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.

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.