Ordered 100 10k 1% resistors from CPC. They arrived individually bagged which is just (insert invective) nuts. Some poor soul had to snip these off individually and bag them up not to mention count them. It took me 15 minutes to de-bag them, did think of charging CPC for my time. Whatever, I'll be writing them a stiff letter today. Video rant here - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5SO...sDvE6yh4AaABAg irony of irony's look at the Utoob URL at the end.
I've had it before with CPC and moaned about it then, I might just be being grumpy but it does seem a complete waste of time and resources. Farnell don't do it, so why does CPC?
Andy.
I've had it before with CPC and moaned about it then, I might just be being grumpy but it does seem a complete waste of time and resources. Farnell don't do it, so why does CPC?
Andy.
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Maybe the place where they are packed is different from that of Farnell, maybe different country.
Their rules may be different.
Maybe machine packed, in which case not so labor intensive.
Still stupid.
Their rules may be different.
Maybe machine packed, in which case not so labor intensive.
Still stupid.
I ordered 200' of triple 18 ga cable from farnell 2 weeks ago at $14 for 100'. Going to wire a remote speaker @ church, this was a third of cost of 18/2 300 v cable. The reason it was a bargain, each 100' was wound on a 15" diameter 1' tall wooden reel, in a separate cardboard box. The boxes sitting on my front step were probably visible from space satellites. It wasn't wound continuously, it was folded in the middle with the fold outermost and the ends buried at the bottom of the coil. Took 15 minutes each to unwind and rewind into a coil with one end out for storage. ???
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I had exactly same problem with CPC.
I emailed them to complain and they said they would look into it.
RS can be a bit over the top with packaging too at times.
Loads of separate items when they could be bagged in one.
Then bags inside bags.
A big box for 50 DIL sockets.
I emailed them to complain and they said they would look into it.
RS can be a bit over the top with packaging too at times.
Loads of separate items when they could be bagged in one.
Then bags inside bags.
A big box for 50 DIL sockets.
Most places like Mouser, Digikey etc are pretty sane when it comes to packaging, Farnell too, but you do get the odd bit of crazyness. I suppose most companies do what is easiest and cheapest.
I think both RS and CPC here in the UK are a bit old fashioned and stuck in their ways, hence the madness.
Andy.
I think both RS and CPC here in the UK are a bit old fashioned and stuck in their ways, hence the madness.
Andy.
It may be an effort at reducing storage space for them.
Amazon have a few sizes of boxes.
A small item will be packed in an apparently too large a box with the void filled with pape
probably selected by the inventory computer and then automatically filled. No human involved.
Amazon have a few sizes of boxes.
A small item will be packed in an apparently too large a box with the void filled with pape
probably selected by the inventory computer and then automatically filled. No human involved.
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I got a nice pack of 100x 0.1uF X7R ceramic capacitors from RS. Each individually packed in A6 sized wrappers that had to be cut open with scissors.
Not ideal..
Not ideal..
I bet they did NOT package them individually for you but they got them that way from their own supplier.
Imagine getting a special deal on sugar, buying 10 pounds at half price or less, and getting, not a single 10 pound bag nor 2 5 pound ones but a cardboard box chock full of teaspoon sized little bags, stamped Mc Donalds.
Same thing.
I always buy in bulk, 1000 resistor or transistor or electrolytic little boxes with 3 or 4 meters worth of components on a paper tape which is annoying on its own, but now and then I´m in urgent need of something and go to the local equivalent of Radio Shack and get stupid little bags with 10 resistors or ceramics, 2 o 5 small electros, 2 TO92 transistors, *one* TL072.
Oh well.
Edit: once bought at our E Bay version 20 liters of excellent quality carpenter´s glue for peanuts, could pick it up 10 blocks away fom my shop, easy peasy.
I had to phone the guy before leaving, we would meet at a certain street corner.
Ok.
I expected a 20 liter plastic can with a handle, he was waiting at that corner with 10 x 2 liter Seven Up bottles, filled with glue 😱
It was the corner of a large furniture factory, I bet he worked there and stole that glue bottle by bottle.
Oh well.
Imagine getting a special deal on sugar, buying 10 pounds at half price or less, and getting, not a single 10 pound bag nor 2 5 pound ones but a cardboard box chock full of teaspoon sized little bags, stamped Mc Donalds.
Same thing.
I always buy in bulk, 1000 resistor or transistor or electrolytic little boxes with 3 or 4 meters worth of components on a paper tape which is annoying on its own, but now and then I´m in urgent need of something and go to the local equivalent of Radio Shack and get stupid little bags with 10 resistors or ceramics, 2 o 5 small electros, 2 TO92 transistors, *one* TL072.
Oh well.
Edit: once bought at our E Bay version 20 liters of excellent quality carpenter´s glue for peanuts, could pick it up 10 blocks away fom my shop, easy peasy.
I had to phone the guy before leaving, we would meet at a certain street corner.
Ok.
I expected a 20 liter plastic can with a handle, he was waiting at that corner with 10 x 2 liter Seven Up bottles, filled with glue 😱
It was the corner of a large furniture factory, I bet he worked there and stole that glue bottle by bottle.
Oh well.
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Of course they never individually packed them for me, but I had ordered the 'cut tape' version and it was unexpected.
But anyway, who buys just one 100nF ceramic?? Especially in an age of reducing single use plastics etc.
Although my favourite delivery was full ESDS packaging - silver bags, non conductive foam etc - for a handful of empty DIL sockets....
Sounds like you got the '5 finger discount' glue 😀
But anyway, who buys just one 100nF ceramic?? Especially in an age of reducing single use plastics etc.
Although my favourite delivery was full ESDS packaging - silver bags, non conductive foam etc - for a handful of empty DIL sockets....
Sounds like you got the '5 finger discount' glue 😀
RS and CPC are the worst in this regard in the UK. I've had exactly the same thing happen, many times. Terrible for the environment, and an extra cost on top of the part (someone's time to open them up and put in trays). Total madness.
