Had the same slow delivery problem from BUS DEPO earlier this summer.

                                                         jack

>From: Ben Cichowski <cichowski@MONTANA.EDU>
>Reply-To: Ben Cichowski <cichowski@MONTANA.EDU>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Delayed BD shipments?
>Date: Tue, 30 Oct 2007 12:28:17 -0600
>
>Hi all,
>
>I'll try not to make this sound too bad - it's actually a question for you
>other members out there:
>
>Are severely delayed shipments the norm for BD? I ordered a single small
>part 1.5 weeks ago and just now got a message saying it was shipped today.
>
>The part was in stock. I'll admit their prices are good, but when I order
>the same thing from just about any of the other online stores (maybe a
>couple of dollars more tops), it ARRIVES in 4 days, maybe 5.
>
>Is this the norm for it to take BD 9-10 days just to put an in stock item
>into a box and slap a label on it?
>
>I'd like to give them the benefit of the doubt...maybe my order fell
>through
>the cracks? But if other members are consistently having the same
>experience, I'd rather take my business elsewhere.