I'll bet you a nickel that I've got worse luck than you =(

Today, I am very, very sad.
I received the news today that my beloved Joe Chandler 7/8 in Carbon Fiber scales has been lost in the mail. I had sent it to Lynn for honing, but unfortunately now I'll never get to shave with it again. Yes, it had insurance, so luckily I will not lose a great deal of money because of it, but a razor like that was really a thing to behold, and now it's gone.

What's worse, is that this isn't the first time this has happened to me! In the past year, I have also lost a gorgeous 6/8 Bengall in Cocobolo restored by Max and a black handled Gillette Superspeed in the mail.

Maybe I should just start hand delivering my packages...

Ouch. I feel your pain.


Take it from the OP guys, ALWAYS pay for delivery confirmation and insurance. It's cheap.

There is obviously only one course of action to take. Shoot yourself:gth...or, with the insurance money, get on the horn to chandler to make you a razor and have that razor sent to max for scales and then...














...learn to hone your own razors!

Sorry to here about that by the way.

I am truely sorry for your lose

WOW!!!! You win your nickel......and that Chandler is one of my all time favorites.

Does your postman use straight razors by any chance?

Ouch!! You win your nickel and I really feel for you, mate! :rant: I just received my own custom by Joe (and no, it is not the same then the one which was recently lost in the mail near you..) and I was biting my fingernails bloody waiting and hoping for it to arrive (it was send from one continent to another..) I also bought honing equipment so that I can learn doing this myself and not having to send the razors out for that. Maybe you want to look into that as well, as recommended by another member's post.

That is a shame. Maybe you can get Joe to build you one special. Thanks for posting though. I have a tendency to ship valuables uninsured because I am cheap. I will not make that mistake in the future even though I've been lucky so far.

Yes, it is already similar to a system. Very badly.

Hunter, Hunter, Hunter,...

I truly feel for you. I know you had a hard time getting over the loss of your first beloved straight - Bengall.

Now this... I held my breath when I send that Robert Williams back to you after the last honing session. Glad that one made it.

I really don't know what to say. This is truly bad luck. Good thing you don't skimp on insurance but none the less it's still heartbreaking.

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Originally Posted by loueedacat

Does your postman use straight razors by any chance?

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Yes, look for the postal employee in your delivery chain with the newly minted bbs cheeks. :(

More seriously, sorry to hear about your loss. We depend on the mail for a lot of things, and it's a disappointment when the system breaks down.

Who knows, maybe it will turn up for you to recover one day, like those stories of old wallets and rings and such. :shrug:

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Originally Posted by JMS

...or, with the insurance money, get on the horn to Chandler to make you a razor...

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I just might do that, if anyone could PM me with his web site, email, or telephone number I think I'll definitely contact him about eventually purchasing a replacement. I'll try to contact him through SRP, but I think he's been off for a few weeks.

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Originally Posted by loueedacat

Does your postman use straight razors by any chance?

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lol, if he didn't before this he sure does now!



Anyway, thanks for all the kind comments guys.
Let me be a lesson to you - always insure anything over $20.

Never give up.
I purchased an old 1937 TI from someone and had it shipped, (with delivery confirmation but without insurance) to my house. A couple of days went by, and I expected it any day. The USPS tracking system is extremely inept, so I have grown to not trust it. However, on this occasion, the system stated delivered when no such package had been delivered. I spoke to just about everyone at the post office, and got the ultimate answer that it had been lost. I felt so frustrated. In the afternoons, when I could catch her, I kept asking my mail carrier,"Do you, by chance, remember this one package a few weeks ago?" LOL of course she had no such memory. I was just grabbing at straws. Well, somehow, about a month and a half later, the razor arrived at the door. No explanation of where it had been. The post mark date matched up with the original send dates. The blade in good condition. I was elated! I didn't ask any questions.

Maybe in the not too distant future, some mail worker will find your missing package in between the seats of the van. Then that package may find its way to you. Here's to hope.

Dubs

lost in the mail is is technical talk for the postman nicked it. think about it, where could they lose it? someone either was retarded and dropped it somewhere, or stole it.

ciao.

Terrible news. Sorry to hear it. I hope one day it surprises you at your door.
Kent

man those straights look fabulous,
I feel for you.
How did you send them priority?

I'm very sorry about your losses, but hopefully you can get another Chandler soon.

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Never give up.
I purchased an old 1937 TI from someone and had it shipped, (with delivery confirmation but without insurance) to my house. A couple of days went by, and I expected it any day. The USPS tracking system is extremely inept, so I have grown to not trust it. However, on this occasion, the system stated delivered when no such package had been delivered. I spoke to just about everyone at the post office, and got the ultimate answer that it had been lost. I felt so frustrated. In the afternoons, when I could catch her, I kept asking my mail carrier,"Do you, by chance, remember this one package a few weeks ago?" LOL of course she had no such memory. I was just grabbing at straws. Well, somehow, about a month and a half later, the razor arrived at the door. No explanation of where it had been. The post mark date matched up with the original send dates. The blade in good condition. I was elated! I didn't ask any questions.

Maybe in the not too distant future, some mail worker will find your missing package in between the seats of the van. Then that package may find its way to you. Here's to hope.

Dubs

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I had the same problem with a package I ordered from KenRup. Delivery confirmation said it had been delivered but lo and behold, nothing at my door. Finally two days later the package showed up.

Here's what happens (as an ex-postman for USPS):

In the morning, the mailman picks up all his mail to be delivered for the day. He also picks up his packages. He's SUPPOSED to scan (with a hand-held device) the package when he gets to your door and leaves the package. However, some (not all) postal workers are very lazy (I am an eyewitness) and they scan all their packages in the morning before they even leave the office. This completely defeats the purpose of delivery confirmation.

So, one of two things happened. 1) The bad case - The package got lost on the route after he scanned it in the morning or 2) The not-so-bad case - The package is still sitting at the post office but marked as delivered.

Hopefully #2 is what happened to your package, and I'm 99% sure it's what happened to mine (it's probably also what happened to the other poster who waited over a month). With any luck, the error will be noticed quickly, and the package will be delivered on one of the subsequent routes.

Either way, I wish you the best of luck.

That's horrible news, huntmol. Hopefully it'll turn up and if not good luck in the future.

that is terrible. I too have lost two razors, one I was VERY VERY excited about, an 8/8 wedge wostenholm with a really cool diamond shaped tang. both of mine were lost en route to vegas. the wosty was a crazy situation, the mail lady took it to a completely different address, not even close to the right one. the supervisor said she was getting in trouble because she'd had other problems and this one wasn't even close to being understandable, further it was supposed to be signed for and that signature thing was never turned in. complete FUBAR.

I wonder if I should start using UPS. or having them sent in bigger boxes. flat rate is flat rate, maybe that would make it more likely to make it. harder to just loose.

Red

I just got a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach... That sucks!:(

Hi Hunter,
The USPO is going down the tubes. I lost one first time this year. Nowhere near as nice as yours.
Mike

I remember sending someones razor back to them after honing and after several weeks of wondering what happened to it, it shows up back at my door. I emailed the member told him his razor wasnt lost and remailed it in a new package. I wrapped the razor in the adress portion of the old package to verify that it had been sent.