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Zoro
Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is
apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds -jsw |
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On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:21:49 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds -jsw Never heard of them before. Gunner |
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On Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at 7:21:02 AM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote:
Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds -jsw Bought some drill cases from them, sep. fractional, number, to augment my gonzo Huot fract/number/letter case, with extra bottom drawer. I think the Zoro's were Huot as well. Had the best price, timely delivery, but came damaged, rectangle -- rhomboid, proly from rough handling in delivery. Was pretty annoyed, but easy enough to bang back in shape that I didn't make a stink about it, so I don't know how they would have responded. |
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I have some experience. They ship promptly and sell what is
advertised. i On 2015-07-22, Jim Wilkins wrote: Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds -jsw |
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On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:21:49 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds I've been buying things from Zoro through eBay for a little over a year now. One problem, but only a small thing. Some pipe hangers were pulled from the wrong box. Zoro said "Keep those, we'll pick and ship the correct ones today. Someone at the warehouse had put just 4 of the wrong items in the bin, so the problem has been corrected here now." The replacements came in a week. In any case, I like Zoro. Check for the item on eBay first. Prices are even better than in their catalog. Free shipping on orders of $50 or more. -- My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane. --Sipkess |
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"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
... On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:21:49 -0400, "Jim Wilkins" wrote: Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds I've been buying things from Zoro through eBay for a little over a year now. One problem, but only a small thing. Some pipe hangers were pulled from the wrong box. Zoro said "Keep those, we'll pick and ship the correct ones today. Someone at the warehouse had put just 4 of the wrong items in the bin, so the problem has been corrected here now." The replacements came in a week. In any case, I like Zoro. Check for the item on eBay first. Prices are even better than in their catalog. Free shipping on orders of $50 or more. They asked for a company name. Do they really care if you are a hobbyist? Grainger has given me trouble about that in the past if I wasn't wearing an ID badge. -jsw |
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On 07/22/2015 10:28 AM, Jim Wilkins wrote:
.... They asked for a company name. Do they really care if you are a hobbyist? Grainger has given me trouble about that in the past if I wasn't wearing an ID badge. I never had any problem w/ Grainger and OTC sales as individual; can't speak of what they try to do on web site but unless you're required to have a D&B rating or somesuch, how're they to know? Fill out whatever forms with whatever they require even if it's just you and a DBA designation; there's no implication unless you try to avoid tax as reseller or the like. -- |
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Jim Wilkins wrote:
Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds -jsw They are a Grainger run outfit . About like MSC and Enco. Prices are usually lower than Grainger for the same product. I like to go to the Grainger site/catalog and find the item, then punch the number into the Zoro search and see if they have it cheaper, 99% of the time they do. -- Steve W. |
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Steve W. wrote:
Jim Wilkins wrote: Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds -jsw They are a Grainger run outfit . About like MSC and Enco. Prices are usually lower than Grainger for the same product. I like to go to the Grainger site/catalog and find the item, then punch the number into the Zoro search and see if they have it cheaper, 99% of the time they do. List price is less than the grainger price. |
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On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 11:28:57 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message .. . On Wed, 22 Jul 2015 07:21:49 -0400, "Jim Wilkins" wrote: Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds I've been buying things from Zoro through eBay for a little over a year now. One problem, but only a small thing. Some pipe hangers were pulled from the wrong box. Zoro said "Keep those, we'll pick and ship the correct ones today. Someone at the warehouse had put just 4 of the wrong items in the bin, so the problem has been corrected here now." The replacements came in a week. In any case, I like Zoro. Check for the item on eBay first. Prices are even better than in their catalog. Free shipping on orders of $50 or more. They asked for a company name. Do they really care if you are a hobbyist? Grainger has given me trouble about that in the past if I wasn't wearing an ID badge. 2 decades ago, I had to print up a fake business card to get access to purchases at Grainger. Zoro just sells to anyone, I believe. Did you check your luck on eBay yet? -- My desire to be well-informed is currently at odds with my desire to remain sane. --Sipkess |
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Zoro
Jim Wilkins wrote: Does anyone have good/bad experience ordering from Zoro, which is apparently connected to Grainger? http://www.zoro.com/?gclid=CMK7ppvO7...w&gclsrc=aw.ds -jsw I've bought from them several times on Ebay. UPS lost one item, and they shipped a replacement once UPS admitted they lost the item. This is what they lost, a 38" tall electrical box: http://www.ebay.com/itm/SQUARE-D-MH38-NEMA-1-Enclosure-/321498764290 |
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