vikinger wrote:

Considering that deliveries were originally scheduled for June 2013, it's not a very impressive performance. 

I backed one of those crowdsourced financed products over a year ago, with delivery expected end of 2013. Not heard a thing since. No status update, nothing. I've even forgotten the name of the project! They stopped emailing last Summer, as I've not seen anything for a good 6 months. I think I invested $100. It was some kind of device you can hide and embed in other objects, so you can track electronically if they are stolen - much like "find my iPhone". To be fair, I didn't need them, but they sounded cool at the time.

Not easy to trust some of these crowdsourced financed projects, where they rely on pre-orders up front to finance, before producing the product.

symmes wrote:

"Having said all that, the Olive One still promises to deliver high quality streaming at a very competitive price."

They have yet to deliver on anything except how to get money and publicity.

Fed X tracking number just received. It's on its way! 

Graham

vikinger wrote:

symmes wrote:

"Having said all that, the Olive One still promises to deliver high quality streaming at a very competitive price."

They have yet to deliver on anything except how to get money and publicity.

Fed X tracking number just received. It's on its way! 

Graham

Ha Ha! Next email will say Somali pirates have boarded the FedEx freighter carrying your unit and the Olive can be released for 1000 English Pounds ;-) 

symmes wrote:

vikinger wrote:

symmes wrote:

"Having said all that, the Olive One still promises to deliver high quality streaming at a very competitive price."

They have yet to deliver on anything except how to get money and publicity.

Fed X tracking number just received. It's on its way! 

Graham

Ha Ha! Next email will say Somali pirates have boarded the FedEx freighter carrying your unit and the Olive can be released for 1000 English Pounds ;-) 

More likely will be the note through the door from the Royal Mail saying that the parcel is being held hostage pending my payment of Customs Duty, VAT, and Royal Mail's special handling fee. Unless, of course, they count it as an unsolicited gift and the Indiegogo crowd-funding payment as a donation.

Graham

vikinger wrote:

symmes wrote:

vikinger wrote:

symmes wrote:

"Having said all that, the Olive One still promises to deliver high quality streaming at a very competitive price."

They have yet to deliver on anything except how to get money and publicity.

Fed X tracking number just received. It's on its way! 

Graham

Ha Ha! Next email will say Somali pirates have boarded the FedEx freighter carrying your unit and the Olive can be released for 1000 English Pounds ;-) 

More likely will be the note through the door from the Royal Mail saying that the parcel is being held hostage pending my payment of Customs Duty, VAT, and Royal Mail's special handling fee. Unless, of course, they count it as an unsolicited gift and the Indiegogo crowd-funding payment as a donation.

Graham

That would be too much work for the US Mail. They would toss it before they went to that much trouble. 

It's arrived.

No pirate ransom.

No Import Duty.

No VAT.

Graham

EDIT But Fedex deliver first and invoice for VAT etc after.

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I think they've taken a cue from B&O and from Apple regarding the packing.

Very slim instructions in box lid.

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Lift the foam:

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Lift the cut-out paper:

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So it does exist, still waiting for mine!