I know it's sad, but I get giddy every time I place an order with them... besides they constitute a postgrad's meal...
- There is no such word as "can't" -
- 60% of the time it works every time -
I left a labsnacks box alone for less then 42.7 seconds... Lost my jelly bears to a hungry grad student, ... Had to put up with a breakfast bar....
Never again will I leave a unsecured labsnacks box.
For small orders they now have a mini labsnack, and thats what I shamefully left alone...
Just think about how well the candy vending guy did when he landed Thorlabs...
Gotta admit, the labsnacks and fast service are why I look there first. Also generally you can navigate their website, unlike some of the bigger vendors. No "FLASH" trash to dig through.
Met the president/CEO of Thorlabs at a CLEO conference once, my kinda guy. Sharp, even noticed which both I came from, and asked me why I was there.
When the CEO listens, and is a lab rat by profession, you get good service.
Steve
Last edited by mixedgas; 06-19-2012 at 14:20.
I'll second this with the generally very good quality of their products.
I think the lab snacks should become a standard and I am going to start complaining to EO, MG, JML, Tower, Newport, and DTR whenever they fail to include some food with their deliveries.
Last edited by planters; 06-20-2012 at 12:21.
Damn! where's my snacks!
I got this tiny order http://www.thorlabs.us/thorproduct.c...umber=DT12XZ/M
No snacks!
Main problem I find with Thorlabs and Edmunds is there limited shipping options. Shipping costs are murderous for small parts to Aus.
Just wish I could justify the cost doubling or tripping the total due to shipping.
I got a $12 CDAR 1/2" window from Edmunds, shipping was $73(from Singapore) which is just up the road. I got five just in case, I wouldn't want to have to pay $85 if I suddenly needed another one.
How expensive is Thorlabs shipping to US address?