DreamWorks New Web Page
#76
After searching for several minutes today, I found the stuff I needed. However, I could not sign in or re-register. Never did get the email to reset the password. Then when completing the purchase as a guest, the system locked up as I pressed the complete the order button. Had to restart the Browser and then the cart was empty. Point being, this might be a browser thing, which is still an issue. I gave up trying. Will try next week after FJets. By the way, I had all the same problems last week and ended up just calling on the phone. But by that time my computer was locked up and the cart was again empty. Using Windows 10 and MS Edge on an I5 Dell Laptop. This is just for DW's information.
#78
Dw is not the same as before.I always get an e-mail back when I send to them.Now I have sent a few but not any replies form them.
The check out page has to be corrected because there is no special requirement message box.
The check out page has to be corrected because there is no special requirement message box.
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i gave up and ordered needed items from another source.. glad to re visit dreamworks when things get fixed... even my log in is not working and they sent me a temp one but it will not save my updateed passwords once on the site..
hope it gets fixed soon
hope it gets fixed soon
#82
I have found that if you select the stuff you need and get it in your cart, and then check out as a guest, I was able to complete my purchases. Also, I have found that if you use the search function and there is nothing found, the same page shows w/o a nothing found message. I found that by being less specific about the search, the products I needed always came up.
After discussing the website issues at Florida Jets this past week with Chris, It became apparent that Dreamworks did not have the choice to stay with the old site. Apparently, they were forced into this move. Combining a forced move with the loss of Linda, has certainly taken its toll.
But, ... we have to remember that Todd's "Crew" have supported us in an excellent manner for several years. They also go to great lengths to support us at events by either having a huge selection of products on site or at the very least sponsoring our significant events.
So, ... they are experiencing a few speed bumps. Now is the time to support them while they make these necessary transitions.
After discussing the website issues at Florida Jets this past week with Chris, It became apparent that Dreamworks did not have the choice to stay with the old site. Apparently, they were forced into this move. Combining a forced move with the loss of Linda, has certainly taken its toll.
But, ... we have to remember that Todd's "Crew" have supported us in an excellent manner for several years. They also go to great lengths to support us at events by either having a huge selection of products on site or at the very least sponsoring our significant events.
So, ... they are experiencing a few speed bumps. Now is the time to support them while they make these necessary transitions.
#83
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Ok, so last Saturday I tried to log into the new DreamWorks site. No dice, wouldn't accept my email and password. Also wouldn't send me a password reset. GRRRR
Waited till Monday and called DW. Took a while but finally got an answer and young lady found my account and said she would send me a password reset link within the hour. Didn't happen, not in an hour, not in a day. Way past GRRRR now. Tried to log in as a guest -- nope not happening. Thinking it was time to look elsewhere for my needs.
So on Wednesday I decided to just call and see if I could order something. Guess what -- Nice lady named Chris answered on the first ring. Was polite and efficient, and the extra mile to find an acceptable battery when my first choice wasn't available. Apologized for the web site problems but took care me even when I screwed up and gave her the wrong billing info. Color me a happy customer.
We all know DW is going through some changes but they have always been there for us and we owe them a chance to compete those changes!
Me, I'm going to give them some time on the new web site and just call them the old fashion way till they get it fixe (as we all know they will).
Waited till Monday and called DW. Took a while but finally got an answer and young lady found my account and said she would send me a password reset link within the hour. Didn't happen, not in an hour, not in a day. Way past GRRRR now. Tried to log in as a guest -- nope not happening. Thinking it was time to look elsewhere for my needs.
So on Wednesday I decided to just call and see if I could order something. Guess what -- Nice lady named Chris answered on the first ring. Was polite and efficient, and the extra mile to find an acceptable battery when my first choice wasn't available. Apologized for the web site problems but took care me even when I screwed up and gave her the wrong billing info. Color me a happy customer.
We all know DW is going through some changes but they have always been there for us and we owe them a chance to compete those changes!
Me, I'm going to give them some time on the new web site and just call them the old fashion way till they get it fixe (as we all know they will).
#84
I was clicking around the new site today, and im finding it hard to navigate due to the UI. I cannot see things which require you to scroll but if your not careful it closes and I don't know if they haven't added some things yet but I cannot find certain things I know they normally carry. I'm hoping they are still working on it and if they are taking suggestions the layout of product types is not very good, its very hard to find things. It doesn't make since to have a battery section then have batteries under the tools and build section, which by the way shows different things than the battery section.
