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Saga.We have been contacting customers individually to deal with order fulfillment issues. We are only able to to take care of a certain amount each day and are only able to provide them with updates when they are given to us from the management that is in contact with the fulfillment centers.
We are fully aware of the frustration our customers are feeling as we are feeling them as well. There is no possible scenario where if we were physically able to fulfill orders or provide customers with updates that we wouldn’t do so. We are only able to provide people with the information we have been given.
Unfortunately people primarily post about the problems they have with a company. Which we have no problem with. But once the problem is resolved those customers don’t typically come back to their comments and respond to tell about how the issue has been resolved.
We’re not trying to pass off blame or make excuses. This is just to give some context as to why you may not have received a response to your issue yet. I can guarantee you I personally discuss all issues that are brought up to the social accounts with the customer service team every day and they respond to them when possible.
Additionally a NS member has been contacting current and past employees of Saga for further information as they are planning to write an investigative article about the situation.
I believe all questions should be answered in the near future.
Saga.We have been contacting customers individually to deal with order fulfillment issues. We are only able to to take care of a certain amount each day and are only able to provide them with updates when they are given to us from the management that is in contact with the fulfillment centers.
We are fully aware of the frustration our customers are feeling as we are feeling them as well. There is no possible scenario where if we were physically able to fulfill orders or provide customers with updates that we wouldn’t do so. We are only able to provide people with the information we have been given.
Unfortunately people primarily post about the problems they have with a company. Which we have no problem with. But once the problem is resolved those customers don’t typically come back to their comments and respond to tell about how the issue has been resolved.
We’re not trying to pass off blame or make excuses. This is just to give some context as to why you may not have received a response to your issue yet. I can guarantee you I personally discuss all issues that are brought up to the social accounts with the customer service team every day and they respond to them when possible.
Additionally a NS member has been contacting current and past employees of Saga for further information as they are planning to write an investigative article about the situation.
I believe all questions should be answered in the near future.
YungTwinTipsWhy would you contact customers on an individual basis tho? With people waiting months for their orders and not even receiving a confirmation the best thing to do would be to at least send out a mass email to all customers to get some transparency out there? People are gonna think this is Revision all over again. One of my friends waited months for a bib and was completely in the dark about it until it showed up at his door one day.
Saga.We have been contacting customers individually to deal with order fulfillment issues. We are only able to to take care of a certain amount each day and are only able to provide them with updates when they are given to us from the management that is in contact with the fulfillment centers.
We are fully aware of the frustration our customers are feeling as we are feeling them as well. There is no possible scenario where if we were physically able to fulfill orders or provide customers with updates that we wouldn’t do so. We are only able to provide people with the information we have been given.
Unfortunately people primarily post about the problems they have with a company. Which we have no problem with. But once the problem is resolved those customers don’t typically come back to their comments and respond to tell about how the issue has been resolved.
We’re not trying to pass off blame or make excuses. This is just to give some context as to why you may not have received a response to your issue yet. I can guarantee you I personally discuss all issues that are brought up to the social accounts with the customer service team every day and they respond to them when possible.
Additionally a NS member has been contacting current and past employees of Saga for further information as they are planning to write an investigative article about the situation.
I believe all questions should be answered in the near future.
Saga.. We are only able to to take care of a certain amount each day and are only able to provide them with updates when they are given to us from the management that is in contact with the fulfillment centers.
GnarcoholicYeah this is getting frustrating. I ordered a wizard hood back in like October, and have gotten a few replies. They all claimed that next week or so they would have it figured out, but this has been going back and forth for about 6 months. Now for the past 2 months they haven't gotten back to me when I email them. It sucks cuz I loved the company and the stuff they put out, but this is becoming a deal breaker for me to never buy from them again. So, are the hoods not coming or what?
BigPurpleSkiSuitI'd have less sympathy if it weren't for saga having been robbed peak season last year. 400k of stolen inventory. Something like that has far reaching effects, and while it doesn't excuse what's going on now, you have to realize that saga may have some cashflow issues this year since they missed out on a big chunk of the profit they rely on to pay people who work for them. That said, it would be better if saga was being more transparent about it.
Edit: from their post before it sounds like they're trying to be in this article that'll come out
**This post was edited on May 31st 2019 at 12:37:46pm
FogdartWouldn't you expect them to have some sort of insurance to cover their products? 400k doesn't seem like much to have covered
The.FishSaga also turned off their Instagram comments... Hmmmm
Saga.We have been contacting customers individually to deal with order fulfillment issues. We are only able to to take care of a certain amount each day and are only able to provide them with updates when they are given to us from the management that is in contact with the fulfillment centers.
We are fully aware of the frustration our customers are feeling as we are feeling them as well. There is no possible scenario where if we were physically able to fulfill orders or provide customers with updates that we wouldn’t do so. We are only able to provide people with the information we have been given.
Unfortunately people primarily post about the problems they have with a company. Which we have no problem with. But once the problem is resolved those customers don’t typically come back to their comments and respond to tell about how the issue has been resolved.
We’re not trying to pass off blame or make excuses. This is just to give some context as to why you may not have received a response to your issue yet. I can guarantee you I personally discuss all issues that are brought up to the social accounts with the customer service team every day and they respond to them when possible.
Additionally a NS member has been contacting current and past employees of Saga for further information as they are planning to write an investigative article about the situation.
I believe all questions should be answered in the near future.
