Small Bear/ Synth Cube relaunch

[fig]

Where are you? On the moon?

I hear they have lower rates. No covid, crazy war, housing crisis, global economy meltdown, climate instability, and best of all no delay on your enclosure prints.

 

[Big Monk]

I hear they have lower rates. No covid, crazy war, housing crisis, global economy meltdown, climate instability, and best of all no delay on your enclosure prints.

Heard the same. 1/6th the shipping rates, right?

 

[zgrav]

SmallBear was a good resource for difficult-to-find parts for me on a few occasions and it will be good to have that inventory back as a resource if/when needed. Plus Synthcube may even put some the SmallBear parts on sale every now and then.

Electronic Goldmine has been the parts place where I have stalled a few times over great deals on some parts that I could not combine with enough other things I needed to make the shipping costs seem like a reasonable part of the deal. Still works out every now and then.

 

[Bricksnbeatles]

I will say this: I never ordered anything large or heavy from Small Bear so I don't believe I've ever paid more than $5 for shipping. Also, I'm in New York so that helps as well.

Lol, I’m in NY too and never paid less than $13 for shipping from them except my very last order, which was just 2 dual gang pots and a handful of bi-color LEDs— that time it was $5.56 for shipping, which was a pleasant surprise. Even small orders of just a handful of small components ranged from $13-25 for shipping.
Not sure how they calculated shipping, but it sure was wonky haha. I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s like under Synthcube’s direction— I’ll be inclined to buy more often if the shipping isn’t such a killer

 

[Feral Feline]

I have to laugh at $hipping , or else I'd cry...

 

[Gordo]

I miss the laser decal paper the most. It was expensive but thick enough that I never had issues with it. I've been struggling to find a replacement and have resigned myself to printing and then shooting a couple of coats of clear to get it stable enough to move around a bit without stretching or folding it.

 

[Harry Klippton]

Lol, I’m in NY too and never paid less than $13 for shipping from them except my very last order, which was just 2 dual gang pots and a handful of bi-color LEDs— that time it was $5.56 for shipping, which was a pleasant surprise. Even small orders of just a handful of small components ranged from $13-25 for shipping.
Not sure how they calculated shipping, but it sure was wonky haha. I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s like under Synthcube’s direction— I’ll be inclined to buy more often if the shipping isn’t such a killer

This is definitely fucked up. I'm like an hour and a half from small bear and shipping was usually like $6

 

[Big Monk]

This is definitely fucked up. I'm like an hour and a half from small bear and shipping was usually like $6

Same here. I lived near Poughkeepsie most of my life even now in Syracuse I only pay like $5 to ship from them.

 

[Harry Klippton]

I did notice that sometimes the shipping options didn't display right on mobile and it would only show one option that was like $20 but a page refresh or doing it on a computer gave me the cheap shit. You mighta just been doing it wrong Nick

 

[fig]

Lol, I’m in NY too and never paid less than $13 for shipping from them except my very last order, which was just 2 dual gang pots and a handful of bi-color LEDs— that time it was $5.56 for shipping, which was a pleasant surprise. Even small orders of just a handful of small components ranged from $13-25 for shipping.
Not sure how they calculated shipping, but it sure was wonky haha. I’m looking forward to seeing what it’s like under Synthcube’s direction— I’ll be inclined to buy more often if the shipping isn’t such a killer

I could understand it maybe if you lived in New New York.

 

[Coda]

I don’t remember ever paying more than $9 for shipping from Small Bear…