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Darter50516 66M
5669 posts
6/7/2022 8:21 pm
Deeply UP-Set !!!



Max's birthday is close to Labor Day. He's been a friend of ours for many years, I written and posted pictures of them when they've stayed with us. His present was to be an old German Picklehaube --- spiked helmet. It arrived today two weeks late.


DAMAGED Normally I would not get so G D Angry but it was the last one in their inventory and took SiXXX weeks to get here. Bent, Dented, Broken !



The IDIOTS shipped in a plastic bag with a little bubble wrap! WHY it was not shipped in a box marked FRAGILE !


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
6/7/2022 8:23 pm

Just picking up the late dinner mess..... We had crap to get done outside and dinner was delayed. Relatively decent day 75 F ... 24 C here and the wind didn't blow 80 MPH Chicken Florentine for dinner... skipped the salad.


MrsJoe 76F
17399 posts
6/7/2022 9:38 pm

It frequently seems when crap hits the fan, it hits in several ways in a short time! I would be furious also with the shabby way of shipping, and they would certainly here about it, and I would be getting my money back.

Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
6/7/2022 9:49 pm

That would be infuriating for me too if I received a valuable item damaged like that, all because of improper packaging. It's not damage that could be claimed against the shipping company.


Hungr4Yungr 75M
803 posts
6/7/2022 9:54 pm

    Quoting Darter50516:
    Just picking up the late dinner mess..... We had crap to get done outside and dinner was delayed. Relatively decent day 75 F ... 24 C here and the wind didn't blow 80 MPH Chicken Florentine for dinner... skipped the salad.
I'm tired tonight. It was a very long and busy day for me and I am exhausted. It was a mostly cloudy day, a few showers here and there. 64F . Going to be 74F tomorrow. I had to buy some gasoline and it was $7.30 per US gal. Supposed to go up a lot higher than that. I could only spare $60 and that gave me 1/4 tank.


Maudie1 74F
8151 posts
6/8/2022 12:53 am

Very disappointing indeed. I would be hopping mad too. The fact that it was the last helmet makes it more annoying.

We have had a few things delivered broken too. They were small items, so I had no problem bringing them back to the store and geting replacements.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
6/8/2022 10:54 am

    Quoting MrsJoe:
    It frequently seems when crap hits the fan, it hits in several ways in a short time! I would be furious also with the shabby way of shipping, and they would certainly here about it, and I would be getting my money back.
Abjectly shoddy job of packaging... I can't believe anyone could be that stupid.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
6/8/2022 10:56 am

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    That would be infuriating for me too if I received a valuable item damaged like that, all because of improper packaging. It's not damage that could be claimed against the shipping company.
I doubt that FedEx would cover blatant stupidity for international shipping.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
6/8/2022 11:00 am

    Quoting Hungr4Yungr:
    I'm tired tonight. It was a very long and busy day for me and I am exhausted. It was a mostly cloudy day, a few showers here and there. 64F . Going to be 74F tomorrow. I had to buy some gasoline and it was $7.30 per US gal. Supposed to go up a lot higher than that. I could only spare $60 and that gave me 1/4 tank.
I paid $5.25 a few days ago. JD Went up to check the corn on his Harley... Not that it saves that much. Plenty of Oil in Alberta and the Keystone pipe is all bought and paid for...............


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
6/8/2022 11:05 am

    Quoting Maudie1:
    Very disappointing indeed. I would be hopping mad too. The fact that it was the last helmet makes it more annoying.

    We have had a few things delivered broken too. They were small items, so I had no problem bringing them back to the store and geting replacements.
I should be able to get another one after I get this settled with EEbay.. They are made in India and takes 6 weeks to get here.


MrsJoe 76F
17399 posts
6/8/2022 12:30 pm

    Quoting Darter50516:
    Abjectly shoddy job of packaging... I can't believe anyone could be that stupid.
I order quite a bit from Walmart, and am always amazed at their stupidity in the shipping. Lately, breakables have been better packed, but at first, I had more than one item replaced because a glass jar broke! And I stopped ordering oatmeal because too many times the bottom of the container was squashed and it spilled out all over the box. Or.... how about the big 24 inch square box, that held only a small item, with tons of air cushions or brown scrunched up paper? Where did common sense go? It must have died!


Be a prism, spreading God's light and love, not a mirror reflecting the world's hatred.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
6/8/2022 5:51 pm

    Quoting MrsJoe:
    I order quite a bit from Walmart, and am always amazed at their stupidity in the shipping. Lately, breakables have been better packed, but at first, I had more than one item replaced because a glass jar broke! And I stopped ordering oatmeal because too many times the bottom of the container was squashed and it spilled out all over the box. Or.... how about the big 24 inch square box, that held only a small item, with tons of air cushions or brown scrunched up paper? Where did common sense go? It must have died!

I doubt Wally World hires the brightest bulbs on the tree. A friend joined the Hy Vee staff... within weeks they made her a Supervisor because she was so much more intelligent coupled with common sense and a good work ethic. I think it is an abject failure of our educational system.


lilium6 74F
4498 posts
6/8/2022 7:17 pm

I can well imagine your disappointment and frustration having waited so long for the much-anticipated item to have it arrive not only late, but damaged also. Hopefully your replacement purchase will find its way to you intact - I imagine you will stress the importance of protective packaging. It's good you had the foresight to place the order well in advance considering the setbacks - all being well, the replacement will arrive in time for your friend's birthday. Nice-looking helmet by the way. : )


StarCandy1 69F
1811 posts
6/9/2022 8:15 am

Sorry to hear about ur package damaged ! Happy belated birthday Maxx !


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
6/9/2022 6:25 pm

    Quoting lilium6:
    I can well imagine your disappointment and frustration having waited so long for the much-anticipated item to have it arrive not only late, but damaged also. Hopefully your replacement purchase will find its way to you intact - I imagine you will stress the importance of protective packaging. It's good you had the foresight to place the order well in advance considering the setbacks - all being well, the replacement will arrive in time for your friend's birthday. Nice-looking helmet by the way. : )
It's a replica of a Prussian Officer's helmet. Max is a collector of old German military memorabilia like my JD. They are very hard to come by and extremely over priced in the USA.


Darter50516 66M
3857 posts
6/9/2022 6:27 pm

    Quoting StarCandy1:
    Sorry to hear about ur package damaged ! Happy belated birthday Maxx !
Max's B-day gets celebrated over Labor Day if they get to come out. I think we can repair ir, however, the proper shipping needed to be addressed with restitution for the inconvenience.