| I recommend the fencing post for a stateside vendor. They have only ever made one mistake (they forgot a weapon in a large order) and they sent it out express, along with a free (uhlmann) body cord by way of apology! A great bunch of folks to deal with.
Blue Guantlet has screwed up everything they have ever touched for me, and have made several huge mistakes with orders for other members of my club. They are cheap, but IMHO you get what you pay for.
As for others, Triplette is good in the customer service department and some of there stuff is very good (lames, blades), but others items are a bit less than I would expect (uniforms, masks), and none of it is what I would call a bargain. Blade has decent stuff for decent prices, but the customer service is a bit shaky. I have never worked much with American Fencer or Santelli. Fence PBT has some good stuff, but their prices are such that I would rather go with the best (Uhlmann/All-star/Leon Paul) than pay what they charge as it is usually only a couple of dollars off, and I have never seen anything to justify their rather lofty opinion of their products.
FenceSmart, All-star USA, and Physical Chess are all part of the Blade Fencing umbrella/family in a rather complicated way that I do not understand, but of the three I like physical chess the best if you must order from a Northeast coast type vendor.
I hope all of that helps. If you are looking for specific things you should check out the reviews section. Many vendors have a couple of things they are really good on, for price or quality, and the rest is average. Check the reviews section before you buy and learn from other mistakes.
*please excuse any spelling errors. My computer died in the hurricane and I am just getting it back, so no spell checker yet!*
Good luck
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