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Those who want to avoid playing Amazon roulette might want to try this West Virginia-based vendor. They sell a lot of these plugs to those who install alarm and CCTV systems and don’t want to lose those customers. I imagine they source those plugs in China, but take care to keep the quality up. The problem with Amazon is that it is so blasted big, it doesn’t need to pay much attention to quality. At best, it offers a return policy, but for small orders, a return isn’t worth the hassle.



I’ve also found that Jex Electronics ships the day I order or the next and, being first-class mail, it arrives quickly. Another problem with Amazon roulette is that you don’t know how quickly an order will ship. I’ve had shipping take as long as a week, particularly on small orders with multiple items.

I also worked one summer in the warehouse of an electronics wholesaler. It’s miserable, dull work. I wouldn’t work for Amazon if I could find any other place to work.

—Mike Perry, WA4MP