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I just wish Graybar was closer! Local supply did buy out a datacom company and they stock quite a bit of stuff but usually a 2-3 day wait to get it.

I too hate dealing with the snobs at sparky supply...reminds me of the same idiots you find at a gun shop.

you don't consider Graybar to be a "sparky supply " house ?

No because at least I can walk in there and pickup a 66 block without being told "we'll have to get it from our warehouse, come back in 2 days".

Unfortunately my sparkie supply house has a pretty good stock of data/telecom supplies. I don't usually buy that there unless I'm in a pinch. It usually goes something like this- "I need a couple of 25 pair 66 blocks". Counter guy brings out some 50 pair blocks. "No, that ain't them, come on back and I'll show you."

-Hal

My local electrical supply house is pretty weak in the teledata area. They stock cat 5e and coax cable, phone jacks and faceplates (Leviton) but still only stock the cat 5 jacks which is no good. Generally speaking I go there for boxes, rings, beam clamps, and fittings. For datacom I either go up the street to Rexel or have Graybar ship to my front door.

Graybar is stocking that stuff for sparky not us . the bulk of Graybar's stock is electrical and most of the customers are "Sparkys"

you can pick up a 66 block at home depot does that make them a "teledata supply" house ?

when you get beyond 66 blocks , cable and jacks our local Graybar still has to get it from the "zone" warehouse truth is home depot .Lowes and Graybar both stock about the same Teledata stuff , at least around here

I cringe even thinking about HD or Lowe's pricing of teledata.

It's sad when Lowe's cheap Chinese cat 5 is more than Belden at sparky supply.

I was in Graybar recently when a guy came in and asked the counterman for crossover patchcords.The counterman directed the guy to the shelf with the rolls of cross connect wire.

Poetic justice. CG meets the sparkie supply house.

-Hal

We must be in the minority in MN. We have a dedicated Graybar Telcom in the western suburbs and Sparkies have to go downtown. Of course my complaint is that their City desk sells to anyone who walks in the door. I take most of my business elsewhere partly because of that.