Last week I received a relatively large package which was maybe 5'X9"X4". Inside, to my surprise, were only two small battery end pieces for the battery box. The odd thing was that the package looked like an accordion with all the crushed areas to it when delivered from FedEx.
The very next day I received another package. To my surprise again, this package contained only a clear plastic envelope containing two small, metal contacts to solder onto some wiring ends. Same size overly large package for the small contents, but at least the package was in much better shape this time.
I found it interesting that either or both of these orders could easily have been put into a stock mailing envelope/mailer and sent instead of the large boxes they came in separately.
I sent Mac's an email to at least let them know that my parts arrived, but their carrier was not handling their products well as the first box was crushed. Lucky it had only small metal parts in it and not anything which would break easily. No reply to date. What was I thinking/expecting and why did I bother as it probably won't effect their future methods of shipping in the least?
In the last month or so, I have also ordered parts from other vendors such as Snyders and Mike's. Each seems to have some good qualities to using them, but also things I don't like in particular, too. I have also looked at many other vendors where the catalog selections were less than adequate as to describing the part, the prices were higher for the same parts or the payment methods were not what I wanted to use. From Bert's, Battlefield, Tams on to Obsolete and Classic Auto Parts and a host of others there seems to be little difference between the parts many carry and sell and often the prices are not all that far off from each other even with shipping and taxes included. I guess it is really an educated crap shoot as to where and what a person is willing to shop for and put up with in delivery.
Most of the items i am stocking up on currently are really not completely necessary, but some are simply things in which there is no local swap meet going to be available to find. WE have the Chickasha, Pate and Decatur swaps within reasonable distance, but they come only at certain times of the year and some of the items I want or need just naturally seem to call out to be ordered right away and not wait.
Has any of my experiences turned me off from using Mac's in the future? Naaaahha, not really. I'm a glutton for punishment, I suspect. Live and learn. If they were suddenly gone, then which other vendor would take their place as to being the next whipping boy of the remaining lot? Ya' gotta' have someone to complain about or life just ins't worth living, huh? I say that in gest, guys..........
I always enjoy reading about the experiences of others and see how many of these threads take on a whole new meaning as to how they relate or don't relate from what the OP originally stated. Me, I don't give all that much weight to other's opinions on a vendor as I like to make up my own mind and do that from my very own experiences and not someone else's. I just feel what works for me may not for them and vise versa. I can always change my own opinion later if the service or issues change between the vendor relationship and me as a customer.
