AmazonSupply? Looks good so far

[Tony N.]

I've been a Prime member for years now and I've been happy. I'm happier now that they made AmazonSupply! I needed some Grade10/Class10 bolts and I was not able to find at Lowes or Home Depot, but they are on AmazonSupply! The prices are quite competitive as well.

Looks like I have a new place to purchase most of my nuts, bolts, fasteners, with free 2-day shipping!

Just thought I mention this here since most of us frequently buy some of these things.

 

[marcusicp]

Looks cool. I had no idea this existed. Thanks!

 

[ChrisF250]

very interesting

 

[Stuey]

AmazonSupply = former Small Parts.

Eveything on AmazonSupply is listed on Amazon as well. This was always the case, but industrial items are a little easier to find on the Supply/Small Parts site.

 

[1steve]

AmazonSupply = former Small Parts.

Eveything on AmazonSupply is listed on Amazon as well. This was always the case, but industrial items are a little easier to find on the Supply/Small Parts site.

Long story short, smallparts.com screwed up one of my orders for a yost vise but in return sold me a wilton 300s for $129.**. I was happy.

 

[StevePgh]

industrial items are a little easier to find on the Supply/Small Parts site.

Yes, a bit easier than random Amazon searches. No website is as easy to find things as McMaster, though. Their drill-down system has been created by people who know the market for each type of part. I've found Amazon's launch to be not bad for a beta.

I highly doubt that I'll get cheap next day delivery for orders placed before 3 PM like McMaster... It will be interesting to see if shipping is Prime eligible, or if you need to somehow find the exact product on the main Amazon site to get it.

I have ordered from smallparts.com with decent prices and reasonable shipping, so I'm looking forward for how it plays out. More competition is always better, but I really find it difficult to find ANYTHING wrong with McMaster...

 

[Titanium Steel]

I've been a Amazon Prime member also for some time and just this morning bought my first time there. I bought myself a Jonard insulated spudger for much less than on Amazon own site, despite the fact this item is shipped and sold by them.

Now if only Amazon would follow Grainger's foot steps and put extra information such as where the product was made, then this site would be even better than the regular Amazon site.

 

[Stuey]

Yes, a bit easier than random Amazon searches. No website is as easy to find things as McMaster, though. Their drill-down system has been created by people who know the market for each type of part. I've found Amazon's launch to be not bad for a beta.

I highly doubt that I'll get cheap next day delivery for orders placed before 3 PM like McMaster... It will be interesting to see if shipping is Prime eligible, or if you need to somehow find the exact product on the main Amazon site to get it.

I have ordered from smallparts.com with decent prices and reasonable shipping, so I'm looking forward for how it plays out. More competition is always better, but I really find it difficult to find ANYTHING wrong with McMaster...

From what I've seen, Small Parts/Amazon Supply only sells items sold directly from Amazon.

You won't get next day delivery, but you'll get 2-day shipping with Prime, or next-day air for $3.99 per item. If they don't offer the next-day air with Amazon Supply, just pop in the ASIN into Amazon and order from there.

I realized Small Parts was in trouble a while ago when Amazon started offering up to 15% commissions for referrals.

It's a shame to see Small Parts fade away into oblivion like this, but "Amazon Supply" has far better name recognition and marketing potential despite Small Parts' stellar reputation pre-Amazon.

 

[boardslide]

I've had good experiences with SmallParts, but it's been a while. Being an Amazon prime member I'll probably be making a few more orders now with the free shipping.

 

[cajunfirehawk]

I forwarded the email they sent me to work because we do a lot of MRO and it was shot down immediately because they do not take purchase orders...

 

[bw77]

Just to test the site I looked for left hand drill bits. They have Cleveland,
but only in quantity of 10, no singles.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I will stick with MSC and McMaster-Carr.

 

[fordbroncodave]

i go to ace hardware for my nuts and bolts. they charge by the pound for grade 5 and grade 8

 

[Titanium Steel]

What I like about MSC is that they have 24 hour live chat, but wow their prices at times are less than cheap with some items. I was looking at a tool the other day there and it was $30 there, but much, much less at Amazon or even elsewhere.

McMaster-Carr will respond to emails fairly quickly, but if your new to the site, that catalog system they have can be really confusing. Especially if in your in a rush.

 

[Stuey]

What I like about MSC is that they have 24 hour live chat, but wow their prices at times are less than cheap with some items. I was looking at a tool the other day there and it was $30 there, but much, much less at Amazon or even elsewhere.

McMaster-Carr will respond to emails fairly quickly, but if your new to the site, that catalog system they have can be really confusing. Especially if in your in a rush.

