Just bought Perlick 525SS Faucet Shank Combo w/ Knob $25ea

[xsists]

I really hope they fill these last orders.

And berkeleyjack is right. All the calling and attention to the deal is what busted it.

Nice....got in before it got taken down!

We will see if they honor it though.

They have wording in the receipt that gives them the option to cancel any order for any reason. I hope they go through, but I am doubting it.

 

[xsists]

I just got an order confirmed on my order but it says they are on backorder. Chances are they flagged the orders and "backordered" them and will eventually cancel the orders. Shoot, I'd take just the faucets for $25 each.

 

[KevinM]

Stop calling, dudes!
The first rule of slick deals is never call!!!

A lot of times the guys in the shipping departments don't know what things should cost, so mistakes can stay in the system for a long time before someone in management catches on. Calling just alerts them to a potential problem and can sometimes get orders canceled.

Too true. I'm wishing I had put in my order on friday before the call instead of later when I was horrified to find out someone called, since I was researching to see if they were any different than the normal faucet kits.

 

[jetmac]

I just got an order confirmed on my order but it says they are on backorder. Chances are they flagged the orders and "backordered" them and will eventually cancel the orders. Shoot, I'd take just the faucets for $25 each.

Same here.

 

[blackbear219]

That's a bummer. Well, if you look up the faucets and shanks separately, they are both in stock. Obviously, the cat is out of the bag at this point so it can't hurt to call. I'd call and innocently ask what the problem is. How could the combo be backordered if both the components are in stock?

http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/faucets/faucets/525ss_perl_faucet.shtml
http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/faucets/shanks/SHANK4.shtml

 

[Tharderocker]

My goal of calling was not to get it shut down or flagged, I just don't have 100 dollars to be floating around. They can take the money right away but it takes 7 to 14 days to return to your bank account. They would have found out any way when a sku that has not been used in awhile starts getting orders like crazy. My order also says back ordered but it shows an itemized list.

 

[mattd2]

That's a bummer. Well, if you look up the faucets and shanks separately, they are both in stock. Obviously, the cat is out of the bag at this point so it can't hurt to call. I'd call and innocently ask what the problem is. How could the combo be backordered if both the components are in stock?

http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/faucets/faucets/525ss_perl_faucet.shtml
http://www.beveragefactory.com/draftbeer/faucets/shanks/SHANK4.shtml

When I looked it was still in stock but the price was removed and there was no way to add it to cart

 

[lizardeye]

Glad I ordered yesterday! Got my order confirmation yesterday and my update today. We'll see if they ship!!!

 

[triangulum33]

good find!
I paid like $45 for my 425.

 

[Dan]

I did a lot of research and decided to buy a Kegco Standard Door Mount Kegerator Keg Tap Conversion Kit and 5lb tank from them for a $158 few years ago. They were the best price I found. I hope the company didn't go downhill since then.

 

[Layne]

Wow,really guys?
If you found an obvious error, you'd want to 'keep it quiet' so they would not notice the mistake untill lots of people were able to take advantage of the situation?

 

[msa8967]

If you want Perlick 525ss with shanks from Beverage factory try searching for these on Amazon. I recently bought 575ss with ss shank for $47 from their amazon store. They do charge $8 shipping per combo this way but if you only need one or two it is cheaper than $65. My 575ss with shank arrived 1 week after ordering. They may have cheaper prices on their 525ss shank combo via amazon.

 

[Skarekrough]

Wow,really guys?
If you found an obvious error, you'd want to 'keep it quiet' so they would not notice the mistake untill lots of people were able to take advantage of the situation?

Sometimes the obvious error isn't so obvious.

I know for a fact that a large retail store would occasionally leave an item up over the weekend for less than 1/4 of the usual price. It was a tactic to get people to check out the site and for them to unload something for not a whole lot more than they likely paid for it.

As the markup for the Perlicks are likely 50% a $25 isn't too far out of line. It seems close to what they would be paying for them, but likely not much less.

We don't know that the offer came down as the result of phone calls or whether they designated a small amount to be sold at that price and then that was it.

It could be an error. It could be marketing. But either way the press from it is going to mean that folks like us will remember the site and when it comes time to buy something and we may very well consider buying from them.

