flytire 0 Report post Posted January 17 i have come to understand that when you hit the send button to make an order, his website automatically sends out the "shipped" message i have never had a problem with that or any orders i made with him Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gillage 0 Report post Posted January 18 18 hours ago, Rainier42 said: Wanted to post an experience I had with an online vendor to save some of you from issue I had. Placed an order with the Feather Emporium on 1/5. A day later I received a note that my order shipped. A day after receiving a shipped notice I started to monitor but all the USPS site said is that a shipping label had been created. A week later the status hadn't changed so I called and spoke with the owner, David. He said he would look into it but never go back to me. Spoke to him again last evening and he said he personally mailed the items but would credit my PayPal. He then told me to never order from him again and hung up on me, which was just rude. Throughout my conversation with him I was calm and never gave him a hard time, just wanted to know whether the material I ordered had truly shipped. Afterwards I filed a claim with PayPal. This mirrors an experience I had with Feather Emporium. It was and is my worst experience to date trying to buy fly tying materials. With so many great vendors out there, who needs the grief and aggravation. Caveat emptor, "Let the buyer beware" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
upnorthtier 0 Report post Posted January 18 Even though my first experience with FE was horrific, i gave him a second chance. Again i was having problems with the shopping cart so i phoned Dave. To my surprise he answered and told me he was on his bike, he stopped and wrote down my order, well over a 1000 bucks worth. Two months went by and my cc was not charged so i called him again and again he was biking. He told me he lost the list, ok maybe he did, yeah right. I gave him the order again and had a half hour chat with him, seems like a ok guy. Well again my cc never got charged. You would think if im placing orders of 1000$ or more he would at least call me back if he has issues. Never got that order and never going to order from that vender again. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandan 0 Report post Posted January 18 My experience w/ FE, once burned twice wary (Well there is no twice). Placed an order got charged never received what I ordered. He never answered any emails or phone calls. YMMV. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JDM3 0 Report post Posted January 19 Wow... I guess I should consider myself lucky. I'm newer to tying and came across his website somehow. I did no research into the business. I had a small purchase, just a mixed color, one size 100 pack and it showed up in a timely fashion. I felt there was a little inconsistency in the sizing but nothing my amateur self was upset over... as I figured it gave me a little flexibility to do other sizes. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SilverCreek 0 Report post Posted January 19 Since he lives in Wisconsin, he sells at several of the fly fishing and tying events like the Badger Fly Fishers Spring Opener. I have bought from him at these events. I never buy hackle I can't examine. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
