Buying general stuff

[mikeprice]

Hi all,

 

I am getting fed up with Misco adding £10 onto all orders so I was wondering if anyone knows of a good alternative for general 'stuff'

 

e.g. stocking up with 'cans of air', spare mice, stciky stuff remover, basic cables replacements etc etc

 

any ideas welcome

 

Thanks

 

Mike

[Steve21]

eBuyer pretty much always free delivery if you don't mind waiting a few days

 

or CPC free over £5

 

Steve

[Grey-gear]

When looking for bits and pieces I tend just to use Amazon for small bits like that.

[Danp]

Amazon mostly, we have a prime account so it normally comes next day.

[mikeprice]

Thanks - problem is that we really need to order via the Council using an account so Amazon is a problem

We always used to use Amazon and order with a credit card but this is now a problem due to the new streamlined efficient system that has been forced on us and conveniently now takes up to 2 weeks to get stuff on next day delivery

 

I will check the other things people have mentioned - I am fed up of getting stuff on my own credit card and ending up not claiming it back as it is too much hassle!

[difinity]

RS do free delivery on all orders and accounts.

[fiza]

Try XMA

[Andrew_C]

CPC. Much cheaper than RS. Order a few batteries and it comes via a sensible courier too.

[nikaso]

CCL online or *puts Kevlar helmet on* ebay!

[PotNoodleTech]

BT Business Direct seem to do the job here with no £10s added on.

[simpsonj]

Might be worth talking to your account manager at Misco, we managed to get them to waive our delivery charge as we order so much through them.

[sidewinder]

Yeah I like BT Business. They almost always beat Misco's prices too (though perhaps that's because Misco arn't particularly cheap)

[mikkydoos]

Just for little bits and bobs like that, CPC can't be beaten.

[danelliott87]

Don't laugh but PC World Business is actually pretty good. Usually always cheaper then Misco!

[pow]

CPC all day long

[Oaktech]

CPC, BT Business, EBuyer - we have an account but dear $Deity it was a mission to get it, and EBay - I just buy stuff on my credit card submit the paypal receipt and the school generates me an expenses cheque each month to pay it off.

[Ant]

Another Amazon user here. But BT Business are fairly good too. Only issue with BT Business is on our online account, although discounts are shown, always has delivery charge whereas via our account manager there isn't a delivery charge. Often this balances out due to the cheaper product pricing, but if not Amazon is the next best.

 

CPC are good for some things, however when comparing some bigger branded products, they're usually more expensive than Amazon and BT Business. Kenable are good for cables.

[EvLPhenom]

We use - http://www.charterofficeequipment.co.uk they are very good on pricing and seem to be able to get hold of things others can't. Can't praise them enough.

[john]

@Millgate are good people's as well for general stuff

[Millgate]

Hi all,

 

I am getting fed up with Misco adding £10 onto all orders so I was wondering if anyone knows of a good alternative for general 'stuff'

 

e.g. stocking up with 'cans of air', spare mice, stciky stuff remover, basic cables replacements etc etc

 

any ideas welcome

 

Thanks

 

Mike

 

Hey Mike,

 

Feel free to drop me a line/email with what you need. Delivery is always free and hopefully the guys on here will tell you that the service is great too

 

[email protected]

 

Luke

[Scotbynature]

We dropped Misco a while ago now because of the delivery prices, even when buying over £25,000 worth of equipment they would not drop the delivery cost. We now buy from quite a few suppliers on here including @Millgate and have never been charged delivery from any of them.

[simonw]

I use; KCS, Lindy and Maplin.

[GuyJD]

you can tell misco to give you standard delivery which is 3-5 days and that is free

[jcs808]

Hills Components

[Iain.Faulkner]

Am I the only one who uses @Haptic ? These guys are awesome (I mainly deal with Mark, however I have been known to deal with Chris and Joe who are just as good)!!