I don’t disagree with your view, but I do feel it’s a bit early to break out the pitchforks and torches.
If the shipping delays we’re seeing become very specific to a single dealer and become their ‘new normal’ (man, I hate that phrase) I will have to reassess my choice of TD. Wouldn't be the first time.
I stopped dealing with The Twins / JAndrew / Trusty / PerfectClones after the “Little White Lies” era and the exposure of their business practices. I got burnt pretty hard by a CONUS based dealer that had a pill problem and ended up screwing quite a few of us over before he lost his TD status. I honestly miss TTK... he was rude and abrasive at times, was not n00b friendly in the slightest, but every deal I had with him was great.
From looking around a bit over the past few days, I don't think it's an issue with PT/Angus alone.... I've seen reports of slow movement with other dealers and even M2M type sales having issues getting moving out of Asia. I will have to venture to other forums and such and research a bit more... I know I’ve heard Trusty is shipping slowly currently, and perhaps has found a route that PT isn’t using as a potential solution (courier to Middle East and into the 'express' lane there...I still don’t trust Trusty however). I’ll be curious to see if other dealers are shipping as normal... if it IS an issue solely with PT, I’ll gladly eat crow.
My personal guess is that PT is among the 'biggest' of dealers, and as a result of just having a ton of orders we're more likely to encounter issues with shipping or other stuff. Small dealers that do ten or so orders a week vs. a hundred a day... it's a numbers thing, simple math there would explain why more complaints from the big dealer vs. small.
At this point, I have two orders pending. One has been sitting with a courier for over two weeks, the other I expect a tracking number in the next day or two. Hopefully they both start moving soon.
I had an order via PT in late May that went from QC photos to my wrist in under 4 days.... my next two definitely have hit a wall though. If PT made a change, it's been in the past month. I hope it's a temporary issue, they've been a good TD for me over time. I'm trying to remain patient, but I want my new toys!
Take it easy my man.