Any alternatives in Europe?
McMaster-Carr: Beautifully organized and informational industrial product store
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Re: McMaster-Carr: Beautifully organized and informational industrial product store
#22It is hands down the best implemented e-commerce site. Just ordered some SS stud anchors from there today. Didn't bother checking the hardware store for them. Another distributor that is super strong on the fulfillment side is Digikey. I had a tour of their operation several years ago and it was amazing. I saw orders picked and moving to the UPS truck 10 minutes after payment. Web site not nearly as good as McMaster…
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#23If only they'd reduce reliance on JavaScript :( . A truly useful product which is undermined by unnecessary requirements.
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#24And they still don't ship internationally. Someone needs to start an international shipping startup that forward ships McMaster stuff, or they need to open an international shipping team.
Yeah in fact they banned me from using them after I attempted to order something to Asia. (Preciously has purchased things delivered in USA).
Dunno why they were so harsh. Perhaps terrified of accidental sanctions regulation issues. (Even though I have nothing to do with North Korea, Iran, etc)
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#25Sometimes I spend close to $2k a month at McMaster for work things. They are literally a modern marvel. I order something at 6pm . It's there at 9am the next day. I buy things from them even if it's double price, since I know there's no drama with their orders. It just works. Everytime. They are the defacto standard that I have for a great e-commerce experience. When I need design /UI tips for my website. McMaster is…
Please just don't ever copy their right click context menu suppression model, drives me nuts every time when trying to compare products...
You're 100% right! There are a couple of pet peeves that McMaster Carr does that I wished they fixed. Cough, cough,public API access. But I assume most of these points are used to prevent scraping of their site.
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#26Any alternatives in Europe?
Raptorsupplies.com
Re: McMaster-Carr: Beautifully organized and informational industrial product store
#27As a European, I use Misumi for all my hardware needs. Awesome selection of standard and configurable parts, CAD models, sample application, etc.
They're originally Japanese but have warehouses in the EU as well.
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#28They’re a good place to work too. My MBA program was full of McMaster-Carr employees. They all loved working there, plus McMaster-Carr paid 100% of their program.
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#29Earlier quoted context omitted.
But the average person can't shop here.
What do you mean by that? Their prices are higher than most, but anyone can purchase from them.
I was told by someone that works there that you have to have a business license to make POs. I didn't push it beyond that and have never tried it myself, so who knows.