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It's not a secret but few people appear to know this: Digi-Key has an order process with free shipping anywhere in the US. Fill out their order form[1] and mai
by topspin 3y ago
It's not a secret but few people appear to know this: Digi-Key has an order process with free shipping anywhere in the US. Fill out their order form[1] and mail it in with a check and, as per their "terms and conditions"[2], shipping is free.
Great deal if you're not in a hurry. I've read that this is intended for hobbyists and others that need small quantities; Digi-Key started out selling to hams and other low volume customers 50 years ago and, apparently they still value this customer base.
[1] https://www.digikey.com/-/media/PDF/Help/Order%20Form/order-form_en-US.pdf?la=en https://www.digikey.com/-/media/PDF/Help/Order%20Form/order-...
[2] https://www.digikey.com/en/terms-and-conditions https://www.digikey.com/en/terms-and-conditions
"When a check or money order accompanies your order, Digi-Key pays all shipping and insurance (our choice for method of shipping) to all addresses in the U.S. and Canada."
- steve_adams_86 3y agoAnd Canada! I had no idea. Thanks for posting this. I usually don’t need things urgently, and shipping seems to add up really quickly with digikey. I could easily handle the added wait times. The other day I was thinking of ordering an $18 microcontroller and the shipping was $8. It doesn’t seem worth it, and it’ll be a while before I can justify ordering $100 of parts to get free shipping.