Deposits
Maybe it is just my bad luck, but I quit giving deposits to order things that are not in stock. Every time I do, it takes much longer than I was originally told. Seems like once they have my money, and I am locked into the purchase, all of the initiative for the seller to earn my business is done and over with.
I just bought a new Lowe boat even though i would have preferred to have a custom aluminum boat built to my specifications. But, I was afraid that once the deposit was handed over the delivery date would have gone out the window and I didn't feel like dealing with that.
At the very least, I would have something in writing specifying a deadline for delivery or the dealer has to refund my deposit.
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