Comment by soneil
3 years ago
Farnell is my nearest equivalent (in Ireland). Same "why doesn't everyone ship like this" experience, but more electrical than mechanical.
I'm in the same boat as far as looking for a MMC equivalent (they refuse to ship here at all)
You could perhaps try Misumi. They were happy to ship to me in Canada when McMaster would not.
Misumi has stock in Germany, although a few times I have ordered stuff to Europe that is “in stock” that is in fact not.