Jake, exactly what does "Back Ordered" mean?
wingaman
08-03-2006 22:08:10
I could be wrong, but it sounds as if it means all we need to do now is sit and wait on our items to arrive, and don't have to worry about any more approval steps/procedures, is that correct?
Also, since I know it's going to be asked, what is the difference between "processing" and "back ordered"?
johnjimjones
08-03-2006 22:10:53
Backordered means they don't have the item in stock and you'll wait til they receive an order from one of their suppliers.
wingaman
09-03-2006 07:27:02
Thanks, I was fairly certain of that part....I'd just like an "official" answer from Jake.
cyberpunk243
09-03-2006 08:08:54
Well, I sent in a support ticket yesterday which read
[quote4dd6929985]My account was approved and changed to "processing" on Feb. 10. It then changed to "Pending approval" and then today it finally changed to "back ordered". What does that mean?[/quote4dd6929985]
I got this response today
[quote4dd6929985]Back order is when we are in the process of checking your completed offer along with your referrals. Once we are done with this process your status should say pending. THank you[/quote4dd6929985]
Yay! Going through approval yet again! roll
drunkmonkey
09-03-2006 08:21:14
[quote10a33b49fc="cyberpunk243"]Well, I sent in a support ticket yesterday which read
[quote10a33b49fc]My account was approved and changed to "processing" on Feb. 10. It then changed to "Pending approval" and then today it finally changed to "back ordered". What does that mean?[/quote10a33b49fc]
I got this response today
[quote10a33b49fc]Back order is when we are in the process of checking your completed offer along with your referrals. Once we are done with this process your status should say pending. THank you[/quote10a33b49fc]
Yay! Going through approval yet again! roll[/quote10a33b49fc]
Ok...so "Back Ordered" means "Pending Approval" (as I figured, see my post in the 360 thread), so what does "Pending" mean?
egyptianruin
09-03-2006 08:30:55
LOL That they will check it again to see if your refs are unique. Who knows with FreePay they might make a new term up anyday now for what processing means.
[quotec81de23d3c="cyberpunk243"]
Yay! Going through approval yet again! roll[/quotec81de23d3c]
It is just a result of us having to verify that a certain offer was completely correctly. We aren't checking for fraud or illegitimate referrals, hence it will be quicker and easier.
The reasoning for this has been explained elsewhere on the board...
tramahound
09-03-2006 08:32:19
they should really put a glossary in the help section of the freepay site. if there are set terms regarding your order it'd be easiest to just have them listed.
drunkmonkey
09-03-2006 08:34:38
[quoted30014ee48="Jake"][quoted30014ee48="cyberpunk243"]
Yay! Going through approval yet again! roll[/quoted30014ee48]
It is just a result of us having to verify that a certain offer was completely correctly. We aren't checking for fraud or illegitimate referrals, hence it will be quicker and easier.
The reasoning for this has been explained elsewhere on the board...[/quoted30014ee48]
Jake, I must have missed it...is there a problem with one of the offers?
yeah, aol musicnow apparently is causing all sorts of problems over there.
Apparently not the only thing. Jake WTF is going on over there?! I picture people running around like crazy!(like in that super bowl ad where they hide the budweiser around the office!)
Except they've hidden 360s.
phoebe7
09-03-2006 10:16:27
[quotea8bfc4c3fd="Jake"][quotea8bfc4c3fd="cyberpunk243"]
Yay! Going through approval yet again! roll[/quotea8bfc4c3fd]
It is just a result of us having to verify that a certain offer was completely correctly. We aren't checking for fraud or illegitimate referrals, hence it will be quicker and easier.
The reasoning for this has been explained elsewhere on the board...[/quotea8bfc4c3fd]
What offer? My offer, any of my referrals offers? This is very confusing.
cyberpunk243
09-03-2006 10:31:29
Yeah it is. My account by the way in which it says "back ordered" is on freeipods.com for the whit 30GB iPod, in case you were confused.
bonehead848
09-03-2006 10:57:49
[quote72b595e0f0]yeah, aol musicnow apparently is causing all sorts of problems over there.
[/quote72b595e0f0]
So does this mean they are rejecting all of the credit for music now or just the ones who "did it wrong"
Edit Was that an offer were you had to stay on past the free trial?
Akademikz
09-03-2006 11:05:51
Probably only the ones who "did it wrong" -p
drunkmonkey
09-03-2006 11:45:56
I remember having problems with AOL MusicNow on one of my sites. After hitting the Submit button on the last page, I got to some sore of error page, then when I closed that, a pop-up ad appeared to sign up for AOL. This happened a few times. I eventually gave up and did a different offer. I wonder how many people clicked the pop-up, thinking it was the same referral. Is that what the problem is?
massman
09-03-2006 12:53:46
hey, not for nothing, but i manage a business and when something is put on back order it means that they have the order sent and the vendor will ship once back in stock.
not that the product is being evaluated or whatever.
back order; noun.
