Sorry for the late reply, work has been hectic and I received no notifications on this thread.
The miner has been received and is working, though I had selected from the website that it be shipped via UPS and it arrived with DHL.
Order placed and money transfered urgently on the 14th of April. Miner was received yesterday on the 17th of May. That’s 34days, 33 of which I received no other notification than the standard email confirmation.
Not only that, I was gaslit with the following:
" On Mon, May 8, 2023 at 2:54 PM Casa Miners <info@casaminers.com> wrote:
Hi Ovidiu ,
You should have received our confirmation e-mail.
Your miner will leave within 72 hours and you will receive a shipment number.
If you need us, we are here.
Kind Regards "
- Yes, I did receive your confirmation email. Which is automated. And have gotten no reply when asking for a tracking number or an update when the 5-7days stated on the website, passed.
- I did need you and you were not there. No one was.
- No “sorry your order is taking longer than usual to process”, no “sorry for not replying, please wait a bit more as we are understaffed/swamped/over capacity etc.”, no nothing, leaving me to speculate.
Unfortunately, my story seems to mirror similar account of dealing with CasaMiners, as in: I have let them know that if I receive no update on the status of my order, I will be contacting the police for fraud(after which I got the reply above).
While it might seem extreme, bear in mind:
- I have sent many email with no reply from their end.
- I only got a reply on the day that I let them know I will be contacting the police.
As a customer, I have zero knowledge of what goes on behind the scenes or what the process was that led to this situation. The only information I had right up until a couple of days ago was that I sent the money somewhere and then I was ghosted.
While I can understand that running such a big logistical operation might be overwhelming, it’s not about what you want people to think, it’s what you do that tells them all they need to know about you.
The other issues include:
-While CasaMiners are based in Italy, all orders are processed and shipped from China
-Because orders are shipped from China, the delivery and customs process is the same. Price fluctuation or a voucher might be the only reason to go for CasaMiners instead of Antminer Distribution, a lesson which I have learned the hard way.
There is also MillionMiner but that’s another thread entirely as their modus operandi is similar to CasaMiner’s, just with a touch more communication.
@Jack_Cai : I’m new at this, did as much research as I could and took a bank loan. Money was sent via bank-transfer to an EU based company. While risk was low, it was never zero and in case I would’ve received nothing, I had options of(eventually) getting the money back.
@CryptoFreak : True and yet they need to work alot on customer service and communication, to avoid situations like these
@cryptominernv : Eventually, got the miner. But man, has it been a ride. Thank you for your wishes.
@Mr_Ohhhh : While that might be the case, it is not ok to wait that long and in my situation, I cannot wait that long since I took a bank loan to fund this investment(yes, classic rookie mistake but I gotta start somewhere) and the installments for the loan must be covered by the miners. If I didn’t receive the second miner, covering those would’ve been impossible and so would’ve making a profit.
And finally, @CasaMiners : I did my best to provide constructive feedback given the situation. If there’s one keypoint to remember from this is: communication.
Threads like this one will be a thing of the past if you would just talk to your customers, like: “Hey, your order is taking longer than usual, sorry. We are just swamped. Please wait a little while longer” and/or simply replying to their messages goes a long way in establishing trust and having repeat customers vs. hit&run customers.
While on paper, your “get free miner” policy might sound good, double of zero miners is still zero miners, when a customer paid for at least one. I’d suggest ditching it and focusing on improving customer support and communication.
Thank you all for your time and for your messages. Hope this thread helps future buyers and I hope CasaMiners will get better at this. As it stands, if I recover financially from this, I won’t be a repeat customer. Cheers!