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MAY 2019 preorder: Launch Edition R1T - Rivian Blue exterior & Ocean Coast interior San Diego
Delivery date: March/April 2022
New "Delivery Date": October/ Dec 2022
Delivery date: March/April 2022
New "Delivery Date": October/ Dec 2022
- The Kubler-Ross Grief Model states those experiencing grief go through a series of five emotions: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance (I'm between depression and acceptance 🤷♂️)
- Disingenuous communication really began with me with the 3/1/22 email with price increases from "Team Rivian" and the follow up apology email from RJ 48 hours later after intense public backlash.
- There's a lot of chatter and class action litigation on the timing of the IPO and offer to preholders in 11/21 (Rivian Automotive, Inc. Securities Class Litigation)
- I as well purchased IPO stock in belief of Rivian's sustainability in the EV market and stunned at the 3/1/22 price increase email timed after this IPO
- Note that manufacturing numbers had to be released prior to the IPO offering with full disclosure.
- I as well purchased IPO stock in belief of Rivian's sustainability in the EV market and stunned at the 3/1/22 price increase email timed after this IPO
- There's a lot of chatter and class action litigation on the timing of the IPO and offer to preholders in 11/21 (Rivian Automotive, Inc. Securities Class Litigation)
- Over the last 3 years, as a shareholder of this company, I've personally reflected on how I found a company & culture I believed in, fascinated with RJ's vision from a roadster to a truck/ SUV. The Rivian narrative aligns with who I am, someone who is attracted to promising, creative disruption.
- I speak for those like me who are still waiting, who are respectfully frustrated.
- It's like being in a slow lunchroom line, where I've already invested in the time while getting more hungry. At some point, here's the dilemma: do I leave the line and find another starting all over in some other line, or do I stay put in light of the time invested?
- I indeed was given a delivery date: March/April 2022 that my two calls to customer service assured would be met, however, my guide just informed me of a new "Delivery Date": October/ Dec 2022
- 3.6 years
- The reason I've been told is my configuration and this forum has verified that this to be a consistent message.
- What's my point? Before 3/1/22 (email about price increases), there was impending JOY with finding a company whom I believed in enough to tell people as an early innovator/ adopter---
- Today, that joy has evaporated. This now is a simple business transaction that I still seek to complete because I'm in that lunchroom line.
- This fractured experience has now led to me speak about this to those around me, several of whom now have heard of Rivian but in negative light. They obviously have no plans to place any Rivian order in light of the uncertainties and in fact, joke about my waiting period at this point.
- One brought up an interesting point: If the Rivian Team communication process has been this disingenuous, what makes you think that SERVICE will be any different?