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Anybody had any trouble with orders from Grandpa Bob's. Placed order 2-18-13, Still shows processing. Never taken this long before. I have e-mailed and called several times and haven't received a response. Just wondering if he was ill and in hospital?
I ordered 113.00 worth of stuff from him on 2-17-13 and I haven't heard anything either, but all will be well in the end trust me. I am sure we both have backordered stuff on there. I ordered a bunch of kiptails and some sickle hooks.
my order was bunch kiptails as well 70 .00 just wondering never taken this long b4 hope nothing wrong health wise or other issues,has always done me good in the past
Well throw my order from for over 70 with a lot of kip tails in the mix. Hope it doesn't take to long as I'm about out of white marabou, I may need to make another order somewhere else for more of the marabou....
I check grandpa site today and order does show shipped yesterday
I talked to him last week and he was having a problem getting sickle hooks. I ordered about the same time as y'all and he did send me my jigs with #2 hooks but he was out of #4 1/32 jigs. Going to check to see if the rest of my order has been shipped right now.
Glad to see this post. I ordered $30 on 2/21/13 I have never used him before and was really wandering. I also called and emailed with no response. All I ordered was Marabou, Chenille and Flash. Just check before responding all mine says Processing.
I ordered once a year ago and half of my order was on back order and i guess it still is because i still haven't gotten it.....one and done for this ole boy.
I have ordered unpainted jigs from them 4 or 5 times. I have always received prompt shipping and fair prices.
My order hasn't got to me yet and it was 2-11-13 !
Did anyone order jigs with #4 sickle hooks? Trying to figure out if it's the hooks as he has stated, or he's just trying to rip everyone off!
Guys I am not sure what is going on but sounds like some get what they ordered and some don't. I just filed a dispute through paypal to get my money back. I don't want to be hard to get along with but I also would like my order or at least let me know when it might arrive. It is crappie time and I have jigs to make. Going to stick with Crazy Angler from now on.
I don't have a dog in the fight at this time but will say I have ordered several thousand sickle hooks and a decent amount of jig tying stuff from them and never had a problem. My buddy ordered 3000 #4 sickle hooks while back and had the same trouble with not getting them and no answer. He did get a hold of them and they appologized and said they were waiting to get more #4's in.
Gabepeeps - if you ordered jigs or just the hooks #4 in red or #2 and a few other sizes, everyone is having trouble getting them!!! He is just a small place and works a full time job on top of it. I ordered got all but 2 of my items which are B/O'd
Capt Hooks can be just as bad - I ordered 2500 black pearl sickles and they had them in stock but don't know why the Post office bounced the box back and forth in 3 states. Even though they put could take 2-3 weeks for your order to ship that ain't cool to me. If you have them ship them quickly, and allow phone orders!!!
A little customer service is what we're asking for. An email saying he can't get them or he's behind on orders or whatever the case may be......Just a lil heads up is all, know what I mean. :)
No dis-agreement there. Email him all the time and if he doesn't reply call!!! It does work
Have heard the jig hooks are in short supply and that every one is scrambling to get #4 sickles. Matzou is not shipping for some reason. Grousefly is saying that they haven't been shipping since last October. I had extras that I helped a guy out that pours commercial. As for Grandpa Bob sounds like he has a small operation that is having growing pains and he needs to do better customer service or he won't have those growing pains long. I am sure we will all get our material from who ever we bought it from.
We used Aberdeens for years before we ever heard of sickles. Some of us clung to them for a few years more before we switched. I may not like it but I can live with Aberdeens again. Some tiers still use them a tie commercial do to profit margins. Aberdeens still will catch fish.
Now time for one of my sermons.
After reading several of the threads concerning hooks and there availability. I am becoming a bit concerned. When I started to do jig and fly tying back in the 1950 I learned from a lot of old timers. The one thing that every one to a person told me that in the 1920 before the Great Depression one of the first things that dried up was the supply of fish hooks. This was even before the stock market tanked. Then again before WWII fish hooks slowly disappeared from the shelves. Then in the 1970's right before the Carter Administration we had a time where there was a shortage of hooks.
Now once again we are having a shortage of hooks. Well I for one have just restocked my supply of hooks. I am not saying that any thing is going to happen. I seems to me that maybe when fish hooks get in short supply that something is wrong. Guess that my Boy Scout training is starting to show. Be prepared that was one of the big things that I got from that program and has served me well all these years.
Guess that I would like some input from some of you in what you think might be going on. Am I getting paranoid in my old age. That might be what happens to us old Geezers.
Redman
I emailed him yesterday and today and said to just omit the sickles and send me some extra kiptails. he does have the best kiptails I have ever bought.
theres a shortage everywhere on size 4s. Shortys just got 108,000 in. I stocked with 5000 jighooks in red 5000 in BN 5000 in bronze
Shorty's? Does he make jigs and for how much?Quote:
Originally Posted by CrappieStalker1
I placed a large order on Tuesday including #4 Black Chrome sickle hooks and received an email today (Monday) that it just shipped.
Mike
Shortys hooks is the whole side of cpt hooks warehouse. You gota have a tax number to get them though there.
It's been right at one month waiting for me, and no answered emails. getting discouraged.
Sorry to hear some are having so much trouble just getting an answer to an email. That seems the least one could do if waiting on something to fill their order.
Skip
I'm done with him! What a cheat! He only owes me $12 but its the principle of it all and I'm a man of principle. A note on the site stating he didn't have the hooks and I wouldn't have ordered that size. Easy remedy.
An update on the dispute with PayPal to get my money back. He did respond four days after I filed and said the order had been shipped the day the dispute was filed. Coincidence you decide. The response for taking so long and not responding to emails was this is a busy time of year and email went to spam. I did receive the items yesterday and they looked great. I also did not order anything with hooks!
I got him on the phone a little while ago and he said my order had been shipped yesterday, I just said thanks and bye. not sure I want to do this again, like I said great prices for sure but I would have liked an answer to an email.
Hes got the best prices on alot. Ive seen alot of people say his kiptails are very good. I have bought some chenille from him, the longest i had to wait was 2weeks only. But before I order I emeil him and ask whats in stock before i order.
I got an order yesterday that I ordered on 3/1. That still seems like a slow process. I placed a 2nd order on 3/3 and it still shows "Processing" I tried him out because his prices are a little better but I'll stick with Crazy Angler from now on. I can order from Robert and have it in usually 2 days. That kind of customer service is worth it to me. Just my opinion.
hes also in ohio too which is atleast a 2-3 day trip priority mail. But I understand about the slow orders and getting back to someone with a email. Even if he hired someone just to help out...
Matzuo bronze sickles in sizes 2,4 and 6 are tough to find. I don't even have them listed since I can't keep them in stock. I'm a one man band like Grandpa Bobs. I have felt his pain over the past 2 months with backlogs of orders. I'm not complaining about the work, but I try to contact anyone who's order is going to take longer than a few days. Some people yell sceam and complain. Most say ok thanks for the update.