Appalling Service from takealot

Who remembers how efficient and effective takealot were before they acquired [URL Removed] Many takealot users (such as myself) actually started supporting them due to the incompetence and ineptness of [URL Removed] Lo and behold, after takealot's acquisition of Kalahari, it looks like they are slowly becoming as *********** and inefficient as Kalahari. I placed a pre-order for an item (the Item) on 29 June 2015. Unfortunately, the Item was only exclusively available through takealot. Takealot negligently cancelled my pre-order on 7 August 2015 (after failing to actually refund me a portion of the price of the Item, as it dropped in price) and I was forced to pre-order it anew. Now, the Item was scheduled to be delivered today (1 September 2015), however, unbeknownst to me, the Item was delayed, due to an issue with a supplier. I only found out about this delay as I had to take the initiative and contact takealot, who only then informed me that the Item has been delayed. After a series of email exchanges with 4 different reps, I was still left without a concrete delivery date for the Item. I highly advise everyone to be extra cautious when pre-ordering goods from takealot.