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Good call on "Live After Death" - definitely on my short list.  Ramones "It's Alive" also on that list.  

That was impossible seeing that the first three albums came with the box and there was no option to buy just the box itself. Nice try though asshole.

you got a CASH refund from $RC? 
 
its a christmas miracle! 

So, here's one adult who isn't tired of whining yet.  
 
Okay, after emailing the "customer service" folks last Friday, and then emailing them again yesterday, trying to cancel an order I had placed 6 weeks ago, it appears to have miraculously shipped today.   I told them that I wanted to cancel the order, and yet they shipped the records anyway.  No email response, just a sudden shipment.  Interesting, huh?  Not that anyone cares, but I won't be using SRC again.  And I will probably be marking the package "return to sender" and disputing my card charge.  Really disgusted with these folks.   

So, after emailing Danny about three times over the last couple weeks about the records that had "already shipped", and without any response from him, I suddenly got a full Paypal refund from SRC.  So, I guess that answers the question of whether they had really ever shipped.  Which, for me, raises more questions like:
 
- Did he know the records hadn't really shipped when he originally told me they had and that the order couldn't be canceled?
- If so, why didn't he make sure they actually DID ship at some point, especially considering I was bugging him with emails?
- Or did he never really even look into it until I bugged him several times?
 
Glad I finally got the refund, since I never got the records.  But just a real strange way for someone to do business. 

As I mentioned in the "SRC appreciation" thread, I don't think it's really hit or miss.  If you order an album that they have, they'll ship it to you.  I've ordered from them with no issues a few times.  It's when you actually require customer service that their lack thereof becomes apparent.

So, here's one adult who isn't tired of whining yet.  
 
Okay, after emailing the "customer service" folks last Friday, and then emailing them again yesterday, trying to cancel an order I had placed 6 weeks ago, it appears to have miraculously shipped today.   I told them that I wanted to cancel the order, and yet they shipped the records anyway.  No email response, just a sudden shipment.  Interesting, huh?  Not that anyone cares, but I won't be using SRC again.  And I will probably be marking the package "return to sender" and disputing my card charge.  Really disgusted with these folks.   

From what I can tell, the "good customer service" is not really that random.  If you order a record that they actually have in stock, they will typically ship it to you.  No issues!  If, however, 1) you need to make a change to an order, 2) something you've ordered is not yet available, 3) they have oversold an item, 4) you placed a pre-order or 5) God forbid you actually want to talk to them, this is when the customer service experiences start to get dicey.  
 
If you're curious, or just bored, try calling their customer service number.  It's 888-747-3899.  

From what I can tell, the "good customer service" is not really that random.  If you order a record that they actually have in stock, they will typically ship it to you.  No issues!  If, however, 1) you need to make a change to an order, 2) something you've ordered is not yet available, 3) they have oversold an item, 4) you placed a pre-order or 5) God forbid you actually want to talk to them, this is when the customer service experiences start to get dicey.  
 
If you're curious, or just bored, try calling their customer service number.  It's 888-747-3899.  

Hello (valued SRC customer) we're sorry to hear you have a problem with your order. I've looked into your matter personally and I can assure you everything is on it's way, except for the things that aren't. Enjoy your %100 non refundable store credit refund. 

Well, I guess I won't have to email them every day.  They finally responded yesterday with a quick message:
 
Hey William,

I apologies for this but it shipped already. Nothing was delayed it all come in on time just different times so all items ship together.

Sorry,
Danny
 
So, I guess that pretty well sums it up, Danny.  Except it doesn't mention the part where I emailed you twice BEFORE the items shipped.  Nor does it mention the fact that you didn't ship for over a week from the date that the last item was available.  Nor does it address SRC's, from what I can tell, FAKE customer service phone number.  
 
Oh well, one less place to waste my money going forward.

Maladroit rips, lots of riffs and hooks. Green is also formulaic, but good pop/rock. Everything post-maladroit has been crap.

Yes Rivers, we want you to put the lightning bolt strap back on and get back to what made Weezer great, but we didn't need you to write an awful song about it.

Ordered.  Thanks for the heads up, Aealo.  Didn't really need it, as I already have the clear Swedish version and the black US version.  Probably safe to say the devil made me do it.

Ordered.  Thanks for the heads up, Aealo.  Didn't really need it, as I already have the clear Swedish version and the black US version.  Probably safe to say the devil made me do it.

