Kryten
12-03-2003, 11:27 PM
(For those that don't like to read, plz skip to the last paragraph :reading: )
So I'm looking into a little electronics project I want to build, and I see that I need some inductors from a specific manufacturer. I get on their website and see that I can actually get a "free sample" of all the inductors that I need. "Great," I think, "I just fill in my address and get the parts for free, with free shipping no less!"
So a couple days later, I get an email from them saying that they only give samples to companies. Great. Nice of them to mention that before i ordered. :eyebrow:
I try again, this time giving the name and address of my family's company. Denied again.
It seems they didn't think a CPA firm would be very likely to do much business with them.
I then go looking for other dealers selling the same parts (it's important that I use parts with the same specs or better). After two days of scouring the internet, I find all of 4 potential suppliers, all of which say the same thing: they only give samples to companies.
Furthermore, they all apparently aren't used to anyone actually ordering just 8 inductors, because they either only sell in increments of 100 or quoted me outrageous prices for individual pieces.
So now I'm putting out a request to the members of AGN.
Who here works for a company that deals - or would feasibly deal - with electronic components, and would be interested in ordering the free samples for me and forwarding them to me (I'll pay for shipping)?
You may, of course, keep any literature or other promotional information you receive with the parts :tongue:.
So I'm looking into a little electronics project I want to build, and I see that I need some inductors from a specific manufacturer. I get on their website and see that I can actually get a "free sample" of all the inductors that I need. "Great," I think, "I just fill in my address and get the parts for free, with free shipping no less!"
So a couple days later, I get an email from them saying that they only give samples to companies. Great. Nice of them to mention that before i ordered. :eyebrow:
I try again, this time giving the name and address of my family's company. Denied again.
It seems they didn't think a CPA firm would be very likely to do much business with them.
I then go looking for other dealers selling the same parts (it's important that I use parts with the same specs or better). After two days of scouring the internet, I find all of 4 potential suppliers, all of which say the same thing: they only give samples to companies.
Furthermore, they all apparently aren't used to anyone actually ordering just 8 inductors, because they either only sell in increments of 100 or quoted me outrageous prices for individual pieces.
So now I'm putting out a request to the members of AGN.
Who here works for a company that deals - or would feasibly deal - with electronic components, and would be interested in ordering the free samples for me and forwarding them to me (I'll pay for shipping)?
You may, of course, keep any literature or other promotional information you receive with the parts :tongue:.