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Originally Posted by Paul Copioli
When we set up the two distributors this year we did it for a few main reasons:
1. Make it less expensive for teams to ship from a more local place.
2. Decrease the time it takes for teams to receive parts.
These two things will happen assuming you order from the place that makes the most geographical sense for you. I can tell you with certainty that teams are absolutely baffling me with their decisions on where to purchase. We have teams from the Midwest purchasing from VEX and WCP, teams from the West Coast purchasing from VEX and The Robot Space, and teams from Texas (even 10 miles from our facility) are shipping from The Robot Space and West Coast Products. Maybe we needed to do a better job of explaining the best ordering practices and I have that in my notes for next season.
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One of the problems you may be running into (at least with teams from Michigan, Texas, and California) is when you take in-state taxes into account, it actually makes it more expensive to order locally than it would be to have it shipped from the other side of the country (in some cases, even when you select faster, more expensive shipping methods).
It's likely not a big deal for smaller orders, but when you start dropping $500+ on gearboxes and wheels it adds up.