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Originally Posted by arizonafoxx
I don't know anywhere overnight is cheap but I do know that every ground package regardless of size shape and money spent is around $8 bucks at mcmaster. If you order metal, threaded rod, and bearings from mcmaster it will come in 3 boxes and they will charge you for each box. If I can get the same stuff for around the same price and get free shipping I can spend that extra money on making buttons or T-shirts.
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To be honest, I've never had this problem with McMaster-Carr. Of course, I usually order things that all come from the NJ warehouse. If your order splits from among their warehouses (NJ, IL, GA, OH, CA), it will (obviously) come in separate boxes. Rarely does anything I want come from Chicago and I've never had anything ship from any of the other sites.
As for the new site, it's not bad. I'm not as happy with the drill-down they use, but it works after a fashion. I'll probably still stay with McMaster, given that Ground shipping is overnight to Delaware from NJ. It'll all be a matter of personal preference. Usually, when we need something, we need it at 9pm and can only wait two days anyway (one to process, one to arrive). AmazonSupply would cost us another day, which might help get us out of some of our bad habits ...
