So, I was thinking about a folding Lewmar cockpit wheel. I checked a couple of sources (including this one and others).
However, I came across the Lewmar Outlet Store while Googling. It said it was the Lewmar Factory Store. I checked it and purchased it there with the enticement of free shipping. A week later, I followed up to see what the status was. Oops! In small print, I saw that it was "..an Independent Retailer..." So, I did some more looking and found the Google search results essentially lead you to believe it was the authorized or factory outlet store for Lewmar. And, the site sure did look like it. https://lewmar.factoryoutletstore.c...GW9kWW8xFmEHT4C2WTU-oUsio_oMUzIYaAg6GEALw_wcB
So, today I read the reviews which were really awful and I got a bit of a pucker, while appreciating satisfied purchasers are rarely writing happy reviews. I went on line and asked them to cancel. They put in a cancel order (or said so). If I get the wheel and it's OK, I have nothing to complain about except perhaps for what sure looks like a spoofed site. If I get a cancellation and refund, that's appropriate too. It certainly isn't fair for SBO or other retailers who make it clear that they are retailers. Anyhow, be more aware than I was when shopping.
However, I came across the Lewmar Outlet Store while Googling. It said it was the Lewmar Factory Store. I checked it and purchased it there with the enticement of free shipping. A week later, I followed up to see what the status was. Oops! In small print, I saw that it was "..an Independent Retailer..." So, I did some more looking and found the Google search results essentially lead you to believe it was the authorized or factory outlet store for Lewmar. And, the site sure did look like it. https://lewmar.factoryoutletstore.c...GW9kWW8xFmEHT4C2WTU-oUsio_oMUzIYaAg6GEALw_wcB
So, today I read the reviews which were really awful and I got a bit of a pucker, while appreciating satisfied purchasers are rarely writing happy reviews. I went on line and asked them to cancel. They put in a cancel order (or said so). If I get the wheel and it's OK, I have nothing to complain about except perhaps for what sure looks like a spoofed site. If I get a cancellation and refund, that's appropriate too. It certainly isn't fair for SBO or other retailers who make it clear that they are retailers. Anyhow, be more aware than I was when shopping.