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Cedco is dead
Dec. 3rd, 2005 10:01 amOr they're doing a fantastic job of pretending.
I ordered a Spike calendar from them back in September, which they thankfully never charged me for (I believe their standard policy is to charge when they actually ship). It occurred to me this morning that I still hadn't received it and the new year is rapidly approaching! So, I tried calling the 1-800 number provided. Disconnected. Hmmm... okay, try the regular phone number provided. Also disconnected. As is the number they have as their contact for the domain registration. And the number they have for HR.
Now, apparently they were able to produce some Spike calendars, because I just ordered one from Spikestore.com (and they've been pretty good in the past about indicating when they don't have a product), so I'm not sure why they didn't at least try to fill their pending orders (or even notify us in some sort of blanket email that they wouldn't be doing so).
The thing that really gets me is that their website is still up and they're still taking orders... on things they likely never intend to deliver. If you're planning on ordering from Cedco (and they're the folks that have been producing a good portion of the Star Wars calendars, as well as the Spike, Buffy and Angel calendars), I highly recommend NOT paying for your order on the web and try calling them. You'll get a message that the number has been disconnected, but at least you won't be sending your credit card number into a potential black hole.
I ordered a Spike calendar from them back in September, which they thankfully never charged me for (I believe their standard policy is to charge when they actually ship). It occurred to me this morning that I still hadn't received it and the new year is rapidly approaching! So, I tried calling the 1-800 number provided. Disconnected. Hmmm... okay, try the regular phone number provided. Also disconnected. As is the number they have as their contact for the domain registration. And the number they have for HR.
Now, apparently they were able to produce some Spike calendars, because I just ordered one from Spikestore.com (and they've been pretty good in the past about indicating when they don't have a product), so I'm not sure why they didn't at least try to fill their pending orders (or even notify us in some sort of blanket email that they wouldn't be doing so).
The thing that really gets me is that their website is still up and they're still taking orders... on things they likely never intend to deliver. If you're planning on ordering from Cedco (and they're the folks that have been producing a good portion of the Star Wars calendars, as well as the Spike, Buffy and Angel calendars), I highly recommend NOT paying for your order on the web and try calling them. You'll get a message that the number has been disconnected, but at least you won't be sending your credit card number into a potential black hole.
