Interesting SIG screwup

[Oh Shoot]

So just ordered the new SIG SBX brace from them the other day.

 

Got a receipt in email, that had a 229 page PDF attachment. Which is actually 229 receipts to other customers for various SIG products, all dated 10/17, with names/addresses/emails. There are a couple of big orders to Brownell's in first few pages, other businesses, police departments,  individuals.  edit: wow, found one to the military, too, maybe minor national security issue there.

 

Interesting little IT glitch there for sure. Not just me either, saw someone else mention it on another forum.

 

- OS

Edited October 18, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[Dolomite_supafly]

I got a receipt as well but with somebody else's info. They purchased some magazines and a set of grips for a 226 or 229, can't remember. It is being shipped to SC.

 

I considered forwarding it to him because it does have his email on the receipt.

 

Makes you wonder who got our receipts for the SBX braces we ordered.

Edited October 18, 2014 by Dolomite_supafly

[Oh Shoot]

I got a receipt as well but with somebody else's info. They purchased some magazines and a set of grips for a 226 or 229, can't remember. It is being shipped to SC.

 

I considered forwarding it to him because it does have his email on the receipt.

 

Makes you wonder who got our receipts for the SBX braces we ordered.

 

I got two emails, one shortly after I purchased it on the 16th with my correct info, and one from about 1am today,  with confirmation that it was being processed. It was the second email that had the attached PDF in it.

 

- OS

Edited October 18, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[Dolomite_supafly]

I just got the "we screwed up" email from SIG asking me to delete to email.

[Oh Shoot]

I just got the "we screwed up" email from SIG asking me to delete to email.

 

Yeah, me too. Think I'll keep it for a while, rather interesting reading actually. ;)

 

- OS

[BigK]

I wouldn't be too worried about who all got your private/personal information. I'm sure they did the right thing with your info and turned it over to the BATFE. You can feel safe knowing the bureau is possibly storing your information and will coordinate with DHS for your own protection.

[btq96r]

It's probably just a bug in the malware the NSA is using to track and catalog gun and gun parts for BATFE.

[Dolomite_supafly]

I now know what dealer pricing is for specific SIG pistols. Definitely something that would be useful if I ever decide to buy a SIG product.

 

It is also interesting to see government versus dealer versus individual pricing.

[R_Bert]

SO this was SIG issue, not Brownell's, right?

 

(I was thinking about a order to latter)

Edited October 19, 2014 by R_Bert

[Garufa]

SO this was SIG issue, not Brownell's, right?

 

(I was thinking about a order to latter)

 

The first sentence in the whole thread says so.

[R_Bert]

The first sentence in the whole thread says so.

just making sure.  That's a pretty big screwup.

[Oh Shoot]

SO this was SIG issue, not Brownell's, right?

 

(I was thinking about a order to latter)

 

Yes, was glitch in SIG's order processing system. Significant oopsie really. As Dolo says, you can see what your gun store is making off you, and what some government agencies and police depts bought and whatnot.

 

Nothing too earthshaking national security wise or anything I don't guess, but embarrassing for a govt. contractor to let it get out surely.

 

- OS

Edited October 19, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[gjohnsoniv]

Seems random for a .gov agency to be ordering one or several.

[Dolomite_supafly]

Not one or several. Definitely ordering enough to last them decades.

[gjohnsoniv]

Not one or several. Definitely ordering enough to last them decades.

That's interesting. Figured that .gov agencies could just put in an order for whatever type of rifle or submachine gun they wanted.

[Dolomite_supafly]

They are not buying braces, they are buying guns. The file contains all purchases made that one day and that includes government purchases, LE, dealers as well as individuals.

[Oh Shoot]

That's interesting. Figured that .gov agencies could just put in an order for whatever type of rifle or submachine gun they wanted.

 

Well, they did. Petty cash expenditures for specific military outfits I guess, like for 99 pistols. (guessing that 100 would have required different level of paperwork or something).

 

- OS

Edited October 19, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[gjohnsoniv]

Well, they did. Petty cash expenditures for specific military outfits I guess, like for 99 pistols. (guessing that 100 would have required different level of paperwork or something).

 

- OS

I got confused and thought they were ordering the braces.  That's what I thought was weird.

[Oh Shoot]

I got confused and thought they were ordering the braces.  That's what I thought was weird.

 

Gotcha. No, this was 229 separate purchases of all kinds of products made in one day directly from SIG, maybe all of them, dunno.

 

Gordon, ya wanna total those up real quick for us? :)

 

- OS

Edited October 19, 2014 by Oh Shoot

[Garufa]

Break it down for us.  Government expenditures are a matter of public record anyway.  Looks like an epic screw-up at Sig has made it easier to get the info....for what, one day's worth of orders?

 

Looks like Sig is yet another half-assed reatailer that's gonna owe a lot of people free credit monitoring. 

Edited October 19, 2014 by Garufa

[KorbenDallas]

The government doesn't wants us buying firearms but yet they use our tax dollars to buy more for themselves. Yep, things are adding up well. Edited October 20, 2014 by KorbenDallas