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10/07/21 UPDATE:
Fractal Audio is still moving slowly through its waitlist. Fortunately, most all of the folks who signed up with the waitlist did so in the first several days of the FM9 as being announced and released.
While the waitlist is still in its "first day" of people who signed up, the remainder of signees are awaiting patiently for the FM9's delivery, once they've paid after receiving their order invites.
FAS fans are somewhat grateful for the fact that FAS did not take their money upfront while customers had not yet received their product. Contrary to many online businesses, FAS ethically could not do so, and only requested that interested folks sign up for their waitlist until product was available. The issue might have been that money paid for a product was delayed in either production or shipping might have been a larger customer service issue, with greater chance for discontent with business practices.
I can think of several times when I've personally ordered from online businesses and been required to pre-order, or pay first and wait as shipping occurred. With a higher rate of shipping backlog this year, we might very well not be able to see our ordered products arrive when we might expect them. And, in fact, later, or much later than we might desire.
The facts we're all going to need to face is, can we be patient for our ordered products to arrive this year? We all may seriously need to pay a premium if we wish ordered products to arrive in a desired timeframe, instead of using "free shipping" and expecting our orders to arrive when they say they're supposed to, but due to delayed transit times, there may be an extended wait.
Fractal Audio is still moving slowly through its waitlist. Fortunately, most all of the folks who signed up with the waitlist did so in the first several days of the FM9 as being announced and released.
While the waitlist is still in its "first day" of people who signed up, the remainder of signees are awaiting patiently for the FM9's delivery, once they've paid after receiving their order invites.
FAS fans are somewhat grateful for the fact that FAS did not take their money upfront while customers had not yet received their product. Contrary to many online businesses, FAS ethically could not do so, and only requested that interested folks sign up for their waitlist until product was available. The issue might have been that money paid for a product was delayed in either production or shipping might have been a larger customer service issue, with greater chance for discontent with business practices.
I can think of several times when I've personally ordered from online businesses and been required to pre-order, or pay first and wait as shipping occurred. With a higher rate of shipping backlog this year, we might very well not be able to see our ordered products arrive when we might expect them. And, in fact, later, or much later than we might desire.
The facts we're all going to need to face is, can we be patient for our ordered products to arrive this year? We all may seriously need to pay a premium if we wish ordered products to arrive in a desired timeframe, instead of using "free shipping" and expecting our orders to arrive when they say they're supposed to, but due to delayed transit times, there may be an extended wait.