I would never pay extra for an autographed record, and I kind of avoid buying pre-signed records in general.  But I really dig getting them signed in person.  Not sure why, just think it's cool.  Here's some of what I've got:
 
Alkaline Trio - Good Mourning (Matt, Dan and Derek)
Bouncing Souls - How I Spent My Summer Vacation (Greg, Bryan, Pete and Mike)
Continental - All A Man Can Do (Rick Barton)
Dan Vapid & the Cheats - Two (Dan, Simon, Mike, Rick)
Devil Makes Three - Stomp & Smash (Pete, Cooper, Lucia)
Dropkick Murphys - Blackout (Ken, Al, Matt, James, Marc, Tim)
Dropkick Murphys - Do or Die (Mike, Rick)
Flatfoot 56 - Black Thorn (Tobin, Kyle, Justin, Brandon, Eric)
Flogging Molly - Drunken Lullabies (Dave, Bridget, Nathen, Dennis, Matt, Bob, George)
Flogging Molly - Within a Mile of Home (all 7)
Ghost - Opus Eponymous (Papa and all but one ghoul)
Living End - Roll On (Chris Cheney)
Masked Intruder - M.I. (blue, green, red, yellow)
Misfits - Walk Among Us (Glenn, Jerry, Doyle)
Street Dogs - Fading American Dream (Mike, Toby, Paul)

No list is complete without enyfour's name on it

Me, since I'm right.
 
Oh, and I forgot to mention I haven't gotten a shipping notification yet on my GH order...    

Actually, I'm glad you posted this.  Because U.S. citizens are most definitely referred to as Americans by people around the world.  But I don't recall ever hearing Canadians or Mexicans referred to as Americans.  Interesting, since, according to some other posters, we all live in "America".   

Find someone over the age of 25 and/or with a college education who thinks the specific term "America" refers to anything outside the U.S.  Good luck...  

No, you're really not even close with that.  Our country's "full name" is The United States of America.  America has always been used and accepted as a shortened version of that name, just like "United States", "U.S." and even "The States".  English speaking nations almost always are referring to the U.S. when using the term "America".  The term "Americas" (plural) is commonly used to refer to the land mass that is made up by North America (the continent where the U.S. and Canada are located) and South America (the continent currently playing host to the World Cup). 

First off - yes, it took me over 9 hours to reply to this.  So, I guess I'm late again.  Oh, well.  But, since I am an incredibly hard headed individual, I have to post on this subject just one last time.  Plus, everyone seems to have really been enjoying it...    
 
Thank you for sharing the origin of the name "America", which some of our friends may not have been aware of.  Good info.  However, it still doesn't address what you seem to be missing in this.  The "founding fathers" named the country The United States of America.  These states are not states simply belonging to a continent (or continents) that also happen to be named America.  These 50 states make up the country that is named America.  I don't know if it's a perfect comparison, but New York is the name of both a city and a state.  But they are most definitely 2 different things.
 
Oh, and you can't be a citizen of a continent.  So, the argument that Canadians, Brazilians, etc. are also American citizens is flawed.
 
Lastly, my comment referring to age & education level was silly and unfair - so I apologize for that.  Probably little correlation between these things.
 
That will (most likely) be my last post about this.  I think...

First off - yes, it took me over 9 hours to reply to this.  So, I guess I'm late again.  Oh, well.  But, since I am an incredibly hard headed individual, I have to post on this subject just one last time.  Plus, everyone seems to have really been enjoying it...    
 
Thank you for sharing the origin of the name "America", which some of our friends may not have been aware of.  Good info.  However, it still doesn't address what you seem to be missing in this.  The "founding fathers" named the country The United States of America.  These states are not states simply belonging to a continent (or continents) that also happen to be named America.  These 50 states make up the country that is named America.  I don't know if it's a perfect comparison, but New York is the name of both a city and a state.  But they are most definitely 2 different things.
 
Oh, and you can't be a citizen of a continent.  So, the argument that Canadians, Brazilians, etc. are also American citizens is flawed.
 
Lastly, my comment referring to age & education level was silly and unfair - so I apologize for that.  Probably little correlation between these things.
 
That will (most likely) be my last post about this.  I think...

Pretty good summary.  It's been quite a ride, eh?

It's a privilege and an honor to be called Blonk around these parts. Thank you very much Vamonos Pest