[decodm]

Not an impression per se, but I have a question. I ordered an Eitr yesterday, not realizing it was backordered. The website says "Orders estimated to ship the week of December 8th". Are these estimates usually more or less accurate? Here's why I ask: I live in Brazil, I chose the fastest shipping method, so it usually gets here between 2/4 days after it's shipped. But if it takes much longer than the estimate date, it might get here after Dec. 21, which is the date our office closes for the holidays (and Fedex only delivers if there's someone to sign for the package and pay for their fees).

 

[Charente]

@decodm ... Your dilemma can only really be answered by Schiit themselves (orders@schiit.com) ... anything else would be guesswork and speculation IMO.

 

[decodm]

@decodm ... Your dilemma can only really be answered by Schiit themselves (orders@schiit.com) ... anything else would be guesswork and speculation IMO.

You’re most likely right, but I’m afraid that if I e-mail them, they’re just going to refer me back to what the website says...

 

[JerryLeeds]

Sounds like very ‘tight’ timing ...

You might want Schiit to ship your item after the holidays.. that way your work place is open to accept delivery ....

 

[decodm]

Sounds like very ‘tight’ timing ...

You might want Schiit to ship your item after the holidays.. that way your work place is open to accept delivery ....

Well, it's tight if they don't ship on the estimated date... Even a week late would be OK... That's why I'm trying to get a feel of how accurately they usually estimate shipping dates...

 

[alpovs]

Are these estimates usually more or less accurate?

In my experience - not at all. I placed an order once, then came back to the site and the estimate was pushed forward by a week, next week - pushed forward by a week again. And no notifications. You need to keep checking the website. It wasn't Eitr, though.

 

[decodm]

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In my experience - not at all. I placed an order once, then came back to the site and the estimate was pushed forward by a week, next week - pushed forward by a week again. And no notifications. You need to keep checking the website. It wasn't Eitr, though.

Thanks for the heads up! I'll keep an eye on it, and if it gets pushed forward by more than a week I'll cancel the order and reorder it in January.

 

[sovereign]

You’re most likely right, but I’m afraid that if I e-mail them, they’re just going to refer me back to what the website says...

I just did that and was sent the canned response "Orders estimated to ship the week of December 8th".

 

[Monsterzero]

I just did that and was sent the canned response "Orders estimated to ship the week of December 8th".

I really despise Schiit's crappy communication with potential customers,so much so I'd rather find an alternative to the Eitr.Anybody know of one at a comparable price/performance?

 

[decodm]

I just did that and was sent the canned response "Orders estimated to ship the week of December 8th".

So, I ended up e-mailing them yesterday, explaining the situation, and Laura replied to me, saying that "availability on the website is an estimate based on the best information available to us, but the estimate cannot take unexpected delays into account". Also, she said that she put a note on my order, to automatically cancel it if they're unable to ship it on time. Good enough for me, if it ends up being cancelled, I'll just place a new order in january.

 

[Charente]

I really despise Schiit's crappy communication with potential customers,so much so I'd rather find an alternative to the Eitr.Anybody know of one at a comparable price/performance?

Not at a 'comparable price' ... I have an Singxer F1 and unless you power it externally with an LPS-1 (or similar) it falls short on performance by comparison IME.

 

[Monsterzero]

Not at a 'comparable price' ... I have an Singxer F1 and unless you power it externally with an LPS-1 (or similar) it falls short on performance by comparison IME.

Thanks.I knew about that one,was hoping there was another that was under the radar.Guess Schiit it is...sigh.

 

[sovereign]

It is now the “week of December 8th.”

Still on backorder...

 

[decodm]

It is now the “week of December 8th.”

Still on backorder...

It was already like that last week. Hopefully it will indeed ship this week

 

[TheGame21x]

I ordered a couple weeks ago when it was slated to ship "the week of November 24th" and...here we are. Really not loving this long lead time. Hopefully they'll actually start shipping this week...