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.


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My experience and opinion, FWIW


Steve

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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.