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Re:Amazon Supply by tesseract on Monday April 23, 2012 @01:36PM (#3879976)
This looks like a rebrand of SmallParts which Amazon bought a while ago. Pricing and searchability were always worse than McMaster and it doesn't seem dramatically improved now.
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Re:Amazon Supply by kulkarnic on Monday April 23, 2012 @01:47PM (#3880028)
Yes, it is rebranded SmallParts. From their FAQ (http://www.amazonsupply.com/help/200223050/ref=sp_ft_au):

What happened to SmallParts.com? SmallParts, Inc., joined the Amazon family in 2005. In the past seven years, the dedicated team at SmallParts helped us expand our service and selection until we have grown well beyond our original focus of tubing, parts and fasteners for the medical supply and research industries. We have chosen the name AmazonSupply to help communicate our new, broader selection....

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Re:Amazon Supply by qq66 on Monday April 23, 2012 @05:24PM (#3881046)
McMaster Carr is 111 years old, so they take a longer-term view. Imagine what this may be in 5 years, and 20, if Amazon keeps improving it.
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