AVR-Chat

I think they stock a lot more than you imagine!  Almost everything I ever
order from Digikey ships literally within an hour or two.  I have had a few
mad scrambles to the phone after clicking on the completion button and
remembering something I forgot to order.  Sometimes I catch it, sometimes I
don't.  They are really fast.

One tip: on the Digikey catalog, stuff that ends with -ND means it is
(normally) on the shelf ready to go.  All other stuff is special order.
On-line they tell you exactly how much is in stock.  Another tip: if
xxx-CT-ND (cut tape) is out of stock, order anyway as they will pull another
reel off the shelf and start cutting...  Of course if the TR (tape & reel)
is out of stock too, then you are outta luck :)

Cheers!

-----Original Message-----
From: stevech

DigiKey and Mouser -- their catalogs list all, ALL, of the products and
variations of many companies. Obviously these distributors cannot stock in a
warehouse even 10% of what's in these catalogs. So, is their business built
on being able to get the manufacturer to deliver to them (Digi and Mouser)
very quickly? Even for 3 each on some rather obscure items?