everyone likes free stuff. here's my experience getting samples of parts.
i filled out the form on their web site and received no feedback even though i supplied my email address. over a month later, i was about to add these parts to a digikey order, when a package arrived. they sent everything i requested, rounded down to their (very reasonable) 5 piece limit. i usually request a lot because the worst that can happen is that i just get the maximum. one cool thing to note is that i couldn't find any place that stocked the attiny2313, so i couldn't have bought them anyway.
date | part | description | requested | received |
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2004.11.10 | attiny26-16pi | microcontroller | 6 | 5 |
2004.11.10 | attiny2313-20pi | microcontroller | 6 | 5 |
2004.11.10 | atf750c-10pi | programmable logic device | 6 | 5 |
this was a strange story. i filled out their sample request form and promptly got an email back from their local sales office. a representative told me bourns' standard policy was 1 sample per 1000 estimated annual volume, and then asked me how many units i was expecting to buy. after i said i was just a hobbyist, the rep said she could try to get me 2 (i had requested 5). The package came a few weeks later, on the exact day i was told it would. She had indeed ordered 2 samples, but bourns decided to send 100! So, i'm well stocked with r2r ladders for a while.
date | part | description | requested | received |
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2004.11.17 | 4610x-r2r-103 | 8-bit 10k/20k r2r ladder | 5 | 100 |
these guys make it easy. they have a sample cart in addition to their shopping cart. you can pretty much get two of any product with an order samples link.
date | part | description | requested | received |
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2004.10.15 | ds1267-100 | 8-bit dual 100k digital pot | 2 | 2 |
2004.10.15 | max492cpa | dual rail to rail opamp | 2 | 2 |