Last edited by FenderBean; 04-02-2018 at 06:11 AM.
#85
I would guess that Dreamworks sales have taken a big dip in the last few weeks since the introduction of the new website but then again that would be a big incentive to get the new site working properly.
#86
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I was clicking around the new site today, and im finding it hard to navigate due to the UI. I cannot see things which require you to scroll but if your not careful it closes and I don't know if they haven't added some things yet but I cannot find certain things I know they normally carry. I'm hoping they are still working on it and if they are taking suggestions the layout of product types is not very good, its very hard to find things. It doesn't make since to have a battery section then have batteries under the tools and build section, which by the way shows different things than the battery section.
I am wondering if this was a Dreamworks Start up launch, if we would be thinking it's state of the art...LOL! We are indeed spoiled. I know things are working and progressing because I made a pretty large order right from the new site the first day it was up, had 2 batteries back ordered...I totally forgot about them being back ordered, and BAM...today I get a hipping notice that my batteries have been shipped and the order completed.
I think we are in good hands...we are just brats about our hobby. I look at this thread and just cannot believe some of the things we say to people, especially folks that have lost a loved one, making a hard run at keeping a legacy going and actually doing well...even to bring up a new site for the future.
#88
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Well it's time to tell folks where the bear **** in the woods. Sorry about Todds passing and feel bad for the family, but these are expensive toys and DW is selling expensive parts. It's about time we moved on. If Lisa wants to keep this website/business running, she better clean up her act. Getting rid of Linda was a bad sign of where the company is going.
#89
Keith,
I am wondering if this was a Dreamworks Start up launch, if we would be thinking it's state of the art...LOL! We are indeed spoiled. I know things are working and progressing because I made a pretty large order right from the new site the first day it was up, had 2 batteries back ordered...I totally forgot about them being back ordered, and BAM...today I get a hipping notice that my batteries have been shipped and the order completed.
I think we are in good hands...we are just brats about our hobby. I look at this thread and just cannot believe some of the things we say to people, especially folks that have lost a loved one, making a hard run at keeping a legacy going and actually doing well...even to bring up a new site for the future.
I am wondering if this was a Dreamworks Start up launch, if we would be thinking it's state of the art...LOL! We are indeed spoiled. I know things are working and progressing because I made a pretty large order right from the new site the first day it was up, had 2 batteries back ordered...I totally forgot about them being back ordered, and BAM...today I get a hipping notice that my batteries have been shipped and the order completed.
I think we are in good hands...we are just brats about our hobby. I look at this thread and just cannot believe some of the things we say to people, especially folks that have lost a loved one, making a hard run at keeping a legacy going and actually doing well...even to bring up a new site for the future.
Last edited by FenderBean; 04-02-2018 at 05:56 PM.
#91
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The site seems to work ok for me on Firefox. It would not run on my Windows 10 desktop software. Works fine thru my iPhone. I did get a little frustrated looking for something recently i know they sell. I gave up and emailed customer service for help. Never did get a reply in over a week. I went back on the site and found it. No one likes change but it will smooth out I’m sure. Vin...
Last edited by Vincent; 04-03-2018 at 05:21 AM.
#92
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I just spent the most frustrating 35 minutes of my life trying to spend $4000.00 with this web site. If the goal is to bankrupt the Dreamworks business, this website is a vastly large jump into that arena. How many others are so fed the heck up that they go elsewhere??? Lisa please get this fixed sooner than later. It has been well long enough that a simple click to buy an engine should not be met with “fill in the options” when there are NO OPTIONS to fill in!!! Ludicrous and quite the business breaker I am afraid. Too bad for DMP, I bought an engine from a different distributor with 5 clicks of a mouse! DMP wake the heck up and smell the customers disappearing. Its one thing to tell us that your credit card issuers are demanding a different web site, but its a completely different story to have all this frustration remain after so many many weeks! Man this hurts, Todd was a great friend...
Len
Len
#94
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I agree Mike, but it has been nearly a month and that is eons in online shopping time. I really want this new site to work, but it seems to be getting more, not less, difficult with which to deal. I cannot fathom how many customers are not returning due to this fiasco. My concern is for the company and Lisa and and and....we all know what has gone before and all want the best for DMP. My thrust here is to add some sense of urgency, that seems lacking, to the mix... since from what I can ascertain there has been no betterment of the web site shopping experience since the outset of this change. I suppose I will go to the phone and call them with orders, but that seems so very antiquated and time consuming as to be deleterious to the well-being of the company...but if that’s what I need to do to buy a JetCat 180NX then so be it. Again I apologise, but if I am getting frustrated, then there must be a large amount of customers that are going elsewhere to spend their dollars.