I prefer MSC over McMaster if I can help it. McMaster sold me gouged aluminum and when I complained they said it's meant for industrial use and as such won't be pristine. I'm okay with rough-looking alum, but cut and gouged up?!

With MSC, I try to wait for a good sale and then stock up on what I need. Their sales flyers have a lot of goodies. Their sister company, Enco, has a fraction of the inventory but usually has better prices. The downside is that Enco orders take quite a bit longer to arrive.

 

[vintagefan]

I prefer MSC over McMaster if I can help it. McMaster sold me gouged aluminum and when I complained they said it's meant for industrial use and as such won't be pristine. I'm okay with rough-looking alum, but cut and gouged up?!

With MSC, I try to wait for a good sale and then stock up on what I need. Their sales flyers have a lot of goodies. Their sister company, Enco, has a fraction of the inventory but usually has better prices. The downside is that Enco orders take quite a bit longer to arrive.

That's pretty standard in the industry. Normally if surface finish is of concern, you buy for that surface finish grade, 2B, 3, 4, 8, etc., and the parts come protected.

Typically in machine shops, the material is purchased slightly over, so that cleanup cuts can be taken.

If you need to buy standard grade, and are concerned about not getting scratched raw materials, your best bet is to go with a small supplier and request it in the order details, as normally standard grade materials don't have any specific finish guarantee.

 

[Stuey]

That's pretty standard in the industry. Normally if surface finish is of concern, you buy for that surface finish grade, 2B, 3, 4, 8, etc., and the parts come protected.

Typically in machine shops, the material is purchased slightly over, so that cleanup cuts can be taken.

If you need to buy standard grade, and are concerned about not getting scratched raw materials, your best bet is to go with a small supplier and request it in the order details, as normally standard grade materials don't have any specific finish guarantee.

I'm not talking about a mil of mill grime or a unpolished surface finish or anything of the sort, I'm talking mms of actual physical damage, maybe over 1/8". I've ordered metals from a lot of places before, but never received anything in that bad a shape before. Eh, maybe I'm just spoiled.

 

[jmauld]

Now if only Amazon would follow Grainger's foot steps and put extra information such as where the product was made, then this site would be even better than the regular Amazon site.

Seversl yrs ago, Amazon had the COO listed in the specs of each product. Then one day it disappeared, never to be seen again.

 

[Titanium Steel]

Jmauld, really? Must have been before my time with them and I've been buying from Amazon since give or take 2010 or so. Shame that the feature went away, certainly would give me more incentive to recommend Amazon more than I do already.

Stuey: I take it that McMaster doesn't have a return policy, but wow that should not be acceptable for a company to sell a damaged product, even if it's industrial grade.

I take it they didn't give you any refund or let you trade in the damaged item for a non damaged item though. Well if that is how McMaster operates on what sounds like a fairly expensive unit, then I am not sure I'd buy any items for them.

 

[jeffmoss26]

I've never had an issue returning things to McMaster. I ordered the wrong size V-belt, shipped it back, and got a credit.

 

[Stuey]

Jmauld, really? Must have been before my time with them and I've been buying from Amazon since give or take 2010 or so. Shame that the feature went away, certainly would give me more incentive to recommend Amazon more than I do already.

Stuey: I take it that McMaster doesn't have a return policy, but wow that should not be acceptable for a company to sell a damaged product, even if it's industrial grade.

I take it they didn't give you any refund or let you trade in the damaged item for a non damaged item though. Well if that is how McMaster operates on what sounds like a fairly expensive unit, then I am not sure I'd buy any items for them.

I don't remember Amazon showing COO either, must have been a long time ago.

McMaster has a pretty good return policy. I believe you have to pay for return shipping, but they're pretty prompt about sending replacements out.

To ship back the 3' piece of alum would have cost more than the $20-25 it was worth.

McMaster's customer service sometimes seems dismissive of invidual customers since they mainly deal with businesses and industrial customers. Considering all the online shops I've ever dealt with, McMaster has above average customer service. But in my experience, MSC is a step above in how they treat little guys like me.

I'm also peeved that they're so stingy with the catalogs. They said they'd send one to my lab, but it never showed. =(

 

[Titanium Steel]

Stuey, I see. Yeah I don't know if Amazon ever did country of origin either.

So McMaster does have a return policy it seems. Based on what you stated, I thought they were similar to Hudson fasteners and did absolutely no returns on certain items.

McMaster really should treat all customers the same, your spending money at that shop and you easily take your business elsewhere. I did that with one business recently (naturally they did not even care at all based on a phone conversation) and even though a individual customer likely won't spend as much as a business or industrial customer, money is money I suppose.

