Does Merrill and Vip charge your card immediately or when they ship your order?

[jenniferp417]

I've heard they both take FOREVER to ship... especially Merrill. Do they charge your card right away, or do they charge you when they actually send your order?

There are things I want, but I don't have the money right now to have it sitting in their bank account doing nothing... there are things I can buy RIGHT NOW that can help me NOW and not "when Merrill gets around to it." But I don't mind ordering now if I know they're not going to charge me until they're actually sending me the product.

Does that make sense?

 

[dannyzmom]

Pay now...receive later...it's stinky

 

[jenniferp417]

That sucks.

 

[janetupnorth]

My stuff came within a few days from both. They do charge within a day though...

 

[jenniferp417]

My stuff came within a few days from both. They do charge within a day though...

Even the personalized stuff was that quick?

 

[Brandie]

My Merrill stuff took longer than any other vendor I ahve worked with, and it wasn't personalized. It looks awesome, though...

 

[mommyhugz1978]

It all depends on where you live is how quickly their ship times are.. for me their in Chicago.. and I am in Oregon... it takes me three -four weeks to get stuff.....
for some things.. and others it takes about a week and half

 

[Jilleysue]

I don't think it takes long. It's normal. I mean, they do everything for you. We can't ask for everything to be in a 3 day turn around...can we really?

 

[mommyhugz1978]

No we cant... so when I realize that I need something for a partiuclar thing ... IE a show or fair... I plan enough time so that I recieve it in time.

 

[Stampaholic1961]

For me waiting isn't a problem if I know it but Merrill doesn't seem to have very good communication.

 

[gilliandanielle]

I think it is really funny with Merrill because I usually have forgotten that I ordered it by the time it shows up! It is like Christmas!!

 

[chefann]

For me waiting isn't a problem if I know it but Merrill doesn't seem to have very good communication.

That is so true. You can't tell when it ships, and they don't provide any tracking numbers.

 

[Rebeccascabinet]

That is so true. You can't tell when it ships, and they don't provide any tracking numbers.

Thats true... that being said, I've always received my stuff in about a week to a week and a half. I am in Denver. They do charge right away.

 

[jenniferp417]

Thank you all for your help!

 

[mommyhugz1978]

I really hate that they dont' provide tracking numbers...... Maybe we all need to write to them and ask for tracking numbers LOL

 

[pampermeplease]

Pay now.....stuff wayyyy later from Merrill! And to make matters worse, there was a misunderstaning about which addy their shipping method requires (it indicated physical addy but really needed mailing--two totally different towns for me) so my one measly standard tote was shipped, sent back, and reshipped again...about 3 weeks after it was paid for.