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Thank you for your support, Wil. I’ll try to get him to respond to me through facebook, although this hasn’t been very effective so far.
Also, thanks for those harp tips. The problem is, I am afraid he won’t give me my money back. I can’t afford to buy another harp until I get it all back. And even so, it is going to be hard finding a harp that would be cheaper. Even that Camac Bardic is more expensive, and there would still be the shipping… No VAT though. So I would consider it.
Ah, it’s just heartbreaking, that’s what it is. I was so in love with the Sweetharp. Do I even want to buy it from a person who has no respect for me though? That’s the big question.
Oh my god… fifteen months, that’s horrible. How much longer does he expect us to wait? I am so discouraged right now.
I think I am going to cave in soon and cancel the order. 🙁
Hi,
I am also one of those hopelessly waiting for the harp. I placed my order in October 2011, after making sure delivery wouldn’t be a problem (I live in the Czech Republic). At the beginning, Chris was quite responsive, promised the harp would be ready before Christmas (haha). I am not naive, I expected delay, but I have to say my patience is wearing thin. I will not even write about how difficult (if not impossible) is to get Chris to respond, we all know that very well. I have paid in full already, too. Ok. I get it, he is like that, plus illnesses and broken ribs and evil spirits, sure.
What makes me really angry, though, is the fact that I was so excited I talked a fellow harper into ordering one too. It would have cut our shipping costs in half. Now I feel like I am discredited in our harp community. My harper friend is now cancelling her order, hoping for a refund. My shipping costs have doubled again. And I am NOT rich by any means. I am currently playing a pakistani 22, a nice harp, but oh god am I ready for an upgrade.
The thing is, I am afraid of cancelling. I would simply have no money for another harp if I didn’t receive the refund, and how can I sue Chris from over here? Besides that, I still believe he is not a bad person, and I don’t want to have to take action.
But if I wait, and eventually get it, and IT IS NOT AS PROMISED, I kid you not, it will break my heart. There would simply be no way for me to have him repair it, or send additional strings, or mail it back to him. The shipping is so expensive, along with the VAT, that it makes me physically queasy when I think about it.
Basically, if anything goes wrong, I will have no more money to order anything else. Harps are super expensive here. I am a teacher making 13$/hour, around 850$ a month.
Two days ago I sent another e-mail to Chris Caswell, in four copies from two different e-mail adresses, to make sure at least one gets through the spam filter. No response. I am at my wits end, regretting that I have ever seen the harp on youtube.
I have to say thank you though, thank you guys who have given me some hope that the harp might be worth the wait.
Sorry for venting, but if Chris reads this thread, I felt it had to be said. I am disheartened, disappointed and aggravated. Please, Chris Caswell, have the decency to respond at least once without any excuses, just tell me what’s going on, and when (if ever) you’ll send the harp.
All the best.
Jana F.
