[kwlug-disc] OT: Mouser electronics experiences?

[CrankyOldBugger]

Did I pick a bad time to check out https://www.digikey.ca ?  I keep getting
403 errors.


On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 7:36 PM R. Brent Clements <rbclemen at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have purchased 3 or 4 times from Mouser in the last 5 years.  It has
> been more than a decade since I purchased from Digikey.  Never had any
> problems with either.  I admit that I did choose Mouser initially when I
> saw they had a local office, and was surprised when it shipped from Texas
> (I think), but it was reasonably timely.
>
> Brent
>
> On Tue, 9 May 2023 at 19:25, Ron Singh <ronsingh149 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I also have good results shopping at Future Electronics.
>> (https://www.futureelectronics.com/)
>> Weirdly, I have had 2 recent purchases for BJTs, FETs and other discretes
>> coming in at a lower price than my usual go-to, Mouser.
>> Yep, the holy trinity, Digi-Key, Mouser and Future.
>> Now, does anyone have a decent lead on best-priced-place to get Vishay
>> caps?
>> Them things are pretty dear:-(
>>
>> Ron S.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Tue, May 9, 2023 at 6:53 PM Andrew Kohlsmith (mailing lists account)
>> via kwlug-disc <kwlug-disc at kwlug.org> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> > On May 9, 2023, at 6:35 PM, Charles M <chaslinux at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> >
>>> > I was looking at buying some electronics parts and noticed Sayal
>>> > didn't have what I needed, but found mouser.ca and noticed they're in
>>> > Kitchener. Has anyone been there, do they have a physical store you
>>> > can walk in, or is this a warehouse you just order online from?
>>>
>>>
>>> Good evening, Charles,
>>>
>>> Unfortunately no. The Kitchener location is only sales/support offices.
>>> They ship out of the US, just like Digi-Key. That said, both of these
>>> companies are very, very good. I find Mouser’s prices to be slightly
>>> cheaper in general, but Digi-Key’s search and site are much, much better. I
>>> often end up using Digi-Key’s site to find what I’m after, then
>>> spot-checking Mouser’s prices and if the price difference is great enough
>>> (and I get both carts over the free shipping thresholds) I’ll often buy
>>> from Mouser.
>>>
>>> -A.
>>>
>>>
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