01-11-2017, 04:14 PM | #1 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Cairns , Australia
Posts: 746
|
Bob drakes
I was recently in Grants Pass Oregon and called in at Bob Drakes. The team were really friendly and Trent showed me around even with his busy schedule. It was good to meet the team. Learned a lot even in such a short visit. I'd just like to say thanks to the team at Drakes and I expect to have plenty of calls ordering parts for the current and future projects.
|
01-11-2017, 06:44 PM | #2 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Perth, Western Australia
Posts: 2,687
|
Re: Bob drakes
How you been Danny ?
__________________
"Came too close to dying to stop living now!" |
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|
01-11-2017, 07:42 PM | #3 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: southeastern Michigan
Posts: 10,101
|
Re: Bob drakes
Pluses and minuses. I recently received an order from them sent to the wrong address and instead of two starter switch to starter cable grommets, they sent two pairs of '32 headlamp wire stainless steel conduits. Ironically, the date when they could be returned is long past because of the address screwup and while it is a little hard to understand how two 1 1/2" black grommets could be confused with foot long shiny conduits (pretty but worthless as they are 3" too long), you can't run a successful business by sending out $20 parts for the price of $2 parts.
|
01-11-2017, 08:17 PM | #4 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Oregon
Posts: 5,962
|
Re: Bob drakes
Sh-t happens even to the best.
|
01-11-2017, 08:23 PM | #5 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Snohomish,WA
Posts: 1,030
|
Re: Bob drakes
Trent is a very humble and great guy. Regardless of his busy schedule he is almost always willing give a quick tour and answer questions. DavidG , I completely understand your comment . It is frustrating for both you and them I'm sure. I deal with it daily both receiving and delivering parts. That human factor seems to bite me.
|
01-12-2017, 04:37 PM | #6 |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Iowa
Posts: 1,634
|
Re: Bob drakes
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements)
|
01-12-2017, 05:07 PM | #7 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Qld, Australia
Posts: 4,215
|
Re: Bob drakes
You get some bearings while you were there Danny.
We will be away from the end of next week till mid march. Lawrie |
01-12-2017, 05:10 PM | #8 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2016
Location: St. Paul, MN
Posts: 302
|
Re: Bob drakes
Quote:
|
|
01-13-2017, 08:39 AM | #9 | |
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: Central Ohio
Posts: 5,064
|
Re: Bob drakes
Quote:
I bought a set of those - complete junk. Went back to finding another of the 'missing originals' - but only original stuff . . . fits perfectly every time and is the correct length. |
|
01-13-2017, 08:59 AM | #10 |
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2010
Location: southeastern Michigan
Posts: 10,101
|
Re: Bob drakes
My first reaction to the conduits was that they were longer to accommodate dropped head lamp bars, but on a little bit of reflection, they should be shorter than original for that purpose, not longer. Who knows what they were thinking?
I very much appreciate what Bob, Dennis, and other suppliers have done and continue to do to help us sustain our hobby, but it's the exceptions that end up in the trash that leave me wondering what a little more supervision and more thorough prototype procedures could do for their businesses and our hobby. Last edited by DavidG; 01-13-2017 at 09:05 AM. |
01-13-2017, 05:19 PM | #11 |
Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Posts: 41
|
Re: Bob drakes
Agree, Dave.
Imagine the frustration when that junk is being shipped to us in Europé, in some cases at the double cost due to expensive freight and import duties. You open the package and immediately discover the wrong parts or bad fit. Who's paying for the procedure of returning something? The customer! We have always said here in Sweden that the vendors know the problems and costs involved in returning parts and that's the reason they ship the worst parts on the shelf over here. That's not always true but easy to think when you're disappointed. Not many can go to the vendor's site and see the parts live. If you can, be sure that "your part" will be on back order at the moment, so call first - hoping that your assistant isn't "busy with another customer". Good luck from a pessimist that learned it the hard and very expensive way. |
|
|
Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) |
|