If It's Thursday, This Must Be Belgrade

Well this is a first. I placed a direct order to MikroElektronika in Belgrade. I ordered one of the products I wrote about a week ago. The EasyPic 3, a PIC USB programmer with lots of bells and whistles. I was swayed a bit by the many resonably priced options and 30% discount on their compilers. I haven't bought a compiler yet, but I suspect they will extend the discount for awhile.

Normally when I order direct from a manufacture it's a US company. Not because I think they are better, but it's just more convenient. I often see the high shipping fees that overseas customers have to pay. Now I'm the overseas customer and while the shipping was reasonable, I wonder how long I'm gonna have to wait? (Sorta feels like the week before Xmas)