Square Wheels Posted December 23, 2019 Share #1 Posted December 23, 2019 I broke a guitar string, happens all the time. I ordered some new ones. No rush. They only cost 9.85 (free with points). They can get here in a week or two, or I could stop by Guitar Center on the way to my car and get some tomorrow. Does anyone really use the 80 dollar delivery option for a 10 dollar item? Choose a delivery option: Friday, Dec. 27 $79.99 - Local Express Shipping Monday, Dec. 30 $24.99 - Two-Day Shipping Thursday, Dec. 26 - Monday, Dec. 30 $19.99 - Expedited Shipping Monday, Dec. 30 - Monday, Jan. 6 FREE Economy Shipping 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 23, 2019 Share #2 Posted December 23, 2019 I've been choosing the "if you're willing to wait a week or more we will pay you" Amazon shipping. With Prime I could get it for free in a couple of days but they are willing to give back a bit for patience. They don't actually give you cash, but they do give you a 1$ credit for future downloads. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donkpow Posted December 24, 2019 Share #3 Posted December 24, 2019 A pro may need overnight or expedited delivery for a gig. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 24, 2019 Share #4 Posted December 24, 2019 My work usally pays an extreme premium to try to get stuff yesterday. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Square Wheels Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted December 24, 2019 12 minutes ago, donkpow said: A pro may need overnight or expedited delivery for a gig. A pro would have extra sets of strings. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilbur ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #6 Posted December 24, 2019 53 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I broke a guitar string, happens all the time. I ordered some new ones. No rush. They only cost 9.85 (free with points). They can get here in a week or two, or I could stop by Guitar Center on the way to my car and get some tomorrow. Does anyone really use the 80 dollar delivery option for a 10 dollar item? Choose a delivery option: Friday, Dec. 27 $79.99 - Local Express Shipping Monday, Dec. 30 $24.99 - Two-Day Shipping Thursday, Dec. 26 - Monday, Dec. 30 $19.99 - Expedited Shipping Monday, Dec. 30 - Monday, Jan. 6 FREE Economy Shipping Sometimes.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #7 Posted December 24, 2019 When I was the parts manager at a Chevy dealership many years ago the dealership was rebuilding a car that had been wrecked. I had found all the body parts locally but I needed a set of headers for a 409 engine. They were rare but I located a set somewhere out west. It was the only thing that was keeping them from finishing this car. I called and ordered the part and was asked what kind of shipping I wanted. The owner of the dealership was standing right there so I asked him. He said the fastest way. I told them the fastest way and they said “air freight?” I told the yes. They arrived in two days with hundreds of dollars in freight charges. Wow did I catch heck for that. I told them I was told the fastest way. They said but we thought you knew not to order car parts by air. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Further Posted December 24, 2019 Share #8 Posted December 24, 2019 Occasionally a bit of toilet paper is worth quite a lot.... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Airehead ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Popular Post Share #9 Posted December 24, 2019 I used stupid expensive shipping when I needed to get that humane trap to the dog warden in Otisville. Worth every penny. If I could have found it locally, I would have taken a day off work to drive it there. By the way here is sweet Otis in his new home with a hair cut. So skinny but they are working on it. 2 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #10 Posted December 24, 2019 58 minutes ago, Square Wheels said: I broke a guitar string, happens all the time. Was it your G string? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #11 Posted December 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, Longjohn said: They said but we thought you knew not to order car parts by air. Moe did that to Larry and Curly all the time. "Not THAT fastest way, you knucklehead!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #12 Posted December 24, 2019 54 minutes ago, Further said: My work usally pays an extreme premium to try to get stuff yesterday. I assume that's after you've been telling them for the past month that it's about to break. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #13 Posted December 24, 2019 24 minutes ago, Longjohn said: or a 409 engine She's so fine.... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #14 Posted December 24, 2019 Did they name Formula 409 after that engine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralphie ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #15 Posted December 24, 2019 Quote The inventor's son has stated that it was named for the birthday of the inventor's wife, Ruth, on April the 9th (rendered in the American style with the month first as "4/09").[1] The company, however, claims that it was named as the 409th compound tested by the inventors. Other claimed origins for the name include 409 being the telephone area code where it was invented (area code 409, which serves southeastern Texas, was not introduced until 1983); the birthday of some other person, such as the inventor's daughter; or a reference to a powerful Chevrolet car engine used in the 1960s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #16 Posted December 24, 2019 The 409 was a strange engine for Chevy to build. It wasn’t like any other engine they made. Everything about it was different. Even the rocker arm cover gaskets looked like something crazy. It was a good engine but was different and didn’t catch on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted December 24, 2019 Share #17 Posted December 24, 2019 ...missed it by that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerrySTL ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #18 Posted December 24, 2019 1 minute ago, Longjohn said: The 409 was a strange engine for Chevy to build. It wasn’t like any other engine they made. Everything about it was different. Even the rocker arm cover gaskets looked like something crazy. It was a good engine but was different and didn’t catch on. I thought that the 348 and 409 were similar. Also they took something like 10 quarts of oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Page Turner Posted December 24, 2019 Share #19 Posted December 24, 2019 ...I once spent 80 bucks to ship a bike frame to some guy back east. I found a cheaper way now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #20 Posted December 24, 2019 35 minutes ago, Longjohn said: The 409 was a strange engine for Chevy to build. It wasn’t like any other engine they made. Everything about it was different. Even the rocker arm cover gaskets looked like something crazy. It was a good engine but was different and didn’t catch on. 28 minutes ago, JerrySTL said: I thought that the 348 and 409 were similar. Also they took something like 10 quarts of oil. The 348, 409 and early 427 were in the same engine family. They were somewhat strange in that the combustion chamber was inside the block as opposed to machined into the head. The head only had valves with no machined combustion chamber. Later in the mid 60's GM released a new 427, based only somewhat on the 409/427 family. The combustion chamber was moved into the head in a more traditional manner. Where the earlier 409/427 were limited in their RPM range by the in block combustion chamber and resulting bad valve angles, the latter 427 had much more "breathing" capacity and in performance form could operate at a much higher RPM. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted December 24, 2019 Share #21 Posted December 24, 2019 Back in the 90' s I worked a part time job at a place called "the sportsman's guide" catalog orders..army surplus tacky stuff and actually some nice stuff..and ammo. I usually started around Thanksgiving and worked til March. It never failed..the guy calling December 23 ordering the "camo lingerie" for $4.99 for the love of his life...paying $25 for overnight shipping 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted December 24, 2019 Share #22 Posted December 24, 2019 People with deep pockets would see this as no big deal. If they are impatient and need the item, it would be a simple decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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