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Old 03-23-2018, 05:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Sikwill


Im sure the connector was an honest mistake, what else would it be? So being that none of the immediate response happened in the case of whiskeybadger I’ll just assume he was the only guy didn’t receive a replacement a did and he’s equally at fault for some reason for still not having it.
I’m sure you’re doing everything you can to make your business successful and profitable and kudos to you for trying to be somewhat transparent. It still doesn’t change my position on paying up front for long lead times on goods and services and in this case I respectfully disagree.
@WhiskeyBadger, we are certainly happy to send replacements to you if you haven't received them already. Customer service has been, and always will be our biggest priority.

I agree that the production lead times are frustrating, but I'm extremely proud of the side effects from our decision to manufacture them in-house vs. overseas. We added three new production employees last week, and will continue hiring as many people here in St. Louis as it takes to keep up with SL1 production.

We appreciate our customer's patience with us, and they can rest easy knowing that they've ordered the best possible lighting products on the market.

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So now that everybody wants to talk S*** or play innocent and not knowing that I have been waiting to get the high beam headlights shipped to me lets put it out there.

1.) I have very nicely asked you Nick to remedy this situation behind the scenes. You stated that you would talk to the owner to get my issue resolved. You set a order in for me . Order number 180103710 on 01-23-18 status as of now fulfilling.

Here is 1 of three pm's I sent you and you responded back with this answer (below) but never followed up to get the issue resolved.

Hello Brian,

I sincerely appreciate you contacting us directly, it's a great gesture, and a sign of good faith. Our production team is working incredibly hard under intense pressure to get these produced, tested, packaged and shipped out the door.

I'm not sure who provided that lead time, but we (sales team & customer service) are extremely cautious with providing dates, because we don't want anyone to think we are being deceitful.

With all of that being said, please send me an email (I sent multiple emails per his request with no follow up on DD part to make sure I got the product) directly: nickc@diodedynamics.com and I will bring your situation to our owner directly and make sure you receive replacements quickly. (ITS BEEN 8 WEEKS TODAY AND STILL NOTHING)

I would also like to point out that it's our company's policy to send warranty replacements out first, when new production runs are finished. You are correct in saying you should be a priority, and you will be!

We will make sure you are taken care of, and again, I sincerely appreciate you contacting us privately. We've worked so incredibly hard on this product for the past two years and I'm extremely proud that we are making these here in St. Louis vs. China like literally everyone else on the market.

Nick Caloroso
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No follow up on your part, so customer service.... lets say its not where it needs to be. Your busy, guess what we are all busy, so please don't keep saying that. It's a cop out excuse and its getting old.

For those that want to say this is some how my fault...
Originally Posted by Sikwill
I'm sure the connector was an honest mistake, what else would it be? So being that none of the immediate response happened in the case of whiskeybadger I’ll just assume he was the only guy didn’t receive a replacement and he’s equally at fault for some reason for still not having it.


I have pm'd Nick (3x) who can find time to come on here and say how great his product is but not follow up with his promises to talk to the president and get my order out quickly.
I have sent e mails per his request (again no follow up from DD).

And called multiple times and the last call was treated like S***. No offer of let me get back to you, I was just told " I dont know when there shipping and if you dont like it cancel your order."

My post dated 03-16 in this thread which I know DD read and still no bells went off to call or check. No attempt to PM.

Bottom line, there is a lack of follow up, not on my part but DD and a mouthy little "manager" answering the phone that is the problem. Nick you should have PM'd me when I know you saw my 3-16 post or at the very least instead of putting post #501 out in the open should have looked into my order and contacted me. Then this post would have never happened.







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Originally Posted by WhiskyBadger


So now that everybody wants to talk S*** or play innocent and not knowing that I have been waiting to get the high beam headlights shipped to me lets put it out there.

1.) I have very nicely asked you Nick to remedy this situation behind the scenes. You stated that you would talk to the owner to get my issue resolved. You set a order in for me . Order number 180103710 on 01-23-18 status as of now fulfilling.

Here is 1 of three pm's I sent you and you responded back with this answer (below) but never followed up to get the issue resolved.

Hello Brian,

I sincerely appreciate you contacting us directly, it's a great gesture, and a sign of good faith. Our production team is working incredibly hard under intense pressure to get these produced, tested, packaged and shipped out the door.

I'm not sure who provided that lead time, but we (sales team & customer service) are extremely cautious with providing dates, because we don't want anyone to think we are being deceitful.

With all of that being said, please send me an email (I sent multiple emails per his request with no follow up on DD part to make sure I got the product) directly: nickc@diodedynamics.com and I will bring your situation to our owner directly and make sure you receive replacements quickly.

I would also like to point out that it's our company's policy to send warranty replacements out first, when new production runs are finished. You are correct in saying you should be a priority, and you will be!

We will make sure you are taken care of, and again, I sincerely appreciate you contacting us privately. We've worked so incredibly hard on this product for the past two years and I'm extremely proud that we are making these here in St. Louis vs. China like literally everyone else on the market.

Nick Caloroso
Sales Manager
Diode Dynamics
(314) 205-3033 ext. 206

No follow up on your part, so customer service.... lets say its not where it needs to be. Your busy, guess what we are all busy, so please don't keep saying that. It's a cop out excuse and its getting old.

For those that want to say this is some how my fault...

