kpr121
Well-Known Member
They told me in an email that the order would ship last Thursday.
Ah, well thats another story, and I can understand your frustration.
They told me in an email that the order would ship last Thursday.
Also, this morning it would have been 7 business days from your order, April 13th was a Friday. It clearly says business days on their webpage.
So if they shipped yesterday they are still within the window.
You cant really bash HD for this, they are a relatively small operation and were absolutely slammed for this sale. If you want to take your business elsewhere, thats just more hops that all us happy customers can buy!
From their website:
We pelletize our own hops here on the farm, in our "California Pellet Mill" after harvest. We process T-90 hop pellets and package into (4.2m) multi-layered, high barrier mylar bags with a nitrogen flush. We are in the process of moving from a tight, hard vacuum to the newer industry standard "soft packs".
My guess is the soft bags are flushed with nitro.
I'm not seeing this ANYWHERE on their site...not in the FAQ, nowhere. At least nothing about the nitrogen flush stuff.
Weird!
Is it better to keep hops in the fridge or the freezer?
I wasn't complaining about their shipping times. I was responding to someone else that was.
With the price, quality and quantity that I get from Hops Direct, I'd cut them a little slack on not hitting a ship date during a big sale event. Bringing it up on a public forum after one bad experience is not something I'd do.Turns out he was emailed and they said it would be shipped last week and wasnt, so I would be a lil teed off too.
Thanks for the link Vagabond -- good malt and hop prices!
Hop shipment shows out for delivery today
wow, those are indeed some great prices. cheap shipping too. final prices are on par with the HD yard sale. if i were looking for more hops i'd give this guy a spin.On a related note, anyone use Yakimavalleyhops.com? Their prices are SICK... So much so that I hesitate to order without references. (no, I am not in any way affiliated... Just a hophead trying to save a buck or ten!)
i still haven't been contacted regarding shipment nor payment. Guess i'm gonna have to buy really expensive hops elsewhere in my country
yeah, i did today before posting my update.Have you messaged them?
yeah, i did today before posting my update.
my mistake probably lies in not querying them before hand about shipping to mexico.
sweetcell said:wow, those are indeed some great prices. cheap shipping too. final prices are on par with the HD yard sale. if i were looking for more hops i'd give this guy a spin.
looks like he's just starting up this business. he's got no ratings on ebay, but his old personal account is positive: http://www.ebay.com/sch/niski105/m.html?_nkw&_armrs=1&_from&_ipg.
based on images of non-retail packaging he's using (i.e. the same food-saver bags that i use at home), i'm guessing that this guy buys in bulk and repackages into 1-lb bags. he could also potentially be an actual grower who is selling directly, but you'd think he would have mentioned that somewhere.
if anyone orders from him, please let us know how it turns out. between my HD order and the hops i'm growing this year, it might be a while before i need to order again.
lupo66maniac said:I just ordered a few pounds from him a couple weeks ago. Got my order within a week ( I'm in FL) and the amounts were right on the money. He told me he is a grower getting in to the homebrewer market. He can fit 3# in a $5 flat rate envelope for shipping.
good news, they replied to my last email. They said they were really sorry the first payment request didn't show up and they would issue a second one. This second one i got and the bank should transfer funds to my pp account first thing tomorrow. Looks like i'm finally getting those hops, I can already taste the amarillo!
this. i got mine on ebay for $27 shipped and it included a bunch of bags (including a roll of them). works perfectly.Look for a used one. I paid like $20 for my used one and it does just fine. New ones are like $150.
TyTanium said:My freezer is stuffed full of hops and beef. Life is good.
too funny - me too! neighbor caught a deer for us last fall, we're still digging our way out of all that meat. between the venison and the hops it's a good thing we have a basement and a chest freezer.+1. Except venison instead of beef
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