Bobctat2035
Bronze Member
If they had issues with payment up front they wouldn't be customers (of yours)!
Or anyone's customer because no one who does business online ships without payment. lol Certainly no one who competes with us.
If they had issues with payment up front they wouldn't be customers (of yours)!
Looks like there are differences of opinion on whether or not up front payment and a 5 month wait on standard (non custom) products is a reasonable business practice. Made to Order is not Custom. It is an attempt at Just in Time Manufacturing. Perhaps the only thing Just in Time, was the bank deposits.
Who said ship without payment? Do you pay your employees before they start work each day? Why should they trust you to pay them later?Or anyone's customer because no one who does business online ships without payment. lol Certainly no one who competes with us.
Whether you pay up front or pay moments before it ships, you're still paying. I don't see the difference from a customer standpoint. You either trust the online company with your money or you don't. They're either going to stiff you or they're not. Everyone makes it seem like the businesses are going "Oh darn. They won't pay 100% up front. I guess we have to make their order after all instead of just taking their $1,000 and moving to Mexico" lolWho said ship without payment? Do you pay your employees before they start work each day? Why should they trust you to pay them later?
I have worked for a few employers back during my working life time that stiffed me after work was done. But since the power was on their end there was not much I could do about it other than never ever do anything for them again and tell everyone about it.
You justify your position but it is on a shaky premise.
There is a world of difference between ordering an implement with a 6 week promised delivery and a 6 month promised delivery. The main difference is it 6 weeks is well within reasonable time for a C-card charge back if the seller doesn't meet the shipment window. There are numerous stories on other sites of people who have tried to get a charge back outside of their banks stated 90 or 120 day policy and were deniedNo one here seems to have any issue with all the other implement manufacturers payment up front policies. Lots of positive mentions of Homestead Implements in this thread but no one in a guff about their payment in full online store. Weird.
The satellite photos from yesterday's posts shows both buildings side by side on adjacent pieces of property.If I had a question it would be this: did they tear the
old building that they were working and the new building
is being built in that spot?? If its a new site for the new
building then why are they not producing product in old
building???
wilily
Sorry but your statement is why I would not deal with your business. Payment for custom items is a far cry from catalog items (items that you list everyday). On line purchases are back dropped by a CC (ability to pay with a pending amount on credit card) rung up. At real time of shipment that turns into a CC charge. With CC bills the customer has dispute charge in a reasonable time period ability. EA's billing so far ahead of delivery was a disaster waiting to occur for the purchaser.
One reason I prefer Amazon is they do not convert the pending charge to an actual charge until shipping occurs. Those companies that make up a shipping label but do not ship like you find all over the net are not any different than this EA. Once they get your money they do not feel any more obligation to provide a product.