well, i seem to have had nothing but good luck with starwarsshop.com so far. no problems with my orders, took my gift certificate, everything was perfect. until today, that is...
i was excited when i got home, 'cause i saw a tall cardboard box in my hallway. that meant my
Return of the Jedi 1985 Re-Release 1-Sheet (Jung Art) Unfolded 27 x 41 poster had arrived!! it was a poster that i had actually been after for a while, but couldn't find.
then i noticed that the box seemed to be a little... well, warped. it wasn't square, like a box should be. i took it inside, to see that it was indeed crushed. well, crushed would be putting it lightly. it looked like the fedex truck that delivered it ran it over first. really. the top had split open, the tape was destroyed.
here's a picture of a box that was most likely at one time square, but is now more of a diamond shape. at least at the top:
i opened it up, and there inside the box, wrapped in a layer of bubble wrap, was this:
now, maybe when they put it in the box, it was unfolded. but it sure as hell ain't unfolded anymore. and the most f'd up part? they included a slip of paper, stating that "despite our use of extra heavy tubes, every once in a while a tube is crushed during shipment."
what tube? if that's a tube, then i'm george lucas. i fired off a pretty nasty email to them as soon as i picked my jaw off the floor. can't wait to see what they have to say about this...