Humboldt County thread
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Ha ha ha...so I ordered my throttle position sensor on Wednesday. I get an email from the guy saying he has the part in stock and it'll ship in the 27th. Never mind that the 27th is three days after I place my order. I finally got another email today notifying me that the part had been shipped.
What a crock of ****...Almost a week to process an order and ship it out. I'm glad they charged me $8 for shipping. Bastards.
What a crock of ****...Almost a week to process an order and ship it out. I'm glad they charged me $8 for shipping. Bastards.
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Ha ha ha...so I ordered my throttle position sensor on Wednesday. I get an email from the guy saying he has the part in stock and it'll ship in the 27th. Never mind that the 27th is three days after I place my order. I finally got another email today notifying me that the part had been shipped.
What a crock of ****...Almost a week to process an order and ship it out. I'm glad they charged me $8 for shipping. Bastards.
What a crock of ****...Almost a week to process an order and ship it out. I'm glad they charged me $8 for shipping. Bastards.
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Why do you assume that every parts place stocks every part all the time?
If it is an obscure item, especially on a car that is not currently in production, it is perfectly reasonable that it would take them a couple days to get the part from a distribution center.
Add to that a weekend, shipping time for them and for you, and a day maybe 2 to process, and it is perfectly reasonable for it to take a week.
As for the $8, have you shipped anything lately? I hate to say it, but $5-10 for USPS Priority, Fedex, or UPS is pretty standard for a small item. After figuring in a couple bucks worth of labor to package the item, print labels etc. $8 is not too bad.
At any rate, I go through Subaru Parts.com Andrew is a good guy. I no longer go through Subaru Genuine Parts. They may be a couple bucks cheaper, but that Jaime (SubyGal) is a *****, and I refuse to support a business that employs her.
Ya know, McCrea Nissan/Subaru takes care of you too, and it pays to shop local. They will hook up discounts for repeat customers...
If it is an obscure item, especially on a car that is not currently in production, it is perfectly reasonable that it would take them a couple days to get the part from a distribution center.
Add to that a weekend, shipping time for them and for you, and a day maybe 2 to process, and it is perfectly reasonable for it to take a week.
As for the $8, have you shipped anything lately? I hate to say it, but $5-10 for USPS Priority, Fedex, or UPS is pretty standard for a small item. After figuring in a couple bucks worth of labor to package the item, print labels etc. $8 is not too bad.
At any rate, I go through Subaru Parts.com Andrew is a good guy. I no longer go through Subaru Genuine Parts. They may be a couple bucks cheaper, but that Jaime (SubyGal) is a *****, and I refuse to support a business that employs her.
Ya know, McCrea Nissan/Subaru takes care of you too, and it pays to shop local. They will hook up discounts for repeat customers...
Last edited by aboothman; Mar 31, 2010 at 09:39 AM.
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The point is that he notified me that he had the part in his warehouse the day that I ordered it but he couldn't ship it until 3 days later? 72 hours seems like a lot of time to process an order. Not only does it seem like a lengthy turn over but the guy didn't even make his own deadline.
A good number of places are giving free S+H with orders in excess of $100. Paying $8 for an order to go from placement to actually being shipped seems like a long time. I'll have to double check who I ordered with.
A good number of places are giving free S+H with orders in excess of $100. Paying $8 for an order to go from placement to actually being shipped seems like a long time. I'll have to double check who I ordered with.
