While I appreciate the perspective, my/our situation isn't just a single delay, it's the constant string of excuses that I have a problem with.
Besides several ones I posted earlier, take a look at some recent posts by Mr Norfleet on this thread. Like the one posted two weeks ago stating we'd all receive our knives or a refund in 10 days. Guess how that turned out?
Or the recent one stating they would ship out last Saturday.....
It's not just 1 delay or excuse, it's many different ones to many different people, all spread out over a series of months. Bear in mind, we/I was told all the knives were finished quite some time ago.
It's also that he's done this in the past to other people. This certainly isn't the 1st time he's "been ill" with paid customers waiting.
What REALLY gets my blood boiling is everyone is sympathetic to Mr. Norfleet, not the people who's money he took.
Jack Crain seems very similar to Mr Norfleet. A maker of gorgeous knives that ships his knives far later than he says he will. People vilify him, yet praise Mr. Norfleet
How about this; Send me a custom knife and I'll agree to pay you for it. Only instead of paying you, I'll tell you a half-dozen different reasons over several weeks and months why I haven't been able to mail your payment, despite the fact I'm well enough to deal with others, run a website, have "a friend" sell + ship my stuff on E-bay with my name + account, etc,etc.
How long would it take before you called me out on it?
Edit---Forgot to add. The cherry on the top of all of this is that Mr. Norfleet had NEVER contacted me when he missed a ship date. It's only after I sent him an E-mail or posted on this thread, that he would deign to respond.