I ordered a Ricoh Gen5 Printhead for my Mimaki JFX200 on March 21st and it was listed as "on stock" on their website so I selected 2nd Day Air thinking I would get it in a few days. Our cyan was not looking good and we couldn't get it to recover so we were ready to drop the $$ on a new head. Usually I order from another vendor, but it costs more so I was looking to save a few hundred dollars. It's now April 12th and I am still waiting... When I first placed the order I got an email the next day stating:
Good Morning,
I want to set the right expectations for your order. The part you ordered is labeled on stock at manufacturer. This means it’s a part we do not stock but have to special order for you. This process does take a little time and the general lead time is 10 business days. Once we receive the part from the manufacturer we will ship the order out to you.
Daniel Lopez
North American Sales Manager
I thought "no problem, I can wait 10 days to save some $$" 10 days came and went with no response from Digiprint Supplies. I emailed them twice with no response. When I threatened to cancel the order, I got this reply on April 1st:
Good Afternoon,
We are expecting to ship your order by the end of the week. The manufacture sometimes takes longer than usual as in this case.
I can also cancel the order for you as well as we don’t want a claim. Please let me know what you prefer.
Daniel Lopez
North American Sales Manager
Once again I thought "I've waited this long, I can make it to the end of the week." so I agreed to stick with the order thinking it would ship out by the end of the week (April 5th). It is now April 12th and the Cyan on my printhead is completely plugged so I am unable to use the printer. The printhead has not shipped, nor is Daniel responding to my email requests.
They charged my Credit Card when I placed the order on March 21st and have been sitting on my money for a month. I am not impressed with Digiprint Supplies. Not impressed at all....