Your DS18B20 temperature sensor is likely a fake, counterfeit, clone

Re:Your DS18B20 temperature sensor is likely a fake, counter... by amelius on Monday July 13, 2020 @06:12AM (#23819104)

But why can't digikey just charge for what it costs them to send the items?

Now it feels like I'm paying some kind of tax.

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Re:Your DS18B20 temperature sensor is likely a fake, counter... by alibarber on Monday July 13, 2020 @06:58AM (#23819384)

Because the cost of someone picking up a reel of 10000 resistors, from a warehouse that has to be rented heated/cooled etc etc doesn't scale down to that 1 resistor, even if the shipping cost might... I know, it sucks! - I have seen many suppliers that cater for hobbyists around the world and will mail you a resistor in an envelope. But I'm sure that they don't make enough money to send you a certification and guarantee of authenticity with it, which is why real industrial users won't mind paying $50 for a handful of components because those guarantees are worth far more...

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Re:Your DS18B20 temperature sensor is likely a fake, counter... by amelius on Monday July 13, 2020 @07:01AM (#23819400)

> Because the cost of someone picking up a reel of 10000 resistors, from a warehouse that has to be rented heated/cooled etc etc doesn't scale down to that 1 resistor

I understand that. But please charge me for what it costs. Don't let people with small orders pay the price for people with large orders. They already get discount for their order size!

Or if this is not possible at least call it an order-picking fee, don't lump it in the shipping costs.

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Re:Your DS18B20 temperature sensor is likely a fake, counter... by fermienrico on Monday July 13, 2020 @11:23AM (#23821717)

Shipping costs are actually transparent at Digikey. It is exactly what they pay to USPS.

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