How much does one need to spend to get a McMaster catalog sent to
them? Would $1000 in a year do it? Color me curious.

Jay

Not sure about the amount, but I usually get one by walking to the store and
asking. You might just call them and ask to be added to their mailing list.


--
My experience and opinion, FWIW


Steve

jj wrote:

How much does one need to spend to get a McMaster catalog sent to
them? Would $1000 in a year do it? Color me curious.

We probably spend $1000/year and we get them
intermittently. Probably got 4 over the last
7 years.

I suspect they print as many as they can afford
and send them out starting with their biggest
customers and working their way down.

I suspect, you already know, they have an Online Catalog.

http://www.mcmaster.com/
(and we save a tree).

Steve

"Steve" wrote in message
...
Not sure about the amount, but I usually get one by walking to the store
and asking. You might just call them and ask to be added to their mailing
list.


--
My experience and opinion, FWIW


Steve

We probably spend $1000/year and we get them
intermittently. Probably got 4 over the last
7 years.

Yep, every two years! They are a customer and I asked them about catalogs
and they said just call or use the web to request one.

Tom Gardner wrote:
....they said just call or use the web to request one.

Really!? The elusiveness of their catalogs is legendary. New ones go
on eBay for $40 - 50. Even old ones are auctioned. Why would anyone
pay $50 for one when they could "...just call or use the web to request
one"?

????
Bob

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
Tom Gardner wrote:
...they said just call or use the web to request one.

Really!? The elusiveness of their catalogs is legendary. New ones go
on eBay for $40 - 50. Even old ones are auctioned. Why would anyone
pay $50 for one when they could "...just call or use the web to request
one"?

????
Bob

I had trouble getting my first one. After requesting a catalog about 3
times, and still not getting one, I told them I'd have to make do with a
Grainger catalog. I got 2 of McMaster's shortly after that, and they send 2
new ones periodically now.

$40-$50 on ebay? Dang. We've been throwing them away at work when we
get our new one.
Mike

"mj" wrote in message
oups.com...
$40-$50 on ebay? Dang. We've been throwing them away at work when we
get our new one.
Mike


I just walked out the gate with mine, where I work...

I don't care.

xman

If you work for a big name company and give their real business address and
business phone number, I bet they'll send you one regardless of how much you
spend.

"jj" wrote in message
...
How much does one need to spend to get a McMaster catalog sent to
them? Would $1000 in a year do it? Color me curious.

Jay

Steve wrote:
I suspect, you already know, they have an Online Catalog.

http://www.mcmaster.com/
(and we save a tree).

Their online catalog gets my vote for the best web store ever.

While McMaster's Website is the best in biz, bar none, it does pay to
have a printed
version. Bathroom is an ideal place for it - so you have good use
for those otherwise
dull minutes .

Learn a lot by simply flipping through pages. Got mine @ work.

MSCDirect's catalog is much easier to get and I think it is much
larger, just an FYI. Price-wise
they are about the same, have a number of warehouses - I get my stuff
from both McM and MSC
next day with UPS ground. MSC's website is much worse compared to McM's
- search and presentation
of search results is nearly not as good.

I also have Grainger store within 2miles from my home but they don't
sell to GP. Plenty dumb, IMO -
MSC and McM don't have that problem.

Don't tell them it's you calling!

"Bob Engelhardt" wrote in message
...
Tom Gardner wrote:
...they said just call or use the web to request one.

Really!? The elusiveness of their catalogs is legendary. New ones go on
eBay for $40 - 50. Even old ones are auctioned. Why would anyone pay $50
for one when they could "...just call or use the web to request one"?

????
Bob

On 7 Jan 2006 04:35:04 GMT, D Murphy wrote:

"rashid111" wrote in news:1136428324.391298.80310
:

I also have Grainger store within 2miles from my home but they don't
sell to GP. Plenty dumb, IMO -

If the company you work for has an account with them, then you can shop
there. I just give them the company's name and tell them I'm paying cash.


Same here. In fact..I did just that today. I purchased a Square D
pressure switch for an air compressor that the guy thats fixing my
truck had that was moy flakey.

Working off part of my bill..next week..I fix the Coffing overhead
crane..brake is shot

Gunner

The aim of untold millions is to be free to do exactly as they choose
and for someone else to pay when things go wrong.

In the past few decades, a peculiar and distinctive psychology
has emerged in England. Gone are the civility, sturdy independence,
and admirable stoicism that carried the English through the war years
.. It has been replaced by a constant whine of excuses, complaints,
and special pleading. The collapse of the British character has been
as swift and complete as the collapse of British power.

Theodore Dalrymple,

Bob Engelhardt wrote:
Really!? The elusiveness of their catalogs is legendary. New ones go
on eBay for $40 - 50. Even old ones are auctioned. Why would anyone
pay $50 for one when they could "...just call or use the web to request
one"?
????
Bob

There is a 1957 copy, edition 63 on ebay right now for $51 with 6
hours to go...yikes! Would be kinda cool to see though...

http://cgi.ebay.com/1957-McMaster-Ca...QQcmdZViewItem

Jay