Well, I'm going against the grain here and have placed an order. The company has had sufficient time to get its act together - hopefully and we'll see.
I contacted the company and asked if they physically had stock of the item I was interested in, I had a positive reply and I suggested that delivery by Royal Mail should happen within a couple of days especially as their stock is dispatched not too far from me. No excuse's for f-ups with courier companies, snow or other excuses...Royal Mail is particularly good in my region.
I've paid by Paypal so I have protection there, though I'm a little miffed at being charged an extra 2.5% for using that method of payment - can't say that I've ever dealt with any other business who does the same?
My orders status went from received to processing in short order - and despite what there site says about "processing" meaning order has been placed with their supplier. I'm optimistic, that in my case at least, it means it's packed and about to be posted!
If my goods arrive in a reasonable time frame, then I'll give them a recommendation. If they don't, I'll be drinking vinegar and sucking lemons and everyone around the various bazaars will hear about it.