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I kind of like how they genericize everything. It reduces the cognitive load of making decisions, and presents all of the options in the most uniform way, base

I kind of like how they genericize everything. It reduces the cognitive load of making decisions, and presents all of the options in the most uniform way, based on their hard specs, and not marketing BS.

alnwlsn 2y ago
It's ok most of the time, but it's not like they sell McMaster branded stuff in McMaster packaging. They are a supplier, and might want to obfuscate to keep you from buying direct from the actual manufacturers. On the other hand, on my desk right now is a bag of springs, the info printed on it says it was made by WB Jones, part number 4011. We ordered it from McMaster. Why not? They stock the item and ship super quick. If I want another bag of the same springs, it's not like I can go to McMaster, type in "springs 4011" and expect to find it. Instead, I'll have to search up purchasing requests I've made, maybe ask a coworker if they ordered them, etc. to find the mcmaster number again. If I didn't know Mcmaster sold it to us, I'd have no idea they sold it at all. To be fair, if they sell things that are interchangeable, like screws, it would be a lot to list every manufacturer they use. They have 5 locations, and probably stock from a different manufacturer or multiple manufacturers at each one.
- wildzzz 2y ago
  Buying from McMaster is like ordering mil spec part numbers. You don't really care who makes it or what vendor-specific p/n they give it, you just want the part built to spec for the cheapest price and soonest delivery date.
- greenavocado 2y ago
  What you're looking for is rockauto.com but for your industry. In my opinion it is superior to McMaster
  - kube-system 2y ago
    Well, on McMaster you don’t really need to know the brand because they only have good stuff that meets spec. On RockAuto, watch out, because they stock some hot garbage.

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I kind of like how they genericize everything. It reduces the cognitive load of making decisions, and presents all of the options in the most uniform way, base

by kube-system 2y ago

alnwlsn 2y ago
It's ok most of the time, but it's not like they sell McMaster branded stuff in McMaster packaging. They are a supplier, and might want to obfuscate to keep you from buying direct from the actual manufacturers. On the other hand, on my desk right now is a bag of springs, the info printed on it says it was made by WB Jones, part number 4011. We ordered it from McMaster. Why not? They stock the item and ship super quick. If I want another bag of the same springs, it's not like I can go to McMaster, type in "springs 4011" and expect to find it. Instead, I'll have to search up purchasing requests I've made, maybe ask a coworker if they ordered them, etc. to find the mcmaster number again. If I didn't know Mcmaster sold it to us, I'd have no idea they sold it at all. To be fair, if they sell things that are interchangeable, like screws, it would be a lot to list every manufacturer they use. They have 5 locations, and probably stock from a different manufacturer or multiple manufacturers at each one.
- wildzzz 2y ago
  Buying from McMaster is like ordering mil spec part numbers. You don't really care who makes it or what vendor-specific p/n they give it, you just want the part built to spec for the cheapest price and soonest delivery date.
- greenavocado 2y ago
  What you're looking for is rockauto.com but for your industry. In my opinion it is superior to McMaster
  - kube-system 2y ago
    Well, on McMaster you don’t really need to know the brand because they only have good stuff that meets spec. On RockAuto, watch out, because they stock some hot garbage.