Once I decided to get my feet wet on electronics, the first problem I faced was where to buy the necessary gear.

All the online electronics websites I know about are located in the US and even though they ship internationally, the shipping costs are just too expensive.

I searched for this kind of sites in Spain but I didn’t find the equivalent to RadioShack, Adafruit, etc. Besides, I specifically wanted to get the Arduino Starter Kit from Adafruit. Fortunately I found a distributor in the United Kingdom with reasonable prices and shipping costs.

To get a multimeter and other tools I finally found a company with delegations in most countries including Spain: RS Electronics. After exploring the site I discovered that they not only have all kinds of tools but also discrete electronic components. You get your order delivered next day and it costs 8 €, which is reasonable.

This is the list of electronic websites where I purchased from.

• Oomlout (UK) - Adafruit clone
  • Arduino Starter Kit
  • Motion detector
  • 500 resistor kit
• RS Electronics (Spain and others) - All kind of electronics
  • Multimeter
  • Shear cutter
  • General purpose single timer
  • 10 diodes