Everything Attachments

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I have to say that I do expect if someone's going to be later than their estimate, they should proactively provide an update as soon as they realize.

I completely sympathize with EA's supply chain issues (which are mirrored across many industries and are obviously not peculiar to them), but if they say it will be about 16 weeks, they should monthly reevaluate all of their outstanding orders and update customers as to revised time estimates.

To do otherwise is either careless (I know they're busy, but it's a good business practice) or deliberate to string people along longer (I certainly hope otherwise).

 

[tradosaurus]

I would suggest if you don't like EA's delivery time then don't buy their product. I'm sure their company will still have a backlog of customers that are eager to use their product.

The advantage of paying now and waiting is as EA states:

"Due to materials increases, those in line have paid less, by a few hundred dollars, than current price, and you'll be getting a Wickeder animal than you bargained for."

I literally saved $500 by paying in March of this year when I ordered instead waiting.

 

[MoKelly]

I literally saved $500 by paying in March of this year when I ordered instead waiting.

That is exactly what my wife says when she buys new clothes. She saved me money because those same clothes would be more expensive in 6 months!

MoKelly

 

[Cataclysm]

I had to wait a while on my Wicked Twin (Wicked Root Grapple). It was well worth it. Any mortal grapple would have long since been reduced to scrap steel. That grapple handles tons of rocks and broken concrete without issue.

I now have a 4 in 1 bucket on order from EA. I have jobs waiting on it as I type. It will get here in due time.

EA built a better mouse trap. (the Wicked Root Grapples) The world beat a path to their door. Now the scamdemic causes supply issues. No one can be as frustrated as those people at EA are. There is no doubt EA team is doing everything humanly possible to get their products out the door.

 

[kenmac]

For all you that need your product now, why did you wait so long to order ?
I mean, I ordered my grapple about 1.5-2 yrs ago and still had to wait.

 

[mwemaxxowner]

For all you that need your product now, why did you wait so long to order ?
I mean, I ordered my grapple about 1.5-2 yrs ago and still had to wait.

Just a thought, but maybe the need didn't arise until now?

 

[Torvy]

@EverythingAttachments. Don't want y'all to give away any trade secrets, but any thoughts on building or buying a factory a bit further west? I could see a benefit to you buying a struggling manufacturer maybe in Kansas or Nebraska. It wouldn't fix the short term supply problems, but it would increase production and enable cheaper shipping to big markets like Texas...

 

[tradosaurus]

That is exactly what my wife says when she buys new clothes. She saved me money because those same clothes would be more expensive in 6 months!

MoKelly

But I don't have a closet full of grapples.

 

[MoKelly]

But I don't have a closet full of grapples.

I don’t even have a closet given all my wife’s clothes!

MoKelly

 

[MattN03]

Are all the orders you quoted 12-14 weeks (or so) running at 20+ weeks now?

My Wickeder 55 is at 17 weeks now. Hoping I'll get it next month, but ready to start using it right now...I just pushed the downed trees into a pile to get a path through and will clean it all up when the grapple arrives.