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Completely hopeless distributors these days
peter-h:
Q: "Do you have any 32768Hz SMT crystals?"
A: "Is that the part number? I cant find anything for it. Thanks"
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Inside Sales Executive
Future Electronics EMEA
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gamalot:
"Founded in 1968, Future Electronics is a worldwide leader in electronic components distribution, and is recognized as one of the most respected and innovative companies in the industry today." ;D
Ian.M:
Google: 32768Hz => About 155,000 results.
Google: 32.768KHz => About 1,330,000 results.
Your salesdroid obviously didn't understand S.I. prefixes, and from the above statistics, I estimate less than 12% probability of a favorable outcome if you try again with a fresh salesdroid!
Kerlin:
I often have this conversation with our local slack Australian distributors.
"I would like to order twenty of part no 12345"
"We don't have any at the moment, but we can get them in three weeks"
HEY distributors note -
The reason that you can make a markup is because you keep stock.
That is how you make your living eh? its called offering customer service which is big thing in America.
It used to be that having a distributorship was an excuse for making a living, NOT SINCE TWENTY YEARS AGO.
When you don't keep stock then I do often order it on the net too and often get direct it to me quicker than you can.
I also have used overseas buyers/mailers to beat distributors.
peter-h:
The basic problem is that most distis can't tell if X is a resistor, or this
and most don't employ even a single person who can. It's a scandal. They add zero value.
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