Newark Electronics

One of the mainstream catalog and on-​line electronics parts distributors. Their search engine is not as attractive and intuitive as their competitor Digi-Key’s is. The search results also return less of what I’m looking for. Under the price category, ridiculous tags like «sale» pop up, making you think your shopping at Walmart instead of at a high tech supplier.
What’s worse, items you consider ordering say «freight charge $ 20.00 once per order» or «available for delivery in 5 – 7 business days» when I need it now, or «non-​cancelable/​non-​returnable», and the one you hate to see, «non-​stocked (lead time 146 days). I’m sure nobody will wait that long for it.
For some reason, their cut off time for shipping overnight is about three hours sooner that the other previously mentioned distributor, so if I need something quick, I will hesitate to order here.
But they do offer a lot of products and services, some only available at Newark, so I will continue shopping here when needed. Their customer support is friendly and helpful.
Soon the Newark name (also their Farnell partner in Europe) will become element14. Let’s hope this change will bring lots of improvements.

GREAT find! Newark charged me $ 30, plus tax and shipping on a replacement relay (European-​Made) for a commercial dish machine. The OEM authorized service agency wanted $ 50, not including tax, shipping, and a $ 40 Administrative fee for the SAME relay!