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Posted: 6/16/2020 3:48:21 PM EDT
I ordered my level IV plates a couple weeks back, and Botach had listed them as shipping before 6/15 but I haven't heard anything. Has anyone else that ordered them received them or a shipping notice?
EDIT: YES THEY ARE MULTI-CURVE EVEN THOUGH BOTACH LISTS THEM AS SINGLE CURVE!!! Thanks! |
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You ordered from Botach? If so therein lies your answer...which equals to who knows. They have quite the reputation here. Ive had both great and horrible experiences from them and thus limit my purchases to under $50.
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Quoted: You ordered from Botach? If so therein lies your answer...which equals to who knows. They have quite the reputation here. Ive had both great and horrible experiences from them and thus limit my purchases to under $50. View Quote I can count the orders I've placed with them on one hand but I've never had an issue before. If they stonewall, can always reverse the charges and at this point they're only a day late. Was just curious what the rest of the hive was experiencing with their orders for these plates. |
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Quoted: I can count the orders I've placed with them on one hand but I've never had an issue before. If they stonewall, can always reverse the charges and at this point they're only a day late. Was just curious what the rest of the hive was experiencing with their orders for these plates. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: You ordered from Botach? If so therein lies your answer...which equals to who knows. They have quite the reputation here. Ive had both great and horrible experiences from them and thus limit my purchases to under $50. I can count the orders I've placed with them on one hand but I've never had an issue before. If they stonewall, can always reverse the charges and at this point they're only a day late. Was just curious what the rest of the hive was experiencing with their orders for these plates. As the plates are one of their regular stocked items and not a blowout price deal, you're most likely in the clear. My last order showed up without any notification, I think it was a sling. |
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I think I read another thread about their plates being delayed from Botach and being contacted about a lead time.
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Last time I ordered they shipped a day or 2 late but they did ship.
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I ordered 2 weeks ago. Got a shipping notice a few days later. UPS still shows they havent received the package.
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Same situation.
I ordered on June 4. I got a shipping confirmation email the same day but the FedEx tracking number still just says label printed. It's been almost 2 weeks. |
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@rainmaker9 I didn't get a notification about shipping. I was under the impression somewhere around the 15th of June because at the time of order it listed 6/15/20.
Once idiots started burning buildings along with COVID-19 concerns it gave retailers the ability to get away with white lies on shipping and product availability. They will simply refer you to the COVID-19 or protest impact delays page. I should of been prepared. It sucks waiting when you know better and should of had instead of need. |
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Quoted: @rainmaker9 I didn't get a notification about shipping. I was under the impression somewhere around the 15th of June because at the time of order it listed 6/15/20. Once idiots started burning buildings along with COVID-19 concerns it gave retailers the ability to get away with white lies on shipping and product availability. They will simply refer you to the COVID-19 or protest impact delays page. I should of been prepared. It sucks waiting when you know better and should of had instead of need. View Quote Same here, no shipping notification. Order placed June 3rd. |
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Sorry for not clarifying. I ordered a set of level 3 PE plates. They were in stock when I ordered on the 4th
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I've yet to get one of the Botach guys to even email me back :\
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ordered my first before all this 2020 crap. 2nd plate was at the start of it. first one shipped right away. 2nd one was claimed as in stock but took a couple weeks. Glad I have my 2. now is a shitty time to be looking for armor.
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I ordered some on May13 with some other stuff. Finally got a straight answer from them today after weeks of back and forth asking for updates on when the stuff might ship. Was told they have no ETA on when they will be back in stock so I just canceled the order.
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I ordered 2 of the level 4 plates on May 21. At the time, the listing stated shipment on or before 5/31. On 6/1 or so the listing changed to 6/15 to ship.
Yesterday I called Botach about status and left the order# and a callback number. They never called back but they created a UPS Ground shipping label at noon today and changed the order status to "shipped". The order status also shows my card has now been charged. I'll post if/when UPS actually picks up the shipment. EDIT: UPS picked up a 12 pound package from Botach last night. It is scheduled to arrive here on Monday. EDIT2: The 2 plates arrived today 6-22. They are multi-curve and the label on the back has a date of MFG of 6/15/2020. |
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Quoted: Kind of. The Battle Steel are supposed to silica carbide ceramic vs the alumina on the LAPG plates. View Quote Can you explain why one may be better than the other in your opinion? I know nothing about plate composition & survivability. Thanks. I did a quick research and it seems ¹boron carbide, ²silicon carbide, and ³aluminum oxide are main ceramic components and offer increased protection based off manufacturing processes. Boron being best most expensive & effective ceramic and Aluminum Oxide being the lower end of the 3 although still effective. |
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Quoted: Can you explain why one may be better than the other in your opinion? I know nothing about plate composition & survivability. Thanks. I did a quick research and it seems boron carbide, silicon carbide, and aluminum oxide are main ceramic components and offer increased protection based off manufacturing processes. Boron being best most expensive & effective ceramic and Aluminum Oxide being the lower end of the 3 although still effective. View Quote You got it. The silicon carbide is more effective per mm and thus thinner & lighter than the aluminum ceramic based plates. |
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Quoted: Kind of. The Battle Steel are supposed to silica carbide ceramic vs the alumina on the LAPG plates. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes |
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Just hear back after a week or so...
