AR 500 Unprofessional Behavior

[cbsdd00]

Then how do you feel about I-trader scores? Huh?
Since I have either bought someone else's used stuff or unloaded my own poor purchasing choices at least 9 times, I'm clearly 9 times better than you. I would have aimed this retort at the other guy but according to his I-trader rating, he's about 4 times the man I am.

46/9= 5.11111. He's actually 5 times the man than you.

[WFO_Racer]

I tried calling today, wait time was 55 minutes, no thanks.

Emailed, since homepage says no lead time on plate carrier. Order page says 4 weeks, which is it?

Cheyanne replied saying it was 4 weeks, I replied is this a real 4 weeks or like forum says 12 weeks like I read? No answer.

[mossy]

Has AR500 responded to this thread yet? Just checked their website and everything is listed as 4-18 weeks. I am interested in the carrier that zips up into a bag. I get that they are having issues with a bad batch of steel, but what's with the crazy lead times on carriers?

[WestOfPecos]

You complain an awful lot for a new guy.

New guy? His join date is 2009. It's his choice how much he posts.

The question is: does he have a point? Based on what he is writing, I think he does.

[Fern]

Then how do you feel about I-trader scores? Huh?
Since I have either bought someone else's used stuff or unloaded my own poor purchasing choices at least 9 times, I'm clearly 9 times better than you. I would have aimed this retort at the other guy but according to his I-trader rating, he's about 4 times the man I am.

Very useful post. Well played.

[hermosabeach]

Nice bump of an old post....

[EspoMan]

I agree with OP. Avoid this company. I made an order then realized I had made a mistake on plate size. Called the next day and had a 60 min wait time. Called the day after and had an 80 min wait time! E-Mailed them and got no reply. Finally on the third day after waiting 30 min I got a CS rep, I told them I needed to make a change and they said they couldnt find my order. I told them I got a receipt from paypal saying I sent them payment. After being on hold for another 20 mintues they finally found my order, I was fed up and told them to cancel it. They proceeded to put me back on hold for another 15 mintues before they were able to cancel it. The CS rep was very polite but the wait times are insane. Im going with Spartan now.

[Ishooter]

I've been thinking about buying from this company, but it seems it'll be a risk buying from them. It looks like they rely on different sources to get the products done, and they have no control of them. That's why they're slow to fulfill orders and customer services.

[epilepticninja]

You complain an awful lot for a new guy.

80% of all posts are in this thread. You really complain an awful lot for a new guy.

If I was out $1,000 I would be *****ing up a storm, new or not. And AR500 does some weird ****, I know. I own three of their plates, and it was a chore getting them.

[okfornow]

bought all mine from ar500-targets.com at a gun show great service and the set from there site shipped same day

[NPFreedom]

I think a lot of members are confused on this thread.

AR500 ARMOR (this subforum)
and
AR500-TARGETS

ARE TWO DIFFERENT COMPANIES

AR500 Armor is based in AZ
http://www.ar500armor.com/ (go to the bottom of the page for their address)

AR500-Targets is local to SoCal

http://www.ar500-targets.com/aboutus.asp

Seems like the OP was posting about AR500 Armor.
I dealt with AR500-Targets before. They are very responsive.
I have not dealt with AR500 Armor though.

AR500 (Abrasion Resistant) describes the hardness of steel.
It is a rating system for how strong a target is. They also have AR400 and AR500+ for targets.

[vinconco]

We ship same day and will never run you around. We also offer a much better target solution.

[Hammertime]

It took a while to get an order from these people and I was in the same seat but am super impressed with how everything turned out.
It gave me a sense that the "NOW NOW NOW NOW" generation got the best of me and quickly re-thought my stance on the company.
Their gear is second to none and I thank them moving forward for dependable gear.
Look at the Middle Ages, up to NOW and how long it took to produce reliable body armor, be it chains or crappy flak jackets, I'd put my dime on AR.
Just saying

[Bobby Ricigliano]

^^^Spot-on response! Some people want to feel they've accomplished something & their only triumph in life is "I got lotsa posts."

Then how do you feel about I-trader scores? Huh?
Since I have either bought someone else's used stuff or unloaded my own poor purchasing choices at least 9 times, I'm clearly 9 times better than you. I would have aimed this retort at the other guy but according to his I-trader rating, he's about 4 times the man I am.

Most, if not all of the members with high post counts are just bags of hot air. Mindless talking heads who are overly impressed with themselves.

And don't get me started on that phony baloney iTrader nonsense either. It's all a bunch of hooey!

[ZombieLivesMatter]

I was going to avoid AR500 due to this thread but they had a great Black Friday sale and I was prepared for a long long wait according to comments. Well I was pleasantly surprised, I got the order in 3 weeks and the product is great and even better price. So I guess this is a positive review for anyone considering them: