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On 2019-12-31 5:52 PM, Zane Healy via cctalk wrote:
Huh. I wonder how postal mail ever worked.
--T
On Dec 31, 2019, at 2:42 PM, Alan Perry via
cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
Unfortunately the lack of actual electronics parts places in town mean that shopping
online is the only option. We used to have multiple options in the area, they slowly
disappeared, including Rat Shack. Fry?s is the only option that I?m aware of left.
On an interesting note, I read an article recently, that popped up in my financial news.
Delivery services have reached the breaking point in the cities, due to the amount of
deliveries, and the lack of parking. On Dec 31, 2019, at 14:25, Chuck Guzis via cctalk
<cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
?On 12/31/19 2:15 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
Shipping just two capacitors from Texas to Seattle seems silly enough. Shipping them from
China seems really silly to me.
Distribution (middlemen) is how a lot of the people earn a living.
>> On Dec 31, 2019, at 13:32, Ali via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
wrote:
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> ?I hate having to order 50 capacitors from China every time I need one....
>
I ordered two from Mouser this week.
Dunno--after all, you're simply moving your purchasing closer to the
point of production when you order from China. So that makes sense to
cut out the middleman.
Zane