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Living on the "edge of the country" two-day Prime delivery often takes 5 days. Fed Ex often can't find our house, and UPS never gets a signature when something is shipped with "signature required." We have gotten used to longer delivery times since Covid. Amazon put a fulfillment center in McAllen, TX, so our Amazon orders now go there first and then get transferred to USPS, where it often takes 2 more days to go 75 miles. We'll be moving to the Phoenix area later this year... I can't wait to try out Amazon's "2 hour delivery" for something I'm not in a hurry for. Yes, I digressed once again as far as how fast something might get from Emerald to your door... timing. And in the words of the philosopher Tom Petty: "Waiting is the hardest part." Or perhaps in the case of this unprecedented sale from Emerald: getting the order in before someone else snatches your first choice is the hardest part. Not as catchy for a song lyric, though.
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And on the bright side: there's going to be a bunch of fun NGD posts in the near future!
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Fortunately, I'm a patient guy. I've been waiting to order since the time the new X7 was announced, so a little while longer won't be a hardship.
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A couple of not-so-random thoughts:
1) it occurs to me that this sale is a smart way to do some market research - which models are the most popular? What should we be making more or less of for stock? X30s, for example, don’t seem to be exactly flying out of the door. 2) I wonder how they choose what to build for stock. Employee free-for-all in the builder? Running low on X7s? The cool thing about the Emerald (and other composite makers) model is that once they’ve got the mould, they can pop one out pretty much on demand. I’d be willing to bet that Mr. Hay loses sleep over how to offer typically chosen options at a lower price point.
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Martin 0-16NY Emerald Amicus Emerald X20 Cordoba Stage Some of my tunes: https://youtube.com/user/eatswodo |
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I’ll know how shipping is tomorrow. My X20 was in last Friday’s shipping video (7/14). UPS sent me a notice it was picked up Friday and will be here tomorrow evening. That’s only four days. I think they are optimistic.
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It could happen.
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It could indeed, but it’s a tad unlikely. My recent purchase showed a similarly optimistic delivery date, but actually went:
Pickup Scan: 6/30 Origin Scan: 7/3 Delivery: 7/6 Quite what it was doing between Pickup and Origin scans, I’ll never know - but it was a weekend, so that may have had something to do with it. Regardless, expedited shipping in 5-7 days was what I paid for, and was exactly what I got.
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Martin 0-16NY Emerald Amicus Emerald X20 Cordoba Stage Some of my tunes: https://youtube.com/user/eatswodo |
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I bought an X20 baritone yesterday. I’ve wanted a baritone guitar, and I was thinking I’d get a wood one, but I don’t have room on my current guitar rack. I figure that an Emerald, I can hang on the wall or put on a guitar stand. That’s what I do with my current X20. I live in Manhattan, and space is an issue. I love the way the Emeralds look and sound. And I like the durability! I’m excited.
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Emerald X20 Baritone 2023 Yamaha SLG200S (Silent Guitar) Selah (Duncan Africa) 2022 Emerald X20 2021 Maton EBG 808TE 2011 Stonebridge OM32LMDB 2015 Martin D16e (GC Special) 2020 Taylor GS Mini 2015 Taylor 420 1995 Martin 00-17 1953 (with daughter) Yamaha 325e 2014 (traded) |
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Mine made it to its “final” shipping point on the 17th, but now the UPS dose of reality has surfaced.
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I received the following email this morning:
Thank you for ordering one of our guitars during the sale. We have experienced an unprecedented level of sales in the past few days and already our shipping department is experiencing a 5 day backlog. We ensure that every guitar goes through a quality check process prior to dispatch and we cannot rush this process so please allow up to 7 days for dispatch. You will receive tracking details by email when your guitar has been shipped. We know you will be excited to get your new guitar but we appreciate your patience at this time. Thank you kindly Emerald Guitars |
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If it’s any consolation (or encouragement?) mine took 3 days from when it reached the same point.
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Martin 0-16NY Emerald Amicus Emerald X20 Cordoba Stage Some of my tunes: https://youtube.com/user/eatswodo |
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Yep. Mines taking an interesting route, but now due to arrive this Thursday.
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Yours got out before "the big crush!"
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