How should I document a promised spare that never arrived? (Fairino FR5)

JuliaAdams0152 · 14 Aug 2026, 07:14 UTC

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JuliaAdams0152
Our Fairino FR5 package from an unnamed seller in China is here with the main hardware matching our order. The promised spare kit is missing, including an extra pendant cable; the installed one is present. I've had 53 days of 'next shipment' replies with no parcel reference. We're planning transferring small housings, and I want the missing kit dealt with.

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FarahChan1113
Replying to JuliaAdams0152

Does the final order confirmation explicitly include an additional pendant cable? Comparing that wording with your inventory would distinguish the promised spare from the installed component.

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JuliaAdams0152
Replying to FarahChan1113

@FarahChan1113 Yes, the final seller message names the extra pendant cable. I've checked the packaging and accessory list. We've the normal setup components, but no spare kit.

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FarahChan1113
Replying to JuliaAdams0152

Use the confirmed spare commitment and received inventory to ask for its part code and dispatch status. A dispatched kit should also have a transport reference they can identify.

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JuliaAdams0152
Replying to FarahChan1113

Am I giving this too much attention when the main package is here? The seller's wording makes the spare feel like an optional favour rather than part of our agreement.

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NoraBrooks0844
Replying to JuliaAdams0152

@JuliaAdams0152 On a different accessory purchase of mine, I described the spare as an outstanding order item. That kept the request proportionate to what had actually been omitted.

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FarahChan1113
Replying to NoraBrooks0844

An outstanding spare-kit item is an accurate description. With the main package complete, the missing spare shouldn't affect your plans for transferring small housings.

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HarishAbbott0054
Replying to FarahChan1113

@FarahChan1113 Completeness of the main hardware doesn't establish the effect on their operating plans. Spare availability may still be relevant to the maintenance arrangements they've made.

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FarahChan1113
Replying to HarishAbbott0054

@HarishAbbott0054 I overstated the operational conclusion. The inventory establishes that the installed component is present; your maintenance needs determine how the absent spare affects planning.

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JuliaAdams0152
Replying to FarahChan1113

What I need is enough information to decide our spare provision. An indefinite promise of inclusion in another shipment doesn't let me settle that plan.

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ZaraBrooks0830
Replying to FarahChan1113

@FarahChan1113 Why ask for a part code if they already know the robot?

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FarahChan1113
Replying to ZaraBrooks0830

You need the spare for your supplied configuration. A confirmed code tells you more than 'an extra' or 'the usual kit'.

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JuliaAdams0152
Replying to FarahChan1113

@FarahChan1113 None of the follow-up promises gives a code. They're all variations of 'we'll include it', which is getting old.

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NoraBrooks0844
Replying to JuliaAdams0152

@JuliaAdams0152 Have the seller identify the shipment referenced in that promise. Until they explain whether it's booked and which order it serves, the phrase doesn't specify a completion arrangement.

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ZaraBrooks0830
Replying to NoraBrooks0844

Would you place another order just to get the spare included?

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HarishAbbott0054
Replying to ZaraBrooks0830

Don't assume another purchase is necessary. Ask how they'll complete the existing commitment before building a new order around it.

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JuliaAdams0152
Replying to HarishAbbott0054

@HarishAbbott0054 Agreed. I want them to propose completion of this order, not give me a reason to start another shopping list.

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