[chbot] Ordering parts online

[Geoff]

For whatever it's worth, a parcel that I ordered in china about a month ago
(and that arrived in the country a day or two ago) was delivered to my door
today. My guess is that couriers aren't picking up from non-essential
businesses, but are probably delivering whatever they have. I doubt they're
going to put the stuff arriving from overseas into a big pile and wait
until it's over - that just seems like a bad plan all around.

So it's probably on you to figure out if you want to order from overseas or
not.

Geoff

On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 10:06 AM Mark Atherton <markaren1 at xtra.co.nz> wrote:

> Thanks Brendan.
>
> Any idea if they are qualified as an essential supplier - I can't see
> anything obvious.
>
> Just checked and Digikey also have an NZ$66 min for free shipping. RS will
> ship for free, but are much more expensive.
>
> In any case (from what i understand) local couriers will only deliver from
> Essential Service qualified suppliers.
>
> - Mark
>
>
> On 30/03/2020 9:52 AM, Brendan McNeill wrote:
>
> Hi Mark
>
> https://www.digikey.com have free shipping to New Zealand, and I believe
> it’s regardless of the order size.
>
> Kind regards
> Brendan
>
> On 30/03/2020, at 9:03 AM, Hadley Rich <hads at nice.net.nz> wrote:
>
> Couriers are running under the assumption that anything shipped is
> essential supplies. Whether you use that or not is up to you.
>
> On Mon, Mar 30, 2020, 09:01 Mark Atherton <markaren1 at xtra.co.nz> wrote:
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>> I received a very self-congratulatory note from Mouser Electronics (in
>> the US) telling me that they are now a fully qualified Essential
>> Service, and can ship from warehouses all around the world. They have an
>> NZ$66 minimum to qualify for free shipping.
>>
>>  From what I understand, the local courier service can only accept and
>> deliver orders from Essential Service suppliers.
>>
>> So the obvious question then becomes, if I order from Mouser, will it
>> get delivered anytime soon.
>>
>> Has anyone placed an order in the last week, and how did things proceed ?
>>
>> Thanks, Mark
>>
>>
>>
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