I wanted to share with the fellow members my bad experience with the customer service of DIYbin.com.
A very good friend of mine was sent to Miramar, Florida for three weeks because of his job. I intended to have some components sent to his hotel room so that he can carry them all the way back to Argentina. He got there on Sept 18th. I placed 3 different orders. One with Adafruit, (New York, NY) one with Sparkfun (Boulder, CO) and the last one with DIYBin (Miami, FL), tempted by the 5%+5% that this site offers. All three placed on Sept 26th, and all used the same shipping method. The two packages that came from furthest got to the hotel as they were supposed to. The order from DIYBin (the closest supplier by far) has still TO THIS DAY not shipped. Below is a screenshot taken today that verifies what I´m saying.
Keep in mind that, at the time that I´d placed my order, all items were in stock. As a matter of fact, I´d opted to leave one or two items out of my order because they had to be back-ordered.
In fact, I can understand delays in delivery. What I cannot understand is when suppliers ignore my emails. I have emailed DIYBin 3 times. The first when my order was "upgraded" to "Awaiting shipment". The second when my buddy left the US, giving them a new delivery address. And finally today: 17 days after placing my order. They did not reply to me ONCE.
As far as I´m concerned, DIYBin offers a lousy customer service. I´d like to warn everyone about this. Think twice before ordering from them. This is too bad, because they are one of only three dealers that this community has ties to. And they contribute to keep this site online.
I would apreciate any help that any member can give me to get this order (already paid for) on the road.
Thanks,
Andrés