well, tomorrow looks like the day i've been waiting for. according to the tracking number - and it actually works this time - my final package from my initial order - yes, my april 14th order - will be arriving. mind you, when i ordered these items, almost 3 months ago, they were supposed to ship in 10 days.
just to recap, for anyone who's joining this party late: i ordered (1) adventure kermit, (1) yoda t-shirt, and (1) clone wars series 2 poster. on 4/14, when i placed my order, the kermit and the poster were in stock. the shirt had not arrived yet. my order stayed open. a week or two went by, i went back to check on my order. now, my shirt is in stock, my poster is in stock, but the kermit is out of stock. another few weeks pass - kermit and poster are in stock, but now shirt is out again. another few weeks - shirt and poster are in stock, but now kermit is out of stock, again. you see the pattern here, right? at no one point were all 3 of my items in stock.
well, late last month, i finally got tired of this b.s. and sent a rather nasty email to starwarsshop.com asking what the f**k was going on with my stuff. i was told that they cannot hold in stock items that were ordered while other items were out of stock. huh? why would you not hold onto the few items that i ordered that were in stock until the other items arrived, so that you could process my order and make me a happy customer? not our policy, i was told.
so, i went ballistic. waiting 3 months for 3 items is ridiculous, especially when every time i went to check on them, a different one was out of stock. the solution? ship all the items out seperately. i got my t-shirt last week, my kermit today, and my poster is supposed to arrive tomorrow, according to my fedex tracking number. i'll have to wait and see what kind of shape it arrives in, considering what happened the first time i ordered a poster.
now, what i don't get is this: if you were able to ship out all 3 items seperately, on 6/24, 6/29, and 6/30 respectively, why was it so hard to get all 3 items in stock at the same time? there is only a 6 day wait from the time the first item shipped to the time the last one did. but you know what the kicker is? they charged me for shipping on each order - $4.95 x 3. so instead of paying $8.95 for shipping, i ended up paying $14.85.
but ya know what? if my friggin poster actually arrives tomorrow, in mint shape, i'll be okay with it. of course, i still have an open order or two with sws.com, but i guess that 'cause i just never learn.
