No basic - I have no idea either lol
So, I ordered a Basic on 10/24/2015 and Iāll get it on 1/31/2018?
Is that when I get my unit or when I get the email and start waiting 6 weeks to get my unit? So, is it Feb 1st or Mid-March?
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Thatās not for the laser, just the filter. I understand wanting it all at the same time, but donāt make it out to be something itās not.
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I donāt think it means nothing. But only time will tell whoās right.
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Dan has said that all orders (including us Aussies) will be notified by Friday US-time
By the look of the responses above it is just US nationals that are getting their e-mails, i know of no Internationals who are yet to receive one
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March 2018. FIVE MORE MONTHS.
Dan Shapiro, you should step down as CEO. Under your leadership, Glowforge has become a joke.
Please tell me my money is in escrow, and that when I finally decide to call this a bad idea, it wonāt be lost in the Chapter 31 bankruptcy you will surely lead this company into.
I am so furious right now. Your promised āby November 30ā update was just another lie. Hereās a suggestion: SHUT UP. Stop speaking, because nothing you say to us is true.
Five more months. Ridiculous. Shame on you, Shapiro. Resign. You have failed.
Jack (not Christine, who is looking at this with a lot more patience and understanding than I could)
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Donāt pretend to tell me what it is or isnāt.
Simply put the LASER is both the filter and the laserā¦ just because these tools separate the two in their tiny minds doesnāt make it true.
Seriously; I put my money where my mouth is. Refund expected (already filed)ā¦ and when the money comes in - Glowforge will officially have lost this customer to the competition because of the delays and lack of customer attitude.
Good luck to those staying inā¦ you are going to need.
thatās when you get the notification
Well that delivery date spreadsheet is going to be busy.
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To be fair, the track record for estimates, even after shipping started, has been spotty. And for some of us, this is an extra 3-4 months from the last delay. Itās hard to feel confident GF will meet this delayed date now.
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Thatās unfortunate man. I can say itās easily the best laser for the money out there. While you might be giving someone else money, youāre gonna be at a loss. Most of the same cost competitors donāt even give you a filter at this price, or half the other stuff.
Speaking from experience, i think you should hold outā¦
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Iām very angry. April.
I think Iāve had enough. Good luck with your company. Youāve made an enemy.
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I do think we will see a lot more people losing referral money now. Referrals were likely later orders, and those are the ones getting hit hardest with delays.
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For what it is worth he is no ācheerleaderā and has a good clear view for lasers in general
He also has had access to a Pre-Release Unit so he knows what he is taking about when it comes to comparisons.
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For the record; I had $700 in referrals.
I willingly forfeited that promise of those referrals to get my refund and go buy a competitorās laser.
Iām tired of Dan and his antics. I hope the board of his new company runs him out the door.
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Iāve held out for a long time. Another 6 months is ludicrous.
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I have 3 lasers, one of them being a Glowforge. Itās not about koolaid, itās about bottom line fact.
I hate the delays as much as anyone, but in the end youāll have to wait maybe 3 weeks for the forge and a number of months for the filter.
If you go with FSL or a Chinese laser or whatever you find in this range you wonāt be ever getting a filter, so thereās that.
You wonāt be getting the Glowforge and all itās features, but will more than likely be getting a cut rate machine with very little thought having been put into the software.
The only reason Iām even saying this is because Iāve used almost all the other lasers in this price range, so I know where youāll end up. Iād take the forge. If you donāt want it Iām sure you could find a buyer for more than you paid.
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Mine are gone now - awesome.
Ordered 10/25/15 - estimated notification date : Feb 1 2018
Iām going to play the waiting game for a few weeks and see how the ābetaā scheduling software pans out.
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Doubt it.
There is NO Fin way he know or can compare this garbage to a Epilog or Universal Laser. Thatās what Iād be expecting from a performance perspective of this vapor-ware laser system Dan sold us onā¦ and itās clear it wonāt even be close to functionality of those respected machines.
I for one think the $20 credit a month is kind of a slap in the face. Hell I would have compounded more in my bank waiting this long. Seriously how can they gauge the shipping so horribly?
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