BigPurpleSkiSuitYeah, they did but the article said it took them 7 months to get the claim. That's huge. That has a ripple effect, since usually you'd use financing you have in place for emergency or find it quick. If you need to find it quick. It depends how much you're spending and how long it's gonna be there, but you can find yourself in heaping debt very quickly if you arent careful because interest is a bitch. Let's assume saga had no debt before whatsoever which I doubt since most businesses operate with some level of debt. I dont know the amount of profit that saga would have made since I dont run a clothing brand but they lost more than the 400k in stolen goods, they lost the cost of shipping it, storing it, and the profit selling it. The interest accrued financing a portion of saga for 7 months could have been quite a bit, and you can be sure the insurance wouldn't cover that. To me it's not unthinkable that saga is having major cashflow issues, of course this is completely speculation on my part and I have no knowledge as to the actual financials of saga, I just work at a bank.
GnarcoholicYeah this is getting frustrating. I ordered a wizard hood back in like October, and have gotten a few replies. They all claimed that next week or so they would have it figured out, but this has been going back and forth for about 6 months. Now for the past 2 months they haven't gotten back to me when I email them. It sucks cuz I loved the company and the stuff they put out, but this is becoming a deal breaker for me to never buy from them again. So, are the hoods not coming or what?
chrisjbauerSame I ordered two hoods in October on preorder. I have emailed almost once a month and they just keep saying soon. The past two months they just stopped replying. Don't run a pre-order if you don't intend on actually shipping the product till the season is over. The whole point of pre ordering is so I had my product before the season started. And to go this long without a solid answer in why the hoods are so delayed, unprofessional.
GrandThingsDidnt some sketchy shit happen with Tomahawk too? I feel like I remember some clip of Ian Compton or Logan Imlach saying how the owner was basically threatening them if they didnt return merch or something like that.
What is it about the ski industry that attracts this type of behavior????
fghtoffyrdmnstomahawk def imploded so i wouldnt be surprised. lol for how much hate virtika gets, they ship orders on time and have decent pants.....
chrisjbauerSame I ordered two hoods in October on preorder. I have emailed almost once a month and they just keep saying soon. The past two months they just stopped replying. Don't run a pre-order if you don't intend on actually shipping the product till the season is over. The whole point of pre ordering is so I had my product before the season started. And to go this long without a solid answer in why the hoods are so delayed, unprofessional.
Saga.We have been contacting customers individually to deal with order fulfillment issues. We are only able to to take care of a certain amount each day and are only able to provide them with updates when they are given to us from the management that is in contact with the fulfillment centers.
We are fully aware of the frustration our customers are feeling as we are feeling them as well. There is no possible scenario where if we were physically able to fulfill orders or provide customers with updates that we wouldn’t do so. We are only able to provide people with the information we have been given.
Unfortunately people primarily post about the problems they have with a company. Which we have no problem with. But once the problem is resolved those customers don’t typically come back to their comments and respond to tell about how the issue has been resolved.
We’re not trying to pass off blame or make excuses. This is just to give some context as to why you may not have received a response to your issue yet. I can guarantee you I personally discuss all issues that are brought up to the social accounts with the customer service team every day and they respond to them when possible.
Additionally a NS member has been contacting current and past employees of Saga for further information as they are planning to write an investigative article about the situation.
I believe all questions should be answered in the near future.
Saga.To anyone that placed an order with us from the beginning of summer 2018 through the winter season, check your email. We have sent you a message that should explain everything.
GnarcoholicThis is the email they sent out:
Hello
Gnarcoholic,
We
are writing this to apologize, thank you and share an announcement regarding our commitment to the future. This message should have come sooner. Due to legal reasons we were not able until now.
As
you may know, last year we experienced a massive break-in at the SAGA HQ. Our warehouse was robbed of truck loads of new inventory. Due to the ongoing investigation we have been restricted from sharing certain details. In short, what followed was a 6-month
battle with our insurance provider, a year long police investigation, the eventual recovery of a small amount of the inventory, an arrest and a year of to try and put the pieces back together.
The
scale of the event and lost revenue had such an impact on our operations that it took a full 18 months to get our heads above water. Without an extreme commitment to the dream that is Saga from our staff over the last year, we would have had to close up shop
before any inventory was put into production for Winter 18/19. Outside of our team of athletes, SAGA is a total staff of 7 individuals operating a global brand. All along we have strived to keep pushing and expanding the brand so as to provide our products
value and experience to more fans of snow. That time has come.
Since
we founded SAGA over a decade ago, our losses have been as public as our wins have been celebrated. A balance of struggle and success that shapes this community. A community that we are grateful to both be apart of, and to serve. Our failures have been something
we have always taken in stride, learning from, and building on. This last season we made the decision to implement a new global warehousing and fulfillment program that would pick, pack, and ship all customer orders to the fastest and most efficient standard,
across N. America, Europe, S. America and Asia. The vision was clear, the execution was not. We failed in our duty as we lost control of our inventory and service. You deserve better and we should have handled it better. For that, we are truly sorry. We’re
working to rebuild our systems, operations and hopefully your trust into the future. For the customers and fans that stood by and supported us, we owe you. Thank you.
As
of this week all closeout sales, back orders, returns and exchanges will be current.
As
we’ve said, with every loss, we learn and make changes to improve for the future. Our commitment to progress and improvement is taking a leap forward this summer. We are relocating our brand, staff and headquarters to Colorado. This move has been in the works
for some time but is now official, and we are beyond stoked! Over the course of the last several months we severely underestimated the time and resources this phase of brand expansion would require. We used temporary warehousing, fulfillment and customer service
as a bridge during this time. A result of poor planning. Fortunately this solution was only temporary and we are through it now.
JAHSHUAI'm interest in the long term implications for their poor customer service...
For those of you who bought and didn't receive your order, would you consider buying from them again?
I talked to them on IG the other day and it sounds like they will still have a new line-up of products out this fall.