How do people on HN feel about Arrow Electronics?
I don't see any mention of them ITT yet.
I've used them a bit in the past for a project I was involved with.
They were not the cheapest but they seem pretty ok from my experience.
I don't see any mention of them ITT yet.
I've used them a bit in the past for a project I was involved with.
They were not the cheapest but they seem pretty ok from my experience.
They'd come in for lunch-and-learn sales sessions bearing sandwiches and a friendly smile while quietly learning who our clients are and, eventually, stealing design wins away from us.
Fuck Arrow. Never going back.
However, when my order is a customized First Article for verification testing, which by definition means I'm planning to buy tens of thousands of units later, you'd think they'd try harder.
In the course of buying those, I also added several electronics components that I needed and they came in entirely as expected; zero drama.
Treat your small customers well and there's a decent chance they remember it when they're big. People remember good service, especially when they feel they weren't a "big fish" at the time they received that good service; it feels more genuine and consistent.
B2C they're okayish. I prefer Mouser/Digikey/etc. But I've never had a bad experience with them, and sometimes they're cheaper, so I keep them in my rotation. For awhile they were making a hard push into B2C and offered free overnight shipping. God, that was amazing.
tl;dr: They're okay, but not the best in any regard.