[Bigbody45]

do what ever you want to do. Get the one that CP wants advice is nice but go with what you want.

[iwannadie]

well i orderd from Motorcycle Batteries USA on the 14th(early), still no shipping info. no wonder shipping is free if they take a week just to get the stuff out the door.

Probably because they order from the distributor to fulfill your order, and don't stock it on-hand. That means they have only the overhead of advertising, rather than stocking stuff (and warehousing it, etc).

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

wouldnt they just drop ship it then which should be just as fast if they had it in stock. email/fax goes tot he dist. they find the stuff and ups picks it up. how can that take a week to do.

[The CyberPoet]

wouldnt they just drop ship it then which should be just as fast if they had it in stock. email/fax goes tot he dist. they find the stuff and ups picks it up. how can that take a week to do.

Most distributors don't drop-ship for retailers in the motorcycle trade. It requires the retailer to have EDS capabilities and the distributor to be set-up to handle the fulfillment on their end with the vendor's logos for inside the box and on the labels. There are a few of the larger vendors and the largest distributors that can do this, but most products, esp. foriegn-made products like the OptiMate, don't get handled this way.

You have two basic options: Patience OR quit buying from the cheapest source and start shopping through people who stock and charge more for the priviledge.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

[iwannadie]

wouldnt they just drop ship it then which should be just as fast if they had it in stock. email/fax goes tot he dist. they find the stuff and ups picks it up. how can that take a week to do.

Most distributors don't drop-ship for retailers in the motorcycle trade. It requires the retailer to have EDS capabilities and the distributor to be set-up to handle the fulfillment on their end with the vendor's logos for inside the box and on the labels. There are a few of the larger vendors and the largest distributors that can do this, but most products, esp. foriegn-made products like the OptiMate, don't get handled this way.

You have two basic options: Patience OR quit buying from the cheapest source and start shopping through people who stock and charge more for the priviledge.

Cheers,
=-= The CyberPoet

makes sense i guess, i wasnt out bargin bin shopping though. this was the only place that had what i wanted lol. most my normal places dont carry the battery with the acid already in it, oh well. i was just hoping to get the batt and have a few days of riding before i go under the lazer