I was told by another shop that provides catalogs (this is the employee's words, not mine) that catalogs are outdated and most people just search for the items online at their website. According to him, this is much easier and much more modern way of doing business. In full jest, I joked with him given his stance on this issue that catalogs may be for the book generation and the online catalog is for the internet generation.

Personally, I use online catalogs instead of book catalogs as it's easier to find information, pricing and above all, the actual image of the product.

 

[Stuey]

The thing is that McMaster catalogs are choc-full of info, and they're just so nicely done. I sometimes have an easier time finding what I need through physical catalogs than online catalogs.

With McMaster, it's a $$ issue. It probably costs a few bucks to put together their large catalog (almost 4000 pages!), so they prefer to send to institutions and larger businesses who they know will spend big bucks.

 

[jeffmoss26]

McMaster's catalog may as well be made of gold, they are so difficult to get.
MSC has a larger catalog AND it is hard bound, and they will send you one without a hassle.

 

[luvit]

bump
the posts above, about amazon prime are murky

want to know if amazon prime pays-off with amazon supply.
thanks.
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[beelsr]

i just went and clicked on 15 different things, they all showed up as prime eligible.

service cart, impact gun, screwdrivers, bolts, pliers, hose clamps - a mix of large and small, cheap and spendy.

also noticed free super saver shipping over $50 (instead of 25 on the main site).

 

[OEXL16B]

Looks like I have a new place to purchase most of my nuts, bolts, fasteners, with free 2-day shipping!

What you're not mentioning is that Amazon Prime cost $70.00 a year whether you buy anything from Amazon or not and they bill your debit card whenever they want to. So if you let your checking account balance fall below $70.00 and Amazon bills your debit card during that time, BAM!! Now you're hit with a nice $30.00 overdraft fee from your bank. Amazon Prime is only good if you're a frequent shopper and I mean FREQUENT.

 

[beelsr]

amazon prime is a good deal because it's free; actually you can make a few $$$ if you know what you're doing. the $70 comes out at the same time every year so plan for the $70 charge or actually read the email they send you and be prepared.

so, how to get amazon prime and make a profit?

you get to add 4 people to your membership. nominally, they're supposed to be family members. additional members get shipping and a couple other things but don't get all the video and **** the primary member gets. I sell my 4 prime slots for $20 apiece and make enough for a trenta starbucks when factoring in pp charges.

You need an email and day/month of birthday to "verify" you "know" the person.

 

[Tony N.]

I think Prime is worth every penny if you do internet shopping. Most people will pay more than $70 for shipping throughout the year. You pay around $10 for GROUND shipping! Amazon Prime is 2 day and they are 98% on time.

Not a lot of online merchants can beat Amazon's pricing anyways. It's worth it for ME.

 

[OEXL16B]

All you gotta do is make sure your Amazon order costs more than $25.00 and you get free shipping anyway.

 

[SMKS]

All you gotta do is make sure your Amazon order costs more than $25.00 and you get free shipping anyway.

+1

I've never paid shipping on an Amazon order.

But, the big benefit with Prime is that you get free two-day shipping. The regular free shipping can be quite slow. I've had orders that didn't even ship for 7-10 days, even though the item was in stock.

I live in one of the states where Amazon charges sales tax, so often other retailers can meet or slightly beat their final price. But I still order a decent amount from Amazon. They often beat Rock Auto on price for heavy items like brake rotors after you consider the shipping cost.

 

[BrokewrenchLS1]

All you gotta do is make sure your Amazon order costs more than $25.00 and you get free shipping anyway.

That policy has cost me more money than if I'd have to pay normal shipping.

Need $16 worth of stuff? Well, I'll pay $5 shipping, so I might as well just bump the order up to $25, so I'll get that book, and that book, and a cd...and the final order price wind up at $50+. >.<

The free shipping with normal Amazon is great if you don't have a specific date you need something by. I ordered an in-stock generator on Amazon, free shipping, didn't go out for over a week. When it did get shipped, it took exactly one day to get here from the shipping center. Other free orders I've had shipped the same day I ordered.

I'll probably be doing some poking around on Amazon Supply - I normally order something from McMaster every other week for work, and I don't have any complaints there, but it never hurts to try something difference once in a while.

 

[luvit]

i just went and clicked on 15 different things, they all showed up as prime eligible.

service cart, impact gun, screwdrivers, bolts, pliers, hose clamps - a mix of large and small, cheap and spendy.

also noticed free super saver shipping over $50 (instead of 25 on the main site).

mm k.. that's looks like the topic-related answer towards using Amazon Prime with Amazon Supply.
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