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Strings and Beyond Same day Shipping?
I appreciate the great deals at times but at least for me it always takes days before my order ships. It this the norm for them. Out of 5 order's only one shipped within 2 days.
Last edited by bluetweed; 11-30-2017 at 06:06 PM. |
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Try stringsbymail.com not as many "deals" but faster shipping
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I placed an order on Monday and it shipped on Wednesday.
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It may be because they are in neighboring North Carolina, but my orders from them always arrive within a few days.
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I've had great success with S&B... never had a problem.
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Sometimes a deal is not a deal, depends on your viewpoint. By the time you save a couple of bucks on strings from vendor "A" over vendor "B" UNLESS you buy a lot of strings at once the difference in price disappears or nearly so in shipping charges and longer shipping times.
When I purchase from Sweetwater, I pay more. Example: $7.99 for a pack of DR Sunbeams vs. $6.15 elsewhere but Sweetwater ships FREE that very day. If I order ONE SET of strings from them on Monday, they are here on Wednesday morning, not shipped on Wednesday morning as has been the case with others. The only way anyone can really make out from certain vendors is buy enough strings to meet their minimum for free freight. If that's how a person chooses to do it, good for them. Generally, I ain't going to do that. Why should I lay out that much cash at once and the strings lay in a drawer? I buy 'Em as needed.
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I've always found their service to be excellent.
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My orders always ship same day or next day. Could be the holiday shopping load has them extra busy.
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How weird...I have to say, I have frankly been amazed by how quickly I get my S&B orders. S&B and AGF sponsor Shoreline Music always impress me by the speed with which I get my orders from them.
Obviously...YMMV!
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I generally receive a S & B order within around three days. I prefer the selection you get with Just Strings but I have run into them being out of stock on this or that several times so when you add in the shipping on the reduced order the price per string set is often not much of a bargain.
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You are right; Their shipping is unreliable.
Quote:
Hello SNB, (I sent the email as Hurricane Irma was approaching the South Carolina.) Here is SNB's reply, in full: [crickets] Now I buy elsewhere.
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Placed an order for 8 sets of strings on-line last Sunday. Arrived in Oregon yesterday. Good enough for me..
Always a hand-written thank you, as well.
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I live about as far across the country as possible from S and B. I live in a remote community about hour drive from a big town. If I order on Monday I receive my order on Wednesday. They don't ship on weekend. They have been my sole provider for about a dozen years. Great people and service.
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Same timing for me. I emailed them and they said they were a little overwhelmed with order volume from black Friday weekend. I'll have them tomorrow. Quick enough for me.
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I ordered 6 or 8 packs of strings this past Saturday and received them on Tuesday - in Anchorage, Alaska. Yeah, I think they went out same day.
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