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Originally Posted by Adam Y.
Digikey tends to mark up the prices from the manufacturers prices. Not by that much but it is a little irritating to pay ten dollars more.
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I can't comment on Digikey's markup, but do want to point out that for Canadian customers Digikey ships from within Canada, meaning that each order saves about $35 in brokerage fees relative to companies that ship UPS from the states. (Yes, pretty much EVERY order of robot parts out of the USA goes through a brokerage firm, and you can end up paying a $35 brokerage fee on a $10 part.) They also bill in Canadian dollars, which makes some of the book-keeping a bit easier. Their delivery time is much faster for Canadian customers than USA-only suppliers, unless you feel like spending $50-$100 on international express shipments.
I would be delighted to see Digikey as part of the FIRST supply chain... so long as they keep these controllers in stock north of the border as well!
Jason
P.S. And a big "thank you" to Andy Mark for shipping from within Canada and eliminating brokerage fees.