An item not currently in stock but to be sold or delivered when it becomes available, as in We don't have the shoes in white, but we can make them a back order. The verb back-order means "to obtain such an item," as in The furniture store is going to back-order the sofa for us (dictionary.com, 2006)
Saying it's on back order is liVERYli misleading!
drunkmonkey
09-03-2006 13:09:13
[quote3c10fbb152="massman"]Saying it's on back order is liVERYli misleading![/quote3c10fbb152]
So is saying they'll ship in November, January, February, March,...
yeah i have a pending credit for aol with musicnow on trainn. The strange thing was the link thru trainn did not give the same exact offer as what was described, now that i think about it
hopefully we will get things sorted out at freepay and get the kinks worked out of the new system )
tsanghan
09-03-2006 20:13:23
alot of people have been waiting for video ipods on freepay for a longg time over like a month how hard is it to get ipods loll
wingaman
09-03-2006 20:14:56
Hmm....none of my refs or myself did any of these questionable offers....lisighli One thing after the other I suppose....
stagim
10-03-2006 07:36:23
[quoted78fd678ea="Jake"]
It is just a result of us having to verify that a certain offer was completely correctly. We aren't checking for fraud or illegitimate referrals, hence it will be quicker and easier.
[/quoted78fd678ea]
I have been "backordered" all week, what does quicker and easier mean? Should this be sent very soon then?
massman
11-03-2006 08:00:06
I went back into processing some point yesterday )
JeremyMiller
11-03-2006 20:45:46
I've been processing since feb. 13
Still processing too.
SHIT!
byaaah
12-03-2006 05:52:48
I think we need to be told exactly when our ipod will ship, because this is becoming ridiculous. We know there are a ton of ipods everywhere, therefore ipods are NOT the problem. Glitches, re-approval, Back-ordered, TOS changes, etc, something is seriously wrong at freepay. I get the feeling that they are trying to get out of shipping stuff by any means necessary. I dont think they've shipped ANYTHING over the last month, and this worries me. I'm hoping we dont get screwed, but....
Sparta
12-03-2006 12:58:50
I agree with byaaah. You think after a month wait, freepay should do something about the glitches. Especially answering support tickets. <<..
JJPRO11
12-03-2006 14:15:12
im starting to think more and more that i will never see my 360 xbox from freepay.. its not like they dont exist, because other sites have been shipping them out.. theres just too many orders to fulfill and it just wont happen.
i think a certain little company is running low on dough right now and heading in reverse rather quickly. wink
stagim
12-03-2006 15:51:03
I agree, it seems like the ipods, 360's, macminis, psps, etc... are all being delayed week after week for different reasons and think they might have some cash flow problems.
JeremyMiller
13-03-2006 08:38:35
[quoted70c8ef7e4="stagim"]I agree, it seems like the ipods, 360's, macminis, psps, etc... are all being delayed week after week for different reasons and think they might have some cash flow problems.[/quoted70c8ef7e4]
maybe they should stop paying jake.
Menotti
14-03-2006 05:28:09
But I went from Pending Approval TO Back Ordered. According to this thread, once I'm done with BO, I go to PA. What in the world is going on? Customer support won't give me a straight answer. I placed my order on 1/27. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. STATUS CHANGES SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO SHUT PEOPLE UP.
Menotti
14-03-2006 05:39:58
Come to think of it, I've been deceived so many times by this company.
-Refs all greened
-Placed order 1/27
-Processing
-Pending Approval (then I ask what is PA? oh it's us rechecking your account)
-Back Ordered (then I ask what is BO? You would think that it means they don't have any in stock. No? Now I hear that they are checking my account yet again? How about instead of "Back Ordered" you write "Checking referral authenticity AGAIN")
Also, their is much contradiction between what Jake says and what Customer Service says. Both are beating around the bush.
I just have a feeling that they are not going to be shipping anything out for a while. Has anyone gotten anything recently?
JANUARY 27 - when I placed my order. JANUARY 27!
I'm close to filing a complaint with the BBB. All of this misinformation, lack of information, and deception has to stop.
stagim
14-03-2006 06:58:56
I agree, I think filing a complaint with the BBB is a good idea. It is not right to have to wait 2 months to get the product you ordered. It doesn't matter if it is free or not, you placed an order back in Jan and still haven't received it.
fitzuf
14-03-2006 07:12:01
Jan. 27 here as well - I am going through the "back ordered" re-verification process as well. This is complicated roll
I read an article yesterday that said M$ shipped out about 240,000 units in January and 150,000 in February.
Since they would need at least a million to a million and a half units in order to cover the initial demand, its not surprising that wholesalers cannot get them.
stagim
14-03-2006 07:47:46
Jake, I know that the 360's might still be hard to get huge shipments in from wholesalers but what about the macminis and some other products that people have been waiting awhile for?
hrdfarkr
14-03-2006 07:53:36
and what about offering us cash instead.
