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MusicMishka
Posted 2009-09-30 12:20 PM (#396420)
Subject: Brown Care in Delivery 101


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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains		I also received the 1718-6p on Monday; the guitar is fine and I will post a full account as soon as I can get some pictures. However, the case was not quite so fortunate: and here is the reason why:






Case broke where the blade from the forklift punctured the box and impacted it...damage claim filed...yeah, right....

I was nervous when the Martin arrived yesterday: fortunately, it was ok...

This is becoming epidemic...
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ProfessorBB
Posted 2009-09-30 12:27 PM (#396421 - in reply to #396420)
Subject: Re: Brown Care in Delivery 101



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Location: Colorado Rocky Mountains		This is the downside of receiving so many guitars through commercial shipment. Eventually, the odds are going to work against you.
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MusicMishka
Posted 2009-09-30 12:35 PM (#396422 - in reply to #396420)
Subject: Re: Brown Care in Delivery 101


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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains		Brad, I agree, you up the chances by receiving multiple deliveries but it still should not happen...thank goodness for a strong O case...
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Michael R. Winters
Posted 2009-09-30 12:45 PM (#396423 - in reply to #396420)
Subject: Re: Brown Care in Delivery 101



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Location: Seymour, Tennessee		The box the OX came in was crushed too and it was in a gig bag.
I just got lucky is all.
Thank goodness for hard cases.
By the way, I ordered one, waited 22 days for it and of couse, it didn't fit.
Gotta go through the whole, "Return from 7500 miles away" song and dance.
Then go through the whole trying it again thing cause nobody makes cases for it specifically.
I'm just thankful I've got a really nice guitar over here.
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Depa07
Posted 2009-09-30 11:34 PM (#396424 - in reply to #396420)
Subject: Re: Brown Care in Delivery 101


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Location: Pennsylvania		Bummer Mike!
My recent purchase wasn't even packed in a box. I just about fainted when my USPS mail carrier walked off her truck with Case in hand. The seller had wrapped the case in duct tape where the latches are located and taped a shipping label to the case. After getting over the shock, I decided that maybe it worked in my favor afterall because it was obviously a guitar and maybe they were more careful with shipping it from coast to coast than if it had been in an unidentifiable box. Your very unfortuante situation only affirms that for me.
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2ifbyC
Posted 2009-10-01 12:03 AM (#396425 - in reply to #396420)
Subject: Re: Brown Care in Delivery 101
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Location: Florida Central Gulf Coast
Originally posted by Depa07:
... wasn't even packed in a box... taped a shipping label to the case.
I've received two gits that way and they arrived in great shape. The last one was the 'O'raqi shipped back from overseas; no problems.

So your comment about "obviously a guitar" may have some validity. My only issues are tape residue and any possible claims.
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MusicMishka
Posted 2009-10-01 12:35 AM (#396426 - in reply to #396420)
Subject: Re: Brown Care in Delivery 101


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Location: Blue Ridge Mountains		Wow, talk about horror stories...glad it worked out....O cases are some tough cases: the 1718 case deflected the blade from the forklift w/only a small crack...but they probably weren't designed with that in mind...
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Old Man Arthur
Posted 2009-10-01 1:59 AM (#396427 - in reply to #396420)
Subject: Re: Brown Care in Delivery 101



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Location: Keepin' It Weird in Portland, OR		Hey Depa, I received my (long-gone) Flame T with just a sticker on the case and a tag on the handle.
I couldn't find a photo of that, But I also received a Tak G330 with just bubble-wrap.
I did find a photo of that...



But like you said, At Least they KNOW it is a guitar, so they won't stack stuff on it.
I was thinking that just bubble-wrapping the case might be safer.
But a roll of bubble wrap is prohibitively expensive.
Boxes from the Music shop and pizza boxes for padding are cheaper.! :D
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