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Custom Order Deposits: Refund Seeking
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This.
He or you might be dead by then.
Seems silly for the shaper too...18 months from now the customer might not even be surfing anymore.
Establish relationship (stick to) with a few shapers you can rely on and continue to support
I know Malcom and William Riedel well have my board done in 6-10 weeks and done right
I know Malcom and William Riedel well have my board done in 6-10 weeks and done right
thisEstablish relationship (stick to) with a few shapers you can rely on and continue to support
I recently pulled the plug on a custom and this is how I rationalized it. He quoted me 4 weeks. I'll understand if it takes double that time. But then you have to figure out where to draw the line and cancel. I did it at 12 weeks. I told him that my business must not be that important to him and let's call it a day. Please send my deposit back. Mind you, I did not hound him at all. I checked in at 6 weeks and then at 8 weeks. At 10 weeks he said he would give me an update in a day or so. It was crickets for 2 weeks until I canceled at 12 weeks.
immediately found an OTR that I'm very happy with. Go figure!
Just imagine if your shaper finished that board in 4 weeks, you wouldn’t
have that OTR that you like now. Jah bless!
Ras Trent?Just imagine if your shaper finished that board in 4 weeks, you wouldn’t
have that OTR that you like now. Jah bless!
The erBB (myself definitely included) will shame anyone that's not riding a hyper-domestically shaped one-off. The reality is that these sh!tty stoner bro-brah business practices drive consumers to OTR and/or companies like FireWire.
"It's at the glassers"
"It'll be done in 2 weeks"
"Machine has been down"
lately, the opposite. less firewire, more domestic gucci boars. adult learner stage 2 graduation to next level.
Went to US Blanks and the new guy from Cali ;-) was there filling in for Aaron
I said Florida needs another machine
He said you ain't kidding
He was told by 2 no and the other said 2 months
I smiled , he responded yeah I can get one cut in 1 week in Cali
only 2 more months until Larry gets his new 3DM machine in Cocoa Beach
That will balance things and push another into upgrading to a better machine
This stuff does exist in surfboard world
just got two boards cut, two weeks , at different shops. things are easing up.
Glassing not so much ( but my glasser agreed to teach me )
Glassing not so much ( but my glasser agreed to teach me )
Don't be a pussy
Go over there, tell him you're leaving on a trip and ask where your board is.
If it isn't there (I had one occasion where a board had been done for weeks and they thought they had called me) give them a "I emailed about it last week and never got a reply. Alright, whatever" and then when you get to the car call the credit card company and direct them to have your deposit refunded as goods were never delivered.
I think it's disrespectful and very poor business ethics. It depends on your stance. For me life is too short to be jerked around by people like that (especially if you are paying premium prices)and there are plenty of OTR options if you put in the time to find what you are looking for. I had an egg shaped mid on order. the day I canceled I found a sweet Trimcraft Haley Pin and a killer set of fins.