From Fox just now
Frontier Bivvy Update
In recent months we have been working tirelessly to ensure that the first deliveries of Frontier bivvies arrived with our customers this side of Christmas. They were due to start arriving at our distribution centre in Belgium at the start of this week and then with tackle shops across the UK and mainland Europe by the end of this week. However, longer than usual delays at customs (caused by various factors including Covid-19) has meant there will now be a slight delay and the Frontiers will start arriving with tackle shops during the first week of January instead. We wholeheartedly apologise for this situation, it is something that is totally out of our control as we are at the mercy of the customs officials at the ports to process their backlog of containers, which we know is also impacting all of our competitors too. We thank you all for your continued patience.
Frontier Bivvy Update
In recent months we have been working tirelessly to ensure that the first deliveries of Frontier bivvies arrived with our customers this side of Christmas. They were due to start arriving at our distribution centre in Belgium at the start of this week and then with tackle shops across the UK and mainland Europe by the end of this week. However, longer than usual delays at customs (caused by various factors including Covid-19) has meant there will now be a slight delay and the Frontiers will start arriving with tackle shops during the first week of January instead. We wholeheartedly apologise for this situation, it is something that is totally out of our control as we are at the mercy of the customs officials at the ports to process their backlog of containers, which we know is also impacting all of our competitors too. We thank you all for your continued patience.
That explanation from Fox won't be good enough for some people,they will have ordered it an hour ago and wonder why it's not here yet.In the grand scheme of things and how 2020 has been for millions of people around the world an item of tackle not turning up surely is not that big of a deal.2021 seems like it will go the same way so we all may aswell get used to this new covid life 
In reply to Post #77
I agree I think we have to get used to this now, maybe not forever but next year definitely. A lot of shops getting complaints about not having stuff in stock but from what I've been told next year will be even worse stock wise
I agree I think we have to get used to this now, maybe not forever but next year definitely. A lot of shops getting complaints about not having stuff in stock but from what I've been told next year will be even worse stock wise
In reply to Post #78
It sure will but you can't say that as some members think they know it all and won't have it at all
It sure will but you can't say that as some members think they know it all and won't have it at all
Supply chain of nearly everything completely messed up. Got a couple of good friends in shipping and its a total mare atm. Its rarely good but right now its quite possibly one of the worst jobs to be in..
In reply to Post #80
We are having same where I work,we are struggling to get enough stock in from our vendors to supply the stores.We are crazily busy which is great and been treated superbly throughout all this covid.
We are having same where I work,we are struggling to get enough stock in from our vendors to supply the stores.We are crazily busy which is great and been treated superbly throughout all this covid.
There are some complete 🛎🔚's about in this thing we call angling. And in life generally.
Moaning that Fox have their money and are stealing from them, why don't you make it in England, this so unexpected etc etc.
What do they expect really with the situation we are ALL in.
The make in UK thing is compete bo%#ocks, if they think they could manufacture fishing tackle for the same quality and price in the uk then go start a business up and see how far you get.
Some people have paid shops before receiving the products and are now saying fox have their money, no they don't, the tackle shop do and why pay before you get the goods? Your fault isn't it.
Some people really are thick as sh&t!!!
Rant over
Moaning that Fox have their money and are stealing from them, why don't you make it in England, this so unexpected etc etc.
What do they expect really with the situation we are ALL in.
The make in UK thing is compete bo%#ocks, if they think they could manufacture fishing tackle for the same quality and price in the uk then go start a business up and see how far you get.
Some people have paid shops before receiving the products and are now saying fox have their money, no they don't, the tackle shop do and why pay before you get the goods? Your fault isn't it.
Some people really are thick as sh&t!!!
Rant over
In reply to Post #82
Spot on
Spot on
In reply to Post #82
The points you make about moaning because things ain't arriving quick enough is bang on, the part I disagree with you is the made in the UK part of your post.
We're more than capable of making stuff in this country and there's many an example, Snugpak for instance?
We should be demanding that we bring back our manufacturing base, creating jobs and the likes. F..k China!
The points you make about moaning because things ain't arriving quick enough is bang on, the part I disagree with you is the made in the UK part of your post.
We're more than capable of making stuff in this country and there's many an example, Snugpak for instance?
We should be demanding that we bring back our manufacturing base, creating jobs and the likes. F..k China!
In reply to Post #82
You were confirming it had landed and would be with you Thursday so the moaners your slating could well have been told the same by the shop they ordered from.
You were confirming it had landed and would be with you Thursday so the moaners your slating could well have been told the same by the shop they ordered from.
In reply to Post #85
The Comebackkid keeps coming back with a different story
The Comebackkid keeps coming back with a different story
In reply to Post #84
Most likely posted this on your Chinese made phone or tablet
We could not make it as cheap as the Chinese quality would be better I agree if made in the uk But look at jag the price they charge. You mentioned snugpak. How many Chinese made jackets that would do the same job could you buy for that one jacket that you pay £150
I brought British made distance sticks £45 +£7 to post them when it came to buying them the £7 postage nearly cancelled the order I thought I might have got them free delivery at least Again I paid for them then got a email to say they would be 21 days as they was out of stock
Most likely posted this on your Chinese made phone or tablet
We could not make it as cheap as the Chinese quality would be better I agree if made in the uk But look at jag the price they charge. You mentioned snugpak. How many Chinese made jackets that would do the same job could you buy for that one jacket that you pay £150
I brought British made distance sticks £45 +£7 to post them when it came to buying them the £7 postage nearly cancelled the order I thought I might have got them free delivery at least Again I paid for them then got a email to say they would be 21 days as they was out of stock
Fox told me mid January, from next week it will be a holiday here until the beginning of January and in Belgium they are not the fastest with papers, so stop dreaming of your Frontier for this year
In reply to Post #86
true.
true.
In reply to Post #87
I think you'll find most phone's are powered by an Arm chipset which is a British company who's chipsets are not far short in everything...you name it's probably fully Armed.
You can look at Jag like you can look at Apple: not knowing Jag's inner workings, it seems to me that just like Apple, they (Jag) sell their products as aspirational and charge what they think they can get away with. Aqua did the same until they sold out to China, maximizing the investor/ owner margins (if Aqua have got Investors) like it seems to be the modern way to run companies...keep intellectual property rights in the UK with very little UK based employees and infrastructure, get your product made in China = kerching £££, all the whilst fully charging the Chinese Communist Party who are an openly hostile entity as Australia are finding out right now with the CCP making demands on Australia.
I think you'll find most phone's are powered by an Arm chipset which is a British company who's chipsets are not far short in everything...you name it's probably fully Armed.
You can look at Jag like you can look at Apple: not knowing Jag's inner workings, it seems to me that just like Apple, they (Jag) sell their products as aspirational and charge what they think they can get away with. Aqua did the same until they sold out to China, maximizing the investor/ owner margins (if Aqua have got Investors) like it seems to be the modern way to run companies...keep intellectual property rights in the UK with very little UK based employees and infrastructure, get your product made in China = kerching £££, all the whilst fully charging the Chinese Communist Party who are an openly hostile entity as Australia are finding out right now with the CCP making demands on Australia.