On Wed, 11 Nov 2009 11:13:42 +0000, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

I've always seen that time pattern; order on working day N, get it on
working day N+2, usually before midday or so.

Amazing. Only one day longer than ordering from the best in the UK - and
better than many. Maplin haven't managed next day delivery at standard
prices for ages.

I know...and there is a *much* wider range, and the prices are good.

You usually have to pay VAT on delivery, but no handling charge for
UPS. Mouser are another good firm, but there seems to be an extra fee
on delivery (both used UPS with me).

I only paid 10 quid over the actual site prices. So no worse than many
UK firms for a small order - it was only 12 quids worth of parts. No VAT
- perhaps they don't bother under a certain figure?

Probably not. I usually spend 50 quid at a time - there are always
components I seem to need, and then the carriage is free!

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