Thread Number: 36894
/ Tag: 50s/60s/70s Vacuum Cleaners
So my day went from great to aweful :( |
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Post# 394481 , Reply# 1   7/7/2018 at 15:25 (2,090 days old) by kenkart ()   |   | |
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Irs gotten to the point I just about refuse to ship anything, seems like 1 out of 3 things gets damaged. |
Post# 394483 , Reply# 2   7/7/2018 at 15:33 (2,090 days old) by jmathes1991 (Bourbonnais IL)   |   | |
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It makes me so sad, it’s like these things are so hard to fix or replace. We pay for things to be shipped and handled with care. But it’s impossible. :( |
Post# 394484 , Reply# 3   7/7/2018 at 15:35 (2,090 days old) by JustJunque (Western MA)   |   | |
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Post# 394551 , Reply# 5   7/9/2018 at 03:01 (2,089 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Gorilla super glue gel, epoxy glue over that for reinforcement. If you're good, you can make that hood look 90%. You could pull out all the stops and bondo and paint it, but I don't think it's really worth it. I can't really tell what's up with the top of the motor? It looks like a bit of black plastic has cracked off.
I hope you made an insurance claim on the shipping. Even if it's insured for like $20, that's still $20. |
Post# 394556 , Reply# 6   7/9/2018 at 07:24 (2,089 days old) by Rolls_rapide (-)   |   | |
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That's awful. But in saying that, what was the packaging like? Was the hoover in a stout cardboard box, with copious amounts of bubble-wrap? Or was the machine sent through the postal system in a glorified bin bag? |
Post# 394558 , Reply# 7   7/9/2018 at 08:19 (2,089 days old) by jmathes1991 (Bourbonnais IL)   |   | |
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It was packed very well, I would say a Medium duty cardboard box, but there was lots and lots of bubble wrap used! There was a dent in the box, looked to be like it was thrown or something was thrown at it. |
Post# 394591 , Reply# 8   7/9/2018 at 21:08 (2,088 days old) by MadMan (Chicago, IL, USA)   |   | |
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Post# 394597 , Reply# 9   7/9/2018 at 22:45 (2,088 days old) by jmathes1991 (Bourbonnais IL)   |   | |
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That had to be what happened. |
Post# 394620 , Reply# 10   7/10/2018 at 08:54 (2,088 days old) by gottahaveahoove (Pittston, Pennsylvania, 18640)   |   | |
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Sadly, none for a famed 69. I recently shipped a 1070 from Spokane, said a prayer and made a wish. Luckily, it arrived at my door unscathed.
I'm sure, among st all of us, parts will arrive to return it to its original, perfect state. There is nothing sadder than a Hoover in the hospital. It looks like a great base. |
Post# 394644 , Reply# 11   7/10/2018 at 19:45 (2,087 days old) by huskyvacs (Gnaw Bone, Indiana)   |   | |
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Ask the seller for a refund (I don't think they will want it shipped back since it's so damaged) and see if you can get your money back on it. Then, just patch it back together as best you can until you can get replacement parts and use your refinded money to fund the parts. You can still use it, it's all just cosmetic damage.
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Post# 395443 , Reply# 14   7/22/2018 at 02:05 (2,076 days old) by bnsd60m9200 (Akron OH)   |   | |
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coat the cracks generously with model cement and hold the pieces together with some presssure for about 10 mins.. see this 719 hood below. it had cracks that bad. it IS fixable. you can still see the crack lines in the photo
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