Anonymous
map-marker Ferguson, Missouri

Original Soe Gear - Military Equipment Review from Ferguson, Missouri

after reading all of these experiences about John Willis and original soe gear, I felt compelled to give a review about an experience that I also had with that company. I am currently and have been for some time an employee of the Department of Defense I am also a combat veteran I was infantry and fought in Iraq.

I tried to place an order at one time with John Willis and he was extremely arrogant about the order that I wanted to place and it seemed to me that unless you are a tier 1 operator you will not receive prompt service.John Willis likes to say or be able to say to everyone that he sold something to this unit or he sold something to that unit or there's a SEAL team using his equipment or a special forces unit using his equipment blah blah blah blah blah. if he knew anything about business he would know that there are more of us out here in the civilian pop then there are serving in the military which makes us by default the biggest customer because let's face it being a prepared citizen is the in thing. and me personally after reading about him I don't think that I'm going to buy quote on quote military equipment from someone who cannot even legally possess a firearm due to being a felon. original SOE gear may be doing quite a bit of business however that does not make them a good business.

I have spoke to some of my friends in the State Department and in multiple special forces units and none of them had anything good to say about him. and the argument that original SOE puts up is that their gear is bombproof blah blah blah you can make anything bombproof by adding a bunch of bonded nylon thread that doesn't mean you're the best in the business and it doesn't mean that what you have a proprietary.

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Guest

Talk about Blah blah Bla bla bla.... This defines your shi*y review

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Your wife told me she is still searching our ***, but could not find it. Don't worry, she receives proper treatment by me.

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Anonymous

Never buy from SOE gear!!

I purchased equipment from SOE Gear for a deployment to Afghanistan. I paid in full for over $200 worth of kit. The gear never arrived and when I tried to call I could never get through to the owner or anyone who could give me a solid answer as to where my gear was. After several emails I finally got an email back from John Willis who I guess is the owner telling me he would get my kit out. That was 3 months ago. I again emailed and John said he had no information on my order and asked me to order again! I have a Paypal receipt showing I paid which I sent to him. He still has yet to write back about it. After doing research I found this sort of behavior is common and he is natorious for stealing designs from other companies. I highly recommend never buying from SOE Gear!!
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I represent SOE and John Willis. I'd be curious what phone number you used when you say you called. Also, what is your order number?

Guest

Sorry pal but you are one of the few that are unhappy with Johns service... you are outnumberd by hundreds to one on this issue you claim... CL

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Post the email communications regarding the transaction. With regards to the other Anonymous poster, unless you paid for his order shut your cake hole.

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Aneka Cdq

SOE Gear Terrible Customer Service

Because identity theft is so common and has in fact happened to members of my family, I was hesitant to trust the business methods of John Willis. I requested that he contact me over the phone so that I could discuss with him the details of my order (as it was to be a gift and I really didn't know much about the item) and he blatantly refused to speak with me. He gave me two options: pay the paypal receipt that he emailed to me or cancel my order. He was not helpful, rude and furthermore a poor businessman. I can understand conducting business by email in order to have a written record, but please, show some effort towards your business and at least get the spelling and grammar correct. Finally, the item had to be sent back for some changes, and John never got back to me with an update after several attempts with his email. I was forced to contact the female head of the company to get a response. She was much more helpful and understanding than John. I recommend not using this company if you can avoid it - they are unprofessional and it will only be a hassle.
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Been waiting for an order placed in Sept. of 2016.

It is now June 2018 and John Willis tells me that there is NO ETA on this order and is basically telling me to F off the so called ore order is non refundable. I say we'll see what pay pal has to say about this.

Guest

Glad to see you gone as one of his customers... that means you wont be wasting SOEs production time and us good customers will get our stuff even quicker... FYI I ordered from them on 5/1/15 and my order shipped 5/15/15..

