ARROW Providing Free Raspberry pi 3 B+ on Order above 50 USD - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: RoadRunner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2018, 08:03:49 pm
content: From ARROW"Get a FREE Raspberry Pi 3 with every purchase of $50 or more (after discounts and before taxes/fees). Enter code 50PI at checkout to redeem. Board must be present in cart in order to be applicable."

author: Macbeth
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2018, 09:24:05 pm
content: From my last dealings with this stuff, ARROW invoice you $0.00 for the Raspberry PI, but then list full price on customs invoices that you didn't pay and you end up paying far more in taxes + especially ludicrous "handling fees" from the likes of FedEx scum.Don't even bother. (Especially in Germany! Have you seen how much shit Dave gets trying to sell his stuff to Germany?)

author: RoadRunner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 05, 2018, 09:38:03 pm
content: Quotei wonder if DDP shipment will also suffer this, i have chosen DDP shipment.

author: julianhigginson
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 06:59:44 am
content: oooh, again?time for another arrow order.

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 07:20:36 am
content: Does Arrow sells to persons, or is for business only?

author: RoadRunner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 07:32:19 am
content: Quote from: RoGeorge on June 06, 2018, 07:20:36 amI think Arrow Does sell to individuals. if delivery address in EU , DDP shipment is a nice thing to have

author: analogo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 07:56:34 am
content: Quote from: RoadRunner on June 06, 2018, 07:32:19 amSince when do they ship DDP? They used to ship FOB and in various occasions I had to pay huge custom fees.Do you have to pay extra for DDP terms?

author: RoadRunner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 08:11:33 am
content: Quote from: analogo on June 06, 2018, 07:56:34 amThere is no extra fee for DDP , just pay VAT accoring to your country.

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 08:12:13 am
content: They do have DDP, now, just read about it moments ago on their delivery/shipping policy.For me, the downer was that all products I wanted were shipping from the US warehouse, and I live in EU/Romania.I asked, and if the shopping cart shows "Shipping from US", then there is no way to change it into "Shipping from NL". They told me there is another warehouse in NL, for EU customers, but if the basket shows US, then the product is not available from NL warehouse.

author: analogo
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 03:31:55 pm
content: Quote from: RoadRunner on June 06, 2018, 08:11:33 amThat is great news. With DDP Arrow will pay for the custom handling fees and deal with them if something is wrong. Finally no more scans of credit cards statements. That is more than enough for me!

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 03:44:04 pm
content: i just happened to put a parts order yesterday night, seen the Pi offer and ordered one. Should have delivery in a couple days, then will see what they put on the customs invoice. I can hardly imagine they can declare any higher amounts than was paid at checkout.

author: SMB784
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 04:57:42 pm
content: Thanks for the heads up on this, pulled the trigger on a $50 AlteraEK-10M08E144FPGA dev board with arduino interface that I have been eyeing for a while now. Got the free Pi 3B+ to boot! Great deal.

author: RoGeorge
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 05:08:07 pm
content: Quote from: SMB784 on June 06, 2018, 04:57:42 pmI was not able to get a free RPi BPLUS. The only free offer for me was the old model, RPi 3B (not 3B+).Their add sais you can get either one for free, but the code 50PI didn't worked if in the basket was a B+ version.Did you got a free RPi 3 B, or RPi 3B+?LATER EDIT:Now, the free 3B Plus is working for my order, too!Thanks for mentioning your free 3B+, it made me check again.

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 06:45:26 pm
content: Well, thanks for the heads upMy PoE-Supply project was on the back burner for a while, now I took this opportunity to finally order a whole bunch of parts, copying an LT reference design.One can never have enough RaspberriesI am curious how DDP shipment works out, and how it will work once the EU starts applying toll penalties to US goods...

author: KaneTW
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 06, 2018, 09:54:49 pm
content: It'll keep working, Arrow will just get charged more, and move that cost on to you.There's already duties on imports, they're just in the single-digit % range.

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 07, 2018, 07:55:11 pm
content: Reminds me why I don't use Arrow:They can't figure out how to sort anything other than by alphabetical orderNo easy way to hide items with a minimum of 1000pc orderContents of shopping card disappeared and support said it cant be recovered (it could, tried logging in and out a few times)Tiny low res images for partsNo way to pay duties/taxes up front

author: Bud
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2018, 03:30:09 am
content: Those are minor issues compare to 2x price of that expensive AD chip at Digikey.

author: julianhigginson
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2018, 07:56:57 am
content: Well I finally placed an order. Arrow really isn't setup for browsing stuff... Was very heavy going trying to decide what to buy.I'm pretty sure I'm getting a handful of sma connector protectors for my growing collection of various sma connected RF test equipment (hard to tell though, because part description is pretty lacking)And I'm getting the Google RPI "home assistant" kit.Not bad, with a free rpi3b+ and free shipping.

author: RoadRunner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 14, 2018, 08:15:52 am
content: Quote from: Bud on June 14, 2018, 03:30:09 amFew things are cheap, Few things costs more.if somebody is intrested in DDP,I got my DDP order into Germany, without any problem.

