Post by thread:[OT] Re: Price and availability of PIC parts

> > That's one reason I like the National web site. It shows production > status, price, MOQ, which distributors carry it, and their current > stocking level, and other goodies. It may not be perfect, but it's a lot > better than anything else I've seen. > > Don The National Experience is not good for all of us. When requesting a sample the other day the reply came back... "due to abuse of samples from New Zealand you wont get any" ... Piss off in other words. I cant even get Manuals or CDs out of them! As subtle as a baseball bat to the head. How they worked this out is bloody amazing, New Zealand is a country of 3 million people that has the 1st or 2nd highest PC, Cellphone etc use in the world. That goes for the electronics industry here too, it is going for it. So surprise bloody surprise... a lot of samples are requested. The reason most of us ask for samples is you cant buy them in quantities less than a zillion anyway. National are definitely on my shit list. Where are those blood pressure pills?.... _____________________________ Lance Allen Technical Officer Uni of Auckland Psych Dept New Zealand http://www.psych.auckland.ac.nz _____________________________