Do DX small orders ship faster than big ones

[Rasterman]

Placed a DX order with 11 items, the ETA for things to be packaged is 10 days from now! Since their website says this should usually take only 4-5 days I was thinking maybe it would be faster to cancel the order and re-order the things I want right away with EMS, and then place another order for the other things.

How many items were in your DX order and how fast did it get packaged?

 

[Black Rose]

I had an order of 9 items once (emitters, o-rings, and LEDs).

4 of those items went on back order, so the whole order was delayed a week.

I ended up getting the order just over 2 weeks after I placed it.

One thing to keep in mind with DX is that the items you are ordering likely are not actually in DX's hands but at a supplier warehouse. The wait time is for the items to get from the various suppliers to DX for packaging and shipping.

 

[fredb]

Pretty much everything on DX ships free regardless of price. How about making many small orders each containing just one item? Even if something is back-ordered, the other items will still be shipped.

At least this should work in theory. DX might combine same-person same-day orders into a single shipment.

 

[Empath]

Questions, concerns, insights, inquiries about expectations and such, regarding dealers, should be addressed in the MarketPlace Dealers' forum.

We'll close the thread for you here.