The spare cable is coming, allegedly

ReeceBrooks0819 · 19 Apr 2025, 01:01 UTC

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ReeceBrooks0819
Our FR5 tool cable is fitted and working. The extra one we ordered isn't here, despite a month of next shipment replies. How do I get a useful answer for maintenance?

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SarahBaker0502
Replying to ReeceBrooks0819

Ask whether it's in stock first. Then ask when your actual cable leaves.

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ReeceBrooks0819
Replying to SarahBaker0502

They say stock available, but haven't named a dispatch. I've sent the cable reference again and asked whether one is allocated to our order.

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SarahBaker0502
Replying to ReeceBrooks0819

Good. Stock somewhere isn't your parcel.

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ReeceBrooks0819
Replying to SarahBaker0502

Now they want a photo of the fitted cable. I sent one with the order ages ago. Forwarded it again rather than having that argument today.

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AmaraBarnes0600
Replying to ReeceBrooks0819

Check the fitted cable's current reference in that photo, since commissioning sometimes changes those bits after the purchasing pictures were taken.

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SarahBaker0502
Replying to AmaraBarnes0600

Yep, make sure you're chasing the right spare.

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RickShift
Replying to ReeceBrooks0819

Has commissioning changed it?

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SarahBaker0502
Replying to RickShift

That's for Reece to check, not us to assume.

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ReeceBrooks0819
Replying to RickShift

Installer confirmed no change. Seller has the accepted cable reference and now says they'll send it by separate parcel. Waiting for that parcel number.

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ImranAdams0131
Replying to ReeceBrooks0819

We got a number before anything was collected. Look for carrier acceptance as well, if you're using it to plan availability.

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SarahBaker0502
Replying to ImranAdams0131

A number is progress, not arrival.

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ReeceBrooks0819
Replying to ImranAdams0131

Number arrived, still label-only. I've told stores it is promised for dispatch, not in transit on confirmed scans. The distinction is getting depressingly familiar.

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AmaraBarnes0600
Replying to ReeceBrooks0819

When it lands, check the received reference before booking it into stock; I'd rather find a wrong cable at the desk than beside a stopped machine.

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ImranAdams0131
Replying to AmaraBarnes0600

Keep the seller's confirmed reference with the delivery, so a mismatch has something specific to be compared against.

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RickShift
Replying to ReeceBrooks0819

Any actual movement yet?

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ReeceBrooks0819
Replying to RickShift

Carrier has accepted it now. No delivery yet, but at least the spare has graduated from an email into a parcel someone says they've got.

7 points

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