India Launches Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission on Second Try

Re:India Launches Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission on Second Try by gingabriska on Monday July 22, 2019 @07:40AM (#20497030)

While that might be true, I still find it hard to source equipments and material from companies in India who often want "big orders" which an individual might not be able to afford.

I've been trying to source Silica Gel 1kg (orange colour changing beads in India) tried IndiaMart but either suppliers don't respond or respond with big order requirement or ask for too much information about your operation.

Back in time I was in US, and companies shipped small quantities or samples sometimes for free and same experience I had with Chinese sellers.

So lemme ask, why Indian manufacturers are so hard to deal with?

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Re:India Launches Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission on Second Try by baybal2 on Monday July 22, 2019 @08:21AM (#20497285)

Just don't work with them then. Put an angry review, and move on.

There are thousands of suppliers.

I tell the same to American companies wanting 10 page NDAs/contracts for commercial samples "We do not sign NDAs just to get samples" or "we do not spend time of engineers to fill survey forms" — and it works!

Very often after such a reply, we get a call from their managers in a week or so, pleading to not to drop a ball on them.

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Re:India Launches Chandrayaan-2 Moon Mission on Second Try by pavs on Monday July 22, 2019 @08:18AM (#20497264)

Different countries, different culture, different mindset.

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