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soe gear is good stuff but the guy is wright mr willis is rude and out right *** but its good gear. in my opinion not worth the wait.

that's time that would be better spent training. no big deal the guy just doesn't care about the little guy only big company's.

eagle industries is the same way. it is what it is.

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soegear
map-marker San Francisco, California

Original SOE Gear

Original SOE Gear and owner John Wiliis stole money from me! I made a purchase from them and NEVER RECEIVED MY item.

They have a paypal order system which does not allow you to purchase on their page, instead they send an paypal order to your email. I never received their paypal order so I didn't have a chance to pay it. The owner John Willis then went on to his Facebook page and openly insulted me and a number of other people in the same boat. After being insulted I went ahead and paid the bill, I don't know why in hindsight.

I ordered over 2 months ago and I still have yet to see my order! After looking into it I have discovered that John Willis is a thief and an actual FELON. He went to prison for some type of gun charge and I guess he took everything he learned in jail and applied it to business. Never buy from SOE gear or John Willis, you will regret it.

I am in the military and after asking around I have found out that everyone who interacts with him has nothing but negative things to say.

Bottom line, John Willis is a thief and Original SOE Gear is the most illegitimate gear company in the industry.

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I ordered a micro rig on Black Friday, 2014. At some point a "No ETA.

This is a preorder. No refunds." message popped up on the page. A year went by and I sent an e-mail, asking how it was coming along. I received a vague response that it wasn't ready.

Last week (being that it was now almost 2 years ago, when I ordered this), I cancelled the order. I received a response that stated that I read from the "...bug [sic] red letters..." that there would be no refund.

Instead they gave me a gift card code, thus making me order, again through their company. What a ***

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"John Willis sold a confidential informant (“CI”) a rock of crack cocaine for $40.

The State charged Willis with class B felony dealing in cocaine and class D felony possession of cocaine.

During voir dire, Willis began to exhibit erratic and unusual behavior, and one of the prospective jurors wondered if he was on drugs.

Willis’s attorney requested that the trial court allow him to inform the jurors of Willis’s mental health issues."

Besides this there are also charges because of illegal gun ownership.

Not the kind of people I support with my hard earned money.

Guest

Like you I have ordered from SOE, my order was canceled and refunded, (I was a little over excited) unlike you, I didnt let that stop me, I have re ordered a belt and I look at the pros the new order is for a smaller waist size, If my old order had stayed Id be stuck with a belt to big for my britches. Quit being a basic ***.

Besides I bet every single person on here has that dark spot in their lives.

Let he who is with out sin, cast the first stone. You £ucking fairy.

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You sound just like willis the prison ***

Guest

What an ***. Playing call of duty is not the military you ***.

Guest

Clearly you are to *** *** to figure out how to order from soe. The only order I ever made with them was done from my phone and within 4 weeks i had my package of American made badassery.

Guest

Never had an issue with the SOE gear I've ordered. Order came in 8 weeks, OMFG really 8 weeks, exactly like the web site said.

WOW the horror of it. If you are confused by a simple paypal order transaction, you sure as *** don't need to be overwhelmed with the complicated excellent nylon belts and buckles. Heaven forbid you try and figure out how to use the excellent mag pouches. I couldn't care less about what John Willis did in his past.

He runs his business as he sees fit, if you don't like it, go buy your gear somewhere else, just be prepared to replace it more often.

You sir are a *** and need to turn in your man card quickly.

Guest

I ordered a belt from SOE almost 2 years ago. I followed the instructions they provided, and *** magic happened.

I got my belt before the expected date I was given! I've put my belt through ***, and in the meantime I lost some weight to where it was too big. Sent the SOE team an email. I was told send it to them with my new size and guess what?!

They didn't just cut down the nylon, they replaced the whole belt. Brand new buckle and all.

Got it back to me in two weeks from the day I placed it in usps' hands. No complaints here mate

Guest

funny how I recieved 3 orders in the past 3 weeks. longest wait was 2 months and that was an order that was something in a color they don't make often.

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