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Actually Digi Key threw the questions at me also at first.......that wasnt much, just following procedure.

the items weighed no more that 9 ounces...but they charged me for 2lbs which they say is the reason for the extra expense. Of course no body would actually like paying so much for a cardboard box.. I know I have gotten things much heavier and much less expensive in shipping. My original post said 'be carefull' thats all. ... The parts I bought cost around $37.00 us and the box cost $87.00 anyone with half a brain would know to at least double check with the customer first to see if they understand that that is what they will be charged for shipping. At least have some sort of customer relations. anyway...like I said....be carefull to the original poster. If they live in US, probably no problem

Still, like you say it would be very bad business practice to "hide" any extra fees like this, if that's really what happened. I'm not sure why Digi-key or any other company would charge such an outlandish amount unless it was just some kind of weird error or misunderstanding. If it happened to me, I'd write the company and ask them to explain the charges in detail. (Postal mail is considered "official correspondence" in the US.) It's not like Digi-key has the lowest prices anyways, they should have free shipping. I just ordered some one-off parts from Hong Kong and the shipping and handling was $12 - why on earth would it cost 4x that for an Australian?

Better luck next time, mate.

-M

Ok thanks guys I just received both of the stuff... gotta read some stuff.... I will contact you guys soon ;) Cheers And merry xmas !!

Thanks I did not buy it from them , but from BDmicro.net :)