Date:         Tue, 30 Oct 2007 11:49:49 -0700
Reply-To:     Chris Lisica <wavanagon@GMAIL.COM>
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From:         Chris Lisica <wavanagon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Delayed BD shipments?
Comments: To: Ben Cichowski <cichowski@montana.edu>
In-Reply-To:  <C34CD3E1.21BE%cichowski@montana.edu>
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My personal experience w/ the couple of orders I have placed w/ BD is
that their ordering/shipping process is slower than normal.
Personally, I don't care, and for the price break on a lot of their
products, I think it is worth it and factor it into the ordering
process. They do offer expedited shipping. Plus, I like it when Ron
speaks up on some of the forums and explains his products in great
detail. To me, makes him seem more like on of 'us'. my .02.....

For the gotta have right now items, I turn to my local VW parts house
and pay the premium. It's nice to support the local guys too.

wavanagon

On Oct 30, 2007 11:28 AM, Ben Cichowski <cichowski@montana.edu> wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'll try not to make this sound too bad - it's actually a question for you
> other members out there:
>
> Are severely delayed shipments the norm for BD? I ordered a single small
> part 1.5 weeks ago and just now got a message saying it was shipped today.
>
> The part was in stock. I'll admit their prices are good, but when I order
> the same thing from just about any of the other online stores (maybe a
> couple of dollars more tops), it ARRIVES in 4 days, maybe 5.
>
> Is this the norm for it to take BD 9-10 days just to put an in stock item
> into a box and slap a label on it?
>
> I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt...maybe my order fell through
> the cracks? But if other members are consistently having the same
> experience, I'd rather take my business elsewhere.
>



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Chris
88 Vanagon GL (daily driver)
87 Westfalia (in progress)