They are waiting on the level IV plates to arrive. So I guess when I ordered I missed the cut and will be on the next boat? They also had to throw in there about the delay due to the surge in demand for tactical gear. |
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No update from Botach on when it will ship, even though the made a fedex tracking number on 4 Jun.
But I did see the post on the LAPG plates above in this thread. I ordered a level III set from them on the 19th and I just got a shipping confirmation. The tracking number for the LAPG plates say they'll be here in 3 days on the 26th. |
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Just received my tracking numbers for my LAPG level IV plates. They will arrive this Saturday. Wish I could say the same of Botach. They will not answer phone calls, emails, voice msgs, nada. Thank God I ordered two sets because Botach is MIA.
Update 25JUN20 Finally have a Botach Tracking number with an expected arrival of 30JUN20 but nothings been picked up. |
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My 6/1 Botach Lvl IV order just shipped (supposedly).
They did miss the ETA by a few days; last communication said they expected a shipment on Tuesday of this week and my order should be in that batch. So Tuesday -> Thursday, not bad I guess. |
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Botach website indicates back ordered to 7/27 on the Level IV plates. I would imagine mil/leo orders are prioritized and civilian orders might be bumped in today's environment or maybe always? dk
Have LAPG L3 plates arriving tomorrow according to the tracking info. Ordered them on Father's day. Hope they don't throw them at the porch like USPS does with my other packages. My NEST shows the toss every time they deliver. Fed Ex is delivering these and usually more careful with packages than USPS. |
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My LAPG plates I ordered this past Sat night were delivered today.
Still no word on the Botach plates I ordered on 4 Jun. |
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Ordered multi curve 3+ june 4th. Listed as in stock and same day shipping on the webpage. Had a numerical quantity listed in stock too.
My order has been "awaiting processing" ever since. 3 calls, 3 emails, not a peep. |
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Quoted: Ordered multi curve 3+ june 4th. Listed as in stock and same day shipping on the webpage. Had a numerical quantity listed in stock too. My order has been "awaiting processing" ever since. 3 calls, 3 emails, not a peep. View Quote [email protected] Try a new email, addressed to Stephanie with your order number in the Subject line and end email with a V/R and your Salutation. Good luck! |
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Quoted: [email protected] Try a new email, addressed to Stephanie with your order number in the Subject line and end email with a V/R and your Salutation. Good luck! View Quote My order is from botach |
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I just got an LAPG shipping notice for the level IV plates. Fedex doesn't have the package yet, so best case is Thursday.
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Looks like Botach also shipped my III+ multicurve order. Took them three weeks.
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My LAPG III plate arrived. Now I just need some time to shoot it.
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Same here, as in ordered first week of June and haven’t received shit
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Quoted: The rubber coated ones? What day did you order? View Quote https://botach.com/battle-steel-level-iii-ballistic-plates-m855-5-56mm-ap-protection-10x12-multi-curv/ Originally ordered June 1st. |
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I got a reply from botach to the email I sent this morning.
"Hello xjronx, We are currently waiting on the Multi-Curve plates to come into warehouse. Please bear with us. As soon as the plates arrive we will have this order shipped out to you immediately. Thank you All the best" I sent a follow up email asking when they expect that to be. |
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Just got an email within the hour saying the plates were in but they needed payment info again since 30 days had lapsed. Called/left message AND emailed....we'll see where this goes.
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I got the same email and called them back and left a voice mail. I did not feel comfortable sending my CC info over voice mail or email so my hope was they would call me back and I could give that info to a live person.
Less than three hours later I got the shipping confirmation, so I went back and reread the email. Apparently they lose your cc info from their system after 30 days, my order date was 6/4/20 so i was within the 30 days and the update of the CC info was not necessary. I have the tracking number and label creation but no delivery details from UPS yet, i'll update when I have more info. |
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Got an email saying the issue was resolved and then another one saying they are preparing to ship.
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