??? 01/12/10 15:20 Read: times |
#172377 - I've always had to do that! Responding to: ???'s previous message |
Richard Erlacher said:
There are no "electronics stores" or other non-distributor outlets in the area where I live. I have never lived in an area where there was a local "electronics store" where you could buy components over the counter. Mail Order has always been the "norm" here; when I started, it was real mail order - where you posted your hand-written order form with your cheque. Nowadays, of course, it's all online - but it's still effectively the same thing. Richard Erlacher said:
All you need is a bank account. Or a friend, relative, or colleague with a bank account. When I started, I was too young to have a bank cheque account - so I would give my Dad the cash, and he'd write a cheque. See: http://www.8052.com/forumchat/read/129983 (nowadays the roles are reversed - I order stuff for Dad on my RS account!) |