A Sandal Scandal

Just about everyone has heard of the classically preppy Jack Rogers sandal.
My girls and I have been wearing them for as long as I can remember...
long before they became the current trend with the high school and college set.

They come in tons of colors and you can even get them monogrammed!

Classic Jack Rogers Navajo Sandals

I have a pair of these in light pink and another pair in navy blue,

and I love them...they are my go-to summer shoe.

Jack Rogers Monogrammed Sandal

You can select a circle monogram or a diamond monogram in a variety of colors.

While Jack Rogers has been around for a long time,

the original Palm Beach sandals are 

Stephen Bonanno Palm Beach Sandals

Almost identical to the Jack Rogers and they come in a MILLION colors.

These are the one that Jackie Kennedy wore, 

and they have many more color combinations than Jack Rogers.

Also offering several different monogrammed styles in a million color combinations.

Well this fabulous sandal company had an anniversary sale last January....

Woohoo...50% off!!!

I ordered four pairs of monogrammed sandals...two for me and one pair for each of my girls.

Well.....here we are a YEAR later and NO sandals.

Seems Stephen has disappeared off the face of the earth with my money... and about 200 other women's.

These sandals are custom, 

and each sandal is made to order so it is expected to take 6-12 weeks to receive your order.

Unfortunately, this is past the time frame that most credit card companies will refund your money.

I was expecting the sandals by May
and their website advised that it may be longer due to the overwhelming response to their sale.
I did not become alarmed until I read this post on one of my favorite blogs,
The Preppy Princess

That's when I started calling...and calling....and calling....
and their voicemail was either full or it would just ring forever with no answer.
I started emailing customer service almost daily.
Never heard back from anyone.
As of today, all of the phone numbers have been disconnected
and their warehouse is vacant.
Here is a news story about the sad situation...
(for some reason, this video works on my computer
 but does not show up when viewing my blog on my iPad)

I am not optimistic that I will ever see our sandals...or my money.
I am not optimistic that I will figure out how to insert a video properly on to my blog...lol.
I'm sure my son Teddy will be able to teach me.

Go here to view the complaints with the Better Business Bureau...

and here to view the official Stephen Bonanno Facebook page, where can read hundreds of complaints.

So here I continue to wait....doubtful that they will ever arrive.
I will probably end up ordering the same things through Jack Rogers,
however Jack Rogers doesn't have the color selections that Stephan Bonanno did,
so I won't be able to purchase exactly what I really wanted.

Did anyone else get tied up in this sandal scandal?