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Aug 23, 2021 12:34:55 GMT -5 Garland said:

Aug 23, 2021 12:16:08 GMT -5 Derick said:

Garland ,

I'm really sorry to hear that, only hope it doesn't cost you any money.

Hope you have more luck with a offer on that nice Gretsch guitar.

Just got off the phone with Sweetwater- the sales "engineer" I usually deal with isn't in today- so, I talked to the higher up the food chain gentleman who told me to call if I have any problems

He will get the Gretsch and case out the door today- he said.

More than I offered, but still a lot less than they advertise- 900 and change for guitar and case and will ship the guitar in the case

Garland,

That's great news, and what a guitar, if I was a jealous sort of person I would be jealous.
You always get a very good service from Sweetwater.

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Ordered this instead Aug 23, 2021 14:12:55 GMT -5 Garland likes this

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Post by blues90 on Aug 23, 2021 14:12:55 GMT -5

Garland ,

Sorry to hear that. That had to be one difficult thing to find. I always wonder when I have a guitar shipped when it arrives I will see a damaged shipping box. I bought a few and bought a hard shell case and the guitar was shipped in it much better option.

Good news is the deal Sweetwater offered you.

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Ordered this instead Aug 23, 2021 15:20:04 GMT -5 Derick likes this

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Post by Garland on Aug 23, 2021 15:20:04 GMT -5

blues90, it's not a uncommon guitar (the washburn parlor) but an uncommon price- they're usually quite a bit north of 400 bucks- this one was 399+20 for shipping- he said I will get refunded no matter what fed ex says

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Ordered this instead Aug 23, 2021 21:01:51 GMT -5 Garland likes this

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Post by TonyKgull on Aug 23, 2021 21:01:51 GMT -5

Garland, Fed Ex damages yet another item. I'm not shocked.

My old company tried Fed Ex and they damaged like 40% of everything we shipped that could be damaged. Switched to UPS and they were excellent. Did not damage a sign; ever.

I didn't think it was still a thing, but I knew guys in college that worked for Fed Ex. They told me they used to actually play games with a lot of the cargo. Throwing stuff around and doing all kinds of crazy things. Apparently, so many years later, nothing has changed there. I hear so many stories of Fed Ex damaged items.

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Ordered this instead Aug 23, 2021 21:52:04 GMT -5

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Post by blues90 on Aug 23, 2021 21:52:04 GMT -5

So far I haven't had any guitars damaged by either Fed Ex or UPS. However I do feel better if it's shipped UPS. It depends on who packed it and how well of job was done. Plus how far it's traveling and many other factors. Sweetwater used Fed Ex , they pack well so at least it has a better chance , yet no matter how well it's packed any thing can get damaged in transit.

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Ordered this instead Aug 24, 2021 4:26:39 GMT -5 Derick, TonyKgull, and 1 more like this

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Post by seagullplayer on Aug 24, 2021 4:26:39 GMT -5

My Gibson came Fed-ex from Sweetwater. They are only about 5 hours away from me.

It was double boxed and in a hard case. There was a hole completely through the outer box.
But no damage to the inner box. Guitar and case where perfect.

That was a very short trip, I think tracking only showed three transfers. I would hate to think what a cross country trip might have looked like.

Sweetwater had packing between the two boxes, this was not their first rodeo.

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