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Portenzo iPad 2 Case: Now a Smart Cover

Steviejobz said:
People getting their Portenzo's now can probably sell them for 200 on ebay
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I am a Portenzo scalper. Once I receive my massive supply of Portenzos, I shall be offering them on eBay at an outlandish price for those that cannot defer their gratification.

The Black Morocco Portenzo is the new AT&T white 64GB iPad 2. I think I shall price them @ $350.00 each.
 
Steviejobz said:
Yep, thanks for the pics. Now even more excited to get mine. Shipped yesterday. Got the green interior.
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Which green did you order, the dark green or the green apple? I almost ordered the dark green, but changed my mind. Please post your impression of the green interior when you receive your Portenzo and maybe upload a photo.
 
free shipping

What happened to the free shipping darin talked about? Glad he's finally shipping though.
 
tjw1 said:
What happened to the free shipping darin talked about? Glad he's finally shipping though.
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Actually, what he promised was a shipping upgrade, ground-> 2-day fedex and
2-day fedex -> overnight, free upgrades, and if you bought overnight, he will refund you 25 USD.

I know it applies at least to people who "preordered" before march 21st. Buyers after that date, not so sure.....
 
MrMac'n'Cheese said:
Actually, what he promised was a shipping upgrade, ground-> 2-day fedex and
2-day fedex -> overnight, free upgrades, and if you bought overnight, he will refund you 25 USD.

I know it applies at least to people who "preordered" before march 21st. Buyers after that date, not so sure.....
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I have rejected Darin's offer for a free upgrade to 2-day FedEx. Portenzo is a small collective of skilled artists and it is not fair nor is it right to steal bread off of their table by allowing them to overspend on FedEx 2-day delivery without being compensated for same.

Hold your head high instead of being a lowbrow. Reject his kind offer and accept the normal FedEx ground delivery for which you paid.
 
bluebermuda said:
I have rejected Darin's offer for a free upgrade to 2-day FedEx. Portenzo is a small collective of skilled artists and it is not fair nor is it right to steal bread off of their table by allowing them to overspend on FedEx 2-day delivery without being compensated for same.

Hold your head high instead of being a lowbrow. Reject his kind offer and accept the normal FedEx ground delivery for which you paid.
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LMFAO. The guy designs graphics for miller lite and you speak like he is Gepetto.
 
i just ordered an Octavo with a 10% coupon code (so kindly given by P&Q's superb customer service)

pm me if you would like to have the code :)
 
bluebermuda said:
I have rejected Darin's offer for a free upgrade to 2-day FedEx.

Hold your head high instead of being a lowbrow. Reject his kind offer and accept the normal FedEx ground delivery for which you paid.
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everyone who qualifies for the shipping upgrade should take advantage. If they(team portenzo) are willing to offer it, go for it, as they have made bad several times on their build and shipping estimates. It's the least they can do, a gesture of good faith/will.
 
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MrMac'n'Cheese said:
everyone who qualifies for the shipping upgrade should take advantage. If they(team portenzo) are willing to offer it, go for it, as they have made bad several times on their build and shipping estimates. It's the least they can do, a gesture of good faith/will.
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Do you have any idea how much FedEx second day air will cost Portenzo? You are taking advantage of Darin's goodwill gesture to help alleviate your angst. One day will not make a difference.

I for one support the bohemian family of case makers at Portenzo. :cool:
 
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Bailing on Portenzo and selling my case to my brother when I get it - not due to all the talk here about delays - but because treegloo will do a ebony finished frame. Just hate the plywood look.

ordered
ebony frame
red exterior/creme interior
 
Ok, so Darin has created graphics for Miller Lite, Budweiser, Icehouse, ebay, etc. So what if you [Steviejobz] drank Icehouse back when it was "cool"? Maybe he only designed for them when it was cool? No need to ridicule Darin, and especially his company due to this. It is obvious by his previous actions that he does care about Portenzo and its customers. Based on what I see, those are some big name companies he was able to design for. Have you completed multiple projects for multiple big companies? I doubt, but please prove me wrong on this. Please.

