SugarAddict 227 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 I'll update this post with responses... we had one of these at 43oh, figured I'd start another here as we probably have some new folks If you don't know of TI's estore... I want to know why/how you got to this thread, http://www.mouser.com/ http://www.arrow.com/ http://www.dipmicro.com/store/ http://www.mdfly.com/ http://www.dx.com/ http://iteadstudio.com/store/ http://www.goldmine-elec.com/ http://www.sureelectronics.net/ http://www.micro4you...store/index.php http://www.futurlec.com/ http://www.mpja.com/ http://www.sparkfun.com/ http://www.digikey.com/ http://www.jameco.com/ http://www.newark.com/ http://www.store.43oh.com/ http://www.taydaelectronics.com/ http://www.parallax.com/ http://www.elexp.com/ http://www.frys.com/ http://www.radioshac.../home/index.jsp http://www.mdfly.com/ http://www.seeedstudio.com/ http://www.bgmicro.com http://www.allelectronics.com http://www.microcenter.com UK: http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk http://uk.farnell.com/ http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk http://uk.rs-online.com/web/ http://www.skpang.co.uk http://www.maplin.co.uk CorB, oPossum, Xtagon and 1 other 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MattTheGeek 99 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 More stores for you. Online http://www.sparkfun.com/ http://www.digikey.com/ http://www.jameco.com/ http://www.newark.com/ http://www.store.43oh.com/ http://www.taydaelectronics.com/ http://www.parallax.com/ http://www.elexp.com/ Local Radio Shack (with 7,150+ locations, one should always be near you.) Fry's (With 34 locations, this store is hard to find, but really worth visiting it if you find or have one near you. It's a walmart {or other similar mega-store} just about electronics.) Other eBay Amazon Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Fred 453 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 For those in the UK: Online http://www.coolcomponents.co.uk http://uk.farnell.com/ http://www.hobbytronics.co.uk http://uk.rs-online.com/web/ http://www.skpang.co.uk High street store http://www.maplin.co.uk Shouldn't https://estore.ti.com/ be up in the main listing for Stellaris? (There's free international shipping so still cost-effective wherever you are.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bluehash 1,581 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 www.mdfly.com Quote Link to post Share on other sites
t0mpr1c3 91 Posted October 25, 2012 Share Posted October 25, 2012 Fred - get yourself down to http://www.rapidonline.com, pronto! I would add http://www.seeedstudio.com/ (PCBs, OSH) http://www.bgmicro.com (surplus) http://www.allelectronics.com (surplus) http://www.microcenter.com (SD cards etc.) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SugarAddict 227 Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Local Radio Shack (with 7,150+ locations, one should always be near you.) Fry's (With 34 locations, this store is hard to find, but really worth visiting it if you find or have one near you. It's a walmart {or other similar mega-store} just about electronics.) Other eBay Amazon ebay and amazon are pretty given, like shopping at newegg or tigerdirect... and Radio Shack never carries 1/100th of the things I need. Like the one here... only has 1 inductor, a large RF choke. I would consider them to be a last minute must-have-more-solder type place than a component store... I have yet to look at the components at Fry's... it's too far to drive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tareq935 0 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 Here is a site called www.buyerwish.com where you can go and request things to purchase. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DanAndDusty 62 Posted November 10, 2012 Share Posted November 10, 2012 One other place where I buy things online in the UK is http://bitsbox.co.uk flat shipping of £1.75. Always had next day delivery (when not ordered on a weekend.. then it arrives Tue).. They are reasonably priced for most of the bits Ive gone there for, bit I mainly go there when I need staples and don't have the patience for China shipping. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
t0mpr1c3 91 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 +1 on BitsBox. Good range of basic stuff and cheap postage. I get a fair bit of stuff surplus and am usually pleased with what I get. The only exception was a batch from a certain retailer based in Sheffield, whose name begins with 'B'. Total and utter junk. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alberto1426459906 0 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Fry's (With 34 locations, this store is hard to find, but really worth visiting it if you find or have one near you. It's a walmart {or other similar mega-store} just about electronics.) I like Fry's, but when they run out on the electronic components they don't restock. Shelves were empty for so many months on standard passive components (resistors, capacitors, etc.) that I stopped considering them for that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
alberto1426459906 0 Posted January 25, 2013 Share Posted January 25, 2013 Oh, and a couple more of the Chinese shops I like: http://www.goodluckbuy.com/ http://www.banggood.com/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 693 Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I am considering buying something from banggood.com. Is this a good idea or am I taking a risk? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Peabody 15 Posted January 31, 2019 Share Posted January 31, 2019 I'm in the US, and I've generally had good results with Banggood. Their products are pretty much the same as you would find on Ebay, but they appear to care about customer service, at least in my experience. The biggest issue for me has been shipping. On two occasions I've paid a higher price to get something from the US warehouse, thinking that shipping would be much faster. But that hasn't worked. The last time I ordered, the items from China arrived before the US items, which took 18 days via DHL. I've become a real non-fan of US domestic DHL. They are much slower than anyone else. I mean, 18 days. There's no excuse for that. I don't know what shipping and customs problems you will have in Canada. Maybe someone else can advise you on that. But with regard to the products, I would generally feel comfortable with Banggood. Of course it depends on how much you're going to spend. zeke 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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