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Topic: Any tips on how to get hold of a real person at Butterfly Labs? (Read 2096 times)

soy
legendary
Activity: 1428
Merit: 1013
Got chilly in Kansas so the office and management moved to the Caymans.
member
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Merit: 10
Tha Chickenator
And the irony is, one of the people heavily involved in

the BFL business, INABA, regularly lurks and posts around here.

He could help you, and expedite things, but he chooses not to.

You are literally just a bunch of FUCKING PEASANTS in BFL's eyes.

Somebody: please prove me wrong.  Lips sealed
newbie
Activity: 8
Merit: 0
Not possible i think.
I recieved a broken jalapeno-unit and have tried every channel to get in touch with them.

After some weeks i tried to politely question BFLs customerservice on their open forum

What i recieved was a lifetime ban without any specified reason, and that did not help me at all.

Thank god for KNC
sr. member
Activity: 434
Merit: 250
Good luck, they have the worst customer service ever....
member
Activity: 92
Merit: 10
I'm pretty sure everyone except the laborers took a 3 week thanksgiving.
full member
Activity: 167
Merit: 100
Well, whatever it takes.  the more actions you do, the better.

I finally got a response, they're supposedly shipping me a replacement unit.
member
Activity: 92
Merit: 10
File a chargeback, get your money back if it's not past 45-day limit, then go buy somehting else.

Another method... wait a month for them to respond

Last method, file complaint w/ BBB in kansas, and wait 2 weeks for BFL to reply to you



Nobody cares about BBB anymore. Total scam these days...
full member
Activity: 167
Merit: 100
File a chargeback, get your money back if it's not past 45-day limit, then go buy somehting else.

Another method... wait a month for them to respond

Last method, file complaint w/ BBB in kansas, and wait 2 weeks for BFL to reply to you

legendary
Activity: 1652
Merit: 1067
Christian Antkow


Disclaimer: Might only work in Suriname, Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Guyana, Barbados, Grenada, Belize, The Bahamas, or other Caribbean countries

Does not work in Costa Rica
newbie
Activity: 14
Merit: 0
i got my tracking numbers without asking
member
Activity: 92
Merit: 10
Well I can officially say I got their attention. I got an "order shipped" email early this morning. No apology. No compensation for the stress induced week of nothingness.

For anyone wondering how I got in touch with them, I'm not sure. My advice to you is to spam them as I did:

  • Post a million posts on their message boards (it's VERY laggy, so be patient)
  • Post comments on all their facebook posts (especially on their new announcements like "hey! we're all caught up!"  "If you're all caught up, where's my order?!?!!"
  • Leave a voicemail every day
  • Send them emails with catchy titles. Mine was:  "My order is missing and you haven't responded in over a week"
  • Remember that any justification they give you is no excuse. "This is how the bitcoin industry is...." No, YOU set the standard for all this. There wouldn't be 6 month pre-orders from every company if you didn't pave the way for shitty service!!!!

Pretty sure my emails are what finally got their attention. I really am at a loss for words... I truly expected at the VERY LEAST a free overnight upgrade.
b!z
legendary
Activity: 1582
Merit: 1010
You're better off trying to reach Satoshi Wink
sr. member
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Merit: 250
go to BFL forum use Shutbox if you see any BFL_XXXXX there.
legendary
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Merit: 1000
One of the miners I ordered has been "Fulfilled" for almost 2 weeks. It never arrived, and it is "missing" from my order page (I can see it on one page, but not on another).

I never received a tracking number, and I've tried calling, emailing, posting on their forum... No response.

Anyone know how to get their attention?

I had the same experience. Today though I got a magical shipping email though. Are you waiting on a Jally?
member
Activity: 92
Merit: 10
Not the type of attention I'm looking for  Cool
sr. member
Activity: 630
Merit: 250
One of the miners I ordered has been "Fulfilled" for almost 2 weeks. It never arrived, and it is "missing" from my order page (I can see it on one page, but not on another).

I never received a tracking number, and I've tried calling, emailing, posting on their forum... No response.

Anyone know how to get their attention?

Ive been waiting for someone to shoot up the place personally...
member
Activity: 92
Merit: 10
Yes, nobody answers. I emailed every email I know of theirs (RMA and office), posted on forums, called... Hell I ever posted on their Facebook page. There is nobody around.

They only respond to questions about money they haven't collected yet. Once you give them money, they no longer care.

Example: I emailed them about Monarch upgrade and whether or not  I would get credit for FPGA trade-in if I traded up again. Three months later, right before my unit went into production, they emailed asking if I still wanted to do it.
legendary
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Merit: 1005
Have you tried calling?
member
Activity: 92
Merit: 10
How do I get in contact? It seems like every channel of contact I try leads me nowhere. Anyone have email addresses to specific people?
newbie
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Merit: 0
BFL_Emily

And good luck with that.  In my experience they are dismissive and when they do engage in a conversation, it is your fault for not asking them for a tracking number.
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