Ordering parts onesie twosie

[Alan Perry]

> On Dec 31, 2019, at 14:25, Chuck Guzis via cctalk <cctalk at classiccmp.org> wrote:
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> On 12/31/19 2:15 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote:
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>>>> 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.

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.

alan