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Why has the EZB4 price jumped from 69 bucks to 99 bucks? Does it have new features? Why should I keep recommending EZ Robot to people when you keep increasing prices? You are making me question my recommendations? Free shipping was already increased from 100 to 200 bucks? Please tell me whats going on? I know you have new staff and no sales for a long period! You should have more communication and respect for your home base. Steve S
I'm with @Anthony-XLRobots.com, if supply was available, I'd get a ton of them. I think I'd roboticize every appliance in my house, Including my house haha
The introductory price was created to reward pre-order customers. If you were one of the pre-order customers, you were helping us manufacture the product with your pre-order purchase. The regular prices have been posted as of March 1st, 2014. The regular prices are higher than pre-order prices. This is because pre-order customers are rewarded for their faith in our company and product
To be frank, we actually lost money on pre-order prices. The pre-order prices did not include a mark-up for the low volume of units that we would be manufacturing.
So, any of you who pre-ordered - congrats for saving a great deal of money on your orders
And thank you very much for your faith in our abilities to create the most amazing robot product in the world! It's so exciting! You'll be receiving pre-orders soon
Revolution robots are like pokemon, gotta get them all!
Pre-Order of Ez-Robot Revolution has been very much like a standard kickstarter project. If you get in early you reap the benefit of discounted pricing. If you procrastinate, the heavily discounted starter pledges sell out but you can still get a discounted price, all with free local shipping or low fixed rate for outside US. When it hits the stores you pay full price and postage for overseas buyers (like me) is ridiculous
In May last year I spotted Sparki the Easy Robot on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arcbotics/sparki-the-easy-robot-for-everyone?ref=live The cheapest pledge was $99 plus $10 postage outside US. I procrastinated and missed out. Recently I came across an advert for Sparki and checked out the price. It's now $149 and postage to Australia is $40!
BTW an email I got from Ez-Robot on 20 September last year had the following prices: Ez-B V4 $69, Development kit $169, Roli $219, Six $329 and Six $469. I procrastinated for only a couple of weeks and got the development kit for $189. I procrastinated for 5 months and got Roli for just $249. Both fantastic bargains in my book! Even more so when you consider they include postage!
Ez-Robot has issued regular updates of progress and explained delays in a way everybody is able to understand. In addition there was generous compensation given to those who pre-ordered early last year. Most kickstarter project I have pledged to have encountered similar delays. None of them have provided compensation. Few provide satisfactory communication and support?.......don't get me started!
I am a HAPPY EZ Robot customer and have been using EZ for over a year and a quarter. There are always new features that hold my interest in such a great product. My robot is usually on almost every day. I cannot believe the advancements in EZ Robot since I started, and I appreciate them. D.J. and Staff have been excellent in helping everyone along with the great community! I also very much appreciated the store credit that was given to pre buy customers and used it to add an addition of extra parts to my order. The printed keychain and Christmas postcard also show EZ Robot is an excellent company. Thank You EZ Robot, Steve S