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> I can buy 200 resistors for $5.00 (all of 1 value)

Jameco sells a pack of 100 carbon film resistors for $0.69.

Mike


--- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Ken" <kenlem@m...> wrote:
> 
> IMO, Radio Shacks pricing is more than 2 times.  I think it's on 
the 
> order of 3 to 4 times but given that they pacakge the parts in nice 
> bubble packs for display and have to pay for retail space I can't 
see 
> them being able to keep the doors open any other way.
> 
> I buy from them if I'm prototyping something and don't want to wait 
> for mail order.  Otherwise, Digikey.com rocks.  I can buy 200 
> resistors for $5.00 (all of 1 value) from them vs. Radio Shack 
where 
> you get about 10 for $2.99.  I'm not complaining. That's just life 
in 
> the retail world.  My only wish is that they stock more parts but I 
> don't see that happening any time soon.
> 
> --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "Dave Mucha" <dave_mucha@y...> 
wrote:
> > 
> > --- In AVR-Chat@yahoogroups.com, "joedella" <joedella@y...> wrote:
> > > 
> > > Radio Shack is selling all of their component parts at 1/2 
price 
> > > through the month of October. These are the parts that are in 
the 
> > > cabinets in their stores. I saw the ad in the back of my 
Circuit 
> > > Cellar magazine, and it does work at the store, if you ask 
about 
> it.
> > > 
> > > 1/2 price probably makes the parts just about what they would 
be 
> > > worth in the first place.
> > 
> > 
> > Radio Shack's pricing policy is that the buy it for $1.00 and 
sell 
> it 
> > for $2.00 so a 50% off price is kinda scary.
> > 
> > I wonder if it is a move to more retail stuff or just clearing 
off 
> > the dust on the parts.
> > 
> > But, I do agree that it brings the cost of some things down to a 
> > reasonable price.
> > 
> > Dave