[quote3bddb5521b="stagim"]Jake, I know that the 360's might still be hard to get huge shipments in from wholesalers but what about the macminis and some other products that people have been waiting awhile for?[/quote3bddb5521b]
They are finally on the way. The order was finally placed after weeks of delays (explanations for which were never given to me).
So these will ship very soon. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.
stagim
14-03-2006 08:26:28
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massman
14-03-2006 09:50:00
hey Jake,
Any idea on if this initial shipment will cover only those people who ordered until like November or if it will cover virtually everyone up to this point? (i placed my order mid january and want to know if it looks like I'll be included in this wave or if I'll have to catch the next one)
Menotti
14-03-2006 11:06:35
[quote94b4f397fa="Jake"][quote94b4f397fa="stagim"]Jake, I know that the 360's might still be hard to get huge shipments in from wholesalers but what about the macminis and some other products that people have been waiting awhile for?[/quote94b4f397fa]
They are finally on the way. The order was finally placed after weeks of delays (explanations for which were never given to me).
So these will ship very soon. There is a light at the end of the tunnel.[/quote94b4f397fa]
Any idea on which products are on the way? 30g iPod video ordered here in January.
bonehead848
14-03-2006 11:56:25
Thats good to hear. Any idea what the future holds for those of us that are "back ordereded"? Are we talking weeks or months or what for us to go back to processing and then stv?
crazyates
15-03-2006 19:37:35
dude i've been processing since jan 30th. it's been a very long 6 weeks. 6 WEEKS! I was hoping to have it a fun month ago. My dad is starting to tell me that i'm never gonna get my iPod, and while i still hold out that i'm gonna get it (i still trust you jake, don't let me down here wink)....it's hard when you throw trash like this around.
"back ordered" means they're checking mine and my ref's offers? wtf is up with that? i mean it's already been done already when i was "pending approval". Would you like me to show you the 5 trades i did for refs, as well as the five other freepay sites i signed up for during those trades.
Seriously i'm pretty confident in Jake that i will eventually get my iPod (mainly cuz i know i did everything by the book, no scamming for me)....but after this long it's really upsetting that they're taking this long.
coolbreeze06
16-03-2006 06:33:45
yeah, [baa1fc3290f]Jake [/baa1fc3290f]what is the step after backordered?
hrdfarkr
16-03-2006 06:53:32
[quotec01551c42b="coolbreeze06"]yeah, [bc01551c42b]Jake [/bc01551c42b]what is the step after backordered?[/quotec01551c42b]
Screwed
coolbreeze06
16-03-2006 11:16:32
uh oh!!! Hope that's not true...I followed TOS to a T!!!
guys, jake said pm him if you are still on backordered. see his post in the other thread.
http//forum.freeipodguide.com/viewtopic.php?t=35361
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stagim
20-03-2006 09:29:57
Jake, if we had a person sign up for the aol offer that is in dispute, how long do you think this will take to get resolved?
mpbollywoodking
20-03-2006 15:29:52
is the BackOrdered thing over. Is it possible to get BackOrdered when you are in Processing currently?
crazyates
20-03-2006 19:51:03
no. yes.
fashionjunkee
20-03-2006 20:42:05
Gawsh Im really getting pissed with Freepay.
mpbollywoodking
21-03-2006 04:13:41
I think i know what BackOrdered means.
Because some of your referrals have done MusicNow, Freepay is having problems with that offer. So, they put accounts on BackOrdered. This way, it allows users to get more referrals to make up for the referrals that did MusicNow. So, BackOrdered means, giving you the chance to get referrals without having a time limit like the 90 Day Policy.
That's pretty fair to me don't you say?
mpbollywoodking
21-03-2006 09:47:39
you know, we know what BackOrder means, but what about the strangers out there who don't join this forum???????????
How come there isn't an answer to this question on the Freepay site?
Menotti
21-03-2006 10:33:20
[quote3c7a1dbb8a="mpbollywoodking"]I think i know what BackOrdered means.
Because some of your referrals have done MusicNow, Freepay is having problems with that offer. So, they put accounts on BackOrdered. This way, it allows users to get more referrals to make up for the referrals that did MusicNow. So, BackOrdered means, giving you the chance to get referrals without having a time limit like the 90 Day Policy.
That's pretty fair to me don't you say?[/quote3c7a1dbb8a]
There is no official word on if extra referrals will need to be done. If this is the case, FP is going to be in some trouble.
mpbollywoodking
21-03-2006 10:41:05
well
that is what Jake told me to do[/sizeb291150fe5]
fashionjunkee
21-03-2006 11:17:32
[quote73e29fde93="mpbollywoodking"]well
that is what Jake told me to do[/size73e29fde93][/quote73e29fde93]
Me too. Im just so pissed because it took forever to get to this point only to hear this bullshit.