jksu
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mr. paris, congrats! let's see a pic of that great jacket!
A bit off the subject here...I was wondering what led folks, especially those in Europe, to order through Mark at Aero USA rather than directly through Aero Scotland?
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That said, I have always wondered why there was such an extreme spread in delivery times as reported here on the site... I never waited more than 10 weeks for any of my four Aeros ordered directly from Amanda, (also known as the queen of customer service).
My experience with Aero Scotland is generally quoted between 10-14 weeks...and they deliver no later than 16 weeks out.
That's one reason after my first order through Mark (which went fine) I switched to ordering directly through Aero Scotland. Kept reading about folks with LOOOOONG wait times when they ordered through Aero USA...even though quoted just a couple of months.
Glad now I've gone directly through Aero Scotland on all subsequent orders.
I could never see the advantage of ordering from Mark.
The cost ends up the same (he did't eat the duty fees or the shipping charge...just passed them on to the buyers.) Insinuated a middle man between the buyer and the manufacturer...one more link in the chain of miscommunication. Couldn't get up to date information about how an order was coming/updated delivery estimate. Reports of very long delays in receiving jackets.
Just never made much sense to me. Did I miss something?
There was once a time when it could be cheaper to order through Aero USA due to an EBay cashback program. For me, it was all about price. Mark had such a good reputation that it was easy to trust him, despite the long lead times.
Here on TFL, Aero is discussed quite a bit, though I'd never heard of Aero until finding this forum. Maybe people found "Mark's" jackets through an ebay search and never thought to order directly (or even knew you could) through Aero Scotland
Good advice. This is what I always do when paying through PayPal.Addressing the PayPal thread. I recommend forcing all PayPal transactions through a credit card, not via direct withdrawal from your bank account, which PayPal pushes. In the event of fraud, your credit card company should be able to refund, even if PayPal will not.