#95
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Driven by my inability to purchase the engine (yes it was in stock) for which I had set out yesterday, I set aside a couple of hours this afternoon to try it again... While I was not successful in adding the engine to my cart, I was able to finally find the other several items I wanted though one is no longer handled by DMP. The process of filling my cart took about an hour, but during that time I learned a great deal about how this new site operates. It is certainly not an intuitive construct, but in the end learning it was helpful...I hope I recall it all for next time. It does need a drop box at the TOP of the section to allow to preset for 30 items of display, but that is a minor inconvenience, though when added to the other things that are there it can become difficult to do what we all got used to doing so easily in the past. The site has some things that were most cleverly hidden by either a sub-par web designer or folks unaware of RC Jets and how parts relate to one and other. Quite possibly a combination of the two I’d say.
There was no chance of my purchasing the engine online so I bit the Long Distance bill (rather large form Canada as I only have a cell phone now) and called a lovely and most helpful young lady by the name of “Hyia” (pronounced as if the two middle letters were reversed as in Hi Ya). It was the initial opinion that likely the engine was out of stock and when I stated that the web site said it was in stock, Hyia went and got the engine, brought it to her desk, then she proceeded to find another computer that worked better than hers was doing, and she took all the stock numbers from my cart, added them to the engine order, and then got Jose onto a speaker call with us to make sure about insurance and the like and Poof just like in the old days the order was done and should ship tomorrow (Friday). Well I have to admit that I was and still am quite impressed at the level to which the new people are striving to accommodate us! Dreamworks top notch customer service still reigns supreme as far as I can see!!! Now I was on the cell phone long distance from Canada for almost 20 minutes and while that’s no one’s fault but my parents for not moving so many years ago, I did mention it to Hyia and she is discussing a skype option with Lisa, and hopefully that will work out for the international customers.
GREAT JOB DMP!!!
THANK YOU!!!
Len
There was no chance of my purchasing the engine online so I bit the Long Distance bill (rather large form Canada as I only have a cell phone now) and called a lovely and most helpful young lady by the name of “Hyia” (pronounced as if the two middle letters were reversed as in Hi Ya). It was the initial opinion that likely the engine was out of stock and when I stated that the web site said it was in stock, Hyia went and got the engine, brought it to her desk, then she proceeded to find another computer that worked better than hers was doing, and she took all the stock numbers from my cart, added them to the engine order, and then got Jose onto a speaker call with us to make sure about insurance and the like and Poof just like in the old days the order was done and should ship tomorrow (Friday). Well I have to admit that I was and still am quite impressed at the level to which the new people are striving to accommodate us! Dreamworks top notch customer service still reigns supreme as far as I can see!!! Now I was on the cell phone long distance from Canada for almost 20 minutes and while that’s no one’s fault but my parents for not moving so many years ago, I did mention it to Hyia and she is discussing a skype option with Lisa, and hopefully that will work out for the international customers.
GREAT JOB DMP!!!
THANK YOU!!!
Len
#96
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Driven by my inability to purchase the engine (yes it was in stock) for which I had set out yesterday, I set aside a couple of hours this afternoon to try it again... While I was not successful in adding the engine to my cart, I was able to finally find the other several items I wanted though one is no longer handled by DMP. The process of filling my cart took about an hour, but during that time I learned a great deal about how this new site operates. It is certainly not an intuitive construct, but in the end learning it was helpful...I hope I recall it all for next time. It does need a drop box at the TOP of the section to allow to preset for 30 items of display, but that is a minor inconvenience, though when added to the other things that are there it can become difficult to do what we all got used to doing so easily in the past. The site has some things that were most cleverly hidden by either a sub-par web designer or folks unaware of RC Jets and how parts relate to one and other. Quite possibly a combination of the two I’d say.
