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I will say their service has been top notch, and I have had many previous orders with them. They also carry quality items/hardware. But not to know the shipping costs in advance or be able to choose a less expensive shipping options if you do not need fast shipping is a real problem for me. Just about every other vendor does give you shipping costs/options, and quite often you will not know how a packaged will be shipped, how many boxes or locations it will be shipped from and what the corporate costs will be. On Zoro if you sign up on their site the shipping is free for orders over $50, but then they have over inflated prices and you need to play the coupon code game. I still feel that with McMaster-Carr that they should implement an option to receive an invoice with shipping before committing to the an order. I had a number of other options for the same tubing at far less cost when you calculated in the shipping.
On buying online metals I will often use eBay with free/fixed shipping costs, or if ordering online I often adjust the lengths and quantities and to minimize the shipping costs. One of the key factors is the length, go over 3' and the price can go up dramatically. Pre-covid I would go to local metal suppliers and pick through their rems, and in the old Enco times you could get some great deals with free shipping.
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On buying online metals I will often use eBay with free/fixed shipping costs, or if ordering online I often adjust the lengths and quantities and to minimize the shipping costs. One of the key factors is the length, go over 3' and the price can go up dramatically. Pre-covid I would go to local metal suppliers and pick through their rems, and in the old Enco times you could get some great deals with free shipping.