Re: Ordering parts onesie twosie (was: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes)

On 12/31/19 3:03 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: And what would I do with 50 when I need 2? Save them for the next project? My garage is full of stuff saved for the next project. At some point one runs out of space. Or recollection that one bought 48 extra capacitors years ago. I paid $8

RE: Ordering parts onesie twosie (was: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes)

> Does Fry's have any capacitors? > > Or do we need to time travel back 40 years? No idea Fred, but if they don't, they should put some on the shelves. With all the competition gone I would think a store catering to such needs locally would do well in the right areas. Until of course Amazon

Re: Ordering parts onesie twosie (was: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes)

On 12/31/19 2:53 PM, Fred Cisin via cctalk wrote: And paid in much in S (if not more) to buy the two from Mouser then it would have cost to get 50 from China... ;) On Tue, 31 Dec 2019, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: And what would I do with 50 when I need 2? I paid $8 shipping. I’d pay close

Re: Ordering parts onesie twosie (was: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes)

And paid in much in S (if not more) to buy the two from Mouser then it would have cost to get 50 from China... ;) On Tue, 31 Dec 2019, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: And what would I do with 50 when I need 2? I paid $8 shipping. I’d pay close to that in gas to drive to the local Fry’s. Does

Re: Ordering parts onesie twosie

> On Dec 31, 2019, at 2:42 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk > wrote: >> On Dec 31, 2019, at 14:25, Chuck Guzis via cctalk >> wrote: >> On 12/31/19 2:15 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: >>> >>> > On Dec 31, 2019, at 13:32, Ali via cctalk wrote: I hate having to order 50

Re: Ordering parts onesie twosie

On 12/31/2019 2:42 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: Shipping just two capacitors from Texas to Seattle seems silly enough. Shipping them from China seems really silly to me. I usually pay zero for such shipping from China.  Sometimes 12 bucks priority mail for domestic.  A bubble envelope

Re: Ordering parts onesie twosie (was: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes)

> On Dec 31, 2019, at 14:44, Ali wrote: > >  >> >> >> I ordered two from Mouser this week. >> >> alan > > And paid in much in S (if not more) to buy the two from Mouser then it > would have cost to get 50 from China... ;) And what would I do with 50 when I need 2? I paid $8 shipping.

RE: Ordering parts onesie twosie (was: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes)

> > I ordered two from Mouser this week. > > alan And paid in much in S (if not more) to buy the two from Mouser then it would have cost to get 50 from China... ;) Honestly, if this is your livelihood and it has to be here fast Mouser (or digikeys or any of the other guys) works. Or if you

Re: Ordering parts onesie twosie

> On Dec 31, 2019, at 14:25, Chuck Guzis via cctalk > wrote: > > On 12/31/19 2:15 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: >> >> On Dec 31, 2019, at 13:32, Ali via cctalk wrote: >>> >>> I hate having to order 50 capacitors from China every time I need one >>> >> >> I ordered two

Re: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes

Two brilliant minds on this list drinking Canfield's Diet Chocolate Fudge soda? Guess I need to hop on this mystery band wagon. Our Fry's in Austin has also suffered over months of almost nothing on shelves. Definitely doesn't have the feeling of a company doing well. They've lost several sales

Re: Ordering parts onesie twosie

On 12/31/19 2:15 PM, Alan Perry via cctalk wrote: > > >> On Dec 31, 2019, at 13:32, Ali via cctalk wrote: >> >> I hate having to order 50 capacitors from China every time I need one >> > > I ordered two from Mouser this week. Dunno--after all, you're simply moving your purchasing closer

Ordering parts onesie twosie (was: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes)

> On Dec 31, 2019, at 13:32, Ali via cctalk wrote: > > I hate having to order 50 capacitors from China every time I need one > I ordered two from Mouser this week. alan

Re: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes

Who else, but Fry's, has had the impact that third parties have posted Fry's employment applications? jhttp://homepage.smc.edu/engfer_mark/frys.htm

Re: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes

On 12/31/2019 1:32 PM, Ali via cctalk wrote: Re-sending for legibility... Fry's says that they are doing fine.BUT, that they are moving to a "consignment" model - they now plan to pay their suppliers only AFTER the merchandise sells.Or at least that is what they are telling their

RE: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes

Re-sending for legibility... >Fry's says that they > are doing fine.BUT, that they are moving to a "consignment" model - > they now plan to pay their suppliers only AFTER the merchandise > sells.Or at least that is what they are telling their creditors.They > could revitalize the stores, if they

Re: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes

Original message From: Fred Cisin Fry's says that they are doing fine.BUT, that they are moving to a "consignment" model - they now plan to pay their suppliers only AFTER the merchandise sells.Or at least that is what they are telling their creditors.They could revitalize the

Re: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes

Fry's says that they are doing fine. BUT, that they are moving to a "consignment" model - they now plan to pay their suppliers only AFTER the merchandise sells. Or at least that is what they are telling their creditors. They could revitalize the stores, if they would add Jolt Cola, Canfield's

Re: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes

On Dec 31, 2019, at 10:34 AM, Tom Gardner via cctalk wrote: > > Palo Alto Fry’s closing > > . Sad, but not the end of an era – apparently the loss of lease When I last visited a couple months

Re: One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes

On 12/31/19 10:34 AM, Tom Gardner via cctalk wrote: > Palo Alto Fry’s closing > > . Sad, but not the end of an era – apparently the loss of lease > > > I remember visiting an early Fry’s (first?) in

Re: Your Vale Coaches order has been received!

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One of Bay Area's last Fry's Electronics stores closes

Palo Alto Fry’s closing . Sad, but not the end of an era – apparently the loss of lease I remember visiting an early Fry’s (first?) in Sunnyvale (541 Lakeside Dr?, near Oakmead and around the

Re: Your Vale Coaches order has been received!

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Re: Your Vale Coaches order has been received!

It is and that would have been a very expensive sandwich… I am sorry for being the root cause of something to talk about off the usual topics! Back to Classic Computers please…. :) Mark > On 31 Dec 2019, at 17:14, Nigel Johnson via cctalk > wrote: > > I thought that mysen, then I saw the

Re: Your Vale Coaches order has been received!

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Re: Your Vale Coaches order has been received!

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Re: Your Vale Coaches order has been received!

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Re: Your Vale Coaches order has been received!

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Re: Your Vale Coaches order has been received!

? On Tue, Dec 31, 2019 at 8:16 AM Mark Darvill via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote: > Good news! After a bit of a configuration nightmare (it is more > complicated than Worldpay) I have got it working. > > I will test a couple more times and then figure out what we need to do to > make it

Fwd: Your Vale Coaches order has been received!

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