That Damn Toggleswitch!

[gansky1]

Vers,

I usually try to give the seller the benefit of the doubt and give them every opportunity to do the right thing if there was deficiency in their packing/shipping that caused the damage. If they don't, they get negative feedback. I have a note on my computer right now to leave feedback for a seller of a Mixmaster that was just a *itch about the whole transaction. You can leave feedback for 90 days after the transaction has ended so I wait until the end of that last day - preferably within the last few minutes and slam the negative on them. Before they realize what happened and can leave it for me, it's too late.

I think we should start a Feedback Sniper service that will do this automatically for jilted buyers! There might be a change in attitude from some of these sellers then...

 

[customline]

Me too ..........

I had bought three sets of Hotpoint (surprise) baking elements for my wall oven and two out of three times they came damaged. First time the element came all bent up and packaged in a flimsy box with just a small wad of newspaper stuffed in. I was able to bend it back into shape but the second time one of the prong connectors was snapped right off. I will be able to tack weld it back on but it's not the point. I complained to the guy but it's the same story, "I have been in this business for yada yada years and I'm experienced and never had a problem yada yada yada". I wanted to tell this guy to shove his expertise up his arse but what good would it do? Some people just DO NOT GET IT !!!!!! I hope something can be done about this.

 

[brettsomers]

Paging Gansky

im very interested in your feedback technique. does the 90 days begin at the CLOSING of the auction? so if my auction ended at 9pm local time i have exactly 24hrs-x-90? thanks!

 

[whirlcool]

When shipping large items, I usually cut pieces of carpet padding to buffer the goods. I have never yet had a damaged item.
You could go to the shipping company who shipped the mixer to you and get a statement from them that the item was improperly shipped and send that along with the broken mixer back to the seller demanding a refund. Get a delivery confirmation and send a copy of both to PayPal. That should get a refund out of them.

I once had a seller ship me a SAE Power Amp (about 40lbs). He just dropped it in a beat up cardboard box with no padding, paper, nothing at all and shipped it USPS. Only by the grace of God did it arrive here undamaged. He still got negative feedback from me due to his carelessness in shipping. It astounds me how stupid some of these sellers are!

 

[gansky1]

I think so, Brett. I've been watching the Feedback system for a while now and they seem to drop off at the 90 day mark when the auction ended.

 

[frigilux]

What a beautiful blender! Too bad it wasn't packed correctly and arrived with a broken TS. You, on the other hand, packed very well and the DVDs all arrived in excellent condition.

 

[bobbyderegis]

Poor Toggleswitch!!

Why does it seem like the Toggleswitch is always the cause of all our troubles? LOL,
Bobby in Boston

 

[toggleswitch]

I'll get you yet my pretty.

From what I uderstand toggle switches are replacable, and can be done without.

 

[toggleswitch]

But on the other hand. ..............

Handle it wisely and treat it well and it should serve you well forever.

 

[frigilux]

It is my experience that Toggleswitches are unique and irreplaceable!

 

[toggleswitch]

look at you kissing a....

Nurse...... the morphine drip has the patient super-high.

LOL

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW.

 

[bobbyderegis]

HAHAHAHAHAH! I'm dying again! Don't you worry, our Toggles. No one could ever replace you!
Bobby in Boston

 

[Versatronic]

Toggleswitches are the source of a lot of pain and heartache

The lady who shipped it to me filed a claim with FedEx although I really don't believe it to be FedEx's fault THIS TIME. We'll see what happens. Now she admits to having shipped a "few" items that have broken in transit.

Frigilux, I'm glad you got the DVDs back safe and sound. My 6 month project has finally ended and today was my first vacation day since Christmas. I don't know what to do with my self.

 

[frigilux]

Great, versatronic! I'm glad you're finally going to have time to breathe, again.

 

[drmitch]

This is a good site for packing these type of things.

http://www.decodan.com/packinginstructions.htm

 

[sudsmaster]

Believe it or not, I bought a (new) Oster cast metal mixer about three or four years ago, but never used it. I just liked the way it looked. This thread kind of worked on me, so today I cleaned it, added three scoops vanilla, 1/2 cup cold milk, and 2 tbs chocolate syrup, and had my first ever homemade chocolate shake. Yum.

OK, it's not a vintage machine, but at least it's cast metal, and not that plastic junk that is also sold under the Oster name these days.

Best part - no toggle switch to break off. Instead, you turn the top of the motor casing to switch between Low-Off-High.

 

[tolivac]

Didn't some of the cup type immersion type spindle blenders have a switch on the part where you rested the cup to start the machine-put the cup on the holder-it starts and remove it and the machine stops.Those do make the best malts and shakes-better than a regular blender-guess the open cup and the design on the spindle blenders blades allow it to whip more air into the drink.I saw the cup activated machine at Waffle House-they use it to scramble eggs and making pancake-waffle batter-seems to work well for those jobs.The machine hangs by the waffle machines.

 

[sudsmaster]

Well, this modern Oster has a safety switch, at the top of the cup, where the motor will not start until the cup is pressed upwards against the swich. I'm actually not too fond of that feature, as it means you can't vary the height of the little aeration disks in relation to the cup. But there is a low speed for getting things going, which I guess is supposed to substitute for the manual "milking" of the shake machine.