Evening all,
Some time ago, before the Deepsky business changed hands, we were approached by Barry Lynch at LOC/Precision with a view to us stocking their kits for sale to the UK market. At the time, we were fully committed as far as finances were concerned with expansion in other areas, and so we had to decline his offer.
BUT, things have now moved on a bit, and we are pleased to announce that LOC/Precisions fine kits are on the way over the big pond to us as we speak!
There are only 2 companies doing rockets full time at present in the US and LOC is the largest, oldest (ending their 19th year) and most financially fit. They stock everything in great depth so if you see it on our site and we don't have it here in the UK, it will ship from the US within 24 hours.
LOC/Precision products are well made and priced right. They are easily modified and repaired when necessary and fly very well even on small motors.
We have been in discussions with the company during the last week and over the weekend, and we feel that LOC/Precision are a company we will be able build a very good relationship with. If you do wish to order non-stock kits, we will require a 50% deposit on the kit to be paid before we order it from the USA, but as I mentioned, the short lead time LOC are offering will mean that any delay will be minimal.
Other news.
We placed a large order for BSD kits back in February, and as yet, we have still not received a shipping date for this order. BSD were out of communication for several weeks after an unspecified emergency, and we only heard back from them last Friday. There was also talk on one of the forums about them suffering from component shortages...so...basically, you can order anything you like via the website, but we cannot guarantee a delivery date for any kits not currently in stock. The only kits that will show up on the new website are those actually in stock...so if the kit you want isn't there, drop us a line for more information. As soon as we hear anything concrete from BSD, we'll let you know.
We have made a number of modifications to the new web store, as although we were getting the traffic, the orders weren't coming in as fast as we'd have liked. We've been umming and ahhing about the possible reasons for this, and as a result have altered things so you can now make purchases without having to register or create an account. There is also the option to print off your order and send it to us with a cheque or postal order just like the good old days! If any of you have any comments or suggestions about the way the site works, please let us know! We've tried our best to make it as user friendly and customer focussed as possible, but while we may think it works a treat etc, we're on the inside as it were, and we're always interested to hear what you the customer made of it. The only way we can make things better for you is if you let us know what you want!
I think we're just about ready to make the transfer to the new website from the old one now, so the URL you'll all be needing, if you don't have it already, is:
www.deepskyrocketshop.co.uk
See you there!
All the best for now,
Andy@Deepsky
Some time ago, before the Deepsky business changed hands, we were approached by Barry Lynch at LOC/Precision with a view to us stocking their kits for sale to the UK market. At the time, we were fully committed as far as finances were concerned with expansion in other areas, and so we had to decline his offer.
BUT, things have now moved on a bit, and we are pleased to announce that LOC/Precisions fine kits are on the way over the big pond to us as we speak!
There are only 2 companies doing rockets full time at present in the US and LOC is the largest, oldest (ending their 19th year) and most financially fit. They stock everything in great depth so if you see it on our site and we don't have it here in the UK, it will ship from the US within 24 hours.
LOC/Precision products are well made and priced right. They are easily modified and repaired when necessary and fly very well even on small motors.
We have been in discussions with the company during the last week and over the weekend, and we feel that LOC/Precision are a company we will be able build a very good relationship with. If you do wish to order non-stock kits, we will require a 50% deposit on the kit to be paid before we order it from the USA, but as I mentioned, the short lead time LOC are offering will mean that any delay will be minimal.
Other news.
We placed a large order for BSD kits back in February, and as yet, we have still not received a shipping date for this order. BSD were out of communication for several weeks after an unspecified emergency, and we only heard back from them last Friday. There was also talk on one of the forums about them suffering from component shortages...so...basically, you can order anything you like via the website, but we cannot guarantee a delivery date for any kits not currently in stock. The only kits that will show up on the new website are those actually in stock...so if the kit you want isn't there, drop us a line for more information. As soon as we hear anything concrete from BSD, we'll let you know.
We have made a number of modifications to the new web store, as although we were getting the traffic, the orders weren't coming in as fast as we'd have liked. We've been umming and ahhing about the possible reasons for this, and as a result have altered things so you can now make purchases without having to register or create an account. There is also the option to print off your order and send it to us with a cheque or postal order just like the good old days! If any of you have any comments or suggestions about the way the site works, please let us know! We've tried our best to make it as user friendly and customer focussed as possible, but while we may think it works a treat etc, we're on the inside as it were, and we're always interested to hear what you the customer made of it. The only way we can make things better for you is if you let us know what you want!
I think we're just about ready to make the transfer to the new website from the old one now, so the URL you'll all be needing, if you don't have it already, is:
www.deepskyrocketshop.co.uk
See you there!
All the best for now,
Andy@Deepsky