I have pm'd Nick (3x) who can find time to come on here and say how great his product is but not follow up with his promises to talk to the president and get my order out quickly.
I have sent e mails per his request (again no follow up from DD).

And called multiple times and the last call was treated like S***. No offer of let me get back to you, I was just told " I dont know when there shipping and if you dont like it cancel your order."

My post dated 03-16 in this thread which I know DD read and still no bells went off to call or check. No attempt to PM.

Bottom line, there is a lack of follow up, not on my part but DD and a mouthy little "manager" answering the phone that is the problem. Nick you should have PM'd me when I know you saw my 3-16 post or at the very least instead of putting post #501 out in the open should have looked into my order and contacted me. Then this post would have never happened.





Listen, I'm Very Sorry about the misunderstanding, I was being extremely sarcastic in that remark. I never thought for a moment you were at fault because I read your post earlier where you said you reached out to them.
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Originally Posted by Sikwill
Listen, I'm Very Sorry about the misunderstanding, I was being extremely sarcastic in that remark. I never thought for a moment you were at fault because I read your post earlier where you said you reached out to them.
No worries, I apologize then as well for not catching the sarcasm.
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Originally Posted by WhiskyBadger
So now that everybody

Hey,

This is Paul, I am the owner of Diode. I absolutely understand the frustration. We have clearly made some serious mistakes with our handling of the replacement orders and in communication, and I'm very sorry you were treated that way. We've certainly had some challenges with the high demand, with hundreds of customers currently waiting, and we are hiring as quickly as we can to produce more bulbs. That is the root cause of the problem here. Based on your experience and wait, I will make sure I personally ship your order Monday. I sent you an email as well, so you can contact me if you have any further concerns or questions. I appreciate your patience.

Have a great weekend!

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Originally Posted by Diode Dynamics
Hey,

This is Paul, I am the owner of Diode. I absolutely understand the frustration. We have clearly made some serious mistakes with our handling of the replacement orders and in communication, and I'm very sorry you were treated that way. We've certainly had some challenges with the high demand, with hundreds of customers currently waiting, and we are hiring as quickly as we can to produce more bulbs. That is the root cause of the problem here. Based on your experience and wait, I will make sure I personally ship your order Monday. I sent you an email as well, so you can contact me if you have any further concerns or questions. I appreciate your patience.

Have a great weekend!
This is what I call stepping up to the plate. Hitting a home run? Depends on the follow through, but one first has to step up to that plate.
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Hey DD. Is it possible to give us a roundabout time that would be good to order SL1's? I realize warranty and back orders would be filled first.
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Originally Posted by WhiskyBadger


So now that everybody wants to talk S*** or play innocent and not knowing that I have been waiting to get the high beam headlights shipped to me lets put it out there.

1.) I have very nicely asked you Nick to remedy this situation behind the scenes. You stated that you would talk to the owner to get my issue resolved. You set a order in for me . Order number 180103710 on 01-23-18 status as of now fulfilling.

Here is 1 of three pm's I sent you and you responded back with this answer (below) but never followed up to get the issue resolved.

Hello Brian,

I sincerely appreciate you contacting us directly, it's a great gesture, and a sign of good faith. Our production team is working incredibly hard under intense pressure to get these produced, tested, packaged and shipped out the door.

I'm not sure who provided that lead time, but we (sales team & customer service) are extremely cautious with providing dates, because we don't want anyone to think we are being deceitful.

With all of that being said, please send me an email (I sent multiple emails per his request with no follow up on DD part to make sure I got the product) directly: nickc@diodedynamics.com and I will bring your situation to our owner directly and make sure you receive replacements quickly. (ITS BEEN 8 WEEKS TODAY AND STILL NOTHING)

I would also like to point out that it's our company's policy to send warranty replacements out first, when new production runs are finished. You are correct in saying you should be a priority, and you will be!

We will make sure you are taken care of, and again, I sincerely appreciate you contacting us privately. We've worked so incredibly hard on this product for the past two years and I'm extremely proud that we are making these here in St. Louis vs. China like literally everyone else on the market.

Nick Caloroso
Sales Manager
Diode Dynamics
(314) 205-3033 ext. 206

No follow up on your part, so customer service.... lets say its not where it needs to be. Your busy, guess what we are all busy, so please don't keep saying that. It's a cop out excuse and its getting old.

For those that want to say this is some how my fault...

I have pm'd Nick (3x) who can find time to come on here and say how great his product is but not follow up with his promises to talk to the president and get my order out quickly.
I have sent e mails per his request (again no follow up from DD).

And called multiple times and the last call was treated like S***. No offer of let me get back to you, I was just told " I dont know when there shipping and if you dont like it cancel your order."

My post dated 03-16 in this thread which I know DD read and still no bells went off to call or check. No attempt to PM.

Bottom line, there is a lack of follow up, not on my part but DD and a mouthy little "manager" answering the phone that is the problem. Nick you should have PM'd me when I know you saw my 3-16 post or at the very least instead of putting post #501 out in the open should have looked into my order and contacted me. Then this post would have never happened.


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Sadly, this is the post that resulted in finally getting the attention promised you weeks ago. It shouldn't be this hard
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Im sure they are working hard to supply the bulbs and take care of issues that may have occurred like you. Try to be patient a little and a bit of understanding goes a long way, Im sure they will make good

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