What would you do?

[keangkong]

What would you do? Would you pay for a second order that you didn't make? A friend (okay, I) ordered tadalafil (Cialis) for benign prostate enlargement (okay, erectile dysfunction) from a Chinese grey vendor. When the product didn't arrive after about 4 weeks, I asked why it hadn't yet arrived. The vendor said it has been seized by customs. The vendor said it was going to re-ship the product. About two weeks later, I checked the tracking number from the original product. I learned that the item was now in my state. I Whatsapp'd the vendor telling them that the original shipment went through. The vendor then sent me the tracking number from the second shipment (which had been sent several hours before I contacted the vendor) and asked if I'd pay for the second order. I told the vendor no. The first order has since arrived and works fine. Since that time, I've wonder whether I should have offered to pay for the second order if it arrives. I'm thinking that I'll either continue not to pay anything or offer to pay for the product itself but not the shipping (since if I had ordered that much originally, I would have only paid one shipping fee).

 

[clayd]

No

 

[Superfluous]

It depends how much you value your relationship with this vendor and whether the vendor actually cares enough to hold it against you.

 

[Vicki]

I would pay if I like the vendor. Ive seen people say vendors have asked them to do this before too.

 

[stickfigure]

If you don't beed the product, ask them to send you a prepaid label to ship it to their US warehouse.

 

[exploitedworkerbee]

What would you do? Would you pay for a second order that you didn't make? A friend (okay, I) ordered tadalafil (Cialis) for benign prostate enlargement (okay, erectile dysfunction) from a Chinese grey vendor. When the product didn't arrive after about 4 weeks, I asked why it hadn't yet arrived. The vendor said it has been seized by customs. The vendor said it was going to re-ship the product. About two weeks later, I checked the tracking number from the original product. I learned that the item was now in my state. I Whatsapp'd the vendor telling them that the original shipment went through. The vendor then sent me the tracking number from the second shipment (which had been sent several hours before I contacted the vendor) and asked if I'd pay for the second order. I told the vendor no. The first order has since arrived and works fine. Since that time, I've wonder whether I should have offered to pay for the second order if it arrives. I'm thinking that I'll either continue not to pay anything or offer to pay for the product itself but not the shipping (since if I had ordered that much originally, I would have only paid one shipping fee).

I would offer to return it to a US address of their choosing. Unless it’s something I’d be happy to have and use, in which case I’d pay. We expect vendors to act with integrity so we should model the same behavior with the good ones.

 

[chmuse]

Depends. Was the packaging good, or did it look like there was a reason to be stuck in customs? Will you use it, or be able to use it before it expires (I don't know anything about this med.)

I wouldn't pay until it arrived regardless, because there is still currently a risk of this second order being held by customs. I'd probably try my luck with asking to pay product price without shipping. If I wasn't going to be able to use it, then I'd throw up the vials in one of the b/s/t groups marked up just enough to cover shipping so I didn't have to deal with whining about shipping prices.

 

[G Vice]

When the second order arrives, I would pay the vendor for that second order, and reciprocate the good faith.

 

[Gamma662keV]

When the second order arrives, I would pay the vendor for that second order, and reciprocate the good faith.

agree

 

[YoYoFat]

I would have said that I’d pay for the second order if I ultimately received two orders. I’d do this so as to not burn a bridge, and because it’s the right thing to do.