Ah, a week is nothing, you're lucky!
Bicycle industry - - - sometimes it takes months!

I never had any problem with AP or Marlin.
It's best to plan the work AFTER all the parts are in. You shouldn't rush projects like SAS.

im not rushin the project....i have a bare frame layin on the floor. theres no way to rush that. i simply would have liked to know they were gonna sit on my order for 5 days and not counted on having the stuff i needed to progress the project. like i said before, i ordered parts from marlin the minute i got off the phone from all pro and they were here a work/week ahead. i guess a week isnt anything big to you guys. wether its 4wd shops or bike shops. they need to know if you are placing an order and ask "how long will the order take to get to me?", and they say " 5 days", i expect roughly 5 days, not 10. maybe i am anxious to get the project moving...why would i ask how long?

"playing with my money is like playing with my emotions".

I agree that if they say they will get it to you in 5 days then you should have it in that amount of time. I do not mean to sound like I am picking on you, keep in mind that I know people from All-Pro and from Marlin Crawler personally, where as I do not know you. This is why my knee jerk reaction is to side with them. I don't know what you ordered from Marlin compared to what you ordered from All-Pro, maybe AP was waiting on one little part to get your whole order out together.

Regardless I agree that if they give you a date they should meet it or at least contact you and let you know if they are not going to meet it.

that would have been nice.