AdventureInOdyssey.com

Jacob Isom · Post by **Jacob Isom** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 7:58 am

I just discovered AdventuresinOdyssey.com ... I don't believe it's affiliated with Focus on the Family.

By the way, Odyssey products are real cheap on that website. Great deal. I discovered that it actually still leads to whitsend.org, but a Google search led me to a store.

http://www.adventureinodyssey.com/store

Is it affiliated with FOTF?

Laurie · Post by **Laurie** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:54 pm

I don't know if it is connected to FOTF, but I did check it out. I noticed that they have some Radio Theatres available.

Azariah Ben Yaakov · Post by **Azariah Ben Yaakov** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 1:57 pm

huh. looks interesting.

Ry

Jacob Isom · Post by **Jacob Isom** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:07 pm

Maybe they're putting together a special website for ordering Odyssey's and Radio Theatres, but we're not supposed to know about it yet?

Search engine spiders really wreck all the fun.

Azariah Ben Yaakov · Post by **Azariah Ben Yaakov** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:08 pm

JacobIsom wrote:Maybe they're putting together a special website for ordering Odyssey's and Radio Theatres, but we're not supposed to know about it yet?

Search engine spiders really wreck all the fun.

Yeah, but sometimes they cause it.

Ry

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 2:28 pm

I was going to note, a while ago, that the website is "adventure in Odyssey"... no "S" on adventure, which pretty much makes it unofficial.

Also, I have come by this link of an earlier discussion on the matter just now...

http://thetoo.com/viewtopic.php?t=4057

Hope this clears some things up.

Jacob Isom · Post by **Jacob Isom** » Fri Jul 21, 2006 10:21 pm

The Top Crusader wrote:I was going to note, a while ago, that the website is "adventure in Odyssey"... no "S" on adventure, which pretty much makes it unofficial.

Also, I have come by this link of an earlier discussion on the matter just now...

http://thetoo.com/viewtopic.php?t=4057

Hope this clears some things up.

Good eye, good eye... Thanks for the heads up! Now I feel foolish!

Applesauce · Post by **Applesauce** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:17 am

There's a store about 45 minutes away from where I live that sells AIO CDs for that price.

Interesting site. It's a website created just for selling AIO/Radio Theater products? I wonder if it is associated with FotF in any way?

The Top Crusader · Post by **The Top Crusader** » Sat Jul 22, 2006 9:18 am

Applesauce wrote: I wonder if it is associated with FotF in any way?

As established... no.

Jacob Isom · Post by **Jacob Isom** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 2:01 pm

Speaking of affiliations... Focus on the Family should consider putting together a special website dedicated to "Adventures in Odyssey" products and merchandise. I think it would benefit them. Rather than have the products on their family.org Resources page, it would be better if they put up their own shopping cart area with all the albums, each organized nicely. That's the problem with online resource websites... you have to search to find what you're looking for and they don't always provide simple listings. They do, sometimes... and they don't other times.

A good idea? A bad idea? It would be set up kind of like the VeggieTales "Studio Store," but better. Better as in AIO is, by far, the best thing to sell on the internet.

J-man · Post by **J-man** » Tue Jul 25, 2006 5:09 pm

I've always had trouble with the FOTF site because I could never find anything.. I think they should put together a site to sell AIOs and stuff..

Laurie · Post by **Laurie** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 10:09 am

The problem that I have with FOTF is when you order from them a week, or two after you order you will receive a notice in the mail stating that the item you have ordered is backordered. Then when you do get the item, nine times out of ten if it is an AIO album, or RT, one CD or track will not play. I have run into this problem so many times that I finally stopped ordering from Focus completely. I have better luck buying the albums in the stores or from CBD. FOTF Canada is the same way, they say that they have what you want and then turn around and say it is backordered.

Azariah Ben Yaakov · Post by **Azariah Ben Yaakov** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 3:20 pm

All the sudden, i was wondering is this site affiliated with Fotf?

Ry

JesusFreak777 · Post by **JesusFreak777** » Wed Jul 26, 2006 8:38 pm

Did you read this thread or the one Brian linked it to?

We've already established that it isn't connected to FotF.

Felicity Blackgaard · Post by **Felicity Blackgaard** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 3:50 pm

I'd be afraid to order merchandise from that site. I would be too fearful of them taking my money and running. :3

darcie · Post by **darcie** » Thu Jul 27, 2006 4:54 pm

Well, it's a free shop making program called osCommerce that they used (like phpBB is free for forums), and it seems they didn't understand all the details. They didn't put in any info about the site- Shipping, Privacy, Conditions... I think it's more for lack of knowing the program than for not being a serious company.

Jacob Isom · Post by **Jacob Isom** » Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:58 am

I tend to agree. They're probably harmless, but I would at least wait until they have more solid information. Definitely wait until you see a firm company address, phone numbers, and any other contact info. If there's only an email address listed, they don't deserve our trust. I had a similar experience with my web hosting company. I got my hosting through www.worldwebhosters.com (they're a SCAM!) and they only provided an email address for their customers to contact. They never said where they were stationed in the United States and never showed me a place to write to them. No phone number, nothing. So a few years after hosting the Scoop with them, they suddenly disappeared and took my account with them. So at the beginning of the summer I had the purchase hosting from someone else and re-upload the files.

Amen, Darcy. They probably aren't dangerous. But it would be good to be cautious until you see a writing address and phone number.

map · Post by **map** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 10:47 am

Just and FYI:
I have ordered almost all of my AIO cd's from them (adventureinodyssey.com) and have never had a problem with them. That web page is just for their AIO products, the home site is www.mountcarmel.com and they are based out of WA. I've spoke with the owner personally and he's very nice.

Post by **Catspaw** » Sat Aug 12, 2006 7:56 pm

Thanks, map!

Your first-hand info is very helpful! Maybe I should check the site out and see how their Canadian shipping policies work for me! $\:D/$ (They probably don't, but whatever).

Agent3xq · Post by **Agent3xq** » Thu Sep 07, 2006 1:23 pm

Does anyone know how much the shipping and handling is?

The Town of Odyssey

AdventureInOdyssey.com

AdventureInOdyssey.com

Shipping and Handling