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Would you do it for 60-bucks?
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Actually there is. You get your money back if it doesn’t arrive within the expected time. That’s why it’s a guaranteed service.
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I voted "Next Day". I would do so hoping for better treatment of the bass. Less processing but maybe more of a hurry. I would spend the 60.00 just to lessen the anxiety waiting for the damaged gear. LOL.
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I could easily wait a week. For me it's more a matter of less time in transit = less chances of damage.
Then again, if this is ground vs air transport... Have you ever seen how cargo is handled at airports?
Then again, if this is ground vs air transport... Have you ever seen how cargo is handled at airports?
It would depend on the bass. You mentioned that it was a 'nice' bass, so I would be more likely to pay for overnight shipping.
Guaranteed Next Day shipping is a real thing, legitimate especially in the area of documents that have to be in court the next day. Barring severe weather of course. I don't know what keeps a bass safer cross country, being thrown onto a plane and truck or on to a slower plane and truck hours in the cold.
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I’d also have to consider who it’s going through, where it’s coming from exactly, and what time of year it is.
Never know when that “next day” becomes next week because of winter storms in the travel path causing delays.
Never know when that “next day” becomes next week because of winter storms in the travel path causing delays.
I have driven 4 hours one way just to get a bass the ASAP.
And i've done it twice!
So of course i voted Yes!
And i've done it twice!
So of course i voted Yes!
I voted Nope, but you didn't indicate the price of the bass. On a $6000 bass, $60 is only 1%, so I'd probably spend it. On a $600 bass it's 10%, so probably not.
A happy employee at a wine glass factory.sure no problem...
I would choose the +$30 option. Although it is not overnight expedited, it does raise the level of service a notch. Having worked at a shipping warehouse, I can say with certainty that the low budget ground shipments receive zero respect by the handlers. IMO going up a level at least indicates it may get treated with a little bit of dignity and a little more priority during load in..
Nope. For 60 bucks…plus pocket change, I would take Susan to Aldo’s for dinner.
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I once bought a bass where the seller offered to ship it overnight at no obvious extra cost to me.
It was kinda cool getting the bass from a west coast seller a day after I bought it on the east coast.
What was even better was me playing it a few years then selling it back to the guy at a higher price because he wanted it back.
It was kinda cool getting the bass from a west coast seller a day after I bought it on the east coast.
What was even better was me playing it a few years then selling it back to the guy at a higher price because he wanted it back.
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Amen to that.
Expedited delivery dates offered by common carriers are declarations of intent, not guarantees of service. Read their legal fine print. There are more weasels in that than you’ll find on a mink farm.
Still, there’s a good chance you’ll be happily surprised going with expedited shipping if it works as advertised. But in my experience (I once was in charge of handling an operation that moved over 4000 packages a month) it’s a coin toss if any significant distances are involved. And home deliveries are most often effected since they’re at the mercy of your area’s delivery hub and how busy it is.
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Less handling is the key. The fewer times it gets tossed around in unloading and re-loading, the better. But I don't know enough about logistics to say if the ground packages get molested more than the air packages.
I would. As long as I know there is a money back guarantee on the service I'm using. Both Fedex and UPS have money back services and both just reinstated there 2nd day AM services as money back. I use them both in my work: https://www.fedex.com/en-us/service-guide/money-back-guarantee.html
The rates for "expedited" levels of service are arbitrarily set, and much of what constitutes different levels of service are artificial constraints put in place by the shipping company ... Of course if you are financially well-off enough that it's all just pocket change to you (relatively speaking), then the dilemma of whether it's financially worth it or not isn't even a thing, at that point it's just a matter of ethics I guess. Ethics vs urgency of the specific situation... How soon do you NEED the bass?
@tb-player, please, PLEASE wait! My wife is in shipping & receiving, & none of the shipping companies will guarantee next-day. They'll take your money alright, but your bass will still get there when it gets there, & they will NOT give you a refund either. The $30.00 2-day option holds some water if you go that route, but even then, no guarantees.
