Yes, i said i'd rather not have my question answered here.
I did post my own personal experience with Darkarmyofone. But that wasn't an invitation for more arguing, so.
Let's all just calm down please...
Darkarmyofone: Yes, i know what you mean by getting your reputation bashed.
I made a number of people (6 or so) very worried, since they had to wait for their lasers due to some VERY serious business problems my accountant caused me at the worst possible time. Their worries and complaints were completelly justified tho, as i was gone much longer than i expected to be, but i had no choice, but to fix the problem and i was running out of time fast (in the end i had two weeks left to file the yearly tax-report, and no accountant or paperwork!)...
I was very lucky, that one of my buyers literally gave me step by step instructions for what to do and what not to do in a situation like that!
What played against me, when it came to the lasers during that time was preciselly the fact that i make my own drivers and pre-test all the diodes on my Diode Analyzer, before deciding which of them to use in my lasers - the very reasons those buyers wanted my lasers were partially the cause of the lasers being delayed.
Both making the drivers and pre-testing diodes is VERY HARD work, and takes a LOT of time, even when everything is going smoothly.... I managed to fulfill most of the orders while trying to resolve the problem on the side, but then i ran out of time and a few had to wait.
But while the affected buyers got super-freak GGW diodes in their BluRays afterwards (i gave away all the best diodes i had at that time), and are now also getting Bonus-Reds on top, in order to make up for their waiting and worrying, i still feel bad for making them wait too long....
I do hope that the bonus lasers and other extras or presents make up for their worries tho.
I just want to make sure that everyone is happy in the end - as happy as everyone was before things ever went wrong....
Some people might be worried about ordering from me because of that problematic time, even tho i am now working at normal speeds again, with the problem sorted out long ago, and the affected people being compensated
big time (i hope - if someone disagrees, i'd like to know about it so that i can fix it!)...
I just hope that those, who were the most worried before will feel better, once they get their bonus laser packages too, and that they post back, to let me know if they are happy with everything they got in the end...
It might also help make people understand, that i would never let anyone down, and that IF something should ever go wrong, i would fix it... However there won't be any problems in the future. The only "problem" i have now is a LOT of work all the time, to make up for the time i lost (and to make all the bonus lasers and fulfill various free favors i promissed over a longer period of time before things went wrong)...
Which reminds me,
the rest of the Bonus-Batch is shipping this week!
I'll use regular Priority in the hopes of making them arrive to their destinations faster in this case...
Anyway, at this time i even have some time to read the forum a little again, and post a bit, like in the good old times. Things are rapidly returning to normal, and i don't mind the extra work i have to do for that! :yh:
If someone should still be worried, i can ship to US through a "middle-man", and the buyer would then only pay after the package was already there. It's an option, if it makes someone feel better....
Scopeguy20 is a very helpful and reliable friend, who helped me out MANY times, and would do this too, if needed... I hope it won't be needed, but IF someone is not sure, better do it this way, than worry for no reason...
Otherwise,
Darkarmyofone, i thought we agreed i'd give you double the LCC reds per 4x diode..... Or did i put in more than that? I don't recall, but it's quite possible i included extras, just in case you might need them..
Oh and yes. For a US bound package, yours was delivered almost in record time! I had perhaps three out of 100+ ever arrive this fast to a US destination... I think it's because yours was a small flat envelope, that it passed customs this much faster...
The reason for the packages mostly taking longer is that i use Registered Priority shipping. The Registered part gives you a tracking number and me proof of shipping, but in the US it slows things down, from what Electron told me... He can probably explain it better than me...
The Priority part is supposed to make it faster, but it's the part AFTER they get to US that they are slow... But at least they never get lost this way!
I have to use it, as it is the only way to protect the package from getting lost by the post office, and it has to be Registered, since i guarantee delivery.
If a package should ever get lost or dissapear for ANY reason whatsoever, the buyer would have the right to another laser with the same quality diode or to a refund....
Registered Priority is the only reasonably priced shipping option i have here, that gives both the buyer and myself good protection and some online tracking....
you test my patience again... remember what happened last time little boy :tsk: :tsk: :tsk:
