POD

"This RFQ for a glow-in-the-dark plastic, liquid filled, functioning (needle points north), "Moral Compass" was awarded on 2/28/08 to Parts On Demand (POD). Although I awarded the RFQ to Parts On Demand in Colorado, the manufacturing and assembly were going to be done in China after POD did the designing and engineering. The compasses arrived in Philadelphia and I had to go pick them up in late August 2008 from customs (to save on the outrageous shipping charges). Upon first inspection there were about 3500 out of 10000 with quality problems such as needles not functioning, big air bubbles, and printing being out of place. I talked with POD about these issues and they were going to have replacements made from the plant in China. Later in 2008 as the temperature started to fall below 70 degrees, I noticed that all the other compasses started developing air bubbles. In fairness, when the temperature rises above 70 the bubbles diminish, but having said that, air bubbles should not form just because the temp. drops below a still very warm 70 degrees. POD has talked with the plant many times to find out the status of the replacement compasses but as of now 10/15/2010 I still have yet to receive any and the plant in China has refused to even show proof that they are being made despite their claims that they are. POD and I have stayed in contact and I believe that they are trying to get the compasses made, but it seems now that they can't even get their plant in China to communicate with them as I have been cc'd on the emails sent to China but the plant no longer is returning the emails. "