He may not be a "Geppetto", but you cannot deny that he has talent. (BTW Geppetto was a poor woodcarver, which is often correlated as one having little skill. Which can then translate into you stating Darin has skill.) If he does not have talent, please anyone show us your talents. Seriously, he hasn't even stolen money from you, the charge is pending... Exactly what your credit card company told you. Multiple people, including me, have mentioned that he has cancelled our pre-payments within a couple days after emailing him.

TL;DR: Darin is not as bad as people attempt to make him seem. If you don't like it, take your comments to a different thread please, especially if you're going to conversing about different products. Bitch less.
 
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ppark said:
Yes. I agree. I must add this:

He may not be a "Geppetto", but you cannot deny that he has talent. (BTW Geppetto was a poor woodcarver, which is often correlated as one having little skill. Which can then translate into you stating Darin has skill.) If he does not have talent, please anyone show us your talents. Seriously, he hasn't even stolen money from you, the charge is pending... Exactly what your credit card company told you. Multiple people, including me, have mentioned that he has cancelled our pre-payments within a couple days after emailing him.

TL;DR: Darin is not as bad as people attempt to make him seem. If you don't like it, take your comments to a different thread please, especially if you're going to conversing about different products. Bitch less.
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Thank you for backing up my reason for why I thought the request to reject the free 2-day shipping was ludicrous (Which was the post I was responding to). Also since you are so good at looking up older posts, you will also see that I did say that he was creative as a result of his background.

As for my need to complain, my credit card was indeed charged yesterday w/o shipment but it has since been disputed but now I have to go through the difficulty of proving I did not receive merchandise. This is all because of poor planning and even worse execution by "Team Portenzo."

So please contain your self righteous attitude toward others who have a legitimate gripe with this company. This whole thread was basically one big advertisement for the company and so it is only fair that when the company falters, people be allowed to share that negative experience.
 
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glen e said:
Bailing on Portenzo and selling my case to my brother when I get it - not due to all the talk here about delays - but because treegloo will do a ebony finished frame. Just hate the plywood look.

ordered
ebony frame
red exterior/creme interior
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At least we agree on something! I also ordered the ebony with accent. Hoping the way they stain the wood looks good.

The one redeeming quality of this thread is that it has brought to light some other really good case makers. Probably would never have thought to look elsewhere if Portenzo shipped immediately.

Darin should get a commission.
 
dont forget.. if you paid with paypal.. the money was immediately transferred.. but i was ok with that because i knew it was a "preorder".. so hopefully we get more notices of shipments.. i did however order 2 alternatives and will check them out when they arrive.. i got immediate emails back from P&Q and my wife got the same from Treegloo.. still no reply to my email to portenzo about changes to levant would it get my shipment out faster and/or how much to change one of them over to the 23.5 for my wife.. if you look at their facebook page there has been no updates as well so its not just here.. thats bad business
 
i already ordered one from treegloo and one from P&Q.
for portenzo... i will place order once i see someone here physically have it... :D

and yes, i have 3 iPad2 all by myself - each for different purposes.
 
As7eroidS said:
i already ordered one from treegloo and one from P&Q.
for portenzo... i will place order once i see someone here physically have it... :D

and yes, i have 3 iPad2 all by myself - each for different purposes.
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nice.. we have 2 one white and then black.. i ordered P&Q yesterday.. this morn at 7am i got email stating my order has been processed and up for shipment today.. :D
 
Wow, P&Q have excellent Customer service. I made my order yesterday and just got an update saying it is awaiting shipment.

Glad I cancelled the Portenzo, I would be waiting another 3 weeks, for basically the same case.
 
ragermac said:
Wow, P&Q have excellent Customer service. I made my order yesterday and just got an update saying it is awaiting shipment.

Glad I cancelled the Portenzo, I would be waiting another 3 weeks, for basically the same case.
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nice.. i wish forums had 'like' buttons lol :D im still gonna wait for my portenzo order but its good to see shipment notices from the competition already.. maybe portenzo should of stuck to 1 design until the first wave was done.. then come out with newer vers like the 23.5 and others.. too much confusion with all the diff cases and nothing shipping.. :(
 
The one thing I like about Portenzo is they have leather free options unlike Pad&Quill. I can't wait to see cases from Portenzo.
 
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