Re: Time for an anti-rant!

[Neil Fuller <neil@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

RS have always been good - but as you say, at a premium price.

I treat them like the corner shop - You wouldn't go there to do the
monthly shop but for that thing you really need *now*, they are excellent.

Here's another one I have no hesitation in recommending

www.espares.co.uk

Our 12 year old food processor went wrong on Tuesday. A quick google
found espares and in less than 5 minutes the part was confirmed as in
stock, I'd paid and sat down to bask in the glory from my admiring SWMBO
(OK, the last bits not true!)

The site navigation is excellent, they have pictures of most of the
parts and ordering is a cinch.

It's one of the few sites I've come across that doesn't insist on
"registration" before you buy.

So, next time the "thing" in the kitchen goes wrong, give 'em a
try.

Cheers

Neil

Ian Lowe wrote:

>I rant often enough when things suck, and I just had exceptional
service!
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>Compare and contrast, Craplin Electronics, with their robotic dog
turds,
>disco lights and automated big brother voting kit...
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>And the sheer professionalism and quality of RS Components... Who not
only
>had nearly everything I needed in stock, but arranged for the remainder
of
>the bits and bobs to be available for me to uplift from the Glasgow
trade
>counter on Tuesday morning, or posted out to me (my choice) at no extra
>cost!
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>That and having a range of components to leave you drooling in the
first
>place. Maplin don't have a single PCB RJ45 socket, RS have an entire
range
>of mounting options, pinouts and ratings!
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>RS have always been good, and charged a premium for it - I'll be honest
here
>and say that I haven't seen a company being quite so "joined
up" in ages:
>I'm more than happy to pay a wee bit extra for this sort of quality
user
>experience.
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>Anyways, I'm off to have another surf through that semiconductors
section :D
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