maceo
Well-known member
I've bought some stuff from various on-line shops recently and thought I'd pass on my experiences for what it's worth.
In order of satisfaction they are:-
1. Matchman Supplies - Very quick service and included a handwritten note. I'll use this place again!
2. Summerlands - Had to wait a week or so for the stuff I wanted to come into stock (no mention of that on the web-site when I ordered) and as I bought several bits from them, I wouldn't have minded an itemised bill rather than just the print out from the credit card machine. Good prices though and when the stuff arrived it was all fine.
3. Fishing Warehouse - I reckon the fishing warehouse is actually as big as my garden shed. I've ordered stuff from them twice and both times had big problems. The first was a hoody and I was told 'approximately a week' then a couple of weeks later: 'any day now' and then another week later 'we're expecting it any time - do you want to cancel your order?' I stuck with it and eventually it arrived about a month after I ordered it.
That was about 6 months ago and then a few weeks back I ordered a reel case off them (shown on the website as '1 left in stock') and thought I might as well get a few floats off them at the same time as the postage on them is effectively free.
I got an e-mail saying order despatched pretty quickly, but when it arrived a couple of days later it was just the floats in a tube - no reel case. I e-mailed them and asked them what had happened and they replied and said the reel case was 'to follow'.
I just got an e-mail from them yesterday (a week later) saying it's out of stock - please advise. Well I got my money back, but of course now I've paid £3 for the postage on four bloody floats!
I won't be using these again. Perhaps I've just been unlucky, but there won't be a third time of messing about for weeks on end with orders.
In order of satisfaction they are:-
1. Matchman Supplies - Very quick service and included a handwritten note. I'll use this place again!
2. Summerlands - Had to wait a week or so for the stuff I wanted to come into stock (no mention of that on the web-site when I ordered) and as I bought several bits from them, I wouldn't have minded an itemised bill rather than just the print out from the credit card machine. Good prices though and when the stuff arrived it was all fine.
3. Fishing Warehouse - I reckon the fishing warehouse is actually as big as my garden shed. I've ordered stuff from them twice and both times had big problems. The first was a hoody and I was told 'approximately a week' then a couple of weeks later: 'any day now' and then another week later 'we're expecting it any time - do you want to cancel your order?' I stuck with it and eventually it arrived about a month after I ordered it.
That was about 6 months ago and then a few weeks back I ordered a reel case off them (shown on the website as '1 left in stock') and thought I might as well get a few floats off them at the same time as the postage on them is effectively free.
I got an e-mail saying order despatched pretty quickly, but when it arrived a couple of days later it was just the floats in a tube - no reel case. I e-mailed them and asked them what had happened and they replied and said the reel case was 'to follow'.
I just got an e-mail from them yesterday (a week later) saying it's out of stock - please advise. Well I got my money back, but of course now I've paid £3 for the postage on four bloody floats!
I won't be using these again. Perhaps I've just been unlucky, but there won't be a third time of messing about for weeks on end with orders.