Sharkey
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My son has been very particular about what he wants for a rear bumper. Oddly, Quadratec recently released a mid-width rear bumper that was pretty much exactly what he wanted and at a price point that was acceptable to us to get it for him as a birthday present.
We ordered the bumper at the beginning of May knowing that it was "backordered by the manufacturer" until May 22nd. No biggie, it would arrive a few weeks after his birthday but still in time for summer. Well, about every two weeks that backorder date changes again and now QTec is claiming that it will ship July 22nd.
Fortunately, we haven't been charged yet. I have contacted Qtec several times by phone, twice by email, and a few times via their online chat service. So far, nobody can provide me with any real information. All I get is "the bumper is backordered but it is still being made and sold." Honestly, it is their effing bumper! One would think they would be able to check the computer and say whether the bumpers are really in production and will be shipped soon...or whether they aren't even making them until they get enough orders...or something!
There is no effing way it takes 3 months to make and ship a bumper, even from China. I know I am cynical but I can't help but think that the gov't trade fighting impacted QTec's margin on the product so they are waiting to have the bumpers made and shipped. (I admit though that I have no idea whether the bumper is really being made in China).
I just wanted to give everyone the head's up that QTec's "in-house" products may not even exist and, at least with respect to their new mid-width bumper, the back order / expected shipping dates are complete bullshit!!!
Sorry for the rant.
We ordered the bumper at the beginning of May knowing that it was "backordered by the manufacturer" until May 22nd. No biggie, it would arrive a few weeks after his birthday but still in time for summer. Well, about every two weeks that backorder date changes again and now QTec is claiming that it will ship July 22nd.
Fortunately, we haven't been charged yet. I have contacted Qtec several times by phone, twice by email, and a few times via their online chat service. So far, nobody can provide me with any real information. All I get is "the bumper is backordered but it is still being made and sold." Honestly, it is their effing bumper! One would think they would be able to check the computer and say whether the bumpers are really in production and will be shipped soon...or whether they aren't even making them until they get enough orders...or something!
There is no effing way it takes 3 months to make and ship a bumper, even from China. I know I am cynical but I can't help but think that the gov't trade fighting impacted QTec's margin on the product so they are waiting to have the bumpers made and shipped. (I admit though that I have no idea whether the bumper is really being made in China).
I just wanted to give everyone the head's up that QTec's "in-house" products may not even exist and, at least with respect to their new mid-width bumper, the back order / expected shipping dates are complete bullshit!!!
Sorry for the rant.