Originally Posted by Propworn
(Post 11685010)
Not 300 but a fair amount never a problem. Longest wait was 3 weeks. I use my visa and will have no problem making sure I file a charge back in time if need be. Usually you have one billing cycle to file a charge back so be careful when Hobby King asks you to wait 45 days. I have no loyalty at all to Hobby King or any other vendor I have no problem entering into a charge back. So far I have no complaints against Hobby King.
Dennis I really can't see how your "fair amount" of successful orders somehow mitigates the fact that Broken Wings never got HIS stuff ??? Am I to take it that it's A OK for HK to fill some , but not all , of the orders for which they take a customer's money ? Broken Wings ain't some "johnny come lately" , He's been around since 2002 . When my fellow , WELL ESTABLISHED , RCers keep reporting time and again bad dealings with a company that I , Myself have had issue with , it says FAR more than any "but my 300 orders showed up the day before I ordered them" protestations of the HK faithful EVER could . Enjoy your HK . Your time will come . And ya know what , I'll probabally feel sorry for YOU , too ......... |
Originally Posted by init4fun
(Post 11685022)
Yes , Dennis , you got your stuff . Broken Wings didn't . To the tune of $237.45 .....
I really can't see how your "fair amount" of successful orders somehow mitigates the fact that Broken Wings never got HIS stuff ??? Am I to take it that it's A OK for HK to fill some , but not all , of the orders for which they take a customer's money ? Broken Wings ain't some "johnny come lately" , He's been around since 2002 . When my fellow , WELL ESTABLISHED , RCers keep reporting time and again bad dealings with a company that I , Myself have had issue with , it says FAR more than any "but my 300 orders showed up the day before I ordered them" protestations of the HK faithful EVER could . Enjoy your HK . Your time will come . And ya know what , I'll probabally feel sorry for YOU , too ......... After all bud you are the consumer you can make a choice not to shop there as others will choose to do so. Dennis |
Originally Posted by init4fun
(Post 11684994)
Yea , it's a real laugh seeing how HK rips off a fellow RCer for $237.45 , , , huh ?????
Let me guess , Mr. pope , YOUR last 300 orders have all shown up flawlessly , right ????? Funny is in the eye of the beholder , and I see NOTHING funny about the fact that HK has done YET AGAIN what they do SO well , Take a guy's money and send nothing .......... |
Originally Posted by the pope
(Post 11685159)
And to finish off I dont find it funny that people dont get their orders ( or just a little bit funny ) but just having a shot at them cause their chinese doesnt make much sense as everything comes from china just about ! Cheers the pope
Honestly , Thank You for saying you don't find it funny that people sometimes don't get their stuff . Now , as to the Chinese aspect ; I have not and will not knock the Chinese about anything . Just like the Japanese all through the 1960s and 1970s (a time in the US that with few exceptions "Made In Japan" meant junk) they will build to the price point that their customer requests . Once we (in the US ) started paying the Japanese for quality , they began producing it . I'm quite sure the Chinese would follow suit with better raw materials and better quality control if we payed a fair market based price for the goods we are contracting them to produce . No issue there whatsoever . Now !!!! Along comes the distributor (HK) a company that as you well know is not Chinese but Australia based , and takes advantage of the reputation of the cheap goods by essentially having NO customer service whatsoever . If ya get lucky and it shows up and ain't a factory defect , GREAT !!! Ya won the HK lottery . But heaven help ya if it shows up DOA or worse never shows up at all , and now it's somehow YOUR fault cause ya were lured in by the low prices ? No , Friend , This ain't a Chinese problem , It's a problem of sleight of Hand , and one man taking money for product DOA or NA (Never Arrived) The sermon is over , Please go in peace .......:D |
Originally Posted by init4fun
(Post 11685348)
:cool: Hi Pope ,
Honestly , Thank You for saying you don't find it funny that people sometimes don't get their stuff . Now , as to the Chinese aspect ; I have not and will not knock the Chinese about anything . Just like the Japanese all through the 1960s and 1970s (a time in the US that with few exceptions "Made In Japan" meant junk) they will build to the price point that their customer requests . Once we (in the US ) started paying the Japanese for quality , they began producing it . I'm quite sure the Chinese would follow suit with better raw materials and better quality control if we payed a fair market based price for the goods we are contracting them to produce . No issue there whatsoever . Now !!!! Along comes the distributor (HK) a company that as you well know is not Chinese but Australia based , and takes advantage of the reputation of the cheap goods by essentially having NO customer service whatsoever . If ya get lucky and it shows up and ain't a factory defect , GREAT !!! Ya won the HK lottery . But heaven help ya if it shows up DOA or worse never shows up at all , and now it's somehow YOUR fault cause ya were lured in by the low prices ? No , Friend , This ain't a Chinese problem , It's a problem of sleight of Hand , and one man taking money for product DOA or NA (Never Arrived) The sermon is over , Please go in peace .......:D |
Originally Posted by the pope
(Post 11685390)
I think you just need to be careful with what you buy and you learn whats good and whats not after a while but if stuff goes missing well theres not much I can help you with there. Cheers the pope ( sermon only partially over ):rolleyes:
"theres not much I can help you with there." That appears to be an interesting Freudian slip there Pope. I didn't know that you had the capacity to help with HK problems. Since you live in Australia one has to assume it is possible given the above. So do you work for Hobby King? Do you own Hobby King or have stock in them? |
Originally Posted by topspin
(Post 11686869)
"theres not much I can help you with there."
