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==Spending your Project Budget==
#Before anything is bought by a team you must approve it.
#Before anything is bought by a team you must approve it.
#When reviewing BOMs always check for:
#When reviewing BOMs always check for:
##Complete list of parts, this should be representative of the designs and include fasteners and wire and everything else.
##Complete list of parts, this should be representative of the designs and include fasteners and wire and everything else.
##Shipping and tax costs.
##Shipping and tax costs, duties can be expensive so try to buy things from Canada.
##If a cheaper or better alternative exists.
##If a cheaper or better alternative exists.
##If a cheaper supplier exists.
##If a cheaper supplier exists.
#When looking for places to find parts, here is the order of places to look:
#When looking for places to find parts, here is the order of places to look:
##In the Makerlab, here is the inventory (cost included in BOM).
##In the Makerlab, here is the inventory (cost included in BOM).
##In the Makerstore, here is the makerstore guide and here are your codes (cost included in BOM).
##In the [https://makerstore.ca/ Makerstore] (cost included in BOM).
##Online or local stores, some common places are below.
##Online or local stores, some common places are:
==Online and Local Stores==
=== General ===
* '''Amazon''' https://www.amazon.ca/
=== Mechanical/hardware ===
*'''SDP/SI''' https://www.sdp-si.com/
*'''Spaenaur (Canada)''' https://spaenaur.com/
*'''McMaster-Carr (US)''' https://www.mcmaster.com/
*'''Hardware stores (local)''' home hardware, home depot, rona
*'''Metal Pros (local)''' http://www.metalpros.com/
*'''MetalMart (local)''' https://www.metalmart.ca/
=== Electrical/robotics ===
*'''Digikey''' https://www.digikey.ca/
*'''Digikey''' https://www.digikey.ca/
*'''Robotshop''' https://www.robotshop.com/ca/
*'''Robotshop''' https://www.robotshop.com/ca/
*'''Great Hobbies''' https://www.greathobbies.com/
*'''Sparkfun''' https://www.sparkfun.com/
*<s>'''Active tech electronics'''</s> (Merged with Gervais)
*<s>'''Active tech electronics'''</s> (Merged with Gervais)
*'''Gervais electronics (local)''' http://www.gervaiselectronics.ca/
*'''Gervais electronics (local)''' http://www.gervaiselectronics.ca/
*'''A2D electronics (local)''' https://a2delectronics.ca/
*'''A2D electronics (local)''' https://a2delectronics.ca/