exempt. If it
is anything urgent I would gladly pay 4 FedEx. UPS to Canada is just
terrible, never use them if there is any way to avoid it. I'm glad
Mouser will ship by USPS, at least the Canada Post is a flat fee, even
if you order $500 worth of stuff the charge is only 5.00 for handling.
How much?

(2) Is DigiKey shipping to Canada via UPS or via Purolator?

Purolator (which is owned by Canada Post)
Did you have to pay any customs brokerage fees? [It's been my bad
experiences that every time some company sends me something via
UPS, UPS charges me a disproportionate amount of customs
brokerage fees.]

No, it's all inclusive. Any taxes are remitted by Digikey/Purolator.
No surprises and it's not held up to collect a few dollars. You get a
tracking number (which has been a bit dodgy, but seems to be getting
better). VERY good service for C$8 on a minimum 32.50 order. Their
price tend to be a bit high, but I've found them cheaper than Mouser
on some stuff, and even competitive with big distributors for some
items in small/medium quantities.

Hi, thanks for your helpful information, Spehro. It's nice to know that I
can use USPS with Mouser, and Purolator with DigiKey when ordering from
Canada.
 
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Jim Adney

Jan 1, 1970
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Consider using USPS. Or maybe go to a different distrib. I've used
Futurlec.com, elexp.com, and a few others. Also checek Ebay for some
occasional deals.

Yes, international shipments are always much more expensive. See if
you can get them from Farnell in the UK.

-
 
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Ross Herbert

Jan 1, 1970
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On Wed, 7 Jul 2004 08:01:16 +0100, Clint Sharp

|Am I missing something, I want to order under $10 worth of chips from
|Mouser but the rates FEDEX and UPS quote to deliver to the UK almost
|make it worth my while to fly out to the states and collect the bits
|myself?


Yep, customers in Australia run into the same stumbling block. Mouser
explained, "we only use Fedex or UPS, and we can't be wasting our time
running down to the post office to ship goods." As a result, even for
a small order you will pay around USD50.00 to have it sent out. The
same item would cost around USD11.00 by USPS.

I think this excuse is pure bullshit. Most customers would be quite
happy with USPS for small items, especially outside the USA, and I'm
sure they would get enough orders to make a drop-off to the closest
USPS shop every day worthwhile. I think they are actually making a
profit out of the freight charges and that's why they "only ship Fedex
or UPS".
 
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Mike Harrison

Jan 1, 1970
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Yes, international shipments are always much more expensive. See if
you can get them from Farnell in the UK.

It's only expensive when suppliers refuse to use USPS.
USPS Global Priority flat-rate envelopes can ship 1 & 4 pounds respectively for $5 and $9
 
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Mike Diack

Jan 1, 1970
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Am I missing something, I want to order under $10 worth of chips from
Mouser but the rates FEDEX and UPS quote to deliver to the UK almost
make it worth my while to fly out to the states and collect the bits
myself?

Most US suppliers don't give a flying **** about foreign customers,
and insisting on gold plated shipping is their way of letting you know
this. I've paid nearly $100 to get a matchbox full of ICs to New
Zealand, and $40 to get a complete set of headers (**BIG** box, 4
cylendar bike) when sent USPS surface mail (though it musta come by
plane cos it only took 6 days from Wisconsin). The US has a fabulous
postal service - cheap, efficient. I just wish the bastard electronics
suppliers would use it.
M (in grumpy mode)
 
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alpha_uma

Jan 1, 1970
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alpha_uma said:
<snip>
Hi, thanks for your helpful information, Spehro. It's nice to know that I
can use USPS with Mouser, and Purolator with DigiKey when ordering from
Canada.

Spehro, I'm quite impressed with the smooth online ordering with DigiKey. I
have just placed a small order with them (50 caps totaling a little under
40.00USD, about 55.00CAD). They do INDEED ship via Purolator to Canada (only
8.00 CAD to ship my small package). The shipping is even cheaper than those
charged by many Ebay sellers who are residing in Canada. After chatting live
online with DigiKey's sales people, I was reminded to change the "country"
on the order page by first changing the "flag" from the U.S. flag to the
Canadian flag before entering the items in my order. Then the "Purolator
shipping method" would be chosen as the default shipping method.
Al-U
 
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Steven Swift

Jan 1, 1970
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Going to the post-office here takes at least an hour. Not a good idea for a
company.

The easiest and cheapest way is to get someone to "small packet" airmail it
to you. If you only have a few parts, it is only about $4.

Digi-Key will do USPS.
 
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Steven Swift

Jan 1, 1970
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I forgot to mention that security rules require that you hand packages to the
clerk at the counter. You can't drop packages in the box anymore.
 
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Mike Harrison

Jan 1, 1970
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I forgot to mention that security rules require that you hand packages to the
clerk at the counter. You can't drop packages in the box anymore.

I thought you still could if it was under a pound weight, or has this changed recently ?
 
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