 

[xsists]

Yup, I'll remember. If they cancel my order, I'll remember not to shop there again.

 

[jww9618]

Sometimes the obvious error isn't so obvious.

I know for a fact that a large retail store would occasionally leave an item up over the weekend for less than 1/4 of the usual price. It was a tactic to get people to check out the site and for them to unload something for not a whole lot more than they likely paid for it.

As the markup for the Perlicks are likely 50% a $25 isn't too far out of line. It seems close to what they would be paying for them, but likely not much less.

We don't know that the offer came down as the result of phone calls or whether they designated a small amount to be sold at that price and then that was it.

It could be an error. It could be marketing. But either way the press from it is going to mean that folks like us will remember the site and when it comes time to buy something and we may very well consider buying from them.

It was definitely an error. Blackbear called them and they had no idea what he was talking about. If it was a past sale they would recognize it. Also, you can't navigate to the item from the home page. It was probably a super super old price and they forgot to make the item unavailable for purchase.

 

[Tharderocker]

It was definitely an error. Blackbear called them and they had no idea what he was talking about. If it was a past sale they would recognize it. Also, you can't navigate to the item from the home page. It was probably a super super old price and they forgot to make the item unavailable for purchase.

That price could have been some of those 525ss that were having leaking problems this year.

 

[Skarekrough]

That price could have been some of those 525ss that were having leaking problems this year.

Well...that'll be something to look forward to.

 

[blackbear219]

When the order goes to "processed" they itemize the list and the faucet itself is the same part # as the one they are selling on their main page so I do not think these are old/leaky faucets.

 

[jetmac]

I sent an inquiry about when they expected to have my products in stock and they said they are out of faucets until tomorrow and I will get a tracking number when they're shipped.

 

[_JP_]

I got in early Sat morn on this.... I'm still in the "processing" phase. Not expecting it to ever ship though, but hey, it was worth a try.

 

[jetmac]

I got in early Sat morn on this.... I'm still in the "processing" phase. Not expecting it to ever ship though, but hey, it was worth a try.

The way the reply to my inquiry was worded, I didn't get that impression.

 

[blackbear219]

The way the reply to my inquiry was worded, I didn't get that impression.

All the parts are listed as "in stock" separately...did they tell you which specific part is supposedly backordered?

 

[Tharderocker]

When the order goes to "processed" they itemize the list and the faucet itself is the same part # as the one they are selling on their main page so I do not think these are old/leaky faucets.

Yea I have the same itemized list, but maybe that product sku was for the other ones, who knows, its a waiting game now.

 

[jetmac]

All the parts are listed as "in stock" separately...did they tell you which specific part is supposedly backordered?

Yes.

 

[berkeleyjack]

I ordered Saturday evening, and I get Order Status: Order Processing when I check to see what's up.

So far I've neither made nor gotten any calls, but I've gotten both a receipt (immediately after ordering) and an order confirmation (yesterday).

I'm very hopeful about this one. I've ordered from The Beverage Factory before (CO2 regulator) and they were easy to do business with and had very good prices.

 

[xsists]

That would be great if they actually get shipped out by the end of the week.

Guys with the itemized lists for shipping, were the shanks chrome or stainless?

 

[xsists]

I ordered Saturday evening, and I get Order Status: Order Processing when I check to see what's up.

So far I've neither made nor gotten any calls, but I've gotten both a receipt (immediately after ordering) and an order confirmation (yesterday).

I'm very hopeful about this one. I've ordered from The Beverage Factory before (CO2 regulator) and they were easy to do business with and had very good prices.

If this DOES go through, I will definitely be ordering more products from them and referring them as much as possible.

If it DOES NOT go through, they can expect the opposite.

 

[blackbear219]

That would be great if they actually get shipped out by the end of the week.

Guys with the itemized lists for shipping, were the shanks chrome or stainless?

Mine are due to arrive tomorrow. I'll let you know. I'm pretty sure they are chrome.

 

[berkeleyjack]

I'll be happy even with the chrome.
These are cheaper than the crappiest generic faucets I can get locally ($32 + tax + shipping), and I would much rather have a chrome Perlick than a chrome standard.

 

[Redbeerd]

if this does go through, i will definitely be ordering more products from them and referring them as much as possible.

If it does not go through, they can expect the opposite.

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