Klipsch Employees Trey Cannon Posted March 27, 2008 Klipsch Employees Share Posted March 27, 2008 Digi-key has the some of the nastiest CSR's and hidden cost that I have ran across. $4 for parts, $5 for orders less than $25, $15 shipping on less that 1oz package. RMA shipping back ($4) and the total credit back $4. SO I am out $24 for doing business with them and have no parts to show for it. Makes you want to beat someone about the head and shoulders. Call to arms: NEVER use DIGI-KEY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 you want I should hold em down for ya while you slap em around a bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arfandbark Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I never use digikey when I'm buying less than one ounce of anything.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike stehr Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I miss the local Radar electric consumer counter. That was the only decent brick and mortar joint for electronic parts in this area. I could go in there and order large amounts of carbon film resistors up to 2 watts for dirt cheap. They had Nichicon electrolytic capacitors in limited voltages, but lots of values. There was shelves with trim pots, caps, resistors, heatshrink, etc, that they were always blowing out. It was nice. I go get parts on a friday for a weekend project. Then they shut it down....dunno why.....people bought stuff.....business call ordering and consumer online ordering only. That leaves one Radio Shack in town that actually has parts bins. And a very lame selection at that. Limited values, voltages....they didn't even have the little 3 dollar ALP's dual ganged stereo pots. Ain't even worth going there. So I'm down to ordering electronic parts online. It's a rip-off...mostly.... I paid 7 bucks shipping from partsConnexion for a box that weighed about a gram. Considering the distance from Canada, I 'spose that ain't that bad. I think the standard US rate is $4.50. It was the 4 dollar international postal MO, the 70 cent stamp, and the good 2 week wait that sucks. (Gotta get PayPal staightened out....the fee was only 93 cents for payment.) I would guess the larger metropolitan areas may still have brick and motar stores for electronic parts, but ain't around here anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldbuckster Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 So TREY, I would guess your not a happy camper ............. EH ? ........................ (Sorry 'bout that) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 We have a couple of brick and mortar places still in Chattanooga, but they aren[t open on Saturdays, so you would have to get there during the week, which is hard for me. We had a third one that was really good, until the owner retired. The new owners started fixing it up and even carrying more stuff... then one day it was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 That is pricey shipping. Maybe that's what they have to charge since they are in Thief River Falls, MN. Here's a link to their online suggestion box. http://dkc1.digikey.com/scripts/us/commcenter.cgi?action=suggestions Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klipsch Employees Trey Cannon Posted March 28, 2008 Author Klipsch Employees Share Posted March 28, 2008 They got that the last time I called them. Dont think that call will be used for training... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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