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 08:17:29 am
content: You are lucky... did your DDP order include a "free" Raspberry?My order is stuck in customs at the moment. Now I am caught in the grindstones of german bureaucracyTo get an EORI Number, I can fill out an online form. So far so good...After filling that out though, I have to print the form, sign it, and then fax it back...Then fill out and fax a customs form for DHL.In the meantime it might be (I do not know the final cost yet) that for each day that the package is stuck in customs a 5 euro storage fee accrues.I'm afraid that this will be an expensive Raspberry Pi

author: nidlaX
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 08:35:11 am
content: Arrow's part search system is actually so fucking bad, it's mind boggling. But I can't resist 10% off and no minimum free overnight shipping by FedEx. I'm basically building my parts lists in Digikey, then pasting part numbers into Arrow's search system...And the horror of their packaging! Each individual part number is double bagged with a separate invoice. They send me a single DIP-8 part in a TWO FOOT LONG tube!

author: RoadRunner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 06:14:39 pm
content: Quote from: Ranayna on June 15, 2018, 08:17:29 ami think , if you have EORI number you should provide to shipper before shipping but if you don't have EORI then when they ask you EORI tell then you are individual , you just have to send an email telling you are not a company.I think Customs can charge you only after 10days not from day one. Good luck .

author: thm_w
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 09:01:17 pm
content: Quote from: nidlaX on June 15, 2018, 08:35:11 amThat is really the smart way to do it.I thought digikeys component packaging was overkill until seeing everyone elses. But we aren't exactly the target market.

author: tsman
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 15, 2018, 10:17:48 pm
content: Arrow's systems are just weird.I ordered twice from them. First order claimed to be 1 shipment but it turned up as 4 boxes each containing 1-2 different components. I got the 2 foot long IC tube as well but it was in a 3 foot long box by itself. Second order said 2 shipments with the second still pending shipping but I've already received both. The second shipment they didn't even tell me about. It just appeared today with no warning.I've no idea how their sort option works on their website either. Sort by ascending price and it seems to mostly get it right but will have a handful of components in the wrong order.

author: edavid
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 16, 2018, 08:52:22 pm
content: Quote from: tsman on June 15, 2018, 10:17:48 pmA lot of their items are discounted in some way, but they are sorted by the non-discounted price

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2018, 06:30:42 am
content: Could anyone who has successfully (i.e. had not to pay additional tax) gotten a DDP shipment from Arrow please check what the INCOTERMS on the invoice are?I am reasonably sure that I selected DDP on checkout, I remember that the price went up at that point.But my invoice is marked as DAP, and now I will have to pay about 25% of the value as tax when the package is finally delivered.

author: RoadRunner
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 18, 2018, 08:09:12 am
content: Quote from: Ranayna on June 18, 2018, 06:30:42 amthe email i received after shipment of the package had an PDF attached. PDF states terms as DAP ,Two shipement where there both of them were marked as DAP, i did not have to pay anything at all.

author: julianhigginson
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 19, 2018, 12:50:31 am
content: Just got my order in Australia. Everything shipped in one parcel.The Amphenol SMA connector protectors I bought are actually the right thing! woohoo!And I'm looking forward to bugging my own office with my new google AIY voice kit.The pi 3B+ is supplied in a little RS box which is interesting.Really the only thing arrow needs to do is sort out their website, and they would get a lot more business from me... As it is, I only order when they give away raspberry Pis, and then I treat the free Pi as fair payment for dealing with their website.

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 08:53:17 am
content: Well, my package has finally been cleared by customs, after 10 days.Should arrive tomorrow, I am very curious how much I will end up paying...

author: Qw3rtzuiop
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 09:55:28 am
content: This ordered on the 17.6 for 47,47€ with the pi 3. I didnt recieved a confirmation mail of that order and DDP was unselected in the online order confirmation.So i asked the live chat to change it. They changed it to DDP and later the packages were shipped.They splitted the order in 3 packages. Two from the US and one from the NL.Today both US packages arrived but DHL Express wanted me to pay 45€ (30€ Import Tax and 15€ service fee) for the bigger package.The DHL guy suggested to reject the package and talk to the customs office. Probably the invoice on the package is incomplete.If its incomplete they estimate a value of the goods and the shipping costs (around 150 € in this case).There is absolutly no reason for me to order there again. The parametric search is crap and the shipping too.At least i get one package without paying DHL Express. It has the size of a shoebox. Inside are two Amphenol BNC 50 Ohm terminators

author: Qw3rtzuiop
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 11:45:49 am
content: Now ive talked with a lot of customs agents. I need to pay the amount to recieve the tax reciept. Then im able to reclaim the money.Edit: Arrow now paid the bill from DHL

author: Ranayna
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: June 20, 2018, 04:13:28 pm
content: Well, false alarm apparently.Package arrived today, and no additional fee had to be paid. It seems that the DHL representative that contacted me was mistaken about the customs fees, and the big delay was caused by the fact that DHL needed confirmation that I am an individual and not a corporation.EDIT: After checking the package, I can understand why DHL was in doubt whether I was a private person or not. While the packaging, if somewhat excessive, is still reasonable, there was so much legalese documentation included... One full page document for each position, and I ordered about 50 types of various SMD passives.It is very obvious that hobbyists are not the primary marked for ArrowThe funniest thing though, is that everything, even the SMD resistors, is packed in an ESD bag (some components are even double packed), but the Raspberry Pi is just in carton box, without any (visible) ESD protection at all.