Farnell, end of free next day shipping in the UK? - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: jc101
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2025, 12:24:17 pm
content: Went to place an order with Farnell, only to discover on a £300 order that wanted ~£12 for next day delivery. It's free for orders over £40 for dispatch on the next working day. So it seems they have slipped in a new "Priority" fee if you need something the next day.I must have missed the announcement of this, though delays from Farnell in the UK have become quite commonplace recently.

author: SMTech
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2025, 01:44:27 pm
content: Quote from: jc101 on August 19, 2025, 12:24:17 pmFarnell used to use Liege to cover Europe, they have apparently closed this facility and have been attempting add this workload to the Leeds location. As you have noticed, it has not being going well. The first step was to make the cutoff time for EU orders earlier, it wasn't enough. This is step 2, no longer can you order 5 resistors for an unexpected requirement and not have to care about the shipping.

author: loki42
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2025, 09:06:13 pm
content: They also got rid of there Australian warehouse. Everything ships from the UK.

author: langwadt
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2025, 09:10:38 pm
content: ime Farnell, RS, etc. that used to be able to deliver next day never do anymore

author: jc101
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 19, 2025, 09:31:27 pm
content: I guess it's good if there is more stock held in the UK, though I wonder if they will streamline to manage shelf space.The only time I saw anything about the update was when I checked the total before submitting the order. Then saw the additional fee, which was selected by default. Went back and removed it. It's a bit poor not to e-mail account holders with the new policy.RS generally do delivery next day, if ordered by 1800. But their website is horrible to use. Apart from basic poor usability, they don't show stock without clicking in each product. That alone means I tend to give them a miss most of the time.

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: August 20, 2025, 04:24:20 am
content: Quote from: loki42 on August 19, 2025, 09:06:13 pmYeah, it sucks. They have now lost a lot of my business to LCSC, Digikey, and TME. And occasional urgent stuff to RS.Quote from: langwadt on August 19, 2025, 09:10:38 pmRS in Australia still do manage next day if they have local stock - to Sydney at least, and even if ordered late in the day. I got some cable glands first thing next morning (yesterday), but another item is coming from the UK.

author: David Aurora
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 20, 2025, 05:48:54 am
content: Quote from: Kean on August 20, 2025, 04:24:20 amExcept when they use AramexI've had packages sent next day from RS with Aramex that literally showed up 6 weeks later

author: peter-h
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: August 23, 2025, 11:45:51 am
content: Mouser is free over £50.

author: SMTech
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: August 28, 2025, 10:49:52 am
content: Quote from: peter-h on August 23, 2025, 11:45:51 amWhat that's worth varies wildly on your account type & requirement. Farnell taking 2 days to do a next day is still quicker than 3 days from Mouser.We get end column on vast swathes of Farnell catalogue, we've never managed to get something like that from Mouser. Even without that plenty of stuff is just cheaper on Farnell even if Mouser/DK have considerably more SKUs. Allegedly, while the website tries to apply the new delivery pricing scheme to us, apparently it should not apply and would get refunded, all our deliveries have always been free next day, no MOQ. Again your account type & spend level matters, examine your spend - should you have a Farnell rep and internal contact for your requirements?

author: hfleming
author_rank: Regular Contributor
timestamp: August 28, 2025, 08:19:26 pm
content: My Farnell orders always shipped from the UK… can always Castle Donagol (or something like that on the tracking list) as the last place in the UK before it went over to Germany, but I have stopped shopping from them a few years ago (Brexit???) after their shipping went to chaos…

author: Howardlong
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2025, 09:29:27 am
content: Same here , just been caught with this new policy. The USP was next day free delivery above £40 order value. This new policy just encourages you to go elsewhere.RS still seem to still be able to do next day, and will take orders up to 8:30pm. Furthermore, RS use DHL, and my local DHL delivery driver usually makes it to me by 10am, and often before 9am. Quite how he manages to make the 25 to 30 deliveries (shown on DHL's online tracking) already prior to getting to me is beyond me, but I'm all for it.Meanwhile, Mouser seems to be dragging their feet in dispatching orders for no apparent reason. I placed an order on Monday for in stock items, they didn't get dispatched until Wednesday, so I won't see the shipment until Friday. This isn't a one off with Mouser either, it seems to be common for at least a day's delay, but two days is taking the pee.Digikey still seems OK for same day dispatch, but I have an ongoing local issue with UPS, their shipping partner, so I can't win!

author: Kean
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: September 04, 2025, 01:40:59 pm
content: Quote from: Howardlong on September 04, 2025, 09:29:27 amI've noticed the same. Although I don't order from Mouser as often these days, I've had many recent orders generate an email of "Your order is being processed but has not yet shipped". Not sure what is going on as this previously only happened (understandably) during the height of C19.Quote from: Howardlong on September 04, 2025, 09:29:27 amDo you not get to choose shipping? For me Digikey will use UPS by default, but I can change to DHL during checkout and still get free shipping.I generally prefer DHL as they usually deliver a day earlier than FedEx/UPS. DHL will usually deliver the same day it lands in the country, but FedEx/UPS will always be next day. Mind you my local UPS guy is really friendly and curious about what I do, whereas the DHL guy is often chatting on his phone during drop off and barely acknowledges me. I use UPS occasionally just because it can brighten my day... Working alone sucks sometimes LOL.

author: nctnico
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: September 04, 2025, 03:04:34 pm
content: Quote from: langwadt on August 19, 2025, 09:10:38 pmYes. But that is because of Brexit. Customs handling takes longer when shipping outside the UK.