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> flooded with irrelevant products Or your top results are a bevy of "Best threaded bolts of 2022" articles that, suspiciously, list the same handful of produc

• s1artibartfast 4y ago
  Once you get into branding that's all whole another can of worms. I was thinking about concrete product descriptions Eg “1/4 inch diameter hex bolt 10 inch long“ Won't show any products that actually fit the description. If that's what I need, no amount of marketing is going to convince me to buy a half inch diameter bolt that is 5 in Long. Is it utter failure of marketing oriented search functions
  • Arrath 4y ago
    I've run into this, while searching for a replacement machine screw in fact, and it drove me batty. I ended up just running to a few local hardware stores and then more specialized supply storefronts to solve my problem. I don't want or need a 'related product' I need exactly this product!
    • s1artibartfast 4y ago
      Yeah, infuriating when you know it exists and you know what it is called
  • plutonic 4y ago
    McMaster-Carr is your friend here. I used it use it a lot for robotics club in high school. It has a clear interface that makes it easy to find the exact parts you need
    • s1artibartfast 4y ago
      I use McMaster for work a lot, grainger as well. I love the interface but hate the prices when I am footing the bill.