Re: SnipersHide/SWFA SS HD 5-20x50 GroupBuy
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: winxp_man</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hk dave</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: jtb33</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: RHutch</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Seems like they are still working on the first 3 hours of orders which is why I suspect they do not have a warehouse full of scopes but are shipping them as they receive them in small lots.
These smaller lots were alluded to somewhere earlier in one of these threads.
As long as SWFA has been in business, I have to assume that their shipping procedure is efficient and fast. 100 - 120 scopes shipped in a day should be no problem if stock is in hand. Been there done that myself with similar sized packaging…without any shipping specific software.
Just a thought and possibility.
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You're still not taking into account that they probably have the same number of employees now as they did prior to this group buy. With those employees and shipping, they are presumably enough to handle their standard number of orders with a bit more for overhead. This group buy has undoubtedly increased that workload by a <span style="font-style: italic">significant</span> amount in the short-term, so I'd be willing to bet that unless they hired some temps to get these out sooner (doubtful as it would increase costs with little ROI), they are simply shipping them out as fast as they can while still maintaining their *normal* shipping times and schedules for items purchased outside this group buy. I'm *assuming* that they have boxes of these 5-20x50HD scopes that they are getting to as they can, however if someone places an order with SWFA for some other non-group buy item, I doubt they will wait to ship that order out until they catch up shipping out all the 5-20x50HD's they have on-hand, if that makes sense.</div></div>
This sounds reasonable. I think you are correct.
And to confirm the "shipping of non group buy orders before the 5-20s" I made two orders after the group buy started shipping. Received one already and the other is in UPS land.
It would be pretty dumb for SWFA to stop all operations and screw the customers paying full price, to make sure the customers that got 30% off get their scopes right away.
This group buy certainly did it's job of marketing SWFA. Before this, I didn't know SWFA existed. Since I've come to know SWFA, I will probably order most of my rings, scopes and mounts from them. Matter of fact, in the last month, i've ordered two SWFA scopes, set of Seeking rings and mounts and a Bobro QD. They are first class in their service and product.
SWFA keep them group buys comin! We know they're a pita but a lot of us would love to get in on em!
<span style="font-weight: bold">I think i heard rumors about a 3-15?</span>
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I don't think its just an idea I asked about. I would love a 3-15x50 for a .308. Other than this there is not real info that SWFA stated about a 3-15 coming out.
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Last time I talked to SWFA about new SWFA scopes... they said "Start padding your wallet with those Benjamins, you aint seen nothing yet. The 5-20 is just the beginning."