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landotter
Guest
<shuts confessional>
Father forgive me, but I doubt the powers of my LBS to order the most
basic of parts. Yes, it's a lot more fun to run down three blocks,
order something, then get a phone call a week later, pick it up, go
down and have a hang at the shop. If that could happen.
My faith began to wane this past summer when they were unable to order
anything from the great saintly Wald. Blasphemy! It has become
seriously endangered as of late as I've waited three weeks for a pair
of rims. First they ordered the wrong size from QBP, had me come down,
and it was I who had to show them they were 26" not 700c. Now it's
been 2 weeks since that occurred, and no rims. I think I'm going to
just fix the slight bulge in the current set with some channel-locks
and tell them to let the rims hang on the wall when they come.
Blurrrg. I offered to pay up front--but they said tut-tut, I guess
that was foreboding.
I got no problem paying markup for brick and mortar--but if I can get
something in five or fewer business days via UPS--I expect the same or
better from an LBS.
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Father forgive me, but I doubt the powers of my LBS to order the most
basic of parts. Yes, it's a lot more fun to run down three blocks,
order something, then get a phone call a week later, pick it up, go
down and have a hang at the shop. If that could happen.
My faith began to wane this past summer when they were unable to order
anything from the great saintly Wald. Blasphemy! It has become
seriously endangered as of late as I've waited three weeks for a pair
of rims. First they ordered the wrong size from QBP, had me come down,
and it was I who had to show them they were 26" not 700c. Now it's
been 2 weeks since that occurred, and no rims. I think I'm going to
just fix the slight bulge in the current set with some channel-locks
and tell them to let the rims hang on the wall when they come.
Blurrrg. I offered to pay up front--but they said tut-tut, I guess
that was foreboding.
I got no problem paying markup for brick and mortar--but if I can get
something in five or fewer business days via UPS--I expect the same or
better from an LBS.
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