I agree with you. I do think you should have tried calling them before
canceling the order.
Active Electronics lost me as a customer years ago after making me
wait a month for my order. No good reasons were given, phone calls
resulted in what sounded like BS to me. But I did call them.
Steve Greenfield
--- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "sbdwag" <sbdwag@...> wrote:
>
> Steve
>
> There are way too many other good supply sources that offer much more.
> I looked at my orders from Jameco over the last six months and have
> placed 14 orders. I live in Indiana 2000 miles from California. Of the
> 14 orders only one was not recieved in two working days. That
> is ordering on Wednesday and reciveing on FRIDAY. All were shipped
> USPS Priority. The one that took longer than two working days to
> recieve was because the post office misrouted it. I depend on having
> components shipped in a timely manner and in the future when my
> business is even more demanding than it is now it will be even more
> time critical.
>
> It will even harder for them to compete in the market unless they step
> up to the plate. Good prices alone are not enough. I simply do not
> have time for this type of company.
>
> Regards
> Dennis Waggoner
>
>
>
> --- In Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com, "Steve" <alienrelics@> wrote:
> >
> > I'd suggest that you pick up the phone and call them.
> >
> > Futurlec did very close to the same to me. They did ship, and talking
> > to others that is the pattern for them. I will probably still find a
> > reason to order from them again, depending on what I need and the
> > price, I just know not to count on a speedy order.
> >
> > Steve Greenfield
> >
>