when bad things happen to good bows - (warning! graphic image content!)

[canopyboy]

Glad to hear it seems to be working out.  And a good note to remember on a receipt or invoice.

[rushlush]

Happy for you!

[stik&string]

Good news Rob!

[Cookus]

I'm glad they made things right Rob!   So... How soon until you call Craig for the replacement   :D   ?

[2fletch]

They ought to take their forklifts away. They don't seem to be old enough to play with them.

Ever wonder where Sumo wrestlers and ultimate Fighters end up? Maybe freight handling is theri ultimate retirement job.

Sorry Rob, it's a shame to see a good bow distroyed.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

Here is some food for thought about using any kind of Pipe or even  the round cardboard tubes for that matter....

The main reason these have more tendency to get dropped or damaged is that they roll..... These packages get moved in seriously high volumes using conveyor belts and machinery. Using these round pipes and tubes pretty much guarantee they are going to roll around unless you improvise.

The best thing you can do if you feel the need to use round shipping containers is to tape a couple light weight blocks of wood on the pipe so it wont roll around.

i think those triangular shaped USPS tubes are the best ones they provide. They don't get stuff stacked on top of them and always end up on top of the pile just like the round tubes do.... only they don't roll off the top.

i started building wood crates for my one piece bows out of cedar and paneling. they are light weight and pretty darn tough.

sorry to hear about the loss of the bow Rob. glad to see they came through with the ins. claim so quickly.  

[Rob DiStefano]

just got the insurance check from the post office - they even included the shipping!  

[Hermon]

Glad that they made good on this.

[Bladepeek]

I've had very good luck the only 2 times I had to file a claim with the USPS. One time I sent my Dad his air pistol back from Germany through the APO system - registered and insured. Never arrived and they payed me. 6 months later, my dad got a notice from the US Customs office they had a package for him. Guess what it was :-)

I did receive a statement from a broker not long ago that they sold some stock. Couldn't tell what they sold or for how much - the letter was ripped in half. Stamped on the remainder of the envelope was "received in damaged condition". Now that takes a sense of humor!

[Humming]

Ups uses an outside insurance carrier,they broke one of our bows in-half in the riser and took them to court but they would not pay.We use USPS with on problem.

[Shakes.602]

Really Glad they Made Good on It!!  

[T-Bone]

Sorry for your loss.  But having been a pilot for the last 22 years I do know how this can happen.  Large quantities of cargo are shipped via air or by truck on pallets that can weigh up to one ton. Sometimes when the cargo is not secured propery, the pallets or large containers can shift, or the contents within the containers can shift with any abrupt stop or maneuver by the vehicle they are transported in.  It takes a very large force to bend sched. 40 pvc like that, but when a 500 lb. oil drill bit slams into it, that is how these things happen as an example.----Definitely neglegence on their part.

[Shakes.602]

I agree,  "Doo-Doo Happens"  but you would think for the Pricey Charges We as "Consumers" Pay for Shipping, and this is  NOT  a Bad Reflection on the "Producers", the Freight Companies  SHOULD , notice  SHOULD , be  "Doo-Doo'Less".  Ya know??    
We  ALL  Only Be Human, realize this, and like was said, I am Really Glad it  ALL  came out for the  GOOD!!          Just yet Another Daily Hassle for Us  :rolleyes:   to deal With! Are We Havin'  FUN YET???  hahahaha