From: IainNG@kolumbus.fi   
      
   "Ian Bell"  wrote in message   
   news:hov509$4p4$1@localhost.localdomain...   
   > Doug Bannard wrote:   
   >> "Raymond Koonce"  wrote in message   
   >> news:4bb28eac$0$12416$bbae4d71@news.suddenlink.net...   
   >>> Hi RATs,   
   >>>   
   >>> Well, I just thought Mouser was fast.  I placed a big resistor order   
   >>> with Digikey at 6:47PM yesterday, got a notice at 8:54PM that my order   
   >>> had shipped.  How's that for fast service!   
   >>>   
   >>> Raymond   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> Raymond:   
   >>   
   >> My experience with Digikey is the similar to your own.  One evening in   
   >> May 2009, I placed an order by phone with Digikey at 8:00pm.  Received   
   >> the email confirmation at 8:40 pm and at 9:40 pm another email indicating   
   >> that my order had been shipped.  The parts arrived at my address in   
   >> Ottawa, Canada the following morning at 10:00am.   
   >>   
   >> Excellent service to be sure!   
   >>   
   >> Best Regards : Doug Bannard   
   >   
   > RS and Farnell I like that in the UK. I often place orders in the evening   
   > and they arrive in the post next morning. I drives my wife crazy. She   
   > orders clothes or household items on the internet and they take over a   
   > week to arrive.   
   >   
      
   Yes. Both Farnell and RS have always been quick, even   
   with deliveries outside the UK.   
      
   Online shopping too has made huge difference to the   
   level of service generally.  Suppliers know that they   
   cannot keep a customer waiting weeks for a back   
   order when that same customer can buy on line from   
   a supplier who has the item in stock probably at a   
   more competitive price.   
      
   Iain   
      
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