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I tried to buy some higher end digital calipers last week and almost all the top reviews are instructions on how to tell if they are fakes or not. And the revie

• mauvehaus 6y ago
  I’ve given up on buying anything like that from Amazon for exactly this reason. I’d rather go through e.g. MSC and know I’m getting what I want the first time. Specialty suppliers sell to a relatively small market of pros and can’t afford to burn them. You often pay more, but you get a better experience. It’s like buying from Digikey vs Radio Shack. That said, you can usually do a lot better on price than Grainger, who seem to mostly want larger accounts and don’t give good prices to the accountless. Other good online suppliers I’ve used: Uline McMaster-Carr Router bit world Highland woodworking Infinity cutting tools Rexel Locally, you probably have suppliers for some of these industries that do principally brick and mortar sales and have a limited online presence.