That appears to be an interesting Freudian slip there Pope. I didn't know that you had the capacity to help with HK problems. Since you live in Australia one has to assume it is possible given the above. So do you work for Hobby King? Do you own Hobby King or have stock in them? |
Originally Posted by the pope
(Post 11687288)
I only wish I had stocks or owned hobby king and as for working for them not so much . Seeing that your in the usa perhaps you could help Syssa with their appalling after sales service (their pretty good with taking your $ but once they have it its all over ) .Or meccoa who wont even return your emails in 6 months now they are 1 F.U. company to deal with . You dont have to be in china to have a ****ty business plan . As for helping H.K. why would I ? They would be way down the list of companies that I have a prob. with. There are about 20 million people here in Aus and we all cant have a interest in H.K. and probably but not necessary for the last time I have never had a major issue that wasnt my fault with them so why would I **** can them ? But if you like I'll have a word to the big guy upstairs to see if he can help with this global disaster . Cheers the pope
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This is why I deal with Tower Hobbies, since the early 80s and zero problems"
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Originally Posted by topspin
(Post 11687834)
Never been in the hobby buisiness so I can't help except give moral support. My wife is from Melbourne and we visited her brother in Koonawarra a few years ago. It's a beautiful place but feels strange being upside down. Looked for the Hobby King wearhouse, someone said they fly a huge jolley roger flag over the place. Never did find it though, probably a petrol station anyway with trailer out back. So if I ever go back I'm going to find a way to ship about ten cases ov Victoria Bitter back home (you have to store it upside down here in the States), best beer I have ever tasted. I hate to say it but VB makes American beer taste like rat lotion. Cheers Pope....
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Originally Posted by topspin
(Post 11687834)
I'm going to find a way to ship about ten cases ov Victoria Bitter back home..
I actually considered adding an extra case for you but wasn't sure you'd give me your address if I PM'd you.. Anyways, all the best and have a Great Christmas and a Happy new year. |
Originally Posted by Rob2160
(Post 11688367)
I have a way.. we arrived in Tucson Arizona yesterday with a few cases of VB in the cargo hold as gifts for the good folk at Bombardier.
I actually considered adding an extra case for you but wasn't sure you'd give me your address if I PM'd you.. Anyways, all the best and have a Great Christmas and a Happy new year. So dumb question.... Do you have to reverse the elevator on your plane when you fly in the northern hemisphere or does it just do it for you? Last time it was a 12 1/2 hr. flight on Quantas and I think maybe their 747's do it automatically cause I never even noticed.;):D |
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Originally Posted by topspin
(Post 11688485)
Thanks Rob I appreciate that. My brother in law is sending me two cases for Christmas via FedEx, $ 145.00 shipping each (owww). But it is worth it. The funny part is the tops of the shipping boxes say "This End Down". It has to be kept upside down once it crosses the equator or it will go flat and I don't want you to have to fly all the way here inverted.:D
So dumb question.... Do you have to reverse the elevator on your plane when you fly in the northern hemisphere or does it just do it for you? Last time it was a 12 1/2 hr. flight on Quantas and I think maybe their 747's do it automatically cause I never even noticed.;):D Meanwhile.. somewhere in Arizona.... http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=1948956http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/atta...mentid=1948957 |
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