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Re:Amazon Supply by devinmontgomery on Monday April 23, 2012 @01:41PM (#3880002)
I've done a lot of ordering through McMaster Carr, and the ease, delivery time and selection are amazing. It's strange to say this, but they're the one company that I don't see Amazon being able to distinguish themselves from. McMaster is already operating at that level.
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Re:Amazon Supply by joezydeco on Monday April 23, 2012 @02:01PM (#3880100)
Delivery time is why I buy from McMaster. If I get the order in early enough, a dude in a van shows up in a few hours.
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Re:Amazon Supply by simonsarris on Monday April 23, 2012 @03:34PM (#3880555)
This happens to me with Amazon sometimes, when they ship from Nashua, NH to Nashua, NH.
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Re:Amazon Supply by Agathos on Monday April 23, 2012 @05:46PM (#3881139)
Even Nashua to Cambridge has been same-day for me a couple of times.
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Re:Amazon Supply by artursapek on Monday April 23, 2012 @02:43PM (#3880296)
Where do you live?
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Re:Amazon Supply by joezydeco on Monday April 23, 2012 @03:03PM (#3880402)
My office is in the Chicago area, near O'Hare airport. Heavy industrial area which explains a lot... =)
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Re:Amazon Supply by durkie on Monday April 23, 2012 @03:43PM (#3880584)
I think they also have a big Chicago warehouse. We get the same thing living in Atlanta, and it blew away a bunch of clients that were down here working on a project that we could just drive to McMaster and get something within an hour at will-call.

I like Amazon alright, but I love McMaster. Hope they can keep it going.

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Re:Amazon Supply by jaredmck on Monday April 23, 2012 @05:13PM (#3881006)
McMaster's HQ is in Chicago area, Elmhurst IL - they also have a major warehouse in Atlanta (and NJ, LA, Cleveland I think, maybe others)
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