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| Howardlong:
IME the most reliable UK source for delivery at the moment is RS. Farnell is all over the place: unlike RS it's never next day, more like three days. I was talking to my UK CEM the other day, they were saying that sickness is rife. How much of this is genuine illness and/or child care, and how much is duvet day was unclear, but I'm pretty sure she was of the impression that at least some people were taking advantage of the situation and not being entirely honest. In other news, I had my first vaccine today. Amazing service, I was in and out in 10 minutes. It was a mixture of very pleasant and super efficient NHS staff and volunteers marshalling people, together with equally pleasant & efficient army medics administering it. I said to the army medics who jabbed me that it was no wonder this was so well organised, to which they replied it wasn't actually them, it was already all set up. It was quite humbling, and a tribute to all those involved. |
| peter-h:
RS is good indeed but they are expensive for anything resembling production; say 100+. They have vastly improved in recent years though, with normal packaging rather than getting 50 little packs of 5 chips... There is a lot of pisstaking and people getting time off. But nothing can be done about it. Nobody can be even questioned. Excellent about your vacc; both me and my GF got done 2 weeks ago. A very smooth operation. They could process 2x as many at least but were stopped from doing so because if the media found out they would raise hell because some other places are running slower and the people there are, hey, "disadvantaged". Much better to bring everybody down to the same level. |
| tszaboo:
--- Quote from: peter-h on March 10, 2021, 04:24:47 pm ---The mainland sellers who decided to stop selling to the UK are those who bought into the anti-UK hysteria which dominates the media channels on the mainland. Like it or not, it is there. And American firms have always been reluctant exporters. Too much hassle... there are firms in the US which do $10BN+++ sales just to the US govt, so why bother exporting? Getting US firms to sell you stuff can be like pulling teeth. And always has been. Many go to massive lengths to avoid exporting; a while ago I bought an unusual form of a BNC connector from a US firm. Value about $20, they would ship only through an "international fulfilment agency". Cost $250! Would they send it via the US postal service, for about $10? No way. Too complicated. We do not go to the post office. And then they wonder why China is stealing their jobs by the millions. The chinks will ship anywhere, even if it involves faking their location on Ebay, to look local :) Right now I am talking to a German company about sending something (big) to the UK. They want about £400 for shipping, while they ship for free to other countries in Europe :) I even got a quote from a German shipper, £150, and asked this guy if I can get it collected. He isn't interested... Why do you think that might be? I know I am repeating myself but anybody on the mainland can still just simply ship something to the UK. IAW the way international trade has operated for centuries, it is up to the UK end to sort out the import VAT, any duty (no duties applicable generally on EU imports, btw) and charge it to the end customer. The fact that many customers hate paying import duties etc, feel ripped off, etc, is a separate issue. In my business we export a great deal to the US. For about 20 years we used to ship direct to customers there, with everything prepaid. The carrier (DHL back then) offered this as a service... not exactly cheap but very convenient to the customers. Now we sell there via a distributor who deals with this. --- End quote --- Nah, it's just we don't care. There is no hatred, no resentment, no propaganda. Complete apathy. You wanted to go, we said whatever. There was a huge discussion about fishes... 99% of people don't even have any idea whats that all about. You went, and you are officially in the same category as ROW. Rest of the world. This is opposed to the world view of the British. Who believes that they are the center of the world. We just quietly stand by, and just don't engage the schizophrenic loudly rambling crazy person (UK). |
| JohnnyMalaria:
--- Quote from: NANDBlog on March 12, 2021, 10:15:02 pm ---We just quietly stand by, and just don't engage the schizophrenic loudly rambling crazy person (UK). --- End quote --- Sadly, as a Brit living outside the UK for more than half my life, I can say this is an apt description. |
| alank2:
I placed an order with Mouser yesterday and they are telling me 2-5 days to ship. I hope the same day shipping isn't a thing of the past. |
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