Since Bud no longer has anything to do with Bud's Gun Shop, I don't have much to do with Bud's. Nothing against them, they've just gotten too big and have lost their personal service. I've been a customer for over 25 years but the current crop of employees don't know anyone except the big money buyers.
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I am beginning to feel the same way. I miss when they where very fast in their shipping. The other day, my wife bought a book for my daughter from Amazon. It arrived in less than 100% new looking. The cover looked liked it got wet and the side of the book had a large pentel pen mark on it. My wife did not complain about it but commented on the feedback portion of the website on the condition and appearance with no hint of complaint. AFter 2 days, a brand new book was shipped overnight via UPS to our door. Now that's service for you!! And this is during the Christmas rush hour!! Beat that!
mgmorden
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Buds is pretty backlogged from my understanding. Right now they have little gift boxes next to their gun listings. If the giftbox is clear it'll ship before Christmas. If it's X'd out, then it probably won't. Realistically as long as they're upfront about that its fine, and I understand as its a busy time of year.
All worth it to me. I've grown rather patient in recent years but I still like to save money where I can. If it means waiting a bit longer then so be it. If I needed a particular gun in a hurry I'd buy locally.
All worth it to me. I've grown rather patient in recent years but I still like to save money where I can. If it means waiting a bit longer then so be it. If I needed a particular gun in a hurry I'd buy locally.
My gun was fianlly shipped yesterday and should arrive tomorrow. From the time of order till expected time of delivery will be 13 business days. I guess business has been VERY busy and they could not have fulfilled the 3-7 business as advertised. Oh, well..just as long as I get my gun, I should be happy.
FWIW, I ordered an M&P15-22 on December 5. IIRC, Buds stated it should ship in 7 to 11 business days. Last Friday night I received a notice that it was "going to the shipping department." This evening, my local FFL called, it had arrived.
All things considered with the current overload, I'm happy. Besides, it's my Christmas present and I have to wait anyway
Ken
All things considered with the current overload, I'm happy. Besides, it's my Christmas present and I have to wait anyway
Ken
igousigloo
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Merry Christmas and have fun with it!
Fron Bud's website:
Sorry....all Customer Service options are completely overwhelmed. You will likely not get through on the phone or get a timely response to an email
The website continues to take orders normally, and we continue to process and ship normally, although you should expect substantial delays, possibly 2 weeks
If you want a firearm ?...place your order on the website and wait...if there are ANY problems with your order ?....WE WILL CONTACT YOU !!
And the bumped prices ~8.5% on Glocks....they're out of S&W M&P15s in all varieties...business is a bit brisk!
Sorry....all Customer Service options are completely overwhelmed. You will likely not get through on the phone or get a timely response to an email
The website continues to take orders normally, and we continue to process and ship normally, although you should expect substantial delays, possibly 2 weeks
If you want a firearm ?...place your order on the website and wait...if there are ANY problems with your order ?....WE WILL CONTACT YOU !!
And the bumped prices ~8.5% on Glocks....they're out of S&W M&P15s in all varieties...business is a bit brisk!
toivo
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The last time I checked, Amazon doesn't sell firearms.
Seriously, the last gun I bought from Bud's was ordered on 11/27 and arrived on my FFL's doorstep on 12/3. I am a member of the VIP club, though. I had to join to get a deal that I was two hours too late jumping on. They have a way of moving stuff to the VIP-only list when stock gets low.
Kansas Bound
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Wow Warp that experience would really burn me up.I'm not a fan of Buds. My only experience: On Thanksgiving Day I ordered some ammo. Due to my being an idiot, I messed up and did not order what I actually wanted. I attempted to cancel the order 3 minutes after placing it. I used the "Cancel Order" action on the website. I emailed them. I called them. I did all of those things within 5 minutes of placing the order.
For the phone call... I waited on hold for almost an hour. At one point it said I was down to the 4th person in line and estimated wait time was 8 minutes. That estimated wait time then started to climb and went all the way up to 40 minutes after I had already been waiting an hour...and a good half hour after it said the wait time was 8 minutes.
I was never able to cancel the order. About 6 hours (?) or so after this, I got an email saying they were unable to cancel the order because it had already shipped. Yeah...right.
I choose to avoid anybody with this kind of customer "service"
Deer_Freak
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I have had nothing but good experiences with Buds. They are slow to ship some guns. It took close to two weeks to get my last gun I purchased from Buds. There was no rush or panic buying at that time. The gun I received had been test fired ten days before I received it.
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