What happened to modwhiz?
I've placed about 5 orders with them. The service has gotten increasing worse each time. My first order was for a qoob and black gc case. I got an email right after I placed my order telling me that the black case was out of stock but they'd upgrade me to the smoke black case for free. The box shipped the next day. It was a great experience. My next order was for a single dms4. It shipped the next day, I had it in my hands the day after that. Once again, great service. About three weeks ago I bought a single Xenium ICE chip. This was the first time I didn't get a tracking number. I emailed them (
[email protected]) and got no response. Fortunately, the chip came quickly (ordered on Monday and it came Friday). One weird mix up I wasn't happy about was it contained the wrong packing slip, so I had someone else's invoice (their address, email address, items, no cc# at least). I understand that these types of mistakes happen when dealing with a large number of hand-packed items. I mentioned the wrong slip to them and they apologized, so no big deal.
Next came order 4626. I placed this order on November 29th. The order is exactly the same as my last one (a single Xenium ICE chip shipped overnight). I've created tickets in their help system, I've written emails, I've tried calling (ring, ring, ring...forever). Now it's very likely that the chip is simply out of stock. That wouldn't be a big deal if someone would respond to me. I'd just cancel my order and get one from somewhere else or order a different chip. Waiting forever is getting frustrating. The box I'm modding isn't mine and it's been sitting disassembled on my table for two weeks hoping "today is the day" but it so far hasn't been. If I don't get a package or response from them by next week, it's time to call the credit card company.
This form post is my latest attempt to figure out exactly what's happened to my order, to commiserate, and to let people know that modwhiz is having some "difficulty" with order fulfillment right now. Having read a lot of the recent posts here, I know I'm not the only one and I haven't waited the longest. I guess our best hope is that old Tony there at modwhiz hires an assistant.