OneCall: Farnell/CPC higher education discount

[The Other Mike]

Despite being a customer for four decades, I'll *never* deal with them again 'online' as their new 'improved' website offers the crappiest user interface I've *ever* seen.

[tony sayer]

In article , The Other Mike scribeth thus

Yes quite the kings new clothes. If they had any sense they'd just put the old one back in place. I had to use the paper catalogue to find a few items the other week.

Pile of doggie doo;(....

[Theo Markettos]

Be my guest. Though this is not primarily a student discount scheme: the discounts have been negotiated by a consortium of universities, because universities spend a lot on components, both for teaching and research. Staff/student discounts are just an extra side benefit (and I'm not entirely sure why they provide it).

(Discounts are available to universities in the NUWPEC consortium: the Fred Bloggs Garden Shed Academy doesn't count)

Student discounts for software are a different prospect entirely and are more like student bank accounts: they want to get you hooked on MS Windows/Office/etc so that you cough up for the full version later on.

Theo

[mick]

I like Bitsbox for some odd bits. Mainly because the postage is always

1.50 and there is no minimum order charge. Quick service too! Not a big range, but most of the essentials are there.

[D.M.Chapman]

Yep, discovered this accidentally a couple of years back when I ordered something from CPC.

I have a credit card registered at my work address so I can get stuff delivered there without hassle (from the supplier anyway...). I placed the order, then got a phonecall a few mins later saying they would have to cancel the order as it was an educational address but it was ok, they had created me a onecall account and reordered there. They sorted it all.

Used them quite a few times since. Excellent :)

Darren

[D.M.Chapman]

Once you are logged into onecall you definately see the reduced prices (ex VAT though IIRC).

Darren

[Bob Eager]

I've always had my CPC orders delivered to the same building as you, but never got offered onecall. It isn't fair!

[D.M.Chapman]

Sorry, I assumed you knew :-)

Apparantly it was the credit card registered address that triggered it.

Maybe I got lucky :)

Darren