There was no chance of my purchasing the engine online so I bit the Long Distance bill (rather large form Canada as I only have a cell phone now) and called a lovely and most helpful young lady by the name of “Hyia” (pronounced as if the two middle letters were reversed as in Hi Ya). It was the initial opinion that likely the engine was out of stock and when I stated that the web site said it was in stock, Hyia went and got the engine, brought it to her desk, then she proceeded to find another computer that worked better than hers was doing, and she took all the stock numbers from my cart, added them to the engine order, and then got Jose onto a speaker call with us to make sure about insurance and the like and Poof just like in the old days the order was done and should ship tomorrow (Friday). Well I have to admit that I was and still am quite impressed at the level to which the new people are striving to accommodate us! Dreamworks top notch customer service still reigns supreme as far as I can see!!! Now I was on the cell phone long distance from Canada for almost 20 minutes and while that’s no one’s fault but my parents for not moving so many years ago, I did mention it to Hyia and she is discussing a skype option with Lisa, and hopefully that will work out for the international customers.
GREAT JOB DMP!!!
THANK YOU!!!
Len
There was no chance of my purchasing the engine online so I bit the Long Distance bill (rather large form Canada as I only have a cell phone now) and called a lovely and most helpful young lady by the name of “Hyia” (pronounced as if the two middle letters were reversed as in Hi Ya). It was the initial opinion that likely the engine was out of stock and when I stated that the web site said it was in stock, Hyia went and got the engine, brought it to her desk, then she proceeded to find another computer that worked better than hers was doing, and she took all the stock numbers from my cart, added them to the engine order, and then got Jose onto a speaker call with us to make sure about insurance and the like and Poof just like in the old days the order was done and should ship tomorrow (Friday). Well I have to admit that I was and still am quite impressed at the level to which the new people are striving to accommodate us! Dreamworks top notch customer service still reigns supreme as far as I can see!!! Now I was on the cell phone long distance from Canada for almost 20 minutes and while that’s no one’s fault but my parents for not moving so many years ago, I did mention it to Hyia and she is discussing a skype option with Lisa, and hopefully that will work out for the international customers.
GREAT JOB DMP!!!
THANK YOU!!!
Len
#97
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Well i have to chime in here... I think something needs to be done with the shipping practices . I wanted to order just 3 rolls of airline with a total cost of 20.00 that's until i got the shipping charges of 14.00 ? really? so i questioned DW about this and what i got was basically take it or leave it. .. Nice.. so now the tubing cost was almost doubled . The response was " we've had people order a 6.00 part and pay that for shipping". to me that's a rip off when it could be sent US priority mail for around 5.00 There's no way to can justify that . i don't care what deal you have with what shipper . so i'm moving on no more from them unless i'm desperate. And to add to linda... she was a very nice ,helpful person when i would call. that's DW loss and i'm glad she took the high road on that situation , but then that's how she is. WB_1
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I have to add my recent tale of woe with the "new" DMP. A couple of weeks ago I tried entering the site and was informed that my PW was out of date. They sent a new PW to my email addy and I successfully logged in to make some high-end servo purchases for a new build. The items were shown to be "in stock" and I added them to my cart for checkout. The quantities listed changed from my initial order and I had a devil of a time checking out with my credit card. All seemed well when I received an email confirmation of the order including a shipping notification. A day later I received a phone call stating that DMP could not fill the order because some items were now out-of-stock. Also, they had some difficulty with my credit card and I had to start over from square 1, including the PW reset. I offered to provide my credit card info over the phone but they insisted on a complete redo of the entire order. Very frustrated I told the lady to just cancel the order and delete me from their customer list. As an aside I ordered the servos from another source and everything went smoothly including receipt several days later with minimal shipping charges. I surely miss the "old" DMP and their superior customer service.
Regards, Art ARRO
Regards, Art ARRO
#100
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Yes the site can be frustrating but I have just received 3 separate orders in the normal time before the changes.
yes it takes a few tries to understand it. One tip I found is when you click on cart on the top of the page you can right click in it open in a new tab .. it will give you a normal cart. That was the only way I found to look at the complete cart before ordering.
The only negative thing that I ran into is during the checkout I couldn’t pick the option of in store pickup so it would be shipped with a order that was just placed when I forgot something so I had to pay extra shipping.
i am sure they will get it fine tuned..
hang in there.
I have always needed and like Dreamworks..
yes it takes a few tries to understand it. One tip I found is when you click on cart on the top of the page you can right click in it open in a new tab .. it will give you a normal cart. That was the only way I found to look at the complete cart before ordering.
The only negative thing that I ran into is during the checkout I couldn’t pick the option of in store pickup so it would be shipped with a order that was just placed when I forgot something so I had to pay extra shipping.
i am sure they will get it fine tuned..
hang in there.
I have always needed and like Dreamworks..