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Can this be fixed?

#1 Post by Vladtheimpaler » Fri May 27, 2011 9:13 am

This bow was broken due to misshandling of Australia post..........I am wondering if any Bowyers or anyone think it is possible to repair this bow......


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#2 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Fri May 27, 2011 9:38 am

I would say no, it is too badly damaged to be repaired. :( I hope you have put in a claim with Australia post as it was nothing short of carelessness that caused that sort of damage. There must have been a massive weight or force applied to that. :shock: :x

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#3 Post by Vladtheimpaler » Fri May 27, 2011 10:16 am

Thanks mate was hoping not to have got that reply but thats life I spose.....Was thinking of putting a laminate or glass it?...........Yeah put a claim into aus Post and recieved the standard $100 dollars + postage as a refund as it was sent registered post........I argued the point that the bow was over sized and au post was liable for the full cost as they should not accepted the item and should have told the Poster to send the bow via a courier..........They fully agreed that they shouldn't have sent the bow but would not budge from their position of how much they would refund and yeah they wore me down......I elevated this issue several times and seemingly thought I had won but no..........I don't at all blame the Vendor in this issue as it is purely Aus post being prats......I'm only posting this all here as a warning to others not to post full length bows through Aus post........Sorry for the ramble.....

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#4 Post by bigbob » Fri May 27, 2011 10:27 am

Sorry to see your bow has been demolished like that. It looks like someone drove a forklift over it, absolutely disgusting service!.
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#5 Post by Stickbow Hunter » Fri May 27, 2011 11:37 am

I wouldn't let it rest mate as anyone can see that it took a lot to damage an item like that - take the matter further!!!. :x Aut Post's service has slipped a looooooooooooooooong way in recent times.

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#6 Post by Roadie » Fri May 27, 2011 11:50 am

Don't let it rest,
Speak to your member of Parliment, go to the Postal Ombusdman, go to the TV stations like A Current Affair or some one similar and tell them the story. Remember it's the squeeky wheel that gets the oil. Start rattling a few doors, Businesses don't like BAD publicity. Even Aust Post. Give em Heaps. Cheers Roadie.

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#7 Post by Hamish » Mon May 30, 2011 11:28 am

Is it hickory, or ash?
Its a hard one. the bows length vs length restrictions. I don't see why Auspost don't have similar length limits like USPS, or many European countries.

Was the packaging damaged? I ask as the break looks too even, for having a forklift or something else crush it, or impacting it sharply, via an accident. The break looks exactly like a tension failure due to someone stringing it badly(abusively), or greatly overdrawing it(once again abusive). Very clean break exactly along the line of useage, not at a random angle, not likely to be negligence of the postal process(maybe a naughty postal worker who fancies himself as Robin Hood,though).
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#8 Post by Vladtheimpaler » Mon May 30, 2011 11:27 pm

This is the main point of conjecture. The Bow is 74 inch Knock to Knock however Aus posts length limit is 1.3 meters thus making the bow far too long aus posts shipping crates........They simply should not have accepted ther item.....

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#9 Post by muntries » Tue May 31, 2011 12:46 am

I agree, you shouldn't let it rest. That is terrible service and I'm sure you would have been as sick as a chip to see your new bow like that.

Hope you can get it all sorted out, give the penpushers in claims department hell.
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#10 Post by greybeard » Tue May 31, 2011 7:56 pm

Vladtheimpaler wrote:This is the main point of conjecture. The Bow is 74 inch Knock to Knock however Aus posts length limit is 1.3 meters thus making the bow far too long aus posts shipping crates........They simply should not have accepted ther item.....
Irrespective of postal regulations; In your opinion was the bow posted with adequate packaging ie; in a poly tube or was is wrapped in a bit of corrugated cardboard and secured with a some packaging tape and a bit of string to hold it together.

A photo of the packaging may help us make an informed opinion.

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#11 Post by perry » Wed Jun 01, 2011 12:12 am

I am sorry you Bow was wrecked Vlad. I'm a Postie,delivery AM, pick up PM. Sadly I think you have received all you will and as far as Post is concerned the Customer Complaint has been resolved.

Hamish is right, the break does look like a compression failure ?? endless speculation on how that happened ????

I am also well aware of the lack of respect ALL freight company's in this country SEEM to have on occasion for there customers and the responsibility they have for them. I am not a company man by any stretch of the imagination but I like my Job. It interests me how ready everyone is to jump all over Post when something goes wrong, especially ACA - they make my blood boil with the Lies and half truths they present. There are hundreds of thousands of items delivered sucessfully every day and I only ever hear of the few things that go wrong and I'm in a position to see and hear both sides.

Australia Post do not offer a dedicated fragile parcel shipping service. It is the shippers responsibility to ensure adequite packaging and Insurance. I agree that parcel strictly speaking should not have been accepted but does the person shipping it have a Parcel contract that specifically allows oversize items to be shipped [ I doubt it though being sent Registered Post ]. Every day I see the most thoughtless packaging of valuable documents and parcels - you would not believe how poorly people package items and how many resouses are spent repairing that poor packaging. I lose time every day taking parcels or documents back for repackaging

Do you have any recorse with who Shipped the Bow ?? They packed the thing afterall. In the end they must share responsibility also

Please do not take offence as I am not having a go, can't help myself - Devils Advocate.

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#12 Post by Tonylange » Thu Jun 16, 2011 2:19 am

Hi Jacko, Mate i'm The Vendor/poster. I will admitt that i was not aware of such restrictions when the item was posted considering i originally got the bow through Australia post in just a couple of postal tubes joined together.
Now when i packaged it i wrapped the whole thing in several layers of Bubble wrap and taped it up in it's bowsock before putting back in it's original postal tubes n sending it off. "Because i'd done a better job in packaging it then the last owner did, it should be fine yea?" WRONG at least i managed to get it registered as i had no clue how the postal system works or what they had to offer.
So all in all, i posted it completely fine n healthy. Then some accident happened and well whats done is done.... I'm just not posting Longbows through AUSTPOST Anymore.
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#13 Post by Len » Thu Jun 16, 2011 4:50 pm

A word of caution, I've had longbows broken by couriers even packed in poly tubes so I always take out insurance.
Hmmmmmmm.............

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#14 Post by Tonylange » Fri Jun 17, 2011 1:57 pm

Len wrote:A word of caution, I've had longbows broken by couriers even packed in poly tubes so I always take out insurance.
good advice :)
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