Virtual Conference Challenge Coin

Started by Holding Pattern, August 17, 2020, 04:46:16 PM

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Holding Pattern

Question: I ordered my coin from vanguard on 11 Aug, on the 13th I got an email stating it was "backordered."

Has anyone had a successful delivery of their coin?

PHall

Dude, it's only the 17th. Not even Amazon Prime is that fast.

Eclipse

Quote from: PHall on August 17, 2020, 06:12:01 PMDude, it's only the 17th. Not even Amazon Prime is that fast.

What kind of Prime do you have?  Because mine is order-to-doorstep in 2 days.

"That Others May Zoom"

etodd

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Breathe in, breathe out, move on ..."

Holding Pattern

Quote from: PHall on August 17, 2020, 06:12:01 PMDude, it's only the 17th. Not even Amazon Prime is that fast.

It's not a question of shipping. It's a question of it being in a backorder status.

The rest of my order I placed along with the coin is not only fulfilled but in my hands. Since they stated only 600 were made I was curious if the backorder status was due to them already selling out or because they were waiting until after the conference to actually make the coins.

Eclipse

They say they will limit the number to 1200, odds are they ran a couple hundred and then will make
them as needed from there. 

I'd say the over-under on receiving it is around Christmas.

"That Others May Zoom"

Holding Pattern

Quote from: Eclipse on August 17, 2020, 07:19:22 PMThey say they will limit the number to 1200, odds are they ran a couple hundred and then will make
them as needed from there. 

I'd say the over-under on receiving it is around Christmas.

I'll reserve my airing of grievances for Festivus then.

Capt Thompson

I ordered one as well, and then sent them an email when I got the backorder notice. I was told they would have them in stock this week, so most likely they hadn't finished making the whole batch when they put them up for sale, and they are engraving them as you order them which usually adds a week or two anyway.
Capt Matt Thompson
Deputy Commander for Cadets, Historian, Public Affairs Officer

Mitchell - 31 OCT 98 (#44670) Earhart - 1 OCT 00 (#11401)

PHall

Quote from: Eclipse on August 17, 2020, 06:17:34 PM
Quote from: PHall on August 17, 2020, 06:12:01 PMDude, it's only the 17th. Not even Amazon Prime is that fast.

What kind of Prime do you have?  Because mine is order-to-doorstep in 2 days.

IF . . . IT'S . . . IN . . . STOCK!

Eclipse

Quote from: PHall on August 17, 2020, 09:26:18 PM
Quote from: Eclipse on August 17, 2020, 06:17:34 PM
Quote from: PHall on August 17, 2020, 06:12:01 PMDude, it's only the 17th. Not even Amazon Prime is that fast.

What kind of Prime do you have?  Because mine is order-to-doorstep in 2 days.

IF . . . IT'S . . . IN . . . STOCK!

You order things Prime that aren't in stock?

"That Others May Zoom"

MSG Mac

They weren't expecting in excess of 10K members logging into the Conference. At a live conference they would expect anywhere from 6-800 attendees and maybe sell half of them coins.
Michael P. McEleney
Lt Col CAP
MSG USA (Retired)
50 Year Member

PHall

Quote from: MSG Mac on August 17, 2020, 10:20:01 PMThey weren't expecting in excess of 10K members logging into the Conference. At a live conference they would expect anywhere from 6-800 attendees and maybe sell half of them coins.

And they're not complaining a bit. Their profit potential just went up 10X.

jjmalott

I ordered on the 7th and received it on the 12th. Coin shows #536


Jeff Malott, Lt Col, CAP
National eLearning Coordinator

Capt Thompson

Quote from: jjmalott on August 18, 2020, 12:30:15 AMI ordered on the 7th and received it on the 12th. Coin shows #536

Strange, ordered mine on the 6th and received the backorder notice.
Capt Matt Thompson
Deputy Commander for Cadets, Historian, Public Affairs Officer

Mitchell - 31 OCT 98 (#44670) Earhart - 1 OCT 00 (#11401)

Holding Pattern

Quote from: jjmalott on August 18, 2020, 12:30:15 AMI ordered on the 7th and received it on the 12th. Coin shows #536

Well that answers what I was wondering, not a chance I'm in the initial run. Kind of annoyed they kept the link active instead of a backorder notice on the site though.

PHall

Quote from: Holding Pattern on August 18, 2020, 07:16:18 AM
Quote from: jjmalott on August 18, 2020, 12:30:15 AMI ordered on the 7th and received it on the 12th. Coin shows #536

Well that answers what I was wondering, not a chance I'm in the initial run. Kind of annoyed they kept the link active instead of a backorder notice on the site though.

That would discourage people from ordering and possibly reducing the profit potential.
And Scamguard never, ever passes up a chance to get more of our money.

baronet68

Quote from: Capt Thompson on August 18, 2020, 02:40:10 AM
Quote from: jjmalott on August 18, 2020, 12:30:15 AMI ordered on the 7th and received it on the 12th. Coin shows #536

Strange, ordered mine on the 6th and received the backorder notice.

Ordered two coins (one for myself and one as a gift to another attendee) on Aug 12th and they were immediately back-ordered.  Coins arrived today and they were #730 and #751. 

I usually try to select interesting numbers (because I'm a math geek) so I'll probably keep #751 for myself since... well heck, it's a prime number.  ;D
Michael Moore, Lt Col, CAP
National Recruiting & Retention Manager

Stonewall

I ordered the coin on the 14th using the conference's 15% discount code that was only available for 2 days. I got everything I ordered except the coin week later. Coin is on back order.

It happens. It's not like I need the coin, it's just going into my CAP coin rack where it will sit for eternity.

As for Amazon Prime, we get 75% of our orders next day, about 20% in two days, and 5% same day. And we order A LOT and we order some random stuff. In the last month I've ordered 2 boxes of chem lights, 3 signal mirrors, dog/cat/rabbit food, blender, "soccer mom" canopy, lawn mower blade, single hole punch, samurai katana, drawstring backpack bag thing, large sphere ice tray, and a dozen other items. Not a single thing was on back order. I have no clue how they do it, but brick and mortar stores are a thing of the past.
Serving since 1987.

baronet68

Quote from: Stonewall on August 23, 2020, 12:12:00 PM... brick and mortar stores are a thing of the past.

I can see potential for brick-and-mortar stores going back to a "catalog showroom" model that was somewhat common in the 1970's (think Jafco or Montgomery Ward). 

Stores would only carry one of everything, or especially for clothing one in every size, where you can physically pick up a Black & Decker drill to feel its heft, see if that backpack will actually hold all of your books, or try on a pair of pants to make sure they fit. 

Scan the items' bar codes with your Amazon app and your drill, backpack, and properly-sized pants arrive at your doorstep the next day.
Michael Moore, Lt Col, CAP
National Recruiting & Retention Manager

NIN

Service Merchandise.

Man, that place was nifty. Look at things, then go to the terminal, order your things, pay for it, and wait by the rollers. Couple minutes later... Down comes a tote with your stuff.

The concept of "order picking" was alien to me at the time. No longer.

Darin Ninness, Col, CAP
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