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Well guys I think enough time has passed now so I can officially say it's gone.
I won't speculate as to what happened since I don't know but to those that got a chance to use it I hope you enjoyed it and to those that didn't well, sorry about that.
Maybe Lt. Kawasaki reclaimed it.
Was it lost in the mail, or did a member keep it?
unknown and there isn't enough info to form an opinion.
That's quite disappointing. Let's hope that it was not the latter.Quote:
Originally Posted by IsaacRN
where did it go?..under the couch..:rant:
pcdad
I'm sorry to say I've had the same experience--loaning out razors and never getting them back. Then again, my sister owes me quite a few books for the same reason and she denies ever borrowing them.:rant
I have a suggestion for dealing with this--use of a deposit. That is, in a loaning or round robin sort of situation, have each person PAY for the item in advance the person ahead of them in the rotation through PayPal. In order to discourage someone from pilfering the passed around item, the payment amount could be doubled. Upon safe return, the payment is refunded.
Let's say Joe The Loaner wants to sequentially loan out a razor to Tom, Dick, and Ralph. Tom sends payment to Joe The Loaner who in turn mails the razor to Tom. When Tom is done with razor, he notifies Dick who sends pay to Tom for the razor. Tom mails the razor to Dick. Tom now has been paid back for the money he paid to Joe the Loaner so Tom is in the clear.
Now consider the following alternate scenarios.
!. Dick uses the razor and, being a Dick, decides to keep it before having any contact with Ralph. Oh well, Dick paid for it and both Tom and Joe The Loaner have their money. Ralph never was contacted so he is not out anything expect the loss of opportunity to try the razor.
2. Dick uses the razor and, being a Total Dick, tells Ralph to pay him for the razor, which he does, but Dick never sends it. Now only Ralph is out the price of the razor, but he can file a PayPal dispute for reimbursement from Dick.
3. Dick uses the razor and when he is done with it, contacts Ralph, who pays Dick for the Razor. Dick goes against his nature and mails Ralph the razor. Now Joe The Loaner has his money, Tom has his money, and Dick has his money.
The circle is completed when Ralph contacts Joe The Loaner and tells him he's ready to return the razor. Joe The Loaner pays Ralph for his own razor's return and Ralph mails him his razor. Now all three borrowers have their money back and Joe The Loaner has his razor back.
All of this works as long as each mailing is done with tracking (and perhaps insurance) and with payments done with PayPal.
Sure there will be the cost of PayPal fees, but just say that's the price, in addition to postage, that you have to pay to get to try out the toys.
I hope that the person that has it knows about the Curse.....Quote:
Originally Posted by thebigspendur
It's bad Karmasori for him.
Bill, I can't even find a smilie that comes close to conveying a "GROAN" for that one....Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill S
I bet the sock monster ate it!
I am really sorry to hear that the Kamisori got lost.
It was one of the first threads I started following after joining this site.
I thought it told something about the good and friendly atmosphere in here.
Let's hope it just got lost..
Thanks for the effort anyway, a very nice gesture indeed!
:(
It's sad to hear the news...if someone DID pilfer it, I hope the curse takes care of them quickly :tameshigiri::roflmao
That is an awful shame to say the least. I hope the latter did not happen. It's a horrible thing to imagine that a fellow hobbyist would ever do such a thing.
Wow. This is a true dissapointment for all. i remember the original thread was started shortly before i started shaving with a straight, and i thought it was the greatest that someone could willingly trust near starngers with something that must have had personal value as a restoration. That thread was also the first time i ever saw a kamisori and i was hooked. I now have several and I love them dearly, it is truely a shame that someone (hopefully the post office) ruined many peoples chances of using such a unique item.
I would also like to say thank you to Mr. Big Spendur for showing this great generosity even though i was not involved and had no intention of being on the list. +1 for you!
:( Thats a PITA!
Hopefully its a case of it being lost in the mail rather than someone keeping it. If someone kept it the curse will surely claim them..!
I'm so sorry to hear this. Back in May I sent a razor for honing to someone and never heard from them again, despite numerous, various attempts to contact them. It's such a raw, dirty feeling just to know someone exploited us, betrayed our trust.
I do hope you ultimately have a good resolution on this problem.
When I first joined, the Kamisori pass around thread was one of the first threads I read from tip to toe... it really made me happy to see a community formed online that could work together to make such sharing possible.
I certainly hope that the loss of the razor was due to carrier error and may, with luck, show up unexpectedly in a few weeks/months...
If a member took advantage of a situation and has pocketed the razor... well, lets just say that I'm a well-wisher in that I don't wish any